Application Support Analyst - UK - Linux/SQL/Production Support (12-Month FTC)
Posted Today by TrinIT Group
£60,000 Per year
Outside
Hybrid
Remote , UK
Summary: The Application Support Analyst role involves providing overnight application support for a critical production platform within a leading FinTech company on a 12-month fixed-term contract. The position requires strong Unix/Linux and SQL skills, with responsibilities including monitoring production systems and resolving incidents. The role includes an initial onboarding period during UK daytime hours before transitioning to overnight shifts. The position is based in London with hybrid working arrangements.
Key Responsibilities:
- Monitoring Production and UAT environments using proactive monitoring tools
- Investigating, owning, and resolving production incidents
- Responding to internal and external client queries and tickets
- Performing root cause analysis and preventing issue recurrence
- Working independently and prioritising tasks during overnight shifts
- Updating system configuration across environments
- Participating in incident, client service, and technology meetings
Key Skills:
- Strong Unix/Linux experience
- Good SQL knowledge
- Experience supporting live production systems
- Ability to assess risk and apply the correct level of urgency
Salary (Rate): £60k per annum
City: London
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Application Support Analyst - UK - Linux/SQL/Production Support (12-Month FTC)
TrinIT Talent are looking for an Application Support Analyst to come on board on a 12-month fixed-term contract in London (Hybrid working) providing overnight application support for a leading FinTech.
This role is paying a competitive FTC salary + benefits and requires overnight working (23:00-08:00 UK time) following an initial onboarding period.
Job Description:-
This role will provide UK based overnight application support for a business-critical production platform. During the first 3-month onboarding period, you will work UK daytime hours to receive comprehensive training and gain full familiarity with the application, systems, and business processes.
Once onboarded, you will transition to an overnight support schedule, taking handover at the start of your shift and handing back to the UK team at the end.
You will be responsible for monitoring production systems, handling incidents, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring a consistently high level of service to both internal teams and external clients.
The applications include Server Side data processing components, data gateway systems, and Internet facing services delivered via an interactive user interface.
Key Responsibilities:-
- Monitoring Production and UAT environments using proactive monitoring tools
- Investigating, owning, and resolving production incidents
- Responding to internal and external client queries and tickets
- Performing root cause analysis and preventing issue recurrence
- Working independently and prioritising tasks during overnight shifts
- Updating system configuration across environments
- Participating in incident, client service, and technology meetings
Key Skills:-
- Strong Unix/Linux experience
- Good SQL knowledge
- Experience supporting live production systems
- Ability to assess risk and apply the correct level of urgency
Desirable:-
- Perl or PHP
- Monitoring and alerting tools
- Jira or similar ticketing systems
- Encryption and browser security (PGP)
- FTP/SFTP
- Networking and Firewall knowledge
If you feel you have the right experience for this role, please get in touch by sending your CV in Word format to (see below)
TrinIT Talent will consider applications based only on skills and ability and will not discriminate on any grounds.
Application Support Analyst - UK - Linux/SQL/Production Support (12-Month FTC)
