Full-time / 37 hours per week / Permanent
A fantastic opportunity has risen to play a technical role in developing solutions to migrate away from our existing process and support our digital transformation journey.
You’ll join a talented team responsible for management, administration, and application development. The council is significantly investing in its cloud adoption, this work program will introduce and extend use of numerous new Cloud and Hybrid systems and platforms most notably a Customer facing Portal and Case Management Platforms. This is a challenging programme of work adapting and modernising ‘Development and Delivery’ practices within the Council.
This is a full time permanent position, working 37 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You’ll have flexibility in hybrid working being both office based, at City Hall or working remotely from home to suit your needs.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll develop solutions on the Power Platform environment and on Visual Studios using .NET framework, building on new and existing foundations. As part of the role, you’ll be required to:
In addition, you’ll also enjoy access to Microsoft professional subscription, giving you the latest technology stack at your fingertips.
What you’ll need
As a highly motivated individual with the aptitude and skill to assist with developing solutions within the Microsoft Power Platform, you’ll ideally have experience in Power Automate, Power Apps and Dynamics 365 to join our team. You’ll be familiar with agile methodologies and need experience in designing, developing, and deploying technical solutions. In addition, you’ll have proven ability for user interface design and possess a high attention to detail. With knowledge and experience of Microsoft developer tools including Visual Studio (Familiar with programming languages such as C#, JavaScript, PowerShell), SQL Server (TSQL & Data Tools) and Source control (TFS, Azure Dev Ops), you’ll be able to communicate with and co‐ordinate tasks for colleagues across the organisation including other ICT sections and end‐users.
You should be capable of using one’s own initiative to perform well under pressure and manage competing priorities. Using a creative approach, you’ll be able to problem solving and utilise excellent communication and organisational skills when doing so. With your excellent presentation skills, you’ll deliver agile solutions, understanding the use of user stories, acceptance criteria and Kanban boards.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including discounts on city buses and trains. For an illustrative value of your benefits package, take a look at our benefits calculator.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with your application, take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.
For an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Dipesh Mistry – Systems Development Manager on Dipesh.Mistry@leicester.gov.uk or 0116 4541173
Interview/Assessments will take place on Thursday 7th September 2023.