SONG > Lead - Application Maintenance and Support

9018 AccentureSolutionsPvtLtd. Company; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture Kochi is seeking a Lead - Application Maintenance Support Specialist with 5-8 years of experience in Node.js or Java and frontend skills. You will guide juniors, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure stable production operations with robust monitoring and timely incident resolution.

Strong debugging, data troubleshooting, and API/microservices experience are essential, along with cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure/GCP) and CI/CD pipelines. Leadership across shifts is expected.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in application development/maintenance.
• Hands-on expertise in Node.js or Java.
• Solid understanding of frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or similar).
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills across application layers.
• Proficiency in data troubleshooting and API/microservices work.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with monitoring and logging tools and strong communication/leadership.

Responsibilities

• Act as a senior point of contact for major development, maintenance and production support activities.
• Lead the resolution of incidents, performance issues, and outages with minimal business impact.
• Perform RCA and drive permanent solutions for recurring problems.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for quality delivery, deployments and stability.
• Review and improve monitoring, logging and alerting mechanisms.
• Ensure SLAs and stakeholder communication; work across shifts during critical windows.

Skills

Node.js

Java

React/Angular

Cloud Platform

CI/CD

Monitoring

Education

Graduation

Tools

Splunk

ELK

New Relic

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Job Title – Lead - Application Maintenance Support – Specialist - ACS Song Management Level: Level 9- Specialist Location: Kochi Must have skills: Node.Js/Java Good to have skills: Cloud Platform Experience: 5 -8 years of experience is required Educational Qualification: Graduation (Accurate educational details should capture)

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Lead Application Maintenance Support Engineer with strong expertise in Node.js or Java, along with Front-End technologies. The ideal candidate should not only have deep technical skills in debugging and problem resolution but also the ability to guide junior members, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and ensure stable and reliable application operations.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Act as a senior point of contact for major application development, application maintenance and production support activities.
• Lead the resolution of complex incidents, performance issues, and outages, ensuring minimal business impact.
• Perform detailed root cause analysis (RCA) and drive permanent solutions for recurring problems.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior team members.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality of delivery , seamless deployments and system stability.
• Review and improve existing monitoring, logging, and alerting mechanisms.
• Ensure compliance with SLAs, escalation protocols, and stakeholder communication.
• Work flexibly across rotational shifts and provide leadership during critical support windows.

Professional and Technical Skills

• 5-8 years of experience in application development /maintenance with strong exposure to production systems.
• Hands-on expertise in Node.js or Java.
• Solid understanding of frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or similar).
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills across application layers.
• Proficiency in data troubleshooting.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, and web-based applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, ELK, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to handle escalations and stakeholder updates.

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Professional and Technical Skills

• 5-8 years of experience in application development /maintenance with strong exposure to production systems.
• Hands-on expertise in Node.js or Java.
• Solid understanding of frontend frameworks (React, Angular, or similar).
• Strong debugging and performance tuning skills across application layers.
• Proficiency in data troubleshooting.
• Experience with APIs, microservices, and web-based applications.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, ELK, New Relic, Grafana, Prometheus).
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to handle escalations and stakeholder updates.

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