Guidehouse

SeniorApplicationSupportSpecialist

$98–163k Washington, District of Columbia, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Senior Application Support Specialist at Guidehouse. Skills: Application support, Troubleshooting, Microservices, Cloud platforms. Provide Tier III production support. Serve as SME for application support”

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 10% travel, Ability to Obtain Public Trust, No Visa Sponsorship

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Eight (8) years of relevant application support experience, Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field, Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, Analytical and advanced troubleshooting/problem-solving skills, Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, Proven ability to learn new technologies and adapt quickly, Customer service orientation with leadership capability, Experience supporting .NET-based applications, Experience supporting Appian or similar BPM/low-code platforms, Experience supporting Microservices-based architectures, Understanding of REST APIs and service integrations, Understanding of Application performance monitoring, Understanding of SQL and relational databases, Experience with Cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure), Experience with Service management tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira), Experience with Production support in high-availability enterprise environments, US Citizens and Green Card holders only, Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DoD "PUBLIC TRUST"

Nice to Have

Master’s degree may substitute for additional years of experience, Experience with DevOps practices, Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Familiarity with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), Knowledge of application performance tuning, Knowledge of reliability engineering concepts, Experience leading production support teams, Experience acting as escalation lead, Exposure to automation tools, Exposure to scripting for operational efficiency, Experience in federal or highly regulated environments, Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are preferred

What You'll Do.

Provide Tier III production support

Serve as SME for application support

Lead troubleshooting of critical incidents

Perform deep-dive root cause analysis

Implement long-term fixes for recurring issues

Monitor application performance

Monitor application logs

Monitor system metrics

Lead coordination across development teams

Lead coordination across DevOps teams

Lead coordination across infrastructure teams

Lead coordination across security teams

Support application deployments

Support application releases

Support application patches

Support environment stability activities

Develop technical documentation

Maintain operations manuals

Maintain knowledge base articles

Support junior team members

Mentor junior team members

Provide technical guidance

Provide knowledge transfer

Engage with stakeholders

Communicate status to stakeholders

Communicate impacts to stakeholders

Communicate resolutions to stakeholders

Identify process improvements

Implement process improvements

Identify automation opportunities

Implement automation opportunities

Ensure adherence to service management processes

Evaluate modern tools

Evaluate monitoring solutions

Adopt monitoring solutions

Evaluate emerging technologies

Adopt emerging technologies

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-system issue resolution; Coordination across teams

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication; Interpersonal communication; Status communication; Impact communication; Resolution communication

Process & Methodology

Incident management, Problem management, Change management

Full Job Description

**_Job Family_ :** Business Systems Analysis ** _Travel Required_ :** Up to 10% **_Clearance Required_ :** Ability to Obtain Public Trust ** _What You Will Do:_** * Provide Tier III / advanced production support for complex enterprise applications, including .NET systems, Appian platforms, and microservices-based architectures. * Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) for application support activities, leading troubleshooting and resolution of critical incidents and outages * Perform deep-dive root cause analysis and implement long-term fixes for recurring issues. * Monitor application performance, logs, and system metrics to ensure availability, scalability, and reliability. * Lead coordination across development, DevOps, infrastructure, and security teams to resolve complex cross-system issues. * Support and oversee application deployments, releases, patches, and environment stability activities. * Develop and maintain technical documentation, including operations manuals, runbooks, and knowledge base articles. * Support and mentor junior and mid-level team members, providing technical guidance and knowledge transfer. * Engage with stakeholders and users to communicate status, impacts, and resolutions effectively. * Identify and implement process improvements, automation opportunities, and best practices for application support. * Ensure adherence to service management processes (incident, problem, change management). * Continuously evaluate and adopt modern tools, monitoring solutions, and emerging technologies to enhance support capabilities. **_What You Will Need:_** * Eight (8) years of relevant application support experience. * Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field. * Master’s degree may substitute for additional years of experience as allowed under contract guidance. * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in complex environments. * Strong analytical and advanced troubleshooting/problem-solv

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