Together we fight for everyone’s opportunity for a better financial future. We will do this together — with customers, partners and colleagues. We will fight for others, not against: We will stand up for and champion everyone’s access to opportunities. The status quo is not good enough … we believe every individual and every community deserves access to financial opportunities. We are determined to support both individuals and communities in reaching a better financial future. We know that reaching this future depends on our actions today. Like our Purpose Statement, Voya believes in being bold and committed to action. We are committed to a work environment where the differences that we are born with — and those we acquire throughout our lives — are understood, valued and intentionally pursued. We believe that our employees own our culture and have a responsibility to foster an environment where we all feel comfortable bringing our whole selves to work. Purposefully bringing our differences together to positively influence our culture, serve our clients and enrich our communities is essential to our vision. Are you ready to join a company with a strong purpose and a winning culture? Start your Voyage – Apply Now Get to Know the Opportunity: As an Application Support Lead you’ll help to support a portfolio of retirement related applications including the mainframe platforms on a team along with the Application Support Consultant and IT Manager. You will work with business partners to understand the business capabilities needed and then work with the tech teams to translate those into technical requirements. Part of your responsibility will be to respond to incidents and break/fix situations to understand the cause and work toward a solution. There is an on-call aspect to this position. You will be involved with change and release management as well. You will work with Voya employees offshore as your primary development resources and work with onshore tech resources to get the job done. You will provide oversight on the tactical and technical application support, ensuring delivery is provided within the Voya established standards. The role may help ensure that there is appropriate partnership between application maintenance development, QA, Release Management, application development, infrastructure and architecture teams. The Contributions You’ll Make: Problem solve application issues quickly and successfully within SLA’s providing analysis and root causes to business and all levels of management Create updated documents based on problem resolution and changes required Govern execution on day to day batch and monitoring practices via engagement with team and utilization of governance reports and service now metrics. Work with developers ensuring production jobs are completed successfully and status updates are provided Participate with Incident Management and root cause analysis, technical issues, problem resolution and suggests improvement plans Ensure system documentation is up to date and follows standard operation Conduct reviews; ensure Voya standards for infrastructure, security, architecture are met Review IT quality projects for production; ensure no stability concerns outstanding Review performance results; suggests change requests to improve performance Influence technical alternatives to business objectives, using effective communications with customers and stakeholders Understand business impacts when production issues occur and completes the tasks required by working OT if required and/or hand-off to the Development team Provide weekly/monthly status reporting to management Complete code development for enhancements or defects in lower and production region Provides support for application maintenance work Running cycles production/lower environments Fixing abends Fixing vulnerabilities Providing audit support Completing ticket assignments Learning new code changes from project team Working with CID-Oncall support On-call 24/7 based on rotation schedule and expertise; and participate in Sunday maintenance weekend check-outs and report any issues to Application Support Consultant and IT Manager Participate in annual DR Test by reviewing DR Plan, providing support during DR exercise and ensuring test is completed within the change window Ensure deployment of code changes follow proper channels through Clearcase and that all changes are completed within the change window Minimum Knowledge & Experience Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering or a directly related field; or equivalent work experience. Six years of technical support in a complex (multi-tiered) software development environment Experience with end-to-end development and support Experience with business systems analysis Technical knowledge in one or more programming languages and development tools OS: MVS, LINUX/UNIX OMNI/FIS knowledge (version 7.4) is a plus Programming: COBOL, JAVA Databases: DB2 Data Transfer CLOUD computing (AWS, AZURE) is a plus ServiceNow as intake tool Experience in US Retirement Services with background in retirement product features is a plus Experience in development, batch processing, business analysis Knowledge in support of licensing and commissions systems Issue resolution/problem solving/root cause analysis skills Remediation/improvement plan definition and management Able to maintain technical documentation and configuration management data Able to understand Voya’s standards for architecture, security, infrastructure and solution design/development Programming language and development tool experience Strong written and verbal communication with all levels of management and business Understanding of application/service monitoring methods Production support knowledge Compensation Pay Disclosure: Voya is committed to pay that’s fair and equitable, which means comparable pay for comparable roles and responsibilities. The below annual base salary range reflects the expected hiring range(s) for this position in the location(s) listed. In addition to base salary, Voya offers incentive opportunities (i.e., annual cash incentives, sales incentives, and/or long-term incentives) based on the role to reward the achievement of annual performance objectives. Please note that this salary information is solely for candidates hired to perform work within one of these locations, and refers to the amount Voya Financial is willing to pay at the time of this posting. Actual compensation offered may vary from the posted salary range based upon the candidate’s geographic location, work experience, education, licensure requirements and/or skill level and will be finalized at the time of offer. Salaries for part-time roles will be prorated based upon the agreed upon number of hours to be regularly worked. $84,930 - $141,560 USD Be Well. Stay Well. Voya provides the resources that can make a difference in your lives. To us, this means thriving physically, financially, socially and emotionally. Voya benefits are designed to help you do just that. That’s why we offer an array of plans, programs, tools and resources with one goal in mind: To help you and your family be well and stay well. What We Offer Health, dental, vision and life insurance plans 401(k) Savings plan – with generous company matching contributions (up to 6%) Voya Retirement Plan – employer paid cash balance retirement plan (4%) Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250/year Paid time off – including 20 days paid time off, nine paid company holidays and a flexible Diversity Celebration Day. Paid volunteer time — 40 hours per calendar year Learn more about Voya benefits (download PDF) Critical Skills At Voya, we have identified the following critical skills which are key to success in our culture: Customer Focused: Passionate drive to delight our customers and offer unique solutions that deliver on their expectations. Critical Thinking: Thoughtful process of analyzing data and problem solving data to reach a well-reasoned solution. Team Mentality: Partnering effectively to drive our culture and execute on our common goals. Business Acumen: Appreciation and understanding of the financial services industry in order to make sound business decisions. Learning Agility: Openness to new ways of thinking and acquiring new skills to retain a competitive advantage. Learn more about Critical Skills Equal Employment Opportunity Voya Financial is an equal-opportunity employer. Voya Financial provides equal opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, citizenship status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, creed, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law. Reasonable Accommodations Voya is committed to the inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Voya will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please reference resources for applicants with disabilities. Misuse of Voya's name in fraud schemes Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), is a leading health, wealth and investment company with approximately 9,000 employees who are focused on achieving Voya’s aspirational vision: Clearing your path to financial confidence and a more fulfilling life. Through products, solutions and technologies, Voya helps its 15.2 million individual, workplace and institutional clients become well planned, well invested and well protected. Benefitfocus, a Voya company and a leading benefits administration provider, extends the reach of Voya’s workplace benefits and savings offerings by engaging directly with over 12 million employees in the U.S. Certified as a “Great Place to Work” by the Great Place to Work® Institute, Voya is purpose-driven and committed to conducting business in a way that is economically, ethically, socially and environmentally responsible. Voya has earned recognition as: one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by Ethisphere; a member of the Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index; and a “Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion” on the Disability Equality Index. For more information, visit voya.com Voya’s values serve as our compass, bringing together our culture, performance, brand, vision, strategy and corporate responsibility activities. Our values guide our decision-making and behaviors allowing us to deliver worth to our customers, distribution partners, shareholders and each other. With a lens on balance, health & welfare, our work environment offers flexibility. The majority of our roles have adopted a hybrid schedule — working some days in the office and some days remotely, providing flexibility for work-life balance and still allowing the benefit of in-person collaboration. Some functions will continue to be 100% on-site and others may be fully remote, depending on business needs. We care We do the right thing We have customer passion We have a winning spirit We are the We Certified by the Great Place to Work® Institute as a Great Place to Work®, 2016-2023, Voya is equally committed to conducting business in a way that is socially, environmentally, economically and ethically responsible. Voya’s culture is proudly recognized by multiple organizations. See a full listing of our awards and recognition.