Lead Systems Analyst in Port Talbot

Lead Systems Analyst

This is an exciting time for change in Tai Tarian with our vision to provide sustainable homes, help create a sustainable business, develop sustainable communities and drive change for a sustainable planet. A successful Lead Systems Analyst will be integral in helping us to achieve this vision.

This role is permanent with a starting salary of £42,884 a year, rising to £46,870 a year after key competencies of the role are met. As we expand to meet demand there are opportunities for career growth in many technical and management directions so there is room for you to forge your perfect job.

Reporting to the Innovation Manager, this role is responsible for supporting the Technology & Innovation team in the successful delivery of designing and developing applications to enhance business functions.

We’re looking for an experienced senior developer who will offer support and technical development for our in-house application landscape and the support of our current 3rd party applications.

As part of an organisation wide transformation programme, Elevate, you will have the opportunity to deliver key technology improvements during the journey to modernise our technology stack and applications supporting the organisation services.

Responsibilities

• Assisting the organisation to understand business requirements before translating them into application and operational solutions.
• Pro-actively delivering customer support for line of business applications, identifying common issues, developing and implementing appropriate solutions and recommending training where applicable.
• Managing the delivery and testing of work packages to ensure successful delivery of the project plan using Azure DevOps.
• Developing, implementing and maintaining programmes as specified for the implementation, delivery and project management of software solutions.
• Assisting with the design and implementation of the Technology & Innovations’ short-term and long-term strategic plans to ensure the organisation maximises its investment in technology.
• Leading, mentoring and supporting the team to enable them to effectively perform their expected duties.

About you

• You’ll have previous experience in a senior developer role or demonstrate readiness for progression.
• You’ll have broad technical knowledge with experience in researching new technologies and bringing recommendations to the business on appropriate solutions.
• You’ll be experienced and passionate about software development and/or implementation of software into a large organisation.
• You’ll have ability and confidence to explain technical matters to non-technical people.
• You’ll have the ability to make good decisions, whilst working under pressure.
• You’ll display effective and resilient leadership, creating strong direction, delivering a high-performance culture that promotes inclusiveness and effective teamwork.
• You’ll have the confidence to build and maintain the highest possible standard of internal and external stakeholder relationships to ensure effective collaboration and delivery.

Criteria for Role

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience.
• Experience with the following tech stack: C#, SQL, SSRS, .NET Framework, DevOps, Power BI, Power Platform, Power Automate, SharePoint development.
• Working in a team with direct exposure to customers understanding product lifecycles.

About the role

Some of the duties of the Lead Systems Analyst include:

• Act as lead within the Technology and Innovation service maintaining our current in house developed applications to ensure that they are meeting business requirements.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders at all levels across organisation, adopting a customer focused approach in the integration of solutions from various data sources such as SharePoint, SQL Server, and other Microsoft services.
• Be a technical expert in application delivery to streamline business processes and automation.

Please see attached Lead Systems Analyst role profile for the full job description and person specification.

About Us

This is a great opportunity to join a socially conscious award-winning organisation, named Best Sustainable Housing Association in Wales 2021. With over 9,000 properties across our region, we are one of the largest social housing landlords in Wales, making a real difference in our communities.

Every one of us who works for Tai Tarian is passionate and committed to making a difference to our customers, employees, and the surrounding community and we work in a values-led culture that is Be Bold, Be Fair and Be Kind which empowers us to continually grow and change. As we expand to meet demand there are opportunities for career growth in many technical and management directions.

Find out more about us in our Candidate Pack, get a feel for what it’s like to work with us, find out what we’re looking for, about our recruitment process and decide whether you can see yourself as a part of our amazing organisation.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, we aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage suitably qualified applicants from all areas of the community.

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Please note, if successful you will need to provide original documentation to confirm you have a right to work in the UK

Closing date: 20th October 2025

Please note, the closing date is given as a guide. We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive high volumes of applications. Therefore, we recommend that you apply early.