Akoya is an API-based network backed by major financial institutions that creates a safer and more transparent way for people to safely send their personal financial data to third-party financial apps. If you are inspired and fascinated by innovative technology that solves complex, real-world problems, then join us as we transform how financial data is accessed and shared. Akoya offers a highly collaborative, fast-paced, and fun working environment and our team is comprised of diverse, creative, and driven professionals with expertise in the banking, securities, fintech, and data aggregation industries. We are an equal opportunity employer. Come join us and be part of this exciting journey – check out www.akoya.com for more information!
The Role:
You will be responsible for ensuring our clients receive exceptional service, technical assistance, and operational efficiency. Your primary focus will be maintaining a world-class support infrastructure and optimizing operational processes to drive customer satisfaction and business growth.
Responsibilities:
We are seeking a Client Support Engineer to provide technical support to our Support team throughout all phases of engagement with the Akoya Data Access Network. This may include:
- Act as a subject matter expert on Akoya’s developer portal, documentation, data mapping and use cases.
- Triage, investigate, and resolve client issues.
- Identify and analyze opportunities for new and/or improved processes, data, technology, or documentation.
- Analyze internal alerts coming from various monitoring tools – Datadog.
- Work closely with product development teams to review the operational readiness of production changes.
- Work in a team environment as well as independently resolve issues with minimal supervision.
- Provide support for complex issues, partnering with other internal teams or vendors when appropriate.
- Maintain documentation of all technology processes and components.
Qualifications:
Not all applicants will have skills that match a job description exactly. Akoya values diverse experiences in other industries, and we encourage everyone who meets the required qualifications to apply. While having “desired” qualifications make for a strong candidate, we encourage applicants with alternative experiences to also apply. If your career is just starting or has not followed a traditional path, do not let that stop you from considering Akoya. We are always looking for people who will bring something new to the table!
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Business Administration, Finance, Computer Science) or equivalent practical experience.
- Proactive and customer-oriented mindset with a passion for delivering excellent support and driving customer satisfaction.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across different teams and levels of the organization.
- Proficiency in Java with exposure and use of JavaScript (NodeJS), and Python. (Golang Preferred)
- Strong technical troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with Restful JSON APIs. You will be responsible for debugging integration issues with Clients.
- Must have hands-on experience with Delegated Authorization Frameworks (OAuth, OIDC, SAML) and exposure setting up SSO.
- Knowledge of networking concepts (DNS, proxies, firewalls, CDNs, etc.).
- Monitoring tools usage like Datadog, New Relic etc.
- Analytical mindset with the ability to leverage data and insights to drive operational improvements and decision-making and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and initiatives simultaneously.
- Experience in implementing support tools, ticketing systems, and customer relationship management (CRM) platforms.
Preferred Experience/Skills:
- Strong understanding of financial products, services, and technologies, including familiarity with banking, payments, or investment platforms.
- Knowledge of industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and compliance frameworks relevant to financial services.
Company Overview:
Akoya LLC was born out of FMR LLC, the parent of Fidelity Investments. Its success in helping to give consumers more control over their financial data led to Akoya being spun off as an independent and innovative company that will operate a network for the entire financial services industry. During this interim period following the recent spin-off, Fidelity is continuing to support the hiring efforts for Akoya.
Akoya is an equal-opportunity employer.
This remote position is only available to individuals living in the greater Boston, MA, New York City, NY and Raleigh, NC areas. Candidates who do not live within these areas will not be considered for this role.
The actual base pay offered may take into account the candidate's work location, relevant education, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.
Hiring Range:
$105,000—$135,000 USD
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What We Do
Akoya is transforming the way consumers provide access to their data with increased security, privacy, and control over their information. Data aggregators, fintechs, and financial institutions need to only integrate once with the Akoya Data Access Network to securely exchange consumer-permissioned financial data. Akoya manages these relationships and serves as an interoperable solution available to the entire financial services industry. The Akoya Data Access Network is backed by 12 major North American financial institutions.
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