Why USAA? At USAA, our mission is to empower our members to achieve financial security through highly competitive products, exceptional service and trusted advice. We seek to be the #1 choice for the military community and their families. Embrace a fulfilling career at USAA, where our core values – honesty, integrity, loyalty and service – define how we treat each other and our members. Be part of what truly makes us special and impactful. We are proud to support active-duty military spouses. USAA roles may offer remote or hybrid flexibility for active-duty military spouses consistent with applicable policy and business needs. The Opportunity The Application Support Engineer serves as a Tier 2 (L2) technical support resource within the Association’s Production Management organization. This role is responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, incident resolution, service restoration, and operational support for critical business applications and services across the enterprise technology landscape. Working closely with the Availability Command Center (ACC), Tier 1 Operations, Application Engineering teams, Infrastructure teams, and external vendors, this position provides elevated level of technical expertise for application incidents, operational issues, and service stability initiatives. The engineer investigates and resolves application performance issues, system alerts, batch processing failures, integration problems, middleware issues, and production incidents impacting business operations. We offer a flexible work environment that requires an individual to be in the office 4 days per week. This position is based in San Antonio, TX. Relocation assistance is not available for this position. What you'll do: Leverage experience of coding applications, application architecture, system integrations, and technology platforms to identify improvements, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure system reliability and performance. Analyze systems and processes to identify opportunities for improvement and drive operational efficiency. Define technical specifications, standards, and requirements that support scalable and sustainable applications Follow established Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) practices, including requirements gathering, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance. Ensure risks associated with business activities are appropriately identified, assessed, monitored, and managed in accordance with organizational risk and compliance standards. What you have: Bachelor's degree; OR 4 years of relevant education and/or experience. Advanced understanding of one or more of the following: Java, Swift, Objective-C, JavaScript, Kotlin, C++, HTML, CSS, SQL, Go, and Python, Mainframe technologies including COBOL, JCL, CICS, DB2, IMS, MQ, and z/OS.+ Experience with enterprise monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Dynatrace, Datadog, New Relic, Grafana, AppDynamics, Azure Monitor, or similar platforms. Ability to correlate logs, traces, metrics, transaction flows, infrastructure telemetry, and application performance data to identify complex failure modes, determine root causes, assess business impact, and drive long-term reliability improvements. Advanced working knowledge of Kubernetes, OpenShift, Docker containers, and microservice-based architectures, including the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed-system failures, evaluate platform health, recommend recovery strategies, and influence operational best practices. Advanced understanding of API-driven architectures, integration patterns, authentication mechanisms, and service dependencies, including the ability to analyze end-to-end transaction flows, identify integration failures, and recommend architectural and operational improvements. Advanced experience with ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, and similar operational platforms, including administration of operational workflows, development of knowledge-management standards, reporting and trend analysis, and driving improvements to support processes and operational effectiveness. Advanced knowledge of Incident, Problem, Change, Event, and Knowledge Management practices. What sets you apart: 4+ years of experience supporting enterprise applications, infrastructure, cloud platforms, or production environments, including troubleshooting across multiple technology domains. 2+ years of experience in an Enterprise Availability Command Center (ACC), Production Operations, Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), or comparable service restoration environment, with direct involvement in high-severity incident response and recovery activities. Advanced analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to correlate monitoring, logging, and operational data to diagnose issues and restore critical business services. Experience working with observability tools, driving automation, service resiliency, SRE principles, and operational process improvements. Experience working within Incident Management processes and operational support procedures, with the ability to coordinate technical teams and communicate effectively during service disruptions. Experience supporting highly regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or healthcare; ITIL Foundation certification and Azure or AWS certifications preferred. US military experience gained through military service or gained as a military spouse / domestic partner Compensation range: The salary range for this position is: $93,770 - $179,240. USAA does not provide visa sponsorship for this role. Please do not apply for this role if at any time (now or in the future) you will need immigration support (i.e., H-1B, TN, STEM OPT Training Plans, etc.). Compensation: USAA has an effective process for assessing market data and establishing ranges to ensure we remain competitive. You are paid within the salary range based on your experience and market data of the position. The actual salary for this role may vary by location. Employees may be eligible for pay incentives based on overall corporate and individual performance and at the discretion of the USAA Board of Directors. The above description reflects the details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and should not be construed as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be performed in the job. Benefits: At USAA our employees enjoy best-in-class benefits to support their physical, financial, and emotional wellness. These benefits include comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans, 401(k), pension, life insurance, parental benefits, adoption assistance, paid time off program with paid holidays plus 16 paid volunteer hours, and various wellness programs. Additionally, our career path planning and continuing education assists employees with their professional goals. For more details on our outstanding benefits, visit our benefits page on USAAjobs.com. Applications for this position are accepted on an ongoing basis, this posting will remain open until the position is filled. Thus, interested candidates are encouraged to apply the same day they view this posting. USAA 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, disability, or status as a protected veteran. If you are an existing USAA employee, please use the internal career site in OneSource to apply. Please do not type your first and last name in all caps. Find your purpose. Join our mission. USAA is unlike any other financial services organization. The mission of the association is to facilitate the financial security of its members, associates and their families through provision of a full range of highly competitive financial products and services; in so doing, USAA seeks to be the provider of choice for the military community. We do this by upholding the highest standards and ensuring that our corporate business activities and individual employee conduct reflect good judgment and common sense, and are consistent with our core values of service, loyalty, honesty and integrity. USAA attributes its long-standing success to its most valuable resource: our 35,000 employees. They are the heart and soul of our member-service culture. When you join us, you'll become part of a thriving community committed to going above for those who have gone beyond: the men and women of the U.S. military, their associates and their families. In order to play a role on our team, you don't have to be connected to the military yourself – you just need to share our passion for serving our more than 13 million members. USAA is an EEO/AA Employer - applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, protected veteran status or other status protected by law. California applicants, please review our HR CCPA - Notice at Collection here.

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