- Pay Rate:
Up to £308.36 per day PAYE depending on experience
- Hours per Week:
36 Monday – Friday, normal working hours
This opening assignment is for 6 months
- Tower Hamlets, London,
E3 4ND
Interim Application Support Engineer – ICT Services
Reference no: MPS 0005 B4DF / 1
Pay Rate: Up to £308.36 per day PAYE depending on experience
This opening assignment is for 6 months
Hybrid working
CTC vetting required for this role
Candidates with current SC/DV/CTC clearances will go through their vetting processes, currently this is taking up to 6 months. If you are already in a contract that potentially is not ending for a few months and this role is of interest, do let us know, we would be happy to discuss further.
An Application Support Engineer is required to manage the in-house developed applications. The role will actively carry out fault investigations and apply requisite skills to resolve, developing scripts for Linux and Windows operating systems, activating command line operations to start/stop services, and interrogating and reporting on log and audit files.
The post holder will support applications that interface with other government partners such as CPS, TfL, the Home Office and international enforcement agencies. The applications facilitate day-today aspects of police work such as Emergency Response, Child Protection, Crime Reporting etc.
The in-house developed applications are mobile applications delivered by the Mobility workstream using iOS platforms and Windows tablets, SOA architecture and Enterprise Service Bus utilising RedHat Fuse. Unix and Linux based systems are also utilised, and other platforms may be introduced in the future. The other in-house development workstreams are Core Policing, Public Access and Infrastructure
Key Responsibilities:
- Action incoming incidents from the MPS Service Desk, resolving in line with agreed KPI’s.
- Prioritise tickets. Answer incoming emails to the shared Application Support Mailbox.
- Provide on-call in line with the L2 team rota. Action and escalate major incidents in a timely manner.
- Attend meetings when required to provide technical input.
- Effectively support transition of any new services into support, contributing to all relevant documentation and run books as required.
- Collaborate with and support colleagues from the other support teams.
- Treat all team members with respect and courtesy.
- Ad-hoc review of the documentation to make sure it is fit for purpose, when requested by the Technical Support Manager, ensuring that the documentation is up to date.
- To address any ad-hoc requests from the Technical Support manager. The candidates who are likely to be suitable for these roles are self-managing team players who have all-round technical skills.
“Role Requirements” – to give yourself the maximum chance of success please try and ensure your CV addresses the following essential criteria:
Qualifications:
- Relevant technical qualifications, training or experience ITIL Foundation.
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or other relevant experience desirable.
Skills & Experience:
- 5+ years relevant experience in software support, with exposure to testing and development environments.
- 5+ years working in a service desk environments.
- Good verbal and written communication.
- Linux/Unix, Windows, mobile applications, web technologies and databases.
- MySQL, MongoDB.
- Experience of resolving user support calls and deploying fixes.
- Experience of working closely with development, test and deployment teams.
- Must successfully complete a competence test (any of skills cited on the CV could be examined as part of the interview).
- Working knowledge of mobile technologies such as MDM, Windows Mobile, Android, Linux, mobile technologies and auditing software.
- Experience of training end users on the best use of technology.
- Working knowledge of Atlassian Tools like Jira and Confluence.
- Ability to pickup new skills and knowledge quickly is essential. The focus at the moment is continual service improvement.
- Demonstrable experience of creating concise and effective documentation.
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If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.
Please quote the Job Title & Vacancy Reference No. in your application, or we will be unable to match your CV to the role being applied for.
Other “Essential Requirements” – Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
- Our clients are generally seeking applicants who are reasonably local, so on that basis we would ideally like you to supply us with your address (or at least your post code) and a telephone number so that we can reach you during working hours.
- Your recent UK working experience going back at least 5 years, or full employment history if you have been working for fewer years than this.
- Your availability to work either immediately, or at short notice.
- CTC vetting required for this role.
- Please refer to the Role Requirements section above - your CV must address the requirements listed.
Other preferable/desirable details to include on your CV, if applicable:
- Any local authority/public sector experience
- Any relevant qualifications held or being studied for.
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