Application Support Analyst

Babcock International
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time / full-time
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Remote

Tech stack

JavaScript
Vbscript
Application Performance Management
IBM WebSphere MQ
Microsoft SQL Server
SAP NetWeaver
Powershell
Release Management
SQL Server Integration Services
XML
Scripting (Bash/Python/Go/Ruby)

Job description

As an Application Support Analyst, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth running, integrity and availability of our aviation applications. This is an opportunity to make a real difference supporting the digital systems that keep critical aircraft operations moving safely and efficiently.

Day-to-day, your expertise will help to protect people, assets and national security, while growing your career in a dynamic and purposeful environment.

  • Manage aviation applications across their full lifecycle, including maintenance, support and upgrades.
  • Oversee code releases and configuration changes across development, test, UAT and production environments.
  • Resolve incidents and service requests for both custom-built and commercial off-the-shelf applications.
  • Work with internal and external support partners to maintain application performance and availability.
  • Provide out-of-hours support when required to ensure system continuity.

This role is full time OR part time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements with days onsite and days working from home.

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server in high-availability environments.
  • Familiarity with integration tools such as SAP NetWeaver, SSIS and IBM MQ.
  • Experience in release management, including promoting code and managing changes across environments.
  • Background in managing software incidents and problems via a Service Desk platform.
  • Strong understanding of application technologies, configuration, and scripting languages including VBScript, JavaScript, PowerShell and XML.

Benefits & conditions

Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).

What we offer

  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
  • Access to a Digital GP, annual health check and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+
  • Employee share scheme
  • Employee shopping savings portal
  • Payment of professional fees
  • 10 days' special paid leave for reservists in the armed forces
  • Holiday Trading - buy or sell up to one working week of leave
  • 'Be Kind Day' - one paid day each year for volunteering
  • Flexible working options to support work-life balance
  • A dynamic working environment where curiosity, collaboration and innovation thrive

About the company

We're Babcock a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you'll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we're building a future that lasts not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work-life balance.

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