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Junior Technical Support Specialist
About the Position
We are looking for a customer-oriented Technical Support Specialist to join our team. You will deliver technical support to customers of a leading Canadian-based web hosting and IT solutions provider via live chat and email.
Responsibilities
- Provide fast, professional, and empathetic technical assistance primarily over live chat, with occasional email/ticket handling.
- Troubleshoot technical issues related to web hosting, domain registration, DNS records, SSL certificates, email configurations and creations of customer logo.
- Assist customers with basic account administration, including managing hosting subscriptions, orders, and other regular billing inquiries.
- Manage multiple concurrent live chat conversations effectively without compromising communication quality or resolution speed.
- Explain complex technical topics to non-technical users with patience, clarity, and reassurance.
- Perform thorough initial investigations, resolve eligible cases directly, and escalate complex cases to specialized technical teams with complete diagnostic notes.
Requirements
- Good understanding of hosting concepts such as hosting types, DNS, domain registration, WHOIS service and other core concepts.
- Familiarity with web protocols (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP) and SSL certificate validation and management.
- Basic understanding of email delivery protocols (IMAP, POP3, SMTP) and email client troubleshooting.
- Knowledge of browser troubleshooting techniques.
- Fundamental understanding of database concepts and core website structure.
- General familiarity with basic account administration, order processing, and subscription/billing workflows.
- Strong written English skills with a clear, polite, and professional communication style.
- Proven multitasking ability with comfortable handling of fast-paced live chat concurrency.
- Customer-first support mindset centered on empathy, active listening, and problem ownership.
- Strong critical thinking skills and a consecutive approach to troubleshooting.
- Strong learning skills and alignment with corporate culture.
Who to contact
Junior Technical Support Specialist$500-600
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