Application Support Engineer

Your tasks

We are seeking an experienced application support engineer to provide L2/L3 support for enterprise applications. The role involves incident management, troubleshooting, application monitoring, user access administration, database support, and coordination with technical teams to ensure application availability and timely incident resolution.

• Receive, log, categorize, prioritize, and track application incidents and service requests.
• Provide L2/L3 troubleshooting for application availability, performance, access, and backend processing issues.
• Diagnose application defects, database errors, integration issues, and connectivity problems.
• Perform root cause analysis and coordinate corrective actions with development and infrastructure teams.
• Manage incidents and problems in accordance with agreed SLAs and ITIL practices.
• Administer user access, roles, and permissions through Active Directory or Microsoft Entra ID.
• Perform SQL queries and support database troubleshooting where required.
• Monitor application performance and analyze logs using appropriate monitoring tools.
• Maintain incident records, knowledge base articles, and technical documentation.
• Coordinate with software vendors and technical teams on escalated issues.
• Support audits through access logs, evidence collection, and compliance documentation.
• Communicate with end users in Arabic and English and provide guidance on application issues.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in enterprise application support.
• Strong experience in L2/L3 application support and incident resolution.
• Knowledge of ITIL incident and problem management, SLA monitoring, and root cause analysis.
• Experience with ServiceNow, BMC Remedy, Jira, or similar ticketing tools.
• Experience with SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, or similar relational databases.
• Familiarity with Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, and user access management.
• Experience with application monitoring and log analysis tools.
• Knowledge of Windows and Linux environments.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Professional communication skills in Arabic and English.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals or equivalent cloud certification.
• Experience supporting enterprise applications in complex organizational environments.
• ServiceNow training or experience with enterprise application platforms is an advantage.