Principal Applications Specialist
West Sussex County Council, Chichester
Principal Applications Specialist
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West Sussex County Council, Chichester
- Full time
- Permanent
- Remote working
Posted 1 week ago, 13 Jun | Get your application in now before you miss out!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 4bf9274bf7054e4bbd09ebd2949f0db5
Full Job Description
If so, we are seeking a Principal Applications Specialist to join our team to help develop, design and support in order to deliver business improvements and facilitate business change. Keep reading to find out more about this fantastic opportunity! Configuration & Development in IT Product Management provides systems configuration, business systems analysis, development and support for several business systems that enable and support the day-to-day delivery of services critical to the wellbeing of West Sussex residents. It also uses a range of tools to create and automate customer interactions and journeys, enabling them to support transformation and change projects by reconfiguring critical systems and building customer engagement systems., As a key part of Configuration & Development, as a Principal Applications Specialist, you will act as a lead professional for the use of some digital tools and specific systems configuration. Working through agile methodologies and within effective oversight and control of the technical solutions, you will undertake the analysis, design, development and automation of various digital interactions, including automating the transfer of data and data migration into critical back-office systems. Specifically, you will:
- Be responsible for our Systems Support team and their day to day workload
- Work closely with customers and project teams to help develop and support solutions that deliver business improvements and facilitate business change.
- Support systems post development / configuration.
- Provide advice, guidance and assistance to less experienced colleagues as required, For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact please contact Matt Middleton (IT Product Manager) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact . To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to 3 years referencing and a health check. Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our page. CC Available documents
- Significant level of IT knowledge relating to some or all of cloud hosted application design, data migration, use of workflow and e-forms, and application configuration.
- A good level of knowledge of at least one programming language (e.g. Python, Ruby, or JavaScript).
- Experienced in the configuration of a Social Care or Education based system (such as Mosaic or Synergy).
- An ability to provide information and guidance about your areas of expertise to both colleagues and clients.
- An understanding of various project management methods, including agile methodologies.
- The ability to adapt and engage with competing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Confidence in dealing will people including, the public, service users, staff, and the ability to establish credibility at all levels.
For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the Job Description attached. Working for us As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including: - an excellent
- generous holiday entitlement of 30 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
- a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
- maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
- volunteering opportunities
- training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
- a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our if you are a business looking to offer a discount)
- health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans For a full list this can be found at our
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