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IT Application Support Specialist – 2nd Level Support 100% (f/m/d)

CompanyJulius Baer
LocationZurich
Work ModeOn Site
PostedJune 15, 2026
About The Company
Julius Baer is present in around 25 countries and 60 locations. Headquartered in Zurich, we have offices in key locations including Bangkok, Dubai, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan, Monaco, Mumbai, Santiago de Chile, Shanghai, Singapore, Tel Aviv, and Tokyo. Our client-centric approach, our objective advice based on the Julius Baer open product platform, our solid financial base, and our entrepreneurial management culture make us the international reference in wealth management.
About the Role

At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, to be entrepreneurial, to be empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Let’s shape the future of wealth management together.

Join Julius Baer as an Application Operation, ensuring seamless operations of core banking systems through expert incident resolution, change coordination, and continuous process optimisation.

With a focus on stability and efficiency, you’ll play a key role in supporting critical applications, driving automation, and collaborating across IT and business teams in a dynamic financial environment.

YOUR CHALLENGE

  • Ensure the smooth operation of core banking applications, focusing on application management (2nd-level support)

  • Process incident tickets generated by monitoring systems and the local service desk within agreed SLAs

  • Coordinate and communicate effectively between incident managers, application service owners, 3rd-level support, other IT/Agile teams, and business stakeholders

  • Act as the local administrative Manager

  • Take over periodical on-call duty (weekly 24/7 rotation)

  • Administer change requests and ensure proper execution of application-related processes

  • Participate in periodic release activities, including weekend deployments

  • Contribute to projects related to operational aspects of existing or newly integrated applications

  • Perform routine data cleansing and maintenance of systems

  • Drive process optimization and automation of repetitive tasks, including handover to L1 (Control Center)

  • Maintain and update application operation documentation and knowledge base

  • Provide support for batch job scheduling and monitoring (e.g., Automic AWA, Control-M, or similar tools)

YOUR PROFILE

  • Completed IT training (Degree in Computer Science or equivalent IT-related certification)

  • Minimum of 2 years of professional experience in application support

  • Strong Linux knowledge (shell scripting is an advantage)

  • Solid understanding of Windows OS at server level

  • Familiarity with Java application servers, databases, and workload automation tools (AWA experience is a plus)

  • ITIL Foundation certification

  • Experience in batch job support and scheduling tools (Automic AWA, Control-M, or similar)

  • Ideally, experience in banking or financial services with knowledge of financial products

  • Proven ability to manage small teams or demonstrated project management skills

  • Highly motivated, proactive, and eager to learn new concepts

  • Good written and spoken English

We are looking forward to receiving your full job application through our online application tool. Further interesting job opportunities can be found on our Career site.

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Key Skills
Application SupportLinuxShell ScriptingWindows ServerJava Application ServersDatabase ManagementWorkload AutomationITILBatch Job SchedulingIncident ManagementChange CoordinationProcess Optimization
Categories
TechnologyFinance & AccountingCustomer Service & SupportSoftware
Benefits
Flexible Working OptionsCareer Development ProgrammesHealth And Well-being Focus
Job Information
📋Core Responsibilities
Ensure the smooth operation of core banking applications through 2nd-level support, incident resolution, and change coordination. Drive process optimization and automation while maintaining application documentation and managing batch job scheduling.
📋Job Type
full time
📊Experience Level
2-5
💼Company Size
8153
📊Visa Sponsorship
No
💼Language
English
🏢Working Hours
40 hours
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