Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which vacancies may be filled.  Appointees will be assigned to the Local Government Operational Procurement Centre (LGOPC) which was established in Kerry County Council in June 2014 to lead the implementation of the Local Government public procurement programme.  This programme includes the local authority sector led Category Councils for (i) Plant Hire and (ii) Minor Building Works & Civils under the National Public Procurement Reform Model established by the Office of Government Procurement (OGP).  The LGOPC is an operational centre with responsibility for leading this programme, as well as developing relevant procurement enabling software in conjunction with the OGP and other relevant stakeholders.

Kerry County Council has developed the SupplyGov.ie website to provide a self-service electronic platform for public procurement activities of local authorities and other public service bodies under Framework Agreements and Dynamic Purchasing Systems established by the LGOPC in compliance with National and EU statutory requirements.  Contracting authorities, suppliers and LGOPC staff use the SupplyGov.ie system and allied technologies to enable the conduct of efficient and effective public procurement activities which help the contracting authorities address their procurement needs under these categories.
 

Each candidate must, on the latest date for receipt of completed application forms hold:
 

1. a qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award (i.e. honours degree) or higher in a relevant computing discipline and at least 3 years’ directly relevant, recent ICT hands-on experience from their employment to date

2. a qualification at Level 8 on the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) major award (i.e. honours degree) or higher, with computing taken in the final year and at least 4 years’ directly relevant, recent ICT hands-on experience from their employment to date

3. a Level 7 NFQ major award qualification in a relevant computing discipline, and at least 4 years’ directly relevant ICT hands-on experience from their employment to date

4. a Level 6 NFQ major award qualification in a relevant computing discipline and at least 5 years’ directly relevant, ICT hands-on experience from their employment to date

• satisfactory experience in web development and digital services, using.NET framework, VB.NET, ASO.NET, and Web Services (or similar environments)

1. Microsoft SQL database experience with SQL Server 2019 including reporting services
2. Developing responsive websites
3. Working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
4. Working in an Agile environment

• have satisfactory skills in at least one of the following areas:-

1. systems implementation
2. systems or business analysis
3. network administration
4. database administration

• .NET CORE Development
• Visual Studio (version in use is 2017)
• Code / build management using GIT or GITHUB
• AJAX / HTML 5 / XML / CSS / JavaScript
• IIS Windows Server 2022 configuration and management
• JQuery using JavaScript Framework
• Experience of Testing / Release & Deployment processes
• Familiarity with Virtual Machines, Cloud technology

Further information is available in the Candidate Information Booklet available on our website.