Digital Services at Midlothian Council
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Thank you for your interest in joining Midlothian Council’s Digital Services team. Amongst the 4000 staff at Midlothian Council includes a host of talented digital and technical change professionals. It is within this area that these positions will sit. The successful candidates will be joining the Council at a hugely exciting time as we embark on a wide-scale transformation supported by our new Digital Strategy.
We have opportunities for a Senior Change & Release Analyst, Change & Release Analyst, Senior Computing Engineer and Associate Cyber Security Analyst to join Midlothian Council. By joining Midlothian Council, you can make a real difference to the people who live, learn and work in Midlothian, collaborating and working in a dynamic and flexible environment.
We are looking for talented IT professionals with a collaborative, innovative approach, a high level of drive and commitment and excellent interpersonal skills to join the Midlothian Council Digital Services team.
Marco Reece-Heal, Digital Client Services Manager
Midlothian Council is Scotland’s fastest growing Local Authority – serving a growing population of over 90,000. Situated just ten miles south of Edinburgh, Midlothian boasts some of the finest green spaces in Scotland including the Pentlands Regional Park. People are moving to the area to live in new housing, to take advantage of job opportunities and for the excellent transport links, including the Borders Railway. We provide a hugely diverse range of services to our citizens including schools, social care, planning waste and recycling services, libraries, and lots more.
Once known for its mining, Midlothian now has the largest concentration of animal-science-related expertise in Europe. The Edinburgh and South East Scotland City Region Deal, a major initiative with the potential to transform Midlothian, will drive productivity and growth while reducing inequalities and deprivation. Meanwhile, ambitious plans to improve town and village centres including Dalkeith, Newtongrange, Penicuik and Gorebridge will further boost the economy. Midlothian offers excellent leisure opportunities. Our Loanhead Centre, incorporating a new primary school, library, medical practice, pool and leisure facilities, won a Scottish Property Award. Newbattle Community Campus opened in 2018 and is a Digital Centre of Excellence. The Midlothian Snowsports Centre at Hillend boasts the longest dry ski slope in Europe whilst five of the Council’s parks have Green Flags. This makes Midlothian Council a fantastic place to live and work!
Midlothian Council are looking to add an array of technical professionals to the team on a permanent basis. These positions will be instrumental to the development, management and support the Council’s Digital Services team provides to the local area. The work will be varied and interesting and every day you will face new challenges. There will be plenty of opportunities to learn and grow along the way.
The recruitment of these roles is exclusively supported by Livingston James. If you’d like to register your interest in any of these roles, then please email a copy of your CV along with an accompanied cover note to Rachel Sim – [email protected]
