L2 Application Support Engineer

Mynt; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career growth opportunities

Competitive compensation package

Collaborative team environment

Job summary

GCash, part of Mynt, is seeking an experienced IT Operations professional to own investigation, incident response, and observability across cloud-native services in the Philippines. You will drive root-cause analysis, document war-room outcomes, and lead post-incident knowledge updates.

The role emphasizes automation, tool development with Python, and a strong transition of services to production with robust runbooks and training for L1/L2 teams. A senior, independent contributor is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent.
• 7+ years in IT application support, SRE, DevOps, software development, or related tech operations.
• 3+ years in senior L2/L3 or equivalent production support in a high-traffic, cloud-native environment.
• Ability to work independently and interface with senior engineers and stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux, relational databases, Kubernetes, and ITSM.
• Ability to read and navigate application source code for root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Independently investigate escalated incidents using logs, traces, and queries; drill down to code when needed.
• Replicate production issues end-to-end and document root causes with impact and blast radius.
• Propose fixes with clear, actionable directions for delivery teams.
• Raise precise bugs with reproduction steps, evidence, and recommended solutions.
• Collaborate with Dev, QA, and architects to drive solutions to production and close the loop.

Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

Tools

Unix/Linux

MySQL/PostgreSQL

Kubernetes

ITSM platform

Python

Job description

Do you want to take the first step in making Filipinos’ lives better everyday? Here in GCash we want to stay at the forefront of the FinTech industry by creating innovative, meaningful, and convenient financial solutions for the nation! G ka ba? Join the G Nation today!

What You Will Do

Investigation & Bug Management

• Independently investigate escalated, non-playbook incidents using application logs, distributed traces, database queries, and source code — investigation goes all the way down to the code level when needed

• Replicate production issues end-to-end and produce a clear, structured root cause document — covering the trigger, failure mechanism, blast radius, and business impact

• Craft a well-reasoned solution recommendation based on the identified root cause and failure pattern — not just a workaround or a follow-up; a proposed fix direction that delivery teams can act on

• Raise and document bugs with the precision and completeness that development teams need to move immediately — reproduction steps, log evidence, code-level findings, impact scope, and recommended solution approach

• Work actively with delivery teams (Dev, QA, architects) to drive the proposed solution to production; own the closure loop — not just the escalation

Incident Response

• Serve as the technical SME for incidents affecting your assigned services

• Engage immediately during major incidents — correlate signals across observability platforms, perform log analysis, drive parallel investigation tracks, and execute workarounds within SLA

• Participate in war room calls; contribute structured, evidence-based troubleshooting

AIOps & Observability

• Use AIOps Observability platforms for deep-dive investigation — correlate APM traces, infrastructure metrics, log data, and anomaly signals to isolate root cause faster and with more precision

• Identify gaps in service observability — missing monitors, unmapped services, incomplete trace coverage — and raise actionable recommendations to improve investigation capability across assigned services

• Understand how alerts flow from observability tools into the incident pipeline; distinguish signal from noise during active incidents

Runbook & Knowledge Management

• Own runbook and KB article coverage for all assigned services — current, accurate, and executable by L1

• Produce post-incident documentation (impact, RCA, mitigation, updated runbook) after every major incident

• Conduct knowledge transfer sessions to the L1 Technical Service Desk for newly documented playbooks

Automation & Tools Development

• Identify and build automation solutions that reduce ticket volume and cut handling time

• Develop tools using Python and scripting; contribute to internal automation platforms

Service Transition

• Own the L2 side of Operational Readiness for new or enhanced products — participate in training, shadowing, and reverse-shadowing with development tribes

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent

• At least 7 years in IT application support, SRE, DevOps, software development, or a related technical operations role

• At least 3 years in a senior L2, L3, or equivalent production support role in a high-traffic, distributed, cloud-native environment

• Demonstrated experience working independently — owning services, making technical decisions, and interfacing directly with senior engineers, architects, and business stakeholders without supervisory oversight

• Hands-on experience with Unix/Linux, relational databases (MySQL or PostgreSQL), Kubernetes, and an ITSM platform

• Demonstrated ability to read and navigate application source code to the level required for root cause analysis and solution formulation — prior software development, SRE, or DevOps experience is strongly preferred

What We Offer

Opportunity for career growth and development in the #1 FinTech company in the country Working with a dynamic and highly collaborative team who want to change the game A company that values their people with highly competitive and flexible compensation and benefits package