Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Butterley, Hall, Ripley, UK
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced ICT Service Delivery Manager who will lead, manage and shape ICT Service Delivery across Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.
You will ensure that ICT systems, data and infrastructure are available to meet business needs/requirements and staff/stakeholder expectations. Providing effective management, maintenance, upgrades and monitoring of ICT systems and infrastructure.
Responsibility of the role includes managing ICT Helpdesk, ICT Support Engineers and an ICT Projects team.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details relating to the role.
The normal working week is 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. In return we offer flexible working hours, family friendly policies, childcare vouchers, free car parking and eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
We are committed to equality and fairness at work. Applications are encouraged from all diverse communities.
Police security vetting procedures at the appropriate level will be requested for the successful applicant. Please note that, due to the nature of security checks undertaken, applicants must have 3 years continuous residency in the UK up to the date of the application and Home Office approval for indefinite leave to remain within the UK.
All applicants must have a valid driving licence.
To apply please visit: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/derbyshirefire/displayjob.aspx?jobid=626
The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Sunday 19th June 2022.
If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form, please contact the Service Centre on 01773 305441.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Jun 15, 2022
Full time
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced ICT Service Delivery Manager who will lead, manage and shape ICT Service Delivery across Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service.
You will ensure that ICT systems, data and infrastructure are available to meet business needs/requirements and staff/stakeholder expectations. Providing effective management, maintenance, upgrades and monitoring of ICT systems and infrastructure.
Responsibility of the role includes managing ICT Helpdesk, ICT Support Engineers and an ICT Projects team.
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details relating to the role.
The normal working week is 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. In return we offer flexible working hours, family friendly policies, childcare vouchers, free car parking and eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
We are committed to equality and fairness at work. Applications are encouraged from all diverse communities.
Police security vetting procedures at the appropriate level will be requested for the successful applicant. Please note that, due to the nature of security checks undertaken, applicants must have 3 years continuous residency in the UK up to the date of the application and Home Office approval for indefinite leave to remain within the UK.
All applicants must have a valid driving licence.
To apply please visit: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/derbyshirefire/displayjob.aspx?jobid=626
The closing date for completed applications is midnight on Sunday 19th June 2022.
If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form, please contact the Service Centre on 01773 305441.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our Data & Analytics team on a permanent basis. The role will be based across our office in London Bridge and remotely as we operate a hybrid model of working.
Data is at the heart of what PRS do and we have an aspiration to develop advanced data analytics to gain deeper insights for its members and the business.
We believe that this can be driven through:
Meaningful member insights which will allow them to exploit new opportunities
Improved data driven member services
Identify new revenue opportunities & markets
Data driven marketing activities
Identify opportunities for increased business visibility, agility
Instrumenting our data pipelines to provide near real-time operational metadata showing quality, throughput, and other operational aspects
This will require interrogation of both internal and external unstructured data sources using a variety of techniques.
About the Role
The role of Data Engineer will work within the Analytics Engineering Team to provide development capability for analytics assets, including supporting the production of MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) / POCs (Proof of Concept) working with internal and external suppliers to advance PRS for Music’s analytics capability.
Over time, the Data Engineer will also work closely with our Enterprise Architects & wider Data Team to develop our data analytics platform and replace legacy solutions.
The Data Engineer will work with Developers, Data Scientist and Analysts within the Data function to create business specific analytics and reporting solutions to be used by Data Analysts and for self-service in the business.
Other duties will include, but limited to:
Design construct and test data infrastructures that will support complex data analytics services
Align architecture with current and future business requirements and build towards an end state architecture defined by and with the & enterprise architect
Handle the engineering of all aspects of data analysis including data extract, data warehousing and output via analytics tools
Provide technical support for royalty distributions to our members
Apply modern programming language and tools, progressively upgrade existing solutions and decommission them as they become redundant
Identify data quality issues and find ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality
Deploy sophisticated analytics programs, machine Learning and statistical methods as appropriate, working with the emerging Data Science function as appropriate
Work with the Analytics Team on unveiling data insights that may be useful to the business in improving service, reducing cost or to drive PRS’s growth ambitions
Identify tasks that could potentially be automated using Machine Learning both within production processes and within data warehousing and analytics domains
Help to maintain the integrity and security of the company’s databases and data warehouses
Explore and recommend practices and tools and keep skills updated as appropriate
About You
The successful candidate will have/be:
A relevant degree in a computer science related field, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent work-based experience
Academic qualification or professional training as a Data Engineer with a background in database and warehouse design and experience in modern data techniques including the use of Cloud based applications
Strong technical experience in building data solutions
A solid background in data engineering with proven experience in data warehouse, database design, data modelling and data analytics ideally backed up by certifications
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Expert knowledge in data warehousing, data extraction and transformation, database/data warehouse design and the use of emerging Cloud based technologies
Expert skills in SQL and multiple programming languages across Azure Microsoft and or Oracle (OCI) technology stacks
Power BI (Developer) experience
Azure ecosystem (SSIS/ Synapse Pipelines, Azure Blob Storage/ Data Lakes, Azure SQL Dedicated Pools)
Why PRS?
We have worked hard at PRS for Music to create a culture where each colleague can bring their true selves to work and thrive.
We want you to have the work/life balance you need, so our flexible working approach covers both location and hours. You can work with your manager to find the hours that work best for you, as long as you are available for meetings when needed. We even provide the opportunity twice a year to work remotely, for up to a month at a time, in the UK or abroad.
We love music and host events so we can socialise as a team and share our passion. From our legendary Christmas Gig and PRS Presents to quizzes, drag queen bingo, comedy nights and team socials. Wellbeing is high on our agenda with a full programme of events, webinars, and initiatives, plus a team of Mental Health First Aiders to ensure we are happy, healthy and engaged.
Next Steps
Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to hear from you – apply now and send your CV & Covering Letter to recruitment@prsformusic.com
Covid-19 Recruitment Statement
PRS For Music is continuing to follow the Government recommendation in light of COVID -19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our staff, members and candidates.
Our focus is to provide our members with the best service and support, and therefore we remain focused on our resourcing strategy and continue to encourage applications for advertised roles.
We are transitioning back to a hybrid model of working across the organisation including in our recruitment process. Whilst our first stage interviews will take place remotely, we want you to experience the culture and working environment at PRS for Music. Therefore, once opened, our new Central London Hub, based in London Bridge will be used for second stage interviews.
We are committed to only recruit for vacancies that are essential to the livelihood and continued service to our members.
Please note: That due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to give feedback to all candidates at shortlisting stage. If you have not heard from us within 6 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
Many Thanks – The HR Team
May 13, 2022
Full time
We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our Data & Analytics team on a permanent basis. The role will be based across our office in London Bridge and remotely as we operate a hybrid model of working.
Data is at the heart of what PRS do and we have an aspiration to develop advanced data analytics to gain deeper insights for its members and the business.
We believe that this can be driven through:
Meaningful member insights which will allow them to exploit new opportunities
Improved data driven member services
Identify new revenue opportunities & markets
Data driven marketing activities
Identify opportunities for increased business visibility, agility
Instrumenting our data pipelines to provide near real-time operational metadata showing quality, throughput, and other operational aspects
This will require interrogation of both internal and external unstructured data sources using a variety of techniques.
About the Role
The role of Data Engineer will work within the Analytics Engineering Team to provide development capability for analytics assets, including supporting the production of MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) / POCs (Proof of Concept) working with internal and external suppliers to advance PRS for Music’s analytics capability.
Over time, the Data Engineer will also work closely with our Enterprise Architects & wider Data Team to develop our data analytics platform and replace legacy solutions.
The Data Engineer will work with Developers, Data Scientist and Analysts within the Data function to create business specific analytics and reporting solutions to be used by Data Analysts and for self-service in the business.
Other duties will include, but limited to:
Design construct and test data infrastructures that will support complex data analytics services
Align architecture with current and future business requirements and build towards an end state architecture defined by and with the & enterprise architect
Handle the engineering of all aspects of data analysis including data extract, data warehousing and output via analytics tools
Provide technical support for royalty distributions to our members
Apply modern programming language and tools, progressively upgrade existing solutions and decommission them as they become redundant
Identify data quality issues and find ways to improve data reliability, efficiency, and quality
Deploy sophisticated analytics programs, machine Learning and statistical methods as appropriate, working with the emerging Data Science function as appropriate
Work with the Analytics Team on unveiling data insights that may be useful to the business in improving service, reducing cost or to drive PRS’s growth ambitions
Identify tasks that could potentially be automated using Machine Learning both within production processes and within data warehousing and analytics domains
Help to maintain the integrity and security of the company’s databases and data warehouses
Explore and recommend practices and tools and keep skills updated as appropriate
About You
The successful candidate will have/be:
A relevant degree in a computer science related field, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent work-based experience
Academic qualification or professional training as a Data Engineer with a background in database and warehouse design and experience in modern data techniques including the use of Cloud based applications
Strong technical experience in building data solutions
A solid background in data engineering with proven experience in data warehouse, database design, data modelling and data analytics ideally backed up by certifications
Outstanding analytical and problem-solving abilities.
Expert knowledge in data warehousing, data extraction and transformation, database/data warehouse design and the use of emerging Cloud based technologies
Expert skills in SQL and multiple programming languages across Azure Microsoft and or Oracle (OCI) technology stacks
Power BI (Developer) experience
Azure ecosystem (SSIS/ Synapse Pipelines, Azure Blob Storage/ Data Lakes, Azure SQL Dedicated Pools)
Why PRS?
We have worked hard at PRS for Music to create a culture where each colleague can bring their true selves to work and thrive.
We want you to have the work/life balance you need, so our flexible working approach covers both location and hours. You can work with your manager to find the hours that work best for you, as long as you are available for meetings when needed. We even provide the opportunity twice a year to work remotely, for up to a month at a time, in the UK or abroad.
We love music and host events so we can socialise as a team and share our passion. From our legendary Christmas Gig and PRS Presents to quizzes, drag queen bingo, comedy nights and team socials. Wellbeing is high on our agenda with a full programme of events, webinars, and initiatives, plus a team of Mental Health First Aiders to ensure we are happy, healthy and engaged.
Next Steps
Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to hear from you – apply now and send your CV & Covering Letter to recruitment@prsformusic.com
Covid-19 Recruitment Statement
PRS For Music is continuing to follow the Government recommendation in light of COVID -19 to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our staff, members and candidates.
Our focus is to provide our members with the best service and support, and therefore we remain focused on our resourcing strategy and continue to encourage applications for advertised roles.
We are transitioning back to a hybrid model of working across the organisation including in our recruitment process. Whilst our first stage interviews will take place remotely, we want you to experience the culture and working environment at PRS for Music. Therefore, once opened, our new Central London Hub, based in London Bridge will be used for second stage interviews.
We are committed to only recruit for vacancies that are essential to the livelihood and continued service to our members.
Please note: That due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to give feedback to all candidates at shortlisting stage. If you have not heard from us within 6 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful.
Many Thanks – The HR Team
POS established in 1986 are providers of reliable and cost effective Multi-Channel EPoS systems. We have a proven track record of installing systems throughout the UK which have given retailers and hospitality clients the necessary tools to trade successfully both in store and online.
We are POS software and hardware solution specialists providing EPoS Systems, Integrated Ecommerce, Order Processing and Stock Control Solutions to businesses of all sizes including independent, corporate and multi branch.
POS LTD is a company with a strong customer base and an ever expanding EPoS product. We seek a candidate who is invested in continuing our reputation for reliable and intuitive EPoS products.
Job Purpose
The role is to assist in generating fees through the management and development of existing and new clients, to contribute towards the achievement of the financial and other objectives of the Building Consultancy Team.
Hours:
Monday to Friday, 08:45 to 17:45. (1 hour Lunch)
On Call for emergency calls 1 weekend in 3. (Paid extra for weekend work)
Position summary
The key responsibilities for this role are the following:
The candidate will be tasked with supporting our existing customers on a daily basis
Recording customer issues and working through them in an organised fashion.
Testing existing software to ensure it runs smoothly
Finding any possible software issues
Testing new software and upgrading the customer systems.
The role includes the upkeep of all testing/customer documents.
Candidate Requirements:
The ideal candidate would be Microsoft certified and have good knowledge of Microsoft products/operating systems/networking and server setups.
The candidate should demonstrate a methodical and organised approach.
Some of the role is customer facing so a confident and polite telephone manner is required.
Customer training is usually performed remotely but there may be the occasional requirement for a site visit, so a full driver’s license is required.
May 03, 2022
Full time
POS established in 1986 are providers of reliable and cost effective Multi-Channel EPoS systems. We have a proven track record of installing systems throughout the UK which have given retailers and hospitality clients the necessary tools to trade successfully both in store and online.
We are POS software and hardware solution specialists providing EPoS Systems, Integrated Ecommerce, Order Processing and Stock Control Solutions to businesses of all sizes including independent, corporate and multi branch.
POS LTD is a company with a strong customer base and an ever expanding EPoS product. We seek a candidate who is invested in continuing our reputation for reliable and intuitive EPoS products.
Job Purpose
The role is to assist in generating fees through the management and development of existing and new clients, to contribute towards the achievement of the financial and other objectives of the Building Consultancy Team.
Hours:
Monday to Friday, 08:45 to 17:45. (1 hour Lunch)
On Call for emergency calls 1 weekend in 3. (Paid extra for weekend work)
Position summary
The key responsibilities for this role are the following:
The candidate will be tasked with supporting our existing customers on a daily basis
Recording customer issues and working through them in an organised fashion.
Testing existing software to ensure it runs smoothly
Finding any possible software issues
Testing new software and upgrading the customer systems.
The role includes the upkeep of all testing/customer documents.
Candidate Requirements:
The ideal candidate would be Microsoft certified and have good knowledge of Microsoft products/operating systems/networking and server setups.
The candidate should demonstrate a methodical and organised approach.
Some of the role is customer facing so a confident and polite telephone manner is required.
Customer training is usually performed remotely but there may be the occasional requirement for a site visit, so a full driver’s license is required.
Full Stack Software Developer – East Midlands Pay Rate to Umbrella: Up to £550 per day Security Clearance: DBS CV Deadline: Monday 25th at 13:00 Interview Process: 1 stage teams Headcount: 1 Digital/Non Digital: Digital Contracting Authority: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit Contract Length: 6 months Location: remote IR35: Inside Minimum Requirement: Arden & GEM CSU is searching for a talented individual to support our Systems and Reporting Team. The applicant will have at least 3 years experience developing .NET based web systems and should be familiar with working in the Azure Cloud. Significant experience in the following; .NET Web Development Automated deployment (CI/CD) Microsoft SQL Server Azure Cloud based Technologies Build web based customer facing systems Debugging complex problems Design and implement a web based system from the ground up 1. Excellent programming skills in .Net using C#, MVC, Entity Framework, Web API. Visual Studio IDE. Web Hosting / IIS. OAuth 2.0 /OpenID Connect. 2. .NET Core Web Development - C# 3. Bootstrap Responsive Web Design, HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular Framework 4. Microsoft Azure Cloud 5. Azure Dev Ops (CI/CD) 6. OAuth 2.0 / OIDC 7. Understanding of OOP design and modelling techniques. 8. Microsoft SQL Server 9. XUnit Testing Framewaork 10. AGILE working practices 11. Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed and technical advice to both specialists and non-technical staff and customers. 12. Excellent written, presentation and verbal skills. Degree in Computing Science or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through working at a similar level in specialist area Designs, runs and improves software that meets user needs. Responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach; create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. Lead development on one or a small number of related project teams. Be proficient in a wide range of technical systems; be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written; contribute to the developer community; provide technical leadership; promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice. Typical Skills: Manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets. Identify process optimisation opportunities. Designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats. Demonstrate strong understanding and application of the most appropriate modern standards. Advise on the right way to apply standards and methods, ensuring compliance. Maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a software development project. Know a variety of methods of prototyping and can choose the most appropriate ones. Review the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology. Coordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration-testing activities. Know how to prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to be used.
Apr 22, 2022
Contractor
Full Stack Software Developer – East Midlands Pay Rate to Umbrella: Up to £550 per day Security Clearance: DBS CV Deadline: Monday 25th at 13:00 Interview Process: 1 stage teams Headcount: 1 Digital/Non Digital: Digital Contracting Authority: NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit Contract Length: 6 months Location: remote IR35: Inside Minimum Requirement: Arden & GEM CSU is searching for a talented individual to support our Systems and Reporting Team. The applicant will have at least 3 years experience developing .NET based web systems and should be familiar with working in the Azure Cloud. Significant experience in the following; .NET Web Development Automated deployment (CI/CD) Microsoft SQL Server Azure Cloud based Technologies Build web based customer facing systems Debugging complex problems Design and implement a web based system from the ground up 1. Excellent programming skills in .Net using C#, MVC, Entity Framework, Web API. Visual Studio IDE. Web Hosting / IIS. OAuth 2.0 /OpenID Connect. 2. .NET Core Web Development - C# 3. Bootstrap Responsive Web Design, HTML 5, CSS, JavaScript, Angular Framework 4. Microsoft Azure Cloud 5. Azure Dev Ops (CI/CD) 6. OAuth 2.0 / OIDC 7. Understanding of OOP design and modelling techniques. 8. Microsoft SQL Server 9. XUnit Testing Framewaork 10. AGILE working practices 11. Good communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to provide detailed and technical advice to both specialists and non-technical staff and customers. 12. Excellent written, presentation and verbal skills. Degree in Computing Science or equivalent knowledge and experience gained through working at a similar level in specialist area Designs, runs and improves software that meets user needs. Responsible for writing clean, secure code following a test-driven approach; create code that is open by default and easy for others to reuse. Lead development on one or a small number of related project teams. Be proficient in a wide range of technical systems; be involved in identifying appropriate technology and approaches, deciding when software should be written; contribute to the developer community; provide technical leadership; promote knowledge sharing and adoption of good practice. Typical Skills: Manage the service components to ensure they meet business needs and performance targets. Identify process optimisation opportunities. Designing solutions and services with security controls embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats. Demonstrate strong understanding and application of the most appropriate modern standards. Advise on the right way to apply standards and methods, ensuring compliance. Maintain technical responsibility for all the stages and iterations of a software development project. Know a variety of methods of prototyping and can choose the most appropriate ones. Review the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology. Coordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration-testing activities. Know how to prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. You can offer recommendations on the best tools and methods to be used.
Senior Software Engineer ( Hybrid - Manchester )
Security Clearance: BPSS Pay Rate to Umbrella: £550 Umb CV Deadline: 21/04 AT 3pm Interview Process: MS Team Headcount: 1 Digital/Non Digital: Digital Contract Length: 4 Months Location: Hybrid – 2 days a week in Manchester office IR35: Inside Minimum Requirement: • Previous experience of working for a government department. • Familiarity with native Android application development • Familiar with WorkspaceONE/AirWatch • Familiar with Certificate Based Authentication • Familiar with integration with ADFS for SAML IdP. • Must be able to develop native iOS mobile applications using Swift • Must be able to develop REST APIs using NodeJS • Must be able to develop using test driven development • Must be able to develop against an API first architecture • Use strict content security policies and guard against common OWASP attacks. • Must be able to use Git • Able to lead and mentor both front-end and back-end developers • Must be familiar with developing native iOS applications • Familiar with using XCode 13.0 • Familiar with Swift 5.5 to support the development of iOS application or iOS 15+ • Familiar with setting up and configuring a CI/CD pipeline such as GitLab • Familiar with consuming REST APIs • Experience with consuming AppConfig (Managed Application Configuration) • Familiar with the packaging and delivery of applications using the Apple Custom App store • Familiar with tools such as Fast Lane and Test Flight to deliver apps
Apr 21, 2022
Contractor
Senior Software Engineer ( Hybrid - Manchester )
Security Clearance: BPSS Pay Rate to Umbrella: £550 Umb CV Deadline: 21/04 AT 3pm Interview Process: MS Team Headcount: 1 Digital/Non Digital: Digital Contract Length: 4 Months Location: Hybrid – 2 days a week in Manchester office IR35: Inside Minimum Requirement: • Previous experience of working for a government department. • Familiarity with native Android application development • Familiar with WorkspaceONE/AirWatch • Familiar with Certificate Based Authentication • Familiar with integration with ADFS for SAML IdP. • Must be able to develop native iOS mobile applications using Swift • Must be able to develop REST APIs using NodeJS • Must be able to develop using test driven development • Must be able to develop against an API first architecture • Use strict content security policies and guard against common OWASP attacks. • Must be able to use Git • Able to lead and mentor both front-end and back-end developers • Must be familiar with developing native iOS applications • Familiar with using XCode 13.0 • Familiar with Swift 5.5 to support the development of iOS application or iOS 15+ • Familiar with setting up and configuring a CI/CD pipeline such as GitLab • Familiar with consuming REST APIs • Experience with consuming AppConfig (Managed Application Configuration) • Familiar with the packaging and delivery of applications using the Apple Custom App store • Familiar with tools such as Fast Lane and Test Flight to deliver apps
At South West Water we believe that the strongest businesses are built on solid, stable foundations - with a vision and a culture that gives them the freedom to change, improve and innovate. We’re proud to be responsible for providing reliable, efficient and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services for the beautiful South West area. And we have huge ambitions. Not only are we committed to reaching net-zero by 2030, but we’ve also partnered with wildlife charities, National Parks and local partners to help ensure a better future for generations to come. So, if you want to be part of a diverse team where opportunities flow and fresh ideas are welcomed, #JustAddWater.
Are you looking for a role where you can use your experience to bring about real change within a proactive and environmentally conscious company?
We currently have an opportunity available for an Application Specialist to join our team working in Exeter with a mix of office-based working and home working. Joining us on a full-time, permanent basis, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,000 - £46,000 per annum plus excellent benefits, including a £3,000 relocation expenses allowance!
About the role:
As our Application Specialist, you will make sure critical applications, interfaces and databases are secure, resilient, highly available and cost-efficient to support key business processes, and can scale to allow planned growth and change. This includes the administration of databases including SQL Server and Oracle.
Our Application Assurance team sits within Corporate Applications alongside two other teams, Data and BI, and Solution Delivery. Alongside this the IT department supports:
· 3000 colleagues and external partners that use our systems
· 2500 Telemetry outstations collecting information about our assets
· 200 process control systems on our larger Drinking Water and Waste Water sites
· 300 physical and 1000 virtual servers
· 250 databases and over 100 software applications
· 2700 PCs and 1400 tablets and mobile phones
· 1200 network assets such as routers, switches, Microwave links
· Store and backup 3.5 Petabytes of data, equivalent to storing 780,000 movies!
As our Application Specialist you’ll benefit from working with over 100 experienced IT professionals within the department.
What you’ll be doing:
Administration of databases including SQL Server, Oracle and Progress - this could include taking backups, reviewing the efficiency of indexes and maintaining User Acceptance, Training or Development copies of the database to allow testing and development within the Department. Ensuring latest patches, hot fixes and Service Packs are installed to ensure supported and secure.
Receive, prioritise and escalate incidents when considered appropriate and necessary to maintain service level expectations - these could manifest into Emergency Changes (when the system is down), planned changes or P1 Incidents, and could also lead to a PRB being created, to investigate the route cause (our ambition should always be to prevent any future tickets being raised for the same reason - if practical)
Plan and undertake upgrades to critical platforms and support the transition of new and upgraded IT services into operational use - usually from other areas within IT i.e. as a result of a Project, but could be as a request from the Business e.g. annual Billing or new features being switched on
Maintain knowledge and skill levels appropriate to this specialist area - could be via formal training course or self-investment in personal development
What we are looking for:
Educated to degree level standard or able to demonstrate working to degree level
Experience with relevant operating systems, software and infrastructure, including Microsoft Server, Azure and AIX
Experienced in Database Administration for SQL Server and Oracle
Able to take personal responsibility to keep their business knowledge, IT governance and technical skills up to date
Demonstrate a strong customer service orientation, taking ownership to ensure the effective resolution of questions, requests and issues by the appropriate team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to influence change without direct authority through collaboration, diplomacy and persuasiveness
Adept at presenting complex information in straightforward terms to a range of audiences
What's in it for you:
We know that the support and commitment of our staff is key to our success so you will receive the opportunity for ongoing development and training for a long-term career with us. We’re one of the largest companies in the South West and are proud to have been awarded Investors in People recognition.
In return, we offer an excellent range of benefits including:
23 days holiday allowance rising to 27 days plus bank holidays
Relocation expenses allowance of up to £3,000
A discretionary Bonus
Competitive Contributory Pension
Access to the Company Sharesave Scheme
Various health benefits
Wellbeing support programmes
A range of Group Discounts
Cycle to Work scheme
Financial Support services
Training and Development Opportunities
And many more!
Closing Date: Wednesday 11th May 2022Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Be yourself, we like it that way. Together, we will build a culture of belonging, where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness. Our core values which are essential to our success are:
· Trusted - We do the right thing for our customers and stakeholders
.· Collaborative - We forge strong relationships working together to make a positive impact.
· Responsible - We keep our promises to our customers, communities, and each other.
· Progressive - We are always looking for new ways to improve and make life better.
Apr 20, 2022
Full time
At South West Water we believe that the strongest businesses are built on solid, stable foundations - with a vision and a culture that gives them the freedom to change, improve and innovate. We’re proud to be responsible for providing reliable, efficient and high-quality drinking water and wastewater services for the beautiful South West area. And we have huge ambitions. Not only are we committed to reaching net-zero by 2030, but we’ve also partnered with wildlife charities, National Parks and local partners to help ensure a better future for generations to come. So, if you want to be part of a diverse team where opportunities flow and fresh ideas are welcomed, #JustAddWater.
Are you looking for a role where you can use your experience to bring about real change within a proactive and environmentally conscious company?
We currently have an opportunity available for an Application Specialist to join our team working in Exeter with a mix of office-based working and home working. Joining us on a full-time, permanent basis, you will receive a competitive salary of £35,000 - £46,000 per annum plus excellent benefits, including a £3,000 relocation expenses allowance!
About the role:
As our Application Specialist, you will make sure critical applications, interfaces and databases are secure, resilient, highly available and cost-efficient to support key business processes, and can scale to allow planned growth and change. This includes the administration of databases including SQL Server and Oracle.
Our Application Assurance team sits within Corporate Applications alongside two other teams, Data and BI, and Solution Delivery. Alongside this the IT department supports:
· 3000 colleagues and external partners that use our systems
· 2500 Telemetry outstations collecting information about our assets
· 200 process control systems on our larger Drinking Water and Waste Water sites
· 300 physical and 1000 virtual servers
· 250 databases and over 100 software applications
· 2700 PCs and 1400 tablets and mobile phones
· 1200 network assets such as routers, switches, Microwave links
· Store and backup 3.5 Petabytes of data, equivalent to storing 780,000 movies!
As our Application Specialist you’ll benefit from working with over 100 experienced IT professionals within the department.
What you’ll be doing:
Administration of databases including SQL Server, Oracle and Progress - this could include taking backups, reviewing the efficiency of indexes and maintaining User Acceptance, Training or Development copies of the database to allow testing and development within the Department. Ensuring latest patches, hot fixes and Service Packs are installed to ensure supported and secure.
Receive, prioritise and escalate incidents when considered appropriate and necessary to maintain service level expectations - these could manifest into Emergency Changes (when the system is down), planned changes or P1 Incidents, and could also lead to a PRB being created, to investigate the route cause (our ambition should always be to prevent any future tickets being raised for the same reason - if practical)
Plan and undertake upgrades to critical platforms and support the transition of new and upgraded IT services into operational use - usually from other areas within IT i.e. as a result of a Project, but could be as a request from the Business e.g. annual Billing or new features being switched on
Maintain knowledge and skill levels appropriate to this specialist area - could be via formal training course or self-investment in personal development
What we are looking for:
Educated to degree level standard or able to demonstrate working to degree level
Experience with relevant operating systems, software and infrastructure, including Microsoft Server, Azure and AIX
Experienced in Database Administration for SQL Server and Oracle
Able to take personal responsibility to keep their business knowledge, IT governance and technical skills up to date
Demonstrate a strong customer service orientation, taking ownership to ensure the effective resolution of questions, requests and issues by the appropriate team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, able to influence change without direct authority through collaboration, diplomacy and persuasiveness
Adept at presenting complex information in straightforward terms to a range of audiences
What's in it for you:
We know that the support and commitment of our staff is key to our success so you will receive the opportunity for ongoing development and training for a long-term career with us. We’re one of the largest companies in the South West and are proud to have been awarded Investors in People recognition.
In return, we offer an excellent range of benefits including:
23 days holiday allowance rising to 27 days plus bank holidays
Relocation expenses allowance of up to £3,000
A discretionary Bonus
Competitive Contributory Pension
Access to the Company Sharesave Scheme
Various health benefits
Wellbeing support programmes
A range of Group Discounts
Cycle to Work scheme
Financial Support services
Training and Development Opportunities
And many more!
Closing Date: Wednesday 11th May 2022Please note that the successful candidate will be subject to a mandatory DBS check as part of the onboarding process.
Be yourself, we like it that way. Together, we will build a culture of belonging, where inclusion is instinctive. Diversity is our strength and a reflection of our communities. We care, we value everyone, we celebrate uniqueness. Our core values which are essential to our success are:
· Trusted - We do the right thing for our customers and stakeholders
.· Collaborative - We forge strong relationships working together to make a positive impact.
· Responsible - We keep our promises to our customers, communities, and each other.
· Progressive - We are always looking for new ways to improve and make life better.
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.
Digital Java Developer
Pay Rate Per day : £500
Security Clearance: DBS
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Remote
IR35: Inside
Minimum Requirement:
As a Software Engineer you will develop and maintain software products that make up citizen services and contribute towards their design.
You will be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build, and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.
You will work within, and contribute to, the overall Software Development Lifecycle Process as part of a multi-functional Agile delivery team focused on one or more products.
Deliver software products which make up services for our citizens to consume;
Transform business requirements into production ready code;
Ensure system robustness, resilience and stability;
Design and develop reusable libraries and services and promote reuse across the department;
Produce comprehensive suites of automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality;
Assure there is a fit for purpose, robust automated test suite;
Assist in the development of medium-long term strategies for products;
Define version control strategies for the source code of the product;
Identify and resolve issues preventing delivery or continuation of software engineering activities;
Collaborate across teams and liaise with Principal Software Engineers and Technical Architects to investigate technical solutions;
Produce comprehensive technical documentation for wider consumption;
Carry out agreed infrastructure maintenance tasks;
Provide 3rd line support on products developed, including out of hours support as and when required;
Contribute to community discussions about best practice within Software Engineering;
Provide coaching and mentoring to Software Engineer colleagues and peers.
Senior Dev Ops Engineer
Collaborates with others when necessary to review specifications and uses these agreed standards and tools to design, code, test, correct and document programmes or scripts of medium to high complexity, using the right standards and tools. (Level 3)
Able to use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user focus into outcomes. Delivers analysis and information that addresses stakeholder needs and provides recommendations. Collaborates with user researchers and other user-focused professions. Guides others on approaches to understand user stories. Identifies and engages with users / stakeholders to collate user needs evidence, and understands and defines research which fits user needs. (Level 2)
Able to build and test simple interfaces, or can work on more complex integration as part of a wider team. (Level 2)
Takes inputs and establishes coherent frameworks that work. (Level 2)
Understands key principles of modern standards approach and how they apply to the work they are undertaking and will apply under guidance. (Level 2)
Translates logical designs into physical designs. Produces detailed designs and documents all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate. Designs systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity and meaningful impact. Works with well-understood technology and identifies appropriate patterns. (Level 2)
Mar 07, 2022
Contractor
Digital Java Developer
Pay Rate Per day : £500
Security Clearance: DBS
Contract Length: 6 Months
Location: Remote
IR35: Inside
Minimum Requirement:
As a Software Engineer you will develop and maintain software products that make up citizen services and contribute towards their design.
You will be responsible for the operational stability of the products you build, and be in a position to affect change in the on-going robustness and resilience of those products.
You will work within, and contribute to, the overall Software Development Lifecycle Process as part of a multi-functional Agile delivery team focused on one or more products.
Deliver software products which make up services for our citizens to consume;
Transform business requirements into production ready code;
Ensure system robustness, resilience and stability;
Design and develop reusable libraries and services and promote reuse across the department;
Produce comprehensive suites of automated unit and integration tests to ensure code quality;
Assure there is a fit for purpose, robust automated test suite;
Assist in the development of medium-long term strategies for products;
Define version control strategies for the source code of the product;
Identify and resolve issues preventing delivery or continuation of software engineering activities;
Collaborate across teams and liaise with Principal Software Engineers and Technical Architects to investigate technical solutions;
Produce comprehensive technical documentation for wider consumption;
Carry out agreed infrastructure maintenance tasks;
Provide 3rd line support on products developed, including out of hours support as and when required;
Contribute to community discussions about best practice within Software Engineering;
Provide coaching and mentoring to Software Engineer colleagues and peers.
Senior Dev Ops Engineer
Collaborates with others when necessary to review specifications and uses these agreed standards and tools to design, code, test, correct and document programmes or scripts of medium to high complexity, using the right standards and tools. (Level 3)
Able to use quantitative and qualitative data about users to turn user focus into outcomes. Delivers analysis and information that addresses stakeholder needs and provides recommendations. Collaborates with user researchers and other user-focused professions. Guides others on approaches to understand user stories. Identifies and engages with users / stakeholders to collate user needs evidence, and understands and defines research which fits user needs. (Level 2)
Able to build and test simple interfaces, or can work on more complex integration as part of a wider team. (Level 2)
Takes inputs and establishes coherent frameworks that work. (Level 2)
Understands key principles of modern standards approach and how they apply to the work they are undertaking and will apply under guidance. (Level 2)
Translates logical designs into physical designs. Produces detailed designs and documents all work using required standards, methods and tools, including prototyping tools where appropriate. Designs systems characterised by managed levels of risk, manageable business and technical complexity and meaningful impact. Works with well-understood technology and identifies appropriate patterns. (Level 2)
IT Consultant - London ( Canary Wharf)
Pay Rate to Umbrella: £MarketRate
Security Clearance: DBS
CV Deadline: Friday 18 March 2022
Interview Process: TBC
Latest start date: Saturday 1 April 2023
Contract Length: TBC
Location: London - The work will necessitate site visits to 3 schools. Regular meetings with project management team and procurement via MS Teams.
IR35: INSIDE
Summary of the work London Borough of Tower Hamlets require an IT consultant with technical and management skills to support the delivery of IT for this new School. Who the specialist will work with Council's schools project manager What the specialist will work on
The IT consultant will liaise with the Main Contractor’s IT specialist.
Identify and specify the IT requirement for the schools
Assist the Trust / School in the development of specification for IT supplies
Project Manage the installation of the IT after tender process.
Monitor delivery and installation timelines and report to LBTH
Advise LBTH and Mulberry Trust on technical issues on the IT acquisition and installation
Organise training for the School’s Staff
Monitor defects and organise rapid response to replace or repair items in question
Provide support for the school during warranty period
Essential skills and experience
Experience specifying IT for schools Essential
Experience of project management of new installation
Understanding of school IT requirements
Cultural fit criteria
Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions
Share knowledge and experience with other team members
Mar 07, 2022
Contractor
IT Consultant - London ( Canary Wharf)
Pay Rate to Umbrella: £MarketRate
Security Clearance: DBS
CV Deadline: Friday 18 March 2022
Interview Process: TBC
Latest start date: Saturday 1 April 2023
Contract Length: TBC
Location: London - The work will necessitate site visits to 3 schools. Regular meetings with project management team and procurement via MS Teams.
IR35: INSIDE
Summary of the work London Borough of Tower Hamlets require an IT consultant with technical and management skills to support the delivery of IT for this new School. Who the specialist will work with Council's schools project manager What the specialist will work on
The IT consultant will liaise with the Main Contractor’s IT specialist.
Identify and specify the IT requirement for the schools
Assist the Trust / School in the development of specification for IT supplies
Project Manage the installation of the IT after tender process.
Monitor delivery and installation timelines and report to LBTH
Advise LBTH and Mulberry Trust on technical issues on the IT acquisition and installation
Organise training for the School’s Staff
Monitor defects and organise rapid response to replace or repair items in question
Provide support for the school during warranty period
Essential skills and experience
Experience specifying IT for schools Essential
Experience of project management of new installation
Understanding of school IT requirements
Cultural fit criteria
Be transparent and collaborative when making decisions
Share knowledge and experience with other team members
UCA Consulting ltd
Mostly remote however travel will be required across home office sites
The Project Engineer provides support or leadership in the development of the technical solution to meet the customer capability needs. They ensure that the solution is successfully integrated into the current enterprise whilst managing and minimising negative impacts. They seek to apply engineering best practice and ensure that all stakeholders are effectively managed throughout the engineering activities. They involve specialists as required and actively consider performance, safety and quality implications before making decisions. Ensure that performance, time, cost, risk and safety factors are taken into consideration when making technical decisions. Discuss and agree system design solutions with Suppliers and ensure that the inherent technical risks associated with them are understood and managed. Ensure the solution integrates into defence and manage the system boundaries and interfaces by identifying, engaging and managing specialists as required. Follow all applicable engineering standards, legisaltion, policy and guidance, ensuring that where there is deviation, the impact understood, planned and managed. Specify the technical and integration aspects in contracts Specify the technical and integration aspects in the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP) ensuring that all Defence Lines of Development (DLoDs) are addressed. Work with the Project Manager and other engineers to identify the technical stakeholders and ensure that they are identified, engaged and managed throughout the engineering activities. The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, refugee protection, counter-terrorism, policing, fire services, and crime and drugs policy. Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) enables the Home Office to keep the UK safe and secure. We design and build the services that help people apply for visas or passports; support policing and counter-terrorism operations; and protect the UK’s borders. This is an exciting time to be at the Home Office. You’ll have a chance to shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional public services that work for everyone. Job description A Senior Infrastructure Engineer builds, administers, transitions, supports and maintains infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle, according to the departmental policy and Home Office strategy. You will work in a team of Infrastructure Engineers ensuring services are integrated, delivered, and operated as required. You will work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services and with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations. You will provide input into overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks. We are recruiting 1 role into our key End User Computing Department. The team scope has been widened to traverse a full array of modern devices, allowing the freedom to express expertise in the following device types: • Supported Windows versions. • Smartphones (iOS and Android). • Mac's. • iOT, linux, thin clients. • Kiosk type devices. • Any other end user device which can be managed centrally. Together, these make up over 70,000 devices deployed across the Home Office. Responsibilities As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you main day to day responsibilities will be; • designing, implementing, administering and supporting infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions • reviewing the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology • defining the integration build and co-ordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities • initiating and monitoring actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, including consulting specialists where required. You will determine the appropriate remedy and assist with implementation of fixes as well as preventative measures • identifying the correct procedures and appropriate channels for resolution and monitor resolution activities and progress updates to users • coaching and mentoring more junior infrastructure engineers, participating in their appraisal and related performance management processes • Establishing yourself as an SME for one or more sections of the team You will also be expected to carry out the following day to day activities: • maintain and update technical documentation • input into helping shape engineering best practices and standards • investigate faults in systems, processes and services, and advise on the implementation of appropriate solutions and preventative measures • after a solution has been integrated, you will evaluate the success of the project, identifying best practices and lessons learned. You will provide feedback to teams and incorporate this information into future plans • manage the response to incident reports, ensuring relevant prioritisation and detail to allow for effective investigation Essential Criteria: You will have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in: • providing direction and coaching to other team members • managing and delivering complex technologies within time, cost and quality targets • agile Development and continuous integration principles • maintaining focus on the whole life cycle of service delivery; from design, development, and delivery through to operation • dissecting a problem into its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes, allowing problem resolution • the technical concepts required in your role and an ability to build solutions • must have or be willing to work towards NPPV3 Clearance Relevant skills required for your role: Strategy and Architecture • Business Strategy and Planning - IT Management?(ITMG) – Level 5 Development and Implementation • Systems Development - Systems Design (DESN) - Level 4 • Installation and Integration - Systems Installation/Decommissioning (HSIN) - Level 2 Delivery and Operation • Service Operation - IT Infrastructure (ITOP) - Level 2 - Problem Management (PBMG) - Level 3 - Incident Management (USUP) - Level 2 Desirable Skills • presenting verbal and written information clearly and accurately in language which meets the needs of the user and can adapt to stakeholders' reactions with flexibility It would also be beneficial if you have a good understanding and proven experience in developing and supporting several of the following technologies • Win10/11 OS image creation and management (Inc. Autopilot) • iOS, MacOS and Android configuration • MECM (SCCM) , Workspace One, MEM (Intune) device management • AD users & computers, sites & services, Group policy • VPN technologies • Peer to peer technologies • Office Apps development or support • Application packaging, integration and deployment • Endpoint Security and Client Threat Vulnerabilities
Mar 02, 2022
Contractor
The Project Engineer provides support or leadership in the development of the technical solution to meet the customer capability needs. They ensure that the solution is successfully integrated into the current enterprise whilst managing and minimising negative impacts. They seek to apply engineering best practice and ensure that all stakeholders are effectively managed throughout the engineering activities. They involve specialists as required and actively consider performance, safety and quality implications before making decisions. Ensure that performance, time, cost, risk and safety factors are taken into consideration when making technical decisions. Discuss and agree system design solutions with Suppliers and ensure that the inherent technical risks associated with them are understood and managed. Ensure the solution integrates into defence and manage the system boundaries and interfaces by identifying, engaging and managing specialists as required. Follow all applicable engineering standards, legisaltion, policy and guidance, ensuring that where there is deviation, the impact understood, planned and managed. Specify the technical and integration aspects in contracts Specify the technical and integration aspects in the Through Life Management Plan (TLMP) ensuring that all Defence Lines of Development (DLoDs) are addressed. Work with the Project Manager and other engineers to identify the technical stakeholders and ensure that they are identified, engaged and managed throughout the engineering activities. The Home Office leads on immigration and passports, refugee protection, counter-terrorism, policing, fire services, and crime and drugs policy. Digital Data and Technology (DDaT) enables the Home Office to keep the UK safe and secure. We design and build the services that help people apply for visas or passports; support policing and counter-terrorism operations; and protect the UK’s borders. This is an exciting time to be at the Home Office. You’ll have a chance to shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional public services that work for everyone. Job description A Senior Infrastructure Engineer builds, administers, transitions, supports and maintains infrastructure services throughout the service lifecycle, according to the departmental policy and Home Office strategy. You will work in a team of Infrastructure Engineers ensuring services are integrated, delivered, and operated as required. You will work with and support third parties in providing infrastructure services and with technical architects to translate architectural designs into operations. You will provide input into overall management activities such as workforce planning, budgeting, technology roadmaps, projects and tasks. We are recruiting 1 role into our key End User Computing Department. The team scope has been widened to traverse a full array of modern devices, allowing the freedom to express expertise in the following device types: • Supported Windows versions. • Smartphones (iOS and Android). • Mac's. • iOT, linux, thin clients. • Kiosk type devices. • Any other end user device which can be managed centrally. Together, these make up over 70,000 devices deployed across the Home Office. Responsibilities As a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you main day to day responsibilities will be; • designing, implementing, administering and supporting infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, cloud, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions • reviewing the systems designs of others to ensure selection of appropriate technology, efficient use of resources and integration of multiple systems and technology • defining the integration build and co-ordinate build activities across systems and understand how to undertake and support integration testing activities • initiating and monitoring actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, including consulting specialists where required. You will determine the appropriate remedy and assist with implementation of fixes as well as preventative measures • identifying the correct procedures and appropriate channels for resolution and monitor resolution activities and progress updates to users • coaching and mentoring more junior infrastructure engineers, participating in their appraisal and related performance management processes • Establishing yourself as an SME for one or more sections of the team You will also be expected to carry out the following day to day activities: • maintain and update technical documentation • input into helping shape engineering best practices and standards • investigate faults in systems, processes and services, and advise on the implementation of appropriate solutions and preventative measures • after a solution has been integrated, you will evaluate the success of the project, identifying best practices and lessons learned. You will provide feedback to teams and incorporate this information into future plans • manage the response to incident reports, ensuring relevant prioritisation and detail to allow for effective investigation Essential Criteria: You will have a demonstrable passion for Infrastructure Engineering, with the following skills or strong experience in: • providing direction and coaching to other team members • managing and delivering complex technologies within time, cost and quality targets • agile Development and continuous integration principles • maintaining focus on the whole life cycle of service delivery; from design, development, and delivery through to operation • dissecting a problem into its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes, allowing problem resolution • the technical concepts required in your role and an ability to build solutions • must have or be willing to work towards NPPV3 Clearance Relevant skills required for your role: Strategy and Architecture • Business Strategy and Planning - IT Management?(ITMG) – Level 5 Development and Implementation • Systems Development - Systems Design (DESN) - Level 4 • Installation and Integration - Systems Installation/Decommissioning (HSIN) - Level 2 Delivery and Operation • Service Operation - IT Infrastructure (ITOP) - Level 2 - Problem Management (PBMG) - Level 3 - Incident Management (USUP) - Level 2 Desirable Skills • presenting verbal and written information clearly and accurately in language which meets the needs of the user and can adapt to stakeholders' reactions with flexibility It would also be beneficial if you have a good understanding and proven experience in developing and supporting several of the following technologies • Win10/11 OS image creation and management (Inc. Autopilot) • iOS, MacOS and Android configuration • MECM (SCCM) , Workspace One, MEM (Intune) device management • AD users & computers, sites & services, Group policy • VPN technologies • Peer to peer technologies • Office Apps development or support • Application packaging, integration and deployment • Endpoint Security and Client Threat Vulnerabilities
Company Info
Our clients are a provider of market leading technology solutions to the recruitment industry. Its primary product is a custom solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 which is aimed primarily at recruitment agencies and businesses within professional staffing sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client, in return for the right candidate they offer a competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity for further development and career growth.
Job Purpose
You will be part of a small agile development team and will be contributing towards the development and maintenance of our client’s xRM Product suite whilst practicing and encouraging quality through good standards and practices during code reviews. You will also be contributing towards the design, architecture and development discussions within the backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions.
You have a responsibility to manage the expectations of the following stakeholders:
Development Team Lead
Development Manager
Product Owners
Development Teams
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role, standard hours are 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Remotely based in Coleshill
Position summary
Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:
Full stack software development, iteratively enhancing and improving all areas of our clients xRM product suite.
Work collaboratively with Developers, QA Analysts and Product Owners as part of an Agile development team to deliver quality software increments.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and standards are adhered too.
Build a great working knowledge of our client’s entire xRM product suite.
Develop, maintain and evolve good client, supplier and staff relationships.
The role may require additional duties to be performed outside of the day-to-day role to ensure the efficient running of the department or business area.
Candidate Requirements:
The Microsoft Dynamics Developer will already have some and aspire to all the following attributes:
Experience developing solutions using .Net C#, JavaScript and JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular and JQuery
Experience creating and enhancing SOAP and RESTful webservices
Familiar with Unit Testing with MSTest or NUnit
Knowledge of Source Control systems and branching strategies with TFVC and/or GIT
Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies in Microsoft Azure
Experience working within an Agile SCRUM Team, actively taking part in all SCRUM events to refine, plan and review
Experience developing software solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform
Strong proven analytical skills
Able to translate use cases, user stories and specifications into functional applications
Appreciation for good UX
Exposure to working with Azure DevOps
Team player who can mentor and assist junior colleagues through their own professional development
Great attention to detail and an emphasis for quality/standards
Ability to cope with peaks in workload
Ability to deliver quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment
Feb 16, 2022
Full time
Company Info
Our clients are a provider of market leading technology solutions to the recruitment industry. Its primary product is a custom solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 which is aimed primarily at recruitment agencies and businesses within professional staffing sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client, in return for the right candidate they offer a competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity for further development and career growth.
Job Purpose
You will be part of a small agile development team and will be contributing towards the development and maintenance of our client’s xRM Product suite whilst practicing and encouraging quality through good standards and practices during code reviews. You will also be contributing towards the design, architecture and development discussions within the backlog refinement and sprint planning sessions.
You have a responsibility to manage the expectations of the following stakeholders:
Development Team Lead
Development Manager
Product Owners
Development Teams
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role, standard hours are 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Remotely based in Coleshill
Position summary
Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:
Full stack software development, iteratively enhancing and improving all areas of our clients xRM product suite.
Work collaboratively with Developers, QA Analysts and Product Owners as part of an Agile development team to deliver quality software increments.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and standards are adhered too.
Build a great working knowledge of our client’s entire xRM product suite.
Develop, maintain and evolve good client, supplier and staff relationships.
The role may require additional duties to be performed outside of the day-to-day role to ensure the efficient running of the department or business area.
Candidate Requirements:
The Microsoft Dynamics Developer will already have some and aspire to all the following attributes:
Experience developing solutions using .Net C#, JavaScript and JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular and JQuery
Experience creating and enhancing SOAP and RESTful webservices
Familiar with Unit Testing with MSTest or NUnit
Knowledge of Source Control systems and branching strategies with TFVC and/or GIT
Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies in Microsoft Azure
Experience working within an Agile SCRUM Team, actively taking part in all SCRUM events to refine, plan and review
Experience developing software solutions with Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform
Strong proven analytical skills
Able to translate use cases, user stories and specifications into functional applications
Appreciation for good UX
Exposure to working with Azure DevOps
Team player who can mentor and assist junior colleagues through their own professional development
Great attention to detail and an emphasis for quality/standards
Ability to cope with peaks in workload
Ability to deliver quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment
Company Info
Our clients are one of the UK’s top 25 property consultancies, working with clients locally, regionally and nationally, adding value at every stage of the property life cycle.
With a focus on client’s trust, they developed a way of working that includes high-level partner involvement, multi-disciplinary team approach. Their proactive collaboration, diverse networks and relationships along with their discipline, sector and geographical expertise attracts client’s right across the spectrum. From institutional investors and government agencies through to planning authorities and developers. Businesses large and small depend on their broad range of property and planning expertise to inform their property decisions.
Their team of experienced professionals, network of offices and strategic alliances ensure in-depth market knowledge and a truly national perspective that their customers rely upon. They provide strategic insights and add real value into new planning, development and investment opportunities, to manage nationwide portfolios and to advise start-up businesses taking their very first commercial space.
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role
Normal working hours will be from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch each day normally 1 pm – 2 pm.
There is the opportunity to vary start and finish times by half an hour at the beginning and end of the day, the full details of which will be provided on the commencement of employment
Position summary
Are you an experienced Head of IT? Then we have just the opportunity for you at our clients award winning company in Bristol. In this new position, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of a stable and secure platform, the operational management of the network and service infrastructure, the security of IT systems and electronic data, development and implementation of customised systems and overseeing all IT related activities together with responsibility for the direct line management of an existing IT team. Working closely with the Partnership, you will identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology solutions whilst also defining and implementing IT policies, procedures, and best practice across the business.
Our client offers competitive salaries, bonus scheme, company pension plan plus usual benefits and excellent working conditions.
Feb 16, 2022
Full time
Company Info
Our clients are one of the UK’s top 25 property consultancies, working with clients locally, regionally and nationally, adding value at every stage of the property life cycle.
With a focus on client’s trust, they developed a way of working that includes high-level partner involvement, multi-disciplinary team approach. Their proactive collaboration, diverse networks and relationships along with their discipline, sector and geographical expertise attracts client’s right across the spectrum. From institutional investors and government agencies through to planning authorities and developers. Businesses large and small depend on their broad range of property and planning expertise to inform their property decisions.
Their team of experienced professionals, network of offices and strategic alliances ensure in-depth market knowledge and a truly national perspective that their customers rely upon. They provide strategic insights and add real value into new planning, development and investment opportunities, to manage nationwide portfolios and to advise start-up businesses taking their very first commercial space.
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role
Normal working hours will be from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch each day normally 1 pm – 2 pm.
There is the opportunity to vary start and finish times by half an hour at the beginning and end of the day, the full details of which will be provided on the commencement of employment
Position summary
Are you an experienced Head of IT? Then we have just the opportunity for you at our clients award winning company in Bristol. In this new position, you will be responsible for the design and delivery of a stable and secure platform, the operational management of the network and service infrastructure, the security of IT systems and electronic data, development and implementation of customised systems and overseeing all IT related activities together with responsibility for the direct line management of an existing IT team. Working closely with the Partnership, you will identify, recommend, develop, implement and support cost-effective technology solutions whilst also defining and implementing IT policies, procedures, and best practice across the business.
Our client offers competitive salaries, bonus scheme, company pension plan plus usual benefits and excellent working conditions.
Company Info
Our clients are a provider of market leading technology solutions to the recruitment industry. Its primary product is a custom solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 which is aimed primarily at recruitment agencies and businesses within professional staffing sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client, in return for the right candidate they offer a competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity for further development and career growth.
Job Purpose
You will become a part of a well-established development department working alongside highly capable software development professionals with the primary goal of enhancing, maintaining, and building on our cleints xRM web portal offerings and their supporting Web APIs. A number of the portals are brand new products and so there will be the opportunity to work on several green field projects.
You will work within newly forming dedicated SCRUM team and demonstrate your technical capability, creativity and ability to deliver robust solutions alongside the opportunity to learn and apply new skills in line with your on-going career development. As part of a SCRUM team you will be involved in Refinement and Planning sessions providing the opportunity to input into the direction of the product both functionally and technically.
You have a responsibility to manage the expectations of the following stakeholders:
Development Team Lead
Development Manager
Product Owners
Development Teams
Technical Architect
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role, standard hours are 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Remotely based in Coleshill
Position summary
Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:
Full stack software development, iteratively enhancing and improving our clients xRM web portal and API offerings.
Work collaboratively with Developers, QA Analysts and Product Owners as part of an Agile development team to deliver quality software increments.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and standards are adhered too.
Build a great working knowledge of our clients entire xRM product suite.
The role may require additional duties to be performed outside of the day-to-day role to ensure the efficient running of the department or business area.
Candidate Requirements:
The Web Developer will already have some and aspire to all the following attributes…
Essential :
Previous Team Lead experience (minimum 1 year) or in a Senior Developer role
Experience developing user focussed, responsive web solutions using .Net C# and JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, AngularJS and JQuery
Experience creating and enhancing robust, scalable ASP.Net Web APIs (Framework and Core) conforming with REST
HTML5, CSS3, SASS and Typescript
Familiar and bought into Unit Testing with MSTest or NUnit
Knowledge of Source Control systems and branching strategies with TFVC and/or GIT
Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies in Microsoft Azure
Experience working within a collaborative Agile SCRUM Team, actively taking part in all SCRUM events to refine, plan and review
Strong proven analytical skills
Able to translate use cases, user stories and specifications into functional applications
Appreciation for good UX
Exposure to working within Azure DevOps (or JIRA)
Great attention to detail and an emphasis for quality/standards
Ability to deliver quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment
Desirable :
Understanding of software design patterns and SOLID Principles
Exposure to working within an environment supported with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines
Exposure to working with web apps secured with OAUTH 2
Exposure to working with Dataverse as a data source
Knowledge or experience with microservices and queuing
Feb 16, 2022
Full time
Company Info
Our clients are a provider of market leading technology solutions to the recruitment industry. Its primary product is a custom solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 which is aimed primarily at recruitment agencies and businesses within professional staffing sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client, in return for the right candidate they offer a competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity for further development and career growth.
Job Purpose
You will become a part of a well-established development department working alongside highly capable software development professionals with the primary goal of enhancing, maintaining, and building on our cleints xRM web portal offerings and their supporting Web APIs. A number of the portals are brand new products and so there will be the opportunity to work on several green field projects.
You will work within newly forming dedicated SCRUM team and demonstrate your technical capability, creativity and ability to deliver robust solutions alongside the opportunity to learn and apply new skills in line with your on-going career development. As part of a SCRUM team you will be involved in Refinement and Planning sessions providing the opportunity to input into the direction of the product both functionally and technically.
You have a responsibility to manage the expectations of the following stakeholders:
Development Team Lead
Development Manager
Product Owners
Development Teams
Technical Architect
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role, standard hours are 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Remotely based in Coleshill
Position summary
Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:
Full stack software development, iteratively enhancing and improving our clients xRM web portal and API offerings.
Work collaboratively with Developers, QA Analysts and Product Owners as part of an Agile development team to deliver quality software increments.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and standards are adhered too.
Build a great working knowledge of our clients entire xRM product suite.
The role may require additional duties to be performed outside of the day-to-day role to ensure the efficient running of the department or business area.
Candidate Requirements:
The Web Developer will already have some and aspire to all the following attributes…
Essential :
Previous Team Lead experience (minimum 1 year) or in a Senior Developer role
Experience developing user focussed, responsive web solutions using .Net C# and JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, AngularJS and JQuery
Experience creating and enhancing robust, scalable ASP.Net Web APIs (Framework and Core) conforming with REST
HTML5, CSS3, SASS and Typescript
Familiar and bought into Unit Testing with MSTest or NUnit
Knowledge of Source Control systems and branching strategies with TFVC and/or GIT
Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies in Microsoft Azure
Experience working within a collaborative Agile SCRUM Team, actively taking part in all SCRUM events to refine, plan and review
Strong proven analytical skills
Able to translate use cases, user stories and specifications into functional applications
Appreciation for good UX
Exposure to working within Azure DevOps (or JIRA)
Great attention to detail and an emphasis for quality/standards
Ability to deliver quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment
Desirable :
Understanding of software design patterns and SOLID Principles
Exposure to working within an environment supported with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines
Exposure to working with web apps secured with OAUTH 2
Exposure to working with Dataverse as a data source
Knowledge or experience with microservices and queuing
Company Info
Our clients are a provider of market leading technology solutions to the recruitment industry. Its primary product is a custom solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 which is aimed primarily at recruitment agencies and businesses within professional staffing sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client, in return for the right candidate they offer a competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity for further development and career growth.
Job Purpose
You will become a part of a well-established development department working alongside highly capable software development professionals with the primary goal of enhancing, maintaining, and building on our cleints xRM web portal offerings and their supporting Web APIs. A number of the portals are brand new products and so there will be the opportunity to work on several green field projects.
You will work within newly forming dedicated SCRUM team and demonstrate your technical capability, creativity and ability to deliver robust solutions alongside the opportunity to learn and apply new skills in line with your on-going career development. As part of a SCRUM team you will be involved in Refinement and Planning sessions providing the opportunity to input into the direction of the product both functionally and technically.
You have a responsibility to manage the expectations of the following stakeholders:
Development Team Lead
Development Manager
Product Owners
Development Teams
Technical Architect
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role, standard hours are 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Remotely based in Coleshill
Position summary
Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:
Full stack software development, iteratively enhancing and improving our clients xRM web portal and API offerings.
Work collaboratively with Developers, QA Analysts and Product Owners as part of an Agile development team to deliver quality software increments.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and standards are adhered too.
Build a great working knowledge of our clients entire xRM product suite.
The role may require additional duties to be performed outside of the day-to-day role to ensure the efficient running of the department or business area.
Candidate Requirements:
The Web Developer will already have some and aspire to all the following attributes…
Essential :
Experience developing user focussed, responsive web solutions using .Net C# and JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, AngularJS and JQuery
Experience creating and enhancing robust, scalable ASP.Net Web APIs (Framework and Core) conforming with REST
HTML5, CSS3, SASS and Typescript
Familiar and bought into Unit Testing with MSTest or NUnit
Knowledge of Source Control systems and branching strategies with TFVC and/or GIT
Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies in Microsoft Azure
Experience working within a collaborative Agile SCRUM Team, actively taking part in all SCRUM events to refine, plan and review
Strong proven analytical skills
Able to translate use cases, user stories and specifications into functional applications
Appreciation for good UX
Exposure to working within Azure DevOps (or JIRA)
Great attention to detail and an emphasis for quality/standards
Ability to deliver quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment
Desirable :
Understanding of software design patterns and SOLID Principles
Exposure to working within an environment supported with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines
Exposure to working with web apps secured with OAUTH 2
Exposure to working with Dataverse as a data source
Knowledge or experience with microservices and queuing
Feb 16, 2022
Full time
Company Info
Our clients are a provider of market leading technology solutions to the recruitment industry. Its primary product is a custom solution for Microsoft Dynamics 365 which is aimed primarily at recruitment agencies and businesses within professional staffing sectors.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our client, in return for the right candidate they offer a competitive salary dependent on experience, with opportunity for further development and career growth.
Job Purpose
You will become a part of a well-established development department working alongside highly capable software development professionals with the primary goal of enhancing, maintaining, and building on our cleints xRM web portal offerings and their supporting Web APIs. A number of the portals are brand new products and so there will be the opportunity to work on several green field projects.
You will work within newly forming dedicated SCRUM team and demonstrate your technical capability, creativity and ability to deliver robust solutions alongside the opportunity to learn and apply new skills in line with your on-going career development. As part of a SCRUM team you will be involved in Refinement and Planning sessions providing the opportunity to input into the direction of the product both functionally and technically.
You have a responsibility to manage the expectations of the following stakeholders:
Development Team Lead
Development Manager
Product Owners
Development Teams
Technical Architect
Employment Details
Full time, permanent role, standard hours are 8am-4pm or 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri.
Remotely based in Coleshill
Position summary
Key responsibilities for this role include but not are not limited to:
Full stack software development, iteratively enhancing and improving our clients xRM web portal and API offerings.
Work collaboratively with Developers, QA Analysts and Product Owners as part of an Agile development team to deliver quality software increments.
Conduct code reviews to ensure code quality and standards are adhered too.
Build a great working knowledge of our clients entire xRM product suite.
The role may require additional duties to be performed outside of the day-to-day role to ensure the efficient running of the department or business area.
Candidate Requirements:
The Web Developer will already have some and aspire to all the following attributes…
Essential :
Experience developing user focussed, responsive web solutions using .Net C# and JavaScript Frameworks such as Angular, AngularJS and JQuery
Experience creating and enhancing robust, scalable ASP.Net Web APIs (Framework and Core) conforming with REST
HTML5, CSS3, SASS and Typescript
Familiar and bought into Unit Testing with MSTest or NUnit
Knowledge of Source Control systems and branching strategies with TFVC and/or GIT
Working knowledge of Cloud Technologies in Microsoft Azure
Experience working within a collaborative Agile SCRUM Team, actively taking part in all SCRUM events to refine, plan and review
Strong proven analytical skills
Able to translate use cases, user stories and specifications into functional applications
Appreciation for good UX
Exposure to working within Azure DevOps (or JIRA)
Great attention to detail and an emphasis for quality/standards
Ability to deliver quality work in a demanding and fast paced environment
Desirable :
Understanding of software design patterns and SOLID Principles
Exposure to working within an environment supported with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment pipelines
Exposure to working with web apps secured with OAUTH 2
Exposure to working with Dataverse as a data source
Knowledge or experience with microservices and queuing
Microsoft Azure (Developer) Trainer
Location London + Remote working
Are you an Azure Developer looking for something new? Have you thought about using your skills differently by teaching your skills to others?
Azure Developer skills are increasingly in demand and QA is on a mission to tackle the global digital skills crisis.
You will be Designing, developing and delivering inspiring programmes of learning on key Microsoft Azure topic areas.
Skills and Requirements:
Subject matter expertise in designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure. (Essential)
Highly desirable skills include the ability to program in a language supported by Azure.
Proficiency in Azure SDKs, Azure PowerShell,
Azure CLI, data storage options, data connections, and APIs is also important, along with experience in app authentication and authorization, compute and container deployment, debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (Desirable)Secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit learners’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these (Desirable)
The ability to distil complex information into easy-to-digest anecdotes stories or lessons
Strong people skills – confidence in speaking and delivering training in front of a classroom
What QA can offer you:
A fulfilling career which will harness your previous career experiences
The opportunity to continue your own skills journey with access to free QA training courses every year
The opportunity to manage your career progression through our Career Framework
Specialist coaching and support from our education leaders
A little more about QA:
More than 293,000 people learnt with QA last year. We deliver training to over 5,000 corporate clients, representing a significant portion of the FTSE 250. We have leading practices in Agile, Cyber Security, Cloud and DevOps- as well as many other technology specialisms. In addition, our deep-rooted vendor partnerships mean that we deliver 70% of the UK’s cloud training and are a Microsoft Gold delivery partner.
We’re an equal opportunity employer , which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our objective is to have a meaningful, tangible impact on improving how staff engage within our workplace as well as how people experience QA’s products and services.
Apply now - Simply hit the apply button. But if you want to know more or have any questions please email veronika.pickford@qa.com
Feb 02, 2022
Full time
Microsoft Azure (Developer) Trainer
Location London + Remote working
Are you an Azure Developer looking for something new? Have you thought about using your skills differently by teaching your skills to others?
Azure Developer skills are increasingly in demand and QA is on a mission to tackle the global digital skills crisis.
You will be Designing, developing and delivering inspiring programmes of learning on key Microsoft Azure topic areas.
Skills and Requirements:
Subject matter expertise in designing, building, testing, and maintaining cloud applications and services on Microsoft Azure. (Essential)
Highly desirable skills include the ability to program in a language supported by Azure.
Proficiency in Azure SDKs, Azure PowerShell,
Azure CLI, data storage options, data connections, and APIs is also important, along with experience in app authentication and authorization, compute and container deployment, debugging, performance tuning, and monitoring.
Developing Solutions for Microsoft Azure (Desirable)Secure understanding of how a range of factors can inhibit learners’ ability to learn, and how best to overcome these (Desirable)
The ability to distil complex information into easy-to-digest anecdotes stories or lessons
Strong people skills – confidence in speaking and delivering training in front of a classroom
What QA can offer you:
A fulfilling career which will harness your previous career experiences
The opportunity to continue your own skills journey with access to free QA training courses every year
The opportunity to manage your career progression through our Career Framework
Specialist coaching and support from our education leaders
A little more about QA:
More than 293,000 people learnt with QA last year. We deliver training to over 5,000 corporate clients, representing a significant portion of the FTSE 250. We have leading practices in Agile, Cyber Security, Cloud and DevOps- as well as many other technology specialisms. In addition, our deep-rooted vendor partnerships mean that we deliver 70% of the UK’s cloud training and are a Microsoft Gold delivery partner.
We’re an equal opportunity employer , which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status, neurodiversity status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Our objective is to have a meaningful, tangible impact on improving how staff engage within our workplace as well as how people experience QA’s products and services.
Apply now - Simply hit the apply button. But if you want to know more or have any questions please email veronika.pickford@qa.com
Service Management Senior Learning Specialist (ITIL Trainer)
Key objective of the role, is to deliver, design, develop, or customise professional learning courses (or portfolio topics) while building positive relationships and sharing expertise internally and externally.
Responsibilities:
Extensive knowledge of best practice, service management frameworks and standards (Inc. ITIL, SDI, SIAM etc...)
ITIL 4 Managing Professional
ITIL v3 Expert
Ability to plan activities/sessions that stretch and challenge learners of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions,
Excellent presentation, facilitation and coaching skills,
Ability to apply theoretical understanding of effective practice in teaching, learning and assessment, enabling learners to share responsibility for their own learning and assessment and encourages learners to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study,
Know and understand how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas using different methods and able to link theoretical specialism knowledge to work experiences to support assessment of learning,
Ability to manage and influence group dynamics in the learning environment by giving learners regular feedback and encouragement.
What we can give you:
Access to free QA training courses to continue your personal development
Time off to support the charities you love
Access to innovative delivery methods, and exciting course material
Chance to work with like-minded educational enthusiasts; able to share and learn delivery best practice and industry leading knowledge
Receive specialist coaching and support from your education leaders
A little more about QA: QA is one of the largest learning services organisations in the UK, developing skills and capabilities for everyone from apprentices to business leaders. Headquartered in London, but with a nationwide network of state-of-the-art training centres, QA Group is comprised of four fast-growing divisions- Learning, Apprenticeships, Consulting and Higher Education- all of which deliver innovative and cutting edge skills solutions to UK organisations.
Apply now – here’s how! Simply hit the apply button. But if you want to know more or have any questions please email veronika.pickford@qa.com
At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place.
Feb 02, 2022
Full time
Service Management Senior Learning Specialist (ITIL Trainer)
Key objective of the role, is to deliver, design, develop, or customise professional learning courses (or portfolio topics) while building positive relationships and sharing expertise internally and externally.
Responsibilities:
Extensive knowledge of best practice, service management frameworks and standards (Inc. ITIL, SDI, SIAM etc...)
ITIL 4 Managing Professional
ITIL v3 Expert
Ability to plan activities/sessions that stretch and challenge learners of all backgrounds, abilities and dispositions,
Excellent presentation, facilitation and coaching skills,
Ability to apply theoretical understanding of effective practice in teaching, learning and assessment, enabling learners to share responsibility for their own learning and assessment and encourages learners to take a responsible and conscientious attitude to their own work and study,
Know and understand how to assess the relevant subject and curriculum areas using different methods and able to link theoretical specialism knowledge to work experiences to support assessment of learning,
Ability to manage and influence group dynamics in the learning environment by giving learners regular feedback and encouragement.
What we can give you:
Access to free QA training courses to continue your personal development
Time off to support the charities you love
Access to innovative delivery methods, and exciting course material
Chance to work with like-minded educational enthusiasts; able to share and learn delivery best practice and industry leading knowledge
Receive specialist coaching and support from your education leaders
A little more about QA: QA is one of the largest learning services organisations in the UK, developing skills and capabilities for everyone from apprentices to business leaders. Headquartered in London, but with a nationwide network of state-of-the-art training centres, QA Group is comprised of four fast-growing divisions- Learning, Apprenticeships, Consulting and Higher Education- all of which deliver innovative and cutting edge skills solutions to UK organisations.
Apply now – here’s how! Simply hit the apply button. But if you want to know more or have any questions please email veronika.pickford@qa.com
At QA, our mission is to help everyone find their place in the world. This means we continually celebrate the diverse community different individuals cultivate. As an equal opportunity employer, we stay true to our mission by ensuring that our place can be anyone’s place.
Permanent | Full-time | All-year Round (52 weeks per year) Starting Salary c.£30,000 per annum depending on skills, knowledge and experience
The Felsted IT Services team is a critical and integral part of the Felsted community and the role of the IT Engineer is to manage the complex challenges of scale that are unique to Felsted’s technically intricate ecosystem. With the recent appointment of a Director of Digital Strategy, it is an exciting time to be joining Felsted and the ICT department.
The main duties of the role are to design, install and test hardware, software and networks and maintain the IT asset tracker plus partner with the leadership team on system forecasts and critical issues affecting the IT systems.
A degree in a Computer Science related area of study would be desirable, or equivalent practical experience, together with extensive knowledge and experience with OS administration, hardware systems, OS internals on Windows and *nix systems, as is knowledge of networks, networking security systems and infrastructure. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate problem-solving, collaborative and communications skills together with the ability to interpret and analyse information to create meaningful reports.
This role is a permanent position working Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, all-year round. The post holder is required to work one Saturday per month during term-time and be on-call as per the department’s rota. The starting salary for this role is c.£30,000 per annum (depending on skills, knowledge and experience) plus there is a call-out allowance of £133.19 per month (£1,598.28 per annum). Further information and a full job description can be found within the ‘Role Information Pack’.
Benefits include free life assurance, uniform and parking; contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free hot drinks supplied and lunch/dinner provided; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.
Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.
We are rated ‘Excellent in every aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 24 January 2022 at 9:00am.
If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org/employment-opps to complete our online application process.
Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Jan 04, 2022
Full time
Permanent | Full-time | All-year Round (52 weeks per year) Starting Salary c.£30,000 per annum depending on skills, knowledge and experience
The Felsted IT Services team is a critical and integral part of the Felsted community and the role of the IT Engineer is to manage the complex challenges of scale that are unique to Felsted’s technically intricate ecosystem. With the recent appointment of a Director of Digital Strategy, it is an exciting time to be joining Felsted and the ICT department.
The main duties of the role are to design, install and test hardware, software and networks and maintain the IT asset tracker plus partner with the leadership team on system forecasts and critical issues affecting the IT systems.
A degree in a Computer Science related area of study would be desirable, or equivalent practical experience, together with extensive knowledge and experience with OS administration, hardware systems, OS internals on Windows and *nix systems, as is knowledge of networks, networking security systems and infrastructure. The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate problem-solving, collaborative and communications skills together with the ability to interpret and analyse information to create meaningful reports.
This role is a permanent position working Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, all-year round. The post holder is required to work one Saturday per month during term-time and be on-call as per the department’s rota. The starting salary for this role is c.£30,000 per annum (depending on skills, knowledge and experience) plus there is a call-out allowance of £133.19 per month (£1,598.28 per annum). Further information and a full job description can be found within the ‘Role Information Pack’.
Benefits include free life assurance, uniform and parking; contributory pension scheme (matched at 4%); membership availability to the School’s healthcare scheme (via BUPA); free lunch on full days worked; free hot drinks supplied and lunch/dinner provided; annual salary reviews; free use of the Felsted Gym and pool facilities; subsidised on-site Coffee Shop; and membership to Felsted Connect; an online multi-platform engagement tool where employees have access to hundreds of exclusive discounts and offers from online and high-street retailers. More information on our rewards package can be found on our website felsted.org/employment-opps/rewards.
Felsted is a leading day and boarding independent school based in a stunning village campus in North Essex. Founded in 1564 by Richard Lord Riche, who had been a Lord Chancellor under King Edward VI, Felsted today provides an exceptional holistic education to approximately 1100 boys and girls aged four to eighteen. We celebrated our 450th anniversary in 2014, one of only a handful of schools in the country that have claimed this historic milestone. We employ more than 160 teachers and 440 operational staff in a community orientated environment, ensuring our pupils receive the very best in learning and co-curricular activities.
We are rated ‘Excellent in every aspect' by the Independent Schools Inspectorate.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 24 January 2022 at 9:00am.
If you would like to apply for this position, please visit our website www.felsted.org/employment-opps to complete our online application process.
Felsted is committed to equal opportunities and maintaining a safe and secure environment for all pupils and a ‘culture of vigilance’ to safeguard and protect all in its care, and to all aspects of its ‘Safeguarding (Child Protection and Staff Behaviour) Policy’. All employees are subject to pre-employment checks including a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Description
We are looking for a Data Engineer to help us build and maintain scalable and resilient pipelines that will ingest, process, and deliver the data needed for predictive and descriptive analytics. These data pipelines will further connect to machine learning pipelines to facilitate automatic retraining of our models.
We are a diverse group of data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, machine learning engineers from over 30 different countries. We are smart and fast moving, operating in small teams, with freedom for independent work and fast decision making.
To empower scientists and radically improve how science is published, evaluated and disseminated to researchers, innovators and the public, we have built our own state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA), backed by cutting-edge machine learning algorithms.
Key Responsibilities
Work in a team of machine learning engineers responsible for the productization of prototypes developed by data scientists.
Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and other data engineers to design scalable, reliable, and maintainable ETL processes that ensure data scientists and automated ML processes have the necessary data available
Research and adopt the best DataOps & MLOps standards to design and develop scalable end-to-end data pipelines.
Identify opportunities for data process automation.
Establish and enforce best practices (e.g. in development, quality assurance, optimization, release, and monitoring).
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science or similar
Proven experience as a Data Engineer
Proficiency in Python
Experience with a Cloud Platform (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP)
Experience with a workflow engine (e.g. Data Factory, Airflow)
Experience with SQL and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB) databases
Experience with Hadoop & Spark
Great communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Nice To Have
Understanding of supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms
Stream-processing frameworks (e.g. Kafka)
Benefits
Competitive salary.
Participation in Frontiers annual bonus scheme
25 leave days + 4 well-being days (pro rata and expiring each year on 31st of December)
Great work-life balance.
Opportunity to work remotely
Fresh fruit, snacks and coffee.
English classes.
Team building/sport activities and monthly social events.
Lots of opportunities to work with exciting technologies and solve challenging problems
Who we are
Frontiers is an award-winning open science platform and leading open access scholarly publisher. We are one of the largest and most cited publishers globally. Our journals span science, health, humanities and social sciences, engineering, and sustainability and we continue to expand into new academic disciplines so more researchers can publish open access.
Dec 23, 2021
Full time
Description
We are looking for a Data Engineer to help us build and maintain scalable and resilient pipelines that will ingest, process, and deliver the data needed for predictive and descriptive analytics. These data pipelines will further connect to machine learning pipelines to facilitate automatic retraining of our models.
We are a diverse group of data scientists, data engineers, software engineers, machine learning engineers from over 30 different countries. We are smart and fast moving, operating in small teams, with freedom for independent work and fast decision making.
To empower scientists and radically improve how science is published, evaluated and disseminated to researchers, innovators and the public, we have built our own state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence Review Assistant (AIRA), backed by cutting-edge machine learning algorithms.
Key Responsibilities
Work in a team of machine learning engineers responsible for the productization of prototypes developed by data scientists.
Collaborate with data scientists, machine learning engineers, and other data engineers to design scalable, reliable, and maintainable ETL processes that ensure data scientists and automated ML processes have the necessary data available
Research and adopt the best DataOps & MLOps standards to design and develop scalable end-to-end data pipelines.
Identify opportunities for data process automation.
Establish and enforce best practices (e.g. in development, quality assurance, optimization, release, and monitoring).
Requirements
Degree in Computer Science or similar
Proven experience as a Data Engineer
Proficiency in Python
Experience with a Cloud Platform (e.g. Azure, AWS, GCP)
Experience with a workflow engine (e.g. Data Factory, Airflow)
Experience with SQL and NoSQL (e.g. MongoDB) databases
Experience with Hadoop & Spark
Great communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
Nice To Have
Understanding of supervised and unsupervised machine learning algorithms
Stream-processing frameworks (e.g. Kafka)
Benefits
Competitive salary.
Participation in Frontiers annual bonus scheme
25 leave days + 4 well-being days (pro rata and expiring each year on 31st of December)
Great work-life balance.
Opportunity to work remotely
Fresh fruit, snacks and coffee.
English classes.
Team building/sport activities and monthly social events.
Lots of opportunities to work with exciting technologies and solve challenging problems
Who we are
Frontiers is an award-winning open science platform and leading open access scholarly publisher. We are one of the largest and most cited publishers globally. Our journals span science, health, humanities and social sciences, engineering, and sustainability and we continue to expand into new academic disciplines so more researchers can publish open access.
Lead Software Developer
Who are we?
Planixs is the market-leading, Manchester-based FinTech that develops next-generation analytics and optimisation software designed to address the challenges around ‘Big Data’ in the Financial Services space. Established in 2011, we work with global financial institutions, in providing its award-winning product suite Realiti®, a cloud-based and on premise technology solution that delivers real-time intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management capabilities. Planixs was placed in the much respected Sunday Times Tech Track 100 (highest ranking Fintech business), and prior to that a finalist in the Northern Tech Awards 2018 (being the highest ranking Fintech business). The company was also recently awarded the RegTech of the Year accolade in the US FinTech Awards 2021.
Our Head Office is in the centre of Manchester, where we sometimes meet to kick off projects, for specific work events, or socials, it is of course open during office hours for anyone to use.
We have a growing client base, and are not only continuing to improve our core product, but also adding optional modules to enable functionality such as payment throttling, managing instruments other than cash, big data reporting and predicting payment profiles.
What’s on offer?
Planixs do everything to support their people and offer an extensive benefits package including:
Competitive Salaries
25 days holiday
Extra day off on your birthday!
Pension
Life Assurance
Private Medical
Cash Plan
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible working
City Centre office
What’s the role?
As a Lead Software Developer you will work alongside an Agile Delivery Manager providing technical leadership to one or more delivery squads. You will be part of the community of lead developers, proposing innovative solutions to business and technical problems, helping to refine your own and others designs to ensure good practice is followed, in coding style, security and performance.
You will be willing to challenge accepted ways of working, and propose new ideas for consideration. You will also be comfortable presenting your ideas to your peers, be that technical solutions, process changes or high level solution ideas.
Working in our tech stack, Python, Postgres, React and LogicBlox you will be expected to be an expert in at least one, and familiar with at least two others. Prototyping solutions, delivering production code and guiding other developers via pair programming, peer reviews and informal discussions.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide expertise into requirements and design definition
Guide and Mentor a team of developers to deliver a market leading product
Work with the delivery manager to deliver EPICS
Prototype and produce production code
Troubleshooting development and production problems
Provide support for existing software and our clients
Ability to adapt and be comfortable working within a dynamic environment
Ability to counsel and motivate teams in the pursuit of deadlines
Identify issues and risks in delivery, and propose solutions to those
Technical Skills:
Technologies (Primary – at least 3 required):
Python
Postgres
React
LogicBlox
Technologies (Secondary):
Git
ExtJS
Flask
FastAPI
RabbitMQ
Tools and process:
Experience in Agile Scrum environments
Jira
Docker / Containers
GitLab CI
AWS
Vagrant/vBox
Nginx
TestRail
Experience:
Leading and mentoring a group of software engineers
Proposing technical solutions and refining your own and others
Proven track record in delivering projects and communicating progress and issues
Worked in more than one company within an Agile framework
Agile techniques - User Stories, Continuous Integration, BDD/TDD, Pairing, Automated Testing
Preferred experience of software delivery within financial services
For more information please contact HR Manager, Jenny Stockton-Pugh
Jennny.stockton-pugh@planixs.com
Planixs | Vacancies
Dec 06, 2021
Full time
Lead Software Developer
Who are we?
Planixs is the market-leading, Manchester-based FinTech that develops next-generation analytics and optimisation software designed to address the challenges around ‘Big Data’ in the Financial Services space. Established in 2011, we work with global financial institutions, in providing its award-winning product suite Realiti®, a cloud-based and on premise technology solution that delivers real-time intraday cash, collateral and liquidity management capabilities. Planixs was placed in the much respected Sunday Times Tech Track 100 (highest ranking Fintech business), and prior to that a finalist in the Northern Tech Awards 2018 (being the highest ranking Fintech business). The company was also recently awarded the RegTech of the Year accolade in the US FinTech Awards 2021.
Our Head Office is in the centre of Manchester, where we sometimes meet to kick off projects, for specific work events, or socials, it is of course open during office hours for anyone to use.
We have a growing client base, and are not only continuing to improve our core product, but also adding optional modules to enable functionality such as payment throttling, managing instruments other than cash, big data reporting and predicting payment profiles.
What’s on offer?
Planixs do everything to support their people and offer an extensive benefits package including:
Competitive Salaries
25 days holiday
Extra day off on your birthday!
Pension
Life Assurance
Private Medical
Cash Plan
Cycle to work scheme
Flexible working
City Centre office
What’s the role?
As a Lead Software Developer you will work alongside an Agile Delivery Manager providing technical leadership to one or more delivery squads. You will be part of the community of lead developers, proposing innovative solutions to business and technical problems, helping to refine your own and others designs to ensure good practice is followed, in coding style, security and performance.
You will be willing to challenge accepted ways of working, and propose new ideas for consideration. You will also be comfortable presenting your ideas to your peers, be that technical solutions, process changes or high level solution ideas.
Working in our tech stack, Python, Postgres, React and LogicBlox you will be expected to be an expert in at least one, and familiar with at least two others. Prototyping solutions, delivering production code and guiding other developers via pair programming, peer reviews and informal discussions.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide expertise into requirements and design definition
Guide and Mentor a team of developers to deliver a market leading product
Work with the delivery manager to deliver EPICS
Prototype and produce production code
Troubleshooting development and production problems
Provide support for existing software and our clients
Ability to adapt and be comfortable working within a dynamic environment
Ability to counsel and motivate teams in the pursuit of deadlines
Identify issues and risks in delivery, and propose solutions to those
Technical Skills:
Technologies (Primary – at least 3 required):
Python
Postgres
React
LogicBlox
Technologies (Secondary):
Git
ExtJS
Flask
FastAPI
RabbitMQ
Tools and process:
Experience in Agile Scrum environments
Jira
Docker / Containers
GitLab CI
AWS
Vagrant/vBox
Nginx
TestRail
Experience:
Leading and mentoring a group of software engineers
Proposing technical solutions and refining your own and others
Proven track record in delivering projects and communicating progress and issues
Worked in more than one company within an Agile framework
Agile techniques - User Stories, Continuous Integration, BDD/TDD, Pairing, Automated Testing
Preferred experience of software delivery within financial services
For more information please contact HR Manager, Jenny Stockton-Pugh
Jennny.stockton-pugh@planixs.com
Planixs | Vacancies
About the position
Based in Oxford, you will work as part of an experienced Software Development team building highly innovative cloud-based software solutions for our clients and internal users, using cutting edge development practices (e.g. Microservices, Continuous Delivery, DevOps). The successful applicant will combine exceptional problem solving and technical capability with a passion to delivering a great user experience.
The successful candidate will work in a creative, intellectually stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. You will enjoy autonomy, and the opportunity to develop solutions that could influence major decisions in the energy sector. The innovative nature of the role will give significant opportunity to broaden and deepen your skill set using a range of technologies on some significant and challenging problems.
Key responsibilities
• Design, develop, test and operate the new generation of Aurora’s software-as-a-service solutions including playing a key role in designing and developing the user interface.
• Work closely with end users (internal and external) to innovate highly effective solutions.
• Contribute to continuously improving how the Software Team works.
What we offer
• Working as part of a fun, friendly and highly skilled team
• Work on a cutting-edge, constantly evolving technology stack, utilising a Microservices architecture and using AWS, Node, AWS Lambdas, Java, Python, React, AWS Redshift, MySQL, Jest
• An opportunity to influence the direction of a fast-growing area of the business.
• Intellectual challenge
• An office in the centre of Oxford with coffee, fruit and snacks available in the office
• A competitive salary
What we are looking for
Attributes you are likely to possess:
• At least a BSc degree in computer science (or a similar technical field), or equivalent practical experience
• A proven track record for delivering great software and solving difficult technical problems in a commercial environment
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, and a great team player
• Solid experience in developing complex software solutions using React
• Has an eye for designing and building software with a fantastic user-experience
• Experience building web-services/microservices
• Experience of unit testing (highly desirable)
• Experience of AWS (highly desirable)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience
The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.
To apply, please submit your CV, a brief cover letter, your salary expectations and state your earliest possible start date to our website.
Nov 29, 2021
Full time
About the position
Based in Oxford, you will work as part of an experienced Software Development team building highly innovative cloud-based software solutions for our clients and internal users, using cutting edge development practices (e.g. Microservices, Continuous Delivery, DevOps). The successful applicant will combine exceptional problem solving and technical capability with a passion to delivering a great user experience.
The successful candidate will work in a creative, intellectually stimulating, and demanding yet supportive environment. You will enjoy autonomy, and the opportunity to develop solutions that could influence major decisions in the energy sector. The innovative nature of the role will give significant opportunity to broaden and deepen your skill set using a range of technologies on some significant and challenging problems.
Key responsibilities
• Design, develop, test and operate the new generation of Aurora’s software-as-a-service solutions including playing a key role in designing and developing the user interface.
• Work closely with end users (internal and external) to innovate highly effective solutions.
• Contribute to continuously improving how the Software Team works.
What we offer
• Working as part of a fun, friendly and highly skilled team
• Work on a cutting-edge, constantly evolving technology stack, utilising a Microservices architecture and using AWS, Node, AWS Lambdas, Java, Python, React, AWS Redshift, MySQL, Jest
• An opportunity to influence the direction of a fast-growing area of the business.
• Intellectual challenge
• An office in the centre of Oxford with coffee, fruit and snacks available in the office
• A competitive salary
What we are looking for
Attributes you are likely to possess:
• At least a BSc degree in computer science (or a similar technical field), or equivalent practical experience
• A proven track record for delivering great software and solving difficult technical problems in a commercial environment
• Exceptional problem-solving skills
• Strong interpersonal skills, and a great team player
• Solid experience in developing complex software solutions using React
• Has an eye for designing and building software with a fantastic user-experience
• Experience building web-services/microservices
• Experience of unit testing (highly desirable)
• Experience of AWS (highly desirable)
• A minimum of 2 years’ experience
The successful candidate would start as soon as possible. We will review applications as they are received. Salary will be competitive with experience.
To apply, please submit your CV, a brief cover letter, your salary expectations and state your earliest possible start date to our website.
Reporting to the Director of Technology, your task will be to help in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Royal Society of Biology's extensive suite of cloud-based applications and services , many of which are in-house developments. You will also help to support the users and respond to some support queries.We make heavy use of the AWS cloud , including services such as EC2, SES, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront. A key part of the role is to stand in for the Director of Technology in his absence and to become intimately familiar with the ins and outs of the core business systems and services as part of the business continuity planning.
You will often be able to work from home/remotely, but will be required to attend the London office as required to carry out in-person or on-site duties and meetings from time to time.
Nov 22, 2021
Contractor
Reporting to the Director of Technology, your task will be to help in supporting the day-to-day operations of the Royal Society of Biology's extensive suite of cloud-based applications and services , many of which are in-house developments. You will also help to support the users and respond to some support queries.We make heavy use of the AWS cloud , including services such as EC2, SES, IAM, Lambda, API Gateway, CloudFront. A key part of the role is to stand in for the Director of Technology in his absence and to become intimately familiar with the ins and outs of the core business systems and services as part of the business continuity planning.
You will often be able to work from home/remotely, but will be required to attend the London office as required to carry out in-person or on-site duties and meetings from time to time.
About the Role
The post-holder will be expected to support development of the Centre’s networked PC servers and all the online services they provide. You will be required to maintain optimum configuration and performance of the servers, the supported applications they run and any databases they hold.
About You
Applicants must hold a degree in a relevant subject or have substantial relevant experience. You must have systems administration experience supporting core business platforms using Microsoft based technologies (AD, ADFS, DNS, DFS, DHCP, IIS, etc) and infrastructure including Citrix and VMware ESXi/vSAN. Strong knowledge in storage technologies/connectivity is essential. In addition, experience of supporting a Checkpoint Next Gen security firewalls is desirable. You should be well organised, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. You will have strong communication skills and a friendly, positive, customer service-orientated disposition.
About the Department
Applications are invited for the post of Research Systems Analyst (PC) for the Barts CR-UK Centre. The Centre comprises of the Barts Cancer Institute and the Centre for Cancer Prevention and is at the forefront of cancer research in the areas of haematological malignancy, pancreatic cancer, women’s cancers and male genitourinary cancers.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
The post is based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment, with an expected start date of 26/07/2021. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £34,220 - £40,194 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to (Mohamed Ali) at mohamed.ali@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 020 7882 3547.
To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.
The closing date for applications is 26th November 2021.
The School of Medicine and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science.
Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality
Nov 16, 2021
Full time
About the Role
The post-holder will be expected to support development of the Centre’s networked PC servers and all the online services they provide. You will be required to maintain optimum configuration and performance of the servers, the supported applications they run and any databases they hold.
About You
Applicants must hold a degree in a relevant subject or have substantial relevant experience. You must have systems administration experience supporting core business platforms using Microsoft based technologies (AD, ADFS, DNS, DFS, DHCP, IIS, etc) and infrastructure including Citrix and VMware ESXi/vSAN. Strong knowledge in storage technologies/connectivity is essential. In addition, experience of supporting a Checkpoint Next Gen security firewalls is desirable. You should be well organised, with the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines. You will have strong communication skills and a friendly, positive, customer service-orientated disposition.
About the Department
Applications are invited for the post of Research Systems Analyst (PC) for the Barts CR-UK Centre. The Centre comprises of the Barts Cancer Institute and the Centre for Cancer Prevention and is at the forefront of cancer research in the areas of haematological malignancy, pancreatic cancer, women’s cancers and male genitourinary cancers.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
The post is based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment, with an expected start date of 26/07/2021. The starting salary will be Grade 4, in the range of £34,220 - £40,194 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to (Mohamed Ali) at mohamed.ali@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 020 7882 3547.
To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.
The closing date for applications is 26th November 2021.
The School of Medicine and Athena SWAN Charter for Women in Science.
Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality
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
The Senior DBA is a key support role within the IT function, in addition to supporting the day to day operation of the Savings Website databases, it is also a key enabler for reviewing, defining and supporting strategic database technologies and initiatives.
Providing continued support to the business and engineering teams through this function, the role will be to provide technical support and consultation to the various stakeholders ensuring the delivery of pragmatic and cost-effective technology solutions. Focus will be technology agnostic, delivering business value through the most appropriate use of technology. You will work closely with key senior leaders to ensure IT services are fit for purpose, consistent and adding value to our fast-paced and growing enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Providing technical oversight to the Database Administration function and corporate tech teams to ensure stability and supportability of environments and services are maintained.
Be a key contributor and role model within the IT Service Leadership team, ensuring that changes to Database and data services are in line with operational and strategic plans.
Work closely with Heads of IT, to ensure that demand planning feeds into a robust capacity and strategic architectural plan
Ensures the stability and availability of production databases within agreed targets
Monitors the production, development and test databases for performance to ensure that future volume is handled as required
Carries out regular performance testing and tuning to ensure all production systems are optimised
Ensures SQL platforms are continually updated and upgraded to remain within supported versions.
Supports the Infrastructure Solutions Manager with the development of technology roadmaps for all database systems.
Work with peers and senior stakeholders for Service Continuity (BCP & DR) Plan ensuring suitable arrangements are in place in the event of significant service disruption
Mentors, coaches and develops members of the team to continuously develop skills, processes and standards.
Requirements:
Experienced production database administration covering Microsoft SQL Server 2016, including both Standard and Enterprise editions.
Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience in a Technology Manager/Architect role
Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server Clustering, LogShipping, Replication and/or AOAG.
Excellent understanding and experience in performance/capacity tuning/monitoring, optimisation, diagnosing and rectifying performance and/or capacity related problems
Excellent T-SQL skills, Index strategies, including both query and server optimisation
Excellent understanding of storage IO, SAN, Windows Clustering, SSAS, SQL CLR/Service Broker & PowerShell
Solid understanding of Cloud based Database solutions, including Managed Instances MSSQL/MySQL.
Proven track record of managing complex SQL database environments and implementing SQL upgrades
Experience in operating within a managed hosting and/or cloud environment
Experience in a regulated industry, preferably financial
Excellent communication skills with experience of liaising with technical colleagues, senior leadership, key business stakeholders and suppliers.
Be able to explain complex issues succinctly and with clarity, both in writing or orally.
Experience in an IT environment with a good documentation culture, including change management processes.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Able to manage and prioritise and tasks and time efficiently.
Nov 09, 2021
Full time
The Senior DBA is a key support role within the IT function, in addition to supporting the day to day operation of the Savings Website databases, it is also a key enabler for reviewing, defining and supporting strategic database technologies and initiatives.
Providing continued support to the business and engineering teams through this function, the role will be to provide technical support and consultation to the various stakeholders ensuring the delivery of pragmatic and cost-effective technology solutions. Focus will be technology agnostic, delivering business value through the most appropriate use of technology. You will work closely with key senior leaders to ensure IT services are fit for purpose, consistent and adding value to our fast-paced and growing enterprise.
Key Responsibilities
Providing technical oversight to the Database Administration function and corporate tech teams to ensure stability and supportability of environments and services are maintained.
Be a key contributor and role model within the IT Service Leadership team, ensuring that changes to Database and data services are in line with operational and strategic plans.
Work closely with Heads of IT, to ensure that demand planning feeds into a robust capacity and strategic architectural plan
Ensures the stability and availability of production databases within agreed targets
Monitors the production, development and test databases for performance to ensure that future volume is handled as required
Carries out regular performance testing and tuning to ensure all production systems are optimised
Ensures SQL platforms are continually updated and upgraded to remain within supported versions.
Supports the Infrastructure Solutions Manager with the development of technology roadmaps for all database systems.
Work with peers and senior stakeholders for Service Continuity (BCP & DR) Plan ensuring suitable arrangements are in place in the event of significant service disruption
Mentors, coaches and develops members of the team to continuously develop skills, processes and standards.
Requirements:
Experienced production database administration covering Microsoft SQL Server 2016, including both Standard and Enterprise editions.
Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience in a Technology Manager/Architect role
Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server Clustering, LogShipping, Replication and/or AOAG.
Excellent understanding and experience in performance/capacity tuning/monitoring, optimisation, diagnosing and rectifying performance and/or capacity related problems
Excellent T-SQL skills, Index strategies, including both query and server optimisation
Excellent understanding of storage IO, SAN, Windows Clustering, SSAS, SQL CLR/Service Broker & PowerShell
Solid understanding of Cloud based Database solutions, including Managed Instances MSSQL/MySQL.
Proven track record of managing complex SQL database environments and implementing SQL upgrades
Experience in operating within a managed hosting and/or cloud environment
Experience in a regulated industry, preferably financial
Excellent communication skills with experience of liaising with technical colleagues, senior leadership, key business stakeholders and suppliers.
Be able to explain complex issues succinctly and with clarity, both in writing or orally.
Experience in an IT environment with a good documentation culture, including change management processes.
Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
Able to manage and prioritise and tasks and time efficiently.
About the Team
We are Future, a global multi-platform media company with big ambitions and the talent to bring them to life. Together, we connect people to their passions through the high-quality content we create and the innovative technology we pioneer.
We’re the name behind award-winning brands in specialist sectors like technology, gaming & entertainment, music, creative & photography, field sports, knowledge and home interest. Specialists in our field and passionate about what we do, every year we attract millions of consumers to our websites, magazines, events and social spaces.
Future’s Technology department has been instrumental in the company’s success over recent years and is vital to Future’s continued growth and disruption of the digital publishing industry.
As part of the strategy around GoComapre’s acquisition by Future we’re putting in a technology roadmap for re-platforming our domain around an API first, cloud based serverless architecture to become the PCW leading service. This is part of our plan to broaden the scope from the GoCompare brand.
Job Purpose
As Senior Tech Lead, you will be part of the senior engineering leadership team. Your focus will be on leading a team of engineers and working within the wider engineering team to drive the technical direction of the platform.
In this role Tech Leads and Senior Engineers will look to your experience and detailed product knowledge to progress our re-platforming in a meaningful and quantifiable way.
In this role you will be jointly responsible for the direction of the architecture, software delivery and leadership of the team. You will be influential in the wider team decision making for resolving technical debt & solution delivery.
You will set requirements which determine the technical specification of new features and services, as well as ensure that the team consistently maintain and improve the existing codebase. You will ensure that Tech Leads and Senior Engineers make changes that are scalable, tested, and well structured in line with industry best practices.
Working closely with Engineering, Product, UX, QA and Project Management (PMO) teams you will ensure that all applications integrate reliably. You will also be expected to lead & mentor Tech Leads, Junior, Mid and Senior Engineers contributing to their growth, knowledge, and reviewing their code.
In this role your time will be predominantly scoping, meeting and guiding your teams. The role will be split 80:20, where there is an expectation that for 20% of your time you are able to be hands-on, contributing to the re-platforming of our service.
You will be responsible for delegating tasks and working with other Tech Leads & Senior Tech Leads / Directors of Engineering to ensure that the business / tech priorities are respected.
Key Responsibilities
In collaboration with other Senior Tech Leads, Tech Leads and Engineers you will ensure your team’s code is well scoped, monitored, documented and testable.
You will be responsible for the code quality of your teams, ensuring that the code is maintainable and extensible.
You will lead on tracing bugs across the stack and ensuring that suitable tests are set up to avoid future regressions. And work closely with QA to ensure the risk of future occurrences is reduced.
You will work to guide your teams in how to review both their own code and other developers’ before it goes through a final QA process and into production.
You will ensure that your team members are working efficiently and delivering to the best of their ability.
You will communicate effectively with the wider business and be able to critically assess product requirements and solutions.
You will keep up to date with the latest approaches to development and be able to argue for appropriate technology to be added to the stack.
You will participate in regular hack days, using cutting edge tech to prototype innovative approaches to business/technical goals.
As the senior tech lead you are required to support and help develop more junior members of staff both via code review/direction and mentoring.
You will nurture the professional development of your team members through regular 1:1s, coaching and supporting their career development.
You will line manage Tech Lead(s) and will ultimately be responsible for the underlying teams under the direction of the Tech Lead(s) within your remit.
Nov 09, 2021
Full time
About the Team
We are Future, a global multi-platform media company with big ambitions and the talent to bring them to life. Together, we connect people to their passions through the high-quality content we create and the innovative technology we pioneer.
We’re the name behind award-winning brands in specialist sectors like technology, gaming & entertainment, music, creative & photography, field sports, knowledge and home interest. Specialists in our field and passionate about what we do, every year we attract millions of consumers to our websites, magazines, events and social spaces.
Future’s Technology department has been instrumental in the company’s success over recent years and is vital to Future’s continued growth and disruption of the digital publishing industry.
As part of the strategy around GoComapre’s acquisition by Future we’re putting in a technology roadmap for re-platforming our domain around an API first, cloud based serverless architecture to become the PCW leading service. This is part of our plan to broaden the scope from the GoCompare brand.
Job Purpose
As Senior Tech Lead, you will be part of the senior engineering leadership team. Your focus will be on leading a team of engineers and working within the wider engineering team to drive the technical direction of the platform.
In this role Tech Leads and Senior Engineers will look to your experience and detailed product knowledge to progress our re-platforming in a meaningful and quantifiable way.
In this role you will be jointly responsible for the direction of the architecture, software delivery and leadership of the team. You will be influential in the wider team decision making for resolving technical debt & solution delivery.
You will set requirements which determine the technical specification of new features and services, as well as ensure that the team consistently maintain and improve the existing codebase. You will ensure that Tech Leads and Senior Engineers make changes that are scalable, tested, and well structured in line with industry best practices.
Working closely with Engineering, Product, UX, QA and Project Management (PMO) teams you will ensure that all applications integrate reliably. You will also be expected to lead & mentor Tech Leads, Junior, Mid and Senior Engineers contributing to their growth, knowledge, and reviewing their code.
In this role your time will be predominantly scoping, meeting and guiding your teams. The role will be split 80:20, where there is an expectation that for 20% of your time you are able to be hands-on, contributing to the re-platforming of our service.
You will be responsible for delegating tasks and working with other Tech Leads & Senior Tech Leads / Directors of Engineering to ensure that the business / tech priorities are respected.
Key Responsibilities
In collaboration with other Senior Tech Leads, Tech Leads and Engineers you will ensure your team’s code is well scoped, monitored, documented and testable.
You will be responsible for the code quality of your teams, ensuring that the code is maintainable and extensible.
You will lead on tracing bugs across the stack and ensuring that suitable tests are set up to avoid future regressions. And work closely with QA to ensure the risk of future occurrences is reduced.
You will work to guide your teams in how to review both their own code and other developers’ before it goes through a final QA process and into production.
You will ensure that your team members are working efficiently and delivering to the best of their ability.
You will communicate effectively with the wider business and be able to critically assess product requirements and solutions.
You will keep up to date with the latest approaches to development and be able to argue for appropriate technology to be added to the stack.
You will participate in regular hack days, using cutting edge tech to prototype innovative approaches to business/technical goals.
As the senior tech lead you are required to support and help develop more junior members of staff both via code review/direction and mentoring.
You will nurture the professional development of your team members through regular 1:1s, coaching and supporting their career development.
You will line manage Tech Lead(s) and will ultimately be responsible for the underlying teams under the direction of the Tech Lead(s) within your remit.
Contract Term: Permanent
Location: London
Closing date: 2nd December 2021
Salary: Upwards from £28,000 based on experience
About the role:
We are looking for a motivated IT professional to join the IT team in London as an Applications Administrator. This role will support, administer and manage applications in the Business Systems portfolio, primarily in a Microsoft Office 365 based stack, ensuring best business fit and maximising the business value of the system across its entire life cycle.
About us:
The Carbon Trust's mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. We are independent experts on carbon reduction and resource efficiency, who reinvest surpluses from group commercial activities into our mission.
The Carbon Trust provides innovative advice to governments and businesses around the world to support the global transition to a low carbon economy. We work closely with decision makers and implementers in key institutions in the UK and across multiple emerging and developing countries on low-carbon finance, programmes, policy and technology.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Administer and support our Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint systems
Design and develop Office 365 applications and solutions (Power Automate (Flow), Power Apps, Power BI, SharePoint Online, Dynamics CRM)
Analyse business requirements by collaborating with business users and IT Management, studying systems flow, data usage and work processes and translating them into Power Platform/ SharePoint solutions
Create and maintain technical documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams etc. relating to system design
Develop and maintain expert knowledge of the use of supported applications from both the business and technical perspectives
Engage with the user community and develop strong relationships with stakeholders
Recommend and lead system process improvements and application enhancements
Work with the Business Systems Manager to establish a roadmap for application development
Key skills we are looking for:
Proven experience of supporting, developing and managing Office 365 SharePoint or Dynamics CRM, custom workflows, features and solution packages
Experience of creating and delivering Office 365 solutions using Power Automate (Flow), Power Apps and Power BI
Excellent business and system analysis skills, particularly in a support capacity
Experience in working in a small team delivering technical solutions to business requirements.
Good knowledge of application design, development, testing and architecture
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Ability to manage own time to deliver activity for agreed projects
Qualifications and experience:
Required experience:
Proven track record in a similar role
Solid Microsoft Office 365 platform administration experience including troubleshooting
Solid SharePoint platform administration experience including troubleshooting and all aspects of site collection administration
Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint administration, configuration and managing changes
Desired experience:
Knowledge of Azure
Knowledge of ITIL
Knowledge of: Powershell, design and support and PowerBI
Salary & Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and a performance based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.
At the Carbon Trust we offer flexibility around working from home and our employees are able to work from home for half of their weekly working hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.
Our head office is in London, close to Blackfriars and Waterloo stations, we offer travel card loans, a cycle to work scheme, company away days and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Helpline.
Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please click the apply button to visit our application page and submit your CV and a cover letter.
We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience. We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies or publications.
Please be aware that due to the current situation surrounding Covid-19, interviewing and onboarding processes will take place via video conferencing.
Nov 04, 2021
Full time
Contract Term: Permanent
Location: London
Closing date: 2nd December 2021
Salary: Upwards from £28,000 based on experience
About the role:
We are looking for a motivated IT professional to join the IT team in London as an Applications Administrator. This role will support, administer and manage applications in the Business Systems portfolio, primarily in a Microsoft Office 365 based stack, ensuring best business fit and maximising the business value of the system across its entire life cycle.
About us:
The Carbon Trust's mission is to accelerate the move to a sustainable, low carbon economy. We are independent experts on carbon reduction and resource efficiency, who reinvest surpluses from group commercial activities into our mission.
The Carbon Trust provides innovative advice to governments and businesses around the world to support the global transition to a low carbon economy. We work closely with decision makers and implementers in key institutions in the UK and across multiple emerging and developing countries on low-carbon finance, programmes, policy and technology.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Administer and support our Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint systems
Design and develop Office 365 applications and solutions (Power Automate (Flow), Power Apps, Power BI, SharePoint Online, Dynamics CRM)
Analyse business requirements by collaborating with business users and IT Management, studying systems flow, data usage and work processes and translating them into Power Platform/ SharePoint solutions
Create and maintain technical documentation, flowcharts, layouts, diagrams etc. relating to system design
Develop and maintain expert knowledge of the use of supported applications from both the business and technical perspectives
Engage with the user community and develop strong relationships with stakeholders
Recommend and lead system process improvements and application enhancements
Work with the Business Systems Manager to establish a roadmap for application development
Key skills we are looking for:
Proven experience of supporting, developing and managing Office 365 SharePoint or Dynamics CRM, custom workflows, features and solution packages
Experience of creating and delivering Office 365 solutions using Power Automate (Flow), Power Apps and Power BI
Excellent business and system analysis skills, particularly in a support capacity
Experience in working in a small team delivering technical solutions to business requirements.
Good knowledge of application design, development, testing and architecture
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Ability to manage own time to deliver activity for agreed projects
Qualifications and experience:
Required experience:
Proven track record in a similar role
Solid Microsoft Office 365 platform administration experience including troubleshooting
Solid SharePoint platform administration experience including troubleshooting and all aspects of site collection administration
Microsoft Office 365 SharePoint administration, configuration and managing changes
Desired experience:
Knowledge of Azure
Knowledge of ITIL
Knowledge of: Powershell, design and support and PowerBI
Salary & Benefits:
We offer a competitive salary and a performance based bonus. Our hours are 37.5 per week with 28 days paid holiday plus bank holidays and a generous pension scheme.
At the Carbon Trust we offer flexibility around working from home and our employees are able to work from home for half of their weekly working hours. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need.
Our head office is in London, close to Blackfriars and Waterloo stations, we offer travel card loans, a cycle to work scheme, company away days and a 24-hour Employee Assistance Helpline.
Joining the Carbon Trust provides an opportunity to work alongside some of the leading practitioners in the low carbon arena so if you are excited by this opportunity and would like to join us please click the apply button to visit our application page and submit your CV and a cover letter.
We are an equal opportunities employer, value diversity in our workforce and make our decisions based on your skills and experience. We can only accept applications from those who can prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies or publications.
Please be aware that due to the current situation surrounding Covid-19, interviewing and onboarding processes will take place via video conferencing.
Hartpury University & College of Further Education
Hartpury University and Hartpury College, Gloucester, UK
£ 19,000 - £21,233 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
About Us
Hartpury University and Hartpury College are among the UK’s leading specialist education providers in agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing. Located in Gloucestershire, Hartpury University and Hartpury College of Further Education sit side-by-side on a beautiful 360-hectare campus. We provide world-class facilities to almost 4,000 university and college-level students studying undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, A-levels and diplomas, as well as undertaking industry research. The University holds Teaching Excellence Framework Gold and has 98% graduate employability, whilst the College is rated Ofsted Outstanding in all areas. A passionate and innovative business culture and exceptional support networks make Hartpury an ideal career choice.
About the Role
Working in partnership with the academic departments and other services, you will ensure an excellent level of service is delivered to our students and staff.
You will play a proactive part in the maintenance of our systems and provide reactive support, whilst being actively involved within the support function.
About You
You will have demonstrable experience of providing support across an environment which includes Windows desktops, MS Office, Active Directory and AV equipment.
You will have the ability to deliver exceptional customer service whilst working in a busy environment
You will work well under pressure whilst multitasking between customers and projects
You will be a pivotal member of the IT team
What we Offer
Wellbeing events and Employee Assistance Programme
Local Government Pension Scheme
Employee Discounts Scheme
Support for continuous professional development
25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service.
Click the button below to apply online or telephone (01452) 702135 to request documents by post.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 31st October 2021.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Hartpury values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Hartpury’s expectation is that all eligible staff will be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Oct 18, 2021
Full time
£ 19,000 - £21,233 per annum
37.5 hours per week
Permanent
About Us
Hartpury University and Hartpury College are among the UK’s leading specialist education providers in agriculture, animal, equine, sport and veterinary nursing. Located in Gloucestershire, Hartpury University and Hartpury College of Further Education sit side-by-side on a beautiful 360-hectare campus. We provide world-class facilities to almost 4,000 university and college-level students studying undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, A-levels and diplomas, as well as undertaking industry research. The University holds Teaching Excellence Framework Gold and has 98% graduate employability, whilst the College is rated Ofsted Outstanding in all areas. A passionate and innovative business culture and exceptional support networks make Hartpury an ideal career choice.
About the Role
Working in partnership with the academic departments and other services, you will ensure an excellent level of service is delivered to our students and staff.
You will play a proactive part in the maintenance of our systems and provide reactive support, whilst being actively involved within the support function.
About You
You will have demonstrable experience of providing support across an environment which includes Windows desktops, MS Office, Active Directory and AV equipment.
You will have the ability to deliver exceptional customer service whilst working in a busy environment
You will work well under pressure whilst multitasking between customers and projects
You will be a pivotal member of the IT team
What we Offer
Wellbeing events and Employee Assistance Programme
Local Government Pension Scheme
Employee Discounts Scheme
Support for continuous professional development
25 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days with length of service.
Click the button below to apply online or telephone (01452) 702135 to request documents by post.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Sunday 31st October 2021.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
Hartpury values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Hartpury’s expectation is that all eligible staff will be vaccinated against COVID-19.
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
REPORTS TO :
The Database Manager reports to the Head of IT.
SUMMARY :
The Database Manager is responsible for the development, management and maintenance of the University’s administrative IT Systems including the interfaces with other systems. The Database Manager contributes to the IT Department’s strategic objectives and operational plan in relation to management information systems.
MAIN DUTIES :
The Database Manager’s main duties are to:
be responsible for the development, management and maintenance of the University’s administrative IT systems including the interfaces with other systems (PowerCampus, Blackboard, SharePoint, WordPress, Sage Snowdrop, AKERO, Argos, etc.;
perform systems analysis, documentation and programming activities as required in conjunction with other IT staff and users;
provide 1st / 2nd line support to users of the University’s management information systems;
liaise with departments to determine their needs and develop and deliver appropriate solutions;
collaborate with colleagues within the University in the maintenance of settings and processes in the University's student information and enterprise systems with an emphasis on data standards and consistency;
facilitate and participate in the testing/debugging of system upgrades and new functionality, and diagnose and resolve problems occurring in multiple software and database platforms;
develop the capability of integration between all systems including PowerCampus, Blackboard, the University’s Portal and any other platforms which require to interact with the University’s Databases and implement in line with business requirements;
contribute to the IT Department’s strategic objectives and operational plan in relation to management information systems;
produce and analyse responses to complex queries relating to PowerCampus and assist in the writing of reports as required;
coach faculty and staff on use of systems and business processing tools;
undertake special projects and development work as required;
adhere to and promote the university’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
LOCATION :
The Database Manager is located at the Richmond Campus. The university is anticipating a change of location to a new site in South West London in 2022.
SPECIAL NOTE :
By the nature of the duties of this position, there may be a requirement for occasional evening and weekend work. A Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level is required for this position.
GENERAL :
The above responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of the Head of IT and shall include other responsibilities as the Head of IT may from time-to-time assign. The Head of IT may also, at their discretion, reassign some of the above responsibilities. The Head of IT will work with the Database manager to co-ordinate work and resolve problems and will evaluate the Database Manager’s performance.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL :
proven skills and experience in the use of query languages, commercial reporting tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services to develop and produce complex reports and data analysis;
knowledge of legacy products such as Informix, Solaris and the ability to extract and transfer the information into current PowerCampus interface;
experience of 4GL or 3GL programming languages to extract and manipulate database information;
experience of working with from MS SQL Server 2008 to latest, MS Reporting and Integration Services and an understanding of MS SQL stored procedures, triggers and functions and all components of SSRS, SSAS and SSIS;
be able to liaise and communicate with current suppliers i.e. Ellucian PowerCampus, Sage, Blackboard, etc., and be the technical contact for any projects involving the optimization of current business critical systems
an understanding of business systems and processes in a higher education environment;
excellent written and oral analysis and presentation skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas and data in a concise, actionable form;
strong organisation and time management skills;
the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of University users and external stakeholders;
experience in coaching others;
ability to grasp new concepts quickly and to work quickly and accurately;
able to work as part of a team, while taking sole responsibility for areas of a project;
able to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive data and information;
a relevant degree or equivalent qualification or work experience.
DESIRABLE :
Experience in:
using Ellucian’s PowerCampus or a similar student information system;
NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, LINQ, T-SQL; PHP, C#, Java
database design and object relational mapping and performance tuning;
designing and providing training on reporting and business processing tools;
project management using PRINCE2 or similar.
Blackboard, SharePoint, WordPress, O365, version control systems
LIST OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS:
Transfer old Student Record System into current PowerCampus (PC) interface
Upgrade current MS OS 2008 R2 database servers to latest possible and transfer Power Campus
Liaise with Ellucian the software update of PowerCampus to ver. 8.6 and plan for staged upgrade to current ver. 9.2
Liaise with Marketing to help integration of PC and AKERO
Liaise with Finance to move away from PC financial customizations and transfer any student billing functionalities to PS Financials
Liaise with Infosilem to upgrade Argos and Timetabler to latest versions
Liaise with HR to scope and support upgrade of current platform
Aug 26, 2021
Full time
REPORTS TO :
The Database Manager reports to the Head of IT.
SUMMARY :
The Database Manager is responsible for the development, management and maintenance of the University’s administrative IT Systems including the interfaces with other systems. The Database Manager contributes to the IT Department’s strategic objectives and operational plan in relation to management information systems.
MAIN DUTIES :
The Database Manager’s main duties are to:
be responsible for the development, management and maintenance of the University’s administrative IT systems including the interfaces with other systems (PowerCampus, Blackboard, SharePoint, WordPress, Sage Snowdrop, AKERO, Argos, etc.;
perform systems analysis, documentation and programming activities as required in conjunction with other IT staff and users;
provide 1st / 2nd line support to users of the University’s management information systems;
liaise with departments to determine their needs and develop and deliver appropriate solutions;
collaborate with colleagues within the University in the maintenance of settings and processes in the University's student information and enterprise systems with an emphasis on data standards and consistency;
facilitate and participate in the testing/debugging of system upgrades and new functionality, and diagnose and resolve problems occurring in multiple software and database platforms;
develop the capability of integration between all systems including PowerCampus, Blackboard, the University’s Portal and any other platforms which require to interact with the University’s Databases and implement in line with business requirements;
contribute to the IT Department’s strategic objectives and operational plan in relation to management information systems;
produce and analyse responses to complex queries relating to PowerCampus and assist in the writing of reports as required;
coach faculty and staff on use of systems and business processing tools;
undertake special projects and development work as required;
adhere to and promote the university’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.
LOCATION :
The Database Manager is located at the Richmond Campus. The university is anticipating a change of location to a new site in South West London in 2022.
SPECIAL NOTE :
By the nature of the duties of this position, there may be a requirement for occasional evening and weekend work. A Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level is required for this position.
GENERAL :
The above responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of the Head of IT and shall include other responsibilities as the Head of IT may from time-to-time assign. The Head of IT may also, at their discretion, reassign some of the above responsibilities. The Head of IT will work with the Database manager to co-ordinate work and resolve problems and will evaluate the Database Manager’s performance.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
ESSENTIAL :
proven skills and experience in the use of query languages, commercial reporting tools such as SQL Server Reporting Services to develop and produce complex reports and data analysis;
knowledge of legacy products such as Informix, Solaris and the ability to extract and transfer the information into current PowerCampus interface;
experience of 4GL or 3GL programming languages to extract and manipulate database information;
experience of working with from MS SQL Server 2008 to latest, MS Reporting and Integration Services and an understanding of MS SQL stored procedures, triggers and functions and all components of SSRS, SSAS and SSIS;
be able to liaise and communicate with current suppliers i.e. Ellucian PowerCampus, Sage, Blackboard, etc., and be the technical contact for any projects involving the optimization of current business critical systems
an understanding of business systems and processes in a higher education environment;
excellent written and oral analysis and presentation skills, including the ability to convey complex ideas and data in a concise, actionable form;
strong organisation and time management skills;
the ability to build effective working relationships with a wide range of University users and external stakeholders;
experience in coaching others;
ability to grasp new concepts quickly and to work quickly and accurately;
able to work as part of a team, while taking sole responsibility for areas of a project;
able to maintain strict confidentiality of sensitive data and information;
a relevant degree or equivalent qualification or work experience.
DESIRABLE :
Experience in:
using Ellucian’s PowerCampus or a similar student information system;
NET, ADO.NET, ASP.NET, LINQ, T-SQL; PHP, C#, Java
database design and object relational mapping and performance tuning;
designing and providing training on reporting and business processing tools;
project management using PRINCE2 or similar.
Blackboard, SharePoint, WordPress, O365, version control systems
LIST OF SPECIFIC PROJECTS:
Transfer old Student Record System into current PowerCampus (PC) interface
Upgrade current MS OS 2008 R2 database servers to latest possible and transfer Power Campus
Liaise with Ellucian the software update of PowerCampus to ver. 8.6 and plan for staged upgrade to current ver. 9.2
Liaise with Marketing to help integration of PC and AKERO
Liaise with Finance to move away from PC financial customizations and transfer any student billing functionalities to PS Financials
Liaise with Infosilem to upgrade Argos and Timetabler to latest versions
Liaise with HR to scope and support upgrade of current platform
Website editor and Sitecore CMS administrator – Freelance Consultant - Immediate Start
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a world-leading research organisation that provides independent, objective information on military, geopolitical and geo-economic developments that could lead to conflict.
Job Activities and Responsibilities
Work with IISS Communications, IT and 3rd parties, on maintaining the IISS website and digital project portfolio
Implement web pages and upload imagery, video, forms and any other content in CMS
Implement customized solutions in Sitecore CMS, such as HTML campaign pages, customized web design layouts, etc.
Key point of contact for the more challenging website editing queries: ensuring best implementation of mobile-first and responsive designs, supporting development of website personalization solutions
User administration in Sitecore CMS
Ensure SEO best practices are implemented on all pages
Website quality assurance – help test and troubleshoot website errors
Work with Communications, IT and 3rd parties on projects work that involve website content updates
Assist with updates as needed to web analytics code.
Assist with the integration and updates of Google Analytics into our databases and websites
Working with IISS teams to help build and maintain website content leveraging existing CMS template.
Keep websites up-to-date, including adding and maintaining new/existing pages and content to provide optimal user experience
Collaborate with Communications and other teams to execute the creative direction, planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting for the company’s websites
Experience Required
3-5 years of experience in web management
Familiarity with Sitecore web CMS preferably SiteCore 8
Familiarity with CMS Administration - user administration, setting up templates
Experience collaborating with business and technology stakeholders
Keen attention to detail, exceptional ability to multi-task complimented with ability to meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Continually work to understand our customer’s needs and challenges. Utilize their feedback to evolve customer interactions and experiences.
Remuneration
£180.00 - £250.00 day rate (7hours per day) depending on experience.
Application
Candidates should submit a cover letter stating their suitability for the post and a CV by pressing the blue ‘apply now’ button on the left-hand side of this screen using the following link https://www.iiss.org/careers/jobs/2021/08/website-editor-and-sitecore-cms-administrator ( www.iiss.org )
The IISS is an equal opportunities employer.
Aug 18, 2021
Full time
Website editor and Sitecore CMS administrator – Freelance Consultant - Immediate Start
The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is a world-leading research organisation that provides independent, objective information on military, geopolitical and geo-economic developments that could lead to conflict.
Job Activities and Responsibilities
Work with IISS Communications, IT and 3rd parties, on maintaining the IISS website and digital project portfolio
Implement web pages and upload imagery, video, forms and any other content in CMS
Implement customized solutions in Sitecore CMS, such as HTML campaign pages, customized web design layouts, etc.
Key point of contact for the more challenging website editing queries: ensuring best implementation of mobile-first and responsive designs, supporting development of website personalization solutions
User administration in Sitecore CMS
Ensure SEO best practices are implemented on all pages
Website quality assurance – help test and troubleshoot website errors
Work with Communications, IT and 3rd parties on projects work that involve website content updates
Assist with updates as needed to web analytics code.
Assist with the integration and updates of Google Analytics into our databases and websites
Working with IISS teams to help build and maintain website content leveraging existing CMS template.
Keep websites up-to-date, including adding and maintaining new/existing pages and content to provide optimal user experience
Collaborate with Communications and other teams to execute the creative direction, planning, design, development, implementation, maintenance, and troubleshooting for the company’s websites
Experience Required
3-5 years of experience in web management
Familiarity with Sitecore web CMS preferably SiteCore 8
Familiarity with CMS Administration - user administration, setting up templates
Experience collaborating with business and technology stakeholders
Keen attention to detail, exceptional ability to multi-task complimented with ability to meet demanding deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Continually work to understand our customer’s needs and challenges. Utilize their feedback to evolve customer interactions and experiences.
Remuneration
£180.00 - £250.00 day rate (7hours per day) depending on experience.
Application
Candidates should submit a cover letter stating their suitability for the post and a CV by pressing the blue ‘apply now’ button on the left-hand side of this screen using the following link https://www.iiss.org/careers/jobs/2021/08/website-editor-and-sitecore-cms-administrator ( www.iiss.org )
The IISS is an equal opportunities employer.
Role Description:
Medequip currently has an opportunity for an individual to fill the role of Business Systems Engineer. In this position, the successful applicant will be working closely with Business Systems Manager to take ownership of Medequip core business systems, which are Medequip’s bespoke (Medequip One and Medequip Way). This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to join an established organisation that has experienced significant growth recently, giving passionate IT professional the wide variety of projects.
Reporting To:
Business Systems Manager
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Deliver IT solutions that provide a competitive advantage to support the growth of the business
Proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of technology/business processes through identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing changes
Conduct market research to outline new system solutions that will improve current and future business capability Providing BI analysis
Translate business needs to technical specifications
Plan and oversee the release of upgrades and enhancements to Medequip systems
Collaborate with teams to integrate systems
Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses
Develop and update technical documentation
Maintain and develop relationships with external partners
Develop excellent working relationships with all departments within the business
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Be flexible to carry out any other reasonable task as requested within IT team
Essential Attributes and Experience:
3 years of experience of working in a similar role with logistics/warehouse systems
Understanding of SQL Databases (SQL Management Studio, SQL queries)
Understanding project and data management
Desired skills in development: Office365 suite (PowerApps, PowerAutomate), SSRS, PowerBI
Software design, software documentation, software development process
Understanding business requirements and ability to convert into technical requirements
Proven abilities to take the initiative and be innovative
Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude
Promoting Process Improvement
An analytical mindset with an ability to manage risks and issues through requirements elicitation and management
Able to multi-task, manage time effectively and keep calm under pressure.
Good research skills
Good organisational skills
BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field
Jul 30, 2021
Full time
Role Description:
Medequip currently has an opportunity for an individual to fill the role of Business Systems Engineer. In this position, the successful applicant will be working closely with Business Systems Manager to take ownership of Medequip core business systems, which are Medequip’s bespoke (Medequip One and Medequip Way). This is an excellent opportunity for the right individual to join an established organisation that has experienced significant growth recently, giving passionate IT professional the wide variety of projects.
Reporting To:
Business Systems Manager
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
Deliver IT solutions that provide a competitive advantage to support the growth of the business
Proactively contribute to the continuous improvement of technology/business processes through identifying opportunities for improvement and implementing changes
Conduct market research to outline new system solutions that will improve current and future business capability Providing BI analysis
Translate business needs to technical specifications
Plan and oversee the release of upgrades and enhancements to Medequip systems
Collaborate with teams to integrate systems
Develop and execute database queries and conduct analyses
Develop and update technical documentation
Maintain and develop relationships with external partners
Develop excellent working relationships with all departments within the business
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Be flexible to carry out any other reasonable task as requested within IT team
Essential Attributes and Experience:
3 years of experience of working in a similar role with logistics/warehouse systems
Understanding of SQL Databases (SQL Management Studio, SQL queries)
Understanding project and data management
Desired skills in development: Office365 suite (PowerApps, PowerAutomate), SSRS, PowerBI
Software design, software documentation, software development process
Understanding business requirements and ability to convert into technical requirements
Proven abilities to take the initiative and be innovative
Analytical mind with a problem-solving aptitude
Promoting Process Improvement
An analytical mindset with an ability to manage risks and issues through requirements elicitation and management
Able to multi-task, manage time effectively and keep calm under pressure.
Good research skills
Good organisational skills
BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or relevant field
Data Engineer
Start date: ASAP
Location : London, White City (role would support remote working if preferred)
Closing date: Sunday 15 Aug 2021
First stage (online task): w/c 16 Aug 2021
First stage (interview): w/c 23 Aug 2021
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience and qualification)
Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised
The Role
Ark Schools prides itself on having a sector-leading approach to information systems and data analysis. With ambitious plans to embed advanced analytical practices, we are looking for a Data Engineer to help us maintain, develop and optimise our data architecture, pipeline and flows so that they continue to support the network’s analytics and reporting needs.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you would like to:
Take on a key role in defining and delivering Ark’s data and analytics platform, enabling us to fully leverage the value of the data we hold for our c.28,500 students across 38 schools
Be pivotal in supporting the organisation to move towards advanced analytical practices
Work for an organisation that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life
If preferred, the role would be suitable for remote/flexible working, with periodic travel to Ark’s central office in West London (c.2 days per week).
About you
We encourage applications from those working within – and outside – the education sector. Applicants should:
Have 2+ years’ experience in a data engineer or similar BI role, and have attained a Graduate degree (or relevant professional experience) in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field
Have awareness of best practice and emerging data systems
Have advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases (e.g. Postgres)
Be able to demonstrate a successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets
Be able to quickly understand and become familiar with new data sets – particularly if new to education
Be aligned with the Ark Schools' vision and values
Our offer
If you join us you will receive:
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service
A choice of pension schemes including a defined benefit scheme, which means you build up a guaranteed amount in your pension for every year of your employment
Personalised learning and development. We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
Access to the Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
To view our detailed job pack please click here .
How to Apply
Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by Sunday 15 Aug 2021 but please note : we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.
Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Jul 26, 2021
Full time
Data Engineer
Start date: ASAP
Location : London, White City (role would support remote working if preferred)
Closing date: Sunday 15 Aug 2021
First stage (online task): w/c 16 Aug 2021
First stage (interview): w/c 23 Aug 2021
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (depending on experience and qualification)
Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised
The Role
Ark Schools prides itself on having a sector-leading approach to information systems and data analysis. With ambitious plans to embed advanced analytical practices, we are looking for a Data Engineer to help us maintain, develop and optimise our data architecture, pipeline and flows so that they continue to support the network’s analytics and reporting needs.
This is a fantastic opportunity if you would like to:
Take on a key role in defining and delivering Ark’s data and analytics platform, enabling us to fully leverage the value of the data we hold for our c.28,500 students across 38 schools
Be pivotal in supporting the organisation to move towards advanced analytical practices
Work for an organisation that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life
If preferred, the role would be suitable for remote/flexible working, with periodic travel to Ark’s central office in West London (c.2 days per week).
About you
We encourage applications from those working within – and outside – the education sector. Applicants should:
Have 2+ years’ experience in a data engineer or similar BI role, and have attained a Graduate degree (or relevant professional experience) in Computer Science, Statistics, Informatics, Information Systems or another quantitative field
Have awareness of best practice and emerging data systems
Have advanced working SQL knowledge and experience working with relational databases, query authoring (SQL) as well as working familiarity with a variety of databases (e.g. Postgres)
Be able to demonstrate a successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large, disconnected datasets
Be able to quickly understand and become familiar with new data sets – particularly if new to education
Be aligned with the Ark Schools' vision and values
Our offer
If you join us you will receive:
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service
A choice of pension schemes including a defined benefit scheme, which means you build up a guaranteed amount in your pension for every year of your employment
Personalised learning and development. We are committed to providing high-quality professional learning throughout your career with us and offer a variety of training sessions and experiences designed to meet your needs
Access to the Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bicycle and gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym
To view our detailed job pack please click here .
How to Apply
Apply with a CV and cover letter on our online recruitment portal. Applications to be submitted by Sunday 15 Aug 2021 but please note : we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response.
Interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised
Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; all successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Ark Schools are committed to attracting, developing and retaining a diverse workforce, with a broad range of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
Mitchells & Butlers
27 Fleet Street, Birmingham, UK
As a ServiceNow Developer you will be the expert in your field with an in-depth knowledge of the ServiceNow platform. From the technology, development, integration, and modules to designing, developing and implementing test modules, you’ll deliver on budget and quality and within timelines. Working a combined pattern of remote/home working and from our collaborative offices in Birmingham, you will be part of our award-winning IT department, working within our Application Support team. Should this role interest you from a remote working perspective only, please state this within your application.
Join us at Mitchells & Butlers, the heart of hospitality. With over 1,600 sites we’re the home of some of the nation’s favourite restaurants, bustling bars, cosy country pubs and the local you didn’t know we owned. It’s been a tough year, but we’re not letting that stop us! Our investment programme is already underway, and we have been working in the background to make sure we come back stronger than ever. If you’re as passionate about hospitality as we are, we want to hear from you!
What’s in it for me?
Love eating out? You'll love it even more with a massive 33% discount across all our brands, so whether its date night at Miller & Carter or family roast at Toby Carvery we’ve got you covered.
Private medical plan- to help keep you safe and secure
Buy up to an extra 2 weeks holiday – life is for living after all! #
Charity is important to us. From the companies charities to the ones closest to your heart; you can choose how to give something back.
On top of all this, we offer; a pension, 26 days paid holiday, 33% Employee Discount, high-street shopping discounts, an online wellbeing hub; and we even give you free shares!
What will I be doing?
Owning and managing all development of the ServiceNow platform across the business to drive automation, efficiency, and self-service
Owning and delivering the design, configuration, maintenance, performance tuning, and monitoring of ServiceNow
Act as Product Owner for ServiceNow owning the requirements capture, backlog refinement, and sprint planning following an Agile delivery method
Driving business requirements and playing an active role with stakeholders, understanding business context and how to translate functional and technical requirements into a sustainable ServiceNow solution
Owning the development pipeline and release cycle for all developments and upgrades leading multiple streams of technical design and delivery
Collaborating and developing strong relationships with Product Owners, Support and Design teams to maintain roadmaps and keep our software and applications updated, optimised and fit for purpose
Performing and documenting routine system configuration tasks to maintain service, including Access Controls, Systems Maintenance plans and all other associated IT system administration
Owning and tracking the delivery of software updates, patches, and service improvements, liaising with the Change Manager as required
Creating and maintaining all relevant documentation relating the product(s), requirements, and development pipeline, supporting and cross training others within the support team
What do I need?
Just like our brands, our teams are diverse. You’ll be or have...
5 or more years with hands on ServiceNow development and configuration experience, ideally within a large organisation
Highly solution focused
Integration of ServiceNow with external tools using Web Services & REST APIs
An in-depth knowledge of the ServiceNow Platform, from the technology, development, integration and modules, to design, develop, implement and test modules in line with agreed timelines, budget, costs, quality and development standards
Agile Development DevOps experience
Project Management Tools including or similar to JIRA and AHA
ServiceNow Certified Application Developer
Steph Bull
Lead Corporate Recruitment Manager
Mitchells & Butlers PLC
07808094900
mailto:steph.bull@mbplc.com
http://www.mbcareersandjobs.com/
Jul 20, 2021
Full time
As a ServiceNow Developer you will be the expert in your field with an in-depth knowledge of the ServiceNow platform. From the technology, development, integration, and modules to designing, developing and implementing test modules, you’ll deliver on budget and quality and within timelines. Working a combined pattern of remote/home working and from our collaborative offices in Birmingham, you will be part of our award-winning IT department, working within our Application Support team. Should this role interest you from a remote working perspective only, please state this within your application.
Join us at Mitchells & Butlers, the heart of hospitality. With over 1,600 sites we’re the home of some of the nation’s favourite restaurants, bustling bars, cosy country pubs and the local you didn’t know we owned. It’s been a tough year, but we’re not letting that stop us! Our investment programme is already underway, and we have been working in the background to make sure we come back stronger than ever. If you’re as passionate about hospitality as we are, we want to hear from you!
What’s in it for me?
Love eating out? You'll love it even more with a massive 33% discount across all our brands, so whether its date night at Miller & Carter or family roast at Toby Carvery we’ve got you covered.
Private medical plan- to help keep you safe and secure
Buy up to an extra 2 weeks holiday – life is for living after all! #
Charity is important to us. From the companies charities to the ones closest to your heart; you can choose how to give something back.
On top of all this, we offer; a pension, 26 days paid holiday, 33% Employee Discount, high-street shopping discounts, an online wellbeing hub; and we even give you free shares!
What will I be doing?
Owning and managing all development of the ServiceNow platform across the business to drive automation, efficiency, and self-service
Owning and delivering the design, configuration, maintenance, performance tuning, and monitoring of ServiceNow
Act as Product Owner for ServiceNow owning the requirements capture, backlog refinement, and sprint planning following an Agile delivery method
Driving business requirements and playing an active role with stakeholders, understanding business context and how to translate functional and technical requirements into a sustainable ServiceNow solution
Owning the development pipeline and release cycle for all developments and upgrades leading multiple streams of technical design and delivery
Collaborating and developing strong relationships with Product Owners, Support and Design teams to maintain roadmaps and keep our software and applications updated, optimised and fit for purpose
Performing and documenting routine system configuration tasks to maintain service, including Access Controls, Systems Maintenance plans and all other associated IT system administration
Owning and tracking the delivery of software updates, patches, and service improvements, liaising with the Change Manager as required
Creating and maintaining all relevant documentation relating the product(s), requirements, and development pipeline, supporting and cross training others within the support team
What do I need?
Just like our brands, our teams are diverse. You’ll be or have...
5 or more years with hands on ServiceNow development and configuration experience, ideally within a large organisation
Highly solution focused
Integration of ServiceNow with external tools using Web Services & REST APIs
An in-depth knowledge of the ServiceNow Platform, from the technology, development, integration and modules, to design, develop, implement and test modules in line with agreed timelines, budget, costs, quality and development standards
Agile Development DevOps experience
Project Management Tools including or similar to JIRA and AHA
ServiceNow Certified Application Developer
Steph Bull
Lead Corporate Recruitment Manager
Mitchells & Butlers PLC
07808094900
mailto:steph.bull@mbplc.com
http://www.mbcareersandjobs.com/
ALS provides a broad range of testing and analytical services to a wide variety of end markets and industries around the globe. We continue to remain at the forefront of the testing services industry, building an enviable reputation.
We are looking to recruit an IT Support Technician to support our IT Operations team, this role would ideally suit someone who has around 6 – 12 months experience of working in a similar role, and is looking to join on organisation where the opportunities to progress are endless.
Please note that there will be times when you will be required to travel to other sites, so a valid UK driving licence is a must.
The location of this role is very fluid at the moment, and will probably sit between our Chatteris site and our Pharmaceutical site in Ely.
Basis: Permanent / Full Time
Shift: Monday to Friday 08:30 to 17:30
Salary : £19,000 - £24,000 - DOE
Reports to: IT Operations Manager, UK & Ireland
About the Position
The ALS IT Department in the United Kingdom is seeking an IT Support Technician to join our IT Operations team that strives to exceed client expectations by delivering superior support and results on time.
Specific Responsibilities
This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service by phone within the IT Helpdesk and great deskside/on-site support within the ALS Offices and Industrial sites.
Primary responsibilities include:
Log and respond to incidents / service requests and effectively communicate resolutions
Assist with delivery of a variety of IT projects
Ensuring the security and privacy of networks & computer systems
Organising & scheduling upgrades and maintenance
Laptop / Desktop build, installation and support
Setup & support equipment including laptops, desktop, phones & printer
Support maintenance of server room equipment including back-up devices, switches, routers, server
Travel to various locations as and when required for issues that cannot be resolved remotely
Develop and maintain inventory of all computers, monitors, keyboards, hard drives and other components and equipment.
Ordering components as needed.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated experience in the installation and support of PC hardware and software technologies, especially MS Office/O365 and Windows XP-7-8-10 and other commercial grade applications.
Experience in the support of Windows Server 2008-2019, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Teams
Managing and troubleshooting mobile computing fleet (Apple/Android devices)
Helpdesk ticketing systems (ticket lifecycle, ITIL basics)
Windows 2008-2019 server OS, Virtualization (Hyper-V and VMware)
TCP/IP networking - basic principles and active troubleshooting
Backup technologies (e.g. Veeam, Commvault, Veritas)
About you
6 – 12 months of experience in operating and supporting Windows environment - both server and client
Good communication skills and understanding of user needs
Enthusiastic and strongly motivated
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical problems
Proven ability to prioritise and deliver to challenging deadlines
An excellent opportunity for a motivated and skilled person looking to develop the career within an international company.
Jun 29, 2021
Full time
ALS provides a broad range of testing and analytical services to a wide variety of end markets and industries around the globe. We continue to remain at the forefront of the testing services industry, building an enviable reputation.
We are looking to recruit an IT Support Technician to support our IT Operations team, this role would ideally suit someone who has around 6 – 12 months experience of working in a similar role, and is looking to join on organisation where the opportunities to progress are endless.
Please note that there will be times when you will be required to travel to other sites, so a valid UK driving licence is a must.
The location of this role is very fluid at the moment, and will probably sit between our Chatteris site and our Pharmaceutical site in Ely.
Basis: Permanent / Full Time
Shift: Monday to Friday 08:30 to 17:30
Salary : £19,000 - £24,000 - DOE
Reports to: IT Operations Manager, UK & Ireland
About the Position
The ALS IT Department in the United Kingdom is seeking an IT Support Technician to join our IT Operations team that strives to exceed client expectations by delivering superior support and results on time.
Specific Responsibilities
This position is responsible for providing exceptional customer service by phone within the IT Helpdesk and great deskside/on-site support within the ALS Offices and Industrial sites.
Primary responsibilities include:
Log and respond to incidents / service requests and effectively communicate resolutions
Assist with delivery of a variety of IT projects
Ensuring the security and privacy of networks & computer systems
Organising & scheduling upgrades and maintenance
Laptop / Desktop build, installation and support
Setup & support equipment including laptops, desktop, phones & printer
Support maintenance of server room equipment including back-up devices, switches, routers, server
Travel to various locations as and when required for issues that cannot be resolved remotely
Develop and maintain inventory of all computers, monitors, keyboards, hard drives and other components and equipment.
Ordering components as needed.
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Demonstrated experience in the installation and support of PC hardware and software technologies, especially MS Office/O365 and Windows XP-7-8-10 and other commercial grade applications.
Experience in the support of Windows Server 2008-2019, Active Directory, Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft Teams
Managing and troubleshooting mobile computing fleet (Apple/Android devices)
Helpdesk ticketing systems (ticket lifecycle, ITIL basics)
Windows 2008-2019 server OS, Virtualization (Hyper-V and VMware)
TCP/IP networking - basic principles and active troubleshooting
Backup technologies (e.g. Veeam, Commvault, Veritas)
About you
6 – 12 months of experience in operating and supporting Windows environment - both server and client
Good communication skills and understanding of user needs
Enthusiastic and strongly motivated
Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot technical problems
Proven ability to prioritise and deliver to challenging deadlines
An excellent opportunity for a motivated and skilled person looking to develop the career within an international company.
Who are we?
Gastronomy Restaurants is a Franchise of KFC.
We make great food, and we care about how we do it. We don’t do things by halves at KFC.
Our chicken is freshly hand-breaded all day, every day. There’s an easier way to make fried chicken of course, but easy isn’t what we’re after. We’re after the best tasting chicken, every single time. We know it takes more work, but it’s the right way to make it Finger Lickin’ Good.
Our goal
With 38 restaurants across our portfolio, our goal is to reach 60 restaurants by 2026. With our growing business, we need to grow our support functions, with a desire to bring IT inhouse.
We are currently recruiting an IT Engineer , who will be based from our Head Office In Shrewsbury. There will be a need to travel to our restaurants as and when required, and therefore you'll need a full driving licence. (Our restaurants are located from North Wales across Shropshire, Stafford, Stoke to Nottingham and Derby).
Role and Responsibilities
Designing and installing computer hardware configurations
Installing software and networking systems
Troubleshooting network and software issues, authorising 3rd party engineer visits.
Installing high level software security systems.
Training Managers on newly installed hardware and software systems.
Fixing hardware, software, and networking issues.
Responding to general IT requests.
Collating monthly reporting for the IT Director.
Salary and benefits
£30k
Company car
Enhanced holiday entitlement at 5 and 10 years service.
Long Term Incentive, paid out at year 5 and 10.
Flexible benefits; Critical illness cover, Group income protection, Death in Service, Private Medical insurance, Health Cash Plan.
Jun 02, 2021
Full time
Who are we?
Gastronomy Restaurants is a Franchise of KFC.
We make great food, and we care about how we do it. We don’t do things by halves at KFC.
Our chicken is freshly hand-breaded all day, every day. There’s an easier way to make fried chicken of course, but easy isn’t what we’re after. We’re after the best tasting chicken, every single time. We know it takes more work, but it’s the right way to make it Finger Lickin’ Good.
Our goal
With 38 restaurants across our portfolio, our goal is to reach 60 restaurants by 2026. With our growing business, we need to grow our support functions, with a desire to bring IT inhouse.
We are currently recruiting an IT Engineer , who will be based from our Head Office In Shrewsbury. There will be a need to travel to our restaurants as and when required, and therefore you'll need a full driving licence. (Our restaurants are located from North Wales across Shropshire, Stafford, Stoke to Nottingham and Derby).
Role and Responsibilities
Designing and installing computer hardware configurations
Installing software and networking systems
Troubleshooting network and software issues, authorising 3rd party engineer visits.
Installing high level software security systems.
Training Managers on newly installed hardware and software systems.
Fixing hardware, software, and networking issues.
Responding to general IT requests.
Collating monthly reporting for the IT Director.
Salary and benefits
£30k
Company car
Enhanced holiday entitlement at 5 and 10 years service.
Long Term Incentive, paid out at year 5 and 10.
Flexible benefits; Critical illness cover, Group income protection, Death in Service, Private Medical insurance, Health Cash Plan.
Would you like to gain a qualification and experience in a professional and dynamic IT team?
Turley has an opportunity for an IT Assistant to join its busy IT team. This role will involve providing an efficient and reliable administration and support service to the IT team and the wider company of circa 250 co-owners across our 14 locations in the UK and Ireland.
The ideal candidate will have some experience working in an IT related role and a sound basic knowledge of IT issues. You will be a good communicator (verbal and written), with strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail. With a genuine desire to learn and develop, you will have the opportunity to work towards accredited IT qualifications.
The IT Assistant takes ownership and administration of tasks associated with a successful service desk. The role will involve working on tickets and issues; liaising with our teams, contacting co-owners to offer guidance and assistance, prioritising issues and workload, updating the IT database and other records in line with GDPR. You will also provide assistance to co-owners with all aspects of IT, setting up hardware, dealing with routine IT queries and drafting correspondence. The ability to actively manage your own workload, meet deadlines and deliver a consistently high-quality service is essential.
You will also have the opportunity to work on advanced areas of IT, including networking, database administration, system administration, GIS mapping services and other project work. The role may require you to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
This is a broad and varied role and you will be encouraged to get involved in all aspects of IT. Using good judgment to raise queries and to seek guidance is essential.
Whilst we envisage the post will be based in our Manchester office. We operate a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.
Turley is an employee-owned business and is one of the largest planning and development consultancies in the UK. We offer an excellent remuneration and flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.
Please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link or email careers@turley.co.uk, providing your CV and a covering letter with details of your current salary.
No agency interest please.
The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.
May 25, 2021
Full time
Would you like to gain a qualification and experience in a professional and dynamic IT team?
Turley has an opportunity for an IT Assistant to join its busy IT team. This role will involve providing an efficient and reliable administration and support service to the IT team and the wider company of circa 250 co-owners across our 14 locations in the UK and Ireland.
The ideal candidate will have some experience working in an IT related role and a sound basic knowledge of IT issues. You will be a good communicator (verbal and written), with strong administrative skills and excellent attention to detail. With a genuine desire to learn and develop, you will have the opportunity to work towards accredited IT qualifications.
The IT Assistant takes ownership and administration of tasks associated with a successful service desk. The role will involve working on tickets and issues; liaising with our teams, contacting co-owners to offer guidance and assistance, prioritising issues and workload, updating the IT database and other records in line with GDPR. You will also provide assistance to co-owners with all aspects of IT, setting up hardware, dealing with routine IT queries and drafting correspondence. The ability to actively manage your own workload, meet deadlines and deliver a consistently high-quality service is essential.
You will also have the opportunity to work on advanced areas of IT, including networking, database administration, system administration, GIS mapping services and other project work. The role may require you to handle sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion.
This is a broad and varied role and you will be encouraged to get involved in all aspects of IT. Using good judgment to raise queries and to seek guidance is essential.
Whilst we envisage the post will be based in our Manchester office. We operate a blended flexible working model, allowing co-owners choice, freedom, and flexibility as to where, when and how they work, balancing personal, team and client requirements. We are happy to talk about flexible working options in more detail during the recruitment process.
Turley is an employee-owned business and is one of the largest planning and development consultancies in the UK. We offer an excellent remuneration and flexible benefits package including medical insurance, pension, ownership dividend and performance-related bonus.
Please apply in confidence by following the Apply Now link or email careers@turley.co.uk, providing your CV and a covering letter with details of your current salary.
No agency interest please.
The successful candidate must have permission to work in the UK by the start of their employment.
Senior Mobile App Developer - London - £85k plus excellent benefits
We now have an exciting and interesting role for a professional and experienced Android / mobile development React Native engineer to join the information technology department of this worldwide leader.
Working within telecommunications department and based at the London headquarters the successful candidate will be responsible along with the team for the development and release of mobile applications whilst keeping the company at the forefront of leading-edge technology.
The Mobile App Software developer must have a successful record of developing Android / Mobile App software alongside being able to demonstrate proficiency in React Native JavaScript framework for building native mobile apps.
Other duties will include: Assisting and mentoring a team to architect and maintain Reactive native ISO and Android applications, Implementation of API’S to deliver ISO and android features, releasing applications to Google and Apple, developing regular updates.
The Engineer must be experienced with React Native development, Apollo Platforms, integrating third party API’S and be able to demonstrate excellent mobile App developer skills.
The successful candidate will be expected to work from the London office for at least 3 days per week for which In return the client offers competitive salary, excellent company benefits plus a rewarding and exciting career path within a major company.
For immediate consideration please contact Sue Home at Sarah Harvey recruitment Leamington Spa or alternatively email your current information to sue@sarahharvey.com
Apr 23, 2021
Full time
Senior Mobile App Developer - London - £85k plus excellent benefits
We now have an exciting and interesting role for a professional and experienced Android / mobile development React Native engineer to join the information technology department of this worldwide leader.
Working within telecommunications department and based at the London headquarters the successful candidate will be responsible along with the team for the development and release of mobile applications whilst keeping the company at the forefront of leading-edge technology.
The Mobile App Software developer must have a successful record of developing Android / Mobile App software alongside being able to demonstrate proficiency in React Native JavaScript framework for building native mobile apps.
Other duties will include: Assisting and mentoring a team to architect and maintain Reactive native ISO and Android applications, Implementation of API’S to deliver ISO and android features, releasing applications to Google and Apple, developing regular updates.
The Engineer must be experienced with React Native development, Apollo Platforms, integrating third party API’S and be able to demonstrate excellent mobile App developer skills.
The successful candidate will be expected to work from the London office for at least 3 days per week for which In return the client offers competitive salary, excellent company benefits plus a rewarding and exciting career path within a major company.
For immediate consideration please contact Sue Home at Sarah Harvey recruitment Leamington Spa or alternatively email your current information to sue@sarahharvey.com
H3O Digital
Oxford Street London (regular travel to Bristol)
Role: Tester and Test Manager
Internal Reference: ROLE1010/1011
Department : Technical Excellence Capability Centre (TECC)
Location(s): London based, with regular paid travel to Bristol area
Position Type: Permanent
Hours of Work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary : £40,000-£60,000 DOE
Benefits : 20 days paid holiday + bank holidays + 1 bonus day holiday. Pension contributions.
This thriving Tech company is thrilled to announce the requirement to hire Testers at both expert and management level due to two recently won contracts. It is truly an exciting time to join the team as the business has seen an up rise in clients and their requirements over the last year and look to push the business further than ever before! Both roles will be pivotal in achieving customer satisfaction with our newly won contracts by ensuring expectations are met through the testing of their digital environment. While the Manager will also take responsible for defining the full testing lifecycle for the company’s key customer accounts as well as internal systems; and assuring the testing strategy for a variety of technical deliverables working alongside multiple teams to ensure solutions meet requirements. The tester will focus on following test plans for key accounts and internal systems.
As part of the multi-disciplined capability centre team, your skills will need to be honed in testing Java & Oracle web applications and Windows 10 with associated applications.
To be successful, you will have 5+years Tester experience working within large enterprise environments across different sectors. You are a self-starter able to work independently while flourishing in a team environment with strong interpersonal skills, oral and written communication will be second to none, as will analytical skills. While we do not expect you to be an expert in troubleshooting you will need to have some experience in this area to enable full function in your role. With a keen eye for detail you will be able to understand and carry out business processes relating them to the testing solution. You will need to be proficient in MS Office Suite applications (MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio).
You will hold a number of technical certificates and ideally ISTQB Testing qualification, with a thirst to continue your career progression and a proactive approach to continued professional development.
Tester Managers will require an additional 3+years in a similar management role with strong people management and motivation ability. Strong experience of leading the testing on large enterprise systems is a must. As is the ability to take lead and work with senior internal and external stakeholders. You will also have robust manual and automation testing experience as well as experience in system interaction and data migration.
These roles need individuals who understands the importance of flexibility in a small business and is able to adapt quickly and think on their feet. There will never be a dull day so you must work well under pressure. While you should never be afraid to ask for help where you need it, you will be expected to be an expert in your field!
The role is full time permanent and based in London with occasional travel to Bristol area (paid).
Deadline date: 5th May 2021
Apr 14, 2021
Full time
Role: Tester and Test Manager
Internal Reference: ROLE1010/1011
Department : Technical Excellence Capability Centre (TECC)
Location(s): London based, with regular paid travel to Bristol area
Position Type: Permanent
Hours of Work: Full Time (37.5 hours per week)
Salary : £40,000-£60,000 DOE
Benefits : 20 days paid holiday + bank holidays + 1 bonus day holiday. Pension contributions.
This thriving Tech company is thrilled to announce the requirement to hire Testers at both expert and management level due to two recently won contracts. It is truly an exciting time to join the team as the business has seen an up rise in clients and their requirements over the last year and look to push the business further than ever before! Both roles will be pivotal in achieving customer satisfaction with our newly won contracts by ensuring expectations are met through the testing of their digital environment. While the Manager will also take responsible for defining the full testing lifecycle for the company’s key customer accounts as well as internal systems; and assuring the testing strategy for a variety of technical deliverables working alongside multiple teams to ensure solutions meet requirements. The tester will focus on following test plans for key accounts and internal systems.
As part of the multi-disciplined capability centre team, your skills will need to be honed in testing Java & Oracle web applications and Windows 10 with associated applications.
To be successful, you will have 5+years Tester experience working within large enterprise environments across different sectors. You are a self-starter able to work independently while flourishing in a team environment with strong interpersonal skills, oral and written communication will be second to none, as will analytical skills. While we do not expect you to be an expert in troubleshooting you will need to have some experience in this area to enable full function in your role. With a keen eye for detail you will be able to understand and carry out business processes relating them to the testing solution. You will need to be proficient in MS Office Suite applications (MS Project, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Visio).
You will hold a number of technical certificates and ideally ISTQB Testing qualification, with a thirst to continue your career progression and a proactive approach to continued professional development.
Tester Managers will require an additional 3+years in a similar management role with strong people management and motivation ability. Strong experience of leading the testing on large enterprise systems is a must. As is the ability to take lead and work with senior internal and external stakeholders. You will also have robust manual and automation testing experience as well as experience in system interaction and data migration.
These roles need individuals who understands the importance of flexibility in a small business and is able to adapt quickly and think on their feet. There will never be a dull day so you must work well under pressure. While you should never be afraid to ask for help where you need it, you will be expected to be an expert in your field!
The role is full time permanent and based in London with occasional travel to Bristol area (paid).
Deadline date: 5th May 2021
Assistant Product Manager Public Facing Website & Access Portal Salary is up to £50,000 9 Month Fixed Term Contract London, UK (remote during COVID-19 restrictions)
Overview of Assistant Product Manager vacancy :
A leading Healthcare Data Insights organisation is hiring an Assistant Product Manager to support Product Innovation and assist in delivering the road map for Digital Products, including a Public Facing Website and a limited Access Portal. You will have the opportunity to take a lead role in the ownership of certain websites and portals and therefore an interest in User-Centred Design (UCD) is required. It's a great opportunity to gain experience within the rapidly growing digital health sector. You'll be employed on a 9 months Fixed Term Contract.
Alongside the Senior Product Manager you will :
Work with stakeholders in order to develop and implement a Product RoadMap and Release Plans which delivers on the organisations business strategy and objectives
Oversee the gathering and analysis of Requirements for Product Releases in preparation for Development
Manage the Product Backlog throughout the development process in order to make sure that product releases happen on time and within budget
Make sure that best practice and industry standards, such as Web Accessibility Standards, are adhered to
Ensure that Product Enhancements take account of UX as well as Stakeholder Research
What you will gain from this job :
The general public and healthcare professionals access huge amounts of crucial Healthcare Data via websites and portals. The demands for product innovation which meets user requirements for healthcare information is predicted to increase dramatically over the next 5 years. Therefore getting experience of delivering product innovation within digital healthcare information means you will benefit from excellent career development potential.
Candidate Criteria : Assistant Product Manager
An understanding of the Product Development process in relation to websites and portals
Awareness of the User-Centric Design Process
Experience of applying User Research to Product Innovation and Enhancement
Proven ability to form good working relationships with technical as well as non-technical stakeholders
Experience of managing multiple projects including managing complex activity schedules
Ability to convert Designs and Features into Requirements which support development and facilitate testing
Covid secure recruitment :
At present all members of the business are working remotely. When working life returns to normal you will benefit from working in well designed modern offices in the heart of Central London. In the meantime we will carry out video interviews. We've had almost a year of making hires without a face to face meet .. so we've got this down to a fine art. Moreover you'll find that your virtual welcome is very well managed, whereby you'll meet your team and have a terrific induction process. Therefore don't let COVID-19 restrictions delay your career ambitions.
Note :
For the avoidance of doubt GEORGE BUCKLAND LIMITED is an employment agency placing this advertisement on behalf of its client described above. Internal Job Reference : GB322
Apr 14, 2021
Contractor
Assistant Product Manager Public Facing Website & Access Portal Salary is up to £50,000 9 Month Fixed Term Contract London, UK (remote during COVID-19 restrictions)
Overview of Assistant Product Manager vacancy :
A leading Healthcare Data Insights organisation is hiring an Assistant Product Manager to support Product Innovation and assist in delivering the road map for Digital Products, including a Public Facing Website and a limited Access Portal. You will have the opportunity to take a lead role in the ownership of certain websites and portals and therefore an interest in User-Centred Design (UCD) is required. It's a great opportunity to gain experience within the rapidly growing digital health sector. You'll be employed on a 9 months Fixed Term Contract.
Alongside the Senior Product Manager you will :
Work with stakeholders in order to develop and implement a Product RoadMap and Release Plans which delivers on the organisations business strategy and objectives
Oversee the gathering and analysis of Requirements for Product Releases in preparation for Development
Manage the Product Backlog throughout the development process in order to make sure that product releases happen on time and within budget
Make sure that best practice and industry standards, such as Web Accessibility Standards, are adhered to
Ensure that Product Enhancements take account of UX as well as Stakeholder Research
What you will gain from this job :
The general public and healthcare professionals access huge amounts of crucial Healthcare Data via websites and portals. The demands for product innovation which meets user requirements for healthcare information is predicted to increase dramatically over the next 5 years. Therefore getting experience of delivering product innovation within digital healthcare information means you will benefit from excellent career development potential.
Candidate Criteria : Assistant Product Manager
An understanding of the Product Development process in relation to websites and portals
Awareness of the User-Centric Design Process
Experience of applying User Research to Product Innovation and Enhancement
Proven ability to form good working relationships with technical as well as non-technical stakeholders
Experience of managing multiple projects including managing complex activity schedules
Ability to convert Designs and Features into Requirements which support development and facilitate testing
Covid secure recruitment :
At present all members of the business are working remotely. When working life returns to normal you will benefit from working in well designed modern offices in the heart of Central London. In the meantime we will carry out video interviews. We've had almost a year of making hires without a face to face meet .. so we've got this down to a fine art. Moreover you'll find that your virtual welcome is very well managed, whereby you'll meet your team and have a terrific induction process. Therefore don't let COVID-19 restrictions delay your career ambitions.
Note :
For the avoidance of doubt GEORGE BUCKLAND LIMITED is an employment agency placing this advertisement on behalf of its client described above. Internal Job Reference : GB322
The University of Suffolk are currently recruiting for an experienced IT Technician to join The School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology (EAST). EAST offers an expanding and interesting environment, with a number of key projects being delivered during 2021/22. The flagship is the new DigiTech Centre based at Adastral Park in Martlesham, an exciting local partnership with BT. This role will primarily be based at the DigiTech, with other work and attendance at the main University Waterfront campus in Ipswich.
This role will work closely with academics, external partners, support staff and students to ensure that all teaching, learning and laboratory spaces can support and enhance the combined teaching and research requirements. As well as this, the role will also collaborate closely with the University’s central IT Services to deliver services for the School and work with external technology partners and specialist resources.
Whilst the focus is on first and mostly second line support, the ability to stretch across more technical challenges and work in partnership with other resources to deliver solutions is key. To be successful in this you will have experience in the configuration, delivery and support of large infrastructure, desktop and device deployments. You will also have excellent customer focus and engagement skills.
Closing date: Wednesday 5 May 2021.
Interview date: Friday 21 May 2021.
To see the full job particulars and details of how to apply, please visit our website at www.uos.ac.uk/jobs
We are actively committed to growing and supporting a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We particularly welcome applications from black and ethnic minority candidates and from candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented within our workforce.
We consider flexible working requests for all our vacancies.
Apr 09, 2021
Full time
The University of Suffolk are currently recruiting for an experienced IT Technician to join The School of Engineering, Arts, Science and Technology (EAST). EAST offers an expanding and interesting environment, with a number of key projects being delivered during 2021/22. The flagship is the new DigiTech Centre based at Adastral Park in Martlesham, an exciting local partnership with BT. This role will primarily be based at the DigiTech, with other work and attendance at the main University Waterfront campus in Ipswich.
This role will work closely with academics, external partners, support staff and students to ensure that all teaching, learning and laboratory spaces can support and enhance the combined teaching and research requirements. As well as this, the role will also collaborate closely with the University’s central IT Services to deliver services for the School and work with external technology partners and specialist resources.
Whilst the focus is on first and mostly second line support, the ability to stretch across more technical challenges and work in partnership with other resources to deliver solutions is key. To be successful in this you will have experience in the configuration, delivery and support of large infrastructure, desktop and device deployments. You will also have excellent customer focus and engagement skills.
Closing date: Wednesday 5 May 2021.
Interview date: Friday 21 May 2021.
To see the full job particulars and details of how to apply, please visit our website at www.uos.ac.uk/jobs
We are actively committed to growing and supporting a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. We particularly welcome applications from black and ethnic minority candidates and from candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented within our workforce.
We consider flexible working requests for all our vacancies.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Uttoxeter Road, Derby, DE22 3NE, UK
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is a large and complex organisation that has an ambitious digital strategy. The implementation of the digital strategy is integral to the successful delivery of UHDB’s 5 year strategy and the enabling strategies.
The Trust is now seeking to appoint a Director of Digital Services. This is a new Trust Board level directorship in recognition that the post holder will be responsible for leading both the strategic and operational digital objectives for UHDB by supporting the development and adoption of outstanding digital health and care services for our patients and their families. The post holder will report directly to the Executive Medical Director.
As our Director of Digital Services the post holder will lead, develop and build diverse digital teams and oversee the delivery of Information Technology services within the Trust.
Deliver a step change in digital transformation, working with clinicians and staff to ensure the optimisation of our digital services across the organisation, facilitating the realisation of benefits and the integration of digital care with the Trusts quality and safety priorities.
Support the delivery of the Trusts strategy through ensuring families and our patients are at the centre of all we do, and that staff have the skills and resources required to deliver an outstanding high quality digital and information technology service.
Drive the adoption and integration of digital as a core aspect of our service delivery. This includes working with operational and clinical teams to ensure our workforce is digitally competent and systems are designed to support clinical and cost effective delivery of health and care services to ensure our systems function effectively within the available resources.
Manage strategic relationships with suppliers and partners.
Provide effective leadership and support to the teams responsible for delivery within the remit of the Director of Digital Services portfolio by playing a key role in the development of business cases to demonstrate cost and operational benefit for implementing new digital systems.
Work in partnership with the Chief Clinical Information Officer to facilitate the achievement of key clinical benefits and outcomes.
Lead on elevating the Trust as a leader in the field of digital healthcare and position the Trust to benefit from national resources available to further our work, maintain and develop local, national and international relationships
The successful applicant will be educated to degree level in computer science or a related subject with a proven track record of leading and managing digital services within large complex organisations. You will have substantial senior management experience, including specialist experience of delivering major transformation change initiatives in healthcare. The successful delivery of complex multi-organisational portfolios within operational and service based environments with experience of partnership working - Internal and external; local and national Strategic and business planning, including preparation of business cases.
For an informal chat regarding this vacancy please contact Elaine Haupt in the first instance on either 07385402202 or email her at Elaine.haupt@nhs.net
To apply for this post: Please provide a full curriculum vita with a covering letter (no more than two pages) outlining your relevant experience articulating why you are interested in the role at UHDB
Please send by email marked ‘UHDB Director of Digital Services to philippa.gardiner@nhs.net
A candidate pack can be obtained from Philippa Gardiner.
The interview will consist of:
Stakeholder focus group on the 26th April
Interview date on the 27th April
Closing Date of the advert: Tuesday 6th April 2021
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Mar 18, 2021
Full time
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB) is a large and complex organisation that has an ambitious digital strategy. The implementation of the digital strategy is integral to the successful delivery of UHDB’s 5 year strategy and the enabling strategies.
The Trust is now seeking to appoint a Director of Digital Services. This is a new Trust Board level directorship in recognition that the post holder will be responsible for leading both the strategic and operational digital objectives for UHDB by supporting the development and adoption of outstanding digital health and care services for our patients and their families. The post holder will report directly to the Executive Medical Director.
As our Director of Digital Services the post holder will lead, develop and build diverse digital teams and oversee the delivery of Information Technology services within the Trust.
Deliver a step change in digital transformation, working with clinicians and staff to ensure the optimisation of our digital services across the organisation, facilitating the realisation of benefits and the integration of digital care with the Trusts quality and safety priorities.
Support the delivery of the Trusts strategy through ensuring families and our patients are at the centre of all we do, and that staff have the skills and resources required to deliver an outstanding high quality digital and information technology service.
Drive the adoption and integration of digital as a core aspect of our service delivery. This includes working with operational and clinical teams to ensure our workforce is digitally competent and systems are designed to support clinical and cost effective delivery of health and care services to ensure our systems function effectively within the available resources.
Manage strategic relationships with suppliers and partners.
Provide effective leadership and support to the teams responsible for delivery within the remit of the Director of Digital Services portfolio by playing a key role in the development of business cases to demonstrate cost and operational benefit for implementing new digital systems.
Work in partnership with the Chief Clinical Information Officer to facilitate the achievement of key clinical benefits and outcomes.
Lead on elevating the Trust as a leader in the field of digital healthcare and position the Trust to benefit from national resources available to further our work, maintain and develop local, national and international relationships
The successful applicant will be educated to degree level in computer science or a related subject with a proven track record of leading and managing digital services within large complex organisations. You will have substantial senior management experience, including specialist experience of delivering major transformation change initiatives in healthcare. The successful delivery of complex multi-organisational portfolios within operational and service based environments with experience of partnership working - Internal and external; local and national Strategic and business planning, including preparation of business cases.
For an informal chat regarding this vacancy please contact Elaine Haupt in the first instance on either 07385402202 or email her at Elaine.haupt@nhs.net
To apply for this post: Please provide a full curriculum vita with a covering letter (no more than two pages) outlining your relevant experience articulating why you are interested in the role at UHDB
Please send by email marked ‘UHDB Director of Digital Services to philippa.gardiner@nhs.net
A candidate pack can be obtained from Philippa Gardiner.
The interview will consist of:
Stakeholder focus group on the 26th April
Interview date on the 27th April
Closing Date of the advert: Tuesday 6th April 2021
Read this before applying
Job Description (655 KB)
Person Specification (655 KB)
Reporting to the Business Support Manager - Business Intelligence, the Business Intelligence – Business Analyst will work closely with both technical and business teams across the company to understand, document and deliver data requirements associated with significant business problems and opportunities. This exciting new opportunity is in a fast-paced dynamic environment working on High Profile Data Projects , to identify and understand significant business improvements and opportunities to ensure Data is at the forefront of decision making process.
As a Business Analyst in Business Intelligence at Jet2.com & Jet2holidays , you will be a key part of the team to ensure successful delivery of initiatives and projects meet the overall needs of the end user. Jet2 Business Analysts are passionate about delivering the best for our customers. We are proactive and work as One Team to achieve results.
You will be expected to drive data initiatives from inception to the point of go live. Our Business Analysts in Business Intelligence are experts in data transformation projects and advocates for best practice data management across our organisation. We will expect you to facilitate stakeholder/technical workshops, displaying skill in interviewing, effective questioning and have be able to challenge requirements. You will work alongside a team of Data Developers and Testers to build products that meet the requirements and acceptance criteria you have defined and documented. Jet2 practises Agile d elivery methodologies. You will be expected to lead the introduction of Epics, Feature and Stories to the delivery teams through session such as ‘ 3 Amigos ’ and Estimation Sessions. You will utilise your toolkit of analysis techniques to best represent the business needs and requirements, to collaborate with the delivery team to create a solution that is suitable for the desired use case, overall vision and requirements.
Any of the above outputs should be shared with the Product Owner and you should support them with effective prioritisation of the backlog, perhaps providing recommendations based on your understanding. During your analysis, you should work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to help them understand the requirements and any potential technical limitations that may impact the solution.
You will support delivery planning by having all analysis ready, well defined and pointed. You should support delivery of the stories throughout the delivery cycle. Most importantly, our Business Analysts don’t just stop at the capture of requirements, we collaborate within our development teams to take ideas from concept through to a solution. Understanding any areas of risk, dependencies, compliance and impacts. You will be expected to support the definition of test complete and aid demonstrations and User Acceptance Testing session of new data products and solutions. Working together with your team will be key to your personal success and key to project delivery. You will be required to work closely with Product Owners , Product Managers , Technical Specialists and other Business Analysts . Ultimately, we operate as a team, supporting one another to get the job done.
The successful candidate will have a minimum experience of 2 years working as a Business Analyst with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies and of in-house software development ideally within a Data Background . You will be personable, proactive and confident in your approach and have strong stakeholder management skills, being a confident communicator. You must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment , managing competing workloads and capable of effectively prioritising to meet deadlines.
In return, we offer an excellent salary and benefits package with fantastic opportunities for progression in a growing business. This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting forward-thinking business. We operate scheduled leisure flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and to European Leisure Cities from our 10 UK bases. Help us to send our all-important customers on holiday with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays !!
Mar 06, 2021
Full time
Reporting to the Business Support Manager - Business Intelligence, the Business Intelligence – Business Analyst will work closely with both technical and business teams across the company to understand, document and deliver data requirements associated with significant business problems and opportunities. This exciting new opportunity is in a fast-paced dynamic environment working on High Profile Data Projects , to identify and understand significant business improvements and opportunities to ensure Data is at the forefront of decision making process.
As a Business Analyst in Business Intelligence at Jet2.com & Jet2holidays , you will be a key part of the team to ensure successful delivery of initiatives and projects meet the overall needs of the end user. Jet2 Business Analysts are passionate about delivering the best for our customers. We are proactive and work as One Team to achieve results.
You will be expected to drive data initiatives from inception to the point of go live. Our Business Analysts in Business Intelligence are experts in data transformation projects and advocates for best practice data management across our organisation. We will expect you to facilitate stakeholder/technical workshops, displaying skill in interviewing, effective questioning and have be able to challenge requirements. You will work alongside a team of Data Developers and Testers to build products that meet the requirements and acceptance criteria you have defined and documented. Jet2 practises Agile d elivery methodologies. You will be expected to lead the introduction of Epics, Feature and Stories to the delivery teams through session such as ‘ 3 Amigos ’ and Estimation Sessions. You will utilise your toolkit of analysis techniques to best represent the business needs and requirements, to collaborate with the delivery team to create a solution that is suitable for the desired use case, overall vision and requirements.
Any of the above outputs should be shared with the Product Owner and you should support them with effective prioritisation of the backlog, perhaps providing recommendations based on your understanding. During your analysis, you should work closely with technical teams and stakeholders to help them understand the requirements and any potential technical limitations that may impact the solution.
You will support delivery planning by having all analysis ready, well defined and pointed. You should support delivery of the stories throughout the delivery cycle. Most importantly, our Business Analysts don’t just stop at the capture of requirements, we collaborate within our development teams to take ideas from concept through to a solution. Understanding any areas of risk, dependencies, compliance and impacts. You will be expected to support the definition of test complete and aid demonstrations and User Acceptance Testing session of new data products and solutions. Working together with your team will be key to your personal success and key to project delivery. You will be required to work closely with Product Owners , Product Managers , Technical Specialists and other Business Analysts . Ultimately, we operate as a team, supporting one another to get the job done.
The successful candidate will have a minimum experience of 2 years working as a Business Analyst with both Waterfall and Agile methodologies and of in-house software development ideally within a Data Background . You will be personable, proactive and confident in your approach and have strong stakeholder management skills, being a confident communicator. You must be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment , managing competing workloads and capable of effectively prioritising to meet deadlines.
In return, we offer an excellent salary and benefits package with fantastic opportunities for progression in a growing business. This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting forward-thinking business. We operate scheduled leisure flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and to European Leisure Cities from our 10 UK bases. Help us to send our all-important customers on holiday with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays !!
Here at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays the customer is VIP, we strive to exceed expectations. We work together as One Team in an Agile environment and we all drive a culture of change, inspiring and motivating each other to continuously improve current ways of working. We believe that our open and honest culture combined with great opportunities for learning makes Jet2.com and Jet2holidays a great place to work and leads to better service for our all-important customers. As a Front End Developer at Jet2.com & Jet2holidays , you will be responsible for building new and exciting user-centered developments and interpreting graphic visual or interaction designs in HTML , CSS , and JavaScript . In this exciting opportunity, you will build production-ready interfaces that work cross-platform for the Jet2.com and Jet2holidays websites. Experience building with HTML5/CSS and Javascript (ES6) is essential in the role. You'll be able to spot and fix cross-device/browser issues, including desktop, tablet, and mobile. Confident within an Agile environment, you will thrive on working as a team to deliver high quality, high traffic sites. The successful candidate will be a strong Front End Developer with a portfolio to prove it. With an increasing number of mobile visitors, you’ll be experienced in building responsive mobile experiences . You’ll be able to bridge the gap between design and technology, being able to think and speak the language of the UX designers and technical teams. Experience with SASS, Vue.js, Gulp, Webpack, and Git are desirable. You should be comfortable building components for CMS and have a deep understanding of usability and accessibility standards and approaches. Being a good communicator in this role is crucial. In return, we offer an excellent salary and benefits package with fantastic opportunities for progression in a growing business. This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting forward thinking business. We operate scheduled leisure flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and to European Leisure Cities from our 10 UK bases. Help us to send our all-important customers on holiday with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays !!
Mar 05, 2021
Full time
Here at Jet2.com and Jet2holidays the customer is VIP, we strive to exceed expectations. We work together as One Team in an Agile environment and we all drive a culture of change, inspiring and motivating each other to continuously improve current ways of working. We believe that our open and honest culture combined with great opportunities for learning makes Jet2.com and Jet2holidays a great place to work and leads to better service for our all-important customers. As a Front End Developer at Jet2.com & Jet2holidays , you will be responsible for building new and exciting user-centered developments and interpreting graphic visual or interaction designs in HTML , CSS , and JavaScript . In this exciting opportunity, you will build production-ready interfaces that work cross-platform for the Jet2.com and Jet2holidays websites. Experience building with HTML5/CSS and Javascript (ES6) is essential in the role. You'll be able to spot and fix cross-device/browser issues, including desktop, tablet, and mobile. Confident within an Agile environment, you will thrive on working as a team to deliver high quality, high traffic sites. The successful candidate will be a strong Front End Developer with a portfolio to prove it. With an increasing number of mobile visitors, you’ll be experienced in building responsive mobile experiences . You’ll be able to bridge the gap between design and technology, being able to think and speak the language of the UX designers and technical teams. Experience with SASS, Vue.js, Gulp, Webpack, and Git are desirable. You should be comfortable building components for CMS and have a deep understanding of usability and accessibility standards and approaches. Being a good communicator in this role is crucial. In return, we offer an excellent salary and benefits package with fantastic opportunities for progression in a growing business. This is a great opportunity to be part of an exciting forward thinking business. We operate scheduled leisure flights to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and to European Leisure Cities from our 10 UK bases. Help us to send our all-important customers on holiday with Jet2.com and Jet2holidays !!
A great job opportunity has arisen for an IT & Systems Project Coordinator to join our growing business in one of the industry’s premier lighting rental resources. MBS Equipment Company is a world leading provider of lighting equipment and associated facilities to the film and television production industry, including the exclusive supply of service and support at Pinewood’s UK studios.
About the role:
This is a new role within a fast-growing company and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop as the company grows. If you enjoy a challenge, contributing to continuous improvement and being part of the team leading the charge in setting up IT best practices, then this is a great opportunity for you.
The IT Systems Project Co-ordinator will take the lead on improving our SharePoint Sites and administrating the system thereafter. The ideal candidate will have an excellent working knowledge of highly technical Cloud solutions including Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, Office365 and Flow etc. We would like you to use your experience to improve and streamline our processes therefore you will need be tuned in to new technologies and best working practices, and keen to implement improvements at an appropriate pace.
You will also be responsible for co-ordinating application and hardware-based projects which may require specifying, documenting and implementing projects using your own skills and managing third party resources to deliver solutions to the business.
In addition, you will also be responsible for providing first and second-line maintenance and system administration to the Company. You will act as the initial contact for MBS users in application, system and hardware support needs with the support of a third-party IT vendor. This will include user and equipment administration and device management across various platforms.
The ideal candidate:
We are looking for a great team player, who is also able to work independently, positively, and proactively. You will be a great communicator, adept at understanding user and system requirements and collaborating on delivering solutions. The ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:
Comfortable working at all levels of the business.
Prior experience in an IT Support role, ideally covering both 1st & 2nd Line.
Core knowledge of the complete Office 365 suite of applications, including MS Access and MS Flow.
Experience in working with Network Hardware, Active Directory, Microsoft Server, MS Azure, MSSQL Server, Voip Telephony systems, CCTV systems, would be of benefit.
Flexible, willing, self-motivated and able to get hands on.
Excellent understanding of technology and its impact on the business.
Demonstratable problem solving ability and willingness to persist and overcome obstacles.
Outstanding organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage ever changing priorities.
Certification as IT Technician will be an advantage.
Full clean driving license, able to drive to other locations as and when needed.
The full job description can be found in the careers section on our website.
What you will get in return
In return you will receive a salary a competitive salary (depending on experience) with excellent benefits, which include:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private health insurance
Generous pension scheme (6% employer contribution)
Income Protection Insurance
Life Insurance
Discretionary bonus scheme
Jan 22, 2021
Full time
A great job opportunity has arisen for an IT & Systems Project Coordinator to join our growing business in one of the industry’s premier lighting rental resources. MBS Equipment Company is a world leading provider of lighting equipment and associated facilities to the film and television production industry, including the exclusive supply of service and support at Pinewood’s UK studios.
About the role:
This is a new role within a fast-growing company and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop as the company grows. If you enjoy a challenge, contributing to continuous improvement and being part of the team leading the charge in setting up IT best practices, then this is a great opportunity for you.
The IT Systems Project Co-ordinator will take the lead on improving our SharePoint Sites and administrating the system thereafter. The ideal candidate will have an excellent working knowledge of highly technical Cloud solutions including Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, Office365 and Flow etc. We would like you to use your experience to improve and streamline our processes therefore you will need be tuned in to new technologies and best working practices, and keen to implement improvements at an appropriate pace.
You will also be responsible for co-ordinating application and hardware-based projects which may require specifying, documenting and implementing projects using your own skills and managing third party resources to deliver solutions to the business.
In addition, you will also be responsible for providing first and second-line maintenance and system administration to the Company. You will act as the initial contact for MBS users in application, system and hardware support needs with the support of a third-party IT vendor. This will include user and equipment administration and device management across various platforms.
The ideal candidate:
We are looking for a great team player, who is also able to work independently, positively, and proactively. You will be a great communicator, adept at understanding user and system requirements and collaborating on delivering solutions. The ideal candidate must possess the following skills and experience:
Comfortable working at all levels of the business.
Prior experience in an IT Support role, ideally covering both 1st & 2nd Line.
Core knowledge of the complete Office 365 suite of applications, including MS Access and MS Flow.
Experience in working with Network Hardware, Active Directory, Microsoft Server, MS Azure, MSSQL Server, Voip Telephony systems, CCTV systems, would be of benefit.
Flexible, willing, self-motivated and able to get hands on.
Excellent understanding of technology and its impact on the business.
Demonstratable problem solving ability and willingness to persist and overcome obstacles.
Outstanding organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage ever changing priorities.
Certification as IT Technician will be an advantage.
Full clean driving license, able to drive to other locations as and when needed.
The full job description can be found in the careers section on our website.
What you will get in return
In return you will receive a salary a competitive salary (depending on experience) with excellent benefits, which include:
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private health insurance
Generous pension scheme (6% employer contribution)
Income Protection Insurance
Life Insurance
Discretionary bonus scheme
About the role Can you help us improve the services delivered to our residents and customers? Do you have software development skills, technical ICT experience and enjoy variety? Reigate and Banstead Borough Council are seeking someone to join them as a Systems Support Analyst and it could be the position you are looking for.
Joining the small and friendly Business Improvement Team in ICT, you will help deliver the Council’s ICT and Digital Strategy. You will be able to demonstrate that you are an innovative, supportive, positive and flexible person whilst working on wide variety of interesting business change and application projects.
About the person You will be using your knowledge and experience of CRM, API’s, SQL and SQL Server, ETL software, ftp and DOS scripting, java, JBoss, Apache and webservices. This could be:
- with the CRM (Granicus) project team creating new self-service online processes for either our residents and customers, or generating efficiencies and business value for our internal service unit colleagues - integrating diverse back office systems using API’s and webservices - creating and managing existing SQL databases - supporting legacy batch work using scheduled tasks, ftp and DOS scripting tools - working with third party software suppliers on upgrade and migration projects - troubleshoot third line support calls
You will be a self-starter and have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
Staff Benefits In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.
We provide you with competitive annual leave and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.
Additional Information For an informal discussion about the role, please call Kenton Reader, Business Improvement Team Leader on 01737 276764.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Closing date: 20 January 2021
Values and Behaviours Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.
Jan 06, 2021
Full time
About the role Can you help us improve the services delivered to our residents and customers? Do you have software development skills, technical ICT experience and enjoy variety? Reigate and Banstead Borough Council are seeking someone to join them as a Systems Support Analyst and it could be the position you are looking for.
Joining the small and friendly Business Improvement Team in ICT, you will help deliver the Council’s ICT and Digital Strategy. You will be able to demonstrate that you are an innovative, supportive, positive and flexible person whilst working on wide variety of interesting business change and application projects.
About the person You will be using your knowledge and experience of CRM, API’s, SQL and SQL Server, ETL software, ftp and DOS scripting, java, JBoss, Apache and webservices. This could be:
- with the CRM (Granicus) project team creating new self-service online processes for either our residents and customers, or generating efficiencies and business value for our internal service unit colleagues - integrating diverse back office systems using API’s and webservices - creating and managing existing SQL databases - supporting legacy batch work using scheduled tasks, ftp and DOS scripting tools - working with third party software suppliers on upgrade and migration projects - troubleshoot third line support calls
You will be a self-starter and have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
Staff Benefits In exchange for your expertise, experience and enthusiasm, we will offer support in continuing your personal and career development, in addition to providing a wide range of employment linked benefits.
We provide you with competitive annual leave and contribute 15% towards the LGPS pension scheme. You will also have access to a range of discounts including local and high street stores, and salary sacrifice schemes including a cycle lease scheme, and ‘Better’ leisure centre membership.
Additional Information For an informal discussion about the role, please call Kenton Reader, Business Improvement Team Leader on 01737 276764.
We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer, supporting the guaranteed interview scheme for disabled and ex-armed forces candidates, who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Closing date: 20 January 2021
Values and Behaviours Our great working environment and the values and behaviours of every individual and team in the Council, help to evolve the culture of our organisation to become more commercial, innovative and embracing of change. Successful applicants to our career opportunities will be able to demonstrate they share the values and behaviours we seek in our organisation.