Escalation Engineer

The Escalation Engineer (Tier 3) owns complex technical issues end-to-end, restores services quickly, and reduces repeat incidents through root cause analysis, documentation, and standardization. This role is highly customer-facing and requires the ability to communicate clearly with non-technical stakeholders while troubleshooting across networking, server/virtualization, and Microsoft 365 identity. Most work is remote support from our office, with hands-on staging/build/testing as needed.

This role requires a strong customer-facing mindset with an emphasis on active listening, clear communication, and calm, professional engagement with SMB owners, including the ability to explain technical issues in business terms and provide proactive status updates. The engineer is expected to lead small-to-mid sized projects end to end, partnering effectively with project and account teams while clearly documenting scope, risks, and customer decisions. Consistent documentation and process discipline are critical, with thorough ticket notes, repeatable troubleshooting steps, and ongoing contributions to standard operating procedures and knowledge base content.

Networking and firewall (Sophos-centric)

Switching and wireless (Ruckus and Aruba)

Hands-on staging and deployment (in-office)

Virtualization and server (Scale, VMware, Hyper-V)

Microsoft 365 and identity (Commercial, GCC, GCC High)

This job operates primarily in a professional office environment. The role provides remote support into customer environments from our office and performs hands-on staging/build/testing of equipment in an office/lab setting. Onsite customer visits may be required based on contract scope.

Physical Demands

This position may require standing, bending, and lifting equipment during staging/build activities. Ability to lift and carry up to 40 lbs, and to rack/mount equipment with assistance as needed.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

Full-time. Typical schedule is Monday through Friday during business hours. Occasional evening/weekend work may be required for critical incidents, maintenance windows, or cutovers. Light on-call rotation (typically once every few months); occasional after-hours work during critical incidents or cutovers.

Travel

Onsite customer visits may be required for specific contracts, cutovers, or escalations (not routine by default).

Work Authorization/Security Clearance (if applicable)

U.S. citizenship required to support certain regulated customers and environments.

AAP/EEO Statement

Velocity1 provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Other Duties

Please note that the job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.