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.