Job Title: Senior Application Support Engineer
Location: Fort Mill, SC
Duration: 6+ months
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Job Description:
Senior Level 2 Application Support Engineer. The candidate will perform various Production Support Activities, Root Cause Determination, Performance Tuning and diagnostics of Windows Servers, IIS Web Sites, Tomcat Sites, MSFT SQL Servers 2005 – 2016, Vendor Applications, LPL Applications, Network & Unix Systems.
Key areas of Responsibility:
· Provides 24x7 application, database and production support for all of LPL’s Applications, Servers and Microsoft Database Systems. This includes but is not limited to the following activities:
· Thinking outside of the box with exceptional troubleshooting skills.
· Analyze and resolve complex technical problems, including performance tuning, and application design and debugging.
· Diagnosing Performance and Capacity issues related to Windows Servers & Database Systems.
· Opening up code (C#, ASP, C++, Powershell, Angular, TSQL) and reverse engineering to determine fault and performance enhancements.
· Work in a team to perform database troubleshooting, sizing and performance tuning from application-level (SQL statements and programming logic) to system-level (kernel configuration and physical database/disk allocation).
· Identify and resolve data related problems, e.g. data load script (DTS, MDX, BCP, stored procedures).
· Understanding of Web Server tuning and optimization for IIS, Tomcat, Apache (Windows/Unix).
· Responsible for assisting with hardware sizing for Capacity & Performance.
· Proactively research and recommend Capacity & Performance based on system metrics and utilization.
Essential Skills:
· Windows 2003 and greater Server Architecture, Design & Maintenance
· ITIL Incident Management, Problem Management, Change Management
· Database Architecture, Design and Maintenance.
· Web Server, Web Service Design, and Coding experience.
· Proficient with C#, ASP, C++, TSQL, Powershell languages & Angular FrameWork.
· Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, Client/Server Connectivity, Database Consistency Checks using DBCC Utilities & DMV’s.
· Excellent knowledge in system tables and system stored procedures using T-SQL.
· Experience with Web Server Tuning, IIS, Java, Tomcat, Apache.
· Experience in using tools like SQL Profiler, Windows Performance Monitoring utility and performance counters for monitoring and Tuning MS SQL Server Performance.
· Java Beans, JMX
· Perfmon, Blackbox, Solarwinds, TIbco, APPWay, VMWare, Citrix
· Experience in installation and configuration of Cluster SQL Server in Active/Passive in SQL Server 2000/2012.
Experience and Education:
· 7 Years OS experience Windows, Unix, AIX.
· 5 years of combined experience with Microsoft SQL Server Performance Tuning & Optimization.
· 5 Years of combined experience with C#, C++, ASP, Powershell languages & Angular Frameworks.
· 5 Years of combined experience with IIS, Tomcat & Apache Web Servers.
· 3 Years of combined experience with Incident, Problem and Change Management Systems.