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Application Support Engineering Associate

London, England, GBFull-time2026-11-08 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Maintain stability, availability, and performance of critical business applications in complex production environments.

Role type

Senior Application Support Engineer

Builds

Supports essential day-to-day business operations for financial market infrastructure

Domain

Financial services / Post-trade market infrastructure

Required skills

Java/J2EE support, Oracle and SQL troubleshooting, Linux/Unix administration, Python scripting, Splunk/Grafana/Datadog/AutoSys monitoring, IBM MQ/Kafka messaging, Azure/AWS cloud platforms, Kubernetes/Docker/OpenShift containers, ITIL processes (Incident/Change/Problem)

Preferred skills

SRE best practices, automation implementation, disaster recovery procedures

Technologies

Java, J2EE, Oracle, SQL, Linux, Unix, Python, Splunk, Grafana, Datadog, AutoSys, IBM MQ, Kafka, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift

Responsibilities

Provide production support for critical applications ensuring timely resolution of incidents and defects; Monitor application health and respond to alerts using enterprise monitoring tools; Perform troubleshooting and root cause analysis; Collaborate with development and infrastructure teams to resolve technical problems; Maintain and update support documentation and operational runbooks; Support application deployments and vendor upgrades; Execute Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity procedures; Identify and implement automation opportunities; Partner with development teams to enhance application reliability and operational performance.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC