Cloud Support Engineer
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Symmetrio
US
Summary
The Cloud Support Engineer will provide Tier 1/Tier 2 technical support for a healthcare SaaS platform, diagnosing incidents related to AWS infrastructure and customer network connectivity. They will also serve as a liaison between clinical IT departments and internal engineering teams while developing support playbooks and documentation.
Job Description
Symmetrio is recruiting a Cloud Support Engineer for its customer, a rapidly growing international healthcare SaaS company aggressively expanding in the United states. The Cloud Support Engineer will be a trusted technical face to our customer’s stakeholders: oncology centers, clinics, and health systems. Collaborating with healthcare IT and clinical application teams across the United States, the Cloud Support Engineer will ensure reliability and provide professional IT support to users of the application. In this role, you'll provide Tier 1 technical support while serving as a collaborative member of our customer’s engineering team consisting of Site Reliability Engineers and Cloud Network Engineers. The Cloud Support Engineer will diagnose incidents and cases (SaaS application, AWS cloud infrastructure, customer network connectivity, etc.) and coordinate seamlessly with customer and internal engineering teams to resolve them. Additionally, the Cloud Support Engineer will develop support playbooks and documentation as the company scales, and help establish best practices for healthcare SaaS support—ideal for someone who combines technical problem-solving, healthcare IT domain expertise, and the professional presence and communication skills required by end users.
This is a full-time, remote position $90,000-$105,000 and a comprehensive benefits package, including health benefits, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and additional company-sponsored benefits.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical contact for assigned customers; represent the company professionally and build trust with customer IT directors, network engineers, and clinical leadership
- Provide Tier 1 technical support via phone, email, and ticketing system; triage issues, diagnose root causes, and coordinate resolution with the Principal SRE and Cloud Network Engineers
- Troubleshoot application performance issues within the SaaS platform; work with the SRE to identify degradation and escalate appropriately
- Diagnose customer connectivity and network issues affecting SaaS platform access, including VPN tunnel health, AWS routing validation, and firewall rule problems; possess working knowledge of Cisco ASA, Fortinet, and Palo Alto firewall environments
- Coordinate with customer firewall/network teams during troubleshooting; ask informed questions about firewall rules, NAT settings, and VPN tunnel parameters
- Serve as the liaison between customer health system IT departments and internal engineering; gather detailed diagnostic information, validate customer network topology, and communicate complex cloud networking problems clearly
- Develop and maintain support playbooks and runbooks focused on cloud networking scenarios specific to healthcare environments: VPN tunnel validation, connectivity health checks, firewall coordination during maintenance windows, and application troubleshooting
- Support new customer onboarding; validate initial connectivity, work with customer IT/firewall teams to ensure proper VPN configuration, and coordinate go-live health checks
- Proactively monitor customer health indicators (connectivity status, VPN tunnel status, application performance) and alert the SRE/Network Engineer to emerging issues before customers report.
- Partner with the Cloud Network Engineer during customer firewall coordination calls; understand oncology center/health system network architectures and validate that connectivity requirements align with customer firewall policies
- Build and maintain the support knowledge base with healthcare-specific scenarios; document common oncology center network configurations and troubleshooting patterns
- Participate in on-call rotation for critical customer incidents, with escalation support from the SRE and Network Engineer
- AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty OR AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- 2+ years of Tier 1 technical support experience in healthcare IT environments (hospitals, clinics, health systems)
- Strong familiarity with healthcare network infrastructure and security; comfortable troubleshooting in regulated healthcare environments
- Working knowledge of Cisco ASA firewalls; familiarity with Fortinet and Palo Alto environments a plus
- Understanding of firewall rule configuration, VPN tunnel setup (Site-to-Site VPN basics), and how healthcare networks connect to external cloud applications
- Experience supporting oncology centers, radiation therapy departments, or similar clinical IT environments strongly preferred
- Experience supporting Epic EHR, OIS (Oncology Information Systems), or other healthcare applications
- Understanding of cloud networking concepts: VPN connectivity, AWS VPCs, firewalls, routing (cloud-based, not traditional BGP/OSPF)
- Experience troubleshooting connectivity issues between hospital networks and cloud environments preferred
- Strong troubleshooting methodology; ability to think systematically through multi-layer problems (application, cloud infrastructure, customer network)
- Excellent communication skills; ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical clinical staff and speak authoritatively with experienced hospital IT directors and network engineers
- Professional demeanor and strong customer service orientation
- Experience with ticketing systems, knowledge base tools, and technical documentation practices
- Comfortable working in a remote environment with self-management and time-zone flexibility for U.S. customer base
- Collaborative mindset; comfortable escalating appropriately and partnering with senior engineers
- Willingness to develop and own support processes and playbooks in a rapidly growing organization
Given the customer-facing nature of this role, interviews with qualified candidates will be conducted via Microsoft Teams or another video conferencing platform.
Symmetrio prides itself on our unwavering dedication to understanding clients’ unique needs, organizational design, culture, and operational challenges. We recognize the ever-changing economic landscape and offer not only permanent placement services but also flexible recruiting and staffing solutions. Our flexible service offerings ensure that we adapt to the hiring needs of your organization, allowing you to navigate through economic fluctuations.
Our primary mission is to listen, gain your respect and trust to become a trusted advisor providing strategic insights and collaborate on organizational design considerations based on our Practice Leaders deep operational experience in your industry. This collaboration allows us to ensure the talent we deliver not only aligns with your position objectives but also perfectly fits your organizational culture. Partnering with Symmetrio affords you more than just a recruitment service; you gain a team that is committed to your long-term success leveraging our unique knowledge and experience of what it takes to thrive in your industry.
At Symmetrio, we understand the importance of having the right talent in every area of your organization. That’s why we offer personalized staffing and recruiting services tailored to meet your specific business and functional needs. We take pride in our unique approach of organizing our team by Practice Area, allowing us to better focus our skills and experience. Our Practice Leaders, who are industry veterans in their respective market sectors, bring a wealth of expertise as business operators to tackle the distinctive demands of your business.
Founded
2012
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Staffing and Recruiting
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Erdenheim, PA
Symmetrio prides itself on our unwavering dedication to understanding clients’ unique needs, organizational design, culture, and operational challenges. We recognize the ever-changing economic landscape and offer not only permanent placement services but also flexible recruiting and staffing solutions. Our flexible service offerings ensure that we adapt to the hiring needs of your organization, allowing you to navigate through economic fluctuations.
Our primary mission is to listen, gain your respect and trust to become a trusted advisor providing strategic insights and collaborate on organizational design considerations based on our Practice Leaders deep operational experience in your industry. This collaboration allows us to ensure the talent we deliver not only aligns with your position objectives but also perfectly fits your organizational culture. Partnering with Symmetrio affords you more than just a recruitment service; you gain a team that is committed to your long-term success leveraging our unique knowledge and experience of what it takes to thrive in your industry.
At Symmetrio, we understand the importance of having the right talent in every area of your organization. That’s why we offer personalized staffing and recruiting services tailored to meet your specific business and functional needs. We take pride in our unique approach of organizing our team by Practice Area, allowing us to better focus our skills and experience. Our Practice Leaders, who are industry veterans in their respective market sectors, bring a wealth of expertise as business operators to tackle the distinctive demands of your business.
Founded
2012
Company size
51-200 employees
Industry
Staffing and Recruiting
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Erdenheim, PA