Northwestern Mutual

Support Engineer III

Northwestern Mutual • $81K — $121K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years of mainframe application development and support experience.
  • 3–5 years of experience in insurance application development and support.
  • 2+ years of software engineering, debugging, and documentation experience.
  • Strong understanding of application architecture and system integration, with proficiency in Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

  • Follow customer support best practices to document and resolve incidents and requests.
  • Respond promptly to customer inquiries, providing expert solutions to complex technical issues.
  • Analyze and diagnose moderately complex issues using provided troubleshooting tools and knowledge bases.
  • Proactively create and update knowledge articles based on incident trends and customer pain points.
  • Represent the voice of the customer by identifying and addressing their needs and concerns.
  • Collaborate with team members on escalated customer incidents to ensure timely resolutions.
  • Link incidents to appropriate problem records and assist in managing recurring issues.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for continuous learning and skill development.
  • Collaboration with cross-functional teams in a hybrid work environment.
  • Exposure to advanced IT systems and practices, including ITIL and ITSM frameworks.
  • A customer-focused workplace culture that values client interests.
Full Job Description

About the Job:

Provide advanced domain-specific technical support to our customers, with an understanding of partnering domains. Represents voice of the customer, finding pain points for customers in their domain. Help with troubleshooting and resolving customer-facing incidents and requests related to technology products and services in a domain. Activities include working on issues of greater complexity that require more advanced analysis and troubleshooting. Actively contributing both updating and creating knowledge for our customers.


What You'll Do:

  • Follow customer support processes and best practices to open and resolve customer incidents and requests. Property documents incident details including customer perceived issue, customer goal, incident type, business application, work updates, and resolution notes. Consistently links incidents worked on to the problem record for the issue. 
  • Respond to customer inquiries and provide prompt expert solutions to their complex technical issues. Help customers in a professional and empathetic manner.
  • Analyze and diagnose common and moderately complex issues. Effectively use knowledge bases and provided troubleshooting tools to provided solutions or workarounds. Independently contribute to the knowledge base by both creating and updating support articles to improve resolution of issues. 
  • Based on incident trends for customer pain points, proactively creates new and updates existing knowledge articles for both customers and support teams. 
  • Shows consistent technical knowledge and business acumen of the applications and services supported. Has relevant business and technical knowledge of partnering domains and their integrated systems.
  • Represents voice of the customer for their domain, finding and communicating customer pain points. Champion for technology needs of customers and proactively finds issues affecting them. Work across domains and teams to engage on the resolution of issues.
  • Collaborates with the team in addressing escalated customer incidents from engagement, communication, and resolution.
  • Finds recurring customer-facing trends and pain points in the incidents they work on. Collaborates with team members to support the problem management process by opening problem records when paint points are found.
  • Understands the roles and responsibilities of different support levels and knows when to elevate incidents. Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 (engineering), to escalate and coordinate the resolution of issues.
  • Collaborates with team members to implement enterprise best practices, while driving efficient incident resolution.
  • Performs incident analysis of all customer incidents in their domain and is familiar with all problem records in their domain. Links incidents to the right problem record and opens new problem records when a trend is not yet documented. 

What You'll Bring to the Role:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, management information systems, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 5+ years of mainframe application development and support experience.
  • 3–5 years of insurance application development and support experience.
  • 2+ years of software engineering, debugging, analysis, and documentation experience.
  • Experience providing technical or nontechnical customer support using industry standards and a customer-focused approach.
  • Knowledge of automation, ITIL practices, and tools such as ServiceNow, Zendesk, Dynatrace, and ELK.
  • Experience collaborating with offshore support resources, business teams, and digital product teams.
  • Strong technical and business aptitude, including the ability to analyze and resolve application and technology issues.
  • General understanding of application architecture, system integration, software development, deployment methods, and release management.
  • Proficiency with Agile methodologies and Jira for planning and work management.
  • Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
  • Self-motivated and able to work independently in a collaborative environment with limited direction.
  • Ability to navigate ambiguity, take ownership, and advocate for the customer.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and expanding technical and business knowledge.

Skills you have:

  • Incident, Problem, & Knowledge Management-Responds to crises or urgent situations within a domain to mitigate immediate and potential threats; uses mitigation, preparedness, and response and recovery approaches to manage issues and restore services. Applies problem solving methods to identify and understand problems, conduct root cause analysis, and resolve issues. Documents and shares findings to achieve faster incident resolution, provide consistent customer experiences, and provide a blueprint for continuous improvement.
  • Domain Expertise-Provides solutions and support in decision making based on the expertise in a particular domain with in-depth knowledge of methodologies, features, best practices, and limitations. Communicates insights and opportunities from a dataset, using narratives, visualizations, and analysis.
  • Customer Support-Captures customer information for inquiry and analysis in an organized, clear, and consistent manner; leverages knowledge of trends affecting customer to help them make informed decisions and communicates with the customer and the field. Uses customer intelligence to solve problems, demonstrate patience and understanding, ensure customer satisfaction by knowing the customer and audience and resolve customer complaints efficiently.
  • Customer Centricity-Applies a customer first mindset to design and continuously improve solutions, systems, processes, and services that support enterprise strategy, impact critical business outcomes, and drive organizational success.
  • Software Problem Solving-Conducts in-depth analysis of technology needs, issues, and roadblocks within assigned scope, applies experience and expertise to apply best practices, explore the “art of possible”, and deliver blueprints for the most effective and efficient solutions. Detects and removes existing and potential errors in software code or a system that can cause it to behave unexpectedly or operate incorrectly. Leverages common software tools/debuggers and logical thinking for root causing issue.
  • IT Service Management-Develops and implements the ITSM (IT Service Management) roadmap through a structured methodology consisting of best practices for strategizing, defining, designing, planning, delivering, and supporting IT services. Implements industry leading framework, ITIL (IT Infrastructure Library).
  • Cross Functional Partnering & Planning-Facilitates collaboration, communication, coordination, and planning with individuals and teams from different functions within the organization, and who have different areas of expertise, to achieve common goals.

#LI-Hybrid

Compensation Range:

Pay Range - Start:

$81,280.00

Pay Range - End:

$121,920.00

Geographic Specific Pay Structure:

Structure 110:

$89,440.00 USD - $134,160.00 USD

Structure 115:


$93,440.00 USD - $140,160.00 USD

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About Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping people and businesses achieve financial security for more than 160 years. Through a holistic planning approach, Northwestern Mutual combines the expertise of its financial professionals with a personalized digital experience and industry-leading products to help its clients plan for what's most important. Northwestern Mutual delivers financial security to millions with life, disability income and long-term care insurance, annuities, and brokerage and advisory services. The company manages billion of dollars of investments owned by its clients and held or managed through its wealth management and investment services businesses. Northwestern Mutual is the marketing name for The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NM), Milwaukee, WI (life and disability insurance, annuities, and life insurance with long-term care benefits) and its subsidiaries. Subsidiaries include Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC (NMIS) (securities), broker-dealer, registered investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC; the Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company® (NMWMC) (fiduciary and fee-based financial planning services), federal savings bank; and Northwestern Long Term Care Insurance Company (NLTC) (long-term care insurance).

Northwestern Mutual Careers

Joining Northwestern Mutual presents a unique opportunity to be part of a team that is dedicated to empowering personal and professional growth, innovation, and leadership in the financial services industry. As a company renowned for its commitment to excellence and a culture that values diversity and inclusion, Northwestern Mutual offers unparalleled job opportunities for both seasoned professionals and those at the start of their careers.

Work You’ll Do

At Northwestern Mutual, we believe in building strong relationships not only with our clients but also among our team members. By joining our team, you will collaborate with some of the most talented professionals in the industry, all united in their commitment to leadership and innovation. Our employees are equipped with top-tier benefits and diversity training that ensure their career journey is both rewarding and inclusive.

Explore Professional Growth and Development

Northwestern Mutual is committed to fostering an environment where career growth is not just a possibility but a priority. With a variety of positions available, from financial representatives to internships for budding professionals, our company is a place where your skills and passion can thrive. We provide extensive training programs and leadership development opportunities that prepare you for success in your current role and beyond.

Innovative Work Environment

Our team at Northwestern Mutual is at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technology and innovative financial strategies to provide exceptional service to our clients. This focus on innovation is not just about staying current; it's about leading the way in the financial sector. Employees at all levels are encouraged to contribute ideas and take initiative, driving the company forward as a leader in the financial industry.

Be Part of Our Diverse and Inclusive Team

Diversity and inclusion are more than just buzzwords at Northwestern Mutual; they are integral to our company culture and business strategy. We are committed to creating a workplace where all employees can flourish. Our diversity training programs are designed to enhance understanding and foster an inclusive environment for all team members.

Networking and Career Advancement

Networking within Northwestern Mutual opens doors to expansive career advancement opportunities. We encourage our employees to engage in internal networking events, which often lead to mentorship and further career development. Whether you are looking to enhance your resume, prepare for an interview, or step into a leadership role, Northwestern Mutual provides the resources and support to help you achieve your professional goals.

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