Senior Enterprise Applications EngineerNew York, NY

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP seeks a Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands-on ownership of enterprise business applications. You will guide architecture, integrations, workflow automation, and Windows Server-based components to ensure secure, reliable operations across the firm.

You will partner with stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams to evaluate solutions, manage risks, and drive enhancements.

Qualifications

• Eight+ years administering and engineering enterprise apps.
• Strong SQL Server, T-SQL, SSIS; performance troubleshooting.
• Experience with Windows Server, IIS, and integrations.
• Ability to lead complex projects and vendor engagements.
• Power Automate or similar workflow automation experience preferred.
• PowerShell or scripting a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own hands-on implementation, support, and optimization of enterprise apps and automations.
• Lead requirements discovery and translate needs into technical designs.
• Manage DB troubleshooting, vendor coordination, and data integrity.
• Design and support SQL-based data solutions and integrations.
• Configure Windows Server components and coordinate with infra teams.
• Escalate and resolve complex application and automation issues.
• Lead patches, upgrades, tests, deployments, and handoffs with minimal disruption.
• Develop monitoring, alerts, and operational controls for apps and workflows.
• Create technical designs, support procedures, and troubleshooting docs.
• Coach engineers and promote adherence to established practices.
• Collaborate with Security/Engineering to maintain compliance.

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

T-SQL

SSIS

Power Automate

PowerShell

Windows Server

IIS

SQL Server Agent

Job description

Position Summary:

As a senior member of the Information Technology team, the Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer provides technical leadership and hands-on ownership of the design, implementation, support, maintenance, and ongoing optimization of the firm's enterprise business applications. This role serves as a senior technical resource for application architecture, integrations, workflow automation, databases, and related Windows Server-based components, ensuring secure, reliable, scalable, and efficient business operations.

The ideal candidate combines advanced troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with substantial experience supporting enterprise applications in a professional services environment. Success in this role requires independent technical judgment and excellent analytical skills, ownership of complex initiatives from requirements through implementation and operational handoff, and the ability to guide technical colleagues. The Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer partners with business stakeholders, vendors, and IT teams to evaluate solution options, communicate risks and dependencies, deliver enhancements, and resolve complex issues.

Reporting Structure:

The Senior Enterprise Applications Engineer will report directly to the Senior Manager of Enterprise Applications and Endpoint Engineering.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own the hands-on implementation, support, and optimization of enterprise applications, integrations, and automation solutions to improve reliability and operational efficiency.
• Lead requirements discovery with business stakeholders, translate business needs into technical designs, and evaluate solution options, risks, and dependencies.
• Lead application-specific database troubleshooting and vendor coordination, partnering with third-party database support providers on SQL Server reliability, performance, security, and availability.
• Design, develop, and support complex SQL-based data solutions, integrations, and automation workflows, ensuring data integrity, maintainability, business process efficiency, and secure information exchange across enterprise systems.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot application components hosted on Windows Server, including IIS-hosted applications, integrations, and scheduled processes. Partner with infrastructure teams and vendors on dependencies, performance, reliability, and lifecycle requirements.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex application, integration, and automation issues. Coordinate with vendors, business stakeholders, and IT teams to identify root causes, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence.
• Lead and directly implement application patches, upgrades, integrations, and platform changes, including impact assessments, testing, deployment and rollback planning, and operational handoff. Follow change management standards and minimize business disruption.
• Develop and maintain proactive monitoring, alerting, and operational controls for applications, integrations, automation workflows, and scheduled processes to support timely detection and response.
• Develop and maintain technical designs, support procedures, troubleshooting documentation, and reusable guidance covering engineering practices, change management, escalation, and operational handoffs.
• Provide technical and procedural guidance to applications engineers through hands-on coaching, paired troubleshooting, technical peer reviews, process walkthroughs, and knowledge sharing. Strengthen independent problem-solving and consistent adherence to established practices.
• Partner with Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering teams to maintain compliance with security standards and support the secure, reliable operation of enterprise applications.

Position Specific Skills and Requirements:

• Minimum eight years of progressively responsible experience administering, supporting, and engineering enterprise applications and related SQL Server environments.
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server, T-SQL, SSIS packages, query analysis, stored procedures, and complex application database troubleshooting, including performance and operational issue resolution.
• Strong hands-on experience with Windows Server, IIS, SQL Server Integration Services, SQL Server Agent, scheduled jobs, application services, and systems integrations, including database connectivity, authentication, permissions, certificates, and cross-system dependencies.
• Demonstrated experience independently leading and implementing complex application projects and upgrades in accordance with established change management processes.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical vendor engagements, evaluating recommendations, and driving complex issue resolution.
• Demonstrated ability to coach engineers, explain technical decisions, and reinforce established processes and procedures.
• Experience with Power Automate or similar workflow automation tools is preferred, including approvals, notifications, data movement, and operational workflows.
• PowerShell or other scripting experience is a plus, particularly for automation, monitoring, job validation, Windows Server administration, and application support.

Education and General Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or a related field.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
• Ability to work independently across multiple projects, shifting priorities, and deadlines.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical information to technical and nontechnical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical teams, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Attendance Requirements:
  • Hybrid schedule (minimum of 3 days per week in-person in the NY Office); work on-site or remotely in accordance with Firm policies, with availability outside normal working hours.
  • Expected to carry a company approved mobile device and respond when necessary.
• Travel Requirements:
  • Ability to travel off-site periodically to meet job responsibilities and Firm needs.
• Target Salary: $175,000-$195,000.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or protected veteran status. VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Salary Range

$175,000 - $195,000 USD