APPLICATION SUPPORT ANALYST

Company: Marchon Partners
Location: Boston
Posted on: October 7, 2024

Job Description:

Title: Application Support AnalystDuration: 9+ months contractLocation: Hybrid - 1 day/week onsite in Boston, MA
The Application Support Analyst will be a member of the Transit Applications Team in the IT Department. The candidate will be responsible for learning the applications supported, level 2 & 3 user support, minor programming tasks, extensive pre-release testing, and other support tasks for enterprise-wide applications. These include but are not limited to applications that track vehicle maintenance, facilities and Maintenance of Way, and the application that supports warehouse and stockroom activities.
Duties and Responsibilities

• Learn off-the-shelf applications largely via self-study, both from the users' perspectives and the support team perspective
• Work with users to resolve tiers 2 and 3 application or technical problems
• Work with users to define business requirements; define and implement processes for these requirements
• Perform systems testing on enhancements, upgrades, or modification projects
• Prepare detailed report specifications for reports requested by users
• Write and test requested reports utilizing Crystal Reports, SQL language, or other query tools
• Train users on application functions, features and operations
• Write or provide succinct production documentation as required
• Troubleshoot and identify root cause analysis for systems issues
  Minimum Experience and Required Skills
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field;
  • Four (4) years of experience in information systems programming and analysis including design, development, and implementation;
  • Three (3) years of experience working with relational data bases (Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server)
  • Three (3) years hands-on experience writing SQL queries with multiple tables;
  • Effective organizational and analytical skills
  • Hands-on experience with relational data bases
  • Hands-on experience with complex SQL queries
  • Ability to learn complex applications from both the user perspective and the administrative/"back end" perspective

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