Banking Application Support Analyst

This is an excellent opportunity for an Application Support Analyst, Systems Analyst or technically focused Business Analyst who enjoys combining stakeholder engagement with hands-on coding, automation and problem-solving in a banking environment. My client, an established international bank in London, is looking to appoint a Banking Application Support Analyst to join its Fintech team. This is a hands-on hybrid position combining application support, technical business analysis and small-scale development. The successful candidate will support banking applications, translate business requirements into technical solutions, and use Python and SQL to automate BAU processes.

Job Title: Banking Application Support Analyst

Location: London

Contract: 12-month Fixed-Term Contract

Work Style: Five days in the office

Salary : upto 60K

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Bank’s internal applications, desktop systems and wider technology environment.
• Gather and analyse business requirements and translate them into technical specifications.
• Conduct system impact analysis, map workflows and help design technical solutions.
• Act as a key contact between business users, developers, infrastructure and network teams.
• Develop Python scripts and small EUC applications to automate daily BAU processes.
• Perform SQL-based data analysis and work with relational databases.
• Test APIs and support system integration and technical feasibility assessments.
• Investigate and resolve application, data and system issues.
• Prepare test scripts, support UAT and participate in system releases and rollouts.
• Provide occasional out-of-hours support for urgent incidents.

Candidate Requirements

• 3–6 years of relevant application support, systems analysis or development experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Python and SQL.
• Previous experience supporting business-critical applications.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Experience gathering requirements and producing technical documentation.
• Knowledge of APIs, databases, testing and system integration.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Banking or financial services experience would be highly advantageous.
• Degree-level education is preferred.