What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Support Engineer--Site Reliability position at Truist Bank?
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The Production Support Engineer II is responsible for providing day-to-day support for business-critical systems, ensuring operational stability, and quickly resolving incidents. This role focuses on resolving lower to medium-priority incidents, maintaining system health, and supporting the improvement of production environments through collaboration with senior engineers and cross-functional teams.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Following is a summary of the essential functions for this job. Other duties may be performed, both major and minor, which are not mentioned below. Specific activities may change from time to time.
Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve lower to medium-priority technical issues with guidance from senior engineers, ensuring minimal disruption to business operations.
Support day-to-day monitoring of system performance and use monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk, Dynatrace, CloudWatch) to detect anomalies and take corrective actions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve technical incidents and escalate higher-complexity issues to senior engineers as needed.
Assist in automating routine production support tasks by developing or modifying scripts and tools.
Maintain documentation for production issues, troubleshooting steps, and system configurations, contributing to the shared knowledge base.
Participate in incident, problem, and change management processes, following ITIL best practices.
Perform root cause analysis for recurring issues and assist senior engineers in implementing permanent fixes to improve system stability.
Support the implementation of process improvements to enhance system performance and minimize downtime.
Assist with mentoring and supporting junior-level engineers, providing guidance as needed.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
1. Bachelor’s Degree and four to seven years of experience or equivalent education and software engineering training or experience
2. In-depth knowledge in information systems and ability to identify, apply, and implement IT best practices
3. Understanding of key business processes and competitive strategies related to the IT function
4. Ability to plan and manage projects and solve complex problems by applying best practices
5. Ability to provide direction and mentor less experienced teammates. Ability to interpret and convey complex, difficult, or sensitive information
Preferred Qualifications:
Four to eight years of experience in production support, systems administration, or related technical roles.
Experience with IT Service Management (ITSM) tools such as ServiceNow with solid understanding of incident, problem, and change management processes.
Proficiency in using monitoring tools like Splunk, Dynatrace, or CloudWatch to detect and resolve system performance issues.
SRE (Site Reliability Engineer) skills
Familiarity with supporting Agile team/processes.
Experience in automation tools and scripting for production support tasks.
Banking or financial services experience
Experience with cloud technologies such as Configuration Management (ex. Terraform), CICD GitLab, Containerization (ex. Kubernetes), etc…
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate a plus
OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS / WORKING CONDITIONS
Sitting
Constantly (More than 50% of the time)
Standing
Frequently (25% - 50% of the time)
Walking
Frequently (25% - 50% of the time)
Visual / Audio / Speaking
Able to access and interpret client information received from the computer and able to hear and speak with individuals in person and on the phone.
Manual Dexterity / Keyboarding
Able to work standard office equipment, including PC keyboard and mouse, copy/fax machines, and printers.
Availability
Able to work all hours scheduled, including overtime as directed by manager/supervisor and required by business need.
Travel
Minimal and up to 10%
General Description of Available Benefits for Eligible Employees of Truist Financial Corporation: All regular teammates (not temporary or contingent workers) working 20 hours or more per week are eligible for benefits, though eligibility for specific benefits may be determined by the division of Truist offering the position. Truist offers medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, accidental death and dismemberment, tax-preferred savings accounts, and a 401k plan to teammates. Teammates also receive no less than 10 days of vacation (prorated based on date of hire and by full-time or part-time status) during their first year of employment, along with 10 sick days (also prorated), and paid holidays. For more details on Truist’s generous benefit plans, please visit our Benefits site. Depending on the position and division, this job may also be eligible for Truist’s defined benefit pension plan, restricted stock units, and/or a deferred compensation plan. As you advance through the hiring process, you will also learn more about the specific benefits available for any non-temporary position for which you apply, based on full-time or part-time status, position, and division of work.
