Positive Employment is currently recruiting for an Applications lead for our client a local government organisation in Keynsham, Bristol.This role is a 12 month contract with the possibility to extend.Requirements:
* Degree in a relevant subject or be able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills, and proven experience of strategic development in the related service area.
* ITIL v4 Qualification.
* Agile Foundation certificate Specific Knowledge & Experience: Knowledge & Expertise.
* Experience of supporting and developing the Liquidlogic application.
* Expert in an area of Social care- Adults, Children's or Education.
* Proven experience in collaborating with stakeholders to understand. business requirements and translating them into technical solutions.
* An In depth knowledge of ITIL frameworks and best practices.
* Strong expertise in maintaining the reliability, performance, and security of application systems.
* Experience of managing escalations to external suppliers, monitoring responses; taking action and seeing issues through to resolution.
* Proficiency of planning and managing system upgrades.
* Highly organised with the ability to manage and prioritise a varied and complex workload where there are likely to be conflicting demands.
* Customer focused with strong communication and interpersonal skills, being able to impart technical information clearly and succinctly to a non-technical audience.
* The ability to be proactive, think creatively and identify development opportunities.
* Strong team player who with a collaborative work style who can provide technical guidance and mentorship to other team members Role Dimensions.
* Represent the department as required at external meetings, user groups and forums.
* Supervise junior colleagues and external contractors where appropriate, ensuring that they understand their role, tasks, timescales and the quality of work required.
Working Hours:37hrs / 9:00am - 17:00pm / Monday to FridayPay:£30.25 p/hPlease note this role is within the scope of IR35. #J-18808-Ljbffr