IT Application Specialist - United Kingdom - Stone King LLP

Description

About us

Stone King is an ambitious and friendly firm specialising in the Business & Social Enterprise, Charity, Education, Faith and Private Client sectors. Our collaborative culture and core values are intertwined with our ethos of doing the right thing by our clients, communities, and our people. Our passion for the sectors we work in and the purpose-driven work we do with our clients has resulted in SK being recognised as national leaders in our specialist fields across the country.

The Opportunity

A new opportunity has emerged for an IT Applications Specialist to join our IT Department. In this role, you will be responsible for effectively managing the IT Application estate across the entire business. Your primary objectives will be to ensure that our technology requirements are met by maintaining the Application estate. This will consist of ensuring it is operating effectively for end users, implemented securely and in line with vendor support requirements. There will be a specific focus on managing, administering, and developing our Microsoft 365 technology, by implementing new Microsoft solutions and enhancing the utilisation of existing Microsoft technologies.

While the role primarily involves technical aspects, there will also be opportunities to engage with both internal and external stakeholders. You will proactively communicate with them to understand and address any issues they face and contribute to the successful adoption of new technologies.

Additionally, you will play a vital role in supplier management, collaborating closely with both Cloud/SaaS and traditional technology solution providers. This entails resolving issues, gaining insight into their application roadmaps, and overseeing the execution of changes and upgrades.

Key responsibilities

• General duties include, but are not limited to:
• Manage, administer and maintain the firms Microsoft 365 environment.
• Perform routine maintenance on the entire application estate to ensure it is running optimally at all times
• Install new and upgrade existing applications as defined by the IT Strategy and Investment plans
• Ensure seamless integration of applications with existing systems and processes.
• Liaise with external suppliers on known issues, their resolution and technology roadmaps
• Work closely with the IT Trainers to assist in producing software related training materials
• Provide hands-on assistance with projects outside the main scope of the role (e.g. office moves)

Essential

• A minimum 2 years experience with many of the following Microsoft technologies:-
• End User Computing – M365, Teams, O365, Sharepoint, Power Automate & BI etc
• Supporting Services - Azure, InTune, End Point Manager. Active Directory, SQL etc.
• Microsoft Certifications in any of these relevant technologies would be advantageous.
• Experience in laptop configuration, management and performance tuning expertise.
• Experience in packaging, repackaging and automating software installations for Windows environments.
• Knowledge and experience of Active Directory Group Policy.
• Proficiency in PowerShell scripting.
• Experience in managing Cloud / SaaS applications.
• Experience in system development / coding / integration.
• Ability to demonstrate problem solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills with both internal an external stakeholders.

Desirable

• Legal Application Knowledge e.g. Practice Management / Finance Systems, Document / Case Management Systems and Time Recording solutions.
• Expertise in Mobile Device Management Technologies.
• Awareness of Web and Email Security.
• Proven SQL knowledge and experience.
• Proven InTune knowledge and experience.
• Understanding of ITIL Framework

Reporting

The post-holder will report to the IT Technical Services Manager.

Reasons to apply

• Opportunity to gain invaluable experience across our friendly IT Team , you'll have the opportunity to work closely with our specialists across the firm.
• To be part of an ambitious, collaborative and friendly national firm where our culture and values are at the heart of everything we do. We believe our people are our greatest asset and strive to create the best place to work.
• Excellent benefits for our people, with a focus on wellbeing and development at the forefront.
• Hybrid working - Stone King are proud to be signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Individual differences are embraced at Stone King, and we strive to create an environment in which people feel supported and able to be themselves. We have a partner-led Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy Group, and a dedicated DE&I Adviser. We are committed to promoting an inclusive working environment that supports the growth and development of all our people, and we welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and identities. As part of our continued commitment to an inclusive working environment, we are proud to be part of the Race Fairness Commitment, the Age Friendly Employer Pledge and a Disability Confident Employer.

Stone King are signatories of the Mindful Business Charter as part of our commitment to mental health and wellbeing. We want to support all of our people in achieving a healthy work/ life balance and would be happy to speak with prospective candidates about flexible working arrangements.

As part of our commitment to DE&I, we want our recruitment practices to be as inclusive as possible, which means we will make reasonable adjustments to help you perform to your best, so please let us know if you need us to make any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process. Our recruitment team are on hand to discuss any reasonable adjustments with candidates and can provide full job details and applications in alternative formats if required. You can contact our recruitment team via email at or

As a Disability Confident employer, Stone King LLP is committed to offering an interview to any job applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the role as defined by the job description and person specification. A full copy of the person specification and job description can be provided by contacting our Recruitment team. In some recruitment situations such as high-peak times, we might need to limit the overall numbers of interviews we offer. This will include the number of interviews offered to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria. When that happens, we'll still aim to offer a proportionate number of interviews to disabled applicants.

• Competitive salary
• Profit Share Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Benefit Platform
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life assurance (4 x salary)
• Pension scheme
• 28 days holiday (in addition to statutory UK holidays)
• Additional day allocated for CSR activities per annum

Closing date: 3 May 2024

Adverts normally close at midday on the closing date, however vacancies may close early if sufficient applications have been received. Therefore we would encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Stone King LLP is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring equality of opportunity by encouraging all our staff to achieve their full potential and guaranteeing that all employment decisions are taken without reference to irrelevant information or discriminatory practices.

Recruitment agencies – please do not send us unsolicited CVs. If you do so, we reserve the right to contact the candidate directly and your T&Cs will not apply.

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