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Job Title: Digital Services Support Manager Starting Salary: £48,226 progressing to £53,460 per annum Hours: 37 per week Location: Stevenage with hybrid working opportunities. Travel across the county will be required from time to time Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Community Protection<h4>About the team</h4>The Digital Services team are responsible for supporting all applications, infrastructure, and communications systems across the Community Protection Directorate (CPD) and Fire Collaboration (FC). This team delivers mission critical application and system support to Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, operating 24x7x365 to ensure the reliable mobilisation of fire engines and crews<h4>About the role</h4>We’re looking for a proactive and experienced IT Support Manager to join our team and play a pivotal role in managing IT operations, service delivery, and supplier relationships. This is a dynamic position that blends technical oversight, project management, and team leadership to ensure the smooth running of critical digital services across the organisation.The role is a hybrid role that will include onsite attendance at our office in Stevenage on a weekly basisYou will be responsible for:<ul><li>The day-to-day support of all applications, infrastructure and communications equipment</li><li>Management of Service Desk, 2nd and 3rd line engineers</li><li>Working and liaising with users, 3rd party providers, stakeholders and other team members to resolve technical issues and problems which have been escalated to you</li><li>Creating technical designs and specifications</li><li>Delivery of projects within timescales and within budget</li><li>The Incidents and Problems process for Digital Services</li><li>Being an active member of the Change Control Board, Service Reviews and Project meetings</li></ul>You will also be required to provide out of hours escalation support to the out of hours engineers every other week<h4>About you</h4>Essential &nbsp;<ul><li>Strong knowledge of IT Service Management (ITSM) frameworks, particularly ITIL v4.</li><li>Proficient in using Service Management platforms such as ServiceNow, Remedy, or equivalent tools.</li><li>Proof of management experience, setting objectives and performance management</li><li>Skilled in developing and managing Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to ensure service quality and accountability.</li><li>Experienced in implementing and maintaining change control processes to support stable and secure service delivery</li><li>Capable of chairing service review meetings with third-party vendors and partners to monitor performance, resolve issues, and drive continuous improvement</li><li>This role requires the ability to travel independently throughout the county including to locations, and during times, where public transport may not be available</li></ul>Desirable<ul><li>Hands-on experience working within Microsoft Azure environments, including familiarity with its services, architecture, and operational best practices</li><li>Experience working with SQL databases, including querying and data management.</li><li>Proficient user of Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint, with an understanding of collaboration and document management features.</li><li>Demonstrated project management experience, including planning, execution, and stakeholder coordination.</li><li>Understanding of public sector procurement processes, including compliance and vendor engagement.</li></ul>Experience in asset management, including tracking, lifecycle management, and reporting.We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.This job role is within the Corporate Services, level 12 job profile. Please locate this via:Job profiles - Corporate servicesTo hear more about this opportunity please contact <a href="mailto:Mark.Green1@hertfordshire.gov.uk" target="_blank">Mark.Green1@hertfordshire.gov.uk</a> for an informal discussion about the role.InterviewDate: to be confirmedBenefits of working for us<h4>How to apply</h4>As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences. <h4>Additional information</h4>Disability Confident We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure &amp; Barring Service (DBS) check.Driving required You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.





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1 IT Support Job in Saffron Walden, UK