Lead Application Support Engineer

CareGard Warranty Services, Inc.

$90K — $110K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in technical application or production support roles
  • Proficient in SQL for data querying and updates
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
  • Familiarity with change management processes
  • Excellent written communication for documentation and escalation
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on system stability
  • Ability to prioritize multiple requests and meet SLA expectations

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Application Support team at AFG
  • Report on team operations health to executives
  • Establish and manage SLA metrics
  • Respond to and resolve support tickets promptly
  • Perform configuration changes following protocols
  • Develop and execute simple scripts for resolution
  • Troubleshoot applications to identify and fix issues

Benefits

  • Opportunity for professional growth in a rapidly expanding company
  • Collaborative work environment with engineering and operations
  • Hands-on involvement with critical business applications
  • On-call rotation for diverse issue exposure
  • Onsite role in a dynamic location at Grapevine, Texas
Full Job Description
AFG is growing rapidly, and we are looking for an Application Support Engineer who can ensure the stability, reliability, and efficiency of our business-critical applications. This role is ideal for someone who excels at troubleshooting, supporting complex systems, and collaborating across engineering and operations to keep applications running smoothly. You will play a key part in maintaining system performance, resolving technical issues, and helping our teams leverage technology to meet business objectives.

Summary: The Lead Application Support Engineer role is responsible for leading a team that administers applications critical for the operations of the business and resolving technical support tickets related to these systems. This role works closely with engineering and operations to troubleshoot problems, identify requirements, apply systems changes, report updates, and support users via user interface changes or changes applied via SQL or other simple scripts.

Responsibilities:
  • Lead the Application Support discipline at AFG
  • Report to executives the health of the team operations
  • Establish, manage, report, and meet SLA's
  • Respond to and resolve application support tickets in a timely manner that meets our internal SLA goals
  • Perform system configuration changes following change management procedures
  • Modify, build, and execute simple scripts (Python/SQL) to investigate and resolve data-related issues or meet configuration needs
  • Troubleshoot application behavior and identify root cause
  • Escalate complex issues to engineering
  • Maintain accurate records of issues, resolutions, and changes via our ticketing system
  • Support system stability by following established processes and controls
  • Develop and maintain deep functional knowledge of the applications used in business operations to effectively support end users
  • Document and improve processes
  • Perform quality assurance validations
  • Join an on-call rotation


Location: This is an onsite role in Grapevine, Texas. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor work visas.Skills & Qualifications:
  • Experience in a technical application support, production support, or similar operational role
  • Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills across application and data issues
  • Working knowledge of SQL for querying and updating data
  • Familiarity with change management processes and operational controls
  • Ability to follow documented procedures while exercising sound judgment when troubleshooting
  • Strong written communication skills for documenting issues, resolutions, and escalations
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple support requests while meeting SLA expectations
  • Comfort working cross-functionally with engineering and operations
  • Detail-oriented with a focus on system stability and accuracy
  • Ability to learn and support multiple applications used in daily business operations

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