Career Opportunities: Technical Analyst (749)
Requisition ID749-Posted04/11/2026-Internal IT-Internal IT-GBR - London - York Road-Information Technology-Mid-Career
Responsible for: Continuous improvement of our business applications, managing application releases and environments
Based at: Hybrid flexible with travel to London as required
Scope: Support of our business landscape
Purpose:
We are looking for a technical analyst in supporting our business application technology environments, managing application releases, administering business-critical applications, maintaining system data integrity, and driving resolution. To help b ridg e the gap between technical operations and business needs , staying abreast of emerging technologies to enhance technical capabilities. This is a highly visible role requiring a strong, independent individual who can proactively build relationships across the organisation, challenge constructively, identify opportunities for improvement, and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
Role:
Business Relationship Management & Continuous Improvement
- Develop trusted relationships with business stakeholders, acting as the primary point of contact for application-related requirements, issues, and opportunities.
- Build a deep understanding of business processes, objectives, and challenges to identify opportunities for technology-enabled improvement.
- Translate business needs into technical requirements and work with delivery teams, suppliers, and support partners to implement effective solutions.
- Champion the adoption of application features and functionality that improve business performance, efficiency, and user experience , including the promotion of inbuilt AI features to ensure productivity gains .
- Building a product roadmap with the business and prioritising the work that meets the business need.
- Facilitate workshops, gather requirements, and support business process reviews to ensure technology solutions continue to meet evolving needs.
- Act as the bridge between business functions and technical support teams, ensuring priorities are understood and delivered effectively.
- Provide regular insights and recommendations to stakeholders on application usage, optimisation opportunities, and emerging risks.
- Monitor and maintain development, test, and production environments.
- Collaborate with teams to ensure stability, scalability, and performance.
- Troubleshoot environment-related issues and coordinate resolution with support vendors .
- Maintain application support documentation and operational procedures.
Release Management
- Plan, coordinate, and execute application releases across environments under change management .
- Maintain release schedules and ensure alignment with business priorities and critical operational periods .
- Document release notes and manage deployment risks and communication with stakeholders .
- Creation and usage of test scripts to ensure new functionality meets requirements
- Work with business representatives to coordinate user acceptance testing and sign-off activities.
Business Application Administration
- Serve as the primary administrator for key business applications.
- Work with business teams to identify where additional value can be realised from greater or more enhanced application usage
- Work with Asset Manager, stakeholder and business owners to ensure licensing costs and usage are optimised
- Configure, update, and optimize application settings based on user needs.
- Coordinate supplier support activities and ensure service issues are resolved effectively.
- Provide user guidance, training and support as required.
System Data Management
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and security across systems.
- Perform regular audits and data cleansing activities.
- Support integration and migration efforts between platforms.
- Introduce controls to safe guard data entry and produce a positive impact on reporting
- Maintain and prioriti s e application enhancement, support and technical backlogs .
- Work with stakeholders to define requirements , busi ness benefits and acceptance criteria.
- Track progress and ensure timely delivery of backlog items.
Information Security
- Work with the infrastructure Teams to ensure backup and recovery is planned and tested
- Ensure data retention rules are applied both within the systems and backup locations
- Ensure user access is governed appropriately through role based access controls and sensitive data is ob fu scated when in non-production environments
Person Specification:
- Proven experience in a technical analyst or business application analyst role.
- Experience with SaaS applications and administration
- Strong understanding of release cycles, environment management, and application administration.
- Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
- Experience managing third-party suppliers and support partners.
- Experience supporting integrations, APIs, and data migration activities
- Familiarity with ITIL practices and Agile methodologies.
- Experience with tools such as Jira, ServiceNow .
- Knowledge of HTML, Python, SQL , scripting, or basic programming is a plus.
- Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Proactive, with strong problem-solving skills and detail oriented approach .
- Team player, able to collaborate confidently with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Ability to work independently, prioritise workload, and drive outcomes with minimal supervision.
- Understanding of data governance, security, and application compliance requirements.
- Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities and project needs
- Possess the ability to imm erse themselves in new technologies and applications