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Head of Application Support

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We are seeking an experienced Head of Application Support to lead our teams in providing top-quality support for Java-based applications running on AWS. The successful candidate will have a strong background in Java technologies and AWS, with expertise in application support, troubleshooting, and problem-solving.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the application support teams, providing guidance, coaching, and mentorship.
  • Ensure timely and effective resolution of application incidents, requests, and problems.
  • Manage L2 and L3 teams to improve application stability, performance, and reliability.
  • Coach and Mentor L2 and L3 teams to upskill and uplift.
  • Managing and developing distributed microservices architecture built using API.
  • Develop and maintain expertise in Java technologies (e.g., SpringBoot / SpringBatch) and AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, RDS, EKS, ECS, CloudWatch).
  • Implement and maintain application monitoring, logging, and alerting tools (e.g., ELK, CloudWatch, Slack etc).
  • Ensure the technical support provided to stakeholders is within the agreed SLA (24 x 7)
  • Provide after office hours support where required.
  • Manage and guide the team to resolve application security findings and CVEs within the agreed SLA.
  • Develop and execute comprehensive testing strategies for application changes.
  • Ensure compliance with ITIL best practices, ITSM processes, and organizational policies.
  • Ensure organizational SDLC processes are followed diligently.
  • Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and performance (e.g., AWS support).
  • Stay up to date with industry trends, research, and emerging technologies.
  • Support internal and external audit on application SDLC, governance and security.
  • Prepare metrics and reports for senior stakeholders and regulator.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science / engineering or its equivalent
  • Minimum 8-12 years of relevant experience in leading and managing application and support teams.
  • Strong experience in Java technologies (e.g., SpringBoot / SpringBatch) is a must.
  • Strong experience in supporting critical application workloads on AWS Cloud.
  • Strong leader in SLDC and DevSecOps processes and tools.
  • Experience working in a regulated financial institution is an advantage.
  • Able to represent BCS in external projects with industry participants.
  • Hands-on, detailed and a team player exemplifying the “can-do” attitude.
  • AWS Certification – Solution Architect Associate and Developer Associate is a must.
  • AWS Certification – DevOps Engineer Professional, Security and Advanced Networking Specialty is an added advantage.
  • Experienced in application and engineering and automation.
  • Good analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Good oral and written communication skills. Able to effectively communicate with C-Suite and Board members.
  • Good team player with positive attitude.