System Support Analyst at Bellway Homes, Prestwick

At Bellway we recognise that people are the key to our success, and our goal is to provide a rewarding and fulfilling career in line with our values of quality, service and trust. In addition to this, we are committed to being a more inclusive employer and invite applications from a variety of backgrounds.

There is an exciting opportunity to join Bellway, one of the UK’s largest house builders. Our Group Head Office, located in Newcastle upon Tyne, is looking to recruit a System Support Analyst.

The Role

The role of System Support Analyst reports to the System Support Team Leader and will manage and provide second-line system support for the business’ COINS system.  

Principal accountabilities of the role include:

Supporting all future system upgrades of the COINS software
To be responsible for all data aspects of the COINS platform to ensure the highest level of data integrity
Support, assist and undertake data migration and testing activities for regular service packs and upgrades as well as new functionality and enhancements to the system or existing processes
Assist in the development and maintenance of any existing or potential integration with other Bellway systems
Support and maintain 3rd Party products, notably payment solutions and submissions to HMRC and other bodies

Duties and responsibilities: 

The following list of duties and responsibilities is intended to reflect the principal elements of the System Support Analyst role only and is therefore not exhaustive:

Develop a strong working knowledge of the COINS software
Managing and resolving issues/queries from Divisional Super Users 
Diagnose and troubleshoot faults and determine best solutions, escalating serious issues to Business Systems & Processes Team/software provider/partner
System administration of the COINS system e.g. access rights, new user accounts etc
Manage and maintain Central Data Repository for use by divisions including new supplier requests
Monitoring and maintenance of the IT Service Desk solution. Develop use of this solution within the business and provide stakeholders with performance data and insight
Support system changes and upgrades to the COINS system, including provision of appropriate user acceptance testing evidence as directed
Document all test processes and ensure this documentation is kept current
Monitor any replication processes from COINS to the SQL Server data warehouse for group/divisional reporting requirements
Contribute to the development, testing and maintenance of AI scripts within Virtuoso
Assist in the development of COINS reporting and application of the BI software to support the delivery of a robust reporting suite
Carry out any other reasonable tasks in accordance with business needs as requested.

Experience, Qualifications and Skills

Experience

Experience of working on major data migration projects for large customers (working on a COINS data migration project would be advantageous)
Experience of writing, testing and refining AI scripts, preferably within Virtuoso or a comparable AI-enabled software platform would be advantageous
Systems support and administration experience 
SQL query tools and databases
Power BI experience is desirable
Advanced Excel is desirable

Qualifications and Training

ITIL Foundation Certification
Good knowledge of SQL, and knowledge of other query tools
Additional IT professional qualifications such as BCS Diploma is desirable

Skills and Aptitude

Working knowledge of accounting/ERP software.
Good understanding of Information technology and relational Databases.
Ability to query data using SQL, together with experience of writing, testing and refining AI scripts.
Good communicator with the ability to understand operational sensitivities, such that migration tasks take full account of these.
A problem solver with an analytical mind to think through problems and arrive at the most appropriate solution.
Focused on meeting deadlines and will ‘go the extra mile’ to ensure that compromises are not made to achieve them.
Enthusiastic, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
Ability to work across functions to ensure the needs of all stakeholders are met. 

In return we can offer you:

Competitive salary
Competitive annual bonus
Contributory pension scheme
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
Access to discounts and benefits portal
ShareSave Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Life assurance
Holiday Purchase Scheme
Earn and Learn Opportunities
On-site parking

We reserve the right to close this vacancy if a large volume of applications are received.