Assistant Technical Specialist (Graduate)

Organisation:Leicestershire County Council

Work Location:County Hall Leicester Road Glenfield Leicestershire LE3 8RA

Worker Category:Hybrid

Salary:(Career Graded 7-9)

Working Hours:Full-Time 37 Hours Per Week

Contract Type:Permanent

Closing Date:30th January 2026

Interview Date(s):February/March 2026

About the Role

Are you looking for a rewarding career where you can make a difference

Do you want a job where no two days are the same

Do you have a degree in IT Digital or Cyber We are looking for talented forward-thinking graduates to help us further develop and strengthen our IT & Digital service.

Youll be a valued member of a dynamic IT Technology Delivery team working alongside IT professionals who deal with a myriad of interesting challenges project and tasks on a daily basis - no two days are the same! You will learn how an enterprise IT infrastructure hangs together and how it provides critical and essential services to the citizens of Leicestershire.

Youll work with other IT technicians who will show you the ropes but also learn how to support our customer base (over 5000 IT enabled staff) who we serve on a daily basis.

The Assistant Technical Specialist will be involved in supporting maintaining and configuring core IT infrastructure including networks servers cloud platforms and end-user computing environments to ensure system reliability performance and security. The role involves hands-on experience with enterprise technologies and collaboration within technical teams.

About You

To apply for this post you must:

• Have an NVQ level 6 degree or equivalent qualification in the Information Technology Digital or Cyber Security field.
• Have undertaken a placement year in industry predominately in an IT Digital or Cyber Security discipline.
• Be a good problem solver and be able to undertake a task or project on your own and within a team
• Have an understanding of IT Service Management concepts
• Be keen to learn new skills focus on personal development and adopt new ways of working
• Have experience of writing technical & non-technical reports
• Have a strong customer focus and good customer care skills

A career which supports your values

You will be creative innovative and make a difference to peoples lives. We are proud of our culture and support our employees. Read our Working for Us guide on the councils website to find out more.

Drive your career

• Annual investment in your learning and career development
• Flexible working hours the way we work brings out the best in you and your team
• Flexible location with a blend of working remotely from home or in the office
• Technology the right kit to suit your role

A commitment to wellbeing

• 27 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays(rising to 32 days after 5 years service)
• Compassionate leave of up to five days
• Paid sick leave for when youre unwell
• Mental healthcare an in-house wellbeing service and 24/7 telephone counselling

Long-term benefits

A generous pension based on your career average earnings.

A team where everyone can be themselves

We believe that people perform better when they can be themselves at work and teams thrive when theyre made up of diverse people with different backgrounds and life experiences. We have dedicated employee networks for Black and Asian staff LGBTQ staff Disabled staff and Carers.

About Us

We are a large multi-disciplined IT and Digital function. You will find technical experts working alongside agile specialists project managers and change leads. We manage the day-to-day operation of a large organisation along with innovation improvement and change.

We all share one thing a commitment to delivering for the people of Leicestershire.

You must also have an understanding of and commitment toequality diversity and inclusion.

In addition we also expect you to shareour commitment to our valuesand will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

Interested in Flexible Working

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore wherever possible we will consider working arrangements that suit an individuals personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working part-time hours compressed hours flexible start and finish times home/remote working etc.

Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the Our Working Stylespage on our career site.

For more information or an informal discussionplease contact:

John Scarborough (Team Leader - Desktop & Cyber Security)

email:

or

Manish Manchu (Head of Technology)

email:

How to Apply

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the About You section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the About You section above. For more information see the How to Applysection on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore if you are interested please submit your application as early as possible.

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