Business Applications Administrator; HR2024-BS01

Join our IT Team!

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Business Applications Administrator to join and support our small, but amazing, IT team. This role will lead to you being responsible for overseeing and optimizing business applications to enhance operational efficiency and achieve strategic goals. You will play a key role in sourcing software solutions, implementing them, ensuring seamless integration across departments, and improving system performance. Additionally, you will assist IT colleagues with day-to-day duties as required, contributing to a collaborative and efficient work environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand business requirements and recommend suitable application solutions in line with Gibson Technology’s modernisation plan.
• Manage new vendor relationships, contracts, and service agreements for sourced business applications.
• Oversee system implementation, upgrades, integrations, and troubleshooting.
• Applications administration, development, and optimisation.
• Ensure application security, compliance, and data integrity.
• Provide training and support to end-users to enhance system adoption and efficiency.
• Monitor application performance, identifying and resolving technical issues promptly.
• Stay up to date with emerging technologies and trends to drive continuous improvements.
• Develop and manage budgets for software and application-related projects.
• Support IT colleagues in their general day to day duties.

Desired Skills for this role:

• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Business Systems, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 3 – 5 years past industry experience in delivering and managing business applications.
• Vendor management and contract negotiation experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Productivity and Development Applications such as Office, Teams, SQL Server, and PowerShell.
• Experience in process automation and digital transformation initiatives.
• Knowledge of system integrations and data management.
• Experience of co-ordinating projects and deadlines effectively.
• Experience with project management methodologies (e.g. Agile, Waterfall).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive salary & benefits package.
• Career growth, with a long-term opportunity to move into an IT management position.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Company pension scheme.
• Collaborative, supportive, and dynamic work environment.

This is an excellent opportunity to join our team and make a real difference. Working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30– 5pm. We recommend due to location that applicants have access to their own transport, alternatively we advise to check on local transportation options.

Salary Range £30-35,000pa commensurate with experience

Closing Date for applications: 28th March 2025

We can’t wait to hear from you!

If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for optimizing business applications, we’d love to hear from you. If you would like to be part of a dynamic team, please send your CV and covering letter to our recruiting team, and quote ref HR2024-BS01:

The HR Department Gibson Technology Ltd

Main Street, Repton, Derbyshire DE65 6NZ

Email: careers@gibsontech.co.uk

No agencies please. Agencies enquiring about working with us please contact the above email address in the first instance. Thank you.

Job satisfaction is our number one priority, we provide a collaborative, supportive and dynamic working environment.

We offer a wide range of benefits to all our employees:

Group Personal Pension Scheme
Employees can join the pension scheme upon starting and the company will match your pension contributions up to 7.5%.

Private Medical Insurance
After a qualifying period you will become eligible to join the private medical insurance, this includes family cover.

Free Car Parking
Free parking is available at our engineering facility.

Training Opportunities
We believe in keeping our employees up to date with the latest research, tools and information that are available to the market. You will be given extensive in house training.

Career Development
We regularly promote allowing individuals the opportunity to progress within their chosen career path. Many Senior Engineers started with the Company as Technicians or Graduate Engineers.

Remuneration
We offer a competitive salary.