Information Systems Specialist

TN United Kingdom; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Information Systems Specialist to join their Application Innovation & Data Team. This role focuses on leveraging analytical tools to derive business insights, enabling informed decision-making and optimization of IT resources. The ideal candidate will excel in data analysis, particularly with large datasets and SQL, while creating interactive dashboards to support various departments. This position offers a chance to work within a supportive environment that values diversity and flexible working arrangements, making it an exciting opportunity for those looking to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Pension Scheme

Flexible Working Arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in data analysis with large client and financial datasets.
• Advanced skills in SQL and Excel for data manipulation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain reports for anomaly detection.
• Design and build interactive dashboards for data visualization.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

Advanced Excel

Data Visualization

Organizational Skills

Analytical Tools

Tools

Report Manager

Job description

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Information Systems Specialist, Sheffield

Client:

Sheffield City Council

Location:

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

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Job Views:

13

Posted:

29.04.2025

Expiry Date:

13.06.2025

Job Description:

We have an exciting opportunity for an Information System Specialist to join the Application Innovation & Data Team within Digital Innovation and ICT, Strategic Enabling Services.

We are seeking a meticulous and detail-oriented individual to join our team with a focus on applying analytical tools to provide business insights on trends, behaviour, and anomaly detection. You will be responsible for producing accurate and insightful reports and documentation to support the team in their role of supporting the wider department with system usage and information recording. This role is crucial in communicating complex technical information clearly, helping colleagues make informed decisions and optimize IT resources.

To succeed, you will need strong organizational and prioritization skills and the ability to adapt quickly to new challenges. You will transform complex business information into clearly scoped analysis outputs. Comfort with large datasets, designing, and refining interactive dashboards is essential.

In this role, you would need to:

• Develop and maintain ad-hoc reports for anomaly detection.
• Analyze the root causes of system problems and work towards resolution.
• Support help desk colleagues by investigating queries and providing recommendations with supporting analysis.
• Design and build interactive dashboards.
• Extract and explore data confidently using SQL, Report Manager, and other tools as required.
• Communicate with social care colleagues to gather requirements and understand business challenges or client-specific issues.

You will need:

• Experience in data analysis, working with large amounts of client and financial data.
• Advanced Excel and SQL skills.
• Experience with data visualization tools and developing interactive dashboards that enable self-service.
• Understanding or willingness to learn social care and financial processes.

Working for Sheffield City Council offers great opportunities and benefits, including working with a range of information systems.

The package includes a pension scheme and flexible working arrangements.

Assessment will be based on an application form considering your relevant skills, knowledge, and experience. Shortlisting will be based on the job description.

Sheffield City Council does not accept CVs.

Informal contact:

We are investing in our workforce and promoting opportunities for under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity, and inclusion, aiming to increase diversity, particularly among Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled, and LGBTQ+ communities, to reflect the city’s communities. We also support staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.