Lead Engineer, Enterprise Applications

Solera Corporation; Westlake (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Solera is seeking a Lead Engineer for Enterprise Applications in Westlake to drive production app services, IAM and multi‑tier systems. You will operate across Windows and Linux, manage middleware, containers, and cloud components, while ensuring performance and security. Strong scripting and automation will be valued.

You will collaborate with IT and development teams to implement projects, document best practices, and monitor service health and availability on a global scale.

Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise application operations and IAM concepts.
• Strong troubleshooting and incident management skills.
• Ability to work across Windows and Linux environments.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and resolve complex application issues for uptime and usability.
• Provide 24x7 on-call support on a rotational basis.
• Monitor performance, uptime, and security of application services.
• Lead incident response and drive resolution to completion.
• Regularly review systems for health, security and availability.
• Collaborate with IT and development teams on project implementations.
• Document procedures to ensure repeatable guidance.
• Oversee operational integrity of tools, systems, and infrastructure.

Skills

Windows/Linux

Web applications

Middleware

Containers

Databases

Networking

Citrix/VDI

Cloud platforms

AWS

Azure

GCP

VMware

Source control & CI/CD

Java

.NET

Python

F5

HAProxy

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

VMware VEs

Job description

Lead Engineer, Enterprise Applications/Westlake

Solera is a global leader in data and software services that strives to transform every touchpoint of the vehicle lifecycle into a connected digital experience. We also protect life’s other most important assets – our homes and digital identities – processing over 300million digital transactions annually for approximately 235,000 partners and customers in more than 90 countries.

Role

This role will play a crucial part in Solera’s day‑to‑day operations and initiatives. The successful candidate will possess a deep level of technical experience surrounding identity and access management, focused on production application services support for Windows and Linux operating systems and proprietary software platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Diagnose and resolve complex application issues to ensure optimal performance and usability for the various systems and users, coordinating with department heads to pinpoint and fix issues.
• Provide 24×7 on‑call support on a rotational basis.
• Monitor application performance to measure uptime and downtime and implement strategies to improve availability and performance.
• Manage and resolve technical issues as they arise, provide incident reports, and see through the resolution process to its end.
• Conduct regular reviews of systems to ensure application health, security, and availability.
• Collaborate with IT and development teams to ensure software projects are properly implemented and to update applications as required.
• Document procedures and practices in a clear, concise manner, ensuring that the organization can continue to rely on this guidance in the future.
• Be responsible for monitoring, measuring, performance, availability, security, recovery, and throughput of application services.
• Oversee the operational integrity of tools, systems, and infrastructure, including technical or process changes that could impact application services.

What You’ll Bring

• A passion for excellence in delivery of service to customers and colleagues alike.
• A drive to improve operational processes and procedures.
• Strong familiarity with a broad range of technologies: Windows/Linux, multi‑tier web applications, middleware (web/app servers, containers, message queues, etc.), containers, databases, networking, Citrix/VDI, and more.
• Strong affinity to automate repetitive tasks and streamline processes that reduce outages and deliver quick results.
• Familiarity with public and private cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and VMware virtualized system environments.
• Knowledgeable in source control management and CI/CD.
• Good understanding of application architecture and databases, with knowledge of Java, .NET, and Python preferred.
• Networking architecture understanding (F5, HAProxy).

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYERThe Solera group is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws.