Senior Application Support Engineer - Clearing / Financial / Risk

LOCATION

Remote (Romania)

Job Summary

We are seeking a proficient Application Support Engineer with a minimum of 3 years of experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in IBM OS400 (AS/400) administration and/or Kubernetes/Cloud environments, preferably with Red Hat OpenShift. This role involves, as part of the application support team, troubleshooting and resolving technical issues, providing support for users and managing applications and user accounts on both OS400 and cloud environments. Strong technical background, communication and customer service skills are essential for this position.

Main tasks of the role include (but not limited to):

• Application Support (via partner personnel not for direct end customers)
• Periodical maintenance of the Clearing System application technological stack
• Monitoring and reporting for the application management part
• Business continuity / disaster recovery services for the application management part
• Partner users administration

The Live Services are aimed to provide the Clearing Services Availability to partner on both Production and Test environments.

Act as Second Level Application Support

o Is the first point of contact for partners Level 1 support for all incidents

o Undertakes initial troubleshooting and attempts resolution of incidents

o Updates / refines ticket records opened by level 1 support team for incident reporting and maintains ownership of the incident(s) until resolution

o Escalates and assigns ticket tasks to second level support and / or functional queries generation

Best practices and Processes

o Provide induction, training and mentorship to application support staff

o Provide application user trainings to internal system users (client)

o Develop and maintain application support procedures and best practices 

Technical Support and Troubleshooting
o Provide basic technical support and troubleshooting for IBM OS400 (AS/400) administration, based on accumulated knowledge base
o Provide basic technical support and troubleshooting for Kubernetes/Cloud environments, particularly Red Hat OpenShift, based on accumulated knowledge base
o Troubleshoot and resolve basic issues related to Linux and VM environments or related to IBM WebSphere, based on accumulated knowledge base
o Liaise with specific technical specialists to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues not recorded in the accumulated knowledge base or requiring further deep-down investigation

System Operations and Administration
o Oversee OS400 system operations and execute commands
o Deploy and manage applications on OpenShift, including using the OpenShift Web Console and CLI (oc)
o Manage and monitor system operations for Kubernetes environments
o Oversee Linux system operations and manage VM environments

User Account Management and System Configuration
o Manage user accounts and permissions on OS400
o Manage OpenShift clusters, ensuring proper RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
o Oversee user access and permissions in IBM WebSphere environments
o Ensure proper configuration and management of IBM WebSphere applications and OpenShift
components

Monitoring and Logging
o Utilize monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus and Grafana for OpenShift
o Monitor system performance and ensure reliability and availability
o Implement monitoring solutions for IBM OS400 and WebSphere environments
o Use monitoring tools to oversee Linux and VM environments
Backup and Recovery
o Maintain backup and recovery strategies for OS400 systems, for Kubernetes/Cloud environments
and for Linux and VM environments
o Manage backup and recovery processes for all system and components based on documented
backup and recovery processes

Incident Management and Analysis
o Handle incident management and conduct root cause analysis
o Document and escalate issues as needed, ensuring timely resolution
o Use IT Service Management (ITSM) tools such as Jira for tracking and managing support requests
Customer Service and Communication
o Provide excellent customer service and communicate effectively with users and stakeholders
o Document technical processes and create user guides
o Communicate complex technical information clearly and effectively to non-technical users

Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelors degree in computer science, Information Technology, or any related engineering field
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an application support engineer or in a similar support / customer-facing role
• Familiarity with IBM OS400 (AS/400) administration
• Familiarity with Kubernetes / Cloud environments administration, preferably Red Hat OpenShift
• Familiarity with using OpenShift Web Console and CLI (oc) and deploying and managing applications on OpenShift
• Understanding of OS400 system operations and commands
• Familiarity with using monitoring and logging tools for OpenShift
• Skilled in incident management and root cause analysis
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Proficient in using IT Service Management (ITSM) tools (e.g., Jira)
  
  

Nice to have
Experience with Linux system operations and VM troubleshooting
Experience in troubleshooting and resolving technical issues on OS400 and OpenShift
Troubleshooting experience with IBM WebSphere is a plus

Benefits
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work hours and remote work options

Employment Type
Full-time job