Application Support Specialist Jobs in New Jersey

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The selected colleague will work at an MUFG office or client sites four days per week and work remotely one day. A member of our recruitment team will provide more details.

Application Support

Position Summary

The Application Support Manager leads a team responsible for the production support, stability, availability, and operational readiness of business-critical banking applications. This role oversees Incident, Problem, Change, Release, and Disaster Recovery processes while partnering with Business, Application Development, Infrastructure, Middleware, Cloud, Security, and Vendor teams to deliver reliable and compliant technology services. The manager is accountable for service availability, operational excellence, team leadership, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage Application Support teams providing L1, L2, and L3 production support.
• Ensure 24x7 support coverage and operational support for business-critical applications.
• Manage Major Incidents, production outages, escalations, root cause analysis, and corrective action plans.
• Oversee application onboarding, Operational Readiness Reviews (ORR), production acceptance, and support transitions
• Lead Disaster Recovery planning, testing, and recovery validation activities
• Drive SLA attainment, operational metrics, reporting, automation, and continuous service improvement initiatives.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, runbooks, operational documentation, and audit-ready support processes
• Manage relationships with business stakeholders, application owners, vendors, and technology teams

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant Information Technology experience in Application Production Support, Application Operations, Production Support, Middleware Support, Infrastructure Operations, or Technology Services.
• Minimum 2 years of leadership, supervisory, or team lead experience .
• Experience supporting mission-critical applications in a banking, financial services, or regulated environment preferred.

Required Banking Experience

Experience supporting one or more of the following:

• Commercial Banking Applications
• Commercial Loans and Commercial Lending Platforms
• Loan Origination and Loan Servicing Systems
• Treasury Management and Cash Management Solutions
• Payment Processing, Wire Transfers, ACH, and SWIFT
• Trade Finance and Supply Chain Finance Applications
• Core Banking, Customer Onboarding, Risk, Compliance, and Regulatory Reporting Systems

Required Technical Skills

• Application Production Support (L1/L2/L3)
• Incident, Problem, Change, and Release Management
• ServiceNow or equivalent ITSM platform
• Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
• Root Cause Analysis and Operational Support Governance
• SLA/KPI Management and Executive Reporting
• Vendor and Stakeholder Management

Preferred Technical Experience

• Linux and Windows Server Platforms
• Middleware Technologies (Apache, NGINX, Tomcat, JBoss, WebSphere, WebLogic)
• IBM MQ, Managed File Transfer (MFT), and AutoSys
• AWS Cloud Services
• Dynatrace, Splunk, and Enterprise Monitoring Platforms

Preferred Certifications

• ITIL Foundation
• AWS Cloud Certification
• PMP, Scrum, or Agile Certification

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a closely-related discipline, or an equivalent combination of formal education and experience

“ Visa sponsorship/support is based on business needs. We do not anticipate providing visa sponsorship/support for this position.”

The typical base pay range for this role is as follows:

• New York / New Jersey: $130k - $159k
• Non-/New York/ New jersey: $112 - $144k

depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience and location. This role may also be eligible for certain discretionary performance-based bonus and/or incentive compensation. Additionally, our Total Rewards program provides colleagues with a competitive benefits package (in accordance with the eligibility requirements and respective terms of each) that includes comprehensive health and wellness benefits, retirement plans, educational assistance and training programs, income replacement for qualified employees with disabilities, paid maternity and parental bonding leave, and paid vacation, sick days, and holidays. For more information on our Total Rewards package,

Our hybrid work schedule is four days on-site and work remotely one day per week.

MUFG Benefits Summary

We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws (including (i) the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, (ii) the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, (iii) the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and (iv) the California Fair Chance Act) to the extent that (a) an applicant is not subject to a statutory disqualification pursuant to Section 3(a)(39) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 8a(2) or 8a(3) of the Commodity Exchange Act, and (b) they do not conflict with the background screening requirements of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and the National Futures Association (NFA). The major responsibilities listed above are the material job duties of this role for which the Company reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of conditional offer of employment, if any.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to leveraging the diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experience of our workforce to create opportunities for our colleagues and our business. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, gender expression, gender identity, sex, age, ancestry, marital status, protected veteran and military status, disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status of an individual or that individual’s associates or relatives that is protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.