Application Support Engineer, Mid Level

USAA

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
San Antonio, TX
Salary
$93,770–$179,240 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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This role pays more than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $113,700–$162,000 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $137k versus about $138k for comparable roles.

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About USAA

USAA (United Services Automobile Association) is a San Antonio-based Fortune 500 financial services company founded in 1922, dedicated to providing insurance, banking, and investment solutions exclusively to U.S. military members, veterans, and their families.

USAA currently has 51 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $127,310–$243,340 across 35 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Application Support Engineer, Mid Level

The Application Support Engineer - Mid Level serves as a Tier 2 technical support resource within the Production Management organization. This role involves monitoring, troubleshooting, and resolving incidents for critical business applications and services across the enterprise technology landscape. The engineer investigates performance issues, batch processing failures, and middleware problems while collaborating with engineering and infrastructure teams to ensure service stability. Key responsibilities include defining technical specifications, following SDLC practices, and managing risks within regulated environments. Required skills include proficiency in languages like Java, Python, and SQL, as well as Mainframe technologies like COBOL and DB2. Candidates must utilize observability tools such as Splunk or Datadog and possess experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and microservice architectures to maintain high-availability systems and drive long-term reliability improvements.

What you'll do

  • Monitor, troubleshoot, and resolve incidents for critical business applications and enterprise services.
  • Investigate application performance issues, batch processing failures, and middleware integration problems.
  • Analyze system logs, traces, and metrics to identify root causes and drive long-term reliability improvements.
  • Define technical specifications and requirements to support scalable and sustainable application development.
  • Follow Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices for requirements gathering, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
  • Identify and manage risks associated with business activities in accordance with compliance standards.
  • Coordinate with technical teams and external vendors to restore services during high-severity incidents.
  • Administer operational workflows and develop knowledge-management standards using platforms like ServiceNow and Jira.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree or 4 years of relevant education and/or experience.
  • Advanced understanding of languages such as Java, Swift, JavaScript, C++, SQL, or Python.
  • Advanced understanding of Mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, and z/OS.
  • Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, or New Relic.
  • Advanced working knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker containers, and microservice-based architectures.
  • Advanced experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, and knowledge of Incident, Problem, Change, Event, and Knowledge Management practices.
  • 4+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, or production environments (preferred).
  • 2+ years of experience in an Enterprise Availability Command Center, Production Operations, or Site Reliability Engineering environment (preferred).

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