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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.\nSummary of Responsibilities\nDesign, develop, enhance, maintain, and support enterprise applications and related system components.\nPerform system analysis, solution design, development, testing, implementation, and ongoing support activities.\nTroubleshoot application, system, and data issues, ensuring timely resolution and minimal business disruption.\nCollaborate with business users and stakeholders to gather requirements, understand operational processes, and translate business needs into technical solutions.\nEffectively communicate project status, progress, risks, and technical challenges to team members, technical leads, management, and business partners.\nCreate and maintain detailed technical documentation, including process flows, system architectures, object relationship models, and data models.\nProvide technical leadership and input into application architecture, design standards, and development best practices.\nDevelop and maintain database objects, application components, integrations, and related system functionality.\nApply sound judgment in designing program logic and adapting established development methodologies to meet business requirements.\nConduct peer code reviews to ensure quality, maintainability, performance, security, and adherence to development standards.\nDevelop, execute, and maintain unit, integration, and regression testing processes.\nDiagnose and resolve issues within both newly developed and existing applications, including support for solutions developed by other team members.\nIdentify opportunities for system optimization, automation, and process improvement.\nParticipate 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 needs\nOther duties as assigned\n Minimum Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems (MIS), Software Engineering, or a related field.\nMinimum of 5 years of Information Technology experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment.\nMinimum of 5 years of experience in application development, systems integration, and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) methodologies.\nMinimum of 2 years of experience working within Agile development environments and practices.\nDemonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, across technical and non-technical audiences.\nStrong interpersonal skills with the ability to build productive relationships with business partners, vendors, team members, and leadership.\nPreferred Qualifications\nManufacturing industry experience supporting mission-critical production systems.\nExperience 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.\nExperience with application modernization initiatives and integration of legacy and modern technologies.\nCleveland-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.\nCleveland-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 to  or 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. 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