Advantage ERP Application Platform Specialist

Cognizant; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance

Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off

401(k) plan and contributions

Long-term/Short-term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Job summary

Cognizant is hiring an Advantage ERP application Platform Specialist to independently manage and troubleshoot batch job execution, ensuring uninterrupted processing. You will develop and maintain transaction files with proper version control and ensure compliance across ERP subsystems.

The role requires strong legacy Java (EJB), SQL (MySQL/Oracle), and Shell Scripting skills, plus excellent communication. On-call during US non-biz hours is expected.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree preferred.
• Strong Java, SQL (MySQL/Oracle) and scripting skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication across teams.
• Willingness to work on-call during US nights for batch jobs.
• Experience in business or functional analysis is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage and troubleshoot batch job execution for uninterrupted processing.
• Develop, troubleshoot, and maintain transaction files with version control.
• Ensure operational compliance and understand multiple ERP-related subsystems.
• Coordinate with stakeholders for development and QA of forms and related work.
• Liaise with infrastructure teams to troubleshoot server, network, and storage issues.
• Document system environments and update knowledge repositories regularly.
• Adhere to processes and propose improvements to keep operations stable.

Skills

Legacy Java (EJB)

MySQL

Oracle Database

Shell Scripting

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree preferred

Job description

Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship. Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

We are seeking an Advantage ERP application Platform Specialist to independently manage & troubleshoot all the issues reported in batch job execution ensuring uninterrupted transaction processing.

What you’ll do In the role, you will:

• Ensure uninterrupted batch transaction processing without impacting the business

• Independently work on Application development, troubleshooting and maintain transaction files with appropriate level of version controlling

• Ensure Operational compliance and demonstrate functional understanding of various agencies and the associated transaction files as a part of Advantage ERP applications

• Plan & coordinate with multiple stakeholders for a timely completion of all activities including development and QA for Forms and associated work

• Liaise with & jointly work with various infrastructure support groups like servers, network, storage for troubleshooting

• Understand the business environment, technical environment and the functional aspects of all the sub auxiliary systems and files, their interactions, failure points

• Develop and periodically update all system documentation to ensure business continuity

• Adhere to set processes, propose any improvements in the processes, update the knowledge repository regularly to ensure operations running smooth and environment is maintained fully stable

What you’ll need to succeed:

• Candidates with Engineering degree will be preferred

• Deep technical skills in legacy Java including EJB, My SQL and Oracle Database

• Experience in Shell Scripting

• Excellent verbal & written communication skills since the person needs to work across multiple teams

• Willingness to work on-call at US non-biz hrs since the core batch jobs will run in the night and any failure in those activities will require the person to jump in to troubleshooting

• Experience in business or functional analysis is very much desirable as this will give a good understand how various subsystems function

We offer the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long-term/Short-term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave

Disclaimer: The salary, other compensation, and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. Cognizant reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.