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# Technical Team Lead

- **Company:** MS SHIFT
- **Location:** Union City, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), JIRA, Software as a Service, Databases, Issue Tracking Systems, SQL Databases, Scripting, Enterprise Software Applications, Mttr, Zendesk
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.disabledperson.com/jobs/75935975-technical-team-lead

## About the Role

* 8+ years in Technical Support or Support Engineering
 * 5+ year in a Team Lead, Senior, or Escalation role
 * Strong troubleshooting skills (applications, APIs, databases, logs)
 * Experience with ticketing systems (Zendesk, Jira, Freshdesk, etc.)
 * Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical users
 * Calm under pressure with strong ownership mindset
 * SaaS or enterprise software experience preferred

Nice to Have

 * SQL or scripting experience
 * Experience supporting enterprise or B2B customers
 * Knowledge of ITIL or structured support frameworks
 * Hospitality, security, or operations software exposure

## Description

We're looking for a Technical Team Lead to lead a growing support team in a fast-paced SaaS environment. This role blends hands-on technical support with people leadership, ensuring high-quality customer experiences while scaling support operations.

You'll act as the escalation point for complex issues, coach and develop support engineers, and partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Customer Success.

What You'll Do

 * Lead and mentor a team of Technical Support Engineers (L1-L3)
 * Own escalations and resolve complex technical issues
 * Monitor SLAs, ticket queues, and support KPIs (FRT, MTTR, CSAT)
 * Improve support processes, workflows, and documentation
 * Collaborate with Engineering on bugs, fixes, and releases
 * Ensure consistent, high-quality customer communication
 * Support onboarding and training of new team members
 * Identify recurring issues and drive root-cause solutions