Technical Support Engineer

Technical Support Engineer Opportunity

Location: Austin, Texas

As a Technical Support Engineer, you will be responsible for analyzing and resolving technical cases while identifying root causes across diverse technologies. The primary objective is to manage support cases in accordance with service level agreements (SLA), ensuring the highest standard of service delivery for HID Global customers, particularly with respect to authentication and credential management solutions.

Exceptional technical acumen and interpersonal communication skills are required, as this role entails regular interaction with senior technical and management personnel both within HID Global and with external clients. Although Sales and Professional Services teams may provide assistance, the technical support team retains ownership of each case maintaining timely updates to all stakeholders, efficiently managing major incidents, and ensuring transparent communication through to final resolution.

HID powers the trusted identities of the world's people, places, and things, allowing people to transact safely, work productively and travel freely.

We are a high-tech software company headquartered in Austin, TX, with over 4,500 worldwide employees.

HID Global Identity and Access Management Solutions products protect more than 85 million user identities. At HID Global, we understand that no person, device, or workplace can go unprotected. This philosophy of Zero Trust drives us to create new advances in risk-based multi-factor authentication, leads us to secure user identities in converged access environments and drives the need to expand implementations with our industry-leading digital certificates and PKIaaS solution to manage them at scale.

Are you ready to make a difference? Join us and help shape the future of security.

As our Technical Support Engineer, you'll support HID's success by:

• Managing incidents to meet SLA requirements, maintaining accurate case updates, and quickly resolving escalations.
• Delivering outstanding technical support, championing a shift toward customer-focused best practices.
• Actively pursuing ongoing professional development by staying current on emerging technologies.
• Identifying key deliverables and proactively suggesting areas for operational improvement.
• Aligning daily activities with global standards for technical support excellence.
• Diagnosing and resolving complex customer issues related to HID Global products and services.
• Providing expert advice to senior technical and management staff at customer sites, negotiating resolutions across both business and technical sectors.
• Reproducing intricate environments and validating technical problems before submitting bug reports to Engineering.
• Clearly communicating issue details, impact, and priority to the Engineering team.
• Maintaining comprehensive and timely communication throughout case lifecycle.
• Collaborating closely with customers and internal teams to facilitate efficient issue resolution.
• Leading major incident management initiatives, ensuring effective communication and mitigation strategies.
• Participating in the on-call rotation for technical support (with compensation).

Your Experience and Background include:

• A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related discipline, or equivalent educational background accompanied by relevant professional experience.
• A minimum of three years in progressively responsible technical positions.
• Demonstrated expertise in technical delivery, including incident management and achievement of service level agreements (SLAs).
• Candidates are expected to demonstrate a thorough understanding of Microsoft Server Technologies and consumer authentication, coupled with proven experience delivering large-scale.NET solutions utilizing SQL Server or Oracle databases in enterprise environments.
• Expertise with both Windows Server and Linux distributions—such as RedHat, CentOS, or Ubuntu—is essential. Proficiency in Active Directory and ADFS is required.
• Applicants should possess advanced skills in SQL Server administration, complex SQL query development, and familiarity with Oracle database management.
• A strong background in web application servers, networks, firewalls, databases, proxy servers, and load balancers is necessary.
• Programming proficiency in at least one language, including Java, Python, C, Perl, JavaScript, or Node.js, is mandatory.
• Demonstrated knowledge of at least one major cloud service provider (e.g., Alibaba Cloud, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform) is required.
• Familiarity with authentication protocols or technologies such as FIDO, PKI, OAUTH/OAUTHII, OATH, OpenID Connect, or TLS is highly valued.
• Experience with API integration, Postman, and advanced troubleshooting techniques is imperative.
• Ability to implement and resolve issues related to Certificate Authorities is also required.
• Experience with dynamic HTML components—including AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML, or XHTML—will be considered an asset.

What we can offer you:

• Competitive salary and rewards package
• Competitive benefits and annual leave offering, allowing for work-life balance
• A vibrant, welcoming & inclusive culture
• Extensive career development opportunities and resources to maximize your potential
• To be a part of a global organization that is pioneering the hardware, software and services that allow people to confidently navigate the physical and digital worlds

Why apply?

• Empowerment: You'll work as part of a global team in a flexible work environment, learning and enhancing your expertise. We welcome an opportunity to meet you and learn about your unique talents, skills, and experiences. You don't need to check all the boxes. If you have most of the skills and experience, we want you to apply.
• Innovation: You embrace challenges and want to drive change. We are open to ideas, including flexible work arrangements, job sharing or part-time job seekers.
• Integrity: You are results-orientated, reliable, and straightforward and value being treated accordingly. We want all our employees to be themselves, to feel appreciated and accepted.

HID does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. We are not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

HID is committed to building a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce that reflects the global communities we serve. As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic. Our goal is to create a workplace that empowers everyone to thrive and be their authentic selves, fostering an environment of mutual respect and inclusivity. If you have a disability and require assistance or accommodation to participate in the application process or to perform essential job functions, please contact View email address on click.appcast.io.

Please be aware that our recruitment process may include the use of AI-powered tools to assist in screening applicant resumes. These tools help us efficiently identify candidates whose qualifications and skills align with the job description. We use AI in a responsible manner and in accordance with applicable data privacy laws and regulations. Importantly, all applicants are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team. AI is used to support, not replace, human judgment in the evaluation process.