Developer Assistant (2 posts) - REQ04210

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Developer Assistant

NLC5 - £25,847 - £27,301

North Lanarkshire Council, as one of Scotland’s largest local authorities, has a shared ambition for inclusive growth and prosperity for all and to be the place to Live, Learn, Work, Invest and Visit. With a five-year Programme of Work to 2028 in place to deliver on the shared ambition, an opportunity has arisen for a Developer Assistant to join our Technology Development team within Finance & Technology.

As part of this shared ambition, we are committed to locating North Lanarkshire, its services and its economy at the forefront of digital service delivery. We aim to provide staff and customers alike with responsive and inclusive digital technology so that they can more effectively operate in an increasingly interconnected and digitally enabled world.

We’re looking for dynamic, confident and highly motivated individuals to join our DevOps team within the Technology Development division to develop and support new technology applications and business solutions driven by the implementation of the Council’s DigitalNL and SmartNL programmes.

You should have some knowledge and technical understanding of ICT technologies and integration together with knowledge, exposure too and a willingness to learn, of operating to a DevOps culture, from requirements analysis, development and test, release management, implementation planning, change and service introduction.

Some knowledge and exposure to scripting languages, MS Power platform and Continuous Integration/Development processes would be desirable along with technical understanding of Microsoft Windows operating systems and cloud platform solutions and a willingness to learn Robotic Process Automation

You should have an open and enquiring mind adaptable to change and innovation, be confident and self-motivated and have the capability to work to targets and react appropriately and quickly to challenges.

You must be educated to degree/SVQ4/HND standard or equivalent in a relevant discipline, with training/certification in some of the following application development environments and languages - Drupal/PHP, MS Dynamics and Power Platform applications, Robotic Process Automation, scripting languages (e.g. Python, Powershell, Javascript), and ServiceNow application and integrations.

This role will work on a hybrid model of office-based work within the Civic Centre, Motherwell and home-based work.

For further information, please contact John McBride at mcbridej@northlan.gov.uk

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL.. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

For more information on local authority careers visit the myjobscotland career hub

North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

Click here to see our  Recruitment Charter.

*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***