EU remote
Senior Tooling Specialist
About this role
Role & Job Purpose The primary focus of the Senior Tooling Specialist is to maximize CS agent uptime and drive the long-term technical maturity of our Customer Support infrastructure. In this role, you will own the end-to-end strategy for collating, triaging, and prioritizing the highest-impact bugs blocking our frontline thereby systematically transforming operational friction into permanent engineering solutions. You will lead the transition of our operations away from manual workarounds toward integrated, enterprise-grade platforms (SupportBase, Zendesk).
Furthermore, you will directly manage back-end routing engine configurations to execute complex operational pilots, launch strategic improvement initiatives, and complement our engineering team. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) BAU Operations & Operational Health Unblocking Architecture & SLA: Maintain target SLA ( Bug Strategy & Quality: Own and optimize the SupportBase bug triage framework (~6,000 cases/month across CS), ensuring high-impact friction points are accurately diagnosed, prioritized, and handed off to engineering with comprehensive Root Cause Analyses (RCAs).
Zendesk Ecosystem Deliveries: Spearhead the planning, architecture, and deployment of complex Zendesk workflow updates and system enhancements aligned with operational strategy. Special Projects & Infrastructure Routing Engine Architecture: Own and execute custom routing change configurations on the backend with zero critical deployment errors, serving as the functional bridge between Ops and Core Engineering. Queue Strategy & Management: Design, build, and optimize scalable queue architectures to support complex, multi-region operational demand.
Job Responsibilities Discovery & Strategic Design Proactively audit and diagnose systemic inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and tooling gaps across the Servicing domain. Architect and champion scalable tooling solutions that align with long-term organizational strategy and technical standards. Lead cross-functional Root Cause Analysis (RCA) initiatives, turning complex operational data into permanent technical solutions. Subject Matter Leadership Serve as the principal Subject Matter Expert (SME) for SupportBase, Zendesk, and routing logic across Customer Support.