Application Support Analyst

Job#: 2044158

Job Description:

Apex Systems, a World-Class Technology Solutions Provider, is seeking applicants for the below position on behalf of our client.  Please apply if interested and qualified.  Please note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.
Position: Application Support Analyst
Location: Plano, TX
Duration : 12 Month Contract 
Rate Range : $58.85/hr
Position Overview:
Responsibilities include:
• Responsible for Incident management and conducting proper problem follow-up.
• Proactively monitor and manage the production environment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve application problems including but not limited to job failures, feed management, monitoring etc.
• Improve and or create documentation of support policies and procedures
• Understanding, in depth, the business processes supported by the system.
• Support application releases, implementations, upgrades, and/or changes into the environment.
• Ensuring continuity and quality by owning the resolution of issues across platforms. Tracking progress and escalating as appropriate unless resolution reached.
• To ensure that applications and related services are documented and kept current.
• Maintaining a knowledge base of known defects and issues, process, techniques etc.
• Takes part in production support rotation, and responding and resolving production problems
• Weekend or after hours work is required to support critical business initiatives such as application deployments (Pre Post
activities), infrastructure changes, Industry-wide tests, or Disaster Recovery tests.
• Build strong partnership with Development, Infrastructure and platform teams
• 5+ years of experience in development or production support
• 5+ years in following: Appian, Oracle Database, SQL Server Database, J2EE, UNIX, Windows, MQ, MuleSoft
• Ability to solve production down situations under tight SLA deadlines, including root cause and problem resolution follow-up
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, including the ability to organize time, work on multiple tasks, and follow tasks and projects through to completion, while keeping all interested parties properly updated.
• Autosys (job scheduler)
• SoapUI
• Informatica
*Please note that as a contract employee of Apex Systems, benefits include the below with employee contribution*  

• Health
• Dental
• Vision
• Life Insurance; Short Term Disability
• Hospitalization Coverage
• Direct Deposit
• Weekly Pay Periods
• Training and Development Programs

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