Food City | K-VA-T Food Stores Inc Hiring for Application Support Analyst Job at Abingdon, VA Full Time

Job Summary: The Application Support Analyst is responsible for exercising knowledge and understanding of business-critical systems, determine an understanding of the software designed, develop software fixes, and introduce support initiatives. This includes supporting service delivery of change project management and provision the achievement of business requirements. This position will perform in a hybrid working environment with time spent both remote, as well as on site.

Essential Job Functions:

• Resolve incidents, service requests and problems for our internally developed business systems in a timely and efficient manner in line with business requirements
• Employ appropriate application maintenance, support and incident management processes and procedures to support and maintain IT applications, and to investigate and resolve incidents.
• As required, provide timely communication to users on the status of their service requests and incidents.
• As necessary, liaise with third-party suppliers to ensure business systems-related incidents and problems are resolved in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensure problem prevention methods are continually applied to improve service levels and reduce costs.
• Undertake problem diagnosis, implement problem resolution and be able to put in place prevention measures as appropriate.
• Monitor the availability, performance, and throughput of our internally built business system applications.
• Prioritize and schedule assigned support activities and tasks, and work in conjunction with our in-house development team to manage resource.
• Maintain technical documentation for our business systems team, and through a combination of documentation, play a key role in educating and working with 1st and 2nd line support in order to streamline the life cycle of a software development incident.
• Other duties as assigned
• Responsible for attending on-site work during normal business hours, in the typical work week, as well as extra time as needed to fulfill job duties
• Ensure all aspects of company policy and procedures in regard to good business and department practices are followed

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field is required.
• Knowledge of T-SQL and PL/SQL
• Previous experience in an Application Support role
• Ability to think laterally and apply previous experience to new problems
• Able to identify and correct errors, and learn from mistakes to prevent any future reoccurrence
• Ability to communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders
• Understanding of application code in C#, preferred
• Requires a demonstrated ability to work with teams to design, implement, and support application and database systems
• Adheres to policies, procedures and standards as set forth by Corporate and/or the Information Services Department
• Ability to understand and follow verbal and/or written instructions, perform routine and repetitive tasks and have constant contact/interaction with various levels of individuals daily

Benefits of working for Food City:

401(k) with company match, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Weekly Pay Checks with Direct Deposit, Company paid Life and Disability Insurance, Medical Plan with wellness benefits, Dental Plan, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacations, Associate Offers, and so much more!

About Food City:

Food City is a privately held, family-owned company with a driving mission to “run the best store in town.” Dedicated to giving back to the communities we serve, we encourage our associates to get involved with their local civic organizations.

We consider our associates to be our greatest asset. Over 13% of the company is currently owned by our associates through our employee stock ownership plan, promoting tremendous pride in the services and products we provide.

Whether your passion is baking, accounting, or trucking, Food City has a promising career opportunity for you. We offer flexible schedules to ensure our associates have ample time to spend with family and friends. Many of our part-time associates are students still pursuing their education, who ultimately go on to work full-time for our company in various roles after graduation.

If you’re looking for a great career or the opportunity to try something different, consider becoming part of the Food City family.

Brand: Food City

Address: 1 Food City Circle Abingdon, VA – 24210

Property Description: 120 – Food City Corporate Center

Property Number: 120