Applications Support Analyst

at  Sword Group

Sword is a leading provider of business technology solutions within the Energy, Public and Finance Sectors, driving real transformation change within our clients. We use proven technology, specialist teams and domain expertise to build solid technical foundations across platforms, data and business applications. We have a passion for using technology to solve business problems, working in partnership with our clients to help in achieving their goals.

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience of IT/IS in E&P or Energy sector
• Direct experience as a systems administrator in support of E&P applications.
• Experience with RDBMS’s – SQL/Oracle.
• Good familiarity with Windows operating systems (Client and Server)
• knowledge of security and access management (SSO, AD)
• Communication skills (verbal & written)
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Good working knowledge of ITIL processes - change, incident and problem management processes
• Experience of agile methodologies

BENEFITS

At Sword, our core values and culture are based on caring about our people, investing in training and career development and building inclusive teams where we are all encouraged to contribute to achieve success.
We offer comprehensive benefits designed to support your professional development and enhance your overall quality of life. In addition to a Competitive Salary, here’s what you can expect as part of our benefits package:
Personalised Career Development: We create a development plan customised to your goals and aspirations, with a range of learning and development opportunities within a culture that encourages growth.
Flexible working: Flexible work arrangements to support your work-life balance. We can’t promise to always be able to meet every request, however are keen to discuss your individual preferences to make it work where we can.
A Fantastic Benefits Package: This includes generous annual leave allowance, enhanced family friendly benefits, pension scheme, access to private health, well-being, and insurance schemes, an employee assistance programme, discounted cash plan and more…..
At Sword we are dedicated to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, ensuring that all applicants receive fair and equal consideration for employment, regardless of whether they meet every requirement. If you don’t tick all the boxes but feel you have some of the relevant skills and experience we’re looking for, please do consider applying and highlight your transferable skills and experience. We embrace diversity in all its forms, valuing individuals regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity status, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Your perspective and potential are important to us.
If we can do anything to help make the hiring process more accessible, please let our talent acquisition team know when you apply so we can support any adjustments

The Application Support Analyst plays a vital role within the Information Systems product line, concentrating on the deployment and management of software applications that facilitate the company’s operations. Additionally, this position will participate in the project team to ensure the successful transition and integration of applications as part of M&A activities.

This role ensures that applications are kept up-to-date and aligned with business requirements.

• Implementing and supporting application solutions within the product line to meet business requirements.
• Supporting the lifecycle of software applications, from deployment ongoing support and decommissioning activities.
• The role works with appropriate teams and 3rd party vendors
• Ensuring applications are secure, reliable, and compliant with industry regulations.