Senior Application Engineer in Chicago

Locations: Chicago, IL | Houston, TX | Los Angeles, CA | Miami, FL | Boston, MA | New York, NY | Nashville, TN | Washington

D.C

Full-Time | Direct Hire | Onsite Only

Applicants must be U.S. or Green Card holders to be considered for this opportunity.

Our client, a leading global professional services organization, is seeking a Senior Application Engineer to join its Enterprise Technology team. This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced application engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges, supporting business‑critical enterprise applications, and partnering with both technical and business teams to deliver innovative technology solutions.

While experience supporting legal technology is a plus, it is not required
. We welcome candidates with strong enterprise application engineering experience from any industry.

• Configure, administer, and optimize enterprise applications supporting critical business operations.
• Lead integrations between SaaS applications, cloud platforms, and on‑premises systems.
• Serve as the senior technical escalation point for complex application issues.
• Manage application upgrades, patching, releases, and ongoing maintenance.
• Partner with software vendors and internal stakeholders to troubleshoot issues and implement enhancements.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, security, and business teams to ensure application performance, reliability, and scalability.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational procedures.
• Identify opportunities to improve application performance, automation, and the overall user experience.

• 7+ years of enterprise application engineering or application administration experience.
• Experience supporting business‑critical enterprise applications in a complex environment.
• Strong experience with SaaS applications, system integrations, APIs, and cloud technologies.
• Experience managing application configuration, upgrades, vendor relationships, and production support.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience supporting legal technology applications is a plus, but not required.

• Windows Server
• SQL
• Power Shell or other scripting
• Microsoft Azure and/or AWS
• Enterprise application integrations and automation

• This is a full‑time, onsite position. Remote work is not available.
• Applicants must be U.S. or Green Card holders to be considered for this opportunity.
• Local candidates are strongly preferred for the listed office locations.

If you're looking for an opportunity to support enterprise technology in a collaborative, fast‑paced environment with a stable, highly respected organization, we'd love to hear from you.