IT Applications Engineer (ALM)

Location: Foster City, CA (4 Days Onsite)

Duration: Contract

Key Responsibilities: Partner with business stakeholders and engineering teams to implement new features, upgrades, migrations, and integrations. Configure and maintain ALM applications, workflows, approvals, templates, and project settings. Manage change control processes, application configurations, and workflow enhancements. Monitor application performance and proactively troubleshoot issues. Serve as an escalation point for production support and helpdesk teams. Develop and maintain custom integrations using Java and Python. Create and enhance dashboards, live reports, and reporting solutions using JavaScript and Velocity. Update project templates, workflows, metadata, and system configurations to support engineering processes. Collaborate closely with application administrators, infrastructure teams, and engineering stakeholders to ensure system reliability and performance. Support continuous improvement initiatives and evaluate new tools and technologies.

Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.5+ years of experience supporting and configuring enterprise applications. Strong development experience with: JavaJavaScriptPythonVelocityHands-on experience with PostgreSQL databases. Experience supporting enterprise application environments and resolving production issues. Strong understanding of application configuration, workflow management, and integrations. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and evolving environment.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Polarion ALM or similar Application Lifecycle Management platforms. Experience in regulated industries such as:

• Automotive
• Autonomous Vehicles
• AerospaceMedical Devices
• Financial Services

Ideal Candidate: The ideal candidate will possess strong application support and configuration expertise, hands-on development skills, excellent communication abilities, and the capability to work effectively with engineering teams to enhance and maintain critical ALM platforms.