We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Application Support Team Lead to join our growing IT team. You will be responsible for leading a team of Application Support Engineers in providing exceptional technical support for a variety of applications. You will troubleshoot and resolve complex application issues, mentor, and develop your team, and ensure efficient and effective application support operations. This role requires a strong understanding of ITIL principles, the ability to apply them to manage a support team, and proven leadership skills.
What You’ll Be Doing
Core Responsibilities
• Lead and manage a team of Application Support Analysts, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
• Develop and implement strategies and processes to optimize application support operations, adhering to ITIL service management principles.
• Oversee daily support activities, including issue resolution, escalation procedures, and knowledge base management.
• Track and analyze support metrics to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Collaborate with developers and other IT teams to resolve complex application issues and implement solutions.
• Develop and maintain documentation for team processes and procedures.
• Manage team workload and ensure timely resolution of support tickets.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide feedback to team members.
• Participate in IT project planning and implementation activities related to application support.
• Stay up to date on industry best practices and emerging technologies related to application support.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose application issues using established procedures.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the Application Support team.
Experience, Qualification and Skills
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred).
• Minimum 7 years of experience in application support or a similar technical role.
• Proven experience in leading and managing a technical support team.
• Strong understanding of ITIL principles and their application to service management (ITIL Foundation certification required).
• Experience with specific ITIL processes (e.g., Incident Management, Problem Management, Service Level Management) a plus.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Ability to delegate tasks effectively and prioritize workload.
• Ability to coach and mentor junior team members.
• Experience with a ticketing system (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira) a plus.
• Proven experience troubleshooting and resolving application issues.
• Experience with setting up and using Application Monitoring tools (Prometheus Stack, Dynatrace, Datadog, ...)
• Experience with scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash) is required.
• Strong understanding of networking concepts and protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, etc.) a plus.
• Experience with OS Administration (Linux or Windows).
• Experience with Containerization technologies (Docker, Docker Swarm, Kubernetes).
• Experience with other scripting languages (e.g., Python, Perl, …) a plus.
• Experience with Database technologies is preferred.