IT Officer (Website) - DEE06728

Dundee City Council; Dundee; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Dundee City Council is recruiting an IT professional to join the IT services team. This full-time role (37 hours per week) operates in a hybrid style, based at home and at Dundee House, with references requested later in the process.

You will lead on developing and maintaining Council software, work with PHP, JavaScript, CSS and HTML, and collaborate on integrations with third-party applications. A degree or HND in IT and strong troubleshooting and communication skills are required; a Level 1

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in IT or proven knowledge/experience in relevant work areas.
• Proven track record in development and implementation of IT software solutions.
• Significant knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, CSS and HTML with relational databases.

Responsibilities

• Lead on successful delivery of IT projects within the Council's IT services team.
• Design, build, implement and maintain software applications for the Council.
• Implement, support and integrate third-party software applications.
• Lead technical development, maintenance, testing, fault diagnosis and repair.

Skills

PHP

JavaScript

CSS

HTML

Relational databases

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Degree/HND in IT

Tools

Office 365

SharePoint

Teams

Excel

Word

Web Services

APIs

Job description

Job Description

Working in a hybrid style, based at home and Dundee House office, you will work full time, 37 hours per week. Please note: References are no longer requested at application stage and will be requested if you are successful in moving to the preferred candidate stage. If you have any queries regarding this vacancy, please contact Roy Watson, [e-mail]

Requirements

You will have a degree/HND in an IT related subject and /or can demonstrate significant knowledge and experience in the relevant work areas.

Responsibilities

You will work as part of the IT services team to lead on the successful delivery of projects. Design, build, implement and maintain the software applications supporting the business of the Council. You will play a key role in the implementation, support and integrations to, third party supplied software applications. You will act as technical lead for Council software and system development, carrying out integrations, maintenance, support, upgrades, testing, fault diagnosis and repair to ensure effective service delivery.

The Individual

You will have proven record of successful development and implementation of IT software solutions, record of successful support of IT software solutions across a variety of modern platforms and technologies. You will have significant knowledge of PHP, JavaScript, CSS and HTML with experience of relational databases. You will have experience in troubleshooting complex support issues. Strong troubleshooting skills with the ability to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and performance. Experience of Web Services and Application Programming Interfaces (API). You will have working knowledge of Microsoft packages including Office 365, SharePoint, Teams, Excel, Word. Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to develop solutions to complex problems and willingness to disseminate information effectively. You will have excellent organisational skills with the ability to work to deadlines and customer liaison skills. You will have a willingness for out of hours work and to work on wider Council priorities. A satisfactory Level 1 Disclosure Scotland check is required.