4 Staffing Corp
Application Support Analyst Investment Technology (Financial Services)
4 Staffing Corp, Newark, New Jersey, us, 07175
About the job Application Support Analyst Investment Technology (Financial Services)
Application Support Analyst Investment Technology (Financial Services) - Location: Hybrid NYC Metro or NJ preferred (2-3 days onsite) - Full-time regular employment | US Citizen/Green Card Holders only
A leading global investment management firm is seeking a highly motivated Application Support Analyst to join their growing technology team. This group operates in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is undergoing a significant transformation under new leadership. This role offers an opportunity to support mission-critical applications across investment, operations, and data platforms.
Position Overview: You'll be part of a hands-on application support team responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and integrity of enterprise investment platforms. The right candidate is a strong problem-solver with a passion for technology operations, who thrives in complex, data-driven environments and is excited to contribute to digital transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide day-to-day production support for a suite of investment, operations, and client-facing applications. Own and manage nightly data processing workflows, including large-volume file transfers from third-party vendors. Serve as a primary escalation point for system failures (including rotational on-call evenings/weekends). Perform root cause analysis and create incident and problem reports for technology and business stakeholders. Work cross-functionally with development, infrastructure, and vendor teams to drive resolution and improvements. Monitor, document, and optimize change, incident, and problem management processes. Build strong internal relationships with business users and technology partners across departments. Manage vendor relationships for external systems, coordinating issue resolution and strategic upgrades. Required Qualifications:
4+ years of experience in Application Support, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or similar technical operations roles. Prior experience supporting financial applications or working within capital markets/asset management firms. Strong troubleshooting, investigation, and analytical skills. Familiarity with public cloud platforms, particularly AWS or Azure. Solid SQL skills and experience querying relational databases (MS SQL preferred). Working knowledge of Linux, including ability to write and execute shell commands. Experience using job scheduling tools (e.g., Autosys, Control-M). Familiarity with monitoring tools and designing alerting strategies. Strong written documentation skills and attention to process detail. Effective communicator who can work collaboratively in high-pressure environments. Preferred Skills:
Experience writing scripts or making small code changes (Python, Shell, etc.) for automation or bug fixes. Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple production issues in a fast-paced, global setting. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Prior exposure to ITIL frameworks and working within structured change/incident management systems. Comfortable operating independently, with strong ownership and follow-through.
Application Support Analyst Investment Technology (Financial Services) - Location: Hybrid NYC Metro or NJ preferred (2-3 days onsite) - Full-time regular employment | US Citizen/Green Card Holders only
A leading global investment management firm is seeking a highly motivated Application Support Analyst to join their growing technology team. This group operates in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is undergoing a significant transformation under new leadership. This role offers an opportunity to support mission-critical applications across investment, operations, and data platforms.
Position Overview: You'll be part of a hands-on application support team responsible for ensuring the stability, performance, and integrity of enterprise investment platforms. The right candidate is a strong problem-solver with a passion for technology operations, who thrives in complex, data-driven environments and is excited to contribute to digital transformation initiatives.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide day-to-day production support for a suite of investment, operations, and client-facing applications. Own and manage nightly data processing workflows, including large-volume file transfers from third-party vendors. Serve as a primary escalation point for system failures (including rotational on-call evenings/weekends). Perform root cause analysis and create incident and problem reports for technology and business stakeholders. Work cross-functionally with development, infrastructure, and vendor teams to drive resolution and improvements. Monitor, document, and optimize change, incident, and problem management processes. Build strong internal relationships with business users and technology partners across departments. Manage vendor relationships for external systems, coordinating issue resolution and strategic upgrades. Required Qualifications:
4+ years of experience in Application Support, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or similar technical operations roles. Prior experience supporting financial applications or working within capital markets/asset management firms. Strong troubleshooting, investigation, and analytical skills. Familiarity with public cloud platforms, particularly AWS or Azure. Solid SQL skills and experience querying relational databases (MS SQL preferred). Working knowledge of Linux, including ability to write and execute shell commands. Experience using job scheduling tools (e.g., Autosys, Control-M). Familiarity with monitoring tools and designing alerting strategies. Strong written documentation skills and attention to process detail. Effective communicator who can work collaboratively in high-pressure environments. Preferred Skills:
Experience writing scripts or making small code changes (Python, Shell, etc.) for automation or bug fixes. Proven ability to manage and prioritize multiple production issues in a fast-paced, global setting. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Prior exposure to ITIL frameworks and working within structured change/incident management systems. Comfortable operating independently, with strong ownership and follow-through.