Social heart
Business head
Local impact

Senior Application Support Analyst

Salary £40,000 - £45,000 per annum
Location Mulliner House, Flanders Road, Chiswick, W4 1NN
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This is a Permanent, Full Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Shepherds Bush Housing Association (SBHA) was established 1968 and has now grown into an organisation that manages approximately 5,000 homes, primarily in the London Boroughs of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Hounslow, Ealing and Hillingdon. The group has just embarked on its “Future 50” transformation programme to ensure it meets the future housing and service needs of the west London community.  The future strategy revolves around improving our customer satisfaction levels, delivering a more ambitious growth programme through new building and improving operational efficiency.  As part of the strategy we are building an Technology team fit for the future.

About the role

The Senior Application Support Analyst will bridge the gap between 3rd party suppliers and business users; being the key conduit between users’ requirements, 3rd party service provision, support contracts and holding suppliers to account against contractual SLA’s.

Please note this is an applications support and NOT an infrastructure support analyst role 

The Senior Application Support Analyst will oversee practices and processes to ensure integrity, safety and availability of all data and applications as part of an organisation's information systems; making sure that the processes needed for the business to function and succeed are running smoothly, acting as a technical point of contact to fix application and systems issues.

Key Accountabilities

  • Holding Application providers to account in meeting their SLA’s
  • Act as business partner for key areas to improve the quality of data entry into applications to a high standard.
  • Champion the correct use of applications through training and monitoring of applications performance.
  • Drive application and data quality improvements to maximise value and efficiency.
  • Provide applications support for core systems such as Civica CX Housing Management systems, SUN Finance, C365 Compliance and Plentific.  This includes both technical and business requirements. 
  • Provide 1st and 2nd Line Helpdesk Support 
  • Engage with the business to drive continuous improvements and ensure the applications are used effectively and correctly.  
  • Engage with project teams to ensure new applications have adequate support arrangements and are ready for live service.

About you

You will have great communication skills and experience of providing application support ideally within Housing Management. You will have proven experience of taking the initiative and being innovative. You will need an analytical mind with a problem solving aptitude.

  • ITIL qualification preferred.
  • Understanding of database management systems. 
  • SSRS Reporting Skills.
  • Knowledge of SQL queries, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) 
  • Familiarity with Microsoft technologies  

 

In return we promise you:

  • Competitive salary of £40,000 - £45,000
  • 28 days annual leave, rising with service (plus discressionary 3 days at Christmas)
  • A contributory pension scheme
  • Flexible working
  • Simply Health cash plan and a choice of flexible benefits
  • Exciting opportunities for learning and career development
  • Working for an award-winning housing association
  • An engaging working environment
  • A great office location in the heart of leafy Chiswick, close to local shops and amenities
  • Excellent access to all TFL networks, 2 minutes walk from Turnham Green Station
  • Complimentary Well-Being initiatives

We're much more than a landlord. We build communities by providing homes that people can afford and invest in people and places.

We have more than 5000 homes throughout west London and are building more. We've been doing this since 1968 and are a trusted part of the community.

Our mission is social heart, business head, local impact.

Social heart: Our way of working builds and strengthens communities.
Business head: Our way of working means we make a lasting return on investment.
Local impact: Our way of working responds to what's needed locally.

Community focused

Putting our community and customers first.

Caring

Supporting each other and building strong relationships.

Accountable

Taking ownership for how we behave, spend money, and deliver high performing services to each other and our customers.

Innovative

Keeping an open mind to new ideas and being motivated to make a positive impact.

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