Application Support Engineer
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Job description
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Handle and resolve application-level incidents, problems, service requests and changes across supported platforms.
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Ensure completeness, accuracy and quality of ticket handling and documentation.
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Support, guide and train L1 Support Engineers to improve first-contact resolution and operational maturity.
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Actively monitor, investigate and restore application services and integrations.
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Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in monitoring, automation, documentation and operational procedures.
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Ensure compliance with Professional Services processes, security and quality requirements., Service Operations & Ticket Management
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Perform daily review and handling of application support ticket queues (INC / SRQ / CHG / PRB).
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Monitor and manage the shared application support mailbox, ensuring timely response and appropriate ticket creation or escalation.
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Act as advanced support for application-related incidents raised by L1 or monitoring tools.
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Support Follow-the-Sun queues by monitoring, resolving or re-assigning incidents to the appropriate teams.
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Ensure SLA targets and service operation KPIs are met.
Incident, Problem & Investigation Handling
- Perform in-depth technical analysis and troubleshooting of application-related incidents and problems.
- Carry out internal investigations using logs, databases, monitoring tools, documentation, GSMA specifications and knowledge bases.
- Identify recurring issues and contribute to problem management activities when required.
- Collaborate with Application Engineers, Database Engineers, IT Stack Engineers and R&D teams to resolve complex issues.
- Track and follow up software defects and bugs through tools such as JIRA until resolution and validation.
Application & Platform Operations
- Restore application services following alerts from monitoring platforms (e.g. Splunk ITSI).
- Perform defined operational activities in production environments following approved procedures, including: profile state changes (via UI or scripts), EID / ICCID / profile deletions, IP whitelisting, troubleshoot and resolve data import errors across multiple application versions and customers.
- Support specific application components such as e-Portal, simulators and notification services.
Customer & Business Operations Support
- Coordinate and support recurring customer operational activities.
- Coordinate certificate renewal activities with customers and internal teams.
- Handle customer-specific operational requests requiring advanced application access or scripting.
- Provide technical support for MNO notifications and integration-related issues.
Monitoring, Automation & Continuous Improvement
- Configure, improve and maintain monitoring dashboards and alerts (e.g. Splunk, Thruk).
- Identify gaps in monitoring and trigger corrective actions.
- Design, test and support feasible automation processes for recurring Customer Support duties.
- Perform operational maintenance activities such as disk space cleanup on application hosts.
- Evaluate, improve and document work instructions, procedures and operational standards.
Knowledge Management & Enablement
- Maintain and update L1 and application support documentation and procedures in Confluence.
- Ensure accurate knowledge base and CMDB updates according to defined processes.
- Train and support newcomers and existing L1 agents.
- Act as on-call support for L1 agents when required.
- Provide day-to-day guidance to L1 agents and L1 team leaders regarding operations and procedures.
Governance, Compliance & Planning
- Follow Professional Services global policies, tools and procedures.
- Ensure compliance with information security and service operation requirements.
- Inform Customer Support leadership and the Global Resource Coordinator when unplanned work impacts planned activities.
- Manage time according to assigned activities and ensure accurate time reporting.
- Participate in continuous service quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
- Strong experience in application support and production operations.
- Advanced operational knowledge of Linux operating systems.
- Log analysis and troubleshooting of distributed applications.
- Database knowledge (SQL / NoSQL - Oracle, Couchbase is a plus).
- Experience with monitoring tools (Splunk, ITSI, Thruk, Nagios - plus).
- Knowledge of ITIL-based service management processes (SNOW is a plus).
- Bug tracking and collaboration with R&D teams (JIRA).
- Scripting and operational tooling for production environments.
- Knowledge of secure production environments.
Soft Skills
- Ability to work accurately under pressure and adapt to change.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset.
- High attention to detail and quality.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Team-oriented, proactive and learning-driven attitude.
- Ability to document and explain technical topics clearly., * Advanced understanding of complex application ecosystems.
- Experience with application onboarding, integration and configuration.
- Automation and process optimization mindset.
- Project coordination and stakeholder management skills.
- Knowledge of mobile, telecom, SaaS and cloud-based solutions.
Benefits & conditions
- Cultural and diversity: people-oriented environment with diverse nationalities, strong team spirit and flat hierarchies.
- Equal Opportunity Employer and LGBT+ friendly.
- Global collaboration with stakeholders worldwide.
- Career development: continuous training, coaching and talent development programs.
- Social benefits: flexible compensation (transport tickets, training, private insurance, etc.), own canteen with breakfast and lunch service.
- Work-life balance: flexible working hours with the option to work remotely (M-Th8:30-17:30 and Fri8:30-15:30; 3 days of remote work).