Applications Specialist

APM Terminals
Where global trade meets innovation
Step into the engine room of global commerce. At APM Terminals Elizabeth, you’ll be at the center of one of the busiest port complexes in North America. Every container you touch keeps freight moving through the Port of New York C New Jersey, supporting critical supply chains across the East Coast and beyond.
This is a place where speed, scale, and precision come together. You’ll collaborate with high- performing teams in a fast-paced, high-volume environment where safety and operational excellence are the top priorities. Here, your impact is immediate—and global.
Why you’ll love it here
• Be part of a major gateway on the U.S. East Coast
• Experience high-volume, complex terminal operations
• Work with driven teams in a fast-moving environment
• Continuous improvement mindset – where curiosity is encouraged, root-cause problem solving is valued, and making things better every day is part of how we win
What

We

Can

• Offer At APM Terminals, we foster a dynamic learning and training culture that empowers our employees to excel. Our
• commitment
• to
• improvement
• means
• every
• team
• member
• has
• the
• opportunity
• to
• develop
• their
• skills
• and
• advance
• their
• careers
• by
• continuously
• refining
• how
• we
• work.

Experience

• a
• diverse,
• multinational
• workplace
• where
• your
• operational
• insights
• directly
• influence
• how
• we
• work. Play
• a
• key
• role
• in
• the

Elizabeth

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Project

• and
• the
• ongoing
• modernization
• of
• terminal
• technology
• systems. Work
• across
• a
• broad
• range
• of
• operational
• technology
• applications
• while
• building
• cross-functional
• technical
• expertise. Collaborate
• with
• local
• and
• global
• stakeholders
• in
• a
• highly
• integrated
• and
• technology-driven
• operating
• environment. Develop
• your
• skills
• through
• continuous
• learning,
• knowledge
• sharing,
• and
• exposure
• to
• critical
• terminal
• systems
• and
• operations. APM

Terminals

• operates
• one
• of
• the
• world’s
• most
• integrated
• port
• and
• terminal
• networks,
• where
• business
• applications
• such
• as
• TOS,
• GOS,
• ECS,
• and
• other
• operational
• systems
• are
• central
• to
• safe,
• reliable,
• and
• technology-driven
• terminal

performance.
As an Applications Specialist based at APM Terminals Elizabeth, you will support the strategy, performance, reliability, and continuous
improvement

of

operational

software

systems

across

the

terminal.

You

• will
• help
• deliver
• measurable
• operational
• value
• by
• improving
• system
• resilience,
• safety,
• standardization,
• and
• productivity
• while
• supporting
• both
• day-to-day
• operations
• and
• strategic
• modernization
• initiatives. Working closely
• with
• operations,
• IT,
• labor
• relations,
• global
• functions,
• vendors,
• and
• other
• stakeholders,
• you
• will
• help
• ensure
• reliable
• application
• performance
• while
• contributing
• to
• the
• successful
• integration
• of
• technology
• solutions
• associated
• with
• the

Elizabeth

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• Project. Key
• Responsibilities Support
• the
• delivery
• of
• business
• application
• initiatives
• aligned
• with
• terminal
• operational
• technology
• strategy
• and
• business
• priorities. Drive
• system
• reliability
• and
• performance
• through
• incident
• resolution,
• root
• cause
• analysis,
• and
• continuous
• improvement
• activities. Support
• the
• deployment,
• integration,
• testing,
• and
• operational
• readiness
• of
• existing
• and
• new
• OT
• software
• solutions. Collaborate
• with
• vendors,
• OEMs,
• and
• system
• integrators
• to
• ensure
• successful
• delivery
• of
• technology
• solutions. Resolve
• incidents
• and
• service
• requests
• within
• agreed
• service
• levels,
• escalating
• complex
• issues
• when
• required. Support
• compliance
• with
• cybersecurity
• requirements,
• enterprise

IT/OT

• standards,
• labor
• agreements,
• and
• operational
• procedures. Maintain,
• configure,
• install,
• and
• replace
• IT
• and
• OT
• hardware
• and
• software
• components
• while
• supporting
• change
• management
• and
• operational
• readiness
• activities. What
• We

Are

Looking

For Continuous

improvement

mindset:

• we
• are
• looking
• for
• someone
• who
• brings
• a
• thoughtful
• improvement
• mindset—curious
• about
• how
• work
• gets
• done
• and
• motivated
• to
• make
• meaningful,
• sustainable
• improvements
• over
• time. Bachelor’s
• degree
• in

Information

Technology,

Computer

Science,

Industrial

• Engineering,
• or
• a
• related
• discipline. 1
• to
• 3
• years
• of
• experience
• providing
• end-user
• support
• across
• software,
• hardware,
• and
• mobile
• devices,
• with
• strong
• troubleshooting
• capabilities. Hands-on
• experience
• working
• with
• OT
• infrastructure
• components
• and
• operational
• technology
• systems. Knowledge
• of
• operational
• systems
• such
• as
• GOS,
• TOS,
• AD,
• MTS,
• OCR,
• SCADA,
• ECS,
• or
• comparable
• environments. Understanding
• of
• cybersecurity
• frameworks
• and
• enterprise
• IT
• standards
• within
• OT
• environments. Strong
• communication,
• collaboration,
• problem-solving,
• and
• ownership
• skills,
• with
• the
• ability
• to
• manage
• multiple
• priorities
• effectively. Ability
• to
• obtain
• or
• renew
• a

TWIC

card

and

Port

Access

Card

• as
• required
• for
• terminal
• access. This
• role
• combines
• office-based
• work
• with
• regular
• visits
• to
• active
• terminal,
• yard,
• equipment,
• and
• construction
• areas.

You

• will
• work
• closely
• with
• operational
• teams
• to
• support
• technology
• deployments,
• system
• integration
• efforts,
• and
• live
• operational
• environments
• while
• adhering
• to
• all

HSSE

and

PPE

requirements. Salary: $80K - $90K Location: Elizabeth, NJ

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