Fife Council
Systems Developer
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Proposed Test and Interview Date
Week Commencing 31 August 2026
Closing Date
Sunday 23 August 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Salary
FC6 £31,761.26 to £34,914.86 (pro rata)
Working Pattern
36 Hours per week
Location
Bankhead Central, Glenrothes
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply [https://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/how-to-apply] section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement [http://www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement].
Job Details
We have an exciting opportunity to join our Case Management Solutions Competency Centre in Business Technology Solutions.
We operate a hybrid working model, with time split between the office and home. We work a support rota in the team for one of our solutions - you will be expected to work from 8am to 5pm on your rota days (a couple of days a week). Your hours on other days are more flexible.
As part of the team, you will support the development of solutions such as Verint Case Management, Assyst, Uniform, ArcGIS and TotalMobile. Your daily work will also involve delivering additional development tasks across our platforms, including building integrations between systems using APIs and other tools.
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The successful candidate will design, code, test, correct, and document moderately complex solutions, working from agreed specifications and following established standards and tools. They will also take part in specification reviews, working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders.
You will configure software and test platform-specific versions of one or more software products, reporting on test outcomes and identifying opportunities to improve both the software and its associated processes, in line with agreed designs and standards.
In addition, you will define and build integrations, carry out testing, and accurately record any failures. You’ll investigate and diagnose faults relating to moderately complex issues and clearly report your findings.
Finally, you will prioritise and diagnose support calls in accordance with agreed procedures. You will investigate incident causes and work towards resolution, escalating issues where necessary, before documenting and closing resolved incidents.
A link to the BTS Systems Developer role profile is included below, where you can find further information about the role and the type of candidate we are seeking.
The Person
If you meet the essential qualification criteria outlined below, we’d like to hear from you:
- Educated to SCQF level 8 which includes HND or SVQ level 4 or equivalent or equivalent vocational accreditation in a computing/systems or related discipline or possess equivalent experience.
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This role will require you to undertake a short skills test prior to interview.
Before confirming your appointment, this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure check which will be undertaken by Disclosure Scotland.
Further Information
- Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40244/BTS-Systems-Developer-G130.01.pdf]
- How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/file/0014/40127/OD12-How-We-Work-Matters-Framework-2.pdf] behaviour framework for more information.
- Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services
- Directorate Information - Council Department information [https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments]
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- AI - We recognise that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used by many people when they are applying for jobs and preparing for interview. Candidate guidance on the use of AI in the recruitment process is available here [https://www.fife.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0028/94771/AI-and-Recruitment-Candidate-Guidance.pdf]
For further information please contact: Matthew Rowe - Matthew.Rowe@fife.gov.uk
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