Greyhound Racing Ireland seeks a skilled IT professional to lead the development and maintenance of its Race Management System, a critical tool for the greyhound racing industry. Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland is responsible for promoting, regulating, and developing the Greyhound industry in Ireland. The organisation has a small IT Department that manages a wide range of IT solutions, including in-house software development of specific GRI applications and the management of third-party specialised solution partners. The key technologies are ASP.NET, SQL Server 2016, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. The Race Management System (RMS) is hosted by a cloud partner and accessed by track staff at 14 greyhound tracks and by staff in GRI headquarters. GRI staff use the RMS to build race cards, enter results, grade greyhounds and pay out prize money to owners and trainers. The RMS is a web-based application developed in.NET and SQL 2016, with multiple updates/releases on a yearly basis. The successful candidate will work closely with the director of racing, racing managers, and the finance team to develop new requirements and fix current issues. Key Responsibilities: Manage RMS day-to-day work with racing and finance staff across all greyhound racing sites. Develop new requirements and fix current issues in RMS. Collaborate with the GRI IT team and partner IT software company to develop, test, and release new modules in RMS. Conduct RMS training and provide level 1 RMS support. Provide cover for software and hardware support for other areas of IT in GRI. Work with data to produce reports as per executive/board requirements. Requirements: Qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in systems administration or IT development/management. Good understanding of system architecture, database management, and networking. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Knowledge of key technologies such as ASP.NET, SQL Server 2016, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. Working Hours: 8 hour shift Monday to Friday
Rásaíocht Con Éireann / Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI) is responsible for promoting, regulating, and developing the Greyhound industry in Ireland. A vacancy has arisen at our Limerick City headquarters for the position of Race Management System Lead. Full details of the position are outlined below. Job Title: Race Management System Lead Reports to: IT Manager Location: Head Office Limerick Hours of Work: Perm Full Time Greyhound Racing Ireland is responsible for promoting, regulating, and developing the Greyhound industry in Ireland. The organisation has a small IT Department that manages a wide range of IT solutions, including in-house software development of specific GRI applications and the management of third-party specialised solution partners. The key technologies are ASP.NET, SQL Server 2016, HTML, JavaScript and CSS. The Race Management System (RMS) is hosted by our cloud partner Innovate. The RMS is accessed by track staff at 14 greyhound tracks around the country and by staff in GRI headquarters in Limerick. GRI staff use the RMS to build race cards, enter results, grade greyhounds and pay out prize money (via EFT) to owners and trainers. The RMS is the business-critical system to the industry and underpins the greyhound racing product. It is a web-based application which was developed in .NET and SQL 2016. There are multiple updates/releases to the system on a yearly basis. Key responsibilities and duties include: Manage RMS day-to-day work with the racing and finance staff across all the greyhound racing sites. Work with the director of racing, racing managers, and the finance team to develop new requirements in RMS and fix current issues. Collaborate with the GRI IT team and our partner IT software company in developing, testing, and releasing new modules in RMS. Conduct RMS training. Provide level 1 RMS support. Provide cover for software and hardware support for other areas of IT in GRI. Work with data to produce reports as per executive/board requirements. Education and Preferred Behaviours and Competencies: You will hold a qualification in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field. Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in systems administration or IT development/management. Good understanding of system architecture, database management, and networking. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Strong communication skills, both written and verbal. Knowledge of key technologies such as ASP.NET, SQL Server 2016, HTML, JavaScript and CSS (desirable). Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Schedule: 8 hour shift Monday to Friday Work Location: In person #J-18808-Ljbffr
