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Vacancy Id: 9609

College / Service: Digital and Technology

Location: Hybrid – LCC Elephant and Castle/Home

Salary: £37,532 - £48,276 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week

Apply by: 15 May 2023 at 09:00

 

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The opportunity

As a VLE Applications Support Analyst you will provide specialist 2nd and 3rd line support within the Web Services team, maintaining and supporting the University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE).

You will apply configuration and software enhancements to these digital learning environments, liaising with technical teams, developers, external suppliers and customers. You will perform requirements analysis for change initiatives, contribute to relevant project work and ensure release processes and procedures are maintained, enabling smooth transition into operations.

You will lead on application smoke testing following change activities such as applications upgrades, liaising with team members to ensure platforms are fully ready for formal UAT.

You will support a wide range of web-based applications such as Moodle, Turnitin, Panopto, Blackboard, Mahara and WordPress. You will be passionate about technology with the drive to develop your expertise within a growing organisation.

You will get the opportunity to work collaboratively across D&T teams, whilst promoting a customer-centric and business-focused approach to service management, aligning business objectives with D&T from strategy through to operations and continual service improvements.

About you

Your profile will include:

  • Strong experience of supporting, configuring and maintaining Moodle v3 or 4 is essential for this position.
  • Experience of Turnitin, Mahara and WordPress would be advantageous.
  • Excellent customer service and communication skills.
  • Experience installing, configuring and maintaining third party web applications.
  • Strong evidence of troubleshooting and resolving complex technical issues/problems within an operational environment.

Desirable

  • Working knowledge of web application development principles and technologies including HTML, CCS, JavaScript and PHP.
  • A good understanding of ITIL service management processes and experience of using a service management tool is advantageous.

As an employer of choice, the University of the Arts London offers an extensive benefits package including:

  • Competitive salary package £37,532 – £48,276 per annum (dependent on experience).
  • 31 days annual leave plus public holidays.
  • Competitive pension package.
  • A healthy work-life balance for all employees including a dynamic working approach.

For more information and to apply, please visit Hays Recruitment jobs board.

Hays Technology have been retained by the UAL to manage the recruitment for this role. For all enquiries, please contact Daniel Friedman on 0333 010 5218 or daniel.friedman@hays.com.

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University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

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Vacancy Id: 9609

College / Service: Digital and Technology

Location: Hybrid – LCC Elephant and Castle/Home

Salary: £37,532 - £48,276 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week

Apply by: 15 May 2023 at 09:00

 

Please read through our FAQs page before applying

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