Senior Application Engineer

They’re after a Senior IS Applications Specialist to take the technical lead within their IS Systems Team. This is a proper hands-on senior role where you’ll be leading application deployment, supporting business critical systems, and helping shape the future of their application strategy. You’ll work across teams, suppliers, and projects to keep systems running smoothly and make sure applications are fit for purpose, secure, and delivering for the business. One minute you’ll be sorting a high-level support issue, next you’ll be leading a major application rollout worth hundreds of thousands of pounds. What you’ll be doing:

• Leading application deployment and delivery across the business
• Designing and developing application solutions that support operational needs
• Acting as the senior escalation point for application support
• Working closely with IS teams, suppliers, and stakeholders across the business
• Supporting application architecture, licensing, and asset management strategy
• Driving improvements in performance, reliability, and system availability
• Helping maintain the organisations ambitious 99.99% application availability target
• Taking part in the on-call rota

• Strong experience with Microsoft technologies, Citrix, and VMware Horizon
• Experience managing enterprise applications within Azure
• Proven background delivering large-scale application change and development
• Experience working in a lean IT environment
• Degree qualified in IT or a related discipline
• Certifications such as MCSE, CCEE, and ITIL Foundation are highly desirable You’ll need to be technically sharp, calm under pressure, and able to build solid working relationships across the business. This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex problems, improving systems, and getting things done properly first time. In return, you’ll be joining a business that works on critical systems that genuinely matter to thousands of people every single day. If you’re ready to take the lead and make a real impact, I’d love to hear from you.