Description:
Cork City Council invites applications, on the official application form, from suitably qualified persons, who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which temporary and permanent vacancies for IS Technical Officer (Grade V) may be filled.
The IS Technical Officer (Grade V) - will be a member of Cork City Council’s ICT Directorate. The team manages the implementation of a wide range of projects & infrastructure that support the enhancement of the Council’s digital environment. The team supports business systems and applications as well as end users. The projects include implementations, upgrades and support of systems and solutions such as:
- Web Applications,
- Enterprise ERP, HRM and CRM solutions,
- SharePoint & MS365,
- Infrastructure and Communications technologies,
- GIS Solutions.
The role will include:
- Supporting business systems,
- Assisting Project Leaders in developing requirements specifications, functional specifications, and project plans,
- Supporting the full project life cycle for projects (Design, Development, UAT, Go Live planning and ongoing support),
- Identifying and advancing opportunities for increased effectiveness and efficiency of the organisation through the use of technology.
Additional duties as may be assigned by the Head of the ICT from time to time.
Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms have:
- A qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award (i.e., honours degree) or higher in a relevant computing discipline plus 2 years directly relevant, recent ICT experience from your employment to date*
- A qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award (i.e., honours degree) or higher, with computing taken in the final year and at least 3 years directly relevant, recent ICT hands-on experience from your employment to date*
- A qualification at Level 7 on the National Framework of Qualification (NFQ) major award (i.e., ordinary degree), in a relevant computing discipline plus 3 years directly relevant, recent ICT experience from your employment to date*
- A qualification at Level 6 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award in a relevant computing discipline and at least 4 years directly relevant, recent ICT experience form your employment to date*
- (v) have a satisfactory knowledge of public service organisation or the ability to acquire such knowledge.
- Relevant ICT hands-on experience should include, but is not limited to: areas such as managing delivery of digital solutions, enterprise architecture, software and applications development projects involving a range of technologies and platforms covering web development, data management, database administration, business analysis/discovery, business intelligence and data analytics, DevOps, enterprise architecture, technical infrastructure service design and delivery, server and client operating systems and architecture stacks, telecommunications and networking infrastructure delivery support, technical support, ICT service management, operations and server support, ICT/cyber security, mobile device management, virtualisation delivery support, database and application support, cloud computing etc.