Senior Customer Support Engineer (AI, Security & Cloud)

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Full-timeColombo, Sri Lanka

Position Description

As an AI, Security and Cloud Support Engineer, you will provide customer-facing technical support and help desk services across Microsoft 365, cloud, security and AI-enabled solutions. The role is focused on responding to customer requests, troubleshooting issues, managing support tickets, providing clear communication and ensuring customers receive timely, professional and practical assistance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Act as a first point of contact for customer support requests across Microsoft 365, cloud, security and AI-enabled services.
  • Log, triage, prioritise and manage support tickets in accordance with internal help desk processes and customer requirements.
  • Troubleshoot customer incidents and service requests, including user access, email, collaboration, endpoint, cloud and security-related issues.
  • Provide clear and timely updates to customers on ticket progress, actions taken, expected timeframes and next steps.
  • Resolve common technical issues within agreed support boundaries and escalate complex matters to senior engineers or relevant teams when required.
  • Support customer onboarding, user administration, password resets, licence changes, mailbox and access requests, and other routine service desk tasks.
  • Monitor support queues, alerts and assigned tasks to ensure customer issues are actioned promptly and not left unattended.
  • Use approved AI tools and automation responsibly to assist with troubleshooting, ticket notes, knowledge articles and support efficiency.
  • Document customer issues, troubleshooting steps, resolutions and follow-up actions accurately in the support system.
  • Follow security, privacy and customer data handling procedures when accessing systems, resetting accounts or making support changes.
  • Contribute to knowledge base articles, standard support responses and internal process improvements to improve help desk quality.
  • Maintain a professional, patient and customer-focused approach when supporting users with technical issues.

Key Accountabilities

  • Deliver responsive and professional customer support across assigned help desk channels.
  • Ensure support tickets are recorded, prioritised, updated and resolved or escalated within expected timeframes.
  • Provide accurate troubleshooting, practical guidance and clear communication to customers and internal stakeholders.
  • Maintain accurate ticket notes, customer updates, support documentation and knowledge base content.
  • Escalate issues appropriately with sufficient detail, urgency and context to support timely resolution.
  • Handle customer systems and data carefully, following security, privacy and access control procedures.
  • Use AI, automation and support tools in a safe, approved and customer-appropriate manner.
  • Contribute to a positive support experience by being reliable, clear, organised and customer-focused.

Skills and Experience

  • Hands-on experience supporting Microsoft 365 services, including Exchange Online, Microsoft Teams, SharePoint and OneDrive.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID, including user and group administration, multi-factor authentication and conditional access.
  • Basic Azure administration skills, including familiarity with subscriptions, resource groups, virtual machines, storage and networking concepts.
  • Experience supporting Windows devices, endpoint management and Microsoft Intune.
  • Understanding of Microsoft security tools such as Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Sentinel or Defender for Cloud.
  • Ability to investigate common security issues, including phishing alerts, suspicious sign-ins, account compromise indicators and access-related risks.
  • Strong understanding of identity security, least-privilege access, role-based access control and secure account handling.
  • Ability to use approved AI tools safely for technical research, ticket summaries, customer responses and knowledge base drafting.
  • Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain technical information clearly to non-technical users is a must.
  • Strong attention to detail when recording ticket notes, documenting configurations and preparing escalation information.
  • Experience with a ticketing or service management platform such as FreshDesk, ConnectWise, ServiceNow or Jira Service Management.
  • Basic PowerShell scripting or automation experience is desirable.
  • Microsoft certifications such as MS-900, AZ-900, SC-900, MD-102 or equivalent practical experience are desirable.

What You’ll Get

  • Salary paid in AUD and Remote work facilities
  • Exposure to global projects and Australian customers
  • Opportunity to work across Microsoft cloud, AI and automation technologies
  • Supportive and collaborative environment

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