Position: Technical Specialist (Replacement Mobilising System)
Contract Type: Fixed Term to October 2026
Salary: Grade G £41,771 £47,181 per annum
Location: Based at Ilkeston Community Fire Station with other locations on an as required basis
Hours: 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. Agile working arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Department: Systems and Information
Reports to: T/GM - RMS Implementation Lead
Closing date: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and the vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate is appointed.

ABOUT US:

At Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service, we’re more than an emergency servicewe’re a team of over 900 dedicated people working together to make Derbyshire safer every day. Whether it’s responding to emergencies, preventing incidents before they happen, or supporting our frontline teams behind the scenes, every role here makes a real difference.
We’re proud to be one of the country’s top-performing fire and rescue services, recently rated ‘Good’ in 9 out of 11 areas by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS). This recognition reflects the professionalism, progress, and dedication of our people. We continue to strive to be an outstanding Service and we know we have more to do.

Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service are looking for a Technical Specialist experienced in designing the installation and integration of end points with large-scale business system solutions You will have responsibilities in all phases of the project lifecycle for a new Replacement Mobilising Solution and its components.
Required Qualifications and Experience
Experience of working on large IT projects including all phases of the project life cycle to implement technical solutions.
Evidence of Technical analysis skills
Evidence of Network and Telephony configuration and design
Evidence of installing Hardware and Operating Systems
Experience of working with and implementing Cloud based environments e.g Azure
Essential
Educated to degree level in Computing or related subject or equivalent demonstrable experience and training relevant to the role
Willingness, interest and aptitude to keep up to date and learn software and hardware systems as required
Demonstrate evidence of continual professional development and competence
Desirable
ITIL foundation qualification
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details relating to the role.
There will be a requirement for some travel around the Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire region for which a pool car can be provided.
The normal working week is 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours.