Senior Applications Analyst in Portsmouth

Location: Portsmouth, GB, PO6 3EN; Leicester, GB, LE3 1UF; Westminster, London, GB, W1U 1QX; Bristol, GB, BS16 1EJ; Devonport, Plymouth, GB, PL1 4SG; Rosyth, Dunfermline, Kirkcaldy, GB, KY11 2YD; Warrington, GB, WA3 6YD

Onsite or Hybrid: Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive Salary + Benefits

Role Type: Full time / Permanent

Shape the Future of Enterprise Applications That Support a Safer World

At Babcock, we’re working to create a safe and secure world, together. If you join us, you can play your part as a Senior Applications Analyst at one of our main UK locations. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing digital and technology team at the heart of a global defence, aerospace and engineering organisation. You'll help ensure critical business applications remain secure, reliable and high-performing, supporting colleagues across the organisation and enabling the delivery of projects that matter to national security, public infrastructure and essential services.

The role

As Senior Applications Analyst, you'll take a leading role in managing and supporting Babcock's enterprise application portfolio throughout its operational lifecycle. Working within our IT and Digital function, you'll provide technical expertise, solve complex challenges and help drive continuous improvement across critical business systems. This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your technical expertise, influence application strategy and mentor colleagues, while working in a collaborative environment that values innovation, knowledge sharing and professional growth. Your work will directly contribute to the performance and resilience of systems that support our people, customers and mission‑critical operations.

Day‑to‑day you'll be responsible for:

• Managing and supporting enterprise applications across their operational lifecycle.
• Providing technical and functional support to resolve complex application issues.
• Collaborating with internal teams, customers and external vendors to maintain high service standards.
• Driving continuous improvement, knowledge sharing and best practice across the Applications Support team.
• Supporting and providing technical guidance to colleagues while contributing to application enhancement initiatives.

This role is full time, 37.5 hours per week and provides hybrid working arrangements.

Essential experience of the Senior Applications Analyst:

• Experienced in managing and delivering technical and functional support for enterprise‑level applications.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server in high‑availability environments.
• Demonstrable success in troubleshooting complex issues and delivering high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Strong technical experience in software maintenance, application support, installation and infrastructure or server administration.
• Advanced analytical, problem‑solving, planning and prioritisation skills.
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across teams, functions, business units and geographical locations.

Qualifications for the Senior Applications Analyst:

• Professional certifications in information technology, application management or related disciplines.
• Knowledge of mobile technologies and support.
• Experience supporting Customer Relationship Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, IT Service Management or Commercial Off‑The‑Shelf applications.
• Experience integrating on‑premise and cloud‑based solutions.

Security Clearance

The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Standard (BPSS) and Security Check (SC) security clearance for this role. Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions.

What we offer

• Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
• Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
• Employee shopping savings portal.
• Payment of Professional Fees.
• Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave.
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows UK Babcock employees to buy additional leave or to sell up to one working week of annual leave from their annual entitlement.
• ‘Be Kind Day’ enables employees to take one working day's paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.

Babcock We’re Babcock — a global FTSE 100 organisation with over 26,000 people working together to make a difference. Here, you’ll be part of something bigger. From initial design to final decommissioning, your work will contribute to products and services that are essential to national security and public infrastructure. Together, we’re building a future that lasts — not just through the impact we make, but through meaningful careers that respect your work‑life balance. We call that lifetime engineering. Join us and see how far we can go, together.

We are a disability confident committed employer. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and selection stages, please email careers@babcockinternational.com with the subject header ‘Reasonable adjustments requirement’. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where everyone’s free to thrive. We are happy to talk about flexible working – please ask about alternative patterns of work at interview.