Application Support Analyst

Are you a Support Analyst looking for a new challenge?

Sopra Steria's ADS account is seeking to recruit 6 Support Analysts to join a growing team supporting a key programme within our sector. This is a fantastic opportunity for analysts with a background in application support, or helpdesk environments who are looking to develop their careers in a highly professional and mission-focused setting.

Working as part of a 24/7 shift-based support team, you will play a key role in ensuring the effective operation, support, and continuous improvement of business-critical applications. The role will involve incident, problem, request, and change management, with opportunities to contribute to testing, implementation, and operational process development.

• Log, manage, and resolve incidents, requests, and support queries in line with agreed processes and service levels.
• Investigate application and user issues, carry out initial analysis, and either resolve or elevate where needed.
• Monitor live services and help ensure systems are running effectively within agreed service targets.
• Support problem management and change activity by following defined procedures and maintaining accurate support records.
• Assist with testing, system checks, and release support activities to help maintain service stability.
• Produce and update support documentation, user guidance, and operational records to support day-to-day service delivery.

• Experience in Application Support.
• ITIL Foundation or awareness of ITIL-based support environments.
• Experience supporting applications through a Dev Ops or scripted support model.
• Good problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate issues and follow them through to resolution.
• An understanding of core support processes such as incident, request, and problem management.
• Experience working in a structured environment with defined processes, priorities, and service targets.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with users, team members, and technical colleagues.
• Willingness to work onsite in a secure environment and be part of a 24/7 shift rota.

Employment Type:
Permanent
Location:
Portsmouth - onsite 24x7 shift-based
Security Clearance Level: Active DV, otherwise willingness to go through this clearance
Salary:
Dependant on experience
Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the choice to buy extra days, life assurance, and 6% pension

Sopra Steria's Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions to Central Government clients. The work we do makes a real difference to the client's goal of National Security, and we operate in a unique and privileged environment. We are given time for professional development activities, and we coach and mentor our colleagues, sharing knowledge and learning from each other.

We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported and have pride in their work for the customer, delivering outstanding rates of customer satisfaction in the UK’s most complex safety- and security-critical markets.