Information Systems (IS) Analyst Developer

Professional and Technical, Administrative

Meath County Council invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which permanent & fixed‑term contract vacancies for the position of Information Systems (IS) Analyst Developer - Business Systems, Innovation & Digital Transformation\BPI shall be drawn.

The successful candidate will be assigned to the Information Systems (IS) department of Meath County Council and will work under the general supervision of the Business Applications Information Systems Project Leader (ISPL) whilst working closely with other members of the ICT team and the wider organisation.

The Business Applications Team manages numerous services and digital transformation projects which support Meath County Council in the provision of services to the Citizens and Businesses of Meath as well as the staff and the elected members of the Council.

This successful candidate will form part of our digital transformation team whose goal is to introduce, improve and streamline processes within the Council. Due to the dynamic nature of ICT, and the changing business requirements within the Council, all ICT posts require a flexibility of work in other IT roles as needs require. Additional duties may be assigned by the Head of Information Systems from time to time.

Working under the direction of the IS Project Leader (Business Applications), the successful candidate is expected to carry out the following, non-exhaustive, list of duties:

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• Collect, understand, organise, and document the business requirements for solutions, projects and features and translating these into written specifications, process maps, user stories and use cases.
  
• Engage with council departments, citizen groups and elected members, analysing requirements and user needs to agree detailed functional and technical specifications and plans.
  
• Ensure that services / solutions delivered are measurable and meet business requirements and agreed criteria.
  
• Implement, configure, or code/develop solutions (front end and back end), systems integrations, reporting, and business intelligence within the organisation.
  
• Technical contact for suppliers of third‑party software, and associated implementation, providing application‑related technical support and training to users in different departments. Retire Legacy Systems after suitable data and systems migration.
  
• Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation.
  
• Monitor and improve solution performance.
  
• Proactively monitor emerging tools, skills, techniques, and technologies.
  
• Pro‑actively contribute to development, support and implementation of strategies and Corporate Plan. xcfaprz
  
• Perform other duties as required by the line manager.