Application Support Apprentice

DESIGNER SOFTWARE LIMITED

Milton Keynes (MK5 8FT)

Closes in 22 days (Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 31 July 2025

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Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Application Support Apprentice to join our Support Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, supporting, and enhancing business-critical applications. You will act as a key point of contact between end-users and technical teams.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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The wage for this role is £14k - £16k p/a

Training course
Information communications technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday (9:00am - 5:30pm).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 26 August 2025

Duration

1 year 8 months

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Application Support Apprentice to join our Support Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining, supporting, and enhancing business-critical applications. You will act as a key point of contact between end-users and technical teams, ensuring application stability, handling incidents, resolving service requests, and providing guidance on best practices.

The successful applicant will be responsible for investigating and solving all client support issues in a timely and thorough manner. As this is a client-facing role, the successful applicant must have strong communication skills and be able to work to deadlines.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide day-to-day support for enterprise applications and software platforms.
  • Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve application issues raised by end-users.
  • Monitor system performance and respond to alerts to minimize downtime.
  • Work closely with development and infrastructure teams to resolve complex technical issues.
  • Document support processes, known issues, and resolution steps.
    Conduct root cause analysis for recurring incidents and recommend long-term solutions.
  • Assist in user training, onboarding, and support documentation.
  • Maintain SLAs and ensure timely resolution of support tickets.
  • Participate in testing and rollout of new applications or features.
  • Support integrations with third-party systems and services.

Where you'll work

11
Whittle Court
Knowlhill
Milton Keynes
MK5 8FT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

Training course

Information communications technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
  • Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
  • apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
  • Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
  • Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
  • Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
  • Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
  • Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
  • Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
  • Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
  • Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task
  • Identify and scope the best solution informed by the system data associated with the task
  • Test and evaluate the system's performance and compliance with customer requirements.
  • Escalate non routine problems in line with procedures
  • Use basic scripting to execute the relevant tasks for example PowerShell, Linux
  • Carry out routine maintenance across systems, (such as IT, Communications), ensuring organisational compliance at all times
  • Apply the necessary security, in line with access and/or encryption requirements
  • Use a range of Cabling or Connectors equipment in line with technical requirements for example physically or remotely
  • Test and evaluate network environments
  • Monitor performance and usage of a network
  • Deploy applications on a network
  • Set up storage and data access for staff
  • Apply necessary security measures, in line with access requirements to a network
  • Carry out routine maintenance across network systems, ensuring organisational compliance
  • Monitor network-related workloads including DNS and firewalls
  • Install or undertake basic upgrades, either physically or remotely
  • Establish digital communication or telecommunications systems through, for example cabling and connecting equipment.
  • Identify a range of tools and or diagnostic equipment, for example, Hardware or Software components, to resolve Communications or Telecommunications requirements.
  • Undertake basic telecommunications activities, in response to an allocated task, designated responsibilities, instructions or customer’s requirements.
  • Use information necessary to identify operational issues and rectify or escalate accordingly in line with policy
  • Interpret and prioritise internal or external customer's requirements in line with organisation's policy
  • Apply the appropriate tools and techniques to undertake fault finding and rectification
  • apply Continuous Professional Development to support necessary business output and technical developments
  • Operate safely and securely across platforms and responsibilities maintaining the security of personal data of internal and external stakeholders
  • Communicate with all levels of stakeholders, keeping them informed of progress and managing escalation where appropriate
  • Develop and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, customers and other relevant stakeholders
  • Manage and prioritise the allocated workload effectively making best use of time and resources
  • Complete documentation relevant to the task and escalate where appropriate
  • Install or undertake basic software upgrades,either physically or remotely
  • Establish and diagnose the extent of the IT support task, in line with the organisation's policies and Service Level Agreements
  • Provide remote/F2F support to resolve customer requirements
  • Maintain a safe working environment for own personal safety and others in line with Health & Safety appropriate to the task

Training schedule

  • ICT (Information Communications Technician) Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard 
  • You will also receive full training and support from the Just IT
  • Apprenticeship team to increase your skills
  • Your training will include gaining a Level 3 IT qualifications

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4 +)
  • Maths (grade C/4 +)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Passion for ICT
  • Motivated
  • Positive attitude
  • Hard-working

About this employer

Designer Software Ltd specialise in developing an industry leading web based Housing and Finance platform, HomeMaster, that uses state-of-the-art development technologies to remain future-proof and continue to meet the ever-evolving needs of the Social Housing Sector.

After this apprenticeship

  • Tech and digital professionals earn an average salary of £52,500 per year, so this apprenticeship could be the start of a very promising and profitable career

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUST IT TRAINING LIMITED

Hello@justit.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334902.

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Closes in 22 days (Sunday 24 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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