Application analysts are responsible for the administration, monitoring and maintenance of

software infrastructures and applications.

As an application analyst, you'll oversee practices and processes to ensure integrity, safety and
availability of all data and applications as part of an organisation's information systems. You'll
make sure that the processes needed for a business to function and succeed are running
smoothly, acting as a technical point of contact to fix application and systems issues - usually on
an immediate basis.
Application analysts work within IT departments alongside application developers and software
engineers. You could also be involved in:

 the training and support of staff in using applications

 analysis and diagnosis of application errors
 problem resolution in both the long and short term
 design and development of existing and new applications
 road testing and implementation of new applications.

Job titles vary. You may find titles such as problem analyst, technical adviser and system
analyst, however your core activities are likely to be similar.
Application analysts can specialise in operating systems, applications and languages, such as:

 Java
 Oracle
 SQL
 UNIX.

Responsibilities
As an application analyst, you're responsible for:

 identifying organisational need for new applications

 preparing technical specification as a roadmap for software
 implementing, testing and integrating new applications
 performing routine system backups and upgrades
 installing new operation systems and releases
 providing instructions and training to staff when necessary
 monitoring, recoding and responding to requests for support
 investigating and diagnosing system faults and errors
 resolving technical issues
 analysing error trends aimed at reducing or minimising down time
 communicating messages regarding systems issues to users promptly
 liaising with software suppliers to fulfil the requirements of the organisation
 managing storage servers
 scheduling and running regular tests to enhance the current systems and applications
 identifying and developing functionality changes
 maintaining documentation of key databases and linked applications.

You'll be expected to attend regular internal and external meetings to provide updates on the
progress of your task and to present to users the application solutions you are proposing.