The AWS Connect Support Engineer

Newham
3 months ago
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AWS Connect Support Engineer
Location: Newham
Employment Type: Full-Time
Contract Type: 3 months
£500 per day Umbrella
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Are you passionate about delivering exceptional technical support and ensuring seamless customer experiences? We are looking for an AWS Connect Support Engineer to join our team and take ownership of maintaining and optimizing our cloud-based contact centre solution powered by Amazon Connect.

About the Role

As an AWS Connect Support Engineer, you will be responsible for configuring, managing, and troubleshooting AWS Connect environments. You'll play a key role in ensuring optimal performance, resolving technical issues, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance our contact centre capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

Amazon Connect Administration & Support

Configure and manage AWS Connect instances, call flows, queues, routing profiles, and prompts.
Maintain and optimize IVR systems and omnichannel contact centre features.
Design and automate customer self-service experiences using Amazon Connect flow builder.
Integrate voice solutions with external applications such as Dynamics365.
Incident & Problem Management

Monitor ticket queues and ensure timely resolution using ITSM tools.
Follow SOPs for incident handling, escalation, and documentation.
Technical Troubleshooting

Diagnose and resolve call routing issues, integration problems, and performance bottlenecks.
Perform root cause analysis using CloudWatch logs.
Collaboration

Work closely with telephony managers, system architects, and IT teams to implement improvements.
Upskill colleagues on AWS Connect capabilities.
Reporting

Provide management summaries and reports on system health and support activities.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Technical Skills

Hands-on experience with AWS Connect and related AWS services (e.g., S3).
Familiarity with IVR systems, call flow design, and telephony concepts.
Proficiency in ITSM tools.
Experience

3+ years in Help Desk/Desktop support or IT support roles.
2+ years providing Tier 2 support and team lead experience.
Soft Skills

Strong communication and customer service orientation.
Ability to work collaboratively and manage priorities effectively.Why Join Us?

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies.
Collaborative and supportive team environment.
Career growth and professional development.

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