Application Engineer

Application EngineerThe University of South Carolina is searching for a talented Application Engineer to help design, support, and evolve the systems that keep our institution running. If you're passionate about building reliable, scalable, and integrated application environments—and want your work to make a real impact across a major university—this is the role for you. As an Application Engineer, you'll play a critical role in maintaining, designing, and integrating the University's enterprise application infrastructure. You will help ensure the stability, performance, and scalability of applications that support daily operations across diverse environments and platforms. You'll collaborate closely with IT teams, business stakeholders, and external vendors to deliver secure, reliable, and efficient technology solutions—all aligned with USC's strategic goals. Your work will directly enhance the digital experience of students, faculty, and staff across the university system.What You'll DoMaintain and support enterprise applications and middleware across multiple environments.Design and implement solutions that enable seamless system integration (internal + external).Optimize performance, reliability, and scalability of application infrastructure.Troubleshoot application, integration, and infrastructure issues.Work with developers, engineers, and vendors to ensure secure, compliant deployments.Contribute to application monitoring, observability, and automation efforts.Support cloud adoption and modernization initiatives.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in a job-related field.2+ years of experience in application support, integration, or related IT work.Equivalent combinations of education, certifications, and experience will be considered.Preferred QualificationsBachelor's (or Master's) in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.5+ years in application infrastructure, integration, or software engineering.Certifications such as: AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Administrator, Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE), ITIL Foundations.Why Join USC?At the University of South Carolina, you'll be part of a collaborative team committed to supporting world-class education, research, and service. This role offers the opportunity to shape how applications serve our university community and directly impact the student, faculty, and staff experience.