Senior IT Applications Engineer

Location West Chester OHCleveland-Cliffs is seeking a Senior Technical Applications Engineer. The Senior Technical Application Engineer is responsible for the design development enhancement maintenance and support of enterprise systems and associated applications. This role partners closely with business stakeholders and IT teams to analyze requirements design solutions resolve production issues and implement system improvements that support operational and strategic business objectives.Summary of ResponsibilitiesDesign develop enhance maintain and support enterprise applications and related system components.Perform system analysis solution design development testing implementation and ongoing support activities.Troubleshoot application system and data issues ensuring timely resolution and minimal business disruption.Collaborate with business users and stakeholders to gather requirements understand operational processes and translate business needs into technical solutions.Effectively communicate project status progress risks and technical challenges to team members technical leads management and business partners.Create and maintain detailed technical documentation including process flows system architectures object relationship models and data models.Provide technical leadership and input into application architecture design standards and development best practices.Develop and maintain database objects application components integrations and related system functionality.Apply sound judgment in designing program logic and adapting established development methodologies to meet business requirements.Conduct peer code reviews to ensure quality maintainability performance security and adherence to development standards.Develop execute and maintain unit integration and regression testing processes.Diagnose and resolve issues within both newly developed and existing applications including support for solutions developed by other team members.Identify opportunities for system optimization automation and process improvement.Participate in on-call support rotations and provide after-hours support as required. Availability for critical production support situations may require 24x7x365 coverage depending on business and operational needsOther duties as assignedMinimum QualificationsBachelors degree in Computer Science Management Information Systems MIS Software Engineering or a related field.Minimum of 5 years of Information Technology experience preferably within a manufacturing environment.Minimum of 5 years of experience in application development systems integration and Software Development Life Cycle SDLC methodologies.Minimum of 2 years of experience working within Agile development environments and practices.Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing across technical and non-technical audiences.Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive relationships with business partners vendors team members and leadership.Preferred QualificationsManufacturing industry experience supporting mission-critical production systems.Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools and Large Language Model LLM platforms such as Claude GitHub Copilot or Microsoft Copilot to increase productivity code quality and operational efficiency.Experience with application modernization initiatives and integration of legacy and modern technologies.Cleveland-Cliffs is a leading North America-based steel producer with focus on value-added sheet products particularly for the automotive industry. The Company is vertically integrated from the mining of iron ore production of pellets and direct reduced iron and processing of ferrous scrap through primary steelmaking and downstream finishing stamping tooling and tubing. We offer an excellent total compensation package including competitive pay with variable compensation opportunity health insurance retirement plan education assistance paid time off and more.Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail tocareersclevelandcliffs.comor call 1-312 899-3097 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Do not email your application materials to this email address. Application materials sent to this email address will not be considered.Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. is an equal opportunity employer - MFVeteranDisability. We are a drug-free workplace and conduct pre-employment screening as a condition of employment.