Wintrust Financial Corporation

From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

Application Specialist

Application EngineerApplication EngineerFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 5,001-10,000

Location

United States

Posted

3 days ago

Salary

$65K - $77K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

Job Description

Application Specialist

Wintrust Financial Corporation

Role Description The Application Specialist – Retail Banking is an entry to mid-level position and serves as a subject matter contributor across the applications supporting branch banking teams and other associated technologies. They are accountable for ensuring the day-to-day operations of the systems under their charge and for supporting and implementing change and configuration management, including testing and defect management relating to new product implementations, development releases, upgrades, patches, and other system maintenance as required. Application Specialists will work closely with Business resources and stakeholders, internal Technology teams, and various vendors and third-party consultants and implementers. They must understand their application’s interdependencies with other applications and infrastructure both internally and outside the corporate network. Ongoing knowledge of current and changing business and technological environments, trends and strategy is important to success. This position will also support acquisition and conversion activities related to their business domains. What You’ll Do - Handling of day-to-day workflow (monitoring ticket system, e-mail, daily tasks, ongoing training) - Level 1 support and troubleshooting of complex issues - Support acquisition and conversion activities including data mapping, completion of complex translation tables, reviewing conversion balancing and reconciliation reports, implementation of a new applications, system functionality or integration - Supporting line of business process improvement and efficiency initiatives - System tuning and optimization - Supporting change management and product/project implementation - Technical application(s) Ownership including evaluating new releases/functionality and monitoring application roadmaps and support bulletins Qualifications - 1-3 years of working in a banking or financial services environment with special emphasis on applications implementation, testing, maintenance, configuration, and support - Basic understanding of data at both a functional and technical level in order to troubleshoot and identify potential issues - Basic understanding of how to troubleshoot application/system performance - Basic knowledge and understanding of hardware and systems software technologies, network infrastructure, and understands issues and details of integrating diverse technology to deliver scalable, robust, and high performance solutions - Able to work with strict deadlines and time pressure Benefits - Medical Insurance - Dental - Vision - Life insurance - Accidental death and dismemberment - Short-term and long-term Disability Insurance - Parental Leave - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Traditional and Roth 401(k) with company match - Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Employee Stock Purchase Plan at 5% discount - Critical Illness Insurance - Accident Insurance - Transportation and Commuting Benefits - Banking Benefits - Pet Insurance Compensation The estimated salary range for this role is $65,000.00 - $77,000.00, along with eligibility to earn an annual bonus. Actual salaries may vary based on several factors, such as a candidate’s qualifications, skills and experience. Company Description From our first day in business, Wintrust has been proud to serve a variety of unique communities and people from all walks of life. To build a company that reflects the communities we serve, we believe that fostering a unique and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and empowered to succeed will support our ongoing success. Wintrust Financial Corporation, including community banking and financial services subsidiaries, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

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