Production Support / Command Center - NC, AZ

Job Title: Production Support

Location: Charlotte, NC (On-site)

Employment Type: 12 Months Contract

Pay rate: $30/hour to $33/hour

Note: We are unable to consider C2C or third-party submissions.

Role Overview

The Systems Operations Engineer 1 is a frontline production support engineer operating within a 24/7 Mission Control or Command Center environment. This role is responsible for monitoring application and infrastructure health, triaging incidents, performing remediation, and ensuring minimal impact to customers. The position sits above traditional help desk roles and focuses on hands-on troubleshooting, proactive monitoring, and operational ownership in a high-stakes environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Monitor application and infrastructure dashboards for alerts, anomalies, and performance degradation.
• Perform incident triage and remediation using ServiceNow and established runbooks.
• Troubleshoot issues using Splunk for log analysis and AppDynamics for application performance monitoring.
• Analyze system behavior, logs, and metrics to determine root cause and customer impact.
• Execute runbook-driven fixes and independently resolve the majority of incidents.
• Escalate issues to L2 support teams when deeper technical expertise is required.
• Collaborate with application teams, platform subject matter experts, and operations partners.
• Support and troubleshoot batch processing and scheduling issues using tools like Autosys.
• Maintain clear documentation of investigation steps, remediation actions, and resolutions.
• Proactively identify recurring issues, trends, and opportunities for improvement.

Required Qualifications

Experience: 6+ months of Technology Engineering or production support experience. This must include hands-on experience in production support, system operations, or an advanced help desk role that extends beyond basic ticket intake.

Technical Skills:

• Experience with Splunk for log analysis and troubleshooting.
• Experience with AppDynamics or similar application performance monitoring (APM) tools.
• Experience working in Linux environments.
• Working knowledge of SQL and Oracle databases for troubleshooting data-related issues.
• Experience with Autosys or similar batch scheduling and workload automation tools.
• Familiarity with ITSM tools such as ServiceNow for incident management and operational workflows.
• A demonstrated troubleshooting mindset with the ability to independently investigate, diagnose, and resolve issues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in banking or financial services environments.
• Prior experience in a mission control, command center, or 24/7 production operations environment.
• Exposure to observability and monitoring frameworks.
• Experience supporting high-availability, customer-facing platforms.
• Ability to manage multiple incidents simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.

This employer is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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