Application Specialist – Asset Applications
Duration: 12 months
Workload: Full time hours
38 days per annum holiday accrual.
Pension: 5% employee / 3% Employer contribution.
We need an experienced Application Specialist to drive change, optimisation, and service ownership across a portfolio of asset and production-focused enterprise applications.
Responsibilities
* Lead discovery and business analysis with stakeholders, translating requirements into functional designs and user stories
* Own change delivery including backlog management, UAT, release, cutover, and hypercare
* Act as functional SME for multiple asset applications, ensuring stable BAU handover and documentation
* Govern vendors and AMS providers, managing SLAs, KPIs, estimates, and delivery plans
* Lead functional outcomes across integrations (APIs, middleware, batch/file interfaces)
* Embed non‑functional requirements (security, performance, availability) and compliance controls (SoD, JML, GDPR)
* Track benefits realisation and support adoption post‑implementation
Must‑Have Skills
* 7+ years as an Application Specialist, Application SME, or Business Analyst
* Enterprise application change delivery, upgrades, and integrations
* Strong experience with asset/production systems (e.g. Hydrocarbon Accounting, HSSE, Control of Work)
* Vendor and AMS‑led delivery models
* Solid understanding of APIs, middleware, and data quality
* ITIL‑based service ownership and formal governance
* Agile/Scrum and/or PRINCE2 experience
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