Principal ICT Engineer/Designer

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• Commercial of the Shelf (COTS) and Cloud based applications li> ul> The role strong> p>
• Contribute and deliver against strategic initiatives of both the Digital Service and LCC through delivery of small to large scale projects, and meet challenging deadlines. li>
• Lead on a sub-set of the application portfolio, ensuring those applications deliver best value for our customers and are effectively managed throughout their life cycle li>
• Work closely with the Solution Delivery Manager and the project management community to ensure delivery of agreed solutions and upgrades of existing applications li>
• Drive efficiencies and cost-savings through continuous improvement of people, process and technology. li>
• Ensure that customer aspirations & requirements are the driving force behind everything we do li>
• Liaise closely with the architecture team ensuring that strategic initiatives are delivered, and best practice standards are embedded within the design process and across the team li>
• Promote best practice ensuring compliance and governance is adhered to throughout the team. li>
• Represent the Digital Service at all levels and attend customer meetings li> ul> About you strong> p>
• You will have significant design experience with various business applications (both enterprise class and COTS based) li>
• experience of leading, managing, mentoring and motivating a functionally & technically focused team in an enterprise environment. li>
• an appreciation of various integration / middleware technologies and approaches li>
• a good level of commercial awareness and be able to assess suitability of COTS or cloud SAAS solutions against requirements, security standards and technical specifications li>
• experience of completing options and market appraisals, and presenting recommendations based on value for money to the customer li>
• a proven track-record in end-to-end designing and implementation of small to large-scale / enterprise class solutions li>
• an ability to understand and translate business requirements and deliver value-for-money solutions li>
• experience with engaging with customers at all levels and external party organisations li>
• knowledge of best practise frameworks such as ITIL, TOGAF and/ or ISO27001 li>
• a commitment to continuous improvement and self-development li>
• experience of working with other technical and non-technical teams to support project delivery li> ul> The Benefits strong> p> We value our staff as individuals and aim to help them achieve their full potential while working for us. We offer a work environment that encourages staff engagement, team working and problem solving and we recognise the importance and benefits of a good work life balance. In return for your passion and expertise we offer all our staff a generous benefits package equal to the terms and conditions enjoyed by all council staff. p>
• Flexible working hours (37 hrs per week) along with opportunities for agile working p>
• Extremely generous Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions p>
• Great Holiday Entitlement: 25 days annual leave entitlement rising to 31, after five years’ continuous service. Eight bank holidays and two further additional statutory days during the Christmas and New Year period p>
• Family friendly employer: Help to balance family commitments, including generous maternity leave, paternity leave and support for working carers Adoption and parental leave. Childcare voucher scheme. p>
• Great location, just a short walk from the train station and main bus route p>

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. span> p>

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