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# IT Application Lead

- **Company:** Bath & North East Somerset Council
- **Location:** Keynsham, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** £44,253.0 - £47,665.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Applications, Software Engineering
- **Published:** September 11, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.co.uk/job/gb4c9208a1b1efacb613c54293e6ddd338/eaa

## About the Role

A good understanding of Social Care and Education and experience of supporting and developing the LiquidLogic product is essential; along with excellent problem-solving skills.
The ideal candidate will have an in depth knowledge of ITIL frameworks and best practices and be customer focused with strong communication and interpersonal skills. You will be able to manage multiple projects and priorities effectively using your initiative and have a passion for identifying opportunities for process improvements.
Candidates should demonstrate they are familiar with strong change management processes and be able to lead on system upgrades & new developments.

## Description

At Bath & North East Somerset Council we have one overriding purpose - to improve people's lives.
About the Team
An opportunity has arisen to join our IT Applications Liquidlogic team supporting our social care & education applications. We provide a professional, proactive and responsive IT service to end users of the Liquidlogic Application.
About the Role
We are looking for an IT Application Lead to oversee the development, continuous improvement and support of our Liquidlogic applications.
The key responsibilities within this role include collaboration with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translating them into technical solutions. Ensuring the reliability, performance, and security of application systems and developing and enforcing best practices and standards for application development and management.
You will provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members; manage escalations to external suppliers, monitor responses; taking action and seeing issues through to resolution.


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