Senior Software Support Analyst

What you'll be doing:

Leading the resolution of major incidents and critical customer issues.
Acting as Incident Owner and coordinating cross-functional response teams.
Driving prioritisation, escalation, communication and stakeholder management.
Leading Major Incident Reviews and identifying opportunities for service improvement.
Mentoring and coaching analysts while championing support best practices.
Analysing service trends, identifying risks, and proactively improving performance.
Collaborating with Engineering to investigate complex technical issues.
Building knowledge assets, documentation and operational excellence initiatives.
Ensuring customers remain informed, supported and confident throughout incident lifecycles.

Your skills, experience and beyond:

Technical expertise

• Advanced Windows administration including Active Directory, event logs and file systems.
• Strong troubleshooting across server and workstation environments.
• Networking knowledge including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPNs, firewalls and performance diagnostics.
• PowerShell scripting and automation.
• SQL and relational database troubleshooting.
• Web applications, SaaS platforms and web server technologies.
• Security fundamentals including SSL, patching and infrastructure hardening.
• Log analysis, error tracing and root cause investigation.
• Cloud and virtualization technologies.

Leadership and service excellence

• Experience leading high-impact incidents in complex technical environments.
• Strong ITIL knowledge across Incident, Major Incident and Problem Management.
• The ability to influence and lead through expertise rather than authority.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Sound judgement under pressure.
• A passion for mentoring others and improving team capability.
• A customer-first mindset with a focus on service outcomes.

Why join Objective?

At Objective, you'll join a supportive, collaborative team where your expertise is valued and your growth is encouraged. We offer:

• Hybrid working to support work-life balance - 3 days in the office.
• Ongoing learning and professional development opportunities.
• Access to extensive technical training resources.
• A collaborative and innovative workplace culture.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Regular social events and team celebrations.
• The opportunity to work on meaningful software used by organisations that make a real impact.