Application Specialist
Ready to elevate your career as an Application Specialist? Join Stena Group IT and make a real impact by supporting and managing applications while collaborating with key business stakeholders!
Are you a skilled Application Specialist eager to advance your career? Do you thrive in application support and management, and enjoy collaborating with business stakeholders? This is your chance to make an impact at Stena Group IT!
About the Role
As an Application Specialist within Core Business Solutions, you will be integral to our committed and service-oriented team. This role will see you managing and supporting critical business applications, working closely with various IT teams and business stakeholders. This is a unique opportunity to broaden your expertise across diverse applications and areas within Stena. You will be working in a hybrid environment, with three days per week in the office, allowing for flexibility while maintaining strong team collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Business-Owned Applications: Maintain, update, and secure business-critical applications, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Stakeholder & Vendor Interaction: Lead meetings and ensure effective communication and alignment on application needs.
- Application Maintenance: Oversee performance monitoring, capacity planning, and implement necessary updates and improvements.
- Technical Support: Provide proactive application lifecycle support, resolve incidents, and offer technical guidance.
- SQL Proficiency: Execute SQL queries for data management and manipulation.
- Risk & Compliance Management: Assess risks related to application performance, security, and compliance, and ensure adherence to IT security policies.
- Integration Oversight: Oversee and manage application integrations.
- Documentation & Knowledge Sharing: Maintain detailed documentation on system setups, known issues, and solutions.
About You
You are an experienced Application Specialist with a strong background in managing critical applications. You thrive in a structured and analytical environment, are communicative, and enjoy driving initiatives independently. As a skilled problem solver, you excel at identifying issues and developing effective solutions. Your strategic mindset allows you to provide valuable advice on service delivery. You have a passion for working with SQL daily, leveraging your expertise to manage data, troubleshoot issues, and optimize application performance.
Desired Skills
- Proficiency in MS SQL Server and T-SQL
- Understanding of IT architecture and infrastructure
- Basic knowledge of financial principles
- Familiarity with IT Service Management frameworks like ITIL
- Strong problem-solving abilities and attention to detail
- Fluency in English, verbal and written. Knowledge of Swedish is a plus.
About Us
At Stena Group IT we have a unique position where we deliver to all business units across Stena AB. This means we are at the intersection of delivering business technology to harness renewable energy, create smart buildings, pilot cognitive ferries, and much more. We are seeking people that are ambitious, have a sense of purpose and appreciate technology’s potential – and are passionate to turn its promise into reality!
At the Stena HQ office in Danmarksterminalen you will meet, collaborate, and have fun with your colleagues, but working remotely is also a part of the Stena way of working if you prefer. We are committed to maintaining and developing a sustainable working environment, that gives equal opportunities to everyone. We embrace equality, diversity, and inclusion – and welcome all applicants.
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Contact
For more information about the role, please contact:
- Hanna Josefsson, Manager Core Business Solutions, hanna.josefsson@stena.com
For questions about the application process, contact:
- Richard Svarre, HR Business Partner, richard.svarre@stena.com
We review applications on a rolling basis, so don't wait – apply today, but no later than September 30
Welcome with your application!
- Company
- STENA GROUP IT
- Locations
- GOTHENBURG
- Last application date
- 30 September, 2024
GOTHENBURG
About Stena
With care, innovation and efficient performance as their guiding principles, our 20,000 employees around the world work every day to create value for our customers within our business areas Ferry Operations, Offshore Drilling, Shipping, Property, Finance and New Business
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