IT Business Partner NEW Luton Posted yesterday £42,000 per year

Carlisle Support Services; Luton; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Wellbeing Plans

23 days paid holiday increasing to 25

Discounts and Cashbacks

Paid Volunteering days

Employee Assistance Program

Refer a Friend Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Job summary

Carlisle Support Services is seeking an IT Business Partner to align and support IT requirements across the business. You will collaborate with the central IT team and the IT Managed Services provider to deliver guidance, support and implementation expertise while following best practices, processes and policies.

The role includes high level support for Microsoft 365, Entra ID and a range of SaaS applications, with migration initiatives toward cloud services.

Qualifications

• Experience administering Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.
• Working knowledge of SQL databases and basic network configuration.
• Experience with public cloud hardware/software.
• Knowledge of legacy hardware decommissioning.
• Able to learn employer-specific software.
• Diagnose and address application problems and communicate with software vendors.

Responsibilities

• Maintain IT applications using incident management processes with MSP and central IT.
• Provide timely communication to users on change requests, service requests and incidents.
• Liaise with IT suppliers to resolve IT incidents and problems promptly.
• Ensure problem prevention methods are applied to improve service levels and reduce costs.
• Monitor availability, performance and throughput of IT applications.
• Participate in disaster recovery activities as required.
• Review and impact new business requirements with Change/Project Managers.
• Contribute to change documentation: business requirements, impact assessments and rollout plans.
• Ensure capacity, availability, security and service support in all IT changes.

Skills

Microsoft 365

Entra ID

SQL Databases

Public cloud

IT hardware & software

Vendor communication

Tools

SharePoint Online

Salesforce

MS SQL

Intune

PowerShell

Graph API

Power Automate

Job description

The role

Carlisle Support Servicesis looking for an IT Business Partner who will be responsible for aligning and supporting the IT requirements. You will work closely with the central IT team and the IT Managed Services provider to provide support, guidance and implementation expertise whilst ensuring adherence to best practices, as well as processes and policies.

Providing high level support and assist with configuration changes in Microsoft 365 and Entra ID, as well as high level support for a collection of SaaS applications. You will also support the implementation of new systems and initiatives for the business, including the migration from on-premises systems to public cloud SaaS.

Your core role will include but not be limited to the following activities:

• Employ appropriate application maintenance, support and incident management processes and procedures to support and maintain IT applications, and to investigate and resolve IT application-related incidents with the support of the managed service provider and central IT team.
• As required, provide timely communication to users on the status of change requests, service requests and incidents.
• Liaise with IT suppliers to ensure IT application-related incidents and problems are resolved in a timely and professional manner.
• Ensure problem prevention methods are continually applied to improve service levels and reduce costs.
• Undertake IT application-related problem diagnosis, implementing problem resolution or prevention measures as appropriate.
• Monitor the availability, performance and throughput of supported IT applications.
• Participate in disaster recovery activities as required.
• Work with the Change Manager/Project Manager/Sponsor and Stakeholders to review and impact new business requirements.
• Contribute to technical aspects of key change documentation such as business requirements, change impact assessments, change implementation plans, change tickets, change roll-out plans etc.
• Ensure capacity, availability, security and service support requirements are considered in all IT application changes.
• Implement, test and monitor required IT application changes in line with change implementation plans.
• Ensure IT application changes meet the agreed service acceptance criteria.
• Understand and comply with the IT organisation requirements, processes, procedures and policies.
• Undertake knowledge management activities: identifying, controlling and storing any pertinent information, and maintaining knowledge items to ensure that they are current, relevant and valid.
• Ensure that all activities are performed at a consistently high standard with minimal risk to CSS, and that opportunities to improve services and processes are identified and actioned.

The ideal candidate

• Experience in administering a Microsoft 365 and Entra ID environment
• Working knowledge of SQL Databases & basic network configuration
• Working Knowledge of IT Hardware and Software with a focus on the public cloud
• Knowledge of legacy hardware, and decommissioning of on-premises infrastructure
• Ability to learn and master employer specific software
• Ability to diagnose & address application problems and communicate well with software vendors

the below is desirable:

• Azure and Microsoft 365
• SharePoint Online, Salesforce, MS SQL, Microsoft Endpoint Manager (Intune¬)
• PowerShell, MS Graph API, Power Automate/Logic Apps,
• Implementation and support of Finance, HR, CRM and Workforce Management systems

This is a hybrid role with 3 days based in one of our offices in Luton or St Albans with occasional travel to other offices or locations in the UK if support is required.

The benefits

• Health and Wellbeing Plans
• 23 days paid holiday increasing to 25 after 2 years
• Discounts and Cashbacks
• Paid Volunteering days
• Employee Assistance Program
• Refer a Friend Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Successful candidates will be required to provide original documentation for detailed screening and vetting processes.

This could include the following: passport / driving licence / utility bill dated in the last 3 months / HMRC letter / original bank statement / original payslip / birth certificate / a valid share code.

About us

Join a growing market-leading brand of support services to work with the UK’s largest brands such as Le Shuttle, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Jaguar Land Rover, Tesco, and many more.

Carlisle currently employees over 8,500 dedicated and enthusiastic staff members to deliver events, security cleaning, and retail facilities support services across the UK’s most renowned sites and critical infrastructure.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At Carlisle, we are committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of employment, recruitment and selection, training, development, and promotion.

In all situations people will be judged solely on merit or ability.

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