Production Support- Windows

2 days ago

Chicago, IL, United States Software Technology, Inc. Full-time

Software Support Associate

Assist Wealth Management team with ongoing production support work for the Windows desktop applications. As a Software Support Associate you are responsible for supporting numerous Windows desktop applications. You work hard to stay on top of fast changing technology and invest a lot of energy in learning new tricks. You are caught up on industry trends in client development frameworks and also anticipate what the near future will bring.

Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of Level 2 and/or Level 3 experience
  • Windows Servers
  • Windows Desktop
  • Vended Applications (in-house and SaaS)
  • SQL/Oracle databases
  • Middleware Web Services
  • Web Applications
  • You have a strong understanding of APIs and how to use them in practice.

Knowledge of:

  • Windows infrastructure: Understanding of domain groups from a software support perspective.
  • Directory security and permissions. Basic familiarity with networking concepts such as firewall rules, VPN, access lists, etc.
  • Experience with coding Java / Pivotal Cloud Foundry / SQL
  • Communication: written and verbal

Nice to Haves:

  • Application Support experience

Tasks & Responsibilities:

  • Partner with the development team, business support, end users, and other IT personnel to support and implement end to end solutions.
  • Use basic programming knowledge to create or modify scripts and programs.
  • Constantly looks for better ways of solving technical problems and designing the solution by not being afraid of challenging the status quo.
  • Mentor and coach others on the team.
  • Support existing software systems and platforms and hook in applications to applicable data sources.
  • Write both unit and integration tests and develop automation tools for daily tasks.
  • Create and maintain Disaster Recovery plans and participate in DR Testing.
  • Participate in knowledge transfer sessions to understand the application that is being transferred to support.