At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives.
This is a Temporary Contract to Cover Maternity Leave.
About the Role
An opportunity has arisen to join our IT Applications Liquidlogic team providing 18 months maternity cover supporting our social care & education applications. We provide a professional, proactive and responsive IT service to end users of the Liquidlogic Application.
We are looking for an experienced IT Application Lead to oversee the development, continuous improvement and support of our adults Liquidlogic application.
The key responsibilities within this role include:
1. Collaboration with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
2. Ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of application systems.
3. Developing and enforcing best practices and standards for application development and management.
4. Providing technical guidance and mentorship to team members.
5. Managing escalations to external suppliers, monitoring responses, taking action and seeing issues through to resolution.
About You
A good understanding of Social Care and Education and experience of supporting and developing the LiquidLogic product is essential; along with excellent problem-solving skills.
The ideal candidate will have an in-depth knowledge of ITIL frameworks and best practices and be customer-focused with strong communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively using your initiative and have a passion for identifying opportunities for process improvements.
Candidates should demonstrate they are familiar with strong change management processes and be able to lead on system upgrades & new developments.
Your main place of work will be the award-winning, modern Civic Centre in Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, easily accessible via car or public transport, with a train station 5 minutes walk away. We operate a flexible working policy here in Bath & North East Somerset with the option to work at other sites or at home.
We offer an excellent benefits package, including competitive salary, generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions, employer contribution pension scheme, comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, flexible working, career development, employee volunteering schemes and access to discounted activities and days out.
This is a Public Services Network (PSN) role and requires all successful applicants to undergo a Basic Disclosure check and a 3 year’s verification of employment history. Please note that any start date will be dependent on the receipt of a satisfactory Disclosure and verification of employment history.
If you are interested in this post and require more details or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Sara O’Donnell, Applications Manager, on Sara_odonnell@bathnes.gov.uk or call 01225395896.
Interview date: TBC
No Agencies Please.
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