Customer Support Engineer

Job Details

Company: Orion Talent
Job Ref: # 4421719
Date Posted: 11/4/2026
Location: Hillsboro, OR
Salary (USD): $33 - $45

Description

What You'll Do
  • Serve as the primary technical contact for customers, responding to support requests by email, phone, chat and ticketing system within our service-level targets
  • Troubleshoot hardware, software, network and integration issues, reproducing problems and isolating root causes
  • Analyze logs, configuration files and system behavior to diagnose problems, using scripts or command-line tools where needed
  • Guide customers through installation, configuration, upgrades and best practices, in person at customer sites in the Hillsboro and Phoenix areas when needed
  • Escalate complex or recurring issues to engineering with clear, well-documented reproduction steps, and follow them through to closure
  • Write and maintain knowledge base articles, troubleshooting guides and internal runbooks
  • Spot trends in support cases and share feedback with product, engineering and sales to improve the product
  • Keep accurate case notes and meet quality and response-time standards in the ticketing system
  • Mentor teammates, share knowledge and help refine support processes as the team grows
  • Participate in on-call or after-hours coverage on a rotation, as business needs require


Must-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • 2+ years of experience in technical support, support engineering, field service or a similar customer-facing technical role (equivalent education or hands-on experience considered)
  • Strong troubleshooting skills and a methodical approach to isolating problems in complex systems
  • Working knowledge of operating systems (Windows and Linux), networking fundamentals (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP) and common diagnostic tools
  • Comfort reading logs and working in the command line; basic scripting (Python, Bash or PowerShell) is a plus
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • Patience, empathy and a calm approach with frustrated customers, balanced with a drive to resolve issues quickly
  • Experience with ticketing and CRM platforms such as Zendesk, Jira, Salesforce or similar
  • Strong organization and the ability to manage multiple cases and priorities at once
  • Authorization to work in the United States

Nice-to-Have Skills, Experience, and Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, IT or a related field
  • Industry certifications such as CompTIA A+/Network+, CCNA or similar
  • Experience with APIs, REST tools (such as Postman) or SQL for investigating customer data
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure or GCP) and virtualization
  • Experience in semiconductor, hardware, electronics or enterprise software environments
  • Experience writing customer-facing documentation or training materials




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