Lead UniData Software Support Engineer; Remote

Position: Lead UniData Software Support Engineer (Remote)
## Lead Uni Data Software Support Engineer (Remote)
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** Job Posting:
** Since 1953, Ferguson has been a source of quality supplies for a variety of industries. Together We Build Better infrastructure, better homes and better businesses. We exist to make our customers’ complex projects simple, successful, and sustainable. We proactively solve problems, adapt and grow to continuously serve our customers, communities and each other. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 company, is proud to provide best-in-class products, service and capabilities across the following industries:
Commercial/Mechanical, Facilities Supply, Fire and Fabrication, HVAC, Industrial, Residential Trade, Residential Building and Remodel, Waterworks and Residential Digital Commerce. Ferguson has approximately 36,000 associates across 1,700 locations. Ferguson is a community of proud associates who operate with the shared purpose of building something meaningful. You will build a career that you are proud of, at a company you can believe in.
We have an exciting opportunity for a remote
** Lead Uni Data Software Support Engineer
** to join the Software Engineering Quick Response Team within the Ferguson IT organization. This role reports directly to the Manager of Software Engineering. In this role, you will serve as a senior technical escalation resource responsible for supporting and maintaining Ferguson's custom ERP platform, Trilogie. You'll use your deep Uni Data and Uni Basic expertise to investigate sophisticated application issues, perform root cause analysis, support production stability, and recommend solutions that improve system performance and reliability.  

The ideal candidate is a problem solver who enjoys troubleshooting complex technical challenges, partnering with software engineering teams, and serving as a domain expert for business-critical applications. This role works closely with developers, quality assurance teams, business analysts, support teams, and business customers to ensure the continued health, stability, and effectiveness of Ferguson's ERP systems.

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This role is approved to be fully remote and can be based anywhere in the United States.**    ##

Duties and Responsibilities:

* Develop a deep understanding of Trilogie, the ERP platform uniquely developed for Ferguson.
* Monitor system health and proactively investigate application issues and production incidents.
* Serve as a senior-level technical escalation point for complex software and application support issues.
* Investigate root causes and manage resolution of application, integration, and system issues.
* Partner with software engineering teams to investigate issues, identify root causes, and recommend solutions that improve the reliability and performance of applications.
* Answer functional and technical inquiries from support teams and business users regarding application behavior and system functionality.
* Solve application, data, integration, and performance-related issues across a complex enterprise environment.
* Ensure data issues are accurately resolved while following ITIL procedures for managing updates.
* Participate in a rotating after-hours support schedule for critical production incidents.
* Collaborate with Software Engineering, Quality Assurance, Business Analysts, and Support teams to ensure application stability and reliability.
* Review proposed code changes and provide feedback regarding production impact, system behavior, and supportability.
* Document findings, resolutions, guidelines, and known issues.
* Share technical knowledge and mentor team members on application functionality and techniques to fix issues.
* Find opportunities to improve monitoring, support processes, operational efficiency, and system reliability.  ## Qualifications and Requirements:
* Extensive experience supporting applications built on Uni Data, Uni Basic, or other Pick-based technologies.
* Strong experience resolving complex application and production support issues in enterprise environments.
* Demonstrable ability to perform root cause analysis and drive complex issue resolution across multiple teams.
* Experience providing support for applications that use APIs and web services.
* Experience interacting with Oracle and/or SQL Server databases.
* Experience working in multi-server environments.
* Good understanding of high-volume transaction processing environments.
* Experience with Uni Data file structures, dictionaries, triggers, and…