Sr. Application Support Engineer
S&P GlobalAbout the role
About the Role:
Grade Level (for internal use):
10About the role
The Team:
Service Management is a global team that provides specialized technical support across the suite of trade processing and workflow solutions that support all participants in Public Markets Group. The Service Management team works collaboratively, both internally and across our customer base, operating in a sharing and learning culture with a view to build continuous improvement in our processes.
Responsibilities and Impact
We are seeking an experienced Service Management professional with a minimum of 8 years of work experience to join the team in Dallas, US. The role encompasses 2nd line technical application support & Cloud Infrastructure Management for our Issuer Solutions Platforms within the Public Markets group of Enterprise Solutions. This person will report directly to the Global Manager responsible for application support and will work closely with the global team contributing to the quality of our support.
- Partnering with functional areas within Technology such as Architecture and Engineering, Business Systems, and Service Delivery (1st and 2nd line) to ensure Global Technology provides efficient and effective IT services and support to our clients.
- Building a culture of collaboration, repeatable quality processes with cost efficiency, and dedication to improving the quality of services delivered through strong working relationships with various stakeholders.
- Drive Major Incidents from fault logging to resolution and follow up Root Cause Analysis.
- Accountability for service reviews with business and other technology partners looking for areas where services can be improved.
- Responsible for all aspects of the team's training, management, appraisals, and all aspects of recruitment.
- Implement and enhance robust observability frameworks to monitor system health and performance metrics, as well as log across multiple platforms, ensuring high availability and proactive issue detection.
- Manage disaster recovery strategies and incident response plans, conducting regular drills to ensure team readiness and system resilience.
- Provide mentorship and technical leadership to junior SREs and other engineering teams, sharing knowledge and promoting SRE best practices across the organization.
Compensation/Benefits Information: (This section is only applicable to US candidates)
S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $72,761 to $160,600. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.
In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an annual incentive plan. This role is not eligible for additional compensation such as an annual incentive bonus or sales commission plan.
This role is eligible to receive additional S&P Global benefits. For more information on the benefits we provide to our employees, please click here.
What We’re Looking For:
Basic Required Qualifications:
- The candidate should handle all support requests; incident, problem and change management, and business continuity activities, to ensure flawless and quality delivery of services to end users. This is a critical role requiring a highly dedicated individual who can take ownership and provide procedural and technical support to various teams and internal/external stakeholders.
- Provide second line client-facing technical support for issues escalated by first line support teams. Apply strong technical skills and good business knowledge together with investigative techniques and problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues efficiently and in a timely manner. Work collaboratively with development team required for third line escalation.
- Coordinate with product and delivery teams to ensure the Service Management team is ready for new releases and engaged in early design of new enhancements.
- Work on initiatives and continuous improvement process around proactive application health monitoring, reporting, and technical support.
Key Areas of The Teams Responsibilities Are
- Proactive monitoring and management of business critical 24x7 real-time. Where required to rectify issues in a timely fashion to restore application functionality.
- Ensure incidents are correctly processed, assessing business and technical impact and severity.
- Taking ownership of application inc
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