Application Specialist

Australian Retirement Trust; City of Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Training and development opportunities

14% superannuation

Job summary

Australian Retirement Trust in Brisbane is looking for an Application Specialist to keep critical IT applications available, reliable and performing. You will provide hands-on support, investigate incidents and coordinate changes and releases into live environments.

Based in Brisbane with a hybrid work model, you will collaborate with business and supplier stakeholders, document procedures and contribute to disaster recovery activities while building trusted relationships with internal and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience supporting complex IT systems and web-based applications.
• Experience supporting front and back-office transaction processing systems.
• Confident investigating incidents and identifying practical solutions.
• Understanding of application support, incident and problem management.
• Strong communication with business, technical and supplier stakeholders.
• Familiar with risk identification, root cause analysis and escalation.
• Knowledge of the full software development lifecycle and Agile delivery.
• Financial services or superannuation experience is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Provide maintenance and support for business-critical applications.
• Manage application support processes, procedures and documentation.
• Respond to incidents by prioritising, diagnosing and investigating issues.
• Coordinate timely incident resolution, escalation, recovery and closure.
• Analyse recurring issues and conduct root cause investigations.
• Support application availability and performance against SLAs.
• Develop, document and test disaster recovery arrangements.
• Assist with software configuration across environments.
• Test application changes and coordinate retesting.
• Package, build, test and deploy releases into live environments.
• Contribute to release planning and process improvement.
• Guide clients and team members in using business systems.
• Provide specialist advice and complete technical tasks.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and vendors.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Incident management

Stakeholder management

Agile delivery

Testing and release activities

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Job description

Australian Retirement Trust – Brisbane QLD

We’re all about helping our members make the most of their money. And while they go after their goals, you can too. As an Application Specialist in our Technology business unit, you’ll help keep our important IT applications available, reliable and performing at their best.

You’ll provide hands-on application support, investigate incidents and problems, and coordinate changes and releases into live environments. Working across technical and non-technical teams, you’ll translate complex issues into practical solutions and help deliver a seamless experience for the people who rely on our systems.
You’ll also contribute to disaster recovery activities, maintain clear support documentation and identify opportunities to continuously improve our applications, processes and services. Your ability to build trusted relationships will help you work effectively with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

This role is a permanent opportunity and is based in Brisbane.

Responsibilities

Day to day, you’ll:

• Provide maintenance and support services for business-critical applications.
• Manage application support processes, procedures and documentation.
• Respond to incidents by prioritising, diagnosing and investigating issues.
• Coordinate timely incident resolution, escalation, recovery and closure.
• Analyse recurring issues and complete root cause investigations.
• Support application availability and performance against agreed service levels.
• Develop, document and test disaster recovery arrangements and procedures.
• Assist with software configuration across new and existing environments.
• Test application changes, document faults and coordinate retesting.
• Package, build, test and deploy releases into live environments.
• Contribute to release planning, scheduling and process improvement.
• Guide clients and team members in the effective use of business systems.
• Provide specialist advice and complete technical tasks within your area of expertise.
• Build trusted relationships with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work with vendors on system support, maintenance and development activities.
• Identify, assess and escale technology risks in line with our Risk Management framework.
• Contribute ideas that improve team processes, application reliability and customer outcomes.

Qualifications

It goes without saying you’ll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We’ll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It’s quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• You have a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or an equivalent qualification.
• Your experience includes supporting complex IT systems and web-based applications.
• You’ll bring strong experience supporting front and back-office transaction processing systems.
• You’re confident investigating incidents, analysing problems and identifying practical solutions.
• You understand application support, incident management and problem management practices.
• Your written and verbal communication skills help you work effectively with business, technical and supplier stakeholders.
• You’ll be comfortable supporting software configuration, testing and release activities.
• You’re familiar with risk identification, root cause analysis and escalation processes.
• You have an understanding of the full software development lifecycle and Agile delivery methodologies.
• Your financial services or superannuation experience would be highly regarded.

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of around $375 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We’ve created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It’s that simple.

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us - and recruitment is no different.

Bring your potential to Australian Retirement Trust and unleash our monster possibilities:

• You’ll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

We use technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), to support parts of our recruitment process - such as reviewing applications, supporting screening interviews, reference checking, and matching skills to roles. All final hiring decisions are made by people.

By applying, you agree to the use of these technologies as part of the recruitment process.

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