Role Summary
Be at the forefront of ICT improvements and transformation within the Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS). We are seeking a visionary leader to shape our future ICT and digital strategy, make further improvements to our infrastructure and ensure our ICT systems are resilient, reliable, and accessible to all staff 24/7.
This is a new role leading the development of an integrated ICT strategy and technology roadmap and overseeing the delivery of technology initiatives. This business-critical position will require you to work effectively with key stakeholders to create and implement an ICT strategy which aligns with our organisational goals and ambitions, ensures the integration and enhancement of our systems and improved user experience.
This role will require an ambitious, forward-thinking individual who has the technical knowledge, drive and passion to make a big difference. You will have a unique opportunity to make the role your own and bring your experience, ideas, influencing skills and technical expertise to our organisation. With challenging budgets, a creative and innovative approach is key, as is the exploration of potential funding sources.
Some of the things you’ll be doing
Strategic Leadership : Drive continuous improvement, culture change, and effective performance management. Act as the advocate for AF&RS’s digital vision, engaging leadership and representing AF&RS in local and national digital forums.
Expert Consultation : Offer expert guidance on ICT matters to senior stakeholders and the Fire Authority, enabling discussions on modern ICT and digital technology.
System Management : Ensure the efficiency, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of ICT systems and technology. Oversee external IT helpdesk providers and business continuity plans.
Infrastructure Enhancement : Drive continual improvements to the ICT infrastructure to ensure a solid foundation and enhanced user experience. Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement improvements, presenting robust business cases for investment.
Digital Horizon-Scanning : Stay updated on digital developments and evaluate new technologies potential benefits, risks, and affordability aligned with the ICT strategy.
Strategy Development : Lead the creation and implementation of AF&RS’s cohesive ICT and Digital Strategy, fostering innovative and integrated improvements.
Project Oversight : Oversee the successful delivery of all ICT, digital, and systems projects. Establish governance structures, aligning with the ICT strategy and legal compliance.
Change Management : Implement efficient change processes, improving service quality and business continuity while minimising disruption.
Risk Management: Proactively assess and monitor ICT-related risks across AF&RS, implementing effective controls and mitigations.
Resource Optimisation : Develop an appropriate ICT organisational structure, optimising internal and external resources to ensure delivery and an integrated approach.
Team Leadership : Provide training and mentoring to internal ICT staff, fostering a responsive and agile cross-functional team.
Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with stakeholders across AF&RS, building strong internal networks to maximise technology benefits.
Policy Implementation : Develop and implement up-to-date ICT policies ensuring robust controls across AF&RS. Liaise with internal data protection teams, ensuring ICT developments are compliant with relevant information legislation. Act as the Deputy Senior Risk Owner ensuring high-quality governance standards and compliance.
Training Alignment : Identify and evaluate ICT training aligned with the ICT strategy and budget requirements.
Budget Management : Manage ICT budgets aligned with the ICT strategy, forecasting and reviewing budgetary arrangements and exploring potential funding opportunities.
What we’ll need from you:
Essential:
Proven experience in senior ICT leadership role, driving digital transformation and strategy (ideally within the emergency services or public sector – but not essential).
Demonstrable experience in design, sourcing, transition, delivery and implementation of new technology and data capabilities.
Excellent up-to-date technical knowledge of ICT and the technology landscape.
Extensive knowledge of digital, data and technology regulations and best practice methodologies (e.g. ITIL, ISO) and performance benchmarking. You will also maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of ICT and the technology landscape.
Significant experience of leading and managing high performing teams (via direct or matrix management).
Proven experience of strategic service planning, business processes, developing, leading, and implementing IT/ICT strategies and change programs.
Experience of successfully managing high quality business-as-usual (BAU) ICT, while also inspiring, leading, and driving innovative solutions.
Proven experience of proactively managing business continuity and cyber security arrangements.
Significant experience of dealing with vendors and third parties including experience of procuring, negotiating, and robustly managing business-critical service contractors.
Degree level education, or equivalent, in business, computer science or a related field of study, or proven relevant business experience.
Professional ICT qualifications (such as ITIL or accredited status such as Chartered IT Professional CITP), or equivalent through a combination of proven relevant training, experience and evidenced continuing professional development.
Highly effective communication and influencing skills across the full breadth of written, verbal, presentation, and digital media. You will be able to engage, advise and explain technical matters in a non-technical way.
Adaptable, inclusive, and values-based leadership and people management skills.
Relationship building and collaboration skills with the ability to influence strategic thinking and approaches to complex service issues.
Strong analytical, research, numerical and decision-making skills, to deal with complex service delivery.
Ability to manage and prioritise high workloads, with pressing and conflicting deadlines.
Desirable:
Comprehensive budget-creation and budget-management experience including identifying and evaluating opportunities, negotiation, and delivering efficiencies.
Experience of working in a climate of transformation and/or continuous improvement and supporting others in uncertain times.
Experience of working for an emergency service or local authority.
Experience of Information and Data Governance and/or of being a Senior Risk Information Officer (SIRO) or Deputy SIRO.
Experience of portfolio and project management methodologies and tailoring these for significant ICT projects and organisational context.
Proven ICT risk management experience.
High level of political awareness and acuity to interact with senior stakeholders and elected Members.
Foundation or Practitioner level qualification in programme or project management.
What you can expect in return
27 days annual holiday (plus public holidays) rising to 31 days after 5 years, and 32 after 10 years of service
Local Government Pension - Defined Benefit Scheme
Flexible and hybrid working
Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Welfare and Wellbeing services
Staff Engagement Groups
Access to a Medical Intervention Scheme which can support staff to access private medical assessments and treatments
Access to Blue Light card with offers online and high street discounts
Use of the multi-gym, sports hall, restaurant, free parking, and beautiful open surroundings at our Headquarters in Portishead
Please note - as this post is based at our Headquarters which we share with Avon & Somerset Police, the successful applicant will be required to undergo a security clearance check & DBS check.
Further Information
If you would like to have an informal conversation with the hiring manager for this role please contact recruitment@avonfire.gov.uk to request this.
How to apply: The full job description can be found on our careers pages: Head of ICT | Yes You Can! The Avon Fire & Rescue Service Job . Once you have read the job description please submit a tailored CV demonstrating how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role.
Late applications will not be accepted. Please quote job reference number 1023 [JD number] on any communications. Thank you.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service is committed to securing equality of opportunity. W e welcome applications from all members of our community who are currently under-represented at Avon Fire & Rescue Service, particularly women, Disabled people and members of ethnic minority communities.
Dec 20, 2023
Full time
Role Summary
Be at the forefront of ICT improvements and transformation within the Fire & Rescue Service (AF&RS). We are seeking a visionary leader to shape our future ICT and digital strategy, make further improvements to our infrastructure and ensure our ICT systems are resilient, reliable, and accessible to all staff 24/7.
This is a new role leading the development of an integrated ICT strategy and technology roadmap and overseeing the delivery of technology initiatives. This business-critical position will require you to work effectively with key stakeholders to create and implement an ICT strategy which aligns with our organisational goals and ambitions, ensures the integration and enhancement of our systems and improved user experience.
This role will require an ambitious, forward-thinking individual who has the technical knowledge, drive and passion to make a big difference. You will have a unique opportunity to make the role your own and bring your experience, ideas, influencing skills and technical expertise to our organisation. With challenging budgets, a creative and innovative approach is key, as is the exploration of potential funding sources.
Some of the things you’ll be doing
Strategic Leadership : Drive continuous improvement, culture change, and effective performance management. Act as the advocate for AF&RS’s digital vision, engaging leadership and representing AF&RS in local and national digital forums.
Expert Consultation : Offer expert guidance on ICT matters to senior stakeholders and the Fire Authority, enabling discussions on modern ICT and digital technology.
System Management : Ensure the efficiency, reliability, security, and cost-effectiveness of ICT systems and technology. Oversee external IT helpdesk providers and business continuity plans.
Infrastructure Enhancement : Drive continual improvements to the ICT infrastructure to ensure a solid foundation and enhanced user experience. Collaborate with stakeholders to define and implement improvements, presenting robust business cases for investment.
Digital Horizon-Scanning : Stay updated on digital developments and evaluate new technologies potential benefits, risks, and affordability aligned with the ICT strategy.
Strategy Development : Lead the creation and implementation of AF&RS’s cohesive ICT and Digital Strategy, fostering innovative and integrated improvements.
Project Oversight : Oversee the successful delivery of all ICT, digital, and systems projects. Establish governance structures, aligning with the ICT strategy and legal compliance.
Change Management : Implement efficient change processes, improving service quality and business continuity while minimising disruption.
Risk Management: Proactively assess and monitor ICT-related risks across AF&RS, implementing effective controls and mitigations.
Resource Optimisation : Develop an appropriate ICT organisational structure, optimising internal and external resources to ensure delivery and an integrated approach.
Team Leadership : Provide training and mentoring to internal ICT staff, fostering a responsive and agile cross-functional team.
Stakeholder Engagement: Liaise with stakeholders across AF&RS, building strong internal networks to maximise technology benefits.
Policy Implementation : Develop and implement up-to-date ICT policies ensuring robust controls across AF&RS. Liaise with internal data protection teams, ensuring ICT developments are compliant with relevant information legislation. Act as the Deputy Senior Risk Owner ensuring high-quality governance standards and compliance.
Training Alignment : Identify and evaluate ICT training aligned with the ICT strategy and budget requirements.
Budget Management : Manage ICT budgets aligned with the ICT strategy, forecasting and reviewing budgetary arrangements and exploring potential funding opportunities.
What we’ll need from you:
Essential:
Proven experience in senior ICT leadership role, driving digital transformation and strategy (ideally within the emergency services or public sector – but not essential).
Demonstrable experience in design, sourcing, transition, delivery and implementation of new technology and data capabilities.
Excellent up-to-date technical knowledge of ICT and the technology landscape.
Extensive knowledge of digital, data and technology regulations and best practice methodologies (e.g. ITIL, ISO) and performance benchmarking. You will also maintain up-to-date technical knowledge of ICT and the technology landscape.
Significant experience of leading and managing high performing teams (via direct or matrix management).
Proven experience of strategic service planning, business processes, developing, leading, and implementing IT/ICT strategies and change programs.
Experience of successfully managing high quality business-as-usual (BAU) ICT, while also inspiring, leading, and driving innovative solutions.
Proven experience of proactively managing business continuity and cyber security arrangements.
Significant experience of dealing with vendors and third parties including experience of procuring, negotiating, and robustly managing business-critical service contractors.
Degree level education, or equivalent, in business, computer science or a related field of study, or proven relevant business experience.
Professional ICT qualifications (such as ITIL or accredited status such as Chartered IT Professional CITP), or equivalent through a combination of proven relevant training, experience and evidenced continuing professional development.
Highly effective communication and influencing skills across the full breadth of written, verbal, presentation, and digital media. You will be able to engage, advise and explain technical matters in a non-technical way.
Adaptable, inclusive, and values-based leadership and people management skills.
Relationship building and collaboration skills with the ability to influence strategic thinking and approaches to complex service issues.
Strong analytical, research, numerical and decision-making skills, to deal with complex service delivery.
Ability to manage and prioritise high workloads, with pressing and conflicting deadlines.
Desirable:
Comprehensive budget-creation and budget-management experience including identifying and evaluating opportunities, negotiation, and delivering efficiencies.
Experience of working in a climate of transformation and/or continuous improvement and supporting others in uncertain times.
Experience of working for an emergency service or local authority.
Experience of Information and Data Governance and/or of being a Senior Risk Information Officer (SIRO) or Deputy SIRO.
Experience of portfolio and project management methodologies and tailoring these for significant ICT projects and organisational context.
Proven ICT risk management experience.
High level of political awareness and acuity to interact with senior stakeholders and elected Members.
Foundation or Practitioner level qualification in programme or project management.
What you can expect in return
27 days annual holiday (plus public holidays) rising to 31 days after 5 years, and 32 after 10 years of service
Local Government Pension - Defined Benefit Scheme
Flexible and hybrid working
Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Cycle to Work scheme
Welfare and Wellbeing services
Staff Engagement Groups
Access to a Medical Intervention Scheme which can support staff to access private medical assessments and treatments
Access to Blue Light card with offers online and high street discounts
Use of the multi-gym, sports hall, restaurant, free parking, and beautiful open surroundings at our Headquarters in Portishead
Please note - as this post is based at our Headquarters which we share with Avon & Somerset Police, the successful applicant will be required to undergo a security clearance check & DBS check.
Further Information
If you would like to have an informal conversation with the hiring manager for this role please contact recruitment@avonfire.gov.uk to request this.
How to apply: The full job description can be found on our careers pages: Head of ICT | Yes You Can! The Avon Fire & Rescue Service Job . Once you have read the job description please submit a tailored CV demonstrating how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role.
Late applications will not be accepted. Please quote job reference number 1023 [JD number] on any communications. Thank you.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service is committed to securing equality of opportunity. W e welcome applications from all members of our community who are currently under-represented at Avon Fire & Rescue Service, particularly women, Disabled people and members of ethnic minority communities.
The Lead Tester will sit within the Kuro Health Product Team and lead functional testing and test co-ordination as the Group moves forward with a number of new IT platform implementations and enhancements.
You will be responsible for ensuring that new developments are thoroughly and meticulously tested, with issues identified and passed back to the developers for further work as well establishing test processes and practices.
With experience of planning and executing test cycles in an agile delivery environment, this role would suit someone with testing experience as part of a test team, wanting to take a first step into a test lead role.
A full-time post, working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Remote working, but occasional requirement to attend a site office.
Key accountabilities & responsibilities
Works closely with the product owners to determine the scope of testing for each release based on the requirements.
Constructs well structured test plans and test cases, confirms and manages own time against effort estimates.
Agrees testing metrics and success criteria with the product team. Ensures quality criteria are met prior to sign-off for release.
Executes testing against test plans.
Works with product and development resources to ensure that any defects are appropriately recorded and prioritised.
Identifies any risks and issues relating to testing and escalates appropriately.
Tracks progress and QA metrics, communicates the status of testing clearly ensuring all interested parties receive regular updates.
Creates standard test collateral for re-use as required such as test plans, test and defect reports.
Provides knowledge of testing best practice throughout the development lifecycle.
Supports UAT of changes and releases within the business units, including collating and prioritising defects, managing retests and reporting on test progress.
Proactively identifies areas for improvement in testing, establishing and presenting recommendations to the Product Manager.
Demonstrates excellent communication and collaboration within the scrum environment.
Key Relationships
Develops strong relationships with Product, Development and operational delivery teams to ensure that testing can be executed effectively.
Person Specification
Experience - Essential
Functional testing experience in an agile delivery environment and knowledge of software testing.
Experience of creating and maintaining test plans.
Experience of working with 3rd party suppliers.
Experience of working in a cross-functional environment with product owners, business analysts, developers, business testers and operational stakeholders.
Education and qualifications - Desirable
ISTQB/ISEB Testing Certification
Skills and knowledge - Essential
Excellent test planning and co-ordination skills
Understanding of testing best practices
Clear communicator
Skills and knowledge - Essential
Case management and workflow systems
API testing
Behaviour - Essential
Self-motivated and proactive. High levels of commitment and enthusiasm
Happy to get hands dirty where required!
Collaborative style with the ability to influence others
Positive professional attitude to getting things done
Innovative, constantly looking for new opportunities and solutions
Works well as part of a team
Role conditional on passing employee vetting process which includes a 5 year employment reference check, 3 year financial probity and basic criminal disclosure check.
We offer an unrivalled benefits package including flexible working arrangements, enhanced maternity & paternity, medical cash plan, company sick pay, 5% matched pension, up to 27 days paid holiday (subject to length of service increments) plus bank holidays on top and option to top up by 5 days per year through our flexible leave scheme.
Kuro Health actively promotes equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates with the right mix of talent, skills and potential.
Sep 18, 2023
Full time
The Lead Tester will sit within the Kuro Health Product Team and lead functional testing and test co-ordination as the Group moves forward with a number of new IT platform implementations and enhancements.
You will be responsible for ensuring that new developments are thoroughly and meticulously tested, with issues identified and passed back to the developers for further work as well establishing test processes and practices.
With experience of planning and executing test cycles in an agile delivery environment, this role would suit someone with testing experience as part of a test team, wanting to take a first step into a test lead role.
A full-time post, working 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Remote working, but occasional requirement to attend a site office.
Key accountabilities & responsibilities
Works closely with the product owners to determine the scope of testing for each release based on the requirements.
Constructs well structured test plans and test cases, confirms and manages own time against effort estimates.
Agrees testing metrics and success criteria with the product team. Ensures quality criteria are met prior to sign-off for release.
Executes testing against test plans.
Works with product and development resources to ensure that any defects are appropriately recorded and prioritised.
Identifies any risks and issues relating to testing and escalates appropriately.
Tracks progress and QA metrics, communicates the status of testing clearly ensuring all interested parties receive regular updates.
Creates standard test collateral for re-use as required such as test plans, test and defect reports.
Provides knowledge of testing best practice throughout the development lifecycle.
Supports UAT of changes and releases within the business units, including collating and prioritising defects, managing retests and reporting on test progress.
Proactively identifies areas for improvement in testing, establishing and presenting recommendations to the Product Manager.
Demonstrates excellent communication and collaboration within the scrum environment.
Key Relationships
Develops strong relationships with Product, Development and operational delivery teams to ensure that testing can be executed effectively.
Person Specification
Experience - Essential
Functional testing experience in an agile delivery environment and knowledge of software testing.
Experience of creating and maintaining test plans.
Experience of working with 3rd party suppliers.
Experience of working in a cross-functional environment with product owners, business analysts, developers, business testers and operational stakeholders.
Education and qualifications - Desirable
ISTQB/ISEB Testing Certification
Skills and knowledge - Essential
Excellent test planning and co-ordination skills
Understanding of testing best practices
Clear communicator
Skills and knowledge - Essential
Case management and workflow systems
API testing
Behaviour - Essential
Self-motivated and proactive. High levels of commitment and enthusiasm
Happy to get hands dirty where required!
Collaborative style with the ability to influence others
Positive professional attitude to getting things done
Innovative, constantly looking for new opportunities and solutions
Works well as part of a team
Role conditional on passing employee vetting process which includes a 5 year employment reference check, 3 year financial probity and basic criminal disclosure check.
We offer an unrivalled benefits package including flexible working arrangements, enhanced maternity & paternity, medical cash plan, company sick pay, 5% matched pension, up to 27 days paid holiday (subject to length of service increments) plus bank holidays on top and option to top up by 5 days per year through our flexible leave scheme.
Kuro Health actively promotes equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates with the right mix of talent, skills and potential.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service
Ripley, Derbyshire DE5 3RS, UK
3rd Line ICT Systems Support Specialist (Software Deployment, Server Infrastructure)
£44,539 - *£51,387** per annum *Career Progression Criteria applies **The salary includes a market supplement
Based at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire
Agile working arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is looking to recruit a 3rd Line ICT Systems Support Specialist (Software Deployment, Server Infrastructure). Underlying responsibilities of the role are ensuring the IT infrastructure is fit for purpose, systems are secure, and you will contribute to the continual improvement of our ICT provision.
As a 3rd Line ICT Systems Support Specialist, you will be responsible for desktop software deployment, management of endpoints, providing support to system administrators and troubleshooting within the areas of responsibility.
Known for your customer-focused approach, you will support the Service’s users, assisting in diagnosing issues across the ICT infrastructure, including end-point devices and some servers, in physical, virtual and cloud environments.
You will assist the ICT Service Delivery Manager in providing excellent support to business-critical applications, requiring you to possess excellent time management skills, communications skills, alongside a broad technical knowledge.
You will be able to demonstrate:
Excellent ICT Problem solving in a mission critical environment
A strong understanding of Microsoft Windows operating system technologies
A strong understanding of virtualised server and desktop provision
A strong understanding of cloud-based infrastructure
An excellent all-round ICT support understanding working as part of a busy team
Can we count on you to deliver a customer-focused service that is consistent, reliable and focused on excellence?
To apply and find out more please visit: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/derbyshirefire/Job/JobDetail?JobId=696
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Brett Clements, ICT Service Delivery Manager on 01773 305344.
The closing date for completed applications is midnight Sunday 23rd April 2023 .
Interviews will be held week commencing 1st May 2023 .
There may be a requirement for some travel for which a pool car will be provided.
The normal working week is 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. The postholder will also be required to provide rota cover on the Recall to Duty Scheme.
In return we offer;
Flexible working hours
Family friendly policies
Free car parking
Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations
Employee discount scheme
Employee support networks
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
We are committed to equality and fairness at work. Applications are encouraged from all diverse communities.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.
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.
If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form, please contact the Service Centre on 01773 305441.
Mar 28, 2023
Full time
3rd Line ICT Systems Support Specialist (Software Deployment, Server Infrastructure)
£44,539 - *£51,387** per annum *Career Progression Criteria applies **The salary includes a market supplement
Based at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service Headquarters, Butterley Hall, Ripley, Derbyshire
Agile working arrangements can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service is looking to recruit a 3rd Line ICT Systems Support Specialist (Software Deployment, Server Infrastructure). Underlying responsibilities of the role are ensuring the IT infrastructure is fit for purpose, systems are secure, and you will contribute to the continual improvement of our ICT provision.
As a 3rd Line ICT Systems Support Specialist, you will be responsible for desktop software deployment, management of endpoints, providing support to system administrators and troubleshooting within the areas of responsibility.
Known for your customer-focused approach, you will support the Service’s users, assisting in diagnosing issues across the ICT infrastructure, including end-point devices and some servers, in physical, virtual and cloud environments.
You will assist the ICT Service Delivery Manager in providing excellent support to business-critical applications, requiring you to possess excellent time management skills, communications skills, alongside a broad technical knowledge.
You will be able to demonstrate:
Excellent ICT Problem solving in a mission critical environment
A strong understanding of Microsoft Windows operating system technologies
A strong understanding of virtualised server and desktop provision
A strong understanding of cloud-based infrastructure
An excellent all-round ICT support understanding working as part of a busy team
Can we count on you to deliver a customer-focused service that is consistent, reliable and focused on excellence?
To apply and find out more please visit: https://www.jobtrain.co.uk/derbyshirefire/Job/JobDetail?JobId=696
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Brett Clements, ICT Service Delivery Manager on 01773 305344.
The closing date for completed applications is midnight Sunday 23rd April 2023 .
Interviews will be held week commencing 1st May 2023 .
There may be a requirement for some travel for which a pool car will be provided.
The normal working week is 37 hours however you may occasionally need to work beyond normal office hours. The postholder will also be required to provide rota cover on the Recall to Duty Scheme.
In return we offer;
Flexible working hours
Family friendly policies
Free car parking
Health & wellbeing services, including free access to gyms at Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service locations
Employee discount scheme
Employee support networks
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
We are committed to equality and fairness at work. Applications are encouraged from all diverse communities.
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service’s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff are expected to share this commitment.
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.
If you have a disability and need assistance completing the application form, please contact the Service Centre on 01773 305441.
MBS have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Director to join our Colnbrook based team delivering IT services and infrastructure across our UK and European locations.
With a strong focus on customer service, you will be leading the decision-making process for scope and delivery of services to both internal and external customers. You will be responsible for providing network connectivity and software services and ensuring delivery of a scalable, secure, and resilient service.
In this role, you will be responsible for understanding the needs and developing the architecture of the company's information technology operations and infrastructure, including the creation and implementation of IT strategy, processes, services, and solutions to our users and customers across the different business units.
Part of this role will be the development of a business service to resell network services and you should have some experience of working with customers and developing a revenue generating service.
As IT Director, you will work closely with the senior management team to identify and prioritise technology initiatives that align with the company's goals in a fast pace and growing business.
You will also be responsible for developing and managing the IT budget and ensuring that all IT projects are completed on time and within budget limits.
The successful candidate will be agile, strategic as well as a good leader and communicator across all levels of the business. They will have a genuine drive to deliver high quality service, improve systems, resilience, and security across the business.
Mar 10, 2023
Full time
MBS have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT Director to join our Colnbrook based team delivering IT services and infrastructure across our UK and European locations.
With a strong focus on customer service, you will be leading the decision-making process for scope and delivery of services to both internal and external customers. You will be responsible for providing network connectivity and software services and ensuring delivery of a scalable, secure, and resilient service.
In this role, you will be responsible for understanding the needs and developing the architecture of the company's information technology operations and infrastructure, including the creation and implementation of IT strategy, processes, services, and solutions to our users and customers across the different business units.
Part of this role will be the development of a business service to resell network services and you should have some experience of working with customers and developing a revenue generating service.
As IT Director, you will work closely with the senior management team to identify and prioritise technology initiatives that align with the company's goals in a fast pace and growing business.
You will also be responsible for developing and managing the IT budget and ensuring that all IT projects are completed on time and within budget limits.
The successful candidate will be agile, strategic as well as a good leader and communicator across all levels of the business. They will have a genuine drive to deliver high quality service, improve systems, resilience, and security across the business.
Digital Delivery Manager
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £41,150 - £46,147 (Grade 7)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: 37 hours, Monday - Friday
Post number : 203412
Job Description
We’re looking for an experienced agile delivery manager to join our growing Digital Services Team.
As the first Delivery Manager in our team, you’ll join us at an exciting time. This is an opportunity to shape our approach to delivering agile products and services and help support Natural Resources Wales in our work to tackle the climate and nature emergencies.
Over a million people access information and services on the Natural Resources Wales website every year. These include helping businesses comply with environmental regulations to protect the Welsh environment and helping house holders understand their flood risk and prepare for flooding. It’s also an important platform for other public bodies and used by policy makers to access the evidence they need to help make decisions. And much more in-between!
Working in a multidisciplinary team, your mission will be to take a user-centred design approach to continuously build, test and support the Natural Resources Wales website and intranet platforms. Your role will be to help create the right environment for your delivery teams by removing blockers and challenging the status quo, to enable the team to succeed.
You can find out more about our vision for user-centred services for the people of Wales in our Digital Strategy.
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:
Be an advocate for agile and digital, sharing best practice with NRW and Welsh public sector colleagues through communities of practice.
Have substantial experience in agile delivery, of complex or multiple digital products, gained from working in a number of different organisations or in different roles or functions within a single organisation.
Be able to explain complex technical concepts in plain Englis
Planning and managing digital products and services in an agile environment, ensuring that projects keep within budget.
Experience of agile coaching
Experience of a range of delivery tools (e.g. Trello, Jira, etc.) and remote working tools (Slack, Google Hangouts, Zoom, etc.). Managing and prioritising multiple products/services simultaneously.
Experience of identifying and mitigating risks.
Strong interpersonal skills, including experience of establishing and maintaining strong networks across teams.
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
Agile and flexible working
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose
For more information, please visit our website.
Dec 09, 2022
Full time
Digital Delivery Manager
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £41,150 - £46,147 (Grade 7)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: 37 hours, Monday - Friday
Post number : 203412
Job Description
We’re looking for an experienced agile delivery manager to join our growing Digital Services Team.
As the first Delivery Manager in our team, you’ll join us at an exciting time. This is an opportunity to shape our approach to delivering agile products and services and help support Natural Resources Wales in our work to tackle the climate and nature emergencies.
Over a million people access information and services on the Natural Resources Wales website every year. These include helping businesses comply with environmental regulations to protect the Welsh environment and helping house holders understand their flood risk and prepare for flooding. It’s also an important platform for other public bodies and used by policy makers to access the evidence they need to help make decisions. And much more in-between!
Working in a multidisciplinary team, your mission will be to take a user-centred design approach to continuously build, test and support the Natural Resources Wales website and intranet platforms. Your role will be to help create the right environment for your delivery teams by removing blockers and challenging the status quo, to enable the team to succeed.
You can find out more about our vision for user-centred services for the people of Wales in our Digital Strategy.
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:
Be an advocate for agile and digital, sharing best practice with NRW and Welsh public sector colleagues through communities of practice.
Have substantial experience in agile delivery, of complex or multiple digital products, gained from working in a number of different organisations or in different roles or functions within a single organisation.
Be able to explain complex technical concepts in plain Englis
Planning and managing digital products and services in an agile environment, ensuring that projects keep within budget.
Experience of agile coaching
Experience of a range of delivery tools (e.g. Trello, Jira, etc.) and remote working tools (Slack, Google Hangouts, Zoom, etc.). Managing and prioritising multiple products/services simultaneously.
Experience of identifying and mitigating risks.
Strong interpersonal skills, including experience of establishing and maintaining strong networks across teams.
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
Agile and flexible working
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose
For more information, please visit our website.
Senior Application Development Specialist – Flood
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £47,408 - £52,359 (Grade 8)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: You will need to work as part of a flexible shift pattern to cover service hours of 8am to 6pm. There are also requirements for weekend working when required to meet the business needs. Also, you will need to work on a time specific rota providing an ‘Out of Hours’ ICT Service to an agreed level.
Post numbers: 203403
Job Description
Working as part of the Flood Warning and Informing service, provide a high level of technical expertise in ICT development, delivering code to standards for internal and external systems, in conjunction with other team members and third party (technical partner) developers.
Will assist in setting the future direction for NRW and the National Flood Service approach to the agile development of in-house applications in line with our rolling 18-month technology roadmap.
The role will operate primarily at tactical and operational levels, with some strategic components relating to the need to constantly review and assess the future development needs of National Flood Service cloud-based services in supporting delivery of NRWs digital strategy
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:
Degree or equivalent in a technical ICT discipline plus a proven track record of working in a development team.
Ability to deliver and manage agile Web development projects.
Experience of working within a Microsoft Azure and Office 365 environment.
Ability to troubleshoot and make recommendations on the resilience and supportability of solutions.
Experience of working in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of Rest APIs, HTML 5, CSS, C#, MVC, JavaScript, and Microsoft SQL.
Understanding of the latest Azure offerings including API Manager, Azure Functions, Azure LogicApps and Azure Insights.
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
Agile and flexible working
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose
For more information, please visit our website.
Dec 08, 2022
Full time
Senior Application Development Specialist – Flood
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £47,408 - £52,359 (Grade 8)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: You will need to work as part of a flexible shift pattern to cover service hours of 8am to 6pm. There are also requirements for weekend working when required to meet the business needs. Also, you will need to work on a time specific rota providing an ‘Out of Hours’ ICT Service to an agreed level.
Post numbers: 203403
Job Description
Working as part of the Flood Warning and Informing service, provide a high level of technical expertise in ICT development, delivering code to standards for internal and external systems, in conjunction with other team members and third party (technical partner) developers.
Will assist in setting the future direction for NRW and the National Flood Service approach to the agile development of in-house applications in line with our rolling 18-month technology roadmap.
The role will operate primarily at tactical and operational levels, with some strategic components relating to the need to constantly review and assess the future development needs of National Flood Service cloud-based services in supporting delivery of NRWs digital strategy
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:
Degree or equivalent in a technical ICT discipline plus a proven track record of working in a development team.
Ability to deliver and manage agile Web development projects.
Experience of working within a Microsoft Azure and Office 365 environment.
Ability to troubleshoot and make recommendations on the resilience and supportability of solutions.
Experience of working in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of Rest APIs, HTML 5, CSS, C#, MVC, JavaScript, and Microsoft SQL.
Understanding of the latest Azure offerings including API Manager, Azure Functions, Azure LogicApps and Azure Insights.
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
Agile and flexible working
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose
For more information, please visit our website.
Lead Specialist Advisor, Application Development, Flood
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £41,150 - £46,147 (Grade 7)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: You will need to work as part of a flexible shift pattern to cover service hours of 8am to 6pm. There are also requirements for weekend working when required to meet the business needs. Also, you will need to work on a time specific rota providing an ‘Out of Hours’ ICT Service to an agreed level.
Post numbers: 203404
Job Description
Working as part of the Flood Warning and Informing service, provide a high level of technical expertise in ICT development, delivering code to standards for internal and external systems, in conjunction with other team members and third party (technical partner) developers.
Will assist in setting the future direction for NRW and the National Flood Service approach to the agile development of in-house applications in line with our rolling 18-month technology roadmap.
The role will operate primarily at tactical and operational levels, with some strategic components relating to the need to constantly review and assess the future development needs of National Flood Service cloud-based services in supporting delivery of NRWs digital strategy
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:
Degree or equivalent in a technical ICT discipline plus a proven track record of working in a development team.
Ability to deliver and manage agile Web development projects.
Experience of working within a Microsoft Azure and Office 365 environment.
Ability to troubleshoot and make recommendations on the resilience and supportability of solutions.
Experience of working in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of Rest APIs, HTML 5, CSS, C#, MVC, JavaScript, and Microsoft SQL.
Understanding of the latest Azure offerings including API Manager, Azure Functions, Azure LogicApps and Azure Insights.
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
Agile and flexible working
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose
For more information, please visit our website.
Dec 08, 2022
Full time
Lead Specialist Advisor, Application Development, Flood
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £41,150 - £46,147 (Grade 7)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: You will need to work as part of a flexible shift pattern to cover service hours of 8am to 6pm. There are also requirements for weekend working when required to meet the business needs. Also, you will need to work on a time specific rota providing an ‘Out of Hours’ ICT Service to an agreed level.
Post numbers: 203404
Job Description
Working as part of the Flood Warning and Informing service, provide a high level of technical expertise in ICT development, delivering code to standards for internal and external systems, in conjunction with other team members and third party (technical partner) developers.
Will assist in setting the future direction for NRW and the National Flood Service approach to the agile development of in-house applications in line with our rolling 18-month technology roadmap.
The role will operate primarily at tactical and operational levels, with some strategic components relating to the need to constantly review and assess the future development needs of National Flood Service cloud-based services in supporting delivery of NRWs digital strategy
You will be able to demonstrate knowledge and experience of the following:
Degree or equivalent in a technical ICT discipline plus a proven track record of working in a development team.
Ability to deliver and manage agile Web development projects.
Experience of working within a Microsoft Azure and Office 365 environment.
Ability to troubleshoot and make recommendations on the resilience and supportability of solutions.
Experience of working in Visual Studio and Azure DevOps.
Knowledge of Rest APIs, HTML 5, CSS, C#, MVC, JavaScript, and Microsoft SQL.
Understanding of the latest Azure offerings including API Manager, Azure Functions, Azure LogicApps and Azure Insights.
This role will offer a range of benefits, including:
Agile and flexible working
Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 26.6% to 30.3%
28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days
Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs
Health and wellbeing benefits and support
Weekly well-being hour to use as you choose
For more information, please visit our website.
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 !!
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons To ensure our services and applications are fit for the modern market, our IT team collaborates with every department. They develop, they explore and they implement the new ideas helping us to change the future of accounting, tax and business consulting. But, just as importantly, they maintain the tech that keeps us advancing. By testing and adopting the future of financial technical solutions, they find new and exciting ways to drive us forward. And you could too. In an IT role at BDO, you'll become part of a team that act as the backbone for our business. No matter who you are or what your skillset is, we'll give you the training and support you need to achieve whatever you put your mind to. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. In this busy and rewarding role you'll also: Lead the design and Architecture of stream specific applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements, BDO principles, guidelines, standards and patterns as well as industry best practices. Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to understand and translate requirements into application-based solutions. Design and oversee the integration of applications with the wider data and application landscape. Analyse existing business processes and workflows, identifying opportunities for optimisation or streamlining and collaborating with business and IT teams to implement improvements. Work with security, governance and product teams to implement security best practices and ensure regulatory compliance within applications. Document all application architecture design and analysis work. Ensure technology and delivery approaches are aligned between delivery teams and with the overall IT and Architecture strategies. Represent BDO UK, Stream and IT interests when working with the BDO Network and 3rd party suppliers. Identify the organisational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the application architecture. Ensure that IT Architecture is, and is recognised as, a valuable asset to BDO. You'll be someone with: Proven experience of working as an Application Architect delivering successful greenfield and migration projects in a product orientated organisation. Experience in designing and deploying products utilising Azure PaaS resources. Experience and ability to work in an Agile delivery environment. Proficient in designing, building and deploying application services at a complex level. Demonstrated ability in technology partner management practices including the ability to lead vendors/partners in defining architectures. Exceptional verbal and written communication, including presentation skills, to a range of audiences. Demonstrate a good knowledge of IT industry trends, suppliers and products. Excellent analytical and technical skills. Excellent planning and organizational skills. Good knowledge of BDO products and services advantageous. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Ideas People Trust We're BDO. An accountancy and business advisory firm, providing the advice and solutions entrepreneurial organisations need to navigate today's changing world. We work with the companies that are Britain's economic engine - ambitious, entrepreneurially-spirited and high-growth businesses that fuel the economy - and directly advise the owners and management teams that lead them. We'll broaden your horizons To ensure our services and applications are fit for the modern market, our IT team collaborates with every department. They develop, they explore and they implement the new ideas helping us to change the future of accounting, tax and business consulting. But, just as importantly, they maintain the tech that keeps us advancing. By testing and adopting the future of financial technical solutions, they find new and exciting ways to drive us forward. And you could too. In an IT role at BDO, you'll become part of a team that act as the backbone for our business. No matter who you are or what your skillset is, we'll give you the training and support you need to achieve whatever you put your mind to. We'll help you succeed Leading organisations trust us because of the quality of our advice. That quality grows from a thorough understanding of their business, and that understanding comes from working closely with them and building long-lasting relationships. You'll be someone who is both comfortable working proactively and managing your own tasks, as well as confident collaborating with others and communicating regularly with senior managers, directors, and BDO's partners to help businesses effectively. You'll be encouraged to identify and draw attention to opportunities for enhancing our delivery and providing additional services to organisations we work with. In this busy and rewarding role you'll also: Lead the design and Architecture of stream specific applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements, BDO principles, guidelines, standards and patterns as well as industry best practices. Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to understand and translate requirements into application-based solutions. Design and oversee the integration of applications with the wider data and application landscape. Analyse existing business processes and workflows, identifying opportunities for optimisation or streamlining and collaborating with business and IT teams to implement improvements. Work with security, governance and product teams to implement security best practices and ensure regulatory compliance within applications. Document all application architecture design and analysis work. Ensure technology and delivery approaches are aligned between delivery teams and with the overall IT and Architecture strategies. Represent BDO UK, Stream and IT interests when working with the BDO Network and 3rd party suppliers. Identify the organisational impact (for example, on skills, processes, structures or culture) and financial impact of the application architecture. Ensure that IT Architecture is, and is recognised as, a valuable asset to BDO. You'll be someone with: Proven experience of working as an Application Architect delivering successful greenfield and migration projects in a product orientated organisation. Experience in designing and deploying products utilising Azure PaaS resources. Experience and ability to work in an Agile delivery environment. Proficient in designing, building and deploying application services at a complex level. Demonstrated ability in technology partner management practices including the ability to lead vendors/partners in defining architectures. Exceptional verbal and written communication, including presentation skills, to a range of audiences. Demonstrate a good knowledge of IT industry trends, suppliers and products. Excellent analytical and technical skills. Excellent planning and organizational skills. Good knowledge of BDO products and services advantageous. You'll be able to be yourself; we'll recognise and value you for who you are and celebrate and reward your contributions to the business. We're committed to agile working, and we offer every colleague the opportunity to work in ways that suit you, your teams, and the task at hand. At BDO, we'll help you achieve your personal goals and career ambitions, and we have programmes, resources, and frameworks that provide clarity and structure around career development. We're in it together Mutual support and respect is one of BDO's core values and we're proud of our distinctive, people-centred culture. From informal success conversations to formal mentoring and coaching, we'll support you at every stage in your career, whatever your personal and professional needs. Our agile working framework helps us stay connected, bringing teams together where and when it counts so they can share ideas and help one another. At BDO, you'll always have access to the people and resources you need to do your best work. We know that collaboration is the key to creating value for the companies we work with and satisfying experiences for our colleagues, so we've invested in state-of-the-art collaboration spaces in our offices. BDO's people represent a wealth of knowledge and expertise, and we'll encourage you to build your network, work alongside others, and share your skills and experiences. With a range of multidisciplinary events and dedicated resources, you'll never stop learning at BDO. We're looking forward to the future At BDO, we help entrepreneurial businesses to succeed, fuelling the UK economy. Our success is powered by our people, which is why we're always finding new ways to invest in you. Across the UK thousands of unique minds continue to come together to help companies we work with to achieve their ambitions We've got a clear purpose, and we're confident in our future, because we're adapting and evolving to build on our strengths, ensuring we continue to find the right combination of global reach, integrity and expertise. We shape the future together with openness and clarity, because we believe in empowering people to think creatively about how we can do things better.
The Role As a ServiceNow Technical Lead , you will be responsible for leading at least a couple of Implementation projects in the ITSM area and one complete Implementation life cycle for ServiceNow. For this role, you will leverage your expertise in ServiceNow deployments, ITSM migrations, consolidations, upgrades, integration with other third-party tools, Orchestration, operational activities. Key Responsibilities: Understand Architecture Solution for the implementation or Maintenance of ServiceNow platform. Work with Architect and customers for the technical requirements, document them, play back and baseline. Develop a design aligned with the Architecture (if applicable) and technical requirements. Review requirements for accurate estimation. Review and do proactive analysis and resolve application issues as needed. Lead a team of ServiceNow developers, web designers, integration SMEs and QA analysts to build and deploy the applications meeting the customer requirements. Mentor and share technical knowledge/guidance to team. Perform Sprint activities (if agile) with the customer and the team. Do sprint planning and assign sprint activities to the team. Develop User stories from the requirements. Estimate effort, Work with the product sponsor to prioritise the user stores. Advise Best Practices and provide technical solutions and/or workaround for the issues/requirements. Track and share the status of sprint/user stories with the Project Manager. Identify and manage risks and challenges. Ensure the quality deployment of the product as per the design. Ensure the security, resilience of the components as per the design. Evaluate and identify the opportunities for continuous improvement in Delivery and/or in Design. Handle customer meetings and provide weekly/monthly reports for customer as well as TCS management. Participate and provide feedback during planning meetings (ie, pre-iteration, and retrospectives. Your Profile Key Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Experience as a Technical Consultant. Experience in ITIL Process Definition, Integration Solutions, understanding Architecture solutions. Ability to understand customer business requirements and convert to functional requirements. Experience in leading at least a couple of Implementation projects in ITSM area and one complete Implementation life cycle for ServiceNow. Expertise ServiceNow deployments, ITSM migrations, consolidations, upgrades, integration with other third-party tools, Orchestration, operational activities, Project Management expertise. Very good ITIL process knowledge and ability to evaluate and bring out the correlations and impacts with respect to customer requirements and ITIL/industry standards. Certified with ServiceNow Systems Administrator, ServiceNow Implementation Specialist and ITIL V3 foundation. Good knowledge in Agile/Scrum methodology. Good communication in orchestrating customer requirements/needs, solutions, customer responsibilities, risks, challenges, and impacts. Excellent team management skills to manage the project team and members. Good to have: Experience in ServiceNow custom application design and development. Evaluate the tool stability and performance and provide recommendations. Knowledge on new ServiceNow modules ( HRSD, SecOps, GRC, CSM, ITBM, Etc ). Preferred to have ServiceNow Implementation Specialist certification. Ability to manage conflicts that may arise with customers and/or TCS internal stakeholders.
May 03, 2024
Full time
The Role As a ServiceNow Technical Lead , you will be responsible for leading at least a couple of Implementation projects in the ITSM area and one complete Implementation life cycle for ServiceNow. For this role, you will leverage your expertise in ServiceNow deployments, ITSM migrations, consolidations, upgrades, integration with other third-party tools, Orchestration, operational activities. Key Responsibilities: Understand Architecture Solution for the implementation or Maintenance of ServiceNow platform. Work with Architect and customers for the technical requirements, document them, play back and baseline. Develop a design aligned with the Architecture (if applicable) and technical requirements. Review requirements for accurate estimation. Review and do proactive analysis and resolve application issues as needed. Lead a team of ServiceNow developers, web designers, integration SMEs and QA analysts to build and deploy the applications meeting the customer requirements. Mentor and share technical knowledge/guidance to team. Perform Sprint activities (if agile) with the customer and the team. Do sprint planning and assign sprint activities to the team. Develop User stories from the requirements. Estimate effort, Work with the product sponsor to prioritise the user stores. Advise Best Practices and provide technical solutions and/or workaround for the issues/requirements. Track and share the status of sprint/user stories with the Project Manager. Identify and manage risks and challenges. Ensure the quality deployment of the product as per the design. Ensure the security, resilience of the components as per the design. Evaluate and identify the opportunities for continuous improvement in Delivery and/or in Design. Handle customer meetings and provide weekly/monthly reports for customer as well as TCS management. Participate and provide feedback during planning meetings (ie, pre-iteration, and retrospectives. Your Profile Key Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Experience as a Technical Consultant. Experience in ITIL Process Definition, Integration Solutions, understanding Architecture solutions. Ability to understand customer business requirements and convert to functional requirements. Experience in leading at least a couple of Implementation projects in ITSM area and one complete Implementation life cycle for ServiceNow. Expertise ServiceNow deployments, ITSM migrations, consolidations, upgrades, integration with other third-party tools, Orchestration, operational activities, Project Management expertise. Very good ITIL process knowledge and ability to evaluate and bring out the correlations and impacts with respect to customer requirements and ITIL/industry standards. Certified with ServiceNow Systems Administrator, ServiceNow Implementation Specialist and ITIL V3 foundation. Good knowledge in Agile/Scrum methodology. Good communication in orchestrating customer requirements/needs, solutions, customer responsibilities, risks, challenges, and impacts. Excellent team management skills to manage the project team and members. Good to have: Experience in ServiceNow custom application design and development. Evaluate the tool stability and performance and provide recommendations. Knowledge on new ServiceNow modules ( HRSD, SecOps, GRC, CSM, ITBM, Etc ). Preferred to have ServiceNow Implementation Specialist certification. Ability to manage conflicts that may arise with customers and/or TCS internal stakeholders.
For over 50 years we have been helping its clients deliver better business financing. Today, our products and services are used by over 120 banks and finance providers worldwide. Our flexible end-to-end platform offers them everything they need to provide an extensive range of financing products, smoothly and securely. From institutional lenders to SME specialists, our software gives our clients the agility to create new and innovative finance products that help their customers thrive. Headquartered in London, and with regional offices in California and Singapore, Lendscape employs over 200 people around the world. We continue to grow and evolve, building on our heritage while keeping pace with the changing demands of the financial software sector. About the role and our Engineering team Joining our team is an exciting opportunity to be apart of a growing bunch. As a member of a team that is spread across various parts of the world, you will gain exposure to diverse cultures and perspectives. Being a part of Lendscape while we are venturing into new countries puts you at the forefront of expansion! Our Software Engineering team is our biggest function, with 80 colleagues spread across 9 squads they play a key role ensuring we continue to be leaders in our field. We have some exciting new developments and are committed to introducing 3 additional teams to take us to over 100 colleagues in Engineering. You will be responsible for both manual and automated testing, using analytical and technical skills to have a direct impact of the quality of the software we create and deliver. How you will make a difference The Quality Lead will be responsible for leading and managing the quality assurance function within the Engineering department. The primary focus of the role is to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products through the implementation and continuous improvement of quality processes and methodologies. You are responsible for Developing and executing a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with organisational goals. Leading and mentoring a team of quality assurance professionals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle. Defining, implementing and continuously monitoring quality standards, procedures, and best practices with emphasis on rigour across the three. Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and improve software quality. Conducting regular audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement. Overseeing the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts. Staying abreast of industry trends and advancements in quality assurance and software testing. Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall software development efficiency and quality. Technical requirements In-depth understanding of quality assurance methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and DevOps. Experience in implementing and managing QA processes throughout the software development lifecycle. Proficiency in using testing tools and frameworks for both manual and automated testing. Knowledge of automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or equivalent. Very strong expertise in test automation, including the ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts. Competency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#) to facilitate automated testing and scripting. Experience with bug tracking and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) to manage and prioritize quality issues. Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) to ensure proper code management and collaboration within development teams. Understanding of performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess software scalability and performance. Knowledge of security testing practices and tools to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in software applications. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their testing capabilities. Experience in testing mobile applications on various platforms (iOS, Android) and devices. Understanding of data management principles and proficiency in SQL for database testing. Skills and experience Proven experience in a leadership role within quality assurance or software testing. In-depth knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and best practices. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices. Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Minimum of five years of experience in quality assurance/testing roles. Experience in a leadership or managerial position advantageous. What's in it for you Private medical care and cash plan Flexible working hours Continuous training Cycle scheme and sponsored gym Learning and development Wellness and mindfulness perks Colleague volunteering Life assurance Work alongside a team developing and delivering innovative technology that creates huge value for a variety of local and international clients Our culture We are very proud of our culture and our way of working. Below are our shared values and behaviours that make up our work environment and our day-to-day experience at Lendscape. Achieve great things, together: We are supportive and empathetic, always available to lend a hand when needed. Go above and beyond for customers: We are customer centric and give 100% to deliver exceptional outcomes. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to solve the customer's biggest challenges and help them get ahead. Embrace every opportunity: We're inspired by opportunities to sustainably grow ourselves. Lendscape and our customers. Rise to the challenge: We are self-motivated, empowered with flexibility and autonomy to work in our best way. What to expect We appreciate you taking the time to apply to this role with us, and we are committed to making your journey with us as positive as possible. Interviews are a team effort and we're keen to address any queries you may have and to determine if you equally feel if we are the right choice for your career. Should your application be selected for an interview the process will be an initial conversation with our Talent Partner Safa Mohamoud. During this conversation we will explore your background, a broad overview of your skillset and what drives you. This will be followed by a conversation with our Head of Engineering, Jon Jenkins to dive deeper into your experience and equally for you to ask in depth questions about the role. You will also have the opportunity to meet with some of the members of the Engineering team to understand our ways of working a bit better. Lendscape is for everyone Lendscape is passionate about ensuring that we remain a top performing business and a fantastic place to work - a place where everyone is comfortable to work. We're a business that values equal opportunities for all and we celebrate the unique and diverse backgrounds and experiences of each individual. Interested but not sure you tick every box? We recognize that skills and experience can be gained in various ways, and we encourage you to apply for a role at our company, even if you feel your background might not perfectly align with the position. We look forward to connecting with you.
May 03, 2024
Full time
For over 50 years we have been helping its clients deliver better business financing. Today, our products and services are used by over 120 banks and finance providers worldwide. Our flexible end-to-end platform offers them everything they need to provide an extensive range of financing products, smoothly and securely. From institutional lenders to SME specialists, our software gives our clients the agility to create new and innovative finance products that help their customers thrive. Headquartered in London, and with regional offices in California and Singapore, Lendscape employs over 200 people around the world. We continue to grow and evolve, building on our heritage while keeping pace with the changing demands of the financial software sector. About the role and our Engineering team Joining our team is an exciting opportunity to be apart of a growing bunch. As a member of a team that is spread across various parts of the world, you will gain exposure to diverse cultures and perspectives. Being a part of Lendscape while we are venturing into new countries puts you at the forefront of expansion! Our Software Engineering team is our biggest function, with 80 colleagues spread across 9 squads they play a key role ensuring we continue to be leaders in our field. We have some exciting new developments and are committed to introducing 3 additional teams to take us to over 100 colleagues in Engineering. You will be responsible for both manual and automated testing, using analytical and technical skills to have a direct impact of the quality of the software we create and deliver. How you will make a difference The Quality Lead will be responsible for leading and managing the quality assurance function within the Engineering department. The primary focus of the role is to ensure the delivery of high-quality software products through the implementation and continuous improvement of quality processes and methodologies. You are responsible for Developing and executing a comprehensive quality strategy aligned with organisational goals. Leading and mentoring a team of quality assurance professionals. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate quality practices throughout the software development lifecycle. Defining, implementing and continuously monitoring quality standards, procedures, and best practices with emphasis on rigour across the three. Establishing and monitoring key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and improve software quality. Conducting regular audits and assessments to identify areas for improvement. Overseeing the creation and execution of test plans, test cases, and test scripts. Staying abreast of industry trends and advancements in quality assurance and software testing. Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance overall software development efficiency and quality. Technical requirements In-depth understanding of quality assurance methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and DevOps. Experience in implementing and managing QA processes throughout the software development lifecycle. Proficiency in using testing tools and frameworks for both manual and automated testing. Knowledge of automation tools such as Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, TestNG, or equivalent. Very strong expertise in test automation, including the ability to design, develop, and maintain automated test scripts. Competency in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, Python, C#) to facilitate automated testing and scripting. Experience with bug tracking and project management tools (e.g., Jira, Bugzilla) to manage and prioritize quality issues. Proficient in version control systems (e.g., Git) to ensure proper code management and collaboration within development teams. Understanding of performance testing concepts and tools (e.g., Apache JMeter, LoadRunner) to assess software scalability and performance. Knowledge of security testing practices and tools to identify and mitigate potential vulnerabilities in software applications. Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and their testing capabilities. Experience in testing mobile applications on various platforms (iOS, Android) and devices. Understanding of data management principles and proficiency in SQL for database testing. Skills and experience Proven experience in a leadership role within quality assurance or software testing. In-depth knowledge of quality assurance methodologies, tools, and best practices. Strong understanding of the software development lifecycle. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Ability to influence and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Knowledge of continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices. Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field. Minimum of five years of experience in quality assurance/testing roles. Experience in a leadership or managerial position advantageous. What's in it for you Private medical care and cash plan Flexible working hours Continuous training Cycle scheme and sponsored gym Learning and development Wellness and mindfulness perks Colleague volunteering Life assurance Work alongside a team developing and delivering innovative technology that creates huge value for a variety of local and international clients Our culture We are very proud of our culture and our way of working. Below are our shared values and behaviours that make up our work environment and our day-to-day experience at Lendscape. Achieve great things, together: We are supportive and empathetic, always available to lend a hand when needed. Go above and beyond for customers: We are customer centric and give 100% to deliver exceptional outcomes. Everyone is willing to go the extra mile to solve the customer's biggest challenges and help them get ahead. Embrace every opportunity: We're inspired by opportunities to sustainably grow ourselves. Lendscape and our customers. Rise to the challenge: We are self-motivated, empowered with flexibility and autonomy to work in our best way. What to expect We appreciate you taking the time to apply to this role with us, and we are committed to making your journey with us as positive as possible. Interviews are a team effort and we're keen to address any queries you may have and to determine if you equally feel if we are the right choice for your career. Should your application be selected for an interview the process will be an initial conversation with our Talent Partner Safa Mohamoud. During this conversation we will explore your background, a broad overview of your skillset and what drives you. This will be followed by a conversation with our Head of Engineering, Jon Jenkins to dive deeper into your experience and equally for you to ask in depth questions about the role. You will also have the opportunity to meet with some of the members of the Engineering team to understand our ways of working a bit better. Lendscape is for everyone Lendscape is passionate about ensuring that we remain a top performing business and a fantastic place to work - a place where everyone is comfortable to work. We're a business that values equal opportunities for all and we celebrate the unique and diverse backgrounds and experiences of each individual. Interested but not sure you tick every box? We recognize that skills and experience can be gained in various ways, and we encourage you to apply for a role at our company, even if you feel your background might not perfectly align with the position. We look forward to connecting with you.
Who We Are: Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. The Company: Endeavor (formerly WME IMG) is a global leader in sports, entertainment and fashion operating in more than 30 countries. Named one of Fortune's 25 Most Important Private Companies, Endeavor is comprised of a number of industry-leading companies including WME, IMG and UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation and management; brand marketing, sponsorship and licensing; media sales and distribution; event operation and management; and sports training and league development. The Opportunity In your role as Senior Product Manager within Endeavor's Data Services department, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and shaping data solutions that span Big Data, Business Intelligence, and Data Science across Endeavor's global operations. We work in cross functional product squads composed of Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Business Analysts, and other supporting roles such as DevOps, Security and Architecture. You will be responsible for your own assigned squad(s) products, as well as setting up processes, shared resources and workflows for other squads. You will need a strategic mindset and to be able to positively influence other Product Managers in their strategy and direction. This role may involve management of other Product Managers or Business Analysts. Role & Responsibilities Develop and articulate a clear and engaging product vision and strategy that aligns with our departmental and company goals. Enhance departmental workflows and processes, promoting efficiency and a shared learning environment. Utilise data analytics and usage metrics to monitor product performance, guiding strategic improvements and user engagement. Lead market research to uncover emerging trends and opportunities for innovation. Manage project budgets with a focus on optimal resource allocation and impact. Deliver exceptional products that meet or exceed client's expectations, to the agreed timeline and release plans. Clearly define product requirements and user stories, ensuring a thorough understanding among development teams. Strategically prioritize the product backlog to reflect our client's needs and potential business impact. Directly engage with clients to gather feedback, sharing insights and updates to guide future product enhancements. Work closely with all disciplines in the Data Services department from Support, Engineering, Analysis, QA, management and Scrum Masters Meet with data scientists, data analysts and data engineers to create an understanding of the business impact and value of the requirements Introduce agile process improvements, and work in an evolving Agile and DevOps environment providing and receiving honest feedback Produce and maintain product roadmaps, and ensure clients are kept up-to-date with progress and tracking against roadmap Provide proactive and timely communication to stakeholders regarding releases, delays, updates and issues Collaborate with clients to understand their data needs, gather feedback and incorporate insights into product development Conduct regular client meetings and presentations to communicate product updates, roadmap and gather input for future enhancements Set expectations with stakeholders and mitigate issues to ensure smooth and on-time deliveries Develop and maintain product documentation, including user guides and release notes Preferred Skills A seasoned Product Manager with extensive in Product Management or similar roles Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent experience A comprehensive understanding of Agile methodologies and proven examples of introducing new agile practises and ideas into teams Excellent proactive stakeholder management and communication skills Excellent organization and forward-planning skills Excellent scoping and requirement documentation skills A proactive approach to problem-solving, with a keen eye for detail and a drive to uncover the root cause of any challenge A solid grasp of data-related products including data science, analytics, reporting, dashboarding, Big Data and data warehousing The ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment A commitment to maintaining complete confidentiality and discretion at all times - all Endeavor employees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement, and any breach of this agreement will result in immediate disciplinary procedures Desirable Skills Previous leadership, management or mentoring experience Experience using product delivery tools e.g. JIRA/TFS Experience with data security principles and compliance (GDPR, CCPA etc) Experience with delivering cloud solutions Knowledge in a range of industries, including events, Media, Sports, Talent and other industries that Endeavor are involved with Additional Responsibilities and Duties when necessary Available to work out of normal business hours and weekends when required Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. Weunderstand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity,equity,andinclusionineverything we do. As a global companythatdrivesculture,westrive to reflect theworld'sdiversevoices.Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. About Us Endeavor (NYSE: EDR) is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. Diversity Statement for Endeavor Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and allyship the way we do anything. Fiercely and Fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world's diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Who We Are: Endeavor is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through IMG ARENA and OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. The Company: Endeavor (formerly WME IMG) is a global leader in sports, entertainment and fashion operating in more than 30 countries. Named one of Fortune's 25 Most Important Private Companies, Endeavor is comprised of a number of industry-leading companies including WME, IMG and UFC. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation and management; brand marketing, sponsorship and licensing; media sales and distribution; event operation and management; and sports training and league development. The Opportunity In your role as Senior Product Manager within Endeavor's Data Services department, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and shaping data solutions that span Big Data, Business Intelligence, and Data Science across Endeavor's global operations. We work in cross functional product squads composed of Data Engineers, Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Business Analysts, and other supporting roles such as DevOps, Security and Architecture. You will be responsible for your own assigned squad(s) products, as well as setting up processes, shared resources and workflows for other squads. You will need a strategic mindset and to be able to positively influence other Product Managers in their strategy and direction. This role may involve management of other Product Managers or Business Analysts. Role & Responsibilities Develop and articulate a clear and engaging product vision and strategy that aligns with our departmental and company goals. Enhance departmental workflows and processes, promoting efficiency and a shared learning environment. Utilise data analytics and usage metrics to monitor product performance, guiding strategic improvements and user engagement. Lead market research to uncover emerging trends and opportunities for innovation. Manage project budgets with a focus on optimal resource allocation and impact. Deliver exceptional products that meet or exceed client's expectations, to the agreed timeline and release plans. Clearly define product requirements and user stories, ensuring a thorough understanding among development teams. Strategically prioritize the product backlog to reflect our client's needs and potential business impact. Directly engage with clients to gather feedback, sharing insights and updates to guide future product enhancements. Work closely with all disciplines in the Data Services department from Support, Engineering, Analysis, QA, management and Scrum Masters Meet with data scientists, data analysts and data engineers to create an understanding of the business impact and value of the requirements Introduce agile process improvements, and work in an evolving Agile and DevOps environment providing and receiving honest feedback Produce and maintain product roadmaps, and ensure clients are kept up-to-date with progress and tracking against roadmap Provide proactive and timely communication to stakeholders regarding releases, delays, updates and issues Collaborate with clients to understand their data needs, gather feedback and incorporate insights into product development Conduct regular client meetings and presentations to communicate product updates, roadmap and gather input for future enhancements Set expectations with stakeholders and mitigate issues to ensure smooth and on-time deliveries Develop and maintain product documentation, including user guides and release notes Preferred Skills A seasoned Product Manager with extensive in Product Management or similar roles Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science or equivalent experience A comprehensive understanding of Agile methodologies and proven examples of introducing new agile practises and ideas into teams Excellent proactive stakeholder management and communication skills Excellent organization and forward-planning skills Excellent scoping and requirement documentation skills A proactive approach to problem-solving, with a keen eye for detail and a drive to uncover the root cause of any challenge A solid grasp of data-related products including data science, analytics, reporting, dashboarding, Big Data and data warehousing The ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment A commitment to maintaining complete confidentiality and discretion at all times - all Endeavor employees are required to sign a confidentiality agreement, and any breach of this agreement will result in immediate disciplinary procedures Desirable Skills Previous leadership, management or mentoring experience Experience using product delivery tools e.g. JIRA/TFS Experience with data security principles and compliance (GDPR, CCPA etc) Experience with delivering cloud solutions Knowledge in a range of industries, including events, Media, Sports, Talent and other industries that Endeavor are involved with Additional Responsibilities and Duties when necessary Available to work out of normal business hours and weekends when required Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. Weunderstand this can only be accomplished when we lead with a lens of diversity,equity,andinclusionineverything we do. As a global companythatdrivesculture,westrive to reflect theworld'sdiversevoices.Endeavor is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, or religion or belief. About Us Endeavor (NYSE: EDR) is a global sports and entertainment company, home to many of the world's most dynamic and engaging storytellers, brands, live events, and experiences. The Endeavor network specializes in talent representation through entertainment agency WME; sports operations and advisory, event management, media production and distribution, and brand licensing through IMG; live event experiences and hospitality through On Location; full-service marketing through global cultural marketing agency 160over90; and sports data and technology through OpenBet. Endeavor is also the majority owner of TKO Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: TKO), a premium sports and entertainment company comprising UFC and WWE. Diversity Statement for Endeavor Endeavor unites and brings people together in our love of sport, culture, and entertainment. We understand this can only be accomplished when we harness the entirety of our company and lead with a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. It means that we engage in anti-racism and allyship the way we do anything. Fiercely and Fearlessly. As a global company that drives culture we endeavor to reflect the world's diverse voices both internally and externally to ensure success in our mission.
ROLE OVERVIEW Croud is a digital marketing agency with a unique business model , recently named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023 . We are looking for an experienced Paid Search professional with an agency background who is passionate about digital marketing and in particular PPC. The overall purpose of this role is to support the Channel Head and Strategy Directors and lead the PPC Senior Account Managers, Managers and Executives in implementing PPC strategy for key clients. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of PPC scopes for our clients, using both internal resources and our network of specialists, in order to achieve client business objectives and targets. You will lead the effective implementation of client Account Development Plans (ADPs) in order to achieve the client's annual business objectives and targets. You will also be responsible for ensuring cross-channel workflows. Croud operates a hybrid working mode l with a minimum of 3 days a week based in our London office and the remaining days from home if you wish. RESPONSIBILITIES Client Services Working with the Client Directors/Client Services team, provide senior leadership and strategic guidance to your client portfolio. Develop & maintain strong relationships across your client base Share knowledge, new platforms and industry developments with your key clients, keeping them abreast of upcoming changes - becoming a source of truth and an industry thought leader Identify & develop opportunities to grow revenue from key clients, whether through increased investment in PPC or wider cross-channel conversations Leadership/Management Provide effective support to the PPC Management Team, maintaining standards, improving processes and streamlining delivery across the team Lead the delivery of PPC services in your team, ensuring a high quality of work that adheres to best practices and meets/exceeds client expectations Ensure all client revenues/P&L follow due process in the team Co-ordinate and delegate work amongst your team to ensure tasks are allocated effectively depending on skills and resources Manage your direct reports, including their development and training needs Commercial awareness and ownership of the commercial performance of your team and clients with a focus on costs, revenue and ways of working, to ensure profitable delivery for Croud PPC Delivery Be at the forefront of PPC by keeping up to date with industry news, new platforms and technologies Help in new business preparation and attend sales pitches as and when required. Lead new business pitches and drive the strategy for them. Attend and deliver the pitch Lead and build required key client communications and deliverables eg. QBRs, campaign reviews and client meetings Working with key stakeholders (strategy & planning, client services, etc), align strategy and ensure client needs are met with other teams across the business Develop imaginative, innovative and effective ideas and process improvements for your clients/the wider PPC team Contribute to the development of Croud's paid search proposition, positioning yourself as a key thought leader within the PPC team/wider business Key stakeholders: Direct Line Manager: PPC Strategy Director Direct Reports: PPC Sr Managers, PPC Managers, PPC Executives Key stakeholders: PPC Head of Channel, Client Strategy team, Planning team, CDDs Other stakeholders: Development Manager, Network Support Manager, Shrewsbury Operations Director, Head of Operational Process PERSON SPECIFICATION Degree level education or relevant equivalent experience In-depth demonstrable experience in Digital Marketing In-depth demonstrable experience in PPC advertising Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills A mathematical and analytical mind Exceptional client service skills Highly organised and an ability to multi-task Impeccable attention to detail Excellent Microsoft Office skills which must include Excel, Word and PowerPoint Proven track record of working to deadlines Proven time management skills Proven ability to negotiate. The ability to autonomously identify opportunities, generate ideas and formulate strategies Leadership skills: managing direct reports, a motivator Extensive line management experience, mentoring & training Proven experience in client expectation management roles and situations, able to manage and direct client expectations Clear passion for digital marketing and cross channel COMPANY BENEFITS Croud offers a clear path to progression for all members of staff. We are committed to offering development opportunities alongside a support system of regular performance reviews. The opportunities are endless! Croud offers competitive starting salaries alongside numerous company benefits.On completion of the three month probation period every employee is eligible for the benefits listed on our careers site which include: 25 days holiday a year Annual performance bonus Sale commission Recruitment referrals bonus Gym membership contributions Ride to Work scheme Rail card Season Ticket loan Free fruit, breakfast cereals, snacks and tea & coffee Free home office chair and screen Enhanced maternity and paternity package Life and income protection Medical cash plan Agile Working Policy LinkedIn Learning and access to Croud Campus (our bespoke learning and development platform) Peer to peer recognition scheme 'bonusly' Team off-sites/regular socialsYear-round holiday parties Day to make a difference Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there's flexibility if agreed in advance with your linemanagers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours). Croud is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications and their ability to perform the requirements of the role.
May 02, 2024
Full time
ROLE OVERVIEW Croud is a digital marketing agency with a unique business model , recently named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023 . We are looking for an experienced Paid Search professional with an agency background who is passionate about digital marketing and in particular PPC. The overall purpose of this role is to support the Channel Head and Strategy Directors and lead the PPC Senior Account Managers, Managers and Executives in implementing PPC strategy for key clients. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of PPC scopes for our clients, using both internal resources and our network of specialists, in order to achieve client business objectives and targets. You will lead the effective implementation of client Account Development Plans (ADPs) in order to achieve the client's annual business objectives and targets. You will also be responsible for ensuring cross-channel workflows. Croud operates a hybrid working mode l with a minimum of 3 days a week based in our London office and the remaining days from home if you wish. RESPONSIBILITIES Client Services Working with the Client Directors/Client Services team, provide senior leadership and strategic guidance to your client portfolio. Develop & maintain strong relationships across your client base Share knowledge, new platforms and industry developments with your key clients, keeping them abreast of upcoming changes - becoming a source of truth and an industry thought leader Identify & develop opportunities to grow revenue from key clients, whether through increased investment in PPC or wider cross-channel conversations Leadership/Management Provide effective support to the PPC Management Team, maintaining standards, improving processes and streamlining delivery across the team Lead the delivery of PPC services in your team, ensuring a high quality of work that adheres to best practices and meets/exceeds client expectations Ensure all client revenues/P&L follow due process in the team Co-ordinate and delegate work amongst your team to ensure tasks are allocated effectively depending on skills and resources Manage your direct reports, including their development and training needs Commercial awareness and ownership of the commercial performance of your team and clients with a focus on costs, revenue and ways of working, to ensure profitable delivery for Croud PPC Delivery Be at the forefront of PPC by keeping up to date with industry news, new platforms and technologies Help in new business preparation and attend sales pitches as and when required. Lead new business pitches and drive the strategy for them. Attend and deliver the pitch Lead and build required key client communications and deliverables eg. QBRs, campaign reviews and client meetings Working with key stakeholders (strategy & planning, client services, etc), align strategy and ensure client needs are met with other teams across the business Develop imaginative, innovative and effective ideas and process improvements for your clients/the wider PPC team Contribute to the development of Croud's paid search proposition, positioning yourself as a key thought leader within the PPC team/wider business Key stakeholders: Direct Line Manager: PPC Strategy Director Direct Reports: PPC Sr Managers, PPC Managers, PPC Executives Key stakeholders: PPC Head of Channel, Client Strategy team, Planning team, CDDs Other stakeholders: Development Manager, Network Support Manager, Shrewsbury Operations Director, Head of Operational Process PERSON SPECIFICATION Degree level education or relevant equivalent experience In-depth demonstrable experience in Digital Marketing In-depth demonstrable experience in PPC advertising Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills A mathematical and analytical mind Exceptional client service skills Highly organised and an ability to multi-task Impeccable attention to detail Excellent Microsoft Office skills which must include Excel, Word and PowerPoint Proven track record of working to deadlines Proven time management skills Proven ability to negotiate. The ability to autonomously identify opportunities, generate ideas and formulate strategies Leadership skills: managing direct reports, a motivator Extensive line management experience, mentoring & training Proven experience in client expectation management roles and situations, able to manage and direct client expectations Clear passion for digital marketing and cross channel COMPANY BENEFITS Croud offers a clear path to progression for all members of staff. We are committed to offering development opportunities alongside a support system of regular performance reviews. The opportunities are endless! Croud offers competitive starting salaries alongside numerous company benefits.On completion of the three month probation period every employee is eligible for the benefits listed on our careers site which include: 25 days holiday a year Annual performance bonus Sale commission Recruitment referrals bonus Gym membership contributions Ride to Work scheme Rail card Season Ticket loan Free fruit, breakfast cereals, snacks and tea & coffee Free home office chair and screen Enhanced maternity and paternity package Life and income protection Medical cash plan Agile Working Policy LinkedIn Learning and access to Croud Campus (our bespoke learning and development platform) Peer to peer recognition scheme 'bonusly' Team off-sites/regular socialsYear-round holiday parties Day to make a difference Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there's flexibility if agreed in advance with your linemanagers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours). Croud is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications and their ability to perform the requirements of the role.
ROLE OVERVIEW Croud is a digital marketing agency with a unique business model , recently named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023 . We are looking for an experienced Paid Search professional with an agency background who is passionate about digital marketing and in particular PPC. The overall purpose of this role is to support the Channel Head and Strategy Directors and lead the PPC Senior Account Managers, Managers and Executives in implementing PPC strategy for key clients. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of PPC scopes for our clients, using both internal resources and our network of specialists, in order to achieve client business objectives and targets. You will lead the effective implementation of client Account Development Plans (ADPs) in order to achieve the client's annual business objectives and targets. You will also be responsible for ensuring cross-channel workflows. Croud operates a hybrid working mode l with a minimum of 3 days a week based in our London office and the remaining days from home if you wish. RESPONSIBILITIES Client Services Working with the Client Directors/Client Services team, provide senior leadership and strategic guidance to your client portfolio. Develop & maintain strong relationships across your client base Share knowledge, new platforms and industry developments with your key clients, keeping them abreast of upcoming changes - becoming a source of truth and an industry thought leader Identify & develop opportunities to grow revenue from key clients, whether through increased investment in PPC or wider cross-channel conversations Leadership/Management Provide effective support to the PPC Management Team, maintaining standards, improving processes and streamlining delivery across the team Lead the delivery of PPC services in your team, ensuring a high quality of work that adheres to best practices and meets/exceeds client expectations Ensure all client revenues/P&L follow due process in the team Co-ordinate and delegate work amongst your team to ensure tasks are allocated effectively depending on skills and resources Manage your direct reports, including their development and training needs Commercial awareness and ownership of the commercial performance of your team and clients with a focus on costs, revenue and ways of working, to ensure profitable delivery for Croud PPC Delivery Be at the forefront of PPC by keeping up to date with industry news, new platforms and technologies Help in new business preparation and attend sales pitches as and when required. Lead new business pitches and drive the strategy for them. Attend and deliver the pitch Lead and build required key client communications and deliverables eg. QBRs, campaign reviews and client meetings Working with key stakeholders (strategy & planning, client services, etc), align strategy and ensure client needs are met with other teams across the business Develop imaginative, innovative and effective ideas and process improvements for your clients/the wider PPC team Contribute to the development of Croud's paid search proposition, positioning yourself as a key thought leader within the PPC team/wider business Key stakeholders: Direct Line Manager: PPC Strategy Director Direct Reports: PPC Sr Managers, PPC Managers, PPC Executives Key stakeholders: PPC Head of Channel, Client Strategy team, Planning team, CDDs Other stakeholders: Development Manager, Network Support Manager, Shrewsbury Operations Director, Head of Operational Process PERSON SPECIFICATION Degree level education or relevant equivalent experience In-depth demonstrable experience in Digital Marketing In-depth demonstrable experience in PPC advertising Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills A mathematical and analytical mind Exceptional client service skills Highly organised and an ability to multi-task Impeccable attention to detail Excellent Microsoft Office skills which must include Excel, Word and PowerPoint Proven track record of working to deadlines Proven time management skills Proven ability to negotiate. The ability to autonomously identify opportunities, generate ideas and formulate strategies Leadership skills: managing direct reports, a motivator Extensive line management experience, mentoring & training Proven experience in client expectation management roles and situations, able to manage and direct client expectations Clear passion for digital marketing and cross channel COMPANY BENEFITS Croud offers a clear path to progression for all members of staff. We are committed to offering development opportunities alongside a support system of regular performance reviews. The opportunities are endless! Croud offers competitive starting salaries alongside numerous company benefits.On completion of the three month probation period every employee is eligible for the benefits listed on our careers site which include: 25 days holiday a year Annual performance bonus Sale commission Recruitment referrals bonus Gym membership contributions Ride to Work scheme Rail card Season Ticket loan Free fruit, breakfast cereals, snacks and tea & coffee Free home office chair and screen Enhanced maternity and paternity package Life and income protection Medical cash plan Agile Working Policy LinkedIn Learning and access to Croud Campus (our bespoke learning and development platform) Peer to peer recognition scheme 'bonusly' Team off-sites/regular socialsYear-round holiday parties Day to make a difference Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there's flexibility if agreed in advance with your linemanagers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours). Croud is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications and their ability to perform the requirements of the role.
May 02, 2024
Full time
ROLE OVERVIEW Croud is a digital marketing agency with a unique business model , recently named a Sunday Times Best Place to Work 2023 . We are looking for an experienced Paid Search professional with an agency background who is passionate about digital marketing and in particular PPC. The overall purpose of this role is to support the Channel Head and Strategy Directors and lead the PPC Senior Account Managers, Managers and Executives in implementing PPC strategy for key clients. You will be responsible for the management and delivery of PPC scopes for our clients, using both internal resources and our network of specialists, in order to achieve client business objectives and targets. You will lead the effective implementation of client Account Development Plans (ADPs) in order to achieve the client's annual business objectives and targets. You will also be responsible for ensuring cross-channel workflows. Croud operates a hybrid working mode l with a minimum of 3 days a week based in our London office and the remaining days from home if you wish. RESPONSIBILITIES Client Services Working with the Client Directors/Client Services team, provide senior leadership and strategic guidance to your client portfolio. Develop & maintain strong relationships across your client base Share knowledge, new platforms and industry developments with your key clients, keeping them abreast of upcoming changes - becoming a source of truth and an industry thought leader Identify & develop opportunities to grow revenue from key clients, whether through increased investment in PPC or wider cross-channel conversations Leadership/Management Provide effective support to the PPC Management Team, maintaining standards, improving processes and streamlining delivery across the team Lead the delivery of PPC services in your team, ensuring a high quality of work that adheres to best practices and meets/exceeds client expectations Ensure all client revenues/P&L follow due process in the team Co-ordinate and delegate work amongst your team to ensure tasks are allocated effectively depending on skills and resources Manage your direct reports, including their development and training needs Commercial awareness and ownership of the commercial performance of your team and clients with a focus on costs, revenue and ways of working, to ensure profitable delivery for Croud PPC Delivery Be at the forefront of PPC by keeping up to date with industry news, new platforms and technologies Help in new business preparation and attend sales pitches as and when required. Lead new business pitches and drive the strategy for them. Attend and deliver the pitch Lead and build required key client communications and deliverables eg. QBRs, campaign reviews and client meetings Working with key stakeholders (strategy & planning, client services, etc), align strategy and ensure client needs are met with other teams across the business Develop imaginative, innovative and effective ideas and process improvements for your clients/the wider PPC team Contribute to the development of Croud's paid search proposition, positioning yourself as a key thought leader within the PPC team/wider business Key stakeholders: Direct Line Manager: PPC Strategy Director Direct Reports: PPC Sr Managers, PPC Managers, PPC Executives Key stakeholders: PPC Head of Channel, Client Strategy team, Planning team, CDDs Other stakeholders: Development Manager, Network Support Manager, Shrewsbury Operations Director, Head of Operational Process PERSON SPECIFICATION Degree level education or relevant equivalent experience In-depth demonstrable experience in Digital Marketing In-depth demonstrable experience in PPC advertising Excellent communication, organisation, and presentation skills A mathematical and analytical mind Exceptional client service skills Highly organised and an ability to multi-task Impeccable attention to detail Excellent Microsoft Office skills which must include Excel, Word and PowerPoint Proven track record of working to deadlines Proven time management skills Proven ability to negotiate. The ability to autonomously identify opportunities, generate ideas and formulate strategies Leadership skills: managing direct reports, a motivator Extensive line management experience, mentoring & training Proven experience in client expectation management roles and situations, able to manage and direct client expectations Clear passion for digital marketing and cross channel COMPANY BENEFITS Croud offers a clear path to progression for all members of staff. We are committed to offering development opportunities alongside a support system of regular performance reviews. The opportunities are endless! Croud offers competitive starting salaries alongside numerous company benefits.On completion of the three month probation period every employee is eligible for the benefits listed on our careers site which include: 25 days holiday a year Annual performance bonus Sale commission Recruitment referrals bonus Gym membership contributions Ride to Work scheme Rail card Season Ticket loan Free fruit, breakfast cereals, snacks and tea & coffee Free home office chair and screen Enhanced maternity and paternity package Life and income protection Medical cash plan Agile Working Policy LinkedIn Learning and access to Croud Campus (our bespoke learning and development platform) Peer to peer recognition scheme 'bonusly' Team off-sites/regular socialsYear-round holiday parties Day to make a difference Standard hours are from 9.00am to 5.30pm, there's flexibility if agreed in advance with your linemanagers (it may also be necessary on occasions to work outside of these hours). Croud is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. All candidates will be assessed based on merit, qualifications and their ability to perform the requirements of the role.
Cyber Security Project Manager- Insurance We are currently hiring for a Project Manager with Email Migration / Email Protection experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 3-month contract. Inside IR35 Hybrid- Occasional travel Experience: Experience managing the successful delivery of Cyber related projects. These may include email protection against phishing and malicious attacks in large scale deployments. Experience of managing email migrations would be beneficial Worked using a variety of project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall and hybrid) Financial/ Insurance sector experience Working knowledge of Azure and MS exchange Working knowledge of networking protection including VPNs Experience managing large projects, deployments or migrations Worked using a variety of project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall and hybrid) Experience of Defender for Office Demonstrable experience of delivering Email Protection at scale Demonstrable experience of Azure and MS Exchange Demonstrable experience of managing projects related to Data Governance and Management and discovery of structure and unstructured data Flexibility, of appetite and skillset, to add value across a range of cyber security domains including Data, Identity, JML & Privileged Access, Workstation Endpoint, Logging & Detection, Cyber Resilience, Risk, Controls & Governance, Cleansing & Decommissioning, Secure SDLC If this role is of interest to you or you would like to learn more, please apply now! Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Cyber Security Project Manager- Insurance We are currently hiring for a Project Manager with Email Migration / Email Protection experience to join one of our Insurance clients on a 3-month contract. Inside IR35 Hybrid- Occasional travel Experience: Experience managing the successful delivery of Cyber related projects. These may include email protection against phishing and malicious attacks in large scale deployments. Experience of managing email migrations would be beneficial Worked using a variety of project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall and hybrid) Financial/ Insurance sector experience Working knowledge of Azure and MS exchange Working knowledge of networking protection including VPNs Experience managing large projects, deployments or migrations Worked using a variety of project methodologies (Agile, Waterfall and hybrid) Experience of Defender for Office Demonstrable experience of delivering Email Protection at scale Demonstrable experience of Azure and MS Exchange Demonstrable experience of managing projects related to Data Governance and Management and discovery of structure and unstructured data Flexibility, of appetite and skillset, to add value across a range of cyber security domains including Data, Identity, JML & Privileged Access, Workstation Endpoint, Logging & Detection, Cyber Resilience, Risk, Controls & Governance, Cleansing & Decommissioning, Secure SDLC If this role is of interest to you or you would like to learn more, please apply now! Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Lead Software Engineer - .NET This award-winning specialist UK Financial Services Company are seeking an experienced Software Engineer Lead within a role that provides the opportunity to make a real difference in a time of planned growth within the organisation. Reporting into the Software Engineering Manager, you will be leading the build, configuration and maintenance of internally developed applications and products in an environment that is currently going through a substantial technology migration from on-premise to the Cloud. As the Lead Engineer, you will bring your experience and technical knowledge providing technical influence and leadership to drive maturity in a CI/CD/DevSecOps, test automation environment, ensuring best practice and continuous improvement within the Software Engineering Teams, providing technical mentoring and coaching, whilst supporting the Software Engineering Managers with capability management, governance and running of technical training workshops in a highly collaborative environment. Key Activities Define implementation options for technical change (at and above the Epic level) and translate technical change Epics into Features for Engineering teams incorporating security, performance, availability, supportability (including upgrades), maintainability and roadmap progression aspects. Lead and drive refinement of technical Features with Software Engineering teams Lead the technical planning and coordination of multi-team/complex production releases/deployments. Support Engineering teams, where required, with single-team production releases/deployments. Support Software Engineering Managers with root cause analysis and identifying continual improvement opportunities in production release capability and reliability. Support Software Engineering teams with technical problem solving, incident resolution and technical thought leadership as required to support progression of day-to-day Engineering team activity. Use technical mentoring & coaching techniques to enable Software Engineering teams to gain technical confidence and competence lifting team capability and self-sufficiency over time. Support Software Engineering Mangers to foster innovation within teams and introduce new ways of working by embracing, role modelling and driving a DevSecOps/CALMS model culture within teams. Deriving Features from Epics (that require Engineering delivery) and leading refinement sessions with Engineering teams. Participating in Engineering team Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, refinement and planning. Supporting Software Engineering Managers in refining and embedding Engineering roadmaps within teams and supporting governance and risk tasks. Skills, Experience, and Qualifications Demonstrable skills in the following: Microsoft .NET development stack JAM development stack DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (Azure DevOps preferrable) Microsoft Azure SaaS/PaaS capabilities Containerisation (Docker/K8s) Microsoft Dynamics 365 Excellent technical thought leadership, negotiation and influencing skills Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present and communicate complex technical concepts as simple to understand commercial outcomes Excellent technical coaching and mentoring skills Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills Strong knowledge of technical excellence practice and DevOps/CALMS methodologies Understanding of Agile delivery processes/methodologies Understanding of business processes Proven technical thought leadership and DevOps/CALMS best practice Proven experience of developing and deploying scalable, secure and highly available cloud applications Proven experience of embedding security, performance, availability and maintainability aspects in delivery This is a hybrid role with a requirement of two days a week in the office. An outstanding opportunity awaits. Apply now!
May 02, 2024
Full time
Lead Software Engineer - .NET This award-winning specialist UK Financial Services Company are seeking an experienced Software Engineer Lead within a role that provides the opportunity to make a real difference in a time of planned growth within the organisation. Reporting into the Software Engineering Manager, you will be leading the build, configuration and maintenance of internally developed applications and products in an environment that is currently going through a substantial technology migration from on-premise to the Cloud. As the Lead Engineer, you will bring your experience and technical knowledge providing technical influence and leadership to drive maturity in a CI/CD/DevSecOps, test automation environment, ensuring best practice and continuous improvement within the Software Engineering Teams, providing technical mentoring and coaching, whilst supporting the Software Engineering Managers with capability management, governance and running of technical training workshops in a highly collaborative environment. Key Activities Define implementation options for technical change (at and above the Epic level) and translate technical change Epics into Features for Engineering teams incorporating security, performance, availability, supportability (including upgrades), maintainability and roadmap progression aspects. Lead and drive refinement of technical Features with Software Engineering teams Lead the technical planning and coordination of multi-team/complex production releases/deployments. Support Engineering teams, where required, with single-team production releases/deployments. Support Software Engineering Managers with root cause analysis and identifying continual improvement opportunities in production release capability and reliability. Support Software Engineering teams with technical problem solving, incident resolution and technical thought leadership as required to support progression of day-to-day Engineering team activity. Use technical mentoring & coaching techniques to enable Software Engineering teams to gain technical confidence and competence lifting team capability and self-sufficiency over time. Support Software Engineering Mangers to foster innovation within teams and introduce new ways of working by embracing, role modelling and driving a DevSecOps/CALMS model culture within teams. Deriving Features from Epics (that require Engineering delivery) and leading refinement sessions with Engineering teams. Participating in Engineering team Agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, refinement and planning. Supporting Software Engineering Managers in refining and embedding Engineering roadmaps within teams and supporting governance and risk tasks. Skills, Experience, and Qualifications Demonstrable skills in the following: Microsoft .NET development stack JAM development stack DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (Azure DevOps preferrable) Microsoft Azure SaaS/PaaS capabilities Containerisation (Docker/K8s) Microsoft Dynamics 365 Excellent technical thought leadership, negotiation and influencing skills Excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to present and communicate complex technical concepts as simple to understand commercial outcomes Excellent technical coaching and mentoring skills Excellent problem analysis and resolution skills Strong knowledge of technical excellence practice and DevOps/CALMS methodologies Understanding of Agile delivery processes/methodologies Understanding of business processes Proven technical thought leadership and DevOps/CALMS best practice Proven experience of developing and deploying scalable, secure and highly available cloud applications Proven experience of embedding security, performance, availability and maintainability aspects in delivery This is a hybrid role with a requirement of two days a week in the office. An outstanding opportunity awaits. Apply now!
Senior Developer Developer/ Senior Developer/ Integration Developer/ Azure/ Azure AD B2C/C#/ .Net/ SQL/ HTML/ React/ JavaScript/ XML Schema/ Microsoft Development/ CI/CD/ Accessible Websites WCAG 2.1 London/Remote- will be required to be onsite twice a week.£475-550 Per Day- Inside IR356 Month Contract-Extensions Likely Our client requires a Senior Developer to work with all others as necessary within the project including the Senior Product Owner, Senior Test Analysts, Technical Delivery Leads, Solution Architects, and other stakeholders to establish an optimal solution which meets requirements, adheres to technical strategy / constraints, and considers total cost of ownership. You must have expert knowledge of designing, building, and enhancing integrated web solutions using Microsoft Development Technologies The Team is expected to deliver new integrations and extensions into Azure AD B2C for user identity and migration flows including build, test, sign-off via user-acceptance, deployment to production and early life support. Key Knowledge / Skills: SQL & NoSQL Databases HTML, CSS, React, JavaScript Azure AD B2C XML Schema Experience deploying and maintaining web site on Azure Demonstrable experience of working on public facing websites of a similar size, nature Expertise in Agile Development HTML, CSS, TypeScript Experience build Accessible Websites WCAG 2.1 Expertise in C# .Net, C# .Net Core Experience in TDD, Object Oriented Design, Clean Code Technique API Manager, Active Directory Functions, Service Bus SQL Server, CosmosDB, Storage App Insights Azure DevOps Git Repositories Deployment Pipelines Bicep / YAML In the first instance please submit your CV
May 02, 2024
Full time
Senior Developer Developer/ Senior Developer/ Integration Developer/ Azure/ Azure AD B2C/C#/ .Net/ SQL/ HTML/ React/ JavaScript/ XML Schema/ Microsoft Development/ CI/CD/ Accessible Websites WCAG 2.1 London/Remote- will be required to be onsite twice a week.£475-550 Per Day- Inside IR356 Month Contract-Extensions Likely Our client requires a Senior Developer to work with all others as necessary within the project including the Senior Product Owner, Senior Test Analysts, Technical Delivery Leads, Solution Architects, and other stakeholders to establish an optimal solution which meets requirements, adheres to technical strategy / constraints, and considers total cost of ownership. You must have expert knowledge of designing, building, and enhancing integrated web solutions using Microsoft Development Technologies The Team is expected to deliver new integrations and extensions into Azure AD B2C for user identity and migration flows including build, test, sign-off via user-acceptance, deployment to production and early life support. Key Knowledge / Skills: SQL & NoSQL Databases HTML, CSS, React, JavaScript Azure AD B2C XML Schema Experience deploying and maintaining web site on Azure Demonstrable experience of working on public facing websites of a similar size, nature Expertise in Agile Development HTML, CSS, TypeScript Experience build Accessible Websites WCAG 2.1 Expertise in C# .Net, C# .Net Core Experience in TDD, Object Oriented Design, Clean Code Technique API Manager, Active Directory Functions, Service Bus SQL Server, CosmosDB, Storage App Insights Azure DevOps Git Repositories Deployment Pipelines Bicep / YAML In the first instance please submit your CV
This role is open to candidates who wish to work remotely; However, you will be required to attend quarterly team meetings at the Harrogate office. Software Developer (Mid-Level) A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our development team in the role of Software Developer. Friendly and vibrant, we're looking for someone who can bring enthusiasm and energy with them into the existing team. You'll be responsible for contributing towards the design, build and maintenance of a range of bespoke internal products and customer facing web applications. More than just maintaining and expanding existing products, in this role you will have the opportunity to get involved with greenfield projects and technologies. Using your programming skills and ability to apply the latest web, mobile and database technologies you'll be helping to future-proof the success of our products. More about the team We are a fast-paced agile team, where no two sprints are the same. Operating in Agile setting we are always working to improve our processes and practices, our team is smart and direct and we ask questions that challenge each other so there is ample opportunity to help the team grow and improve. Responsibilities Leverage programming skills and knowledge to implement features and functionalities Assist in the testing and deployment of software applications and products Actively participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards Investigate and debug software applications, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions Collaborate with project managers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align technical deliverables with project goals Contribute to internal documentation, knowledge base, and technical articles Effectively communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and establish a shared understanding of technical issues and solutions Manage tasks and timelines effectively. Estimate effort required for assigned tasks, prioritise work, and communicate any challenges or risks that may impact delivery of goals Experience & Skills Required On joining us you'll bring with you: A combination of 3+ years relevant education and commercial work experience working as a software developer Have a solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and database concepts Experience across the board with a strong depth of knowledge in JavaScript and PHP An understanding of how to build well written, testable, maintainable code A passion for maintaining your diverse technical knowledge, not a "just back-end" / "just front-end" developer Experience building and integrating with RESTful APIs An ability to think out of the box when faced with a challenge and present ideas to the team, working collaboratively when you need help Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ideally, but not essential, you'll also have: Exposure to agile methodologies and techniques such as Scrum, pair programming and test driven development knowledge of various testing techniques, such as unit testing, integration testing and automated testing frameworks Experience working with or building e-commerce products or platforms Experience with Python, Laravel and Vue, as many of our products use these technologies Experience with cloud hosting environments such AWS An understanding of accessibility and security compliance Any relevant qualification Further information As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits - Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days Death in Service benefit of x4 salary Company pension scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more Referral schemes Discounted rates on PIB products We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to 'give something back' interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day. We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass - giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development Why work for us? We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.REF-
May 02, 2024
Full time
This role is open to candidates who wish to work remotely; However, you will be required to attend quarterly team meetings at the Harrogate office. Software Developer (Mid-Level) A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our development team in the role of Software Developer. Friendly and vibrant, we're looking for someone who can bring enthusiasm and energy with them into the existing team. You'll be responsible for contributing towards the design, build and maintenance of a range of bespoke internal products and customer facing web applications. More than just maintaining and expanding existing products, in this role you will have the opportunity to get involved with greenfield projects and technologies. Using your programming skills and ability to apply the latest web, mobile and database technologies you'll be helping to future-proof the success of our products. More about the team We are a fast-paced agile team, where no two sprints are the same. Operating in Agile setting we are always working to improve our processes and practices, our team is smart and direct and we ask questions that challenge each other so there is ample opportunity to help the team grow and improve. Responsibilities Leverage programming skills and knowledge to implement features and functionalities Assist in the testing and deployment of software applications and products Actively participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards Investigate and debug software applications, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions Collaborate with project managers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align technical deliverables with project goals Contribute to internal documentation, knowledge base, and technical articles Effectively communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and establish a shared understanding of technical issues and solutions Manage tasks and timelines effectively. Estimate effort required for assigned tasks, prioritise work, and communicate any challenges or risks that may impact delivery of goals Experience & Skills Required On joining us you'll bring with you: A combination of 3+ years relevant education and commercial work experience working as a software developer Have a solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and database concepts Experience across the board with a strong depth of knowledge in JavaScript and PHP An understanding of how to build well written, testable, maintainable code A passion for maintaining your diverse technical knowledge, not a "just back-end" / "just front-end" developer Experience building and integrating with RESTful APIs An ability to think out of the box when faced with a challenge and present ideas to the team, working collaboratively when you need help Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ideally, but not essential, you'll also have: Exposure to agile methodologies and techniques such as Scrum, pair programming and test driven development knowledge of various testing techniques, such as unit testing, integration testing and automated testing frameworks Experience working with or building e-commerce products or platforms Experience with Python, Laravel and Vue, as many of our products use these technologies Experience with cloud hosting environments such AWS An understanding of accessibility and security compliance Any relevant qualification Further information As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits - Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days Death in Service benefit of x4 salary Company pension scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more Referral schemes Discounted rates on PIB products We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to 'give something back' interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day. We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass - giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development Why work for us? We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.REF-
This role is open to candidates who wish to work remotely; However you will be required to attend quarterly team meetings at the Harrogate office. Role: Software Developer A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our development team in the role of Software Developer. Friendly and vibrant, we're looking for someone who can bring enthusiasm and energy with them into the existing team. You'll be responsible for contributing towards the design, build and maintenance of a range of bespoke internal products and customer facing web applications. More than just maintaining and expanding existing products, in this role you will have the opportunity to get involved with greenfield projects and technologies. Using your programming skills and ability to apply the latest web, mobile and database technologies you'll be helping to future-proof the success of our products. More about the team We are a fast-paced agile team, where no two sprints are the same. Operating in Agile setting we are always working to improve our processes and practices, our team is smart and direct, and we ask questions that challenge each other so there is ample opportunity to help the team grow and improve. Responsibilities Leverage programming skills and knowledge to implement features and functionalities Assist in the testing and deployment of software applications and products Actively participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards Investigate and debug software applications, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions Collaborate with project managers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align technical deliverables with project goals Contribute to internal documentation, knowledge base, and technical articles Effectively communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and establish a shared understanding of technical issues and solutions Manage tasks and timelines effectively. Estimate effort required for assigned tasks, prioritise work, and communicate any challenges or risks that may impact delivery of goals Experience & Skills Required On joining us you'll bring with you: 5+ years of commercial experience working as a software developer Have a solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and database concepts Experience across the board with a strong depth of knowledge in JavaScript and PHP An understanding of how to build well written, testable, maintainable code A passion for maintaining your diverse technical knowledge, not a "just back-end" / "just front-end" developer Experience building and integrating with RESTful APIs An ability to think out of the box when faced with a challenge and present ideas to the team, working collaboratively when you need help Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ideally, but not essential, you'll also have: Exposure to agile methodologies and techniques such as Scrum, pair programming and test driven development knowledge of various testing techniques, such as unit testing, integration testing and automated testing frameworks Experience working with or building e-commerce products or platforms Experience with Python, Laravel and Vue, as many of our products use these technologies Experience with cloud hosting environments such AWS An understanding of accessibility and security compliance Any relevant qualification Further information As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits - Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days Death in Service benefit of x4 salary Company pension scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more Referral schemes Discounted rates on PIB products We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to 'give something back' interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day. We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass - giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development Why work for us? We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.REF-
May 02, 2024
Full time
This role is open to candidates who wish to work remotely; However you will be required to attend quarterly team meetings at the Harrogate office. Role: Software Developer A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our development team in the role of Software Developer. Friendly and vibrant, we're looking for someone who can bring enthusiasm and energy with them into the existing team. You'll be responsible for contributing towards the design, build and maintenance of a range of bespoke internal products and customer facing web applications. More than just maintaining and expanding existing products, in this role you will have the opportunity to get involved with greenfield projects and technologies. Using your programming skills and ability to apply the latest web, mobile and database technologies you'll be helping to future-proof the success of our products. More about the team We are a fast-paced agile team, where no two sprints are the same. Operating in Agile setting we are always working to improve our processes and practices, our team is smart and direct, and we ask questions that challenge each other so there is ample opportunity to help the team grow and improve. Responsibilities Leverage programming skills and knowledge to implement features and functionalities Assist in the testing and deployment of software applications and products Actively participate in code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to coding standards Investigate and debug software applications, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions Collaborate with project managers, business stakeholders, and cross-functional teams to align technical deliverables with project goals Contribute to internal documentation, knowledge base, and technical articles Effectively communicate technical issues to non-technical stakeholders and establish a shared understanding of technical issues and solutions Manage tasks and timelines effectively. Estimate effort required for assigned tasks, prioritise work, and communicate any challenges or risks that may impact delivery of goals Experience & Skills Required On joining us you'll bring with you: 5+ years of commercial experience working as a software developer Have a solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, algorithms, and database concepts Experience across the board with a strong depth of knowledge in JavaScript and PHP An understanding of how to build well written, testable, maintainable code A passion for maintaining your diverse technical knowledge, not a "just back-end" / "just front-end" developer Experience building and integrating with RESTful APIs An ability to think out of the box when faced with a challenge and present ideas to the team, working collaboratively when you need help Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Ideally, but not essential, you'll also have: Exposure to agile methodologies and techniques such as Scrum, pair programming and test driven development knowledge of various testing techniques, such as unit testing, integration testing and automated testing frameworks Experience working with or building e-commerce products or platforms Experience with Python, Laravel and Vue, as many of our products use these technologies Experience with cloud hosting environments such AWS An understanding of accessibility and security compliance Any relevant qualification Further information As well as a competitive salary we offer the following benefits - Competitive holiday allowance with the annual option to buy additional days Death in Service benefit of x4 salary Company pension scheme Enhanced maternity and paternity leave packages A flexible benefits package which allows you to add additional benefits to your overall package Our benefits portal offers discounts on technology & electronics, cinemas, restaurants, days out, mortgage advice, travel and many more Referral schemes Discounted rates on PIB products We offer a first-class employee benefits and welfare package to support our employees with financial management, cycle to work scheme, counselling support, health screening, will writing, menopause support, books, stopping smoking and much more If supporting the local community, engaging with charities and having the opportunity to 'give something back' interests you, you have the opportunity to take an extra day to support this with a Volunteering day. We also offer a wide range of discounts including a kids pass - giving you discount to over 4500 attractions and activities, discounts at hairdressers and beauticians, climate change projects with lots of other options to choose PIB has a comprehensive learning & development framework, including professional study options and apprenticeships which are available to all employees, and which will support your career development Why work for us? We are proud of our success and growth and have been recognised for many industry awards across our business. If you wish to work for a company that truly puts people at the heart of their organisation, then we would love to hear from you. PIB operates a flexible working policy, and our management teams will talk to you about how that would meet both your flexible working needs and those of the business and role you are applying for. We would love to hear from you if you want to hear more about opportunities in PIB. We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse and inclusive workforce. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, gender, religion, disability, age, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by law.REF-
ABOUT BBC STUDIOS BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe. We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content. THE ROLE We are currently looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to manage our Studios Data Platform engineering team within Commercial Data Technology. The team are responsible for building and maintaining the cloud infrastructure of the platform, integrating SaaS products and building new software features to expand its capabilities. The Studios Data Platform team are responsible for the infrastructure, SaaS applications, software products and tooling that power the platform. You will be responsible for leading a small team of backend/fullstack oriented engineers, providing them with effective coaching and support to deliver high-quality software solutions. We care deeply about creating a culture and environment where people feel included and supported to contribute and do their best work, and we expect our team leads to help create and foster that environment. Some of the key responsibilities of this role: Recruit, mentor and manage an effective software engineering team. Help create an inclusive environment for your team, where everyone can contribute and do their best work. Lead your team in the design, development and operation of effective software that meets complex requirements for the immediate team and broader BBC Studios. Lead technical discussions and make well-informed technical decisions in the best interests of BBC Studios. Establish good working relationships with vendors and supporting the engineering department manager with getting the most value from our vendors. Collaborate closely with product leads to ensure the team is working in the most effective way possible, on the things that add the most value. Learn new technologies, keep up-to-date with existing technologies and help introduce them where appropriate. Collaborate with other leaders across your department and the wider business to foster a culture of engineering excellence and help drive the technical strategy of BBC Studios. Encourage your team to work beyond its boundaries with other teams in the BBC, sharing their knowledge and contributing to our shared engineering culture. Define, lead and encourage continuous improvement of the team's delivery and development processes. Deputise for the engineering department manager when required (with the support of your peers). WHAT DOES IT TAKE? We are looking for someone that has a background in developing high performance software solutions and either has people management experience or wants to make the first step into people management. That person is a strong communicator and has a collaborative approach to creating solutions to challenging problems and has demonstrable experience in supporting software engineers, helping them achieve their full potential in their roles. We don't expect you to have experience in all of these but the below gives examples of skills and practices we value: Experience line managing or leading a software engineering team with the design, implementation and operation of the software and/or architecture for a given project. Ability to recruit an effective software engineering team, with demonstrable experience creating a positive, inclusive culture within a team Strong experience in backend software engineering using general-purpose programming languages to write clean, well-documented, and testable code that meets business needs using techniques such as Test Driven Development. While this role is not required to be hands-on (feel free to get stuck in if you wish to), we do expect you to have experience of this in previous roles. Leading the QA and testing functionality of the team using automated testing techniques, such as end-to-end testing and contract tests. Leadership communication skills - A great candidate will be able to communicate as capably with your engineering team as non-technical senior stakeholders, to be able to collaborate, advise and influence effectively based on the audience. Experience operating cloud infrastructure at scale using best practices. Establishing effective DevOps techniques like CI/CD and effective monitoring. Experience leading the response to incidents using effective incident management techniques. The ability to lead on and encourage continuous improvement in the way your team works, introducing and implementing new tools, practices and processes to enable your team to be the best it can be. Curiosity and an openness to change - we are always learning new technologies and requirements can frequently change. If that energises you, you'll enjoy this opportunity! Experience of database design, performance optimisation, troubleshooting and awareness of cloud-based Big Data "data warehouse" systems such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery or Athena. PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: 14922 Band: D Salary: £62,620 - £93,930 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract Type: Permanent Location: London - Television Centre Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Mix of working from home plus two/three days a week in the office). We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at with the job reference in the subject. We offer flexibility, competitive benefits and the opportunity to be part of the BBC's exciting mission. Some of the key benefits you'll get from working in this role are: Flexible/Agile working - opportunities across the business. We believe in empowering you to do your best work, so we offer support and flexibility to balance work and home. We're happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - we operate a people-first culture and pride ourselves on your development. Our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications. Excellent career progression - BBC Studios offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Leaders at the BBC are passionate about helping our people grow in the organisation and you will have regular sessions with your line manager to support you with your career ambitions. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.
May 02, 2024
Full time
ABOUT BBC STUDIOS BBC Studios is a world-renowned content studio and channels & streaming business, powered by British creativity, with a reach that touches audiences in every corner of the globe. We work with outstanding creative talent who are responsible for platform-defining shows from Strictly Come Dancing to Bluey, Prehistoric Planet to Planet Earth III. The range and quality of our content is unsurpassed, creating critical and commercial successes and global phenomena. From BAFTAs to RTS Awards, BBC Studios is Britain's most awarded production company and the only producer with three of the top ten shows on IMDB; we're the home of the widest-read English language news website in the world; and the UK's largest distributor of British content. THE ROLE We are currently looking for a Software Engineering Team Lead to manage our Studios Data Platform engineering team within Commercial Data Technology. The team are responsible for building and maintaining the cloud infrastructure of the platform, integrating SaaS products and building new software features to expand its capabilities. The Studios Data Platform team are responsible for the infrastructure, SaaS applications, software products and tooling that power the platform. You will be responsible for leading a small team of backend/fullstack oriented engineers, providing them with effective coaching and support to deliver high-quality software solutions. We care deeply about creating a culture and environment where people feel included and supported to contribute and do their best work, and we expect our team leads to help create and foster that environment. Some of the key responsibilities of this role: Recruit, mentor and manage an effective software engineering team. Help create an inclusive environment for your team, where everyone can contribute and do their best work. Lead your team in the design, development and operation of effective software that meets complex requirements for the immediate team and broader BBC Studios. Lead technical discussions and make well-informed technical decisions in the best interests of BBC Studios. Establish good working relationships with vendors and supporting the engineering department manager with getting the most value from our vendors. Collaborate closely with product leads to ensure the team is working in the most effective way possible, on the things that add the most value. Learn new technologies, keep up-to-date with existing technologies and help introduce them where appropriate. Collaborate with other leaders across your department and the wider business to foster a culture of engineering excellence and help drive the technical strategy of BBC Studios. Encourage your team to work beyond its boundaries with other teams in the BBC, sharing their knowledge and contributing to our shared engineering culture. Define, lead and encourage continuous improvement of the team's delivery and development processes. Deputise for the engineering department manager when required (with the support of your peers). WHAT DOES IT TAKE? We are looking for someone that has a background in developing high performance software solutions and either has people management experience or wants to make the first step into people management. That person is a strong communicator and has a collaborative approach to creating solutions to challenging problems and has demonstrable experience in supporting software engineers, helping them achieve their full potential in their roles. We don't expect you to have experience in all of these but the below gives examples of skills and practices we value: Experience line managing or leading a software engineering team with the design, implementation and operation of the software and/or architecture for a given project. Ability to recruit an effective software engineering team, with demonstrable experience creating a positive, inclusive culture within a team Strong experience in backend software engineering using general-purpose programming languages to write clean, well-documented, and testable code that meets business needs using techniques such as Test Driven Development. While this role is not required to be hands-on (feel free to get stuck in if you wish to), we do expect you to have experience of this in previous roles. Leading the QA and testing functionality of the team using automated testing techniques, such as end-to-end testing and contract tests. Leadership communication skills - A great candidate will be able to communicate as capably with your engineering team as non-technical senior stakeholders, to be able to collaborate, advise and influence effectively based on the audience. Experience operating cloud infrastructure at scale using best practices. Establishing effective DevOps techniques like CI/CD and effective monitoring. Experience leading the response to incidents using effective incident management techniques. The ability to lead on and encourage continuous improvement in the way your team works, introducing and implementing new tools, practices and processes to enable your team to be the best it can be. Curiosity and an openness to change - we are always learning new technologies and requirements can frequently change. If that energises you, you'll enjoy this opportunity! Experience of database design, performance optimisation, troubleshooting and awareness of cloud-based Big Data "data warehouse" systems such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery or Athena. PACKAGE DESCRIPTION Job Reference: 14922 Band: D Salary: £62,620 - £93,930 depending on relevant skills, knowledge and experience. The expected salary range for this role reflects internal benchmarking and external market insights. Contract Type: Permanent Location: London - Television Centre Working Pattern: Hybrid Working (Mix of working from home plus two/three days a week in the office). We are really proud to share that we are a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and so if you require any reasonable adjustments in order to apply please do contact us at with the job reference in the subject. We offer flexibility, competitive benefits and the opportunity to be part of the BBC's exciting mission. Some of the key benefits you'll get from working in this role are: Flexible/Agile working - opportunities across the business. We believe in empowering you to do your best work, so we offer support and flexibility to balance work and home. We're happy to discuss a formal flexible working pattern. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at the offer stage. Unrivalled training and development opportunities - we operate a people-first culture and pride ourselves on your development. Our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certifications. Excellent career progression - BBC Studios offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation. Leaders at the BBC are passionate about helping our people grow in the organisation and you will have regular sessions with your line manager to support you with your career ambitions. Benefits - We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days (plus an additional day which is a Corporation Day) with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more. LIFE AT BBC STUDIOS We don't focus simply on what we do - we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you've read about our values and behaviours here. The BBC is committed to building a culturally diverse workforce and therefore strongly encourages applications from underrepresented groups. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of their background. More information on our D&I plan can be found here. BBC Studios puts sustainability at the heart of everything we do both onscreen and offscreen, including delivering against the BBC Group's science-based Net Zero targets. More information on sustainability at BBC Studios can be found here.