The Staff Application Support Engineer will provide technical support for enterprise applications, troubleshoot issues, manage system integrations, and collaborate with teams to improve service delivery.
Are you ready to join a growing team that puts a premium on productivity and has an award-winning culture centered around transforming talented employees into effective business leaders? Then BHG Financial is the place for you.
In 2001, we started with an idea, an opportunity, and $25,000. Back then, our focus was strictly
on serving those in the medical industry. With healthcare in our heritage, we soon expanded
to serve high-earning professionals in many
other industries, providing all with leading-edge financial solutions, including our extensive network of community banks.
Today, BHG Financial has firmly established
its legacy as a leader in the financial services space. Founded on the philosophy of a better way to borrow, we are dedicated to helping accomplished professionals, small businesses, and institutions build upon their success through innovative financial solutions, a hassle-free process, and personalized concierge service.
Our relentless commitment to the success of our customers is part of what has made BHG Financial thrive. We take a 360-degree view of our customers to tailor the best solutions for their financial aspirations. Today's professionals have multiple sources of income, not just their paycheck. Therefore, it is essential to factor those in when making responsible lending decisions. Our continued focus on data, analytics, and proprietary modeling has enabled faster funding for our customers.
From business to personal loans to relationships with community banks, the country’s top professionals and business owners rely on us for our exceptional financial solutions and concierge service to continue their success and legacy.
Who You Are
The Staff Application Support Engineer will be responsible for providing technical support, resolving software incidents, and providing implementation and operational maintenance of enterprise applications. You will also assist the team in finding resolutions and troubleshooting issues while being an escalation point if necessary. This role consistently collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive service requests and business initiatives to prompt and accurate resolution while maintaining a focused, customer-centric approach.
What You'll Do
- System Integration and Application Maintenance
- Maintain and improve existing applications, both internal and third-party.
- Integrate various software components and third-party programs.
- Validate data flow between systems to facilitate data integrity.
- Observability and Monitoring
- Analyze ticket velocity and content to rapidly identify emerging issues.
- Classify work efforts (type and effort) accurately to aid in trend detection and capacity planning.
- Monitor the Application Support ticket queue and evaluate performance.
- Troubleshooting and Support
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues and system errors.
- Provide technical support and guidance to end users/team members (internal & cross-functional).
- Support data and/or system research initiatives.
- Maintain high availability for actively mentoring and developing colleagues’ skillsets and knowledge.
- Support teammates in upgrades, integrations, and projects.
- Operate in the role of subject matter expert and owner of the instances of Jira Cloud, Jira Software, Jira Service Management, Confluence environment, and Bitbucket Data Center environment.
- Documentation and Training
- Author and maintain comprehensive documentation for system configurations, processes, and changes.
- Identify mentoring and training opportunities for internal and partnering team members. (Note: This includes the development of materials and delivering training sessions.)
- Maintain accurate records of analysis and work performed within Jira daily tickets and projects.
- Practices self-development and promotes learning in others by proactively providing information, resources, advice, and expertise with coworkers and customers; building relationships with cross-functional stakeholders; influencing others through technical explanations and examples; adapting to competing demands and new responsibilities; listening and responding to, seeking, and addressing performance feedback; providing feedback to others and managers; creating and executing plans to capitalize on strengths and develop weaknesses; supporting team collaboration; and adapting to and learning from change, difficulties, and feedback.
- Collaboration and Communication
- Communicate proactively with stakeholders to understand requirements and provide updates.
- Effectively work independently or in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including developers, analysts, and program/project managers.
- Provides first and second level support to resolve difficult, complex, and sensitive problems with products and applications by meeting customer service standards to assist with issue prioritization (e.g., displaying a positive attitude, actively listening, taking ownership, leveraging knowledge, communicating clearly).
- Compliance and Standards
- Drive world-class IT support (response, remediation, communication) and best practices.
- Complete required training as assigned, including, but not limited to, company, industry, and security awareness.
- Maintain and enforce change control compliance for the application support team.
- Actively participate in high-level planning, such as recommending process improvements and conducting tool evaluations.
- Follows procedures for incident escalation and notification to leadership.
- Follows and facilitates the development of standard operating procedures.
- Project Management
- Facilitate efforts to meet key performance indicators (e.g., performance, availability, capacity).
- Coordinate with other teams to ensure project milestones are met.
- Lead projects as assigned, including contributing to timelines and resource selection, establishing deliverables, providing estimates, and maintaining project status.
- Completes work assignments and supports business-specific projects by applying expertise in subject area; supporting the development of work plans to meet business priorities and deadlines; ensuring team follows all procedures and policies; coordinating and assigning resources to accomplish priorities and deadlines; collaborating cross-functionally to make effective business decisions; solving complex problems; escalating high priority issues or risks, as appropriate; and recognizing and capitalizing on improvement opportunities.
What You'll Need
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience with supporting and/or managing 3rd party Enterprise Server and Cloud application platforms (i.e., Salesforce, Aha!, Atlassian products – Jira, Jira Service Management, Confluence, Bitbucket, Opsgenie; Azure DevOps and GitHub).
- Working knowledge of database functionality with 4+ years of advanced skills in SQL and/or SOQL. This includes understanding complex joins, stored procedures, and other advanced database concepts.
- Minimum 4 years of experience utilizing modern development tools and technologies – Microsoft .NET (C#), Azure Cloud, PHP, Full-Stack architecture, AWS, Google Cloud.
- Minimum 4 years of experience working with various SDLC methodologies such as Waterfall, Agile (Scrum and Kanban); experienced in the use of standard agile tools.
- Minimum 2 years of experience with programming languages such as Java, Python, PowerShell, JavaScript, Jira Query Language (JQL), Assets Query Language (AQL), Apex, or similar.
- Experience working with 3rd party vendor support.
- Experience leading complex projects involving resources across multiple departments.
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Minimum 4 years of experience writing documentation or standard operating procedures related to IT operations and support
- Strong working knowledge of change management/ITIL knowledge or certification a plus
- Linux knowledge is a plus.
- Salesforce administrator and/or developer skills are a plus.
- Strong customer service and problem-solving skills, including demonstrated ability to analyze issues and to work effectively with cross-functional groups to deliver solutions.
- Familiarity with standard office and collaboration applications (i.e, Teams, ServiceDesk, Atlassian Products, Office).
- Familiarity with SonarQube, Posit (fka R Studio), OneTrust, OvalEdge, DocuWare, and VMWare is a plus.
- Commitment to working flexible hours as necessary, including occasional evening and weekend hours and on-call rotation cadence.
Life at BHG Financial
At BHG Financial, we work hard and aren’t afraid to take risks. Since the beginning, our core values of PMA (positive mental attitude), team player, and loyalty have been the driving force behind every interaction we have between each other and our customers. We have a healthy respect for the daily grind, yet we value work/life balance. We believe that all employees should have the opportunity to lead and that good ideas can come from anyone. From the top down, our leaders are actively involved not only in strategic oversight and running the business, but also in the well-being and growth of all employees. We consider people our #1 asset, and help employees realize their full potential, set and exceed their goals, and explore new opportunities for personal and professional development.
Why You Should Join BHG Financial
We strive to offer amenities, opportunities, events, and programming that support the interests of our teams, while furthering the culture that makes us Great Place to Work® certified. Some of the benefits you can expect when you join BHG Financial include:
•Medical/Rx/Dental/Vision coverage for employees and their eligible family members
•Competitive PTO and vacation policies
•1 Friday off each month for Wellness Weekends
•Company 401(k) plan with employer contributions after one year
•Company-sponsored training and certification opportunities
•Quarterly award ceremonies where top achievers are celebrated and receive additional bonuses
•Ongoing volunteer opportunities to give back to the community through our BHG Cares program
If you’re ready for a career where you can exercise your passions, be surrounded by co-workers who are relentlessly committed to service, and have a team-player mindset, apply today!
BHG Financial is committed to equal treatment and opportunity in all aspects of recruitment, selection, and employment without regard to gender, race, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other category protected under the law. BHG Financial is an equal opportunity employer; committed to a community of inclusion, and an environment free from discrimination, harassment, and retaliation.
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Bitbucket
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Confluence
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Jira Service Management
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Opsgenie
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