Sr Application Support Analyst (Middle & Back Office - Informatica)
Full-time. Reporting into the Production Services Team lead (US) in New York, this support role covers the day-to-day support of operations technology platforms, working in collaboration with global stakeholders and regional teams. Will suit a self-starter who is looking for a career in production support and takes pride in making a difference to support the business-critical processes.
Role includes :
- Demonstrates understanding of the fundamentals of programming concepts, interpreting technical specifications and development standards
- Utilizes knowledge of service level delivery to offer superior service.
- Understands effects of IT Architecture on performance.
- Demonstrates working knowledge of Financial Services Industry concepts and is able to apply them internally.
- Responsible for the proper functioning of existing applications and infrastructure.
- Identifying problems, crafting and aiding in implementing the solutions, and providing continuing support
- Perform Impact analysis of the reported issues or risks and try to find root causes and solve the issue by going through the business and systems workflow.
- IT Delivery / Control / Process / Stability
- KPI statistics relating to individual / teams capacity, performance and CSI
- Professional Ethics Compliance and Risk Management
- Industrialising the different processes
- Maintaining Knowledge Management
Responsibilities will include :
Dealing with support escalations from Level 1 team, including complex user and monitoring support queries, with as minimal as possible escalations to L3 teamsWork as senior support analyst to provide hands-on support to Operations and settlement systemsPlanning and execution of proactive non-ticket tasks (such as automation or tool implementations)To provide user query support and monitoring support queries, with as minimal as possible escalations to development teamsTo provide batch support, health checks at the start of the day / end of the dayTo use firm standard support tools and processesTo provide weekend support related activities on rotation basisTo deploy code / configuration change / releases into the pre & production environmentsThe duties of Senior Support Analysts can be broken into four distinct categories : prevention; correction; adaptation; and perfection.Prevention relies on ensuring that hardware changes or additional modules do not interrupt an application's function.Correction is the continual monitoring and fixing of issues that arise, including bug fixes.Adaptation is the modification of applications to comply with new standards and new systemsPerfection is the improvement of application / infrastructure to enhance performance or reliabilityTo work as a strong team playerSkills, experience, qualifications and knowledge required :
Strong database knowledge – SQL / Sybase / OracleInformatica as a tool for logs and reports.Basic knowledge of programming languages – JAVA or C++ will be a plusKnowledge of the Financial Services IndustryHands-on IT support experience & knowledge of Middle Office systems, Settlement systems will be highly advantageousKnowledge of scheduling tools – AutosysExperience of functional / technical support / investment banking environment desirableExperience of monitoring software and maintaining / improving rule basesHands-on experience of using tools such as Remedy or Service Now - DesirableWorking within ITIL standards and structured, formal environments - ITIL qualifications – BeneficialHands-on support knowledge of middleware tools (MQ, Tibco) will be a plusProfessional Attributes :
Excellent analytical and communication skills including ability to provide clear and concise status to senior management / summarise key messagesAbility to prioritise, sense of UrgencyProblem-solving mindset and solution-enabler - Ability to identify problems, make decisions and drive solutionsPragmatic, able to adapt to various situations and applications, ready to work under pressureAbility to inspire co-operation and co-ordinate activities across teamsWillingness to accurately document and share information with global peer groupEqual Employment Opportunity Statement : Our company is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.
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