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Application Support Engineer

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Job DescriptionJob Description Application Support Engineer

Location: Dallas, TX or Tampa, FL Contract-to-Hire | Industry: Financial Services Experience Level: Mid-Senior (4+ years)

About the Role

Were seeking a

skilled Application Support Engineer

to join a leading financial services organization. Youll play a critical role in maintaining production application stability, resolving incidents, implementing automation, and supporting audits and disaster recovery for complex enterprise platforms. This is a

contract-to-hire position

for professionals with strong hands-on skills in both application and infrastructure layers.

Key Responsibilities

Analyze, triage, and resolve

critical production alerts and application defects .

Own end-to-end

incident resolution and root cause analysis

with a proactive mindset.

Review and maintain

knowledge base articles and runbooks

in collaboration with development teams.

Support

audit responses ,

BCM documentation , and

disaster recovery execution .

Drive

automation

initiatives to reduce manual work in application monitoring and support.

Lead and execute

production deployments , including vendor application upgrades.

Collaborate closely with internal dev teams to provide feedback into application design.

Promote and align with

risk and control processes

throughout daily support activities.

Must-Have Qualifications

4+ years of experience

in application support or related IT roles.

Strong expertise in:

Java/J2EE ,

Oracle/SQL ,

IBM MQ ,

ServiceNow (SNOW)

/ ITIL processes,

Splunk ,

Autosys

Proficient in

Linux/Unix

environments and cloud platforms like

AWS .

Solid understanding of

application infrastructure

and troubleshooting methodologies.

Bachelors degree (or equivalent technical experience).

Skills

Experience with

Docker/Kubernetes

or other containerization technologies.

Familiarity with

IIB

(IBM Integration Bus) and basic

networking concepts .

Background in the

Finance & Securities

domain.

Passion for transparency, collaborative teamwork, and ongoing learning.

Strong documentation, communication, and cross-functional engagement skills.

Additional Details

Candidates must be

local to Dallas, TX or Tampa, FL .

This is a

W2-only contract-to-hire

role.

US and Green Card holders only.