Application Analyst (Technical)

Salary: £? - ? per year

Requirements

• We require proven experience as an Application Analyst, Technical Analyst, Application Consultant or in a similar technically focused role.
• We require at least four years of experience as an Application Analyst, Technical Analyst or in a similar applications-focused technical role.
• We require a strong background in application discovery, technical assessment and legacy application modernisation programmes.
• We require hands-on experience assessing and documenting applications built using one or more of the following technologies: Excel/VBA, MS Access, VB/VB6, PowerBuilder.
• We require a good understanding of modern .NET application architectures.
• We require experience or exposure to Azure cloud platforms and/or OpenShift container environments.
• We require a strong understanding of application architecture, APIs, databases, integrations and system dependencies.
• We require excellent analytical, documentation and requirements-gathering skills.
• We require strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across both technical and non-technical audiences.
• We require the ability to translate technical findings into clear business-focused recommendations.
• We require evidence of contributing to application modernisation, migration or transformation programmes.
• We require knowledge of .NET applications and modernisation approaches.
• We require exposure to Azure and/or OpenShift environments.
• We require strong documentation skills, including producing application assessments, technical reports and recommendations.
• We require the ability to discuss specific examples of relevant experience in detail at interview.

Responsibilities

• We conduct detailed technical discovery and assessment of legacy applications.
• We analyse applications developed using technologies including Excel/VBA, MS Access, VB/VB6 and PowerBuilder.
• We document application functionality, architecture, integrations, interfaces, data flows and dependencies.
• We engage with business users and application owners to understand operational processes, application usage and business criticality.
• We identify technical debt, risks, support requirements and modernisation challenges.
• We gather and document both technical and functional requirements.
• We evaluate modernisation approaches including re-engineering, re-platforming, application replacement, consolidation and retirement.
• We support the design of future-state solutions leveraging .NET, Azure and OpenShift technologies.
• We produce high-quality assessment reports, technical documentation and recommendations.
• We work collaboratively with architecture, development and DevOps teams throughout migration, testing and deployment activities.

Technologies

• Azure
• Cloud
• DevOps
• Excel
• Support
• OpenShift
• PowerBuilder
• VBA
• ASP.NET

More

We are supporting a leading London Market Insurance Group on a major application modernisation programme. The role is based in London EC3 with a hybrid working model of 2 days in the office and 3 days remote. This is an initial 4-6 month contract with likely extensions, offered inside IR35, with an ASAP start. The focus is on discovering, assessing and transforming legacy business-critical applications as we migrate them into modern .NET-based solutions hosted within Azure and OpenShift/containerised environments. This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with application owners, business stakeholders, architects, developers, infrastructure teams and DevOps specialists on a technically challenging and business-critical initiative.

last updated 38 week of 2026