Application Support Engineer (2–5 years exp.)

Avepoint; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT solutions provider in Singapore is seeking an Application Support Engineer to assist clients with Level 1 and Level 2 support. The ideal candidate will have a diploma in IT and experience managing large-scale applications. They will troubleshoot issues, work closely with the R&D team, and prepare reports for client meetings. Strong communication skills, the ability to work under pressure, and a proactive attitude towards customer service are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• 1+ year experience in IT Industry managing large-scale applications support.
• Ability to converse with Mandarin speaking clients.
• Experience in Software Development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide Level 1 and Level 2 Support to existing clients.
• Communicate with customers and R&D teams about issues and bug fixes.
• Prepare weekly reports and present to clients.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Pro-active and customer-focused

Analytical and troubleshooting skills

Ability to work under pressure

Interpersonal skills

Education

Min Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science/Computer Engineering

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Job description

Overview

We are seeking bright and friendly individuals with excellent communication skills, willingness to learn and apply new technology and a track record for providing great customer service. You will have opportunities to work in a variety of challenging IT environments to quickly build up your IT and communication skills.

What will you be doing?

As the Application Support Engineer, you provide Level 1 and Level 2 Support to existing clients, serve as a primary contact to identify, troubleshoot and to provide resolutions to the reported issues. Your job is to work closely with R&D Team by conducting preliminary investigations i.e., replicating the reported issues raised and communicate to the support software engineers and Quality assurance engineers of your findings to facilitate in bug fixing.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Being a representative for project-specific customer inquiries and issues that you will take ownership and bring resolution.
• Ensure customer satisfaction in Project Support and Maintenance
• Collect information and perform deep-dive analysis, diagnosis, and troubleshoot.
• Commit to SLA for response and resolution, troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of technical issues
• Communicate efficiently with the customer and the Internal R&D team on the bug fixes needed.
• Manages the status of issues raised and ensure they are resolved effectively in a timely manner.
• Continually evaluate existing processes to streamline and enhance customer support activities.
• Manage and keep tracks of change requests, bug fixes status and system updates deployments documentations.
• Prepare weekly statistic reports and able to present professionally in the weekly progress meetings with clients.
• Prepare and keep track of user manuals documentation and versions as well as release notes for upcoming enhancement releases.
• Conduct training / hand-holding sessions with users and to guide them to troubleshoot the system to resolve software issues or problems.

Other qualities that you'll need to be a fit for this role include:

• Min Diploma in Information Technology/Computer Science/ Computer Engineering
• Preferably > 1 year experience in IT Industry managing large-scale applications support
• Pro-active, customer-focused, and comfortable dealing with clients/vendors directly.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group, executives, managers, and subject matter experts.
• Highly energetic, motivated team player, able to work under tight timelines and pressure to participate in digital transformation journey
• Good interpersonal skills, resourceful, take ownership
• Organized, meticulous, and able to work independently
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
• Delivered B2B services effectively and efficiently, aware of service management preferred.
• Preference given to vendor–based software delivery experiences.
• Experience in Software Development and Microsoft SQL Server will be an advantage
• Able to converse with mandarin speaking clients.

We look for people who value agility, passion and teamwork; those who can bring fresh ideas to the table and want the opportunity to learn, grow, and expand their careers. Bring your aptitude and build upon what you do best for our customers, partners, team, and you.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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