Application Support Specialist

Company:Marsh

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Application Management Services team, part of our risk business at Marsh. This role will be based in Sydney. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
In this role, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality Level 1 and Level 2 application support, helping ensure the stability, performance, and continuous improvement of key platforms used across the business. You will also provide leadership to team members, contribute to projects and change initiatives, and work closely with internal stakeholders, IT teams, and vendors to resolve issues and enhance service delivery.

We will count on you to:

• Provide Level 1 and Level 2 application support for a portfolio of business applications.
• Investigate, diagnose, and resolve complex application issues in partnership with internal teams and external vendors.
• Support the day-to-day operation, monitoring, maintenance, and administration of applications and services.
• Lead and coordinate support activities across the team, including workload allocation, cross-skilling, and mentoring.
• Maintain accurate support documentation and ensure knowledge articles are current and accessible.
• Lead and participate in local and global IT projects, system enhancements, user access management, and change management activities.
• Ensure adherence to IT policies, audit requirements, and support processes aligned to best practice.
• Communicate clearly with stakeholders regarding incidents, issues, and resolution progress.
• Provide support for business-critical systems outside standard business hours when required.

What you need to have: 

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• 5+ years’ experience in Level 1 / Level 2 application support.
• 1–2 years’ team management or team leadership experience.
• Experience in project management, user access management, and change management.
• Experience working with Oracle and MongoDB databases.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including advanced Power Query skills
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why join our team:

• We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.

• We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.

• Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
  

Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Applications will only be considered from candidates who have the appropriate approval to work in Australia. Successful applicants will be required to complete a Criminal & Bankruptcy check prior to commencing of employment.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.