Application Support Engineer

Design, develop, maintain, and enhance the firm's internal business applications and reporting solutions, ensuring accurate, timely, and reliable information to support daily operations and business decision-making and act as bridge between business requirements and technical solutions by translating user needs into applications, database logic, and reports.

•  Develop and maintain business applications using C# and .NET to ensure reliable and efficient systems that support business operations. 
• Gather and analyze business requirements from non-technical users to translate operational needs into clear technical specifications and practical solutions. 
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, functions, and views to ensure data accuracy and improve database performance. 
• Design, develop, and deploy SSRS reports including parameterized reports, sub-reports, drill-through reports, subscriptions, and scheduled reports to provide timely and accurate business information. 
• Develop and maintain SAP Crystal Reports including formulas, grouping, suppression logic, and integration with .NET applications to support operational and client-facing reporting requirements.
•  Develop and maintain data access layers using ADO.NET and/or Entity Framework to ensure secure and efficient interaction between applications and databases.
•  Monitor and troubleshoot application and database performance by identifying and resolving technical issues and performance bottlenecks to minimize operational disruption. 
• Manage application source code and deployment activities using Git, Azure DevOps, or TFS to ensure controlled development, versioning, code review, and reliable releases. 
• Maintain technical documentation for applications, reports, databases, and procedures to ensure knowledge continuity and ease of maintenance. 
• Collaborate with Business, Operations, IT Infrastructure, and other stakeholders to deliver technology solutions aligned with business requirements and reporting deadlines.
• Develop and maintain business applications 
• Develop and optimize databases and SQL solutions 
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions

Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.

Experience: 

• Minimum 3 years of experience in developing and maintaining business applications and reporting solutions.

 • Proven experience with C# and .NET Framework 4.7.2+ / .NET 6 or 8. 

• Experience developing applications using ASP.NET MVC/Web API, WinForms, and/or WPF. 

• Strong experience with Microsoft SQL Server and database development.

 • Hands-on experience with SSRS and SAP Crystal Reports.

 • Experience with ADO.NET and/or Entity Framework.

Skills:

• Business requirements gathering and analysis 

• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills 

• Attention to detail and data accuracy 

• Strong communication and documentation skills

 • Ability to work effectively under tight operational and reporting deadlines 

• Strong collaboration with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Tools and Systems:

• Programming languages 

• C# primary development language 

• T-SQL / PL-SQL stored procedures, functions, views, query tuning 

• JavaScript, HTML5, CSS for web-based front ends 

• XML / JSON configuration, data exchange, report definitions

 • Frameworks and platforms

 • .NET Framework 4.7.2+ and .NET 6/8

 • ASP.NET (MVC / Web API) and/or WinForms or WPF, depending on the application estate 

• ADO.NET and Entity Framework for data access 

• Microsoft SQL Server 2016 or later 

• Reporting tools 

• SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) report design, parameters, sub reports, subscriptions, deployment 

• SAP Crystal Reports — report design, formula logic, .NET runtime integration 

• SSIS or equivalent ETL tooling (advantage)

 • Excel automation or Power BI exposure (advantage)

• Tools and practices

 • Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio Code 

• Git or Azure DevOps / TFS for version control 

• Understanding of relational database design, normalization, and indexing 

• Basic IIS configuration and application deployment 

• Debugging, profiling, and performance troubleshooting across application and database layers