Senior Support Engineer at Derex Technologies Inc

Houston, Texas, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

03 Jul, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

04 Apr, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Application Support, P&C Insurance, ITIL, .NET, SQL, API, Datadog, AWS, Troubleshooting, Root Cause Analysis, Incident Management, Middleware, Database Management, Automation, Mentoring, System Stability

Industry

IT Services and IT Consulting

Description

Company Description Derex Technologies Inc specializes in providing IT consulting, staffing solutions and software services. Globally headquartered in Harrison New Jersey since 1996 Derex delivers the highest quality technology professionals and an array of customized IT talent solutions designed to improve productivity and drive results to global clients throughout North America. With over two decades of unparalleled experience, Derex provides supports to its clientele, across such industries as Systems Integration, Banking and Finance, Telecommunications, Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences, Energy, Healthcare, Technology, Transportation, and local and federal Government agencies. Job Description Job Title: Senior Support Engineer Location: Houston, TX Role Summary The Senior Support Engineer is responsible for providing advanced application support for Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance business applications. This role focuses on ensuring the availability, stability, and performance of critical insurance platforms across policy, billing, claims, and integrations. The Senior Support Engineer works closely with business users, development teams, and operations to resolve complex production issues, drive root-cause analysis, and support continuous operational improvement. Key Responsibilities Application Support & Operations Provide L1/L2/L3 application support for P&C insurance systems, ensuring adherence to SLAs and operational KPIs Participate in major incident (P1/P2) resolution activities, including triage, investigation, and root cause analysis Support incident, problem, change, and release processes aligned with ITIL practices Participate in on-call rotation and provide production support during business-critical hours Technical Troubleshooting & Engineering Perform advanced troubleshooting across application, middleware, database, and integration layers Analyze application logs, batch processes, APIs, message queues, and interfaces to identify and resolve issues Collaborate with development teams to implement permanent fixes and reduce recurring production incidents Support both cloud and on-prem environments, including monitoring, performance analysis, and capacity support Stakeholder & Business Collaboration Work closely with business users to understand production issues and assess functional and technical impact Provide clear and timely communication on incident status, resolutions, and preventive actions Collaborate effectively with development, infrastructure, vendor, and QA teams Continuous Improvement & Automation Identify opportunities for proactive monitoring, automation, and self-service support capabilities Contribute to problem management efforts to reduce incident trends and improve system stability Support release readiness activities, including deployment validation and hypercare support Maintain and update runbooks, SOPs, and knowledge base articles Knowledge Sharing & Mentoring Act as a technical mentor to junior support engineers through guidance and knowledge sharing Contribute to team learning by documenting solutions and best practices Support onboarding and training of new team members as needed Required Qualifications Experience 10+ years of IT application support experience Strong experience supporting P&C insurance applications in production environments Experience working within ITIL-based support and operations models Technical Skills Strong understanding of enterprise application architectures Hands-on experience with: .NET-based applications APIs and integrations (REST/SOAP, MQ, ETL) SQL and relational databases Monitoring and logging tools (e.g., Datadog) Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS preferred) Functional & Domain Skills Solid understanding of P&C insurance concepts, business processes, and terminology Ability to translate business issues into effective technical troubleshooting and resolution approaches Soft Skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to work effectively under pressure in production support environments Clear written and verbal communication skills Strong sense of ownership and customer-focused mindset Preferred Qualifications Experience with P&C insurance core platforms Experience in managed services or client-facing production support environments Exposure to DevOps, SRE practices, or production operations transformation initiatives Key Performance Metrics Incident resolution timelines and SLA adherence Reduction in repeat incidents and production defects Mean Time to Resolution (MTTR) Quality of root cause analysis and documentation Stakeholder and business satisfaction Regards, Manoj Derex Technologies INC Contact : 973-834-5005 Ext 206 Additional Information All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Responsibilities

The Senior Support Engineer provides advanced L1/L2/L3 application support for Property & Casualty insurance platforms to ensure system stability and performance. This role involves performing complex technical troubleshooting, managing incident resolution, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement permanent fixes.