Introduction
A Technical Support Representatives at IBM is a front-line position supporting our products and making sure they are at their best for our customers. With over 100 years in technology, IBM has built a strong reputation of quality service and this role ensures we continue to deliver on that promise. If you enjoy helping people with technical issue, you'll love your career at IBM.
Your Role and Responsibilities
We are looking for a Technical Support Intern to join the IBM Data & AI Bussiness Unit. This team of highly skilled and motivated individuals provide technical support to IBM clients on Data and AI products. The internship will provide flexible schedule and will cover North America working hours. You own the problem resolution process from analysis and troubleshooting, to deploying workarounds or fixes. * Understanding, defining the scope of customer's concerns, and communicating it with other collaborators. * Managing client expectations and understanding the business impact and extent of the technical issue. Responding to escalated customer calls, complaints, and queries. * Utilizing technical and negotiation skills in collaboration with other support operations/organizations to prioritize and diagnose problems to resolution using analytical skills. Working closely with the development lab to correct identified product defects and test solutions. * Communicating updates and action plans to customer or IBM representative by phone and email within response guidelines. * Ability to record and document each step of the problem solving effort including any interaction with the client. * Sharing knowledge and expertise with the team and customers, such as writing technotes, creating training presentations and video demos, etc. Developing best practice articles and support utilities to improve support quality and productivity. * Contributing to attainment of department's objectives and high customer satisfaction score.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Relevant University degree in progress, ideally in Information Technology or Computer Science.
Java, C or C++ programming experience * At least1 yrs experience with other programming or scripting languages.
Knowledge & experience working in Linux or UNIX Systems
Fluency in English both verbal and written.
Knowledge of database technologies, SQL, Cloud, or open source technologies
Customer obsessed and ready to gain experience in the Customer Support area
Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Linux or Redhat certifications
Knowledge of containers and Kubernetes
Knowledge of virtualizacion technologies
About Business UnitIBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence-from machine learning to generative AI-to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM's AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM's hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments-a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.
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