Technology Specialist

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: Scale 6, SO1 or SO2 SCP18-28 £31,537 - £33,699 per annum (Dependant on Qualifications and Experience)

Closing Date: 17th March 2026 23.59 pm

Hybrid & Flexible Working (in line with the needs of the service and subject to agreement with the line manager)

Work with technology that actually makes a difference.

We’re looking for a Technology Specialist who’s curious, capable, and excited by variety. This is a hands-on role with a strong foundation in traditional IT and infrastructure, combined with opportunities to work across systems, data, automation, and digital change.

You’ll have real reach across the organisation, helping improve how technology is run day-to-day and how it evolves for the future.

You don’t need to be an expert in everything. You do need to be motivated, thoughtful, and keen to grow.
What you’ll be doing:

Core IT & Infrastructure
•    Providing a solid base of traditional IT and infrastructure support
•    Acting as a systems administrator for key platforms and services
•    Contributing to infrastructure and platform projects (on-prem and cloud)
•    Occasionally assisting with second-line support for more complex technical issues

Improving how systems are used
•    Working with services to understand the systems they rely on and how they use them
•    Helping embed good practice around system configuration, ownership, and lifecycle management
•    Supporting the creation and maintenance of clear system documentation

Automation, data & transformation
•    Making smart use of existing tools to automate tasks and streamline business processes
•    Helping improve how systems are configured and connected so they better support services
•    Working with data and reporting to build clearer insight and readiness for future organisational change
•    Supporting work that prepares the organisation for Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) and wider transformation

Governance, assurance & continuity
•    Leading and coordinating IAA and IAO working groups
•    Being a point of contact for information governance, risk, and technical assurance queries
•    Working with teams to embed good governance, continuity, and disaster recovery practices
•    Helping ensure systems are resilient, understood, and supportable

Collaboration
•    Working closely with colleagues across the organisation to understand needs and design better solutions

Who we’re looking for

You might come from IT support, systems administration, infrastructure, digital delivery, data, automation, or technical project environments. What matters most is how you think and work.

We’re interested in people who:
•    Enjoy improving how things work, not just fixing what’s broken
•    Are comfortable working with technology
•    Care about doing things properly and sustainably
•    Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical users
•    Take ownership and follow things through
•    Want to build a meaningful, future-focused tech career

You don’t have to tick every box. If you recognise yourself in most of this, we’d love to hear from you.

Why join us?

•    Work that has real-world impact on public services
•    Supportive, friendly, and collaborative team culture

Plus: Hybrid & flexible working · Local Government Pension Scheme · generous annual leave & bank holidays · training & development · wellbeing support

For an informal discussion or to discuss the role further please contact ross.mckelvie@fylde.gov.uk or 01253 658642

to view the Job Description.

This post requires access to PSN (Public Services Network) services or networks and the successful post holder will be required to undertake a Basic Disclosure check of unspent convictions through Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). This post is also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of legal working in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

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