Job Description
The Application Support Specialist lead provides leadership for the digital products and services for different platforms within the Healthcare Technology Solutions area within Quest Diagnostics. These include but are not limited to : operational processes that include incident management, configuration management, change management, release management, and applications support.
In addition, the position focuses on providing technical oversight, mentoring and coaching to team members.
Responsibilities
- Lead several teams to provide 24 x 7 application support in a production environment for the Healthcare Technology Solutions suite of products
- Work in a collaborative manner with internal and external teams including : Customer Help Desk, IT Service Desk, Infrastructure Partners, Vendors, etc.
- Participate in the deployment and troubleshooting of new product releases
- Work as a backup in an on-call support rotation to provide 24 x 7 support
- Lead various technical projects from design to implementation
- Provide technical input on new projects and communicate key technical concepts to project teams
- Communicating proactively with our sales and business partners to assess issues and provide periodic status updates
- Create and maintain documentation relative to application support and implementation
Qualifications
Education : Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience needed
Required Work Experience :
Minimum of seven years application support experience in a web-based environmentMinimum five years server based application administration and or troubleshooting experiencePreferred Work Experience :
IT Service Management (ITIL or information technology infrastructure Library) experience and / or certification
Skills :
Experience with multiple platforms including but not limited to : Windows 2003 Server, HP-UX, Linux, and Sun SolarisExperience with Weblogic, J2EE application servers (JBoss), Web Technologies, and OracleExperience with enterprise application-monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Nagios, and / or SplunkExperience with scripting including but not limited to : shell script, ruby, python, jython, WLSTExperience with multiple development languages and documentationExperience with leading technical projectsExperience with ticketing systems such as ServiceNowExperience in using Microsoft Office products including : Word, Excel, PowerPoint, AccessExperience in a customer service environment preferredSuperior listening and troubleshooting skillsAbility to apply critical thinking and analytical skills to resolve complex problemsAbility to handle multiple priorities simultaneouslyAbility to take initiative and work independently with little supervisionAbility to use oral and written methods to communicate effectivelyAbility to handle sensitive information and maintain a high level of confidentialityAbout the Team
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