Developer Analyst
Salary: £39,513 - £42,708 pa (Pay Award Pending)
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 02 Jul 2025 12:00
Interview date: 14 Jul 2025
Ref: CR1715
About the role:
Horsham District Council is looking for a Developer Analyst to join its Customer and Digital Services team, supporting the technology requirements across the Council providing a technical, professional and customer focused service. The role will suit someone who has a background in application development and support, and analytical skills.
As a Developer Analyst you will work with colleagues to deliver digital solutions on our chosen platforms. This will include the design and build of business processes and online forms to deliver a consistent and excellent user experience, the support and maintenance of existing in-house and third-party systems and the implementation of integrations between applications, along with general database administration. You will also advise colleagues on how processes can be optimised using digital technology and assist in the migration of systems to new solutions, working closely with external suppliers.
About you:
To succeed as Developer Analyst, you will have the skills to deliver a range of dynamic solutions, and the drive to investigate and resolve technical challenges. You will have held a similar Developer Analyst or Application Support role, dealing with a broad range of business applications, online forms development and integrating systems using APIs and SFTP. You will have experience of database administration (ideally SQL Server) and an understanding of cloud-based infrastructure and applications, including Software as a Service. Keeping pace with changes in technology is a key element of the role.
For an informal discussion about this role please call Graham Shail, Technology Platforms Manager on 01403 215119.
About us:
We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.
We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.
We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.
To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).
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To apply:
If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.
Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.