Application Analyst

The Job

Application Maintenance and Support (AMS) Management

1.Vendor management

• Assist Application Support Manager in all aspect of AMS.
• Work closely with vendor and various teams across organisation to onboard the vendor.
• Work with vendors based on contractual obligations to ensure SLA are met, resolve issues in a timely manner to minimise downtime and disruption to the business.
• Review vendors deliverables including classification of Change requests, Service requests, incident reports, monthly resource utilization reports, etc.
• Ensure monthly reports are submitted by vendors on timely manner and review their performances, prepare monthly service reports to the management.
• Ensure vendors adhere to processes and perform incident, release and change management.

2.End User Management

• Work with applications users by answering their enquiries, understand the business requirements and prioritize issue and change requests.

3.Contract management

• Monitor and track AMS contracts to ensure that applications are maintained and supported without any disruption.

4.Support procedure and standardisation

• Work with Application Support Manager to execute the support procedure and standardisation.
• Perform checks and compliances to Organization's Standard Operating Procedures related to maintenance scope.

5.Project Management

• Manage and work with vendor or inhouse team to deliver change requests and enhancements to application in timely manners.

Business as Usual (BAU) Scope

• Drives continued cost reductions and efficiencies across the portfolios supported by means of Root Cause Analysis reviews, Knowledge management, Performance tuning, and user training.
• Understanding of business processes across applications and perform periodic review on knowledge based to ensure essential details are captured by AMS.
• Providing essential support to applications which are not under the management of AMS.
• Participate in DR exercises at organisational level.

Job Requirements

• Degree in computer science, computer engineering or information technology
• Good understanding of ITIL methodologies related to AMS such as incidents, problems and change management. ITIL certification would be an advantage.
• Minimum 5 years in application maintenance and support, and vendor management
• Minimum 2 years of project management.
• Good communication skills to communicate with technical and non-technical stakeholders to understand their requirements and resolve issues.
• Possess strong analytical skills.
• Preferably with experience in logistic or port operation industry.
• Display proactive and positive attitude.
• Ability to manage collaboration and work closely within multi-culture environment.
• Knowledge of the following skillset:

1. Unix, Redhat scripting
2. Programming language Java 8 and above
3. Knowledge of middleware e.g. Weblogic, Tomcat, SpringBoot
4. Automation tools
5. Build tools : Maven, Jenkins
6. Databases : Oracle, MSSQL, SQL skills
7. SDLC methodology : Waterfall, Agile