ITS Support Assoc I (VOTS)[FR] in Bucuresti

Amazon's IT Support is the first point of contact for technical support service requests. Our IT Support Associate I spends their day receiving incoming chats, calls, and online requests from Amazon Corporate and its subsidiary employees worldwide. The successful IT Support Associate I will be customer focused and motivated by team success. You will be innovative, energetic, and able to adapt to new processes and procedures quickly while dealing with a high volume of requests. You will also be committed, flexible, and have demonstrated ability to maintain high levels of productivity while maintaining qualitative support. French Virtual Operations Tech Support is open from 05:00 to 17:00 UTC (08:00 to 20:00 EET). Being able to work an assigned schedule that falls within our operating hours is required and expected. Available shifts may include days, afternoons, weekends and evenings. Typically, they include one or both weekend days and schedules are subject to change. Based upon business need, there may be working overtime requests.Key job responsibilities• Provide basic technical support to Virtual Amazon employees worldwide on both French and English. • Research, resolve, and respond to inquiries received via web chat, telephone calls, email, ticketing system, all in a timely manner, in accordance with organizational standards. • Diagnose and troubleshoots end user computing problems including analysis of the problem, identification of appropriate resources, testing of proposed fixes and follow-ups to ensure the problem has been resolved. • Create and submit detailed call logs documenting customer interactions that are accurate, thorough, and timely. • Informs customer of needed repairs and answers basic questions. Ensures that customer understands and is satisfied with work completed. • Follow all standard operating procedures (SOP) through the effective use of knowledge management.• Acquire and maintain current knowledge of relevant policies in order to provide technically accurate solutions to users. • Assist with activities to triage and escalate any system or network outage to reduce downtime.A day in the lifeAs an IT Support Associate I, you will use your skills to support employees in resolving technical problems within Amazon across a multitude of technical disciplines. Amazon has a collaborative, purposeful and enthusiastic environment where we “Work Hard, Have Fun, Make History.” On a typical day associates might dive deep into understanding the root cause of a customer issue and consult with senior engineers at Amazon. We believe in making technical support as painless as possible. To achieve this, we implement Operational Excellence best practices and strive to automate manual processes.About the teamVirtual Operations Tech Support (formerly known as First Responders Support Team) emerged as a pilot team in VCS on May 15th, 2016 with customer support based in the United States. Over time, the team proved to be a successful model and with that came a demand to offer support to other VCS sites around the world. VOTS gladly accepted the challenge and responded by launching a team in Costa Rica in August 2016. We provide virtual support to our customers in the United States, Latin America (Brazil, Costa Rica, Columbia & Mexico), Romania, South Africa, India, and Japan.BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• Must read, write, and speak fluently in French and English • Associate in Computer Science or related field or experience equivalent. • Basic experience in Windows, Mac OS environments and/or Linux • Able to apply critical thinking to determine next steps needed to resolve contacts. • Ability to empathise with and prioritise internal customer needs. • Able to adapt to fast paced environment. • Adherence to shift schedules and timeliness are key requirements • Willingness to work flexible shifts and scheduling, weekends, and holidaysPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS• Must read, write, and speak fluently in French and English • Bachelor’s degree in Computer science or IT related field. • Experience with networking hardware including switches/routers/firewalls • Experience in Windows, Mac OS environments and/or Linux • Ability to troubleshoot and repair PC Hardware • Strong verbal skills proven ability to communicate with technical and non-technical staff • Ability to work both independently and within a team environment • Display a commitment to quality and strong multi-tasking skills • Adherence to shift schedules and timeliness are key requirements • Be able to effectively create trouble tickets that are clear and concise to the issue and resolution. • Strong verbal and written communication skills. • Strong soft skills to deal with CSA connectivity issues. • Able to adapt to fast paced environment. • Willingness to work flexible shifts and scheduling, weekends, and holidays