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Application Support Engineer
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What they do
An Application Support Engineer or Analyst provides technical support for software used at a company or within a business sector. Works as a part of an information technology team, with a specific focus on database management, programming or software platforms. May troubleshoot technical problems, assist new software users, or help to identify technology to improve a company's business performance.
$88,220 / year median in Pennsylvania
-18% projected decline
Job Description
Responsibilities:
- Provide day-to-day support for enterprise applications, with primary ownership of Epicor-related issues, enhancements, and user needs.
- Partner with teams across sales, customer service, production, purchasing, supply chain, quality, and finance to understand process challenges and improve system performance.
- Analyze business workflows spanning quote-to-cash and procure-to-pay to identify opportunities for better efficiency, accuracy, and system utilization.
- Develop reports, metrics, and key performance indicators by extracting and interpreting data to support informed decision-making.
- Investigate application problems, troubleshoot root causes, and coordinate solutions that minimize disruption to business operations.
- Translate business requirements into functional system updates, process improvements, and practical technical recommendations.
- Collaborate with IT and business stakeholders to align application capabilities with operational and financial objectives.
- Support ongoing optimization efforts within the ERP environment, including testing, documentation, and user guidance for system changes.
- Hands-on experience supporting Epicor or a comparable ERP platform in a business-critical environment.
- Strong understanding of core enterprise processes, including order management, purchasing, production, supply chain, quality, and finance.
- Proficiency with SQL for data analysis, reporting, and troubleshooting.
- Ability to interpret business needs and convert them into system-focused solutions and measurable outcomes.
- Experience creating meaningful KPIs, dashboards, or reports from operational data.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively across technical and non-technical teams.
- Demonstrated problem-solving ability and comfort working in a cross-functional support role.