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TEKsystems Application Support Specialist in Chicago, Illinois
Description:
This role will support our Wealth Management business, product , operations, partners and clients . As a support associate you will collaborate with Application Development teams to implement business solution through agile practice and manage production issues.
The ideal candidates will possess excellent leadership and communication skills coupled with a solid understanding of modern cloud technologies preferably in the financial sector. Critical incident may require weekend and/or after hours support.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Lead production stability effort by preventing production issue and improve production stability.
• Track /Manage Incidents /Change /Problems for assigned applications.
• Provide regular and high-quality updates to all the stakeholders on the progress of the incidents, including SLA risks/breaches.
• Identify measures to improve applications stability and availability to improve support service delivery.
• Develop to become a Subject Matter Expert for assigned application domain.
• Troubleshoot production issues through monitoring and log analysis.
• Attend regular meeting with Project/Development teams to discuss production issues for prioritization, fixes and release.
• Engage Help direct systems projects, including project planning, management status reporting, systems specifications and implementation
• Help ensure compliance with all audit requirements including change control procedures and data security
• Manage and coordinate with onsite and offshore Managed Services provider and offshore NT partners to Support applications and drive continuous improvement efforts.
• Coordinate with various teams, including offshore staff, and raise support ticket for all issues, analyze root cause and assist in efficient resolution of production issues.
• Responsible to attend on-call, after office hours including weekend to support High and Critical production issues.
• Ability to work with vendors and support staff on support tickets and follow up regularly till resolution is found.
SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:
• 5-6 plus years of application development /Support experience using modern technical frameworks and architecture, including experience collaborating with external technology teams.
• Support experience with multi-channel applications (web, mobile, API, etc.).
• Good to have past experience under DevOpps or SRE role.
• Understanding of the Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC) and/or other methodologies
• Experience working on projects in an Agile/XP environment.
• Experience using at least some of the following technologies: Java, J2EE, Pivotal Cloud Foundry, Cloud Computing (IaaS, PaaS and SaaS), RESTful interfaces, GIT, Gradle, Maven, NPM, Spring (Spring Batch and Spring Boot), Bootstrap, CSS3, HTML4, React.js, Node.js/JavaScript, Oracle PL/SQL
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, along with a solid technical back ground are essential as is the ability to multitask in a fast paced environment. The ideal candidate can explain technical issues in layman’s terms and translate business needs to technology teams and back.
• Strong leadership and team player to work as part of a global support team, cross training and supporting multiple critical client facing applications.
• Experience working effectively with diverse groups around the world, including IT management, technology staff, business partners, consultants, vendors and clients
Skills:
Application support, Support, Java, Oracle, PLSQL, Troubleshooting, Sql, ADO, Azure DevOps
Top Skills Details:
Application support,Support,Java,Oracle,PLSQL
Additional Skills & Qualifications:
MS Azure / Cloud
Agile
Experience Level:
Intermediate Level
About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.