Customer Support Engineer

Impart Security Inc.
Impart Security Inc.

Customer Service

San Francisco, CA, USA · Remote

Posted on Sep 17, 2026

We're looking for an experienced Customer Support Engineer to serve as Tier 2 support for Impart Security's growing customer base. You'll be the technical expert who helps customers successfully operationalize our Application Protection Platform in complex production environments.

Your Impact

  • Serve as the escalation point for complex technical issues requiring deep systems expertise

  • Enable customer success through expert guidance on platform implementation and optimization

  • Solve sophisticated operational challenges that help customers maximize security coverage and performance

  • Bridge the gap between customer environments and our engineering team for critical issues

Your Core Responsibilities

  • Provide expert Tier 2 technical support for complex installation, configuration, and operational issues

  • Troubleshoot service interruptions and performance problems in customer production environments

  • Guide customers through advanced deployment scenarios involving Kubernetes, service meshes, and API gateways

  • Analyze system performance using monitoring tools like Datadog to identify optimization opportunities

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to resolve platform issues and implement customer-requested improvements

Additional Opportunities

  • Lead customer implementation projects for complex enterprise deployments

  • Develop advanced troubleshooting guides and operational best practices documentation

  • Contribute to platform reliability improvements based on customer operational insights

  • Participate in customer architecture reviews and deployment planning sessions

What You'll Bring

  • 5+ years of systems administration experience with focus on production operations and troubleshooting

  • Deep expertise with Kubernetes, including advanced networking, service mesh integration, and troubleshooting

  • Strong knowledge of API gateways and proxies (Nginx, Envoy, Kong) including configuration and performance tuning

  • Experience with eBPF technology and kernel-level debugging for network and security applications

  • Proficiency with monitoring and observability tools, particularly Datadog, for performance analysis and troubleshooting

  • Understanding of modules, plugins, and extensibility frameworks for network infrastructure components

  • Experience troubleshooting complex service interruptions in distributed systems

  • Excellent customer-facing communication skills with ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences

  • Strong empathy and patience when working with customers during high-stress situations like production outages

  • Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and provide reassuring guidance during critical incidents

  • Strong problem-solving skills with collaborative approach to working with customer teams

Why You'll Love It Here

  • Solve complex technical challenges at the intersection of security and infrastructure

  • Work directly with cutting-edge technologies like eBPF and service mesh

  • Collaborate with world-class engineering teams on platform improvements

  • Competitive salary with performance bonuses for exceptional customer impact

  • Comprehensive benefits and flexible work arrangements

  • Opportunity to become a subject matter expert in application security operations

No third party recruiters, please. Direct applications only.