IT Application Specialist

IT Application Specialist - Enterprise Solutions Job Snapshot

Role: IT Application Specialist - Enterprise Solutions

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Industry: I T and Services

Function: IT-Software Development

Experience: Minimum 6 years of relevant experience

Job Type: Full-time

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Abu Dhabi

Industry: I T and Services

Function: IT-Software Development

Salary: 20000-30000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in Abu Dhabi; please confirm the final offer with the employer.

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The IT Application Specialist works with users, Subject Matter Experts, ADNOC Group IT teams, infrastructure specialists, and other stakeholders to translate operational requirements into secure, maintainable, and effective applications. A significant part of the role involves enterprise and e-Learning systems, including configuration, integration, deployment, troubleshooting, and ongoing enhancement. The position also supports application lifecycle management by maintaining documentation, monitoring performance, resolving incidents, and ensuring software changes remain aligned with business and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and enhance IT applications that support ATA business and operational requirements.
• Design and implement enterprise application solutions in accordance with approved ADNOC technology standards.
• Support the development, integration, and operation of enterprise e-Learning solutions.
• Conduct periodic capacity planning for application systems and assess whether resources can support current and anticipated requirements.
• Identify application capacity constraints and recommend appropriate improvements before they affect service performance.
• Review application objectives, input requirements, output requirements, and business expectations with relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze user requirements and translate them into clear functional and technical specifications.
• Develop prototypes where appropriate to validate business requirements and proposed application solutions.
• Organize application requirements into logical programming and implementation sequences.
• Prepare workflow charts, process diagrams, and technical models based on business processes and system requirements.
• Convert approved workflow and functional requirements into appropriate application code.
• Implement modifications and enhancements to existing applications as business requirements evolve.
• Conduct application testing to confirm functionality, performance, processing accuracy, and expected outputs.
• Modify application logic, sequences, or code to resolve identified defects and functional gaps.
• Develop validation and checking mechanisms that protect data consistency and processing integrity.
• Establish controls that enable early identification of software defects, exceptions, processing errors, and application issues.
• Diagnose application problems and implement appropriate corrective solutions.
• Coordinate with relevant technical teams to build, test, release, and deploy application changes.
• Manage application configuration, integration, and software deployment activities.
• Coordinate with infrastructure teams to resolve technical issues affecting connectivity or interoperability between ATA and ADNOC environments.
• Monitor application performance and conduct periodic system tuning and optimization.
• Identify opportunities to improve application responsiveness, stability, capacity, and overall user experience.
• Coordinate application incidents throughout the incident management lifecycle.
• Investigate application-related incidents and work with appropriate technical teams to restore services efficiently.
• Communicate with Subject Matter Experts to understand operational processes and develop appropriate business models.
• Translate business models and functional requirements into implementable technical requirements.
• Support integration between applications, enterprise systems, infrastructure components, and relevant digital services.
• Prepare clear user manuals and supporting application documentation.
• Provide training and guidance to end users following application implementations, enhancements, or process changes.
• Maintain historical records covering application development, revisions, configuration changes, and releases.
• Document technical modifications and maintain appropriate records throughout the application lifecycle.
• Ensure application activities comply with ADNOC IT policies, procedures, security requirements, and technical st