IT Operations Application Systems Support Analyst

Octopus Investments Ltd ,
London, Greater London
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Company Description At Octopus we’re transforming the industries we operate in and improving the lives of millions of people. We’ve built market-leading positions in a number of specialist sectors, including smaller company financing, renewable energy, healthcare and property finance. We employ in excess of 800 people and manage more than £8.5 billion on behalf of more than 50,000 investors. Our products don’t just help real people solve real life problems, they also make a positive impact on the world around us. The Octopus Group incorporates Octopus Energy, Octopus Real Estate, Octopus Investments, Octopus Ventures and Octopus Labs. Our aim is to have an impact in everything we do, and to make a vital contribution to the UK economy by helping people, companies and institutions generate wealth. And we’re always on the look-out for smart, talented people who share our values. Job Description The mission of the IT team is to provide innovative and reliable technology solutions to help the business and their clients work smarter and more efficiently. The IT team has grown significantly over the last year in terms of numbers of people, systems supported and projects to deliver. Technology is seen as the enabler to helping the company further differentiate itself on customer service as well as allowing it to grow rapidly without constraining the business. About You We'll love you if: You’re proud of your last TSQL, PL/SQL data report You create documentation because you enjoy it Python to you is NOT a reptile PowerShell, C#, .NET and SQL are treasured members of your family MS Dynamics excites you You’re passionate about Application Support delivery You have a strong background in scripting languages HOW is just as important as WHAT you do You are a confident communicator, enjoy working in a friendly, collaborative, fast-paced team and are comfortable talking to people at all levels of the business You'll love us if you enjoy: Solving problems - things happen and you're there to fix them Reading & debugging code Being one of the go-to people for specialist technical knowledge Having passion about customer experience and a commitment to exceeding expectations Responsibilities: Daily maintenance of production applications & software Developing tools using PowerShell, Python and SQL Collaborating with relevant application system owners to improve support & communication Providing ad-hoc specialist support for development projects Us: Octopus Labs is driving innovation and technical change throughout the Octopus Group We're one of the largest VCs in Europe We love entrepreneurs We're happy for you to keep working on your side-projects. Started in a bedroom 17 years ago and still run by the same founders we have a strong entrepreneurial flair and a culture of always asking questions Why? Flexible working hours Exceptionally diverse/multinational team Salary (tell us what you are worth) benefits Relaxed, creative environment Stunning office Qualifications Software & application maintenance experience Technical documentation creation experience Good knowledge of Powershell, SQL and a programming language (.NET, Python) Good understanding of stakeholder engagement Experience using and supporting of MS Dynamics Additional Information Our Values and DNA At Octopus we don't just focus on what we do but also how we do it. Everyone shares our values of being straightforward, helpful and bold. And while these are the principles that guide us as an organisation, our DNA goes even further, by revealing our inner strengths: - We are loyal: we fully buy-in to the company's vision and believe in everything that Octopus stands for. - We are respectful: we live and breathe the Octopus values of being helpful, straightforward and bold. - We are resilient: we have an inner strength that means we never give in. - We are intellectually curious: we seek to understand how the world works and were always learning, adapting and improving. - We understand who our customers are: and because we know them really well, we always give them our very best. What we offer Octopus has built an exciting and inclusive high-performance culture where employees feel empowered. This means we welcome discussions around flexible working hours. We also understand the value of diversity, and we have a team dedicated to promoting gender, ethnic, socio-economic, LGBT and disability equality, to make sure we back up our words with actions. All Octopus employees are given the opportunity to develop new skills, aim higher and accelerate their careers. This job was originally posted as www.cwjobs.co.uk/job/89931981

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