Role Overview

The App Support Third Line Engineer role is required to provide second line support internally,provide an escalation point for the analysts within their function and work closely with the other members of the app support team, the Head of Practice and delivery consultants.
The day-to-day responsibility includes a mix of responding to calls or emails from clients, logging queries, following them through to resolution under the contracted Service Level Agreements, building customer relationships via regular service review calls as well as working with the PPM Team Lead and Head of Practice, and team to onboard new customers and report on their function’s KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
The successful candidate will require an aptitude for working with applications/systems to analyse, diagnose and resolve client problems, ranging from straightforward questions to more complicated technical problems, and a strong drive for delivering outstanding customer service. This role requires the individual to prioritise work in real-time to ensure that tickets and tasks progress within expectations.
The role will include working as part of an internal CPS team or a mix of client and CPS professionals on engagements that require strong interpersonal skills to complement your technical and delivery experience. The role reports into the PPM Team Lead and is under the purview of the PPM Head of Practice.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years in application support, with at least 2 years in a second or third-line support role in a customer-facing technical environment
Demonstrable experience in troubleshooting, diagnosing, and resolving complex technical issues across multiple enterprise applications (e.g., Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure, SharePoint, SQL).
Experience working with ITIL processes, especially incident, change, and problem management.
Proven track record of managing escalations and collaborating with vendors or third-party suppliers for unresolved issues.
Experience supporting cloud-based and on-premises applications, including monitoring, maintenance, and performance optimisation.
Exposure to service management tools and reporting on KPIs and SLAs.
Considered a Subject Matter Expert in:
Power Apps (model driven)
Power Automate
Power BI / Fabric
Root cause analysis and process/technology recommendations
Desirable: Planner and Planner Premium
Power Apps (canvas)
Copilot Studio
SharePoint Online
Azure DevOps
Microsoft Dynamics 365
Customer Engagement
Marketing
Project Operations
Nice to have: Basic understanding of supporting technologies in:
Azure IaaS
Windows Active Directory
Azure Active Directory
Microsoft SQL Infrastructure (Server and Azure Hosted)
Desirable Certifications
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Fundamentals
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate
Microsoft Certified: Power BI Data Analyst Associate
Microsoft Certified: Power Platform App Maker Associate
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Customer Service Functional Consultant Associate
Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 + Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
ITIL® 4 Foundation
IT Service Management Certification
ITIL® 3 Foundation
IT Service Management Certification

Tech Stack

Azure
Cloud
ITSM
SQL

Benefits

9 Day Fortnight (compression of 10 working days into 9 to be able to not work every other Friday)
PMI with Vitality Health
Medical Cash Plan with Medicash
Life Assurance (Death in Service) with YuLife
Employee Assistance Programme
25 days holiday (plus all Public Holidays) – increasing to 26 days after 1 year, to 27 days after 2 years and to 28 days after 5 years
Your birthday day off
Access to Costco Membership
Salary Sacrifice Scheme, applicable to:
Workplace Pension https://www.nestpensions.org.uk/schemeweb/nest/about-pensions/why-save-with-a-workplace-pension.html
Employer contribution is currently 5.5% of qualifying salary (above legislated minimum and will increase if we achieve certain business targets)
Employee contribution is 4% of qualifying salary (legislated minimum but you can elect to increase)
EV Car Schemes
Discounted Gym Membership
Cycle Schemes
Home & Tech discounts for IKEA and Curry PC World
Holiday Exchange Scheme: buy up to 10 additional day per year and sell up to 5.
Quarterly and annual star performer awards – voted for by your peers and colleagues
Spot Awards of £25 and up, to instantly recognise excellence in you and your colleagues
Annual professional and personal training budget to support your PDP
Career Development Frameworks
Reward schemes that are designed to thank you for your hard work and make life a little more affordable.
Monthly employee experience/engagement survey
Quarterly company meetings
At least one, usually the kick-off in March/April, will typically be in-person.
The others are conducted as Town Halls.
Duration of in-person company meetings is generally 2 or 3 days and location changes every year.
Social/team building events, organised by our incredible Employee Forum
Regular, meaningful 1 to 1s
Long service recognition at 5, 10, 15, 20 years and onwards
Award winning culture Great Place to Work™ Nov 24 to Nov 25; Best Workplaces for Development™ 2025, Best Workplaces for Wellbeing™ 2025, Best Workplaces for Women™ 2025, Best Workplaces in Consulting and Professional Service™ 2024

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