Need superior IT support engineers? Outsourcing IT support to the Philippines will give you the best service and good culture-fit with great value so you can scale your team as needed. Here’s what you need to know…


Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, when the BPO industry first emerged in the Philippines, it was built around customer service roles.

One of those roles was that of technical support. So the Philippines has a long and well-respected track record in providing offshore tech support talent (for both hardware and software). Indeed, there are now approximately 800,000 BPO employees involved in customer service and technical support (voice) and close to 100,000 employees supporting pure IT processes.

But recently the role of technical support has branched, somewhat. Now, in addition to standard technical support specialists, many companies are hiring technical support engineers in the Philippines. Tech support engineers differ from standard tech support, in that they don’t just provide customer support; they’re also able to design processes, and manage/maintain tools related to the product or service being provided to consumers. (Tech support engineers do, however, often provide regular tech support too.)

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Technical and IT Support Engineer Experience

In our experience hiring for this type of role, tech support engineers in the Philippines are usually Tier 2 or Tier 3 level technical support specialists. Technical support roles normally progress from entry level to subject matter experts, and this progression is often accelerated by their employers, who provide dedicated technical upskill training for candidates.

 Tier 1
Tier 1
(Junior)

This is an entry level position, usually supporting one type of product/technology, for example, mobile or telco technical support.

Usually only tech support specialists

Tier 2
Tier 2
(Intermediate)

Knowledgeable in two or more types of products or technologies, and can support multiple types of business-to-consumer (B2C) transactions.

May be tech support engineers

Tier 3
Tier 3
(Senior)

Has knowledge and experience supporting a wider range of products or technologies. Tier 3 tech support specialists are considered subject matter experts who can handle escalations and, in some cases, also business-to-business (B2B) transactions.

May be tech support engineers

Technical support tools

Technical support engineers tend to use tools that are developed internally by their employers – customer relationship management (CRM) tools, ticketing, incident reporting systems, and so on. Employers provide comprehensive training on the use of these tools, as well as communication platforms (e.g. phone hardware, chat and email) during onboarding training.

Save up to 70% on labor and occupancy costs

Because living costs are so low in the Philippines, labor and occupancy costs are too. We can employ and accommodate fully qualified, very experienced technical support engineers in the Philippines to grow your team for up to 70% less than you’d pay in your local employment market. It’s why tech support outsourcing in the Philippines just makes good business sense.

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Tips for employing technical support engineers in the Philippines

  • It takes 7-8 weeks to hire a technical support engineer in the Philippines.
  • Technical support engineers have average communication skills compared to customer service ones as they often communicate instructions and troubleshooting steps. Soft skills are not a priority for most employers hiring such a role.
  • Generally, this is an intermediate to senior level role, with at least 3 years of relevant work experience.
  • Thanks to their seniority and experience, tech support engineers can work under minimal supervision and can be a go-to subject matter expert for junior members or the team.
  • A technical support engineer may be exposed to a single type of product or technology that he/she has mastered over time.

Sample technical support engineer profiles

technical support engineer

SKILLS

  • Visual Basic, C, Perl, Python and ITIL
  • Office 365 Exchange (Online) administration
  • Legal practice system administration (TimeSolv and Amicus)
  • Mobile device configuration and troubleshooting
  • Windows Server 2008 and 2012 Administration
  • Active Directory 2003 users and computers administration
  • Exchange Server 2010 and Office 365 User and Shared Mailbox administration
  • MS Lync (Skype for Business) administration
  • Citrix and VMware administration and troubleshooting
  • Delta Data Warehouse and ECM Documentum access administration
  • Oracle 11i and R12 access administration and troubleshooting

RECENT ROLES

  • Information Security Engineer
  • IT Support
  • IT Service Desk Analyst
technical support engineer

SKILLS

  • Network Technology: Local Area Network (LAN), Wide Area Network (WAN) and cabling structure
  • Able to operate, troubleshoot and configure equipment such as modems and personal computers
  • Knowledgeable in various operating systems and software applications
  • Operating Systems: Basic UNIX, MS-DOS and Windows 3.11/9x/2000/XP/W7
  • Software Applications: Basic Programming, Turbo Pascal, Turbo C, MS Office and My SQL

RECENT ROLES

  • Systems Administrator
  • Systems Engineer
  • Technical Support

Interested in recruiting team(s) in the Philippines?

Since our inception in 2006, MicroSourcing has become one of the biggest providers of offshoring solutions in the Philippines. We can help you build a dedicated team in the Philippines, regardless of the roles and level of specialization you require. MicroSourcing is backed by our parent company, Probe CX, one of Australia’s fastest-growing offshoring solution and customer engagement firms. So, it’s safe to say we’re experts in outsourcing to the Philippines.

Call +1 888-731-0023 today or send us an email to discuss your company’s offshoring needs.

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