Data Consultant

Working on behalf of a Local Authority, Aatom Recruitment has an excellent opportunity for a Data Consultant on a 2 month contract with a possibility of an extension.

Main purpose of post

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Data Consultant. The successful candidate will add value to a range of tasks including supporting the ERP system across the 1st and 2nd lines, and supporting a variety of development initiatives around Payroll.

Responsibilities

• To produce and agree designs for new or updated architectures according to business requirements agreed with customers, aligning with existing architectures and strategy
• To assist with the management of the U4BW stack baseline architectures in own area of assigned technical speciality (Payroll) for Hoople and Hoople customers
• Maintain a high-level of technical knowledge and competence, monitoring future IT trends and provide on-going expert professional advice and professional advocacy. To advise on and influence infrastructure and product development investments through continual professional development
• To produce payroll solution designs and solution delivery for all new or updated U4BW architectures ensuring adherence to national and local standards, ensuring that the statutory requirements for business continuity and disaster recovery are included. Ensuring any new IT solutions, systems, hardware and software has been robustly researched and tested to assure the business appropriateness, interoperability standards and architecture standards are adhered to.
• Service Transition into Production support
• Support all elements of the application lifecycle, from implementation to decommission
• Provide technical assistance, application support, usage advice and guidance to customers and third parties
• Lead the technical implementation of new functionality/releases, including management of supplier resources and outputs
• Lead technical workshops (requirements, design, etc.) and reviews with project teams (including with suppliers)
• Analyse changes, prepare appropriate release/change documentation according to approved processes, and ensure that all changes and releases follow the approved processes
• Ensure application functionality and system availability meet the requirements whilst ensuring that a high level of customer support is maintained
• Investigate and diagnose system faults and errors to resolve technical issues. Collaborate with colleagues in ICT teams for more complex and significant issues

Skills/Qualifications

• Previous experience of designing supporting Payroll in an ERP preferably U4BW
• Basic SQL DBA experience (Queries, Stored procedures, scripting etc.)
• Demonstrable track record of developing and supporting line of business applications with a large user base
• A working knowledge of business applications, interfaces (including APIs) and business processes
• Customer centric, focused on solving business and user needs
• Strong understanding of the Project Lifecycle and Development Lifecycle
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Good understanding of ITIL framework
• Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills
• Able to deliver timely, accurate, thorough and high-quality work in a changing environment
• Experience working with cross functional teams
• Proven experience of successful incident management and troubleshooting, collaboratively working with IT colleagues, service experts and third-party suppliers
• Ability to anticipate areas of difficulty and quickly adapt approach to meet the needs of customers
• Ability to translate technical jargon into easy to understand and clear terms
• The right to work within the UK

To get more information about this role and how to apply please contact Mia 07950899682.