Head of Business Applications

About the role: Our IT team is seeking a Head of Business Applications to support our growing IT landscape, with a particular focus on Microsoft Azure. The Head of Business Applications leads the strategic direction, development, and support of enterprise applications across the organisation. This role is pivotal in driving digital transformation, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring that business systems align with organisational goals. The postholder will manage a multidisciplinary team, oversee vendor relationships, and ensure robust governance across the application landscape. Key Responsibilities: Overseeing the development and enhancement of systems and integrating new systems with existing system. Ensure the smooth operation and maintenance of business applications by providing support and troubleshooting and coordinating with the wider IT teams to resolve any issues as they arise. Effective leadership of a diverse team of skilled IT professionals across multiple locations. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Act as liaison between business units and technical teams, ensuring clear communication and strategic alignment. Define and document best practices and support procedures. Provide expertise to Projects and Business Service Requests as required to ensure tasks and milestones are achieved in a timely manner. Coach and mentor individual team members on an ongoing basis, review performance, setting out goals and objectives annually. Provide advice and guidance where appropriate in relation to incidents, service requests and/or projects to ensure the successful completion of said items. Monitor application performance and implement improvements for scalability and reliability. Manage 3rd party vendors ensuring their delivery is on-time and meets Flogas standards. Work closely with the Head of architecture & development team to set the technical direction of application/ software builds and ensure the tech stack is modern and scalable. Ensure agile best practices, automation and efficient delivery of projects with a clearly defined process (Use of devops for traceability, Peer reviews, unit tests for code, pipelines for all deployments, etc). Work closely with the business stakeholders to ensure they have a clear view on IT delivery. Candidate Profile: Technical Knowledge of Microsoft Azure Cloud frameworks. Development Stack: C#, .NET, React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, JSON/XML APIs. Good knowledge of quality standards and best practice. Low-Code Platforms: Power Platform (PowerApps, Power Automate). Experience: Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, related field, or equivalent experience required. 5+ years' experience in a leadership role focused on business solutions and applications with extensive involvement in the full life cycle of solution delivery from inception, through design and deployment. Extensive experience of working with partners and Systems Integrators to deliver complex IT/Digital enterprise platforms and solutions, and ERP platforms. Experience in Energy markets and systems (Desirable). Demonstrates clear and effective verbal and written communication skills with all levels of staff, both business and technical. Passionate about emerging technologies such as AI that can help add value to the business and increase efficiencies. Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail, with demonstrable experience of a project-management approach in delivering longer term goals. Strong personal commitment to succeed. Ability to manage priorities in a fast-paced environment. Analytical and problem-solving skills. About Flogas: Part of the DCC Group, Flogas Ireland was established in 1978 supplying Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) throughout the island and to this day remains one of the leading suppliers in Ireland, servicing a diverse range of market sectors, including commercial, agricultural, and domestic. Over the years, Flogas has evolved and grown as an Energy business, and with the acquisition of Budget Energy, based in Derry, and Flogas Enterprise Solutions, (formally known as Naturgy) we are now also a leading supplier of Natural Gas and Electricity, as well as Renewables, including Corporate Power Purchase Agreements, and energy services in both residential and commercial markets across the island of Ireland. Flogas actively supports micro-generation, which involves generating electricity from renewable sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV), micro-wind, micro-hydro, and micro-renewable combined heat and power We have an esteemed reputation within the Energy Industry and have been awarded the NSAI Quality System Certificate from the I.S. EN ISO 9001 Series. As a Flogas Group, we are now driving our growth strategy to achieve our vision of being Irelands leading provider of total energy solutions, meeting our customers changing needs and delivering to the highest possible standard. Why work with us? Flogas is a well-established business within the DCC group and is continuing to grow, becoming a top provider in the energy sector, making it a very exciting time to be part of the Flogas Group. We offer a warm and welcoming environment, valuing our people and their input into the business. We encourage a collaborative workplace, where everyone feels included and heard. Benefits: Competitive Salary Defined Pension Contribution Healthcare Staff discounts Hybrid work options (role dependant) Health and Wellbeing Supports Learning and Development Career Advancement is important to us in Flogas. All our roles are advertised internally, and we encourage internal progression right across the business. Flogas is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees Skills: technical leadership attention to detail