Senior Application & Production Support Engineer

Sword Services; Genf; Vor Ort; CHF 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Sword Services in Geneva is seeking an Application and Support Engineer to join a technical support team. You will be the primary contact for users and technical teams, handling incidents, monitoring, and coordinating production activities to ensure system stability and continuity.

You will monitor availability, investigate issues, coordinate fixes, and contribute to testing and documentation. 5–10 years of hands-on production experience with Java-based applications and relational databases are

Qualifikationen

• 5 to 10 years of hands-on experience supporting and managing production environments.
• Strong experience in troubleshooting complex technical issues, including advanced or third-level production support.
• Solid understanding of SDLC and CI/CD practices, particularly in relation to the deployment of application updates and fixes.
• Strong knowledge of Java, SQL, relational databases, XML processing, data management, and production data flows.
• Good understanding of IT service management processes, including incident, problem, change, and service request management.
• Experience with application monitoring and with designing or improving processes to automate and streamline operational activities; AWS experience is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with the capacity to remain effective when handling critical issues under pressure and to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Excellent communication and knowledge-sharing skills, with excellent English proficiency; intermediate French is an advantage.

Aufgaben

• Provide functional and technical support for business applications, managing incidents and service requests through the appropriate ticketing tools and ensuring issues are resolved within agreed service levels.
• Monitor application availability, performance, and operational notifications, taking appropriate action or escalating issues when required.
• Investigate production incidents and system defects, reproduce technical problems, and implement or coordinate corrective actions such as data fixes and configuration changes.
• Carry out regular production activities, system checks, scheduled operations, and data analysis while ensuring compliance with established procedures.
• Work closely with business users, technical teams, and external service providers to investigate issues, validate solutions, and maintain service continuity.
• Participate in testing activities associated with application enhancements, fixes, and new releases, and confirm that implemented solutions operate as expected.
• Maintain and improve operational documentation, user guides, knowledge articles, and support procedures.
• Contribute to the automation, optimization, and security of operational processes and production schedules, with particular attention to system reliability and data integrity.

Kenntnisse

Java

SQL

Relational databases

XML processing

Data management

Production data flows

CI/CD

Incident management

Problem solving

English communication

Tools

Ticketing systems

Application monitoring

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

Sword Services in Geneva is seeking an Application and Support Engineer to join a technical support team. You will be the primary contact for users and technical teams, handling incidents, monitoring, and coordinating production activities to ensure system stability and continuity.

You will monitor availability, investigate issues, coordinate fixes, and contribute to testing and documentation. 5–10 years of hands-on production experience with Java-based applications and relational databases are