About Us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide.
It’s an exciting time to work for Guinness in our IT and Business Change Team. We’ve recently reviewed our operating model to ensure we have the right skills and the people we need to deliver our ambitious plans. In turn we are out to market for an exciting number of new roles.
We’re looking for a Solutions Architect to join us on a permanent, full-time basis. This role is based in our Oldham office however Guinness is currently trialling a hybrid working model based on 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.
About the role
You will be responsible for Leading and developing the Solution Architecture / System Design artifacts needed to effectively deliver the IT/IM Roadmap and change portfolio in line with the Guinness IT and business strategy including promoting the use of new technologies that deliver business benefit to Guinness.
As an organisation we are committed to investing in our people and in technology that will continue to support our strategic aims and enable continued business improvement through the implementation of our IT / IM Roadmap. Our Roadmap is exciting – it is based on the principle of Cloud first, establishing best practice processes and utilising out of the box functionality to deliver our digital transformation. Over the last 2 years our IT & Change teams have worked together to migrate our legacy CRM system to Dynamics 365 online, Finance system to Oracle cloud and implement Azure integration services. We now working on our technology roadmap for Asset Management & Repairs, as well as extending the use of the Oracle Platform for HR and L&D and continuing to extend our use of Microsoft Dynamics.
In this role you will:
Manage the Solution Architecture team within the IT Services and Change function.
Develop and govern Guinness’s IT/IM Roadmap and Enterprise Architecture (systems, applications, infrastructure, networks, security, and data) to ensure that it is aligned with the IT and Guinness business strategy.
Lead the documentation of the solution architecture / design across projects to enable internal and external development teams to deliver cost effective, timely and quality outcomes on both IT BAU and Change initiatives.
Manage Guinness wide architecture and design governance, ensuring that any significant deviations from Guinness’s architectural principles are formally agreed.
Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture repository / tooling to inform the Solution Architecture / Design of IT BAU and change projects.
Lead on best practice IT/IM architecture, innovation, reuse, delivery methodologies and new technologies that would benefit Guinness and its customers.
Lead on the procurement of new technologies demonstrating due diligence, rigor, scrutiny, and commercial awareness.
About you
You’ll have previous proven experience of developing an IT/IM Roadmap the aligns with the business strategy of a medium to large organisation that includes customer facing digital applications, cloud, and complex legacy IT estate.
Other role requirements include:
Proven experience of developing enterprise solution architectures and designs that are aligned with the business needs, budget and the IT/IM Roadmap.
Experience of using Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman), architectural principles, design patterns, enterprise architecture tools and artifact repositories.
Previous experience of leading enterprise / solution architecture & design teams to support effective IT development delivery.
Broad experience of a solution architecture across a range of technology solutions including ERP, CRM, ESB, Azure, Cloud, AI, IoT, RPA, etc.
Educated to level 6 (degree or equivalent) or higher in an IT/ STEM related degree discipline.
TOGAF or Zachman Certification
If you’re interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity apply now and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Sep 20, 2022
Full time
About Us
The Guinness Partnership is one of the leading providers of affordable housing and care services in England. We build and manage homes and provide housing services for around 140,000 customers nationwide.
It’s an exciting time to work for Guinness in our IT and Business Change Team. We’ve recently reviewed our operating model to ensure we have the right skills and the people we need to deliver our ambitious plans. In turn we are out to market for an exciting number of new roles.
We’re looking for a Solutions Architect to join us on a permanent, full-time basis. This role is based in our Oldham office however Guinness is currently trialling a hybrid working model based on 2 days in the office and 3 days working from home.
About the role
You will be responsible for Leading and developing the Solution Architecture / System Design artifacts needed to effectively deliver the IT/IM Roadmap and change portfolio in line with the Guinness IT and business strategy including promoting the use of new technologies that deliver business benefit to Guinness.
As an organisation we are committed to investing in our people and in technology that will continue to support our strategic aims and enable continued business improvement through the implementation of our IT / IM Roadmap. Our Roadmap is exciting – it is based on the principle of Cloud first, establishing best practice processes and utilising out of the box functionality to deliver our digital transformation. Over the last 2 years our IT & Change teams have worked together to migrate our legacy CRM system to Dynamics 365 online, Finance system to Oracle cloud and implement Azure integration services. We now working on our technology roadmap for Asset Management & Repairs, as well as extending the use of the Oracle Platform for HR and L&D and continuing to extend our use of Microsoft Dynamics.
In this role you will:
Manage the Solution Architecture team within the IT Services and Change function.
Develop and govern Guinness’s IT/IM Roadmap and Enterprise Architecture (systems, applications, infrastructure, networks, security, and data) to ensure that it is aligned with the IT and Guinness business strategy.
Lead the documentation of the solution architecture / design across projects to enable internal and external development teams to deliver cost effective, timely and quality outcomes on both IT BAU and Change initiatives.
Manage Guinness wide architecture and design governance, ensuring that any significant deviations from Guinness’s architectural principles are formally agreed.
Develop and maintain an enterprise architecture repository / tooling to inform the Solution Architecture / Design of IT BAU and change projects.
Lead on best practice IT/IM architecture, innovation, reuse, delivery methodologies and new technologies that would benefit Guinness and its customers.
Lead on the procurement of new technologies demonstrating due diligence, rigor, scrutiny, and commercial awareness.
About you
You’ll have previous proven experience of developing an IT/IM Roadmap the aligns with the business strategy of a medium to large organisation that includes customer facing digital applications, cloud, and complex legacy IT estate.
Other role requirements include:
Proven experience of developing enterprise solution architectures and designs that are aligned with the business needs, budget and the IT/IM Roadmap.
Experience of using Enterprise Architecture Frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman), architectural principles, design patterns, enterprise architecture tools and artifact repositories.
Previous experience of leading enterprise / solution architecture & design teams to support effective IT development delivery.
Broad experience of a solution architecture across a range of technology solutions including ERP, CRM, ESB, Azure, Cloud, AI, IoT, RPA, etc.
Educated to level 6 (degree or equivalent) or higher in an IT/ STEM related degree discipline.
TOGAF or Zachman Certification
If you’re interested in finding out more about this exciting opportunity apply now and we will be in touch to discuss your application further.
The Guinness Partnership is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all colleagues, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
Digital Solutions Global Ltd
St. Paul's Cathedral, London, UK
Top 10 U.S. Bank creating a tech hub in Central London!
We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Senior C#/.Net Software Engineer for a top 10 U.S. bank that has expanded into The U.K. and Europe. The Bank has acquired an established UK institutional wealth management brand in London near St Pauls and are on a recruitment drive to build a tech hub to support development in U.K office hours.
Benefits:
Up to £100k base salary
10% bonus based on company and individual performance
Private Medical cover scheme
Health insurance against long term sickness
25 days holiday per year
15% pension contributions
Life insurance x 4 salary
Training scheme
Counselling service
Financial help
Legal support
Environment:
Hybrid working 3 days office, 2 days at home
Close to St Pauls
Highly technical at all levels including senior management
Agile methodology
Heavily invested in their people
Open culture with focus on helping their people to delivery high quality solutions
Projects:
Implementaion of UK Branch systems
Work with the business and develop iterative improvements of the investment apps
System modernisation & support
Help to build out the UK Team on an exciting expansion
Essential Skills:
C#/.Net, OO design principals
Containerized microservices (Docker, Kubernetes)
Agile (Scrum), CI/CD, GitLab
Desirable Skills:
Cloud experience highly desirable (ideally Azure)
Messaging experience desirable (IBM MQ, Rabbit, Kafka/Azure Event Hub etc.)
JScript (Node, Angular, React etc.) desirable
RDBMS (MS SQL, Oracle etc.) desirable
Person attributes:
Candidates with relevant technical exposure in the above or similar technologies along with Finance Industry expereince preferred although if you have the skills but no financial expereince you would be considerd.
The right candidate would be confident in joining a brand new, small team that has huge growth plans over the coming year and beyond. In addition you'll need to be confident supporting legacy systems until they are replaced with your new technology (containerised micro sevices etc.).
Position open to all qualified candidates with a valid UK work permit who is already based in the UK.
Apr 01, 2022
Full time
Top 10 U.S. Bank creating a tech hub in Central London!
We are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for a Senior C#/.Net Software Engineer for a top 10 U.S. bank that has expanded into The U.K. and Europe. The Bank has acquired an established UK institutional wealth management brand in London near St Pauls and are on a recruitment drive to build a tech hub to support development in U.K office hours.
Benefits:
Up to £100k base salary
10% bonus based on company and individual performance
Private Medical cover scheme
Health insurance against long term sickness
25 days holiday per year
15% pension contributions
Life insurance x 4 salary
Training scheme
Counselling service
Financial help
Legal support
Environment:
Hybrid working 3 days office, 2 days at home
Close to St Pauls
Highly technical at all levels including senior management
Agile methodology
Heavily invested in their people
Open culture with focus on helping their people to delivery high quality solutions
Projects:
Implementaion of UK Branch systems
Work with the business and develop iterative improvements of the investment apps
System modernisation & support
Help to build out the UK Team on an exciting expansion
Essential Skills:
C#/.Net, OO design principals
Containerized microservices (Docker, Kubernetes)
Agile (Scrum), CI/CD, GitLab
Desirable Skills:
Cloud experience highly desirable (ideally Azure)
Messaging experience desirable (IBM MQ, Rabbit, Kafka/Azure Event Hub etc.)
JScript (Node, Angular, React etc.) desirable
RDBMS (MS SQL, Oracle etc.) desirable
Person attributes:
Candidates with relevant technical exposure in the above or similar technologies along with Finance Industry expereince preferred although if you have the skills but no financial expereince you would be considerd.
The right candidate would be confident in joining a brand new, small team that has huge growth plans over the coming year and beyond. In addition you'll need to be confident supporting legacy systems until they are replaced with your new technology (containerised micro sevices etc.).
Position open to all qualified candidates with a valid UK work permit who is already based in the UK.
A Senior position within Future PLC’s Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) team means becoming accountable for the long term success of many elements of the SRE team platform. The role requires a strong technical background alongside a passion for exploration and new opportunities. A Senior SRE is not expected to provide any formal coaching, or leadership to others, but would be expected to support mentoring and be a positive influence for the growth of our team and our department.
As a Senior SRE you will also be responsible for providing technical oversight for Futures delivery infrastructure and the success of teams that rely on that infrastructure.
You will bring strong leadership skills applied in a technical context with a team of engineers. You will help steer your team towards a common technical vision. You’ll help analyze the current system, it’s strengths and limitations. You will participate in roadmap and project planning efforts and will have ownership for delivering it.
You’ll be participating in project management efforts as the teams execute on plans, and you’ll have a role in communicating progress and status to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Lead by example - Provide technical leadership for several functional areas in the SRE team like monitoring, logging, security, and more.
Take ownership for SRE projects and drive them forward
Support SRE Leads in accountability for meeting Futures SLAs and SLOs
Collaborate closely with development and project team mates to deliver on our shared goals
Implement, evolve and maintain runbooks, automation and documentation to improve working practices and system operation
Attend events, conferences and workshops to maintain awareness of industry trends and support their adoption within the organisation
Design, build and operate highly resilient, performant and observable infrastructure that serves the changing business objectives
Collaborate with third-party suppliers and customers where required to support business requirements
Translate high level technical guidance into actionable direction for the teams and initiatives
Respond to out of hours incidents as part of a shared rotation
Identify and drive cost-optimisation.
Responsibilities:
Previous experience providing technical direction for a team of engineers
Experience in directing long term projects and collaborating with teammates on its delivery
Experience developing and reviewing complex technical requirements, and translating them into actionable tasks for engineers
Good understanding of the full SDLC process
Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools for managing Azure resources (Terraform and ARM templates)
Experience with Deployment techniques (Blue/Green, Canary etc)
Is opinionated on what good looks like for delivering both software and infrastructure via CI/CD pipeline best practices
Expert knowledge on AzureDevOps pipelines
Observability at scale with tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights and Log Analytics
Good understanding of Landing Zone architectural patterns (ideally Azure Cloud Adoption Framework)
Understanding of immutable infrastructure
Performance and Cost Optimisation from architectural and engineering perspective.
Good Understanding of IAAS and PAAS Azure services
Proficient with Configuration Management tools such as Ansible
Proficient with development languages such as C# or Javascript
Nov 09, 2021
Full time
A Senior position within Future PLC’s Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE) team means becoming accountable for the long term success of many elements of the SRE team platform. The role requires a strong technical background alongside a passion for exploration and new opportunities. A Senior SRE is not expected to provide any formal coaching, or leadership to others, but would be expected to support mentoring and be a positive influence for the growth of our team and our department.
As a Senior SRE you will also be responsible for providing technical oversight for Futures delivery infrastructure and the success of teams that rely on that infrastructure.
You will bring strong leadership skills applied in a technical context with a team of engineers. You will help steer your team towards a common technical vision. You’ll help analyze the current system, it’s strengths and limitations. You will participate in roadmap and project planning efforts and will have ownership for delivering it.
You’ll be participating in project management efforts as the teams execute on plans, and you’ll have a role in communicating progress and status to stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Lead by example - Provide technical leadership for several functional areas in the SRE team like monitoring, logging, security, and more.
Take ownership for SRE projects and drive them forward
Support SRE Leads in accountability for meeting Futures SLAs and SLOs
Collaborate closely with development and project team mates to deliver on our shared goals
Implement, evolve and maintain runbooks, automation and documentation to improve working practices and system operation
Attend events, conferences and workshops to maintain awareness of industry trends and support their adoption within the organisation
Design, build and operate highly resilient, performant and observable infrastructure that serves the changing business objectives
Collaborate with third-party suppliers and customers where required to support business requirements
Translate high level technical guidance into actionable direction for the teams and initiatives
Respond to out of hours incidents as part of a shared rotation
Identify and drive cost-optimisation.
Responsibilities:
Previous experience providing technical direction for a team of engineers
Experience in directing long term projects and collaborating with teammates on its delivery
Experience developing and reviewing complex technical requirements, and translating them into actionable tasks for engineers
Good understanding of the full SDLC process
Proficient with Infrastructure as Code tools for managing Azure resources (Terraform and ARM templates)
Experience with Deployment techniques (Blue/Green, Canary etc)
Is opinionated on what good looks like for delivering both software and infrastructure via CI/CD pipeline best practices
Expert knowledge on AzureDevOps pipelines
Observability at scale with tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights and Log Analytics
Good understanding of Landing Zone architectural patterns (ideally Azure Cloud Adoption Framework)
Understanding of immutable infrastructure
Performance and Cost Optimisation from architectural and engineering perspective.
Good Understanding of IAAS and PAAS Azure services
Proficient with Configuration Management tools such as Ansible
Proficient with development languages such as C# or Javascript
About the role
Do you want to make a difference? Are you interested in joining an expert team working to transform health care technology in England? Do you have knowledge and experience in; Designing and Delivering systems using Cloud services, Big Data and Analytics, IoT and wearables, Architecture and Digital strategy? Then we may have a job for you…
This is an exciting time to join NHS Digital as one of our Senior Technical Architects and we have several roles available. The Architecture Profession provides a range of services to our internal and external stakeholders. We provide technical and solution architecture design, technical consultancy, and technical architecture ownership to large-scale NHS programmes and organisations. The work we do makes a difference to patients and NHS staff at a national level.
Please note that the advertised salary of £78,796 to £91,048 includes a 20% Recruitment and Retention Premium. The core salary for this role is £65,664 - £75,874.
About you
Some of the skills and experience we're looking for:
demonstrable evidence of leadership in the development of system and solution architectures
knowledge of specific technical specialisms and experience providing advice regarding their application. The specialism can be any relevant area of information technology, technique, method, product or application area.
experience of making credible technical decisions and communicating these with sensitivity and diplomacy to ensure the right technical direction is followed
experience of leading and delivering technical change, challenging the status-quo, anticipating problems and monitoring implementation progress
experience of contributing to the creation and review of a systems capability strategy which meets the strategic requirements of the business.
experience of managing staff to deliver across a large and complex domain of work, in terms of transaction and data volumes, technology complexity and number of active users
experience of developing models and plans to drive forward the strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance.
TOGAF certification desirable
What's in it for you
a role as part of a dynamic team using data and digital technology to transform health and care
a range of opportunities to build your experience in an environment where your work has a direct and positive impact
a real commitment to your personal and professional development with access to a broad range of learning opportunities
About us
NHS Digital is a great place to work. What we do matters. Our outstanding teams are passionate about technology and public service, making use of everyone’s skills to improve people’s lives. We collaborate to deliver world class tech and intelligence, come and join us. We are committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion; our people are at the heart of what we do. Find out about the amazing work we do by visiting our website: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/our-work Find further information on the current work we are undertaking meeting the challenges of the pandemic here: https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus
Why you should apply
We value the different experiences our people bring to their work at NHS Digital. We're working to create an environment where everyone can make a full contribution no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
Which means, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Don't worry if you don’t meet all the criteria we’ve suggested – knowledge and experience you've gained in other ways might make us think about the role differently. Go ahead and apply.
Our work matters. You matter.
What we offer you:
we're moving to a hybrid working approach which offers you an informal, flexible way of blending home and office working
flexible working opportunities - we value and respect the diversity of our employees, and applications from prospective candidates who require flexible working arrangements are welcomed; these include part-time hours, job sharing, flexible hours and part-remote set ups
27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days with service
ability to buy and sell annual leave
a generous pension (with our contribution equal to 20.6% of your earnings)
NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gym, mobile phones, and insurance
employee benefit schemes including our Season Ticket Loan, Car Lease and Bike to Work schemes
Oct 01, 2021
Full time
About the role
Do you want to make a difference? Are you interested in joining an expert team working to transform health care technology in England? Do you have knowledge and experience in; Designing and Delivering systems using Cloud services, Big Data and Analytics, IoT and wearables, Architecture and Digital strategy? Then we may have a job for you…
This is an exciting time to join NHS Digital as one of our Senior Technical Architects and we have several roles available. The Architecture Profession provides a range of services to our internal and external stakeholders. We provide technical and solution architecture design, technical consultancy, and technical architecture ownership to large-scale NHS programmes and organisations. The work we do makes a difference to patients and NHS staff at a national level.
Please note that the advertised salary of £78,796 to £91,048 includes a 20% Recruitment and Retention Premium. The core salary for this role is £65,664 - £75,874.
About you
Some of the skills and experience we're looking for:
demonstrable evidence of leadership in the development of system and solution architectures
knowledge of specific technical specialisms and experience providing advice regarding their application. The specialism can be any relevant area of information technology, technique, method, product or application area.
experience of making credible technical decisions and communicating these with sensitivity and diplomacy to ensure the right technical direction is followed
experience of leading and delivering technical change, challenging the status-quo, anticipating problems and monitoring implementation progress
experience of contributing to the creation and review of a systems capability strategy which meets the strategic requirements of the business.
experience of managing staff to deliver across a large and complex domain of work, in terms of transaction and data volumes, technology complexity and number of active users
experience of developing models and plans to drive forward the strategy, taking advantage of opportunities to improve business performance.
TOGAF certification desirable
What's in it for you
a role as part of a dynamic team using data and digital technology to transform health and care
a range of opportunities to build your experience in an environment where your work has a direct and positive impact
a real commitment to your personal and professional development with access to a broad range of learning opportunities
About us
NHS Digital is a great place to work. What we do matters. Our outstanding teams are passionate about technology and public service, making use of everyone’s skills to improve people’s lives. We collaborate to deliver world class tech and intelligence, come and join us. We are committed to sustainability, diversity and inclusion; our people are at the heart of what we do. Find out about the amazing work we do by visiting our website: https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/our-work Find further information on the current work we are undertaking meeting the challenges of the pandemic here: https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus
Why you should apply
We value the different experiences our people bring to their work at NHS Digital. We're working to create an environment where everyone can make a full contribution no matter their background, identity, or circumstances.
Which means, we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Don't worry if you don’t meet all the criteria we’ve suggested – knowledge and experience you've gained in other ways might make us think about the role differently. Go ahead and apply.
Our work matters. You matter.
What we offer you:
we're moving to a hybrid working approach which offers you an informal, flexible way of blending home and office working
flexible working opportunities - we value and respect the diversity of our employees, and applications from prospective candidates who require flexible working arrangements are welcomed; these include part-time hours, job sharing, flexible hours and part-remote set ups
27 days annual leave increasing to 33 days with service
ability to buy and sell annual leave
a generous pension (with our contribution equal to 20.6% of your earnings)
NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gym, mobile phones, and insurance
employee benefit schemes including our Season Ticket Loan, Car Lease and Bike to Work schemes
What we are looking for: We are seeking a talented and experienced Network Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing Network-based solutions while ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of the network. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement cloud networking architectures, considering scalability, performance, security, and cost optimization. Configure and manage virtual networks, subnets, routing tables, gateways, and other networking components in a cloud environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system administrators, and security professionals, to ensure seamless integration of networking infrastructure with cloud applications and services. Implement network security measures, such as firewalls, access control lists (ACLs), and virtual private networks (VPNs), to protect cloud resources from unauthorized access and data breaches. Monitor network performance, analyse traffic patterns, and optimize network configurations to ensure high availability and low latency for cloud-based applications. Troubleshoot network connectivity issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime and disruptions. Develop and maintain documentation, including network diagrams, configuration guides, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cloud network infrastructure. Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud networking, and evaluate their potential impact on the organization's infrastructure. Collaborate with cloud service providers and vendors to evaluate, implement, and integrate new networking technologies and services. Participate in capacity planning activities to ensure the cloud network infrastructure can accommodate future growth and increasing workload demand. Strong people skills, with the ability to develop strong working relationships. Proficient in understanding Network Architecture, the frameworks and principles on which networks, systems, equipment, and resources are based, both on-premises and cloud-based. Advise and work with less experienced colleagues in all aspects of current and correct operational practice and delegate responsibility for conducting specific tasks to individuals as appropriate. Essential Experience with Meraki SD WAN, Meraki Wireless, Cisco ACI Networks, Palo Alto firewalls, VPN Global protect, and Legacy Cisco switch and WLC. Deep understanding of networking principles, protocols, and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLANs, and routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF). Proficiency in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and familiarity with their networking services (e.g., Amazon VPC, Azure Virtual Network). Strong proficiency in network configuration and management tools, such as Cisco ACI, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, etc. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex network issues in a distributed cloud environment. Knowledge of network security concepts and best practices, including firewall configuration, access control, and encryption protocols. Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization technologies. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. Relevant certifications, such as CCNA, CCNP, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, or equivalent, are a plus. Desirable Experience with Microsoft Team Telephony with Direct Routing SBC. Degree educated in Computer Science related field or equivalent experience. Experience working with Nutanix HCI, and Cloudflare services. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop strong working relationships. Experience working in cross-functional product teams and employing an agile mindset and principles. Experience working in an ISO27001 environment. Experience with other cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), along with the ability to compare different cloud services and architectures. Work Environment: As a place-based organisation, we expect all staff to spend some time working in the office. For this this role the postholder is expected to spend 2 days per week working in our offices in London on a flexible basis. People Management Responsibilities: There are no line management responsibilities. Relationships: This post reports to the Network Team Lead
May 03, 2024
Full time
What we are looking for: We are seeking a talented and experienced Network Engineer to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in designing, implementing, and managing Network-based solutions while ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of the network. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement cloud networking architectures, considering scalability, performance, security, and cost optimization. Configure and manage virtual networks, subnets, routing tables, gateways, and other networking components in a cloud environment. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software developers, system administrators, and security professionals, to ensure seamless integration of networking infrastructure with cloud applications and services. Implement network security measures, such as firewalls, access control lists (ACLs), and virtual private networks (VPNs), to protect cloud resources from unauthorized access and data breaches. Monitor network performance, analyse traffic patterns, and optimize network configurations to ensure high availability and low latency for cloud-based applications. Troubleshoot network connectivity issues, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions to minimize downtime and disruptions. Develop and maintain documentation, including network diagrams, configuration guides, and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for cloud network infrastructure. Stay updated with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in cloud networking, and evaluate their potential impact on the organization's infrastructure. Collaborate with cloud service providers and vendors to evaluate, implement, and integrate new networking technologies and services. Participate in capacity planning activities to ensure the cloud network infrastructure can accommodate future growth and increasing workload demand. Strong people skills, with the ability to develop strong working relationships. Proficient in understanding Network Architecture, the frameworks and principles on which networks, systems, equipment, and resources are based, both on-premises and cloud-based. Advise and work with less experienced colleagues in all aspects of current and correct operational practice and delegate responsibility for conducting specific tasks to individuals as appropriate. Essential Experience with Meraki SD WAN, Meraki Wireless, Cisco ACI Networks, Palo Alto firewalls, VPN Global protect, and Legacy Cisco switch and WLC. Deep understanding of networking principles, protocols, and technologies, including TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, VPN, VLANs, and routing protocols (e.g., BGP, OSPF). Proficiency in cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure, and familiarity with their networking services (e.g., Amazon VPC, Azure Virtual Network). Strong proficiency in network configuration and management tools, such as Cisco ACI, Cisco Meraki, Palo Alto, etc. Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex network issues in a distributed cloud environment. Knowledge of network security concepts and best practices, including firewall configuration, access control, and encryption protocols. Familiarity with software-defined networking (SDN) and network virtualization technologies. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams. Relevant certifications, such as CCNA, CCNP, AWS Certified Advanced Networking, or equivalent, are a plus. Desirable Experience with Microsoft Team Telephony with Direct Routing SBC. Degree educated in Computer Science related field or equivalent experience. Experience working with Nutanix HCI, and Cloudflare services. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop strong working relationships. Experience working in cross-functional product teams and employing an agile mindset and principles. Experience working in an ISO27001 environment. Experience with other cloud platforms like AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), along with the ability to compare different cloud services and architectures. Work Environment: As a place-based organisation, we expect all staff to spend some time working in the office. For this this role the postholder is expected to spend 2 days per week working in our offices in London on a flexible basis. People Management Responsibilities: There are no line management responsibilities. Relationships: This post reports to the Network Team Lead
We are hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer for Databricks' Engineering team reporting to an Engineering Leader.You will be part of the Databricks engineering organization, working on one the most important products here within Databricks while working with teams that develop Databricks products and features for thousands of enterprises worldwide as well. As a software engineer, you will join as a founding member of our Berlin site (fully remote) but really as a founding team for our multi-year journey to achieve our Lakehouse vision. You will be involved in the entire development cycle and exemplify all core Databricks values (own-it, data decide, teamwork, customer-obsessed). Key Characteristics As an engineer at Databricks, you will build the next generation distributed data storage and processing systems that can outperform specialized SQL query engines in relational query performance, yet provide the expressiveness and programming abstractions to support diverse workloads ranging from ETL to data science. Job Description At Databricks, we are obsessed with enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems, from security threat detection to cancer drug development. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform, so our customers can focus on the high value challenges that are central to their own missions. Our engineering teams build highly technical products that fulfill real, important needs in the world. We develop and operate one of the largest scale software platforms. The fleet consists of millions of virtual machines, generating terabytes of logs and processing exabytes of data per day. At our scale, we regularly observe cloud hardware, network, and operating system faults, and our software must gracefully shield our customers from any of the above. The Impact you will have: Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering. Deliver a highly scalable, available, and fault-tolerant engine processing hundreds of TB of data daily across thousands of customers Low level systems debugging, performance measurement & optimization on large production clusters. Build architecture design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects. Introduce tools to allow greater automation and operability of services. Use your deep experience to help prevent and investigate production issues. Plan and lead complicated technical projects that work with several teams within the company. Contribute as a Technical Team Lead by mentoring others, lead sprint planning, delegating work and assignments to team members and participate in project planning. What we look for: 15+ years industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems. Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables. Motivated by delivering customer value and impact. Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases. Experience driving company initiatives towards customer satisfaction. BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience. Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision Equity awards Flexible time off Paid parental leave Family Planning Gym reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Mental wellness resources About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide - including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter ,LinkedIn and Facebook .
May 03, 2024
Full time
We are hiring a Senior Staff Software Engineer/Principal Software Engineer for Databricks' Engineering team reporting to an Engineering Leader.You will be part of the Databricks engineering organization, working on one the most important products here within Databricks while working with teams that develop Databricks products and features for thousands of enterprises worldwide as well. As a software engineer, you will join as a founding member of our Berlin site (fully remote) but really as a founding team for our multi-year journey to achieve our Lakehouse vision. You will be involved in the entire development cycle and exemplify all core Databricks values (own-it, data decide, teamwork, customer-obsessed). Key Characteristics As an engineer at Databricks, you will build the next generation distributed data storage and processing systems that can outperform specialized SQL query engines in relational query performance, yet provide the expressiveness and programming abstractions to support diverse workloads ranging from ETL to data science. Job Description At Databricks, we are obsessed with enabling data teams to solve the world's toughest problems, from security threat detection to cancer drug development. We do this by building and running the world's best data and AI infrastructure platform, so our customers can focus on the high value challenges that are central to their own missions. Our engineering teams build highly technical products that fulfill real, important needs in the world. We develop and operate one of the largest scale software platforms. The fleet consists of millions of virtual machines, generating terabytes of logs and processing exabytes of data per day. At our scale, we regularly observe cloud hardware, network, and operating system faults, and our software must gracefully shield our customers from any of the above. The Impact you will have: Solve real business needs at large scale by applying your software engineering. Deliver a highly scalable, available, and fault-tolerant engine processing hundreds of TB of data daily across thousands of customers Low level systems debugging, performance measurement & optimization on large production clusters. Build architecture design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects. Introduce tools to allow greater automation and operability of services. Use your deep experience to help prevent and investigate production issues. Plan and lead complicated technical projects that work with several teams within the company. Contribute as a Technical Team Lead by mentoring others, lead sprint planning, delegating work and assignments to team members and participate in project planning. What we look for: 15+ years industry experience building and supporting large-scale distributed systems. Comfortable working towards a multi-year vision with incremental deliverables. Motivated by delivering customer value and impact. Strong foundation in algorithms and data structures and their real-world use cases. Experience driving company initiatives towards customer satisfaction. BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related majors, or equivalent experience. Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision Equity awards Flexible time off Paid parental leave Family Planning Gym reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Mental wellness resources About Databricks Databricks is the data and AI company. More than 10,000 organizations worldwide - including Comcast, Condé Nast, Grammarly, and over 50% of the Fortune 500 - rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to unify and democratize data, analytics and AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark, Delta Lake and MLflow. To learn more, follow Databricks on Twitter ,LinkedIn and Facebook .
JOB TITLE: Head of Engineering - Consumer Servicing & Engagement Platform SALARY: £121,023 - £142,380 LOCATION(S): Bristol HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol Office. About this opportunity This is a time of growth for the platform. We're passionate about building a Diverse, collaborative, empowered and skilled team of engineers. We're on the journey to simplify and modernise our tech stack and innovate using new technologies. We're keen to move towards our target state with a cloud first (private and public) approach in our hosting strategy and to transform our systems from monolith to microservices whilst decommissioning our legacy estate. Collaboration is critical to the success of this role. As Head of Engineering, you'll work collaboratively with Head of Product alongside other engineering leads within the platform. You'll work hand-in-hand leading the teams with the Product Owner to: Jointly assume the ownership, development, and accountability of strategic and quarterly objectives & key results, and are incentivised against a balanced set of business and technology outcomes. Optimise, evolve, and deliver an efficient operating model. Support shaping of the roadmap and prioritising outcomes which are critical to keep the solution / product in good health. Create an organisation that is truly data driven and providing the best value propositions to our customers. Define the What and How the team deliver, through a combination of engineering solutions and changes to our ways of working i.e. agile and instrumentation. About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too What you'll get involved in As our Head of Engineering, you'll lead the technical direction and develop tech strategy in collaboration with business and enterprise architects. You'll drive the core technology agenda within the platform. You'll be responsible for the technical roadmap, management of technical debt and other technical demands. You'll be accountable for the engineering teams that will design, build, integrate, deploy, and run the system. Particularly software, that supports the business and operations, with a focus on resilience, low latency, reusability, accessibility by third parties as well as scalability. What you can bring to the role: The role will be suited to someone who combines leadership skills with strong technical experience and comes from a hands on an engineering background. As a leader, you: Drive large teams (100+) strategically and help them to push the boundaries to spearhead into future barring the limitations. Enable a culture based on the fundamentals of psychological safety instilling confidence, authenticity and trust throughout your teams. Driving an Agile mindset, bringing in strong experience on the use of Agile ways of working and tooling. Create a culture of learning and continuous improvement through a "Fail Fast, Learn Faster" mentality within teams to experiment and test new ways of engineering, to act as a change agent for engineering and team culture, and to cultivate a systems-thinking and user-experience led design approach. Have a strong passion for and technical understanding of end to end systems including customer facing interfaces and backend and can provide support, knowledge and mentoring to the teams. Lead designing operating models, develop hiring strategy and help teams to scale support business growth utilising lean and agile principles Encourage teams to use the best engineering practices, tooling, and methods and contribute towards inner-source activities and attend MeetUps. Leading & successfully delivering large scale change (£15M+) As an Engineer, you: Understand Web, Microservices, Cloud eco-systems. Understand Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that leads to further technical debt. Understand the benefits of BDD & TDD and ensure engineers write upfront tests against team defined agile definitions and delivery stories. Automation of everything will be a priority. Have proven understanding of the entire software development lifecycle and experience in Agile delivery of products along with knowledge of modern software development toolsets including DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery. Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performance-related bonus Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more. Join our journey.
May 03, 2024
Full time
JOB TITLE: Head of Engineering - Consumer Servicing & Engagement Platform SALARY: £121,023 - £142,380 LOCATION(S): Bristol HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week currently, or 40% of our time, at our Bristol Office. About this opportunity This is a time of growth for the platform. We're passionate about building a Diverse, collaborative, empowered and skilled team of engineers. We're on the journey to simplify and modernise our tech stack and innovate using new technologies. We're keen to move towards our target state with a cloud first (private and public) approach in our hosting strategy and to transform our systems from monolith to microservices whilst decommissioning our legacy estate. Collaboration is critical to the success of this role. As Head of Engineering, you'll work collaboratively with Head of Product alongside other engineering leads within the platform. You'll work hand-in-hand leading the teams with the Product Owner to: Jointly assume the ownership, development, and accountability of strategic and quarterly objectives & key results, and are incentivised against a balanced set of business and technology outcomes. Optimise, evolve, and deliver an efficient operating model. Support shaping of the roadmap and prioritising outcomes which are critical to keep the solution / product in good health. Create an organisation that is truly data driven and providing the best value propositions to our customers. Define the What and How the team deliver, through a combination of engineering solutions and changes to our ways of working i.e. agile and instrumentation. About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we're evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We're growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too What you'll get involved in As our Head of Engineering, you'll lead the technical direction and develop tech strategy in collaboration with business and enterprise architects. You'll drive the core technology agenda within the platform. You'll be responsible for the technical roadmap, management of technical debt and other technical demands. You'll be accountable for the engineering teams that will design, build, integrate, deploy, and run the system. Particularly software, that supports the business and operations, with a focus on resilience, low latency, reusability, accessibility by third parties as well as scalability. What you can bring to the role: The role will be suited to someone who combines leadership skills with strong technical experience and comes from a hands on an engineering background. As a leader, you: Drive large teams (100+) strategically and help them to push the boundaries to spearhead into future barring the limitations. Enable a culture based on the fundamentals of psychological safety instilling confidence, authenticity and trust throughout your teams. Driving an Agile mindset, bringing in strong experience on the use of Agile ways of working and tooling. Create a culture of learning and continuous improvement through a "Fail Fast, Learn Faster" mentality within teams to experiment and test new ways of engineering, to act as a change agent for engineering and team culture, and to cultivate a systems-thinking and user-experience led design approach. Have a strong passion for and technical understanding of end to end systems including customer facing interfaces and backend and can provide support, knowledge and mentoring to the teams. Lead designing operating models, develop hiring strategy and help teams to scale support business growth utilising lean and agile principles Encourage teams to use the best engineering practices, tooling, and methods and contribute towards inner-source activities and attend MeetUps. Leading & successfully delivering large scale change (£15M+) As an Engineer, you: Understand Web, Microservices, Cloud eco-systems. Understand Systems Thinking and Service Design to mitigate reactive solutions that leads to further technical debt. Understand the benefits of BDD & TDD and ensure engineers write upfront tests against team defined agile definitions and delivery stories. Automation of everything will be a priority. Have proven understanding of the entire software development lifecycle and experience in Agile delivery of products along with knowledge of modern software development toolsets including DevOps, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery. Our focus is to ensure we are inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it is why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We are disability confident. So, if you would like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performance-related bonus Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more. Join our journey.
Senior AWS Devops Engineer, Bristol, Hybrid, £70,000-£90,000 We are making waves globally in the digital learning arena. From big-name brands you use daily to smaller companies leveling up their teams, we craft impactful, engaging learning apps that truly make a difference. Passionate about meaningful work? Join us in shaping unforgettable learning experiences. Role and Responsibilities Answering to the Head of Engineering, we're seeking a seasoned DevOps engineer who's adept at both crafting and rolling out solutions. Architect, implement, and manage Public Cloud infrastructures, with a strategic shift towards AWS in the pipeline. Set and monitor service level metrics for applications. Mentor software teams to ensure seamless app deployment and operation. Hands-on troubleshooting and incident handling. Primarily UK business hours support, with occasional out-of-hours assistance. Identify and implement optimization strategies. Establish and refine deployment, incident, and problem management processes and tools. Experience and Qualifications Background and Qualifications: Ideally, a bachelor's degree in engineering or science; however, we're open to considering other degrees for the right fit. A minimum of 4 years in a Senior or Lead DevOps role. Proficiency with SaaS applications. Skills and Experience: Agile software development practices. Solid grasp of IP Networking, DNS, CDN, Load Balancing, and firewall design. Proficiency with AWS, GCP, and Terraform. Architecting Kubernetes systems; familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus and Service Mesh like Istio. Comfortable in Linux environments. Experience with GitHub for source code management. CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. Config and Secrets management. Scripting with Python, Shell, Perl. Security credentials: Familiarity with ISO27001 and SOC compliance is a plus. We welcome candidates transitioning from software development to DevOps. Tech Stack: OS: Linux (zero Windows deployments) Languages: Python, PHP, Shell Script Managed Kubernetes AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Cognito, Kinesis Databases: Postgres, Redis Open-source apps: Apache Airflow, Key Cloak, CraftCMS Development Frameworks: Django, Tailwind CSS/UI Location: Bristol Please share your latest CV to or call .
May 03, 2024
Full time
Senior AWS Devops Engineer, Bristol, Hybrid, £70,000-£90,000 We are making waves globally in the digital learning arena. From big-name brands you use daily to smaller companies leveling up their teams, we craft impactful, engaging learning apps that truly make a difference. Passionate about meaningful work? Join us in shaping unforgettable learning experiences. Role and Responsibilities Answering to the Head of Engineering, we're seeking a seasoned DevOps engineer who's adept at both crafting and rolling out solutions. Architect, implement, and manage Public Cloud infrastructures, with a strategic shift towards AWS in the pipeline. Set and monitor service level metrics for applications. Mentor software teams to ensure seamless app deployment and operation. Hands-on troubleshooting and incident handling. Primarily UK business hours support, with occasional out-of-hours assistance. Identify and implement optimization strategies. Establish and refine deployment, incident, and problem management processes and tools. Experience and Qualifications Background and Qualifications: Ideally, a bachelor's degree in engineering or science; however, we're open to considering other degrees for the right fit. A minimum of 4 years in a Senior or Lead DevOps role. Proficiency with SaaS applications. Skills and Experience: Agile software development practices. Solid grasp of IP Networking, DNS, CDN, Load Balancing, and firewall design. Proficiency with AWS, GCP, and Terraform. Architecting Kubernetes systems; familiarity with monitoring tools like Prometheus and Service Mesh like Istio. Comfortable in Linux environments. Experience with GitHub for source code management. CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions. Config and Secrets management. Scripting with Python, Shell, Perl. Security credentials: Familiarity with ISO27001 and SOC compliance is a plus. We welcome candidates transitioning from software development to DevOps. Tech Stack: OS: Linux (zero Windows deployments) Languages: Python, PHP, Shell Script Managed Kubernetes AWS Lambda, Step Functions, Cognito, Kinesis Databases: Postgres, Redis Open-source apps: Apache Airflow, Key Cloak, CraftCMS Development Frameworks: Django, Tailwind CSS/UI Location: Bristol Please share your latest CV to or call .
Macildowie Recruitment and Retention
Leicester, Leicestershire
Full Stack Developer - High growth service business in Leicester Join This Exciting Team in the Heart of Leicestershire! The Company: There's few places that are managing to combine high growth with high engagement, high performance and entrepreneurship in the way this business are. Whilst they are really flexible in their work style, culture and values are really important. If you're a developer who loves getting out from behind the screen to collaborate and create innovative solutions, this is for you! The Role: It's a Full Stack Developer so you'll need a really wide range of experience. You will dive into their modern technology stack, crafting and enhancing applications that serve our diverse client base. You'll play a pivotal role in their project lifecycle, from conceptualisation to deployment, ensuring high-quality and innovative solutions. Key Responsibilities and Experience Needed: Develop and optimise front-end interfaces using React, Next.js, and Tailwind. Engineer robust back-end systems with technologies like Dynamo, Cognito, Lambda, S3, Event Bridge, RedShift, SQS, AppSync/GraphQL, and API Gateway/REST. Efficiently manage Cloudflare operations and Node.js/Typescript coding. Implement and maintain serverless architectures using SST and AWS CDK. Utilise tools such as Datadog, MySQL, Amplitude, GA, Tableau, Artillery, Jira, Terraform, Docker, GitHub, and GitLab to enhance development and operational processes. We're Looking For Someone Who: Possesses a deep understanding and hands-on experience who can work with a modern stack. Demonstrates a problem-solving attitude, with a flair for creative and efficient solutions. Has excellent communication and teamwork skills, thriving in a collaborative environment. Displays a keen interest in staying updated with the latest technological trends and tools. Qualifications: Relevant degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Proven experience in full-stack development, particularly with relevant technology stacks. A portfolio showcasing previous work and contributions to software projects. What's On Offer: The work environment is genuinely one of the best ones out there - you'll love coming to the office and you can easily get there from Loughborough, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Northampton and Lincoln (It's Leicester so pretty accessible from most places). Great opportunities for professional development and career progression. The growth here is huge which means the opportunity to progress is massive. A dynamic and supportive work environment. Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance. Apply Now! If you are passionate about technology and eager to contribute to a growing company, we would love to hear from you. Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Full Stack Developer - High growth service business in Leicester Join This Exciting Team in the Heart of Leicestershire! The Company: There's few places that are managing to combine high growth with high engagement, high performance and entrepreneurship in the way this business are. Whilst they are really flexible in their work style, culture and values are really important. If you're a developer who loves getting out from behind the screen to collaborate and create innovative solutions, this is for you! The Role: It's a Full Stack Developer so you'll need a really wide range of experience. You will dive into their modern technology stack, crafting and enhancing applications that serve our diverse client base. You'll play a pivotal role in their project lifecycle, from conceptualisation to deployment, ensuring high-quality and innovative solutions. Key Responsibilities and Experience Needed: Develop and optimise front-end interfaces using React, Next.js, and Tailwind. Engineer robust back-end systems with technologies like Dynamo, Cognito, Lambda, S3, Event Bridge, RedShift, SQS, AppSync/GraphQL, and API Gateway/REST. Efficiently manage Cloudflare operations and Node.js/Typescript coding. Implement and maintain serverless architectures using SST and AWS CDK. Utilise tools such as Datadog, MySQL, Amplitude, GA, Tableau, Artillery, Jira, Terraform, Docker, GitHub, and GitLab to enhance development and operational processes. We're Looking For Someone Who: Possesses a deep understanding and hands-on experience who can work with a modern stack. Demonstrates a problem-solving attitude, with a flair for creative and efficient solutions. Has excellent communication and teamwork skills, thriving in a collaborative environment. Displays a keen interest in staying updated with the latest technological trends and tools. Qualifications: Relevant degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Proven experience in full-stack development, particularly with relevant technology stacks. A portfolio showcasing previous work and contributions to software projects. What's On Offer: The work environment is genuinely one of the best ones out there - you'll love coming to the office and you can easily get there from Loughborough, Nottingham, Derby, Coventry, Northampton and Lincoln (It's Leicester so pretty accessible from most places). Great opportunities for professional development and career progression. The growth here is huge which means the opportunity to progress is massive. A dynamic and supportive work environment. Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance. Apply Now! If you are passionate about technology and eager to contribute to a growing company, we would love to hear from you. Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.
JOB TITLE: Software Engineer (Innovation & Emerging Tech Team) SALARY: The salary banding for this role is £68,202 - £75,780 LOCATION: Manchester HOURS: 35 hours, full time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. About this opportunity This role sits in our Innovation and Emerging Tech team. We want to build a future where customers choose Lloyds because we regularly launch new products and services that make their financial lives better. This is a unique chance to join a team that celebrates curiosity, diversity and values creation! We're looking for 'full-stack' Software Engineers to be part of a new Engineering Innovation team. This new team will be dynamic, versatile and adaptive, with a core purpose on research, experimentation and building prototypes, that could be deployed at scale across the organisation. So, what would you be doing for us? The exciting bit! As a software engineer in the team, you'll be primarily responsible for the design, build and test of engineering innovation experiments. You'll be directly responsible for writing and maintaining code base, and as such you'll have deep expertise in modern 'full-stack' programming languages and technologies. You'll also demonstrate continuous personal development in new & emerging programming languages and technologies. You'll be conversant in Quality Engineering (QE) and DevOps processes and technologies. As well as DBT and code execution, you'll also be responsible for crafting and maintaining appropriate user documentation. You'll collaborate closely with internal partners across the Group's engineering and architecture communities, ensuring all our experiments maintain standards of engineering excellence and alignment to strategic technology direction. This is a leadership level role and will blend both deep domain and technical expertise within a feature team and great passion for coaching and developing people in a "player-coach" model. Why Lloyds Banking Group From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose. What you'll need A deep working experience across a range of 'full-stack' programming languages. It is not expected that you'll have all the technical skills listed below. However, you should be able to demonstrate you possess a range of these, at a proficient level: Front-end, e.g., Javascript/JS Frameworks, HTML/CSS Mid-tier, e.g., API, ReST, Web Server, SSO, IAM Server-side & database, e.g., Java, C#, GoLang, Node.JS, Python, SQL Server, Cockroach, MongoDB Mobile, e.g., Swift, Android Core cloud platforms, e.g., Google, Azure, AWS DevOps & CICD, e.g., Jenkins, Urban Code, Atlassian, GitHub, MS Team Foundation Server, SonarQube, Kubernetes And any experience of these would be really useful Practical knowledge on software development processes Engineering experience working within an Agile framework Systems design thinking and solution architecture Practical experience crafting technical documentation Collaboration; working effectively alongside engineering teams, technical specialists, product owners, vendors and partners. You can hold productive communications to ensure experiments are clearly scoped and implemented Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know We also offer a wide ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performance related bonus Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
May 03, 2024
Full time
JOB TITLE: Software Engineer (Innovation & Emerging Tech Team) SALARY: The salary banding for this role is £68,202 - £75,780 LOCATION: Manchester HOURS: 35 hours, full time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. About this opportunity This role sits in our Innovation and Emerging Tech team. We want to build a future where customers choose Lloyds because we regularly launch new products and services that make their financial lives better. This is a unique chance to join a team that celebrates curiosity, diversity and values creation! We're looking for 'full-stack' Software Engineers to be part of a new Engineering Innovation team. This new team will be dynamic, versatile and adaptive, with a core purpose on research, experimentation and building prototypes, that could be deployed at scale across the organisation. So, what would you be doing for us? The exciting bit! As a software engineer in the team, you'll be primarily responsible for the design, build and test of engineering innovation experiments. You'll be directly responsible for writing and maintaining code base, and as such you'll have deep expertise in modern 'full-stack' programming languages and technologies. You'll also demonstrate continuous personal development in new & emerging programming languages and technologies. You'll be conversant in Quality Engineering (QE) and DevOps processes and technologies. As well as DBT and code execution, you'll also be responsible for crafting and maintaining appropriate user documentation. You'll collaborate closely with internal partners across the Group's engineering and architecture communities, ensuring all our experiments maintain standards of engineering excellence and alignment to strategic technology direction. This is a leadership level role and will blend both deep domain and technical expertise within a feature team and great passion for coaching and developing people in a "player-coach" model. Why Lloyds Banking Group From building a truly sustainable business to creating a place where people love to work, we need colleagues who are up for the challenge of our bold ambitions. Who are excited to push boundaries and make change happen. Together, we can grow with purpose. What you'll need A deep working experience across a range of 'full-stack' programming languages. It is not expected that you'll have all the technical skills listed below. However, you should be able to demonstrate you possess a range of these, at a proficient level: Front-end, e.g., Javascript/JS Frameworks, HTML/CSS Mid-tier, e.g., API, ReST, Web Server, SSO, IAM Server-side & database, e.g., Java, C#, GoLang, Node.JS, Python, SQL Server, Cockroach, MongoDB Mobile, e.g., Swift, Android Core cloud platforms, e.g., Google, Azure, AWS DevOps & CICD, e.g., Jenkins, Urban Code, Atlassian, GitHub, MS Team Foundation Server, SonarQube, Kubernetes And any experience of these would be really useful Practical knowledge on software development processes Engineering experience working within an Agile framework Systems design thinking and solution architecture Practical experience crafting technical documentation Collaboration; working effectively alongside engineering teams, technical specialists, product owners, vendors and partners. You can hold productive communications to ensure experiments are clearly scoped and implemented Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from underrepresented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know We also offer a wide ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual performance related bonus Share schemes including free shares Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer Remote Cambridge Office Up to £85k This is an incredible opportunity to join an established and growing company working with modern technology! If you are a senior full-stack engineer with Python and JavaScript experience, this could be the role for you. Job description: We are on the lookout for someone capable of working across both front and back web and/or mobile applications. You'll be working on a full range of projects and technologies, collaborating with smaller-scale start-ups to multinational companies across a number of different industries. This role has come about to due the company landing loads of exciting new projects. You'll be part of a strong team developing innovative products that support mission-critical operations. If you are at the stage of your career where you would like more responsibility, there will be plenty of new opportunities here. From mentoring and managing junior members of the team, collaborating with different departments, having your say on how things should be run and going out to meet your clients to see what impact your work is having. Essential Experience: Strong Python knowledge (7+ years) Worked with Django, Flask or FastAPI Experience with either JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js Happy working across front and back-end components SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Docker Excellent communication skills, able to present technical concepts to developers and architects Ideally you will have 7+ years of commercial experience, but don't let that stop you from applying if you think this role is made for you. Desirable Experience: GIS, Geospatial or web mapping Mobile application development (iOS, Android, Windows) Agile environment Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS Azure) Why should you apply? This is a remote-first role, you will be given the freedom and flexibility to work with your team delivering interesting projects - The Cambridge office is there to use as you like. Working with the latest tech Continually growing team with loads of opportunities to progress your career Competitive salary enjoy trips to their European offices (all paid for ?) Be part of a carbon-neutral company that cares about the environment Loads of L&D, training and opportunities to learn new languages 25 days holiday, purchase up to 5 extra days + bank holidays Flexi working hours Team social events Don't miss out! Interviews for this role will be taking place over the next two weeks, please apply if you'd like to be considered. Unfortunately, this role does not offer sponsorship. Please only apply if you are eligible to work in the UK.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer Remote Cambridge Office Up to £85k This is an incredible opportunity to join an established and growing company working with modern technology! If you are a senior full-stack engineer with Python and JavaScript experience, this could be the role for you. Job description: We are on the lookout for someone capable of working across both front and back web and/or mobile applications. You'll be working on a full range of projects and technologies, collaborating with smaller-scale start-ups to multinational companies across a number of different industries. This role has come about to due the company landing loads of exciting new projects. You'll be part of a strong team developing innovative products that support mission-critical operations. If you are at the stage of your career where you would like more responsibility, there will be plenty of new opportunities here. From mentoring and managing junior members of the team, collaborating with different departments, having your say on how things should be run and going out to meet your clients to see what impact your work is having. Essential Experience: Strong Python knowledge (7+ years) Worked with Django, Flask or FastAPI Experience with either JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Node.js Happy working across front and back-end components SQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Docker Excellent communication skills, able to present technical concepts to developers and architects Ideally you will have 7+ years of commercial experience, but don't let that stop you from applying if you think this role is made for you. Desirable Experience: GIS, Geospatial or web mapping Mobile application development (iOS, Android, Windows) Agile environment Cloud infrastructure (GCP, AWS Azure) Why should you apply? This is a remote-first role, you will be given the freedom and flexibility to work with your team delivering interesting projects - The Cambridge office is there to use as you like. Working with the latest tech Continually growing team with loads of opportunities to progress your career Competitive salary enjoy trips to their European offices (all paid for ?) Be part of a carbon-neutral company that cares about the environment Loads of L&D, training and opportunities to learn new languages 25 days holiday, purchase up to 5 extra days + bank holidays Flexi working hours Team social events Don't miss out! Interviews for this role will be taking place over the next two weeks, please apply if you'd like to be considered. Unfortunately, this role does not offer sponsorship. Please only apply if you are eligible to work in the UK.
About Our Client Our client is a leading provider of satellite operations across the globe. Job Description ROLE PURPOSE The role will report directly into the Head of System Engineering and whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the business, the following provides an overview of the role's key responsibilities and measures Architect, design, and implement solutions leveraging existing infrastructure components, while incorporating new technologies to establish best practices. Resolve novel incidents and drive proactive changes to prevent future issues. Contribute to developing the Technology Roadmap for data centers and services. Evaluate and implement new tools and techniques, understanding their value and impact. Lead technical discussions and confidently present to diverse audiences. Mentor junior system engineers, ensuring high-quality designs and considering broader infrastructure impacts. Stay updated on technical skills and emerging technologies to benefit the team. Introduce automation for improved performance and efficiency. Serve as the primary technical and design authority for the team, fostering key relationships with Architecture and Product teams. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Develop high and low-level designs for MPLS - all IP core networks, ensuring seamless connectivity and optimal performance. Oversee the design and implementation of Core IP domain networks, employing best practices to enhance reliability and scalability. Utilize extensive IP networking experience to architect robust solutions that meet business requirements and industry standards. Create detailed High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation for MPLS networks, ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives. Drive design and deployment initiatives, leveraging expertise to deliver efficient and effective network solutions. Lead Core Network design projects, particularly focusing on Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN) implementations to support evolving business needs. Demonstrate proficiency with Juniper technologies, leveraging them effectively within network architectures to optimize performance and functionality. Apply deep understanding of IP domain principles to troubleshoot complex network issues and implement strategic improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of network design and deployment projects. Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge to drive innovation and excellence in network design and implementation The Successful Applicant SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Required Technology Skills: Practical Experience: Proficient in designing, operating, and troubleshooting large-scaleMultilayer Switching and Routing environments using Juniper,Arista, and Cisco equipment and operating systems, with expertise in technologieslikeMulticast,PortChanneling,EIGRP,CDP,GLBP,VRF,andQoS. Extensive knowledge of Wide Area Networking technologies and protocols such as MPLS, WAN, CoS, and DWDM, including experience with major Global Communications suppliers. Strong technical understanding of OSI network topologies, including proficiency in troubleshooting and design of Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, iGRP), DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management, and TCP/UDP Port RFC & IEEE 802-based standards. Experience deploying Juniper/Cisco switches in Spine/Leaf topology configurations. Advanced experience in VPN technologies and protocols, including IPSec, Public/Private configurations. Proficiency in Load Balancing & Global/DNS balancing technologies and techniques, preferably with Fortinet hardware and/or software appliances/cloud versions. Good understanding of Network Management technologies and protocols such as SNMP, Netflow, IPSLA, with practical experience in associated Network Management & Alerting Tools. Desired Technical Skills: Knowledge of Firewall Platforms and Technologies, including configuration of Fortinet, along with associated Management Systems and Firewall rule analysis tools (e.g., Skybox, Tufin). Expertise in remote access and two-factor authentication technologies and AAA solutions, such as RSA, Juniper/Pulse, Cisco ACS, Radius. Familiarity with SDN/automation technologies, configuration tools (e.g., Juniper/MIST, G.I.T, Chef, Ansible, Puppet), preferably in a DevOps environment. Proficiency in Automation and Scripting languages such as Python, Unix/Linux, or PowerShell & Batch. What's on Offer This role is paying up to £90,000 for the perfect candidate plus up to 10% bonus based on company performance. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience working with SD-WAN, Core-Wan, IP Domains, HLD/LLD for MPLS and Juniper exposure. This is a hybrid role - 2 days on site are required every week in West London
May 02, 2024
Full time
About Our Client Our client is a leading provider of satellite operations across the globe. Job Description ROLE PURPOSE The role will report directly into the Head of System Engineering and whilst specific responsibilities will be dependent upon the changing needs of the business, the following provides an overview of the role's key responsibilities and measures Architect, design, and implement solutions leveraging existing infrastructure components, while incorporating new technologies to establish best practices. Resolve novel incidents and drive proactive changes to prevent future issues. Contribute to developing the Technology Roadmap for data centers and services. Evaluate and implement new tools and techniques, understanding their value and impact. Lead technical discussions and confidently present to diverse audiences. Mentor junior system engineers, ensuring high-quality designs and considering broader infrastructure impacts. Stay updated on technical skills and emerging technologies to benefit the team. Introduce automation for improved performance and efficiency. Serve as the primary technical and design authority for the team, fostering key relationships with Architecture and Product teams. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Develop high and low-level designs for MPLS - all IP core networks, ensuring seamless connectivity and optimal performance. Oversee the design and implementation of Core IP domain networks, employing best practices to enhance reliability and scalability. Utilize extensive IP networking experience to architect robust solutions that meet business requirements and industry standards. Create detailed High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD) documentation for MPLS networks, ensuring clarity and alignment with project objectives. Drive design and deployment initiatives, leveraging expertise to deliver efficient and effective network solutions. Lead Core Network design projects, particularly focusing on Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD WAN) implementations to support evolving business needs. Demonstrate proficiency with Juniper technologies, leveraging them effectively within network architectures to optimize performance and functionality. Apply deep understanding of IP domain principles to troubleshoot complex network issues and implement strategic improvements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of network design and deployment projects. Stay abreast of industry trends and technological advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge to drive innovation and excellence in network design and implementation The Successful Applicant SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Required Technology Skills: Practical Experience: Proficient in designing, operating, and troubleshooting large-scaleMultilayer Switching and Routing environments using Juniper,Arista, and Cisco equipment and operating systems, with expertise in technologieslikeMulticast,PortChanneling,EIGRP,CDP,GLBP,VRF,andQoS. Extensive knowledge of Wide Area Networking technologies and protocols such as MPLS, WAN, CoS, and DWDM, including experience with major Global Communications suppliers. Strong technical understanding of OSI network topologies, including proficiency in troubleshooting and design of Routing Protocols (BGP, OSPF, iGRP), DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management, and TCP/UDP Port RFC & IEEE 802-based standards. Experience deploying Juniper/Cisco switches in Spine/Leaf topology configurations. Advanced experience in VPN technologies and protocols, including IPSec, Public/Private configurations. Proficiency in Load Balancing & Global/DNS balancing technologies and techniques, preferably with Fortinet hardware and/or software appliances/cloud versions. Good understanding of Network Management technologies and protocols such as SNMP, Netflow, IPSLA, with practical experience in associated Network Management & Alerting Tools. Desired Technical Skills: Knowledge of Firewall Platforms and Technologies, including configuration of Fortinet, along with associated Management Systems and Firewall rule analysis tools (e.g., Skybox, Tufin). Expertise in remote access and two-factor authentication technologies and AAA solutions, such as RSA, Juniper/Pulse, Cisco ACS, Radius. Familiarity with SDN/automation technologies, configuration tools (e.g., Juniper/MIST, G.I.T, Chef, Ansible, Puppet), preferably in a DevOps environment. Proficiency in Automation and Scripting languages such as Python, Unix/Linux, or PowerShell & Batch. What's on Offer This role is paying up to £90,000 for the perfect candidate plus up to 10% bonus based on company performance. The ideal candidate must have extensive experience working with SD-WAN, Core-Wan, IP Domains, HLD/LLD for MPLS and Juniper exposure. This is a hybrid role - 2 days on site are required every week in West London
Purpose of Position As a Senior Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse. You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks. As a senior member of a team you will extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. Furthermore you will participate in knowledge-sharing activities and mentoring colleagues both within your team and the wider Engineering practice. The Team You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat. As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more. The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services. Skills & Expertise Required At least 5 - 8 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles. Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3, Docker and Git. Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles. Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS). Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB. Nice to have Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms. Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches Extensive exposure to agile processes, Scrum or Kanban. Experience in developing (AWS) cloud applications with Docker and serverless technologies with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform. Experience with cache solutions. Redis, Memcached, or else. Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices. Experience in monitoring applications. Knowledgeable about information security, able to design and implement solutions with mitigation against security threats Our Offer Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance : We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves. Flexi-Office : Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. We?offer the flexibility to work wherever you want?within our Awin locations. Health & Well Being : With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being. Development : We've built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course. Remote Working : You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately. Appreciation : Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciation?for?colleagues who have gone?the extra mile?to support?you. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Purpose of Position As a Senior Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse. You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks. As a senior member of a team you will extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. Furthermore you will participate in knowledge-sharing activities and mentoring colleagues both within your team and the wider Engineering practice. The Team You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat. As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more. The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services. Skills & Expertise Required At least 5 - 8 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles. Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3, Docker and Git. Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles. Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS). Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB. Nice to have Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms. Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches Extensive exposure to agile processes, Scrum or Kanban. Experience in developing (AWS) cloud applications with Docker and serverless technologies with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform. Experience with cache solutions. Redis, Memcached, or else. Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices. Experience in monitoring applications. Knowledgeable about information security, able to design and implement solutions with mitigation against security threats Our Offer Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance : We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves. Flexi-Office : Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. We?offer the flexibility to work wherever you want?within our Awin locations. Health & Well Being : With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being. Development : We've built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course. Remote Working : You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately. Appreciation : Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciation?for?colleagues who have gone?the extra mile?to support?you. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
Role Purpose We are recruiting for the role of a full-stack Software engineer who will mainly be responsible for enhancing our clients commercial and technology operations platform. Key focus areas include building next-generation/cloud-enabled OSS capabilities around end-to-end service and resource orchestration, This is a hands-on role with an emphasis on design and development covering all aspects of the development process - from collecting requirements, designing, developing, integrating and end-to-end system testing. Key Accountabilities To plan, design and develop applications that will be part of the Digital products portfolio. Responsible for the integration of various applications from different suppliers into Our client's next-generation OSS/BSS platform, ensuring ease of use, security, and scalability. Work with the team to choose the best technical solutions, test the apps, and do bug fixes, ensuring that the apps are of the highest quality and meet the users' needs. Development and integration of user-facing elements Build efficient, testable, and reusable modules. Create database schemas that represent and support business processes. Solve complex performance problems and application architecture challenges. In addition to the above responsibilities, the jobholder is required to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the line manager from time to time. Skills & Qualifications Experience as a Full-stack Developer with PHP 5/8 frameworks and at least 3+ years of experience in building cloud-native applications using microservice architecture in Cloud and Serverless Environments. Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (Symfony) and Object-Oriented PHP, thorough understanding of LAMP stack, SQL, memory usage optimization, Docker, Symfony. Proficiency in JavaScript and frameworks like React JS(or other similar frameworks) Experience with AWS Services (Lambda, ECS, SQS, RDS) etc Good understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application Database programming: MySQL, Redis, MongoDB. Knowledge of Docker and container deployment workflows About Our Client Our client is a global multi-orbit provider of fully integrated connectivity services and solutions. Founded in 2002, with a mission to help the world become better connected, they leverage satellite technology to create custom solutions that protect communities and unlock opportunities for individuals, communities, businesses, and governments all over the world. As a global business, our client is able to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions worldwide, even in the most challenging of locations. It uses its scale and expertise to connect those in hard-to-reach rural areas, improving access to education and helping to create a safe environment for people to live and work. This customer is the leading Ka-band high-throughput satellite capacity partner to the communications industry in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Benefits A Competitive Salary, pension scheme, and life assurance & private medical insurance A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme - paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets Along with 25 Days Annual Leave (excluding bank holidays) plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday Buy or sell up to 3 holiday days per annum Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced Maternity Pay over and above the Statutory Maternity Pay Plus, a variety of excellent Employee Funded Benefits available to you Referral bonus payment up to £1,000 (payable upon completions of 3/6 months service) To learn more about this position please submit your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your application in more detail.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Role Purpose We are recruiting for the role of a full-stack Software engineer who will mainly be responsible for enhancing our clients commercial and technology operations platform. Key focus areas include building next-generation/cloud-enabled OSS capabilities around end-to-end service and resource orchestration, This is a hands-on role with an emphasis on design and development covering all aspects of the development process - from collecting requirements, designing, developing, integrating and end-to-end system testing. Key Accountabilities To plan, design and develop applications that will be part of the Digital products portfolio. Responsible for the integration of various applications from different suppliers into Our client's next-generation OSS/BSS platform, ensuring ease of use, security, and scalability. Work with the team to choose the best technical solutions, test the apps, and do bug fixes, ensuring that the apps are of the highest quality and meet the users' needs. Development and integration of user-facing elements Build efficient, testable, and reusable modules. Create database schemas that represent and support business processes. Solve complex performance problems and application architecture challenges. In addition to the above responsibilities, the jobholder is required to perform other reasonable duties as assigned by the line manager from time to time. Skills & Qualifications Experience as a Full-stack Developer with PHP 5/8 frameworks and at least 3+ years of experience in building cloud-native applications using microservice architecture in Cloud and Serverless Environments. Strong knowledge of PHP web frameworks (Symfony) and Object-Oriented PHP, thorough understanding of LAMP stack, SQL, memory usage optimization, Docker, Symfony. Proficiency in JavaScript and frameworks like React JS(or other similar frameworks) Experience with AWS Services (Lambda, ECS, SQS, RDS) etc Good understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application Database programming: MySQL, Redis, MongoDB. Knowledge of Docker and container deployment workflows About Our Client Our client is a global multi-orbit provider of fully integrated connectivity services and solutions. Founded in 2002, with a mission to help the world become better connected, they leverage satellite technology to create custom solutions that protect communities and unlock opportunities for individuals, communities, businesses, and governments all over the world. As a global business, our client is able to deliver reliable, high-performance solutions worldwide, even in the most challenging of locations. It uses its scale and expertise to connect those in hard-to-reach rural areas, improving access to education and helping to create a safe environment for people to live and work. This customer is the leading Ka-band high-throughput satellite capacity partner to the communications industry in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Benefits A Competitive Salary, pension scheme, and life assurance & private medical insurance A generous and highly achievable bonus scheme - paid annually based on individual and company performance against targets Along with 25 Days Annual Leave (excluding bank holidays) plus an Additional Day on us for your Birthday Buy or sell up to 3 holiday days per annum Free access to the Employee Assistance Programme Enhanced Maternity Pay over and above the Statutory Maternity Pay Plus, a variety of excellent Employee Funded Benefits available to you Referral bonus payment up to £1,000 (payable upon completions of 3/6 months service) To learn more about this position please submit your CV and we can arrange a call to discuss your application in more detail.
Senior Solutions Architect - Application Company: A leading financial services corporation is recruiting a Senior Solutions Architect with solid domain architectural capabilities within application architecture as our client embarks on a digital transformation programme moving into Azure. To be selected, you must have previous hands on development experience with detailed knowledge of object-oriented design principles, coding practices, micro services architecture and RESTful API services to assist our client move into a cloud focused environment (Azure). Our client is entering a crucial phase of their digital simplification programme and requires the Senior Solutions Architect to direct the business of new strategic and emerging technology trends. This permanent role paying up to £90,000 + 25% bonus on a hybrid basis to be located in Wolverhampton or Chatham. Role overview/responsibilities: Responsible for enhancing and accelerating projects while ensuring the logical and physical architecture for a project aligns with the standards and reference architectures defined by the technical domain and enterprise architects; to deliver the architectural design of technology solutions, the solution architect must utilize knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution. Design and lead the implementation of solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities and business requirements. Take ownership of Application Architecture to support the Groups Enterprise Architecture function (utilizing LeanIX and other tooling). Demonstrate experience using software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, application modelling techniques and application security industry best practices. Demonstrate strong knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, Multi-tenancy, Virtualisation, Orchestration and Elastic Scalability). Provide Architectural oversight for applications or integrations hosted within cloud platforms such as Azure / AWS / SaaS and PaaS platforms Analyze the business-IT Application environment (run, grow and transform the business) to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement (systems of record, differentiation and innovation). Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes. Essential skill set: Recent experience acting as Senior Solution Architect / Lead Solution Architect within Development, Data or Application focused environment. Experience/Certification in TOGAF version 9.2 or above is essential. Details knowledge of Cloud-based solutions in Azure is essential Detailed knowledge of SQL (Structured Query Language) and NoSQL Programming is essential. Detailed knowledge of application architecture in Java or .NET is essential. Detailed knowledge of object-oriented design principles, coding practices, micro services architecture and RESTful API services is essential. Detailed knowledge for developing/documenting Architecture Roadmaps, Standards & Patterns, and Business problems, including Scope, Functional and Non-functional Requirements, Solution Design and detailed architecture Blueprints is essential. Salary expectations: £90,000 + 25% bonus / Flexible working / 30 Days Holiday / Medical Cover / Life Cover / 13% Pension / Flexible Benefits Senior Solutions Architect - Application
May 02, 2024
Full time
Senior Solutions Architect - Application Company: A leading financial services corporation is recruiting a Senior Solutions Architect with solid domain architectural capabilities within application architecture as our client embarks on a digital transformation programme moving into Azure. To be selected, you must have previous hands on development experience with detailed knowledge of object-oriented design principles, coding practices, micro services architecture and RESTful API services to assist our client move into a cloud focused environment (Azure). Our client is entering a crucial phase of their digital simplification programme and requires the Senior Solutions Architect to direct the business of new strategic and emerging technology trends. This permanent role paying up to £90,000 + 25% bonus on a hybrid basis to be located in Wolverhampton or Chatham. Role overview/responsibilities: Responsible for enhancing and accelerating projects while ensuring the logical and physical architecture for a project aligns with the standards and reference architectures defined by the technical domain and enterprise architects; to deliver the architectural design of technology solutions, the solution architect must utilize knowledge of defined reference architectures, technology trends, and implementation experience in order to translate a business need into a solution blueprint that represents an end-to-end technical solution. Design and lead the implementation of solutions architecture across a group of specific business applications or technologies based on enterprise business strategy, business capabilities and business requirements. Take ownership of Application Architecture to support the Groups Enterprise Architecture function (utilizing LeanIX and other tooling). Demonstrate experience using software development lifecycle (SDLC) processes, application modelling techniques and application security industry best practices. Demonstrate strong knowledge of cloud architecture and implementation features (OS, Multi-tenancy, Virtualisation, Orchestration and Elastic Scalability). Provide Architectural oversight for applications or integrations hosted within cloud platforms such as Azure / AWS / SaaS and PaaS platforms Analyze the business-IT Application environment (run, grow and transform the business) to detect critical deficiencies, and recommend solutions for improvement (systems of record, differentiation and innovation). Demonstrate knowledge of DevOps tool chains and processes. Essential skill set: Recent experience acting as Senior Solution Architect / Lead Solution Architect within Development, Data or Application focused environment. Experience/Certification in TOGAF version 9.2 or above is essential. Details knowledge of Cloud-based solutions in Azure is essential Detailed knowledge of SQL (Structured Query Language) and NoSQL Programming is essential. Detailed knowledge of application architecture in Java or .NET is essential. Detailed knowledge of object-oriented design principles, coding practices, micro services architecture and RESTful API services is essential. Detailed knowledge for developing/documenting Architecture Roadmaps, Standards & Patterns, and Business problems, including Scope, Functional and Non-functional Requirements, Solution Design and detailed architecture Blueprints is essential. Salary expectations: £90,000 + 25% bonus / Flexible working / 30 Days Holiday / Medical Cover / Life Cover / 13% Pension / Flexible Benefits Senior Solutions Architect - Application
You: Ideally we are looking for a Senior Engineer (3-5 years hands-on experience) who has the experience or desire to lean in to design/architecture. In this post you will remain hands-on initially but will be leaning into the design aspect of the infrastructure by aiding the CTO(s) with their high level designs (HLD). You should have a minimum of SC Clearance active. Experience: Systems engineering experience at technical lead level with technologies such as Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), VMWare, RedHat or similar. Able to design, support and maintain internal IT environments, platforms and services at SME level or above. Awareness of Defence or National Security IT standards, a background within these domains would be preferential; including within environments that operate at multiple classification levels. Some exposure to Solution or Enterprise Architecture methods, you do not need to be a practitioner. Key Tools: Corporate Microsoft Estate: 1000+ desktops and hundreds of servers. This includes 'On-Prem' Microsoft full stack alongside 0365, Azure and AWS offerings. Cloud platforms: Primarily AWS and Azure covering organisation design (layout), tenancy/account management, security, identity management, service provisioning and reporting functions. Identity and Directory services: Design, management and maintenance of Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, KeyCloak and Microsoft's enterprise Single Sign-On technologies. Mobile device management: Covering 300+ deployed mobile devices, applying best practice and industry standards. Cyber security and information assurance: Managing and maintaining intrusion detection apparatus, supporting queries/investigations and hardened configuration of IT equipment. DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering: Supporting enterprise software teams and their Ci/CD requirements using tools such as GitLab, Jenkins or
May 02, 2024
Full time
You: Ideally we are looking for a Senior Engineer (3-5 years hands-on experience) who has the experience or desire to lean in to design/architecture. In this post you will remain hands-on initially but will be leaning into the design aspect of the infrastructure by aiding the CTO(s) with their high level designs (HLD). You should have a minimum of SC Clearance active. Experience: Systems engineering experience at technical lead level with technologies such as Microsoft, Amazon (AWS), VMWare, RedHat or similar. Able to design, support and maintain internal IT environments, platforms and services at SME level or above. Awareness of Defence or National Security IT standards, a background within these domains would be preferential; including within environments that operate at multiple classification levels. Some exposure to Solution or Enterprise Architecture methods, you do not need to be a practitioner. Key Tools: Corporate Microsoft Estate: 1000+ desktops and hundreds of servers. This includes 'On-Prem' Microsoft full stack alongside 0365, Azure and AWS offerings. Cloud platforms: Primarily AWS and Azure covering organisation design (layout), tenancy/account management, security, identity management, service provisioning and reporting functions. Identity and Directory services: Design, management and maintenance of Microsoft Active Directory, OpenLDAP, KeyCloak and Microsoft's enterprise Single Sign-On technologies. Mobile device management: Covering 300+ deployed mobile devices, applying best practice and industry standards. Cyber security and information assurance: Managing and maintaining intrusion detection apparatus, supporting queries/investigations and hardened configuration of IT equipment. DevSecOps and Site Reliability Engineering: Supporting enterprise software teams and their Ci/CD requirements using tools such as GitLab, Jenkins or
Python Developer / Python Engineer / Python Software Developer / Python Technical Lead Partnered with a client who are in the early phases of adopting and implementing new cutting-edge technology within the Telecommunications sector - they are on the look for 2x Python Developers who have previous Telco industry experience. Python Developer, Telco, key skills: Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance software applications using Python programming language. Implement containerised solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, and other related technologies to orchestrate, deploy, and manage microservices architecture. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement cloud-based solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and infrastructure. Utilise your knowledge of networking protocols and concepts to optimize performance and security within cloud environments. Design and implement real-time operating system (RTOS) solutions for applications requiring deterministic behaviours and low-latency response times. For more info, please reach out.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Python Developer / Python Engineer / Python Software Developer / Python Technical Lead Partnered with a client who are in the early phases of adopting and implementing new cutting-edge technology within the Telecommunications sector - they are on the look for 2x Python Developers who have previous Telco industry experience. Python Developer, Telco, key skills: Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and high-performance software applications using Python programming language. Implement containerised solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, and other related technologies to orchestrate, deploy, and manage microservices architecture. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement cloud-based solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems and infrastructure. Utilise your knowledge of networking protocols and concepts to optimize performance and security within cloud environments. Design and implement real-time operating system (RTOS) solutions for applications requiring deterministic behaviours and low-latency response times. For more info, please reach out.
About The Role Position Summary SOC Analysts have responsibility for leading incident response efforts, monitoring security events, analysing logs and data for threats, providing proactive threat intelligence, managing security tools, preparing comprehensive incident reports, conducting security assessments, coordinating incident handling, promoting security awareness, and driving continuous improvement within the SOC. The role is crucial in protecting the organisation and enhancing security operations to mitigate risks effectively. Objectives and Key Results The key objectives will be to: Be responsible for incident analysis, classification and response actions including notification and alerting. Monitor for possible security incidents, using knowledge of attack types and standard protocol behaviour to classify incidents, comment, and provide advice on mitigation or remedial actions to clients. Work with other SOC analysts, the Shift Lead, Senior SOC Analysts and the SOC Team Lead on any delegated tasks. This may include mentorship, rule tuning, threat hunting, reports and service improvements. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Conduct incident triage on new tickets in line with established triage SLAs. Raise incidents to customers as appropriate, in line with established notification SLAs. Escalate incidents to a Level 1 SOC Analyst or Shift Lead as appropriate. About You Behavioural Competencies - Organisational and Behavioural Ability to multi-task, prioritise, and manage time effectively Strong attention to detail and intellectually curious Excellent interpersonal skills and professional demeanour Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent customer service skills Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Candidate must be eligible to obtain Security Clearance Critical competencies - Technical Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent demonstrated experience and knowledge Knowledge of various security methodologies and processes, and technical security solutions (firewall, SIEM and intrusion detection/prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, etc.) Knowledge of TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis, and network/security applications; and a good background with network troubleshooting and technologies; Firewall configuration, monitoring, network packet capture (tcpdump/Wireshark), etc. Excellent understanding of commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, and DNS Incident Response: Strong knowledge and experience in handling security incidents, including identifying, analysing, and responding to security events in real-time Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS): Familiarity with IDS/IPS technologies, their configuration, and their use in monitoring and protecting networks from potential threats Threat Intelligence: Understanding of threat intelligence feeds and their application in identifying and mitigating potential threats, as well as the ability to leverage threat intelligence platforms effectively Malware Analysis: Familiarity with basic malware analysis techniques, such as static and dynamic analysis, to identify and understand the behaviour of malicious software Vulnerability Management: Experience with vulnerability scanning tools, knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), and the ability to prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities effectively Endpoint Security: Understanding of endpoint protection technologies (antivirus, host-based intrusion detection systems, etc.) and the ability to monitor and respond to security events on endpoints Secure Network Architecture: Knowledge of secure network design principles, including segmentation, DMZ, VPNs, and network access controls Threat Hunting: Ability to proactively search for signs of potential threats or security breaches within the network environment using various techniques and tools Cloud Security: Understanding of cloud security concepts, including secure configuration, identity and access management (IAM), and monitoring of cloud environments Security Standards and Frameworks: Familiarity with industry security standards and frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls In addition, the following are highly desirable: Cyber Security Training Certifications, including: SANS CREST COMPTIA Network+, Linux+, Security+, CySA+, CASP+ Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) and Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and Certified Security Speciality Blue Team Level 1 and Level 2 Experience of ticketing systems to manage communication with customers Understanding of performing 1st level analysis and interpretation of information from SOC systems; incident identification/analysis, escalation procedures, and reduction of false-positives Working For Claranet Here at Claranet we pride ourselves on going the extra mile for and with our employees (yes, we really mean it). We offer an extensive benefits package that you can tailor to your needs, inclusive of a matching contribution pension scheme, healthcare, insurance, dental, discounted gyms and app supported benefit access. But what we think makes us different is 'Team Claranet,' our dedicated internal part of the business that supports you with matters close to your heart. We proudly support local charities in each of our office locations, support employees with paid charity leave, organise key charity fundraising event per year and have a dedicated committee responsible for supporting employee's fundraising efforts. Claranet are one of the 10 founding members of TC4RE (Technology Community for Racial Equality). Being a part of a group of leading UK technology organisations, we are dedicated to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce. We are also very proud members of Tech Talent Charter, a government supported, industry-led membership group created to address the UK's tech talent shortage and diversity gap through collective action.
May 02, 2024
Full time
About The Role Position Summary SOC Analysts have responsibility for leading incident response efforts, monitoring security events, analysing logs and data for threats, providing proactive threat intelligence, managing security tools, preparing comprehensive incident reports, conducting security assessments, coordinating incident handling, promoting security awareness, and driving continuous improvement within the SOC. The role is crucial in protecting the organisation and enhancing security operations to mitigate risks effectively. Objectives and Key Results The key objectives will be to: Be responsible for incident analysis, classification and response actions including notification and alerting. Monitor for possible security incidents, using knowledge of attack types and standard protocol behaviour to classify incidents, comment, and provide advice on mitigation or remedial actions to clients. Work with other SOC analysts, the Shift Lead, Senior SOC Analysts and the SOC Team Lead on any delegated tasks. This may include mentorship, rule tuning, threat hunting, reports and service improvements. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Conduct incident triage on new tickets in line with established triage SLAs. Raise incidents to customers as appropriate, in line with established notification SLAs. Escalate incidents to a Level 1 SOC Analyst or Shift Lead as appropriate. About You Behavioural Competencies - Organisational and Behavioural Ability to multi-task, prioritise, and manage time effectively Strong attention to detail and intellectually curious Excellent interpersonal skills and professional demeanour Excellent verbal and written communication skills Excellent customer service skills Proficient in Microsoft Office applications Candidate must be eligible to obtain Security Clearance Critical competencies - Technical Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent demonstrated experience and knowledge Knowledge of various security methodologies and processes, and technical security solutions (firewall, SIEM and intrusion detection/prevention systems, vulnerability scanners, etc.) Knowledge of TCP/IP Protocols, network analysis, and network/security applications; and a good background with network troubleshooting and technologies; Firewall configuration, monitoring, network packet capture (tcpdump/Wireshark), etc. Excellent understanding of commonly used Internet protocols such as SMTP, HTTP, and DNS Incident Response: Strong knowledge and experience in handling security incidents, including identifying, analysing, and responding to security events in real-time Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems (IDS/IPS): Familiarity with IDS/IPS technologies, their configuration, and their use in monitoring and protecting networks from potential threats Threat Intelligence: Understanding of threat intelligence feeds and their application in identifying and mitigating potential threats, as well as the ability to leverage threat intelligence platforms effectively Malware Analysis: Familiarity with basic malware analysis techniques, such as static and dynamic analysis, to identify and understand the behaviour of malicious software Vulnerability Management: Experience with vulnerability scanning tools, knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), and the ability to prioritise and remediate vulnerabilities effectively Endpoint Security: Understanding of endpoint protection technologies (antivirus, host-based intrusion detection systems, etc.) and the ability to monitor and respond to security events on endpoints Secure Network Architecture: Knowledge of secure network design principles, including segmentation, DMZ, VPNs, and network access controls Threat Hunting: Ability to proactively search for signs of potential threats or security breaches within the network environment using various techniques and tools Cloud Security: Understanding of cloud security concepts, including secure configuration, identity and access management (IAM), and monitoring of cloud environments Security Standards and Frameworks: Familiarity with industry security standards and frameworks such as NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and CIS Controls In addition, the following are highly desirable: Cyber Security Training Certifications, including: SANS CREST COMPTIA Network+, Linux+, Security+, CySA+, CASP+ Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900) and Security Operations Analyst (SC-200) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner and Certified Security Speciality Blue Team Level 1 and Level 2 Experience of ticketing systems to manage communication with customers Understanding of performing 1st level analysis and interpretation of information from SOC systems; incident identification/analysis, escalation procedures, and reduction of false-positives Working For Claranet Here at Claranet we pride ourselves on going the extra mile for and with our employees (yes, we really mean it). We offer an extensive benefits package that you can tailor to your needs, inclusive of a matching contribution pension scheme, healthcare, insurance, dental, discounted gyms and app supported benefit access. But what we think makes us different is 'Team Claranet,' our dedicated internal part of the business that supports you with matters close to your heart. We proudly support local charities in each of our office locations, support employees with paid charity leave, organise key charity fundraising event per year and have a dedicated committee responsible for supporting employee's fundraising efforts. Claranet are one of the 10 founding members of TC4RE (Technology Community for Racial Equality). Being a part of a group of leading UK technology organisations, we are dedicated to building a more diverse and inclusive workforce. We are also very proud members of Tech Talent Charter, a government supported, industry-led membership group created to address the UK's tech talent shortage and diversity gap through collective action.
MLE Engineer - Azure SR2 is recruiting for one of the UK's leading AI companies and looking for a Machine Learning Engineer (MLE) on an outside IR35 contract basis. Responsibilities: Building software and infrastructure that leverages Machine Learning Creating reusable, scalable tools to enable better delivery of ML systems Improving existing systems to enable more scalable, reliable, and maintainable ML systems Working with our customers to help understand their needs Working with data scientists and engineers to develop best practices and new technologies Experience required: Technical experience of cloud architecture, system design, security, and deployment Understanding of and interest in the full machine learning lifecycle, including deployment of trained ML models using common frameworks (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and ideally Azure managed ones (Azure ML Workspace, Azure ML Studio) Experience in Software Engineering including programming and development of applications in Python (e.g. FastAPI) Demonstrable experience with containers (Docker). Kubernetes experience is desirable, but not required Experience deploying Generative AI applications is desirable (e.g. RAG systems, LLM fine-tuning, etc.) This role is looking to start on June 3rd and run for an initial 10 weeks. Please apply for further details.
May 02, 2024
Full time
MLE Engineer - Azure SR2 is recruiting for one of the UK's leading AI companies and looking for a Machine Learning Engineer (MLE) on an outside IR35 contract basis. Responsibilities: Building software and infrastructure that leverages Machine Learning Creating reusable, scalable tools to enable better delivery of ML systems Improving existing systems to enable more scalable, reliable, and maintainable ML systems Working with our customers to help understand their needs Working with data scientists and engineers to develop best practices and new technologies Experience required: Technical experience of cloud architecture, system design, security, and deployment Understanding of and interest in the full machine learning lifecycle, including deployment of trained ML models using common frameworks (Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch) and ideally Azure managed ones (Azure ML Workspace, Azure ML Studio) Experience in Software Engineering including programming and development of applications in Python (e.g. FastAPI) Demonstrable experience with containers (Docker). Kubernetes experience is desirable, but not required Experience deploying Generative AI applications is desirable (e.g. RAG systems, LLM fine-tuning, etc.) This role is looking to start on June 3rd and run for an initial 10 weeks. Please apply for further details.
TechNET IT Recruitment Limited
Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
IT Infrastructure & Security Manager UK Milton Keynes - Hybrid Up to £70,000 DOE An IT Infrastructure & Security Manager is required to join a market-leading hospitality company with multiple sites across the UK. To be a key part of shaping the future of the business, ensuring continuous investments in security, stability, and scalable technologies. We are looking for a passionate IT Infrastructure Manager/Lead to strategically lead a small dynamic team in developing, optimising, and securing technology solutions across all sites within the business. Ensuring high standards of performance, customer service, and security by overseeing infrastructure architecture, managing internal and external stakeholders, maintaining service levels, and driving continuous improvement, focusing on IT and Cybersecurity best practices. The Role As an Infrastructure & Security Manager, you will be responsible for optimising the IT Infrastructure and security architecture across all sites, with a focus on end-user computing and Microsoft 365 technology stack. Driving IT customer service and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring a 'security-by-design' approach to maintaining hardware, software, and network security measures. You will be leading the internal infrastructure team, managing external third-party suppliers, and maintaining documented technical support procedures for key IT systems. Some of what you will be doing: Strategically developing, optimising, and supporting IT infrastructure and security architecture Leading the internal infrastructure team, providing guidance, coaching, and management Collaborating with stakeholders including project teams, service desk, operations teams, and external partners Managing key external infrastructure 3rd parties and suppliers, ensuring performance and service levels Implementing a 'security-by-design' approach to maintain hardware, software, and network security measures Ensuring IT infrastructure stability, uptime, and performance, meeting agreed KPIs Managing Opex and Capex budgets for defined infrastructure services and solutions Prioritising and managing multiple streams of work, both independently and as part of a team Driving IT customer service and continuous improvement initiatives Maintaining documented technical support procedures for all key IT systems Manage assigned tickets, resolutions, and problem management, providing 3rd line technical support Working with service delivery teams to maintain SLAs and supportability for defined IT services Providing expertise in IT and Cybersecurity, ensuring compliance with relevant standards Ideally, your skills and experience will include: Excellent team and line management, able to lead dynamic and delivery-focused teams Strong technical knowledge across IT Infrastructure technologies including WAN/LAN/WLAN, cloud services (Azure/AWS), domain services, servers, endpoint management, and endpoint protection Microsoft 365 technology stack, including Apps and Collaboration tools Supplier management, including account, performance, and service management IT and Cybersecurity principles, processes, and compliance standards - ISO27001/Cyber Essentials+/CISSP (Desirable) - Retail/Hospitality technology, POS/CRM/ERP
May 02, 2024
Full time
IT Infrastructure & Security Manager UK Milton Keynes - Hybrid Up to £70,000 DOE An IT Infrastructure & Security Manager is required to join a market-leading hospitality company with multiple sites across the UK. To be a key part of shaping the future of the business, ensuring continuous investments in security, stability, and scalable technologies. We are looking for a passionate IT Infrastructure Manager/Lead to strategically lead a small dynamic team in developing, optimising, and securing technology solutions across all sites within the business. Ensuring high standards of performance, customer service, and security by overseeing infrastructure architecture, managing internal and external stakeholders, maintaining service levels, and driving continuous improvement, focusing on IT and Cybersecurity best practices. The Role As an Infrastructure & Security Manager, you will be responsible for optimising the IT Infrastructure and security architecture across all sites, with a focus on end-user computing and Microsoft 365 technology stack. Driving IT customer service and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring a 'security-by-design' approach to maintaining hardware, software, and network security measures. You will be leading the internal infrastructure team, managing external third-party suppliers, and maintaining documented technical support procedures for key IT systems. Some of what you will be doing: Strategically developing, optimising, and supporting IT infrastructure and security architecture Leading the internal infrastructure team, providing guidance, coaching, and management Collaborating with stakeholders including project teams, service desk, operations teams, and external partners Managing key external infrastructure 3rd parties and suppliers, ensuring performance and service levels Implementing a 'security-by-design' approach to maintain hardware, software, and network security measures Ensuring IT infrastructure stability, uptime, and performance, meeting agreed KPIs Managing Opex and Capex budgets for defined infrastructure services and solutions Prioritising and managing multiple streams of work, both independently and as part of a team Driving IT customer service and continuous improvement initiatives Maintaining documented technical support procedures for all key IT systems Manage assigned tickets, resolutions, and problem management, providing 3rd line technical support Working with service delivery teams to maintain SLAs and supportability for defined IT services Providing expertise in IT and Cybersecurity, ensuring compliance with relevant standards Ideally, your skills and experience will include: Excellent team and line management, able to lead dynamic and delivery-focused teams Strong technical knowledge across IT Infrastructure technologies including WAN/LAN/WLAN, cloud services (Azure/AWS), domain services, servers, endpoint management, and endpoint protection Microsoft 365 technology stack, including Apps and Collaboration tools Supplier management, including account, performance, and service management IT and Cybersecurity principles, processes, and compliance standards - ISO27001/Cyber Essentials+/CISSP (Desirable) - Retail/Hospitality technology, POS/CRM/ERP