Tier 2 Production Support Specialist

Advisors Asset Management, Inc.; Boerne (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Advisors Asset Management, Inc. in Boerne, TX is seeking a Tier 2 Production Support Specialist to ensure the reliability of core applications, data feeds, and reporting processes. You will triage incidents, monitor systems, and collaborate with development and business teams to maintain uptime and data integrity.

The role emphasizes hands-on problem solving in a fast-paced financial services environment, with opportunity to apply AI-enabled workflows and improve monitoring and runbooks.

Qualifications

• Takes ownership of issues and follows them through to resolution.
• Desires to understand systems end‑to‑end rather than applying quick fixes.
• Naturally curious and motivated to become the go‑to expert in supported systems.
• Learns quickly, asks strong questions, and investigates unfamiliar problems with confidence.
• Thrives when priorities can shift and production issues require urgency and sound judgment.
• Familiar with batch processing, data pipelines, and production monitoring workflows.
• Exposure to SSRS, Power BI, or reporting platforms; experience with automated workflows is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary Tier 2 escalation point for production incidents and system issues.
• Troubleshoot across proprietary applications, trading/workflows, data feeds, and reporting.
• Analyze logs, SQL data, and system behavior to identify root causes and document resolutions.
• Collaborate with users, analysts, and engineering to understand business impact and drive fixes.
• Support production releases, deployments, and after‑hours maintenance as needed.
• Improve monitoring, alerting, and runbooks to raise operational readiness.

Skills

Ownership of issues

End-to-end understanding

Curious learner

Troubleshooting

Clear communication

Production monitoring

Data pipelines

Batch processing

Tools

SSRS

Power BI

Reporting platforms

Job schedulers / automation tools / scripting

Copilot / AI tools

Job description

Advisors Asset Management (AAM) is seeking a Tier 2 Production Support Specialist to help support the day‑to‑day stability of our business‑critical applications, trading workflows, data feeds, and reporting processes. This role is responsible for triaging and resolving production issues, monitoring system health, analyzing data and application behavior, and working closely with development and business teams to maintain operational reliability. The ideal candidate is technically strong, highly curious, and motivated to become a subject matter expert across the systems they support. This includes helping to accelerate AAM’s transition to AI‑enabled support operations, leveraging tools such as Copilot and agent‑based workflows. This is not a traditional support role. It is a hands‑on production support position in a fast‑paced financial services environment where data accuracy, responsiveness, and system uptime directly impact business operations.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

Production Support & Incident Resolution

• Serve as the primary Tier 2 escalation point for production incidents and business‑critical system issues
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across:
• Proprietary in‑house built applications, both internal and client facing
• Trading and operational workflows
• Data feeds, integrations, and batch processes
• Reporting and downstream data issues
• Investigate incidents across the application, database, and integration layers
• Own issues through resolution, including follow‑up, validation, and documentation

Monitoring, Reliability & Analysis

• Monitor production systems for performance, availability, failed jobs, and data inconsistencies
• Analyze logs, SQL data, reports, and system behavior to identify root causes
• Escalate effectively when code changes or broader infrastructure support are required
• Help improve monitoring, alerting, and operational visibility across key systems

Business Support & Communication

• Partner with users, analysts, and technical teams to understand issues and business impact
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders regarding issue status, risks, and resolution progress
• Support production releases, deployments, and after‑hours maintenance activity as needed
• Maintain and improve support runbooks, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge base content
• Identify recurring issues and partner with engineering to reduce manual work and improve stability
• Contribute to process improvements that strengthen production support and operational readiness

AI-Enabled Support Operations

• Use tools such as Microsoft Copilot and other AI‑assisted workflows to improve troubleshooting, knowledge discovery, documentation, and support efficiency
• Help identify opportunities to automate repetitive support tasks and improve response time

QUALIFICATIONS

• Takes ownership of issues and follows them through to resolution
• Wants to understand how systems work end‑to‑end, not just apply quick fixes
• Is naturally curious and motivated to become the go‑to expert in the systems they support
• Learns quickly, asks strong questions, and investigates unfamiliar problems with confidence
• Thrives in an environment where priorities can shift and production issues require urgency and sound judgment
• We are looking for someone who is not only technically capable, but also driven, curious, and eager to learn
• Familiarity with:
• Batch processing and scheduled jobs
• Data pipelines and reporting systems
• Production monitoring and operational support workflows
• Exposure to tools such as:
• SSRS, Power BI, or reporting platforms
• Job schedulers, automation tools, or support scripting
• AI tools such as Copilot or other assistant‑based support workflows

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• 3–6+ years of experience in production support, application support, or technical operations
• Strong troubleshooting skills across:
• SQL Server / relational databases
• Web‑based applications
• APIs, integrations, and data flows
• Experience supporting business‑critical systems in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with close attention to detail
• Ability to communicate technical issues clearly to both technical and non‑technical audiences
• Demonstrated ability to independently investigate issues and learn new systems quickly
• Preferred experience in financial services, trading, capital markets, or highly time‑sensitive business environments
• Preferred experience supporting proprietary or highly integrated enterprise applications

With roots dating back to 1979, AAM has become a highly respected financial force providing complete portfolio solutions tailored to the individual needs of financial professionals. Our results‑oriented advisor‑centric service model and industry experience differentiates us from the competition by adding real value to your financial services business.

The firm offers access to alternatives, exchange‑traded funds, the fixed income markets, managed accounts, mutual funds, structured products, and unit investment trusts. AAM is a part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life. AAM is a SEC registered investment advisor and member FINRA/SIPC. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training.

As of June 30, 2026, the brokerage and advised business at AAM represents approximately $14.1 billion in assets. (Assets under supervision represent $7.4 billion in UIT assets. The firm has $4.4 billion in assets under administration that represents the non‑proprietary assets for which AAM provides various levels of service, but not investment management. The firm's $2.3 billion in assets under management represents AAM's proprietary separately managed account, mutual fund and ETF assets.

AAM is a broker/dealer, member FINRA/SIPC and SEC registered investment advisor. For more information, visit www.aamlive.com.

Advisors Asset Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer and a participant in E-Verify.