Systems Officer - Digital & Systems - EAL13126


Company:	East Lothian Council
Salary:	£33,469 to £36,243 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Tranent, EH33 1EX
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	16 Oct 2026
Closing date:	1 Nov 2026

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Summary

Vacancy Information

Hourly rate of pay: £18.34 - £19.86

Days and Hours of Work:

Working 5 days a week, 09:00-17:00 (including on call).

Flexi time is applicable.

To start asap.

This role includes participation in an out-of-hours on-call rota to support and maintain business-critical systems. The successful candidate will be expected to respond to critical incidents and service disruptions outside normal working hours as required.

Job Details

To assist with the design, maintenance and development of systems and digital services offered by Customer Services and with the system housekeeping, data security and data quality of these systems.

Please download the Job Outline/Person Specification (available under 'Job Attachments') for the full range of tasks and duties associated with this job. You will need to refer to these in order to complete the application form. You must ensure you meet every 'essential' criteria stated on the Person Specification to be considered for interview.

The

‘East Lothian Way’– values and behaviours we expect our employees to demonstrate in their everyday work. Should you be invited to interview, you may be asked questions based on these behaviours. Please refer to the document via the link to familiarise yourself with them.

Job Requirements

Relevant Qualifications

Educated to HNC or SVQ Level 3 in a relevant discipline e.g. IT or Business Management and/or able to demonstrate equivalent knowledge, skills and competencies gained through previous experience in systems administration, business administration or as an IT analyst.

Level 1 Disclosure Clearance

This role requires

Level 1 Disclosure Clearance to allow access to the Public Sector Network. ELC will submit a Police Act Disclosure application on behalf of the preferred candidate and receipt of the subsequent certificate will be

required prior to commencement.

Please note:

If you have spent more than 3 months working or living out with the UK in the last 5 years then you will also be required to present a copy of an overseas criminal record check. Details of how to apply and contact details can be found on the

GOV.UK website.

Additional Information

For additional East Lothian Council employment information please click on the following link:

www.eastlothian.gov.uk/nonteachinginfo

If you have any difficulties creating an account on MyJobScotland or applying for this post please contact the MyJobScotland support team via this link

https://www.myjobscotland.gov.uk/contact-us.

If you require further information about this vacancy, please call 01620 827868, or email us on

recruitment@eastlothian.gov.uk

Please note: We do not accept CV's (either electronically or by mail). All our vacancies must be applied for by fully completing the on-line application form. Although there is an ‘import data from my CV’ function on MyJobScotland, this only imports very limited data and should not be relied upon to complete the application form. If, for example, due to a disability, you are unable to complete the on-line application form you can contact us for a paper application via the telephone number or email address above.

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