Manager, Technical Support

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Job Description

Manager Technical Support

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Austin TX USA
Hybrid
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Helping Build a Better Internet
The Role
The Technical Support Manager leads a team to ensure operational excellence manage escalations and improve support processes while fostering team growth and collaboration.
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Available Locations: Austin
About the Department
The Cloudflare Technical Support Team solves complicated problems and answers technical questions via phone email chat and social media. Whether it is a Wordpress blogger using our services for free or a global Enterprise business with petabytes of web traffic we are always eager to assist. We are the eyes and ears of Cloudflare acting as the real-time voice of the customer to help communicate their needs and real-world use cases back to the rest of the company for better service and future product development.
What You'll Do
Are you passionate about operational excellence and developing high-performing technical teams? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can balance hands-on technical depth with leadership impact? As a Technical Support Manager at Cloudflare you will lead a team of talented engineers to deliver exceptional support experiences meet and exceed KPIs and ensure Cloudflare's customers receive the highest level of service. You will:
Drive Operational Excellence
  • Own and monitor daily operations ensuring adherence to SLAs KPIs and performance metrics (response time resolution time customer satisfaction backlog health etc.).
  • Analyze support trends and data to identify process gaps improve efficiency and implement scalable solutions.
  • Ensure consistent global handover quality and follow-the-sun support across regions.
  • Maintain appropriate staffing levels through workforce management and shift coverage.

Lead and Develop a High-Performing Team
  • Manage coach and mentor Support Engineers to achieve their potential and elevate technical excellence.
  • Conduct regular 1:1s performance reviews and skill assessments; build individual development and training plans.
  • Foster a culture of curiosity accountability and customer-first thinking.
  • Lead by example in managing difficult situations guiding technical investigations and resolving escalations.

Handle and Prevent Escalations
  • Act as the escalation point for critical incidents (P1/P2) ensuring prompt response coordination and resolution.
  • Partner closely with Engineering Product and Incident Response teams to drive root cause analysis and post-incident reviews.
  • Build repeatable playbooks and escalation frameworks that improve consistency and reduce time-to-resolution.
  • Contribute towards writing formal customer facing reports (CFRs) which are technical root cause deep dive documents.

Elevate Technical Excellence
  • Be a hands-on technical leader capable of reviewing and advising on complex cases across networking DNS WAF Zero Trust and performance.
  • Support engineers through technical case reviews troubleshooting guidance and cross-training.
  • Contribute to internal knowledge articles diagnostic scripts and best practices.

Collaborate Cross-Functionally
  • Partner with Engineering Product Management and Customer Success to surface recurring issues and influence product improvements.
  • Represent the voice of the customer in operational reviews and feedback loops.
  • Lead or contribute to support transformation projects that enhance our tools automation and customer experience.
  • Confidently communicate and narrate complex technical issues with different levels such as C level execs technical experts etc.
What You'll Bring
  • 5+ years of experience in technical support or operations within a SaaS PaaS or cloud-based enterprise environment.
  • 3+ years of people management experience leading technical teams of 5+ engineers across multiple locations.
  • Proven record of meeting or exceeding operational KPIs and driving continuous improvement.
  • Strong technical foundation with deep understanding of:
    • Internet technologies: DNS SSL/TLS HTTP/S TCP/IP networking layers (OSI model)
    • Troubleshooting tools: curl dig traceroute nslookup tcpdump logs and API diagnostics
    • Experience with Linux command line scripting or automation tools is a plus.
  • Experience managing 24x7 global support operations and incident escalation frameworks.
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; able to translate technical issues into business impact.
  • A data-driven mindset: confident using metrics to guide performance planning and process improvements.
  • Passion for developing people scaling teams and creating a culture of excellence.
Bonus Points
  • Experience supporting security CDN Zero Trust or performance optimization products.
  • Fluency in one of the following languages: Mandarin Korean Japanese
  • Prior experience in start-up or hyper-growth environments where agility and innovation are key.
Why Join Us
This is your opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of technical support at Cloudflare. You'll be joining a global team that thrives on solving hard problems driving measurable outcomes and setting the gold standard for customer experience in the cloud industry.

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Http/S
Linux Command Line
Paas
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Ssl/Tls
Tcp/Ip
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The Company
HQ: San Francisco CA
4400 Employees
Year Founded: 2010

What We Do

Cloudflare Inc. (NYSE: NET) is the leading connectivity cloud company on a mission to help build a better Internet. It empowers organizations to make their employees applications and networks faster and more secure everywhere while reducing complexity and cost. Cloudflare’s connectivity cloud delivers the most full-featured unified platform of cloud-native products and developer tools so any organization can gain the control they need to work develop and accelerate their business. Powered by one of the world’s largest and most interconnected networks Cloudflare blocks billions of threats online for its customers every day. It is trusted by millions of organizations – from the largest brands to entrepreneurs and small businesses to nonprofits humanitarian groups and governments across the globe.

Why Work With Us

Cloudflare employees come from all walks of life. We are mission-driven and our team is energized by a collaborative creative environment that celebrates our differences and fosters new ways to grow together.

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