Overview
ICT Applications Engineer — Permanent contract, 37 hours per week. Salary £31,537 to £42,839 per annum (subject to experience/skills/ability). Based at the Civic Centre in Pershore. The ICT Shared Service team provides ICT development and support to over 800 staff across South Worcestershire, delivering ICT services to Malvern Hills District Council, Worcester City Council, Wychavon District Council, and their partners. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our business applications development team on a full-time basis.
You will play a key role within our large ICT Shared Service and will be part of a professional and motivated development and support section. Working with the team you will be required to develop software solutions and implement packaged solutions for our customers, subject to your experience, as well as provide support, help and advice where applicable. You may be required to help mentor others within the team and you will collaborate with others on larger projects.
Responsibilities
* Second and third line support of business applications
* Development of interfaces between business applications
* Implementation of new business applications
* Development of automation of business application processes
* Manipulation of business application data
* Development of reports against business applications
About you
This is a busy role, which will require excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to react effectively to changing requirements and put the customer at the heart of your work.
Ideally, you will have knowledge and experience in the following areas:
* Automation tools (for example Batch scripts, FME, PowerShell)
* Databases (for example MSSQL Server; Postgres, OpenEdge, SQL Express)
* GIS applications (for example QGIS)
* Microsoft Office 365 Power Products (for example Power Automate)
* Programming languages (for example .NET; Python; SQL)
* Reporting tools (for example SSRS; Crystal; PowerBI)
You will need an in-date full driving licence and have use of a car for business or be fully mobile with access to transport within the district.
What we can offer
Our staff are at the heart of what we do, and we are always looking to recruit, develop and retain the very best talent. In addition to a rewarding career, we offer a range of attractive benefits, such as:
* Excellent pension scheme with employer contributions
* Generous annual leave entitlement with options to purchase additional annual leave
* Committed training programme and development opportunities
* Onsite nursery with 20% staff discount
* Discounted Gym and swim membership
* Health and Wellbeing support and a Free Employee Assistance scheme including access to counselling services
* Cycle to Work scheme
* Employee Discounts with a range of companies including EE and the Kaarp discount scheme
We are an employer that values face to face interactions and collaboration.
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