Systems Development Officer, GET STAFFED ONLINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months)
Full Time – 37 hours per week
Location: Spalding, Boston
Salary Range: £31,537 to £37,280 per annum (subject to job evaluation)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Systems Development Officer to join a multidisciplinary project team delivering transformational change across the South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership. This role is pivotal in migrating critical local authority services—including Planning, Building Control, Licensing, and Environmental Health—onto a shared ICT platform.

You will play a key role in the extraction, transformation, and validation of data from legacy systems, ensuring successful migration to a modern shared platform. Working closely with service leads, software suppliers, and ICT professionals, you will help design, configure, and enhance business processes to support efficient and effective service delivery across the Partnership.

The role combines technical expertise with stakeholder engagement, translating business requirements into practical technical solutions. You will develop database queries, reports, and data analysis solutions, support system configuration and development, and contribute to the creation of forms, workflows, and automated processes. Additionally, you will assist users through the transition from legacy systems and support the ongoing improvement of the new platform.

Responsibilities

• Extract, transform, and validate data from legacy systems for migration to a shared ICT platform.
• Develop database queries, reports, and data analysis solutions using Microsoft SQL.
• Support system configuration, development, and enhancement of business processes.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions, including forms, workflows, and automated processes.
• Collaborate with service leads, software suppliers, and ICT professionals to ensure successful project delivery.
• Assist users during the transition from legacy systems and support ongoing platform improvements.
• Engage with stakeholders to identify opportunities for process improvement and innovation.

Requirements

• Experience in data migration, transformation, and validation.
• Strong Enterprise Database / Microsoft SQL skills, including data extraction, analysis, and manipulation from complex business systems.
• Experience developing reports, database queries, and management information.
• Understanding of business processes and the ability to translate service requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience working on ICT, systems implementation, or digital transformation projects.
• Excellent organisational, communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail.
• Approachable and engaging with strong relationship-building skills.
• Self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn, with a positive, can-do attitude.

Benefits

• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• Generous annual leave scheme plus the option to buy additional leave.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Employee Benefits Platform including retail, holiday, and leisure discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Free flu jabs.
• Free eye test vouchers for regular screen users.
• Flexible and agile working policies.
• Car mileage reimbursement.
• Excellent career progression and training opportunities.
• Long service recognition.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme for roles over £33k (certain restrictions may apply).

About the organisation

The South and East Lincolnshire Councils Partnership is the largest Council Partnership in the country, formed by three councils working together to deliver improved services to local communities. Since October 2021, the Partnership has achieved many positive outcomes, with plans to formally share services across the three councils, creating opportunities for colleagues to engage in innovative areas of work.