Python Job: IT & Business Systems Administrator

IT & Business Systems Administrator - Horkans Group (Petworld/ Pet Food Depot/Horkans Garden Centres)

We are delighted to advertise an excellent opportunity for an ambitious IT professional, looking to progress in their career. We are looking for an IT & Business Systems Administrator to join our team based in our Athlone Offices, the successful candidate will be joining the company at a very exciting time as we continue to grow and expand our retail outlets. If you are a recent graduate with 2-3 years IT & Business Systems Administrator experience and you have the enthusiasm and the ambition to grow and develop your career, then this is the role for you!

Core role: The IT & Business Systems Administrator will deliver customer focused results, tenaciously overcoming obstacles, and lead from the front. You will develop strategies, technologies, policy, practice, processes and controls as a framework to roadmap and achieve company-wide business goals and meet future challenges. You will be responsible for the management of the company's technology, software and services within the Omni-channel retail group.

Requirements:

• Demonstrate business and IT management skills or experience, preferably in the retail sector including POS, ERP and E-Commerce.
• Execute IT solutions, systems and technologies to meet company strategic and functional objectives.
• Manage IT strategy, cost management and resources.
• Provide business, technical and development oversight for internal people and external solution and service providers.
• Helpdesk management
• Business systems administration
• Data base management.
• Experience of full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Linux Platforms (preferably Ubuntu)
• Cloud Computing (preferably AWS, Google Cloud Services)
• SQL Databases and programming (preferably PostgreSQL, PL/pgSQL
• CSV, JSON, XML, JavaScript, HTML, Python
• Microsoft Business Central (preferred)

Qualification:

• Degree qualified (IT or Computer Science and Business System, or Business Analyst)
• 2-3 years experience in a similar role

About Us

Horkans is a profitable independent Irish Family owned retailer employing over 160 staff and is widely identified with excellence in pet care and horticulture across Ireland. The group has grown its business to include award-winning Garden & Lifestyle Centres, Petworld and Pet Food Depot stores with eCommerce platforms across all brands.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious IT professional to join our team as we continue to scale our business via new store openings, a recent investment in a new distribution centre and completion of a digital transformation of our online eCommerce infrastructure. We continue to invest in cloud computing and business systems and plan an upgrade to our ERP and business reporting tools in early 2023

We offer excellent opportunities for career advancement, in 2021, we internally promoted 20 staff members, part of our ethos is to mentor, train and support team members so they can achieve their own career goals. We have very clear beliefs and values, handed down through the generations, which we try to live out daily. Our team is our most important asset and we foster an environment of team ethics and family values.

Added Perks:

• Attractive Staff Discount
• Flexible/ Hybrid Working Options After 6 month Probation
• Increased Holidays allowance with Length of Service
• Team Events
• Staff Recognition monthly for living the companies Vision & Values

If all of the above sounds good to you, and you are looking forward to joining a vibrant company, then don’t waste any time in applying with your CV & Cover Letter.

Horkans is an equal opportunity employer

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company events
• Employee discount
• On-site parking
• Store discount
• Wellness program

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• What are your salary expectations?
• If you are a non EU/EEA citizen do you have a stamp 4 work permit?

Education:

• Advanced/Higher Certificate (preferred)

Experience:

• IT support: 2 years (preferred)
• ERP systems: 1 year (preferred)