Digital Services jobs

Careers in Digital Services

Here in Digital Services our team of over 450 dedicated professionals serves over 1.2 million residents, providing a wide range of services either directly to our customers or by enabling our colleagues throughout Lancashire County Council to deliver their services in the most technologically effective means possible.

Whether it's reporting potholes or issuing a library book, supporting our Adults and Children's Social Care Teams, or delivering online services to schools,  Digital Services play a key part in every aspect of the County Council and are critical to achieving our corporate objectives.

With such a wide range of roles, disciplines and technologies, there are a whole host of opportunities open to you.

Welcome from the Director

Peter LloydHello and welcome to the Digital Services recruitment micro-site, I am delighted that you are here and that you are considering a role with us. As you will see below, Digital Services encompasses many different roles across a range of services, disciplines and technologies.  We are a forward-thinking organisation that is committed to delivering world-class services, constantly striving to be an employer of choice and pride ourselves on the positive, nurturing environment we have created for our staff.

I would encourage you to look through the information on these pages and see if we have any vacancies that may suit your skills and abilities.  Good luck!

Peter Lloyd, Director of Digital Services

Training and your career

Here are just a few examples of the types of jobs (and their associated job description/person specifications) that you could expect to find on offer.

Our ongoing commitment to our staff means we offer various pathways for the development of skills and experience and opportunities for progression.  Our aspiration is that Digital Services is, and continues to be, a great place to work, where our staff are given the right skills, tools and a supportive environment in which they can flourish.

Our teams

Architecture develops and manages the implementation of architecture and technology ensuring it is aligned with Digital and business strategies.  The Data team is responsible for Lancashire County Council's Data Strategy and embedding robust Data governance and management policies throughout the organisation.

Staff in Design and Implement work with Business Engagement and Operate colleagues to ensure solutions and services meet both customer and "business as usual" operational needs, ensuring that all solutions offer the best value for our customers.

DBE is the "front door" of the service and manages the digital change portfolio for the council, including priority setting for projects and programmes, aligning the demand from the Council for new and changed services with the Digital Strategy and with the current service offerings in the digital portfolio.

The “engine room” of Digital Services provides support to customers across all Council departments including schools through Education Digital Services.

Delivering the Strategic direction for Digital Services, whilst also ensuring effective compliance and governance, this service encompasses a wide breadth of teams including Security, Fulfilment, Transition, Analysis, Mail & Print Services and Information and Records Management.

Technologies

In Digital Services we work with many of the major leading edge technologies in the ICT sector.  This includes such market leaders as Microsoft Azure/365, Windows 365 Desktop, Microsoft SharePoint, Aruba Network and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) to name but a few.  A career with us means not only working with great people, but also with some of the most up to date and advanced systems and products in the Digital workplace.

What our staff say

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Benefits

These are just some of the benefits you could enjoy by working for Lancashire County Council:

Great holiday entitlement

  • 26 days annual leave entitlement rising to 32, after five years' continuous service (pro rata for part time employees)
  • Ability to buy up to 20 days additional leave per year (pro rata for part time employees) – dependant on your job role and business need
  • Eight bank holidays and two further additional statutory days during the Christmas and New Year period

Opportunities for flexible working

Including flexi-time, part-time, job share, term time, and agile working – all dependent on your job role and business need

Health and wellbeing

  • Occupational sick pay scheme
  • Occupational Health Services
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Eyesight test contribution
  • Employee Assistance Programme

Family-friendly employer

Help to balance family commitments, including:

  • Generous maternity leave
  • Paternity leave
  • Support for working carers
  • Adoption and parental leave

Financial benefits

  • Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions
  • A long-service award scheme
  • Access to the Blues and Twos credit union for you and your family
  • A generous relocation reimbursement package to move to Lancashire