
Application Support Team Leader (Engineering & Manufacturing)
- Glenrothes, Fife
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strong understanding of ITIL practices and enterprise application ecosystems.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent work experience
- Excellent attention to detail with a focus on continuous service improvement
- Experience optimising system performance, security, storage utilisation, and planning ahead for necessary hardware or software upgrades to support the environment
- Demonstrable evidence of effective problem solving skills in complex support incidents.
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Experience supporting a wide range of Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) applications
- Ability to demonstrate effective collaboration capability within virtual teams and multi-party environments.
- Proven experience in a technical leadership or team lead role within IT or application support.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent experience in agile delivery.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, or similar agile tools.
- Knowledge of virtualised server architecture and cloud platforms.
- Experience in project delivery, business analysis, and user training.
- Proficiency in scripting (e.g., PowerShell, Python), Active Directory, and SCCM.
- Working understanding of relational database technologies.
- Lead and mentor a team of Application Support Engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Act as Scrum Master for the Product Centre, facilitating daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews.
- Remove impediments and shield the team from external distractions to ensure sprint goals are met.
- Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to refine and prioritise the product backlog.
- Promote agile best practices and coach team members on agile principles and frameworks.
- Oversee the support, maintenance, and optimisation of enterprise applications.
- Ensure compliance with ITIL best practices, including incident, problem, and change management.
- Lead troubleshooting efforts and coordinate with vendors to resolve service issues.
- Manage SLAs, system documentation, and preventative maintenance schedules.
- Drive automation and efficiency improvements across the application landscape.
- Work closely with DT leadership, business stakeholders, and other technical teams to align application support with business goals.
- Support the integration of new applications and technologies into the enterprise environment.
- Contribute to roadmap planning, risk management, and business continuity strategies.