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Junior Technical Support Engineer
Everbridge · Remote - Canada · back to the listing
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What this role officially is
customer service representative — ESCO, the EU occupation classification
Customer service representatives handle complaints and are responsible for maintaining overall goodwill between an organisation and its customers. They manage data regarding customer satisfaction and report it.
Also known as: customer complaints handler, customer feedback representative, customer experience manager, assistant customer service representative, graduate customer service representative, information office worker
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This is an early-career opportunity for someone who enjoys solving problems, helping customers, and learning new technologies. You’ll work with customers, teammates, and internal technical teams while building expertise in Everbridge products and the systems they rely on.
This is remote/home based position to be based anywhere in Canada.
What you'll do:
• Respond to customer requests through support tickets, phone calls, and other supported channels.
• Manage assigned tickets from initial investigation through resolution or escalation, keeping customers informed along the way.
• Ask focused questions and gather the details needed to understand the issue, assess its impact, and identify possible causes.
• Troubleshoot and reproduce issues using available tools, logs, documentation, and test environments.
• Investigate common application, configuration, browser, network, and environment-related issues.
• Explain troubleshooting steps, findings, recommendations, and resolutions in clear language for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Keep complete, accurate ticket records, including customer communications, investigation steps, findings, and resolution details.
• Monitor and prioritize multiple requests according to urgency, severity, and customer impact.
• Escalate issues that need additional expertise, with clear findings and supporting documentation.
• Collaborate with peers, mentors, Engineering, and other internal teams to investigate and resolve customer issues.
• Use internal documentation, knowledge base articles, community resources, and support tools to resolve requests efficiently.
• Contribute reusable solutions and troubleshooting guidance to the Support knowledge base.
• Participate in the incoming support queue and provide phone coverage as needed.
• Join the on-call rotation and provide occasional after-hours or weekend support for critical incidents, high-impact events, or increased customer demand.
What you'll bring:
• 0–2 years of experience in technical support, help desk, customer-facing technology, or a related role.
• A bachelor’s degree in a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, technical training, and practical experience.
• Experience providing customer service or technical assistance in a professional setting.
• Experience with SaaS products, web applications, or enterprise software.
• Exposure to APIs, single sign-on (SSO), networking, application troubleshooting, or related technologies.
Desired skills
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• A customer-focused approach, with an emphasis on responsiveness, professionalism, and a positive support experience.
• Methodical troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• The ability to prioritize competing requests and manage multiple tasks.
• Sound judgment when working independently, including knowing when to seek help or escalate.
• The ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Foundational knowledge of PC operating systems and desktop troubleshooting.
• Familiarity with web applications and browser-based troubleshooting.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts, including TCP/IP and common network components.
• Awareness of SaaS, cloud-hosted, and on-premises application environments.
• Familiarity with application logs and their use in troubleshooting.
• Foundational understanding of APIs, integrations, authentication, and SSO.
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new products, technologies, support tools, and troubleshooting methods.
About Everbridge
Everbridge empowers enterprises and government organizations to anticipate, mitigate, respond to, and recover from critical events. In an unpredictable world, resilient organizations protect their people and operations, adapt under pressure, and return to productivity faster. Our Critical Event Management (CEM) technology combines intelligent automation with comprehensive risk intelligence to help organizations strengthen resilience, keep people safe, and maintain operations.
Learn more at everbridge.com, explore the Everbridge blog, and connect with us on social media.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Everbridge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
Employment Practices
Everbridge does not require or administer lie detector (polygraph) tests as a condition of employment or continued employment. In Massachusetts, it is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. Employers who violate this law may be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.