Application Support Specialist – Cape Town

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Job Description


As an Application Support Specialist, you will be working as a member of the PSO & QA team, working alongside the Software Development team, to provide application support across a range of web and desktop bespoke applications.The PSO & QA Team also collaborate closely with clients to provide seamless solution integration.Responsibilities:

  • To provide QA (Quality Assurance) for software developments and ensure requirements are met and acceptance criteria and is of commercially acceptable quality
  • To set up campaign dashboards for new campaigns, continuation campaigns and custom campaign dashboards.
  • To take a brief on improvements to an existing process or for design of a new business process and implement either changes or create a new process using the company's bespoke solution
  • Participate in meetings with sponsors and end users to capture the brief for their process requirements
  • To convert a brief into a specification document to LMS standards
  • To estimate the amount of work required to deliver the brief (specification document)
  • Execute the work according to brief and within estimated budget and timeframe
  • To QA (Quality Assurance) other designer's work or pass your work for QA
  • To produce end user facing documentation and training material for delivery with process changes or new processes
  • To participate in product training as and when required and provide 'train the trainer level' training.
  • Production of supporting documentation to improve user experience and satisfaction.
Requirements
  • Matric + Relevant Tertiary Qualification in IT
  • Industry Certifications
  • 2-3 years in Software Application Support / Quality Assurance
  • Experience of delivering Microsoft Power BI reporting solutions and/or advanced Excel skills
  • Web and or Graphic Design knowledge
  • Experience of delivering web solutions using Umbraco or comprehensive product knowledge
  • General knowledge of using SQL
  • A good standard of English communication and articulate written abilities
  • Logical thinking and an ability to work to Lean methodologies.
  • General familiarity with standard business processes, possess a business acumen & under analysis in a business environment.
  • Ability to work under pressure (meeting budget and delivery deadlines)
  • Good organisational skills and the ability to learn.
  • Focus: the ability to work on your own initiative to a specified brief.
  • The ability to work collaboratively and to contribute to remote team meetings and be responsive to requests from team members.
Additional Info
  • This will be a full-time position working from offices in Cape Town alongside our UK Team located in HQ located in Bournemouth city centre.
  • UK hours, Mon- Fri
  • 33 days annual holiday allowance.
  • Duration - an initial 1 year fixed-term contact with a 6 months' probation period with the opportunity to become permanent.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1315797
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned