Obsidian Security

Tech Lead, Customer Support

Obsidian Security • $165K — $199K *
US-Anywhere
+ 2 other locationsRemote
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience in B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, identity, or infrastructure support.
  • Advanced technical troubleshooting skills, especially with APIs and integrations.
  • Proven leadership experience managing small technical teams.
  • Ability to make sound decisions under customer escalation pressures.
  • Experience mentoring engineers and enhancing team practices.
  • Use of support metrics to drive improvements in quality and efficiency.
  • Interest in integrating automation and AI into support processes.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a team of five support engineers, overseeing performance and career growth.
  • Manage daily operations including case prioritization and customer communication.
  • Act as the technical lead for escalated issues, collaborating with product teams to resolve them.
  • Acquire deep knowledge of Obsidian's platform and relevant SaaS and security environments.
  • Enhance team technical capabilities through reviews, guidance, and documentation.
  • Provide status updates during critical customer incidents and maintain ownership until resolution.
  • Identify recurring issues and work with engineering for product improvements.
  • Collaborate with teams introducing AI into support, incorporating customer feedback.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation with equity and 401k.
  • Comprehensive healthcare including dental and vision.
  • Flexible PTO and paid holidays.
  • 12 weeks of new parent or family leave.
  • Resources for personal and professional development.
Full Job Description
Team: Global Services & Delivery

Location: [Remote / Hybrid - NYC, NY/Dallas, TX/Philadelphia, PA

About the Role:

Obsidian Security protects organizations against threats across their SaaS and identity environments. We're looking for a hands-on technical leader to run customer support and lead a team of five support engineers.

You will be Obsidian's technical lead for complex customer support issues: helping engineers investigate difficult cases, taking ownership of critical escalations, and working with Product and Engineering to drive them to resolution. You will also manage the team day-to-day, coaching engineers, setting priorities, maintaining coverage, and building a consistently strong customer experience.

As we introduce automation and agentic AI into support, you will help the team adopt new ways of working and use what you learn from customer issues to improve those systems. This role is suited to someone who enjoys both solving hard technical problems and developing the people who solve them.
What you'll do
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of five support engineers, including performance management, career growth, and hiring as the team evolves.
  • Own the support team's daily operation: case prioritization, workload, coverage, escalation paths, quality standards, and customer communication.
  • Serve as the technical lead for complex and high-priority escalations. Investigate issues alongside the team, form clear technical assessments, and coordinate resolution with Product and Engineering.
  • Build deep expertise in Obsidian's platform and the SaaS, identity, API, and security environments our customers rely on.
  • Raise the team's technical capability through case reviews, troubleshooting guidance, documentation, and coaching.
  • Represent support in critical customer situations, providing clear updates, setting expectations, and maintaining ownership through resolution.
  • Identify recurring issues and work with Product and Engineering on product fixes, better diagnostics, and improvements to the support experience.
  • Partner with the team building our agentic AI systems to introduce new capabilities into support, train engineers, and provide feedback from real customer cases.
  • Track support quality, resolution time, SLA performance, customer satisfaction, and the impact of automation; use those measures to improve how the team operates.
What we're looking for
  • Significant hands-on experience supporting a complex B2B SaaS, cybersecurity, identity, or infrastructure product.
  • Strong technical troubleshooting skills, including the ability to investigate ambiguous issues, work across APIs and integrations, interpret logs and product behavior, and engage Engineering effectively.
  • Experience leading a small technical team, either as a people manager or as a technical lead with meaningful coaching and operational responsibility.
  • Sound judgment during customer escalations, with the ability to balance technical investigation, urgency, and clear communication.
  • A track record of developing engineers and improving team practices while staying close to the technical work.
  • Comfort using support metrics to identify problems and improve quality and efficiency.
  • Interest in applying automation and AI to support workflows, with a practical understanding of where human judgment remains essential.
Nice to have
  • Experience with SaaS security, identity, OAuth, SAML, or enterprise application integrations.
  • Experience leading support for security incidents or other time-sensitive customer issues.
  • Experience introducing automation, AI, or self-service capabilities into a support team.


Employee Benefits

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home. Our US based employees enjoy:
  • Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
  • Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
  • Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
  • 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
  • Personal and professional development resources

For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.

Pay Transparancy

Please note that the base pay range is a guideline and for candidates who receive an offer, the base pay will vary based on factors such as work location, as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the candidate. In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is eligible for equity awards and may be eligible for sales commission or incentive compensation based on the role or function within the company.

Base Salary Range

$165,000-$199,000 USD

Employee Benefits:

Our competitive benefits packages are designed to support our employees' well-being, both at work and at home. Our US based employees enjoy:
  • Competitive compensation with equity and 401k
  • Comprehensive healthcare with dental and vision coverage
  • Flexible paid time off and paid holiday time off
  • 12 weeks of new parent or family leave
  • Personal and professional development resources

For more details on our US benefits, or for information on our international benefits, please see here.

About Obsidian Security

Obsidian Security is a cybersecurity company that provides cloud detection and response solutions. The company's platform uses machine learning and behavioral analytics to detect and respond to threats in real-time. Obsidian Security's solutions are used by companies in industries such as finance, healthcare, and technology to protect their cloud environments. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about Obsidian Security
Size
100 employees
Industry
Founded
2017

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