Application Support Analyst

Sopra Steria Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Life assurance

6% pension

Job summary

Sopra Steria Ltd in Portsmouth is recruiting six Support Analysts to join a 24/7 shift-based team supporting a key programme. You will handle incidents, requests and changes, and contribute to testing and operational process development.

Required are ITIL awareness, application support experience, and strong problem-solving and communication skills. You must be willing to work onsite in a secure environment and join a 24x7 rota.

Qualifications

• Experience in application support and incident handling.
• Familiarity with ITIL-based support environments.
• Experience supporting apps via DevOps or scripted approaches.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience in structured environments with defined processes.

Responsibilities

• Log, manage, and resolve incidents, requests, and support queries.
• Investigate issues, perform initial analysis, and escalate when needed.
• Monitor live services and ensure targets are met.
• Support problem management and change activities with proper records.
• Assist with testing, system checks, and release support activities.
• Produce and update support documentation and user guidance.

Skills

Experience in Application Support

DevOps / Scripted support

Problem-solving

Structured processes

Strong communication

Education

ITIL Foundation

Job description

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.

What you will be doing

• 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.

What you will bring

• Experience in Application Support.
• ITIL Foundation or awareness of ITIL-based support environments.
• Experience supporting applications through a DevOps 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

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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.