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For Companies Platform Support Engineer
Manchester
Hybrid – 2 days per month onsite
£50,000 to £60,000
We are currently recruiting for a Platform Support Engineer to join an industry leading and ambitious financial services company. This is an exciting opportunity with multifaceted responsibilities, including infrastructure, application and batch support. As well as developing and maintaining Grafana dashboards.
What you’ll be doing
- Support batch processing and carry out proactive analysis across squads and services.
- Support and triage Java products
- Provide application support for Java.
- Review Java code and suggest improvements to enhance quality and performance.
- Investigate and resolve production incidents, problems, and change requests.
- Offer expertise on business processes for projects and production support issues.
- Maintain core systems and related infrastructure like Kubernetes and SOLR.
- Improve batch efficiency and reduce costs, including audit-ready data archiving strategies.
- Provide data analysis to support business decisions
- Deliver patching, database fixes, and business-critical data correction services.
Experience Required
- Java knowledge and experience is required for this position, Java 17+ (preferably 21), Spring Boot
- Jenkins, GIT and CI/CD
- Jira and Confluence
- Monitoring / alerting tools and solutions
- Scripting or coding with shell/bash, and Python
- Standard SQL query language and PLSQL
- Agile principles and ways of working
- Excellent client-facing communication skills
- DevOps mindset
- Excellent problem-solving abilities
- Automation
- Core AWS Services & Infrastructure as Code
- Application Performance Optimisation
On top of the salary, you will receive wide range of benefits which include: 25days holiday (+ 8 flex days), PMI, a performance related bonus and several benefits to support your health and wellbeing.
Candidates must be based in the UK and hold a British/EU Passport or Indefinite Leave to Remain. Unfortunately, sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.
Please apply now for more information
Contact Detail:
InterQuest Group Recruiting Team
We think you need these skills to ace Application Support Engineer (Java)
How to prepare for a job interview at InterQuest Group
✨Know Your Java Inside Out
Make sure you brush up on your Java skills, especially versions 17 and 21. Be ready to discuss your experience with Spring Boot and how you've used it in past projects. They’ll likely ask you to review some code, so practice explaining your thought process and suggesting improvements.
✨Familiarise Yourself with the Tools
Get comfortable with the tools mentioned in the job description, like Jenkins, GIT, and CI/CD pipelines. If you have experience with monitoring tools or scripting in shell/bash and Python, be prepared to share specific examples of how you've used them to solve problems or improve processes.
✨Show Off Your Problem-Solving Skills
Prepare to discuss real-life scenarios where you've had to troubleshoot production incidents or resolve issues. Think about the steps you took, the tools you used, and the outcomes. This will demonstrate your analytical skills and your ability to work under pressure.
✨Communicate Like a Pro
Since this role involves client-facing communication, practice articulating your thoughts clearly and confidently. Be ready to explain complex technical concepts in simple terms. This will show that you can bridge the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders effectively.
