Our client is looking to fill the role of Senior Application Engineer. Candidates should have a mix of end-user and consulting experience and possess extensive experience in providing application engineer & support in a fast-paced environment. The candidate should possess ability to communicate with highly skilled application teams. The role requires significant multi-tasking, a broad business perspective and conceptual thinking to solve ambiguous problems. Candidates also need to apply substantial depth of knowledge/experience to drive through change. This role is contract to hire, and can be remote, but the ideal candidate will be located in the NYC area.
Responsibilities:
- Tier III application support. (support, troubleshooting, documenting etc.) for a 3rd party legacy applications,
- Assume ownership and stewardship of 20+ stand-alone applications (Insurance, operations & finance).
- Excel in learning & supporting multiple unique applications (two tier architecture, thick client, client-server etc.).
- Experience with ODBC data connectivity, scripting, excellent troubleshooting skills, understands thin/thick client architecture - to resolve end-user trouble tickets/backlog.
- Support applications modernization efforts via integration w/ MS virtual Azure desktops.
- Possess excellent customer service skills, patient, responsive, detail oriented, very analytical, and has been able to drive standards, documentation, automation, and simplification of legacy applications in a commercial environment - preferably insurance
- Technical Design and Implementation – hands-on expertise in designing enterprise technical platforms; including cloud, vendor & third-party solutions, integrations and application security.
- Installing, configuring and troubleshooting web and desktop-based applications.
- Providing application support to clients and colleagues in company
- Providing software application support.
- Establishing the root causes of application issues, and escalating critical issues to the application team, documenting issue / resolution for future use.
- Consulting with the software development team, internal users, and clients to improve application performance.
- Managing code migration across environments to ensure continued and synchronized functionality.
- Keeping a record of configuration changes and scheduling application updates.
- Documenting processes and monitoring application performance metrics.
- Systems Planning – experience in information system planning, defining application design for complex, multi-site, multi product organizations.
Required Qualifications:
- Demonstrable experience as an application support engineer in a related field.
- Work with external vendors, evaluate products, conduct POCs as required by the project.
- Assist in defining, implementing, and overseeing technical standards, policies and tools.
- Assist in the estimation of effort and cost of IT projects.
- Support the creation and continuous evaluation/improvement of technical standards.
- Ability to manage code migration, document configuration changes, and monitor performance.
- Proficiency in determining the causes of application issues and resolution.
- Knowledge of legacy application technologies
- Knowledge of Microsoft technologies
- Knowledge of Azure cloud, a plus
- 6+ years industry experience
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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