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With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.\nAbout the role:\nAs a Senior Support Engineer, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. As a Senior Support Engineer, you will deploy, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize solutions across customer environments. You will support platforms that include Linux, Windows Server, SQL Server,\nVertica, Hadoop, Kafka, containers, and cloud platforms such as AWS and Azure. This role is customer facing and combines enterprise operations, automation, customer engagement, and incident response. 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With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.\nAs one of Ukraine’s largest IT companies and a top employer recognized by Forbes, we’ve spent over 20 years delivering meaningful tech solutions. We proudly support diverse talent and military veterans, recognizing their unique skills and perspectives they bring to shaping the future.\nExplore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!\nInterested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. 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