Software Production Support Lead

healthfirst; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Healthfirst is seeking a Software Production Support Lead to ensure the stability, availability, and performance of our products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to investigate complex issues, support users, and drive continuous process improvements.

Responsibilities include reviewing escalated tickets, prioritizing based on urgency, performing SQL queries for troubleshooting, and tracking SLA-driven metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, information systems, or equivalent experience.
• 5–7 years in production support.
• 5+ years SQL experience in a professional setting.
• 2+ years CI/CD using Jenkins, Maven, Git or similar tools.
• Familiar with middleware and cloud services including Workato/MuleSoft, ServiceNow, Splunk, Tableau, AWS.

Responsibilities

• Review and analyze escalated tickets from program teams for timely resolution.
• Prioritize tickets by urgency and impact; categorize for investigation or escalation.
• Query databases with SQL to gather data for troubleshooting.
• Ensure incident tickets are resolved timely and tracked via SLAs.
• Log bugs/enhancements and coordinate RCA with development teams.
• Document resolution steps and contribute to internal knowledge base.

Skills

SQL

CI/CD

Leadership

Communication

AWS

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS

Tools

Workato

MuleSoft

ServiceNow

Splunk

Tableau

Job description

As a Software Production Support Lead, you will ensure the stability, availability, and performance of our products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to investigate complex technical issues, support users, and contribute to the continuous improvement of our processes.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviews and analyses the tickets escalated from the various program teams (including SAM, I&O, development) and ensure timely resolution
• Prioritize tickets based on urgency, impact, and relevance, categorizing them as either needing further investigation, resolution guidance, or escalation
• Use high-level SQL skills to query databases as needed to gather information and understand potential data-related issues for troubleshooting
• Ensuring all incident tickets are resolved in a timely and comprehensive manner
• Establish measures to ensure that tickets are tracked based on agreed SLAs and create weekly/monthly/quarterly metrics
• Coordinate root cause analysis (RCA) for recurring issues and log bugs/enhancements to address the cause
• Provide detailed and precise guidance to the impacted teams, offering solutions and instructions to resolve issues without engineering intervention where possible
• Document resolution steps and any new learnings in an internal knowledge base to aid future troubleshooting
• Log detailed and comprehensive bug reports for the development team, including steps to reproduce the error, screenshots, SQL query results if necessary, and any other relevant diagnostic information
• Regularly track the status and progress of logged bugs with the development team, ensuring they are prioritized appropriately and addressed within agreed timelines.
• Report on bug lifecycle metrics, such as time to resolution and recurrence rates, to inform product management and development teams of patterns or critical areas needing attention
• Collaborate with the development team whenever necessary to clarify bug reports and understand fixes
• Continuously improve and maintain a deep understanding of the Healthfirst application's functionality, including new features and updates
• Provide regular feedback to the product team about user experience pain points, frequently asked questions, or underutilized features
• Generate reports on support trends to help guide strategic decisions and improve overall customer satisfaction.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, or Information Systems or High School Diploma/GED with relevant work experience
• 5 to 7 years of relevant experience in production support
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on experience in SQL experience in a professional setting
• Minimum 2 years of working experience in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) using Jenkins, Maven, Git and/or comparable toolsets
• Familiarity with Middleware: Workato/MuleSoft, Service Now, Splunk, and Tableau
• Working knowledge on Amazon Web Services (EC2, S3, Lambda)
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and learn quickly
• Should be able to lead a team independently and mentor team members
• Experience in supporting Health Insurance products is highly desirable
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• An amazing ability to thrive in a multi-tasking environment and operate successfully under planned deadlines
• Eagerness to learn, adapt and perfect your work

Preferred Qualifications

• Health insurance domain experience
• Experience working in Agile environment

Compliance & Regulatory Responsibilities: NA

License/Certification: NA

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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