Ben Thomas

Consultant

Ben specialises in recruiting Cloud and Infrastructure specialists as part of the Technology practice at La Fosse and is based in Birmingham and the Regions. He has a keen interest in the trends affecting the technology market with a particular knowledge of the challenges affecting hiring in this market. He has experience advising a range of businesses from small start-ups to major organisations, with a particular focus on the Energy/Utility & Renewables market. Ben graduated from Manchester Metropolitan with a degree in Business Management and has previously worked in Energy Recruitment for 2 years.

Live opportunities

Application Lead

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  • €50000 - €50000

Application Support Lead – Financial Services | Hybrid (West Midlands) | £50,000 + Excellent Benefits Are you an experienced Senior Application Engineer/Application Support Lead looking to step into a role with real impact, ownership, and growth?  Our client, an award‑winning UK financial services organisation, is expanding and looking for a talented Savings Solutions Support Lead to join their friendly, collaborative team. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in shaping application stability, performance, and service excellence within a growing digital function. The Opportunity As the App Support Lead, you will: Oversee the day‑to‑day stability, performance, and security of key Savings applications. Act as the primary escalation point for incidents and problems, restoring service quickly and leading thorough root‑cause analysis. Work closely with Delivery, Product, Technical Leads, and third‑party partners in a true “one‑team” model. Mature support processes, documentation, monitoring and alerting to improve operational resilience. Use data, service metrics, and trends to identify improvements and prevent repeat issues. Balance customer impact, risk, and value when prioritising work and making decisions. About You You will bring: Strong technical and leadership experience supporting and managing IT applications – ideally within financial services or mobile environments....