Application Engineer

Our client, an industry leader in financial services and technology, has an excellent opportunity for an Application Engineer to work on a 12+month contract role. Work will be a hybrid on-site/remote schedule in Alpharetta, GA. The Application Engineer ensures that all in-house and 3rd party applications conform to our configuration and deployment standards so that every application can be upgraded, deployed, monitored, and managed in a consistent and reliable fashion across all the environments. Primarily responsible to upgrade front end and services layer application. Candidate is expected to code, conduct code reviews, and test application, along with participating in application architecture and design and other phases of the SDLC.This position is a contract opportunity, open to W-2 applicants and those requiring sponsorship. This position offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, plus 401(k) with matching, weekly payment, and more.Responsibilities of the Application Engineer:Integrate applications to conform to company standards using a common build, QA, and deployment process.Write and maintain scripts (shell, Perl, or python) to automate the application configuration/ installation process.Work with development, QA, business/product & Operations to ensure successful application launches.Configure Apache, Tomcat, Tuxedo, IBM MQ, and in-house platforms.Create and maintain documentation to support the full life cycle of an application.On-call for 2nd level QA and PRD support.Coordinate with other teams, business partners, and vendors as necessary.Manage your own time and work well both independently and as part of a team.Requirements of the Application Engineer:5+ years of Linux/UNIX experience (Red Hat preferred).4+ years of programming/scripting experience (Korn, Bash, Perl, or Python preferred).3+ years of experience with UNIX applications such as Apache, Tomcat, and other Java-based applications.3+ years of experience with UNIX services such as system monitoring/SAR, routing, NSCD, DNS, LDAP, and NTP.Experience with networking concepts and technologies.Experience with database concepts and technologies. (Oracle, Sybase, SQL Server, or Postgres preferred. DBA experience is a plus.)Experience with monitoring tools (Nagios, Big Panda, ITRS Geneos), Atlassian applications (Confluence, JIRA), and source control (git, subversion, Bitbucket).Experience deploying applications in the Cloud (Azure, AWS) and working with container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).Preferred Skills:Bachelor's degree in information systems, Mathematics, or related subjectExperience with online brokerage or fintech platforms is a plus.Experience with hardware/application load balancing or high-availability clusters is a plus. (NetScaler, Veritas Cluster, and/or mod jk preferred)Experience with projects involving system and application scalability and capacity planningJob ID:

JN-092024-90894