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.
Location
Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AD
About the job
Job summary
Dstl is the science and technology arm of the Ministry of Defence. We improve the front-line capability of the UK Armed Forces helping keep our country safe.
The Cyber Security and Safety Group has never been more important. Many military platforms such as fast jets, unmanned air vehicles, helicopters, naval vessels, and land vehicles are becoming increasingly reliant on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous functions to control all aspects of their behaviour.
We’re looking for mathematically strong data scientists to help make AI reliant military systems robust and trustworthy in complex operations to help save lives.
An example of our world class inspiring work is designing and trialling a variety of autonomous air and ground vehicles out in Salisbury plain with the US and Australia. AI models were retrained in flight to meet changing mission situations to enhance commanders’ decision-making.
You could be involved in:
Assessing and improving AI content in Defence and Security safety critical systems in the Air, Sea and Land domains, to ensure that they are safe, secure and protected.
Applying the latest thinking in verification and validation of artificial intelligence and autonomous functions for defence and security purposes.
Innovating to support the delivery of the UK Cyber Strategy by researching algorithms for Cyber defence.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.
Job description
In this role you will:
Have a drive for keeping abreast of the latest developments in cyber security and emerging trends in artificial intelligence. We give our people the opportunity to think and innovate. We offer loads of opportunities for training and scholarships, attending and presenting at conferences, and collaborating with internal research and industry and academia.
Work in a team consisting of highly professional Autonomy and Mathematical experts with enviable national and international reputations to take part in cutting edge research. Use your critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to implement state of art methods and tools.
Develop a knowledge of undertaking verification, validation and vulnerability assessments on Systems of interest.
Appreciate the importance of safety, security requirements to have a positive impact on defence and security of the UK.
Deliver technical reports and recommendations to leadership, senior officials across government and military and other non-technical audiences through clear data storytelling and well-crafted verbal presentations
Person specification
We are looking for someone who has:
A keen interest in algorithms, AI, ML or statistical analysis along with a willingness to develop additional capabilities in cyber security and safety.
Experience contributing to Software or AI / ML intensive projects.
Is looking for a career with a difference, doing a job that provides the latest and most effective tools to defend our nation and uphold the principle of freedom.
Important Information:
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Seeing the Big Picture
Working Together
Benefits
Benefits
Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:
Financial : An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution ( find out more here ). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Flexible working : Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
Sifting will be taking place bi-weekly throughout the campaign, successful applicants will be invited to attend an online interview via MS Teams.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only. This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name : Dstl Recruitment
Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Further information
Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.
Attachments
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Jul 03, 2023
Full time
Location
Dstl Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ or Dstl Portsdown West, Fareham, Hampshire, PO17 6AD
About the job
Job summary
Dstl is the science and technology arm of the Ministry of Defence. We improve the front-line capability of the UK Armed Forces helping keep our country safe.
The Cyber Security and Safety Group has never been more important. Many military platforms such as fast jets, unmanned air vehicles, helicopters, naval vessels, and land vehicles are becoming increasingly reliant on Software, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Autonomous functions to control all aspects of their behaviour.
We’re looking for mathematically strong data scientists to help make AI reliant military systems robust and trustworthy in complex operations to help save lives.
An example of our world class inspiring work is designing and trialling a variety of autonomous air and ground vehicles out in Salisbury plain with the US and Australia. AI models were retrained in flight to meet changing mission situations to enhance commanders’ decision-making.
You could be involved in:
Assessing and improving AI content in Defence and Security safety critical systems in the Air, Sea and Land domains, to ensure that they are safe, secure and protected.
Applying the latest thinking in verification and validation of artificial intelligence and autonomous functions for defence and security purposes.
Innovating to support the delivery of the UK Cyber Strategy by researching algorithms for Cyber defence.
Dstl recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion as people from diverse backgrounds bring fresh ideas. We are committed to building an inclusive working environment in which each employee fulfils their potential and maximises their contribution.
We particularly welcome female and ethnic minority applicants and those from the LGBTQI community, as they are under-represented within Dstl at these levels.
Job description
In this role you will:
Have a drive for keeping abreast of the latest developments in cyber security and emerging trends in artificial intelligence. We give our people the opportunity to think and innovate. We offer loads of opportunities for training and scholarships, attending and presenting at conferences, and collaborating with internal research and industry and academia.
Work in a team consisting of highly professional Autonomy and Mathematical experts with enviable national and international reputations to take part in cutting edge research. Use your critical thinking and creative problem solving skills to implement state of art methods and tools.
Develop a knowledge of undertaking verification, validation and vulnerability assessments on Systems of interest.
Appreciate the importance of safety, security requirements to have a positive impact on defence and security of the UK.
Deliver technical reports and recommendations to leadership, senior officials across government and military and other non-technical audiences through clear data storytelling and well-crafted verbal presentations
Person specification
We are looking for someone who has:
A keen interest in algorithms, AI, ML or statistical analysis along with a willingness to develop additional capabilities in cyber security and safety.
Experience contributing to Software or AI / ML intensive projects.
Is looking for a career with a difference, doing a job that provides the latest and most effective tools to defend our nation and uphold the principle of freedom.
Important Information:
Our work in defence, security and intelligence requires our employees to be UK Nationals who are able to gain a high level of security clearance to undertake the projects we are involved in to protect us from security threats. For this reason, only UK Nationals will be able to apply for this role. If you are an international or dual-national candidate, and you think you have the skills we need, please consider applying to any of our government, security or defence partners.
This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. For some roles Developed Vetting will also be required, in this case you should have resided in the UK for the past 10 years.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
Changing and Improving
Communicating and Influencing
Seeing the Big Picture
Working Together
Benefits
Benefits
Dstl’s full range of great benefits can be found in the information pack which includes:
Financial : An excellent pension scheme starting from 26% employer contribution ( find out more here ). In Year Rewarding Achievement bonuses and thank you vouchers. Rental deposit scheme and cycle to work scheme.
Flexible working : Options include alternative working patterns such as; compressed hours (e.g. working a 4 day week/ 9 day fortnight), job shares and annualised hours (agreed number of hours per annum paid monthly i.e. working term-time only).
Working hours: Flexibility around your working day (e.g. start time, finish time). Ability to bank hours in a 12 month reference period including the ability to accrue and use 3 days per calendar month.
Where you work: Depending on your role, blended working may be available including remote working to suit you and your team. This can be discussed at interview.
Annual leave: 25 days pro rata (rising to 30 after 5 years) plus 8 public holidays with the ability to buy/sell 5 additional days per annum.
Family: Maternity, adoption or shared parental leave of up to 26 weeks with full pay, an additional 13 weeks statutory pay and a further 13 weeks unpaid
Learning and Development: Dstl encourages and supports charterships, accreditations and provides employees access to fully funded apprenticeships up to level 7 (Masters Degree). Dstl will pay for 2 memberships with relevant bodies/institutions. Employees also have access to Civil Service Learning.
Facilities: Onsite parking, EV Charging points, restaurants, cafés and gyms.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window) , and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
We want you to have your best chance of success in our recruitment process, so If at any stage of the application process you would like help or assistance please contact the Dstl Recruitment Team dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk and we will do all we can to support you.
Sifting will be taking place bi-weekly throughout the campaign, successful applicants will be invited to attend an online interview via MS Teams.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window) . See our vetting charter (opens in a new window) . People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
Open to UK nationals only. This job is not open to candidates who hold a dual nationality.
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window) . The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Apply and further information
This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.
Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
Name : Dstl Recruitment
Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Recruitment team
Email : dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk
Further information
Should you wish to raise a formal complaint about the Dstl recruitment process you should email dstlrecruitment@dstl.gov.uk stating the nature of the issue. We will respond within 5 working days.
Attachments
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Test Analyst Web Applications
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £32,876 - £36,229 (Grade 5)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: 37 hours, Monday - Friday
Post number: 203436
Job Description
We’re looking for an experienced User Acceptance Tester to join our growing Digital Services Team.
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, you will work closely with developers, testers and users of the NRW website and Content Management System. You will review and test applications to make sure developments work as expected and meet standards, such as accessibility.
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:
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to understand technical & business requirements to identify test data requirements and produce test conditions, scenarios and scripts in preparation and execution of a full range of testing including; functional, Integration and Regression activities across multiple teams.
Ability to create and maintain test documentation: e.g. test plans, TTRM, Test Exit reports, Test estimate schedules, and contribute to overall project test plans. Operate the agreed defect life cycle, ensuring defects are assigned to the relevant party, accepted for re-test, re-tested and approved.
Sound understanding of structured test models (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, V- Model), and the ability to work within them appropriately, technical architectures. (Microsoft Cloud technology).
Understanding of the use of test metrics to provide accurate reporting including test progress, scripting, defect tracking, and completion reporting using testing tools and will require applicants to be fully conversant with tools for test requirements.
Excellent technical skills and knowledge including:
Working for/within an organisation which is “data rich”, collecting and generating its own data for use in regulating others, managing its assets or informing others.
Building/working with corporate applications using cloud hosting services such as Azure and of working in environments using MS Sharepoint including Office 365.
Excellent communication and team working skills with the ability to work collaboratively and at pace responding to changes in environment, timescales and priorities, including the ability to work with senior management and internal and external customers and suppliers presenting complex/technical information in a format appropriate for the seniority and technical understanding of the audience. It is imperative to maintain assertive communication in the face of resource availability challenges from business users.
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
Test Analyst Web Applications
Closing date: 29 January 2023
Location: Flexible
Salary: £32,876 - £36,229 (Grade 5)
Contract type : Permanent
Work pattern: 37 hours, Monday - Friday
Post number: 203436
Job Description
We’re looking for an experienced User Acceptance Tester to join our growing Digital Services Team.
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, you will work closely with developers, testers and users of the NRW website and Content Management System. You will review and test applications to make sure developments work as expected and meet standards, such as accessibility.
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:
Excellent analytical skills with the ability to understand technical & business requirements to identify test data requirements and produce test conditions, scenarios and scripts in preparation and execution of a full range of testing including; functional, Integration and Regression activities across multiple teams.
Ability to create and maintain test documentation: e.g. test plans, TTRM, Test Exit reports, Test estimate schedules, and contribute to overall project test plans. Operate the agreed defect life cycle, ensuring defects are assigned to the relevant party, accepted for re-test, re-tested and approved.
Sound understanding of structured test models (e.g. Agile, Waterfall, V- Model), and the ability to work within them appropriately, technical architectures. (Microsoft Cloud technology).
Understanding of the use of test metrics to provide accurate reporting including test progress, scripting, defect tracking, and completion reporting using testing tools and will require applicants to be fully conversant with tools for test requirements.
Excellent technical skills and knowledge including:
Working for/within an organisation which is “data rich”, collecting and generating its own data for use in regulating others, managing its assets or informing others.
Building/working with corporate applications using cloud hosting services such as Azure and of working in environments using MS Sharepoint including Office 365.
Excellent communication and team working skills with the ability to work collaboratively and at pace responding to changes in environment, timescales and priorities, including the ability to work with senior management and internal and external customers and suppliers presenting complex/technical information in a format appropriate for the seniority and technical understanding of the audience. It is imperative to maintain assertive communication in the face of resource availability challenges from business users.
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.
ERP Support Desk Analyst
Based in our Skipton, UK office
Are you looking for your next opportunity in an ERP role? Do you already have skills in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?
MBP Solutions is experiencing a period of exciting growth, and we’re moving our ERP system to Business Central. This has created an opportunity for an ERP Administrator, ideally with Business Central experience, to work on our digitisation projects and provide helpdesk support for our growing international business. This role will provide 1st and 2nd line support to the business, as well as working closely with our gold partners to manage any escalated 3rd line support tickets and follow these through to completion. Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and/or previous Navision versions. Change management is a key aspect of the role, and the successful candidate will work with the business and process owners to define requirements, functional test and assist with any acceptance testing. Business Central is our core business system, and this role will be involved with a range of integration projects with third party applications as well as workflow/process development.
About us
At MBP Solutions, we believe passionately in the importance and benefit of being a ‘purpose-driven enterprise’. Having a strong and clear sense of purpose, setting out where we want to get to in the
future and explaining what we value most in terms of how we all want to work together is an essential part of our growth plan.
Founded in 1999, we specialise in adding value to biological by-products through our unique know-how regarding product applications, sustainability, sales and marketing, legal compliance and supply chain management. With a focus on the utilisation of the resources in biological by-products, MBP Solutions has developed a unique concept called OMBP (Outsourced Management of By-Products) 360ᵒ solutions
where by-products and wastes from more than 40 different factories in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa are managed in a sustainable
We have in place a set of strong and very simple messages that are built on everything that MBP Solutions has done to date. These statements are a reference point and reminder for all of us in MBP Solutions about how we want to work together, where we are heading and how we will get there:
We work together for a more sustainable world by helping industries reduce their impact on the
We turn one industry’s by-product into another industry’s raw material by partnering with them
to optimise resource use and generate added value.
We are global experts in by-products and their application, including supply chain management, international sales and marketing, legal compliance and
We want to be globally recognised as the go-to partner for industries who want to handle by-products in a sustainable and responsible way.
As employers, we work in a truly multi-national way, local to our customers but as a team across all the countries in which we operate. With offices in Europe, Asia and North America, we offer a collaborative, friendly and smart-working culture with a focus on innovation and delivering real value for our customers.
Your main tasks will be:
Business Central/Continia/Jet helpdesk function – dealing with internal queries relating to system use and potential bugs, escalating to gold partners when needed.
Working with the business to create functional requirements and user
Functional testing of enhancements completed by gold
Ensure that data owners are following best practice with regular reporting to highlight
Manage our master data and deal with requests for changes
Create training documents for administrative processes and system
Complete the onboarding/offboarding and training of new
Manage and maintain security roles and
Ensure preparedness for Microsoft updates, evaluate how this may affect MBP and provide a summary of key points and actions. Take actions as direction and prepare communications to wider company on changes or updates.
Review and analyse the current state of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging existing
Write news articles relating to Business Central and be the champion of the product.
We are looking for someone with the following essential experience or qualifications (please only apply if you can demonstrate your experience, by providing on the job or education examples):
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant IT
As a minimum, two years of experience configuring, maintaining, documenting and supporting a company’s ERP, with a preference for working experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics NAV. Knowledge of other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle will also be
General understanding of accounting and operations processes with logistics and sales process experience an
Knowledge of data management such as importing from spreadsheets and using data
Understanding of relational databases.
Advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills including SharePoint, Power Automate
Experience using Continia Document Capture and Jet Analytics (preferred, not required).
Experience of building relationships across all levels and areas of the business along with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Written and verbal English language skills at business
Essential demonstrable Skills/Profile we are looking for:
Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Ability to work well on own initiative, presenting ideas
Strong analytical skills
Structured, methodical and well-organised
Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
Enthusiasm and self-motivation, with a proactive approach to all tasks
Team player who contributes to our collaborative culture
High attention to detail with evidenced problem-solving skills
A positive approach to change
Why work for us?
Sustainability has been part of our ideological backbone since the beginning, as our organisation captures and delivers value in economic, environmental and social terms.
Our business brings to life the concepts of industrial ecology and circular economy by materialising the idea that the co-stream of one industry can be used as a key resource by another.
Our technical expertise, market knowledge and legal understanding help to promote the optimal and efficient use of natural resources, reduce waste and toxic emissions, reduce operating costs and generate new revenue. As a result, we improve the environmental, economic and social performance of our suppliers and customers, with whom we work together to enable the recycling and recovery of residual resources. MBP has several sustainability and quality certifications and works actively with LEAN.
We offer:
A competitive salary
Working for an international company dedicated to sustainability, the environment and natural resources
Free parking
Our UK office is based on the Broughton Hall Estate in Skipton, where you are surrounded by the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales
A friendly, professional and nurturing culture, dedicated to engagement and retention
Flexibility with hybrid working (up to 3 days a week from home) after a suitable period of review
Training opportunities with a focus on professional development
Occasional international travel to other MBP offices (role dependent)
For more information about MBP or the position, please visit www.mbpsolutions.com
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Sep 15, 2022
Full time
ERP Support Desk Analyst
Based in our Skipton, UK office
Are you looking for your next opportunity in an ERP role? Do you already have skills in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central?
MBP Solutions is experiencing a period of exciting growth, and we’re moving our ERP system to Business Central. This has created an opportunity for an ERP Administrator, ideally with Business Central experience, to work on our digitisation projects and provide helpdesk support for our growing international business. This role will provide 1st and 2nd line support to the business, as well as working closely with our gold partners to manage any escalated 3rd line support tickets and follow these through to completion. Ideally you will have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and/or previous Navision versions. Change management is a key aspect of the role, and the successful candidate will work with the business and process owners to define requirements, functional test and assist with any acceptance testing. Business Central is our core business system, and this role will be involved with a range of integration projects with third party applications as well as workflow/process development.
About us
At MBP Solutions, we believe passionately in the importance and benefit of being a ‘purpose-driven enterprise’. Having a strong and clear sense of purpose, setting out where we want to get to in the
future and explaining what we value most in terms of how we all want to work together is an essential part of our growth plan.
Founded in 1999, we specialise in adding value to biological by-products through our unique know-how regarding product applications, sustainability, sales and marketing, legal compliance and supply chain management. With a focus on the utilisation of the resources in biological by-products, MBP Solutions has developed a unique concept called OMBP (Outsourced Management of By-Products) 360ᵒ solutions
where by-products and wastes from more than 40 different factories in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa are managed in a sustainable
We have in place a set of strong and very simple messages that are built on everything that MBP Solutions has done to date. These statements are a reference point and reminder for all of us in MBP Solutions about how we want to work together, where we are heading and how we will get there:
We work together for a more sustainable world by helping industries reduce their impact on the
We turn one industry’s by-product into another industry’s raw material by partnering with them
to optimise resource use and generate added value.
We are global experts in by-products and their application, including supply chain management, international sales and marketing, legal compliance and
We want to be globally recognised as the go-to partner for industries who want to handle by-products in a sustainable and responsible way.
As employers, we work in a truly multi-national way, local to our customers but as a team across all the countries in which we operate. With offices in Europe, Asia and North America, we offer a collaborative, friendly and smart-working culture with a focus on innovation and delivering real value for our customers.
Your main tasks will be:
Business Central/Continia/Jet helpdesk function – dealing with internal queries relating to system use and potential bugs, escalating to gold partners when needed.
Working with the business to create functional requirements and user
Functional testing of enhancements completed by gold
Ensure that data owners are following best practice with regular reporting to highlight
Manage our master data and deal with requests for changes
Create training documents for administrative processes and system
Complete the onboarding/offboarding and training of new
Manage and maintain security roles and
Ensure preparedness for Microsoft updates, evaluate how this may affect MBP and provide a summary of key points and actions. Take actions as direction and prepare communications to wider company on changes or updates.
Review and analyse the current state of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central and develop strategies for improving or further leveraging existing
Write news articles relating to Business Central and be the champion of the product.
We are looking for someone with the following essential experience or qualifications (please only apply if you can demonstrate your experience, by providing on the job or education examples):
A bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant IT
As a minimum, two years of experience configuring, maintaining, documenting and supporting a company’s ERP, with a preference for working experience using Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or Dynamics NAV. Knowledge of other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle will also be
General understanding of accounting and operations processes with logistics and sales process experience an
Knowledge of data management such as importing from spreadsheets and using data
Understanding of relational databases.
Advanced Microsoft Office 365 skills including SharePoint, Power Automate
Experience using Continia Document Capture and Jet Analytics (preferred, not required).
Experience of building relationships across all levels and areas of the business along with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.
Written and verbal English language skills at business
Essential demonstrable Skills/Profile we are looking for:
Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
Ability to work well on own initiative, presenting ideas
Strong analytical skills
Structured, methodical and well-organised
Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
Enthusiasm and self-motivation, with a proactive approach to all tasks
Team player who contributes to our collaborative culture
High attention to detail with evidenced problem-solving skills
A positive approach to change
Why work for us?
Sustainability has been part of our ideological backbone since the beginning, as our organisation captures and delivers value in economic, environmental and social terms.
Our business brings to life the concepts of industrial ecology and circular economy by materialising the idea that the co-stream of one industry can be used as a key resource by another.
Our technical expertise, market knowledge and legal understanding help to promote the optimal and efficient use of natural resources, reduce waste and toxic emissions, reduce operating costs and generate new revenue. As a result, we improve the environmental, economic and social performance of our suppliers and customers, with whom we work together to enable the recycling and recovery of residual resources. MBP has several sustainability and quality certifications and works actively with LEAN.
We offer:
A competitive salary
Working for an international company dedicated to sustainability, the environment and natural resources
Free parking
Our UK office is based on the Broughton Hall Estate in Skipton, where you are surrounded by the natural beauty of the Yorkshire Dales
A friendly, professional and nurturing culture, dedicated to engagement and retention
Flexibility with hybrid working (up to 3 days a week from home) after a suitable period of review
Training opportunities with a focus on professional development
Occasional international travel to other MBP offices (role dependent)
For more information about MBP or the position, please visit www.mbpsolutions.com
NO AGENCIES PLEASE
Job Description for Business Analyst:
There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.
We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.
The Technical Business Analysts (TBA) will act as an intermediary between the business and technical delivery teams. Working with Business Engagement Partners, IT project teams and business clients, the TBA will collect, clarify, and translate requirements into requirements definition and conceptual design (using appropriate tools and techniques) from which applications and solutions are developed.
The TBA may also provide project management for small technical projects and work packages.
Main Responsibilities for Business Analyst:
Develop a thorough understanding of the current IT solutions and work with key stakeholders in the business to identify new requirements or opportunities for improvement.
Produce requirements for complex software development, architecture, infrastructure and integration projects in a highly secure environment.
Elicit, document and manage requirements using appropriate tools and techniques, interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process mapping, through full project lifecycle.
Work with IT Business Engagement Partners and key stakeholders to develop business cases to support proposed solutions.
Analyse project proposals alongside solution architects and project managers to determine time frame, budget, risk and the appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
Support the creation, and maintenance, of standard project artefacts, such as project initiation documentation, project plans, and risk and stakeholder’s matrices.
Support the production and delivery of Invitation to Tenders on projects, including the evaluation criteria, scoring and subsequent assessment.
Analyse, document and test (as required) program development, logic, process flows and specifications.
Coordinate and conduct user acceptance testing.
Document user guides to describe application installation and operating procedures.
Assist in the coordination of project resources, when necessary, to ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality.
Essential Criteria for Business Analyst:
Develop a thorough understanding of the current IT solutions and work with key stakeholders in the business to identify new requirements or opportunities for improvement.
Produce requirements for complex software development, architecture, infrastructure and integration projects in a highly secure environment.
Elicit, document and manage requirements using appropriate tools and techniques, interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process mapping, through full project lifecycle.
Work with IT Business Engagement Partners and key stakeholders to develop business cases to support proposed solutions.
Analyse project proposals alongside solution architects and project managers to determine time frame, budget, risk and the appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
Support the creation, and maintenance, of standard project artefacts, such as project initiation documentation, project plans, and risk and stakeholder’s matrices.
Support the production and delivery of Invitation to Tenders on projects, including the evaluation criteria, scoring and subsequent assessment.
Analyse, document and test (as required) program development, logic, process flows and specifications.
Coordinate and conduct user acceptance testing.
Document user guides to describe application installation and operating procedures.
Assist in the coordination of project resources, when necessary, to ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality.
Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).
Desirable Criteria for Business Analyst:
Experience of working with both business and IT projects within a secure environment.
Willingness to travel to other UK locations and a full UK Driving license.
Comfortable in managing small projects, if required.
About The Company
Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.
Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.
Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.
We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials
NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.
Recruitment Agency Notice
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
Aug 19, 2022
Full time
Job Description for Business Analyst:
There’s never been a more exciting time to be part of the nuclear sector. New opportunities are being created all the time. At NNL, you’ll be in the ideal place to capitalise on this momentum, face new challenges and develop a long, successful and meaningful career.
We’re an organisation that’s here to experiment and push the limits of what’s possible. So, if you’re keen to excel in your chosen field, this is the place to do it. Because at NNL, anything is possible.
The Technical Business Analysts (TBA) will act as an intermediary between the business and technical delivery teams. Working with Business Engagement Partners, IT project teams and business clients, the TBA will collect, clarify, and translate requirements into requirements definition and conceptual design (using appropriate tools and techniques) from which applications and solutions are developed.
The TBA may also provide project management for small technical projects and work packages.
Main Responsibilities for Business Analyst:
Develop a thorough understanding of the current IT solutions and work with key stakeholders in the business to identify new requirements or opportunities for improvement.
Produce requirements for complex software development, architecture, infrastructure and integration projects in a highly secure environment.
Elicit, document and manage requirements using appropriate tools and techniques, interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process mapping, through full project lifecycle.
Work with IT Business Engagement Partners and key stakeholders to develop business cases to support proposed solutions.
Analyse project proposals alongside solution architects and project managers to determine time frame, budget, risk and the appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
Support the creation, and maintenance, of standard project artefacts, such as project initiation documentation, project plans, and risk and stakeholder’s matrices.
Support the production and delivery of Invitation to Tenders on projects, including the evaluation criteria, scoring and subsequent assessment.
Analyse, document and test (as required) program development, logic, process flows and specifications.
Coordinate and conduct user acceptance testing.
Document user guides to describe application installation and operating procedures.
Assist in the coordination of project resources, when necessary, to ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality.
Essential Criteria for Business Analyst:
Develop a thorough understanding of the current IT solutions and work with key stakeholders in the business to identify new requirements or opportunities for improvement.
Produce requirements for complex software development, architecture, infrastructure and integration projects in a highly secure environment.
Elicit, document and manage requirements using appropriate tools and techniques, interviews, workshops, surveys, site visits, business process mapping, through full project lifecycle.
Work with IT Business Engagement Partners and key stakeholders to develop business cases to support proposed solutions.
Analyse project proposals alongside solution architects and project managers to determine time frame, budget, risk and the appropriate process for accomplishing projects.
Support the creation, and maintenance, of standard project artefacts, such as project initiation documentation, project plans, and risk and stakeholder’s matrices.
Support the production and delivery of Invitation to Tenders on projects, including the evaluation criteria, scoring and subsequent assessment.
Analyse, document and test (as required) program development, logic, process flows and specifications.
Coordinate and conduct user acceptance testing.
Document user guides to describe application installation and operating procedures.
Assist in the coordination of project resources, when necessary, to ensure that projects are delivered to time, cost and quality.
Ability to obtain SC level security clearance (this includes but is not limited to identity, employment, financial and criminal record checks plus 5 years’ worth of UK residency).
Desirable Criteria for Business Analyst:
Experience of working with both business and IT projects within a secure environment.
Willingness to travel to other UK locations and a full UK Driving license.
Comfortable in managing small projects, if required.
About The Company
Grounded in robust science and decades of experience, National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) is the authoritative voice in the UK and beyond for technological development within the nuclear power sector.
Our unparalleled understanding of the science, challenges and opportunities makes us an unrivalled authority and partner in the field, providing experts, technologies, and access to cutting-edge facilities to organisations around the world.
Harnessing potential technologies and translating them into to industry-ready solutions means our pioneering approach spearheads international improvement and technological progress.
We work on projects as small as drilling a hole to analyse underground wastes with our integrated micro drilling technology, or as large as developing state-of-the-art power systems for spacecraft, based on radioactive materials
NNL has a vision for Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) where NNL aims to be an inclusive workplace that attracts diverse talent through transparent and equal policies and procedures. We want you and the diverse mix of people that we employ, customers that we service and stakeholders that we influence to feel valued. We encourage a workplace culture where everyone can thrive with a sense of belonging.
Recruitment Agency Notice
We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for the provision of recruitment services. Only agencies on our PSL may provide CVs and only when the role is released to them by our recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from suppliers not currently on our PSL. We explicitly reserve the right to add candidate details from unsolicited CVs from non-PSL agencies into our own candidate database and to pursue/hire such candidate(s) without any obligation, financial or otherwise, to the agency concerned.
Job Summary:
The Security Systems Support Engineer (SSE) is an embedded role, with one of Pinkerton's largest clients (Fortune 500 company). The SSE will on a day-to-day basis, manage and maintain a strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the timely triaging, escalation, resolution, and coordination of all activities relating to the enterprise electronic security system to minimize system downtime.
The Engineer provides reactive (including out of hours on call) first-line technical support to service requests with remote diagnosis and resolution of system faults and proactively monitors the health of all security systems and devices. This position can be based anywhere (remote) within the United Kingdom.
Essential Functions:
Represent Pinkerton's core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
Maintain currency (working practices, risk, threat, regulatory, standards, technology) to ensure the delivery of the essential skills of the role.
Maintain accurate, up to date trackers/reporting tools and provide daily, weekly, and monthly reporting metrics.
Mitigate any associated risks and develop (with the appointed installation provider) a coordinated project schedule/plan.
Monitor the various email security support aliases, triage, prioritise, and respond within the agreed response times.
Ensure all faults are captured accurately in the tracker ticketing system.
Provide remote investigation, first line support of all security systems, with escalations to appropriate resources.
Provide first line support to the Security Operations Centre's for all reported security system issues, escalating accordingly after triage.
Provide first line diagnostics of system issues prior to call outs being raised with the security vendor.
Following first line review and diagnostics of any security system faults, provide supporting information of the issue to the security vendor to enable them to provide a costing for site attendance or to expediate a quicker resolution provides estimated cost based upon the approved ROM calculator.
Obtain confirmation from the business owner of related break-fix costs and once approved provide purchase order confirmation to the point of contact or the security vendor and instruct to attend site.
Record and keep updated the break-fix call out log tracking and ticketing system at all stages, so it reflects the latest status of the call out/issue. This will include escalation, update, rectification notes, financials, and any associated correspondence.
Coordinate any works and site visits relating to the security systems with other parties and stakeholders on site following their processes as required.
Support with the coordination and oversee the execution of the planned preventative maintenance delivery by approved security vendors and validate their work in accordance with the clients' expectations.
Review any remediation proposal provided by the approved security vendors to ensure suitability prior to submittal for client for approval.
Escalate any concerns which impact on the security systems' performance to the EMEA Supplier Manager.
Perform routine daily, weekly, and monthly spot checks on the systems to verify their correct operations and where required provide reports.
Conduct signal review - using the site signal trace – identify any items in the system tree that need review and provide a detailed breakdown of each devices reported activity along with any devices needing special attention.
Support the EMEA Supplier Manager with managing the EMEA approved security device/vendor list by providing feedback and input on supplier/device performance with recommendations for areas of improvement.
Contribute to the development and continual improvement of the EMEA regional specific standards, processes and supporting documentation. Ensure all processes are optimized and continually aligned to the client requirements.
All other duties assigned.
Education, Experience, and Certifications:
Bachelor's degree and five or more years of experience gained in an engineering capacity of installing, servicing, commissioning, technical support role, managing the deployment of standalone and integrated physical electronic security systems.
Competencies:
Thorough understanding of IT principles and practices.
Good understanding of enterprise security in a business environment.
Solid understanding of security operations, design, and systems integration.
Understanding of security systems Analog and IP CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion – intimate knowledge of Lenel, Milestone and Galaxy are desirable but the ability to learn these systems is critical.
Knowledge of local code/regulation/legislation knowledge for EMEA is desirable.
Able to take accountability and ownership of issues, actions, decisions, and outcomes.
Adaptable to work variations while ensuring on-going performance effectiveness.
Pinkerton is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/prenatal status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any protected status by local, state, federal or country-specific law.
Jun 12, 2022
Full time
Job Summary:
The Security Systems Support Engineer (SSE) is an embedded role, with one of Pinkerton's largest clients (Fortune 500 company). The SSE will on a day-to-day basis, manage and maintain a strong working relationship with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the timely triaging, escalation, resolution, and coordination of all activities relating to the enterprise electronic security system to minimize system downtime.
The Engineer provides reactive (including out of hours on call) first-line technical support to service requests with remote diagnosis and resolution of system faults and proactively monitors the health of all security systems and devices. This position can be based anywhere (remote) within the United Kingdom.
Essential Functions:
Represent Pinkerton's core values of integrity, vigilance, and excellence.
Maintain currency (working practices, risk, threat, regulatory, standards, technology) to ensure the delivery of the essential skills of the role.
Maintain accurate, up to date trackers/reporting tools and provide daily, weekly, and monthly reporting metrics.
Mitigate any associated risks and develop (with the appointed installation provider) a coordinated project schedule/plan.
Monitor the various email security support aliases, triage, prioritise, and respond within the agreed response times.
Ensure all faults are captured accurately in the tracker ticketing system.
Provide remote investigation, first line support of all security systems, with escalations to appropriate resources.
Provide first line support to the Security Operations Centre's for all reported security system issues, escalating accordingly after triage.
Provide first line diagnostics of system issues prior to call outs being raised with the security vendor.
Following first line review and diagnostics of any security system faults, provide supporting information of the issue to the security vendor to enable them to provide a costing for site attendance or to expediate a quicker resolution provides estimated cost based upon the approved ROM calculator.
Obtain confirmation from the business owner of related break-fix costs and once approved provide purchase order confirmation to the point of contact or the security vendor and instruct to attend site.
Record and keep updated the break-fix call out log tracking and ticketing system at all stages, so it reflects the latest status of the call out/issue. This will include escalation, update, rectification notes, financials, and any associated correspondence.
Coordinate any works and site visits relating to the security systems with other parties and stakeholders on site following their processes as required.
Support with the coordination and oversee the execution of the planned preventative maintenance delivery by approved security vendors and validate their work in accordance with the clients' expectations.
Review any remediation proposal provided by the approved security vendors to ensure suitability prior to submittal for client for approval.
Escalate any concerns which impact on the security systems' performance to the EMEA Supplier Manager.
Perform routine daily, weekly, and monthly spot checks on the systems to verify their correct operations and where required provide reports.
Conduct signal review - using the site signal trace – identify any items in the system tree that need review and provide a detailed breakdown of each devices reported activity along with any devices needing special attention.
Support the EMEA Supplier Manager with managing the EMEA approved security device/vendor list by providing feedback and input on supplier/device performance with recommendations for areas of improvement.
Contribute to the development and continual improvement of the EMEA regional specific standards, processes and supporting documentation. Ensure all processes are optimized and continually aligned to the client requirements.
All other duties assigned.
Education, Experience, and Certifications:
Bachelor's degree and five or more years of experience gained in an engineering capacity of installing, servicing, commissioning, technical support role, managing the deployment of standalone and integrated physical electronic security systems.
Competencies:
Thorough understanding of IT principles and practices.
Good understanding of enterprise security in a business environment.
Solid understanding of security operations, design, and systems integration.
Understanding of security systems Analog and IP CCTV, Access Control, Intrusion – intimate knowledge of Lenel, Milestone and Galaxy are desirable but the ability to learn these systems is critical.
Knowledge of local code/regulation/legislation knowledge for EMEA is desirable.
Able to take accountability and ownership of issues, actions, decisions, and outcomes.
Adaptable to work variations while ensuring on-going performance effectiveness.
Pinkerton is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal opportunity to all applicants for all positions without regard to race/ethnicity, color, national origin, ancestry, sex/gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital/prenatal status, pregnancy/childbirth or related conditions, religion, creed, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any protected status by local, state, federal or country-specific law.
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 !!
Integration Analyst Company Overview Insight Talent Partners is currently looking to recruit an Integration Analyst for a well-established Distribution firm based in North Yorkshire. This is a brand-new role within the organisation and as such offers a fantastic opportunity to lead on integrations involving digital integration platforms. This is an organisation that is passionate about developing and empowering its people, in 2023 alone they internally promoted over 100 members of their teams. You will support seamless integration of technology to support the company mission and objectives, working collaboratively with the IS development teams, the BA team, the wider business as well as external stakeholders. Previous experience of getting hands on with ERP configuration or experience with systems/program analysis will be advantageous in this role. Benefits Salary 45k with a 2k annual bonus Access to Vitality Healthcare 22 days holiday Key Responsibilities Facilitate communication between BA team and external Digital platforms Translate business operational requirements into platform supported solutions Collaborate with Digital Integration platform providers Ensure technical solutions are achievable and implemented within project timelines Maintain quality standards and ensure requirements are met Support unit testing and User Acceptance Testing with BA and project teams Ensure solutions adhere to best practices and are scalable and compliant with regulations Own functional requirements of Integrations throughout project lifecycle Assist BA team in analysing integration critical failures Qualifications and Experience Effective communicator across all levels: from juniors to C-Suite, internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and partners Technology agnostic, adept at quickly learning and understanding processes and systems Understanding of relational databases with strong documentation skills Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of experience in Digital Commerce Integration projects Familiarity with platforms like Linnworks, Virtual Stock, Stock In the Channel, One Trail, or similar Experience in enterprise application integration, including APIs, EDI, and middleware Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Visio and Excel for documentation creation Exposure to SAP ERP/CRM and ITIL v3 foundation accreditation would be advantageous but not required
May 04, 2024
Full time
Integration Analyst Company Overview Insight Talent Partners is currently looking to recruit an Integration Analyst for a well-established Distribution firm based in North Yorkshire. This is a brand-new role within the organisation and as such offers a fantastic opportunity to lead on integrations involving digital integration platforms. This is an organisation that is passionate about developing and empowering its people, in 2023 alone they internally promoted over 100 members of their teams. You will support seamless integration of technology to support the company mission and objectives, working collaboratively with the IS development teams, the BA team, the wider business as well as external stakeholders. Previous experience of getting hands on with ERP configuration or experience with systems/program analysis will be advantageous in this role. Benefits Salary 45k with a 2k annual bonus Access to Vitality Healthcare 22 days holiday Key Responsibilities Facilitate communication between BA team and external Digital platforms Translate business operational requirements into platform supported solutions Collaborate with Digital Integration platform providers Ensure technical solutions are achievable and implemented within project timelines Maintain quality standards and ensure requirements are met Support unit testing and User Acceptance Testing with BA and project teams Ensure solutions adhere to best practices and are scalable and compliant with regulations Own functional requirements of Integrations throughout project lifecycle Assist BA team in analysing integration critical failures Qualifications and Experience Effective communicator across all levels: from juniors to C-Suite, internal stakeholders, customers, suppliers, and partners Technology agnostic, adept at quickly learning and understanding processes and systems Understanding of relational databases with strong documentation skills Bachelor's degree or 3+ years of experience in Digital Commerce Integration projects Familiarity with platforms like Linnworks, Virtual Stock, Stock In the Channel, One Trail, or similar Experience in enterprise application integration, including APIs, EDI, and middleware Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Visio and Excel for documentation creation Exposure to SAP ERP/CRM and ITIL v3 foundation accreditation would be advantageous but not required
Senior Test Analyst, Contract: 12 months Daily Rate: 430, IR35 Status: Inside Office Location: London Parity Network Group are delighted to partner with our client, a prestigious public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a Senior Test Analyst on an initial 12-month contract basis. Who has expert knowledge building integrated solutions using Microsoft Tools and Technologies. Able to work collaboratively with other project leads to ensure the software produced meets the quality expectations of stakeholders and the standards agreed with the organisation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Working with Technology Development and stakeholders to ensure all software is tested to the right level under the guidance of the senior test member using Agile practices Creating test cases and executing the test strategy using predefined testing methodologies, ensuring that there is traceability between the testing implementation and the requirements / acceptance criteria Conducting automated test activities in preference to manual testing where feasible and more efficient Ensuring that all application & technology testing is carried out in accordance with testing standards defined in the strategy Creating and fulfilling manual, automation or non-functional test cases and ensure that test status, risks and issues are reported in a timely manner using the agreed reporting standard Creating, validating and reporting defects in accordance with the defect life cycle documented in the Test Strategy Analysing Non Functional requirements and liaising with Architects and providing inputs to the Non-functional test strategy Working with 3rd parties to provide or give Test Assurance on organisation or 3rd party deliverables. YOUR EXPERIENCE: Extensive experience of collaborating with software development teams in multi-vendor environments to deliver high quality systems Able to lead the testing of complex systems Adept experience of appropriate documentation techniques for functional and non-functional testing that match customer expectation and that can be used by systems development teams in the production of high quality software Experience of the full systems development life cycle in an agile environment Demonstrable experience in Automation or Performance testing Broad experience in test artefacts such as test case and defects Strong analytical, problem solving skills and good attention to detail Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to explain complex information with agile development teams including the test design and defect reporting Ability to analyse complex systems, spot trends, draw conclusions, and produce specifications and decisions Exposure to automation or performance testing tools like Selenium Webdriver, Appium, Visual Studio Load test, HP Load Runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester etc. Knowledge of programming language such as C# Working knowledge of continuous integration If this sounds like the role for you then get in touch with Rochelle , for more information or simply click on the apply button. Parity - Better Decisions: Better People Parity Group plc acts in the capacity of an Employment Agency when providing contract recruitment services. We welcome applications from all sections of society and applicants will be considered on the basis of their suitability for the position At Parity, we are committed to protecting your privacy, we will process and hold your CV and use the information you have provided lawfully and in accordance with our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy which can be found at (url removed)
May 04, 2024
Contractor
Senior Test Analyst, Contract: 12 months Daily Rate: 430, IR35 Status: Inside Office Location: London Parity Network Group are delighted to partner with our client, a prestigious public sector organisation, who are looking to recruit a Senior Test Analyst on an initial 12-month contract basis. Who has expert knowledge building integrated solutions using Microsoft Tools and Technologies. Able to work collaboratively with other project leads to ensure the software produced meets the quality expectations of stakeholders and the standards agreed with the organisation. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Working with Technology Development and stakeholders to ensure all software is tested to the right level under the guidance of the senior test member using Agile practices Creating test cases and executing the test strategy using predefined testing methodologies, ensuring that there is traceability between the testing implementation and the requirements / acceptance criteria Conducting automated test activities in preference to manual testing where feasible and more efficient Ensuring that all application & technology testing is carried out in accordance with testing standards defined in the strategy Creating and fulfilling manual, automation or non-functional test cases and ensure that test status, risks and issues are reported in a timely manner using the agreed reporting standard Creating, validating and reporting defects in accordance with the defect life cycle documented in the Test Strategy Analysing Non Functional requirements and liaising with Architects and providing inputs to the Non-functional test strategy Working with 3rd parties to provide or give Test Assurance on organisation or 3rd party deliverables. YOUR EXPERIENCE: Extensive experience of collaborating with software development teams in multi-vendor environments to deliver high quality systems Able to lead the testing of complex systems Adept experience of appropriate documentation techniques for functional and non-functional testing that match customer expectation and that can be used by systems development teams in the production of high quality software Experience of the full systems development life cycle in an agile environment Demonstrable experience in Automation or Performance testing Broad experience in test artefacts such as test case and defects Strong analytical, problem solving skills and good attention to detail Strong written and verbal communication skills including ability to explain complex information with agile development teams including the test design and defect reporting Ability to analyse complex systems, spot trends, draw conclusions, and produce specifications and decisions Exposure to automation or performance testing tools like Selenium Webdriver, Appium, Visual Studio Load test, HP Load Runner, IBM Rational Performance Tester etc. Knowledge of programming language such as C# Working knowledge of continuous integration If this sounds like the role for you then get in touch with Rochelle , for more information or simply click on the apply button. Parity - Better Decisions: Better People Parity Group plc acts in the capacity of an Employment Agency when providing contract recruitment services. We welcome applications from all sections of society and applicants will be considered on the basis of their suitability for the position At Parity, we are committed to protecting your privacy, we will process and hold your CV and use the information you have provided lawfully and in accordance with our Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy which can be found at (url removed)
Senior Banking Treasury Analyst Luton - Hybrid - 12 months - £550 outside IR35 Our Client is undertaking a strategic review and preparation of its activities in Treasury, Banking, Vendor and Customer data to support end to end cash management processes that apply across the entire Group. This will also support and prepare them for planned migration to SAP S4 HANA. To support these various projects. Overview: The broad project team will comprise existing client staff across the Global Data Office, Treasury, Banking team and IT, supplemented by contractors, consultants and software vendors. You will be expected to be responsible for leading a number of the activities within the cash and banking and vendor payment and O2C process areas. The role requires the individual to have a deep experience of working in high volume, high value business-to-business and inter-company banking in a global corporate environment with strong understanding of end-to-end cash management and banking arrangements as well as having good attention to detail, intuition and decisiveness. Additionally, a structured approach and excellent organisational and communication skills are of paramount importance. Skills and Knowledge: Deep knowledge and experience of high volume, high value business-to-business and inter-company banking in a global corporate environment Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of SAP FICO, host to host integration solutions and various formats including API ( Application Programming Interface) SAP S4HANA procure to pay and Order to cash experience. Experience in the existing ECC (ERP Central Component) system banking configuration like house banks, payments configuration (DMEE, IDOC, IFILE) and statements configuration (CAMPT53, MT940). Experience and participation in the system unit testing, SIT and UAT test iterations with internal stakeholders and banks Banking applications like FIS payment factory HUB, quantum knowledge. In depth knowledge in MT940 and CAMT53 and ISO XML file formats. Osirian Consulting is committed to working with our clients to promote equality and diversity in the workplace. We encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and all sections of the community, and will never discriminate on the basis of race, gender, disability, or any other protected characteristic. Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually. If you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role. Osirian Consulting is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role
May 04, 2024
Contractor
Senior Banking Treasury Analyst Luton - Hybrid - 12 months - £550 outside IR35 Our Client is undertaking a strategic review and preparation of its activities in Treasury, Banking, Vendor and Customer data to support end to end cash management processes that apply across the entire Group. This will also support and prepare them for planned migration to SAP S4 HANA. To support these various projects. Overview: The broad project team will comprise existing client staff across the Global Data Office, Treasury, Banking team and IT, supplemented by contractors, consultants and software vendors. You will be expected to be responsible for leading a number of the activities within the cash and banking and vendor payment and O2C process areas. The role requires the individual to have a deep experience of working in high volume, high value business-to-business and inter-company banking in a global corporate environment with strong understanding of end-to-end cash management and banking arrangements as well as having good attention to detail, intuition and decisiveness. Additionally, a structured approach and excellent organisational and communication skills are of paramount importance. Skills and Knowledge: Deep knowledge and experience of high volume, high value business-to-business and inter-company banking in a global corporate environment Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of SAP FICO, host to host integration solutions and various formats including API ( Application Programming Interface) SAP S4HANA procure to pay and Order to cash experience. Experience in the existing ECC (ERP Central Component) system banking configuration like house banks, payments configuration (DMEE, IDOC, IFILE) and statements configuration (CAMPT53, MT940). Experience and participation in the system unit testing, SIT and UAT test iterations with internal stakeholders and banks Banking applications like FIS payment factory HUB, quantum knowledge. In depth knowledge in MT940 and CAMT53 and ISO XML file formats. Osirian Consulting is committed to working with our clients to promote equality and diversity in the workplace. We encourage and welcome applicants from all backgrounds and all sections of the community, and will never discriminate on the basis of race, gender, disability, or any other protected characteristic. Please be aware that due to the high number of applications we receive, unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually. If you do not hear back from one of our consultants within 14 days, then unfortunately you have not been shortlisted for this role. Osirian Consulting is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role
Your New Company I am delighted to be partnering with a truly innovative company who are driving new ideas and emerging tech within their sector, to improve the efficiencies and processes of their end-users within their specialist markets. My client is a fully remote company who is looking to engage an IT Operations Manager with extensive experience in IT management and cloud solutions, particularly within Azure and M365 frameworks. Previous experience in the public sector would be preferable and candidates who have worked with SAAS or on-demand software businesses would be ideal. As the IT Operations Manager, you will play a central role in driving the day-to-day operational excellence of my client's IT support services, leveraging the latest cloud technologies to propel their business forward. Your expertise in incident and problem management, IT technical change management, and cloud services management will be crucial to their success. Your New Role Initiate proactive strategies, prepare, and review KPIs to maintain the availability, performance, and security of live services, ensuring uninterrupted access and reliability for all users. Actively seek out opportunities for enhancement and collaborate across Service teams to support the Service Continuous Service Improvement Programme, elevating service performance, reducing costs, minimising technical debt, and strengthening security measures. Implement preventative maintenance tasks and ensure appropriate upgrade plans are in place to keep services current, while ensuring compliance with all standards and regulations. Support the development of the live services IT strategy, aligning it with organisational objectives to optimise systems and drive innovation. Develop and refine the IT Operations service, aligning it with strategic visions and future operational enhancements. Lead the effective management of Azure cloud services, ensuring operational excellence in cloud service delivery, efficient maintenance, and compliance with Disaster Recovery Plans. Manage internal and partnered application support functions, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and positively impacting the broader business strategy. Support new business initiatives and service improvements through effective reporting mechanisms, tracking progress and outcomes. Implement Waterfall and Agile methodologies, utilising Azure DevOps for comprehensive backlog management, pipeline integration, and Test Plans. What You'll Need To Succeed Demonstrable experience in managing complex IT operations, with a strong emphasis on cloud services and support management. Extensive hands-on experience with Azure and M365, ranging from architecture, design, build and test, to release and service management. A track record of enhancing IT service delivery, managing change portfolios, and upholding IT security protocols and build standards. Ability to translate IT capabilities into strategic business advantages. Skilled in navigating and influencing across organisational boundaries, fostering a collaborative environment. Experience managing internal staff and contract service providers, including Azure DevSecOps engineers, service architects, full stack software engineers, test engineers, delivery managers, scrum masters, and business analysts. Commitment to innovation, best practices, and maintaining high standards of compliance and security. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications are preferred. What You'll Get In Return This is almost a fully remote position, with potentially one or two days travel per month to shared work spaces in the East of England for team collaboration and meetings. You must be confident in managing a remote team and managing any challenges that arise from that. This opportunity offers a competitive salary of 50,000- 60,000 per annum plus excellent benefits (4x life assurance, market-leading pension, enhanced maternity leave, funding towards training and development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays). What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
May 04, 2024
Full time
Your New Company I am delighted to be partnering with a truly innovative company who are driving new ideas and emerging tech within their sector, to improve the efficiencies and processes of their end-users within their specialist markets. My client is a fully remote company who is looking to engage an IT Operations Manager with extensive experience in IT management and cloud solutions, particularly within Azure and M365 frameworks. Previous experience in the public sector would be preferable and candidates who have worked with SAAS or on-demand software businesses would be ideal. As the IT Operations Manager, you will play a central role in driving the day-to-day operational excellence of my client's IT support services, leveraging the latest cloud technologies to propel their business forward. Your expertise in incident and problem management, IT technical change management, and cloud services management will be crucial to their success. Your New Role Initiate proactive strategies, prepare, and review KPIs to maintain the availability, performance, and security of live services, ensuring uninterrupted access and reliability for all users. Actively seek out opportunities for enhancement and collaborate across Service teams to support the Service Continuous Service Improvement Programme, elevating service performance, reducing costs, minimising technical debt, and strengthening security measures. Implement preventative maintenance tasks and ensure appropriate upgrade plans are in place to keep services current, while ensuring compliance with all standards and regulations. Support the development of the live services IT strategy, aligning it with organisational objectives to optimise systems and drive innovation. Develop and refine the IT Operations service, aligning it with strategic visions and future operational enhancements. Lead the effective management of Azure cloud services, ensuring operational excellence in cloud service delivery, efficient maintenance, and compliance with Disaster Recovery Plans. Manage internal and partnered application support functions, ensuring adherence to architecture standards and positively impacting the broader business strategy. Support new business initiatives and service improvements through effective reporting mechanisms, tracking progress and outcomes. Implement Waterfall and Agile methodologies, utilising Azure DevOps for comprehensive backlog management, pipeline integration, and Test Plans. What You'll Need To Succeed Demonstrable experience in managing complex IT operations, with a strong emphasis on cloud services and support management. Extensive hands-on experience with Azure and M365, ranging from architecture, design, build and test, to release and service management. A track record of enhancing IT service delivery, managing change portfolios, and upholding IT security protocols and build standards. Ability to translate IT capabilities into strategic business advantages. Skilled in navigating and influencing across organisational boundaries, fostering a collaborative environment. Experience managing internal staff and contract service providers, including Azure DevSecOps engineers, service architects, full stack software engineers, test engineers, delivery managers, scrum masters, and business analysts. Commitment to innovation, best practices, and maintaining high standards of compliance and security. Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications are preferred. What You'll Get In Return This is almost a fully remote position, with potentially one or two days travel per month to shared work spaces in the East of England for team collaboration and meetings. You must be confident in managing a remote team and managing any challenges that arise from that. This opportunity offers a competitive salary of 50,000- 60,000 per annum plus excellent benefits (4x life assurance, market-leading pension, enhanced maternity leave, funding towards training and development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays). What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at (url removed)
Hoist Finance is a leading financial services company committed to innovation and excellence and is currently looking to recruit an Applications Analyst to join the team. The Application Analyst will play a critical role in the development, implementation and maintenance of software applications within the organisation. As an Applications Analyst you will need the following skills: Experience with working with, Sharepoint, Teams, Exchange, Microsoft 365 Suite, SCCM and Active Directory. Strong knowledge and experience of Service Management Ability to analyse complex problems and provide innovative solutions Trouble Shooting and Issue Resolution A strong technical understanding of Application Development, Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure As the Application Analyst you will be: Collaborating with business users to understand application requirements Analyse and document user needs and translate them in to functional specs Design, develop and test software applications Ensure the successful deployment and integration of applications Monitor application performance Implement updates, patches and enhancements to improve functionality Maintain comprehensive documentation of application configuration, process and user guides Perform data analysis to identify trends, patterns and insights If you are a passionate individual with a demonstrated track record of working with TEAMS, Exchange, 365, Sharepoint and other applications and also want to work on some exciting technology and be part of a growing team, please send your CV ASAP! An excellent salary and benefits package is on offer!
May 03, 2024
Full time
Hoist Finance is a leading financial services company committed to innovation and excellence and is currently looking to recruit an Applications Analyst to join the team. The Application Analyst will play a critical role in the development, implementation and maintenance of software applications within the organisation. As an Applications Analyst you will need the following skills: Experience with working with, Sharepoint, Teams, Exchange, Microsoft 365 Suite, SCCM and Active Directory. Strong knowledge and experience of Service Management Ability to analyse complex problems and provide innovative solutions Trouble Shooting and Issue Resolution A strong technical understanding of Application Development, Cloud Computing and Microsoft Azure As the Application Analyst you will be: Collaborating with business users to understand application requirements Analyse and document user needs and translate them in to functional specs Design, develop and test software applications Ensure the successful deployment and integration of applications Monitor application performance Implement updates, patches and enhancements to improve functionality Maintain comprehensive documentation of application configuration, process and user guides Perform data analysis to identify trends, patterns and insights If you are a passionate individual with a demonstrated track record of working with TEAMS, Exchange, 365, Sharepoint and other applications and also want to work on some exciting technology and be part of a growing team, please send your CV ASAP! An excellent salary and benefits package is on offer!
Senior Technical Analyst, Infrastructure ServicesDeeside.Are you an IT professional seeking an opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative environment? Look no further! Our company, a leader in design, manufacturing, and MRO services for a diverse range of products, including hydraulic pumps, aircraft holdback bars, and electromechanical controls, is seeking a Senior Technical Analyst, to join their international team.AboutWith nearly 5000 employees across multiple locations in 8 countries, my client offer exciting opportunities for growth and development in engineering, operations & production, and corporate functions. Join them in their mission to enable the safety and prosperity of the world.Job PurposeIn this role, you'll serve as a technical expert, participating in analytical and technical assignments to diagnose problems and provide solutions for our information technology infrastructure. You'll play a crucial role in both day-to-day operational support and project-based initiatives to enhance our infrastructure services.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct research on potential technology solutions and stay updated with the latest technologies. Manage IT hardware, software, and equipment assets. Analyze and make recommendations for improving the regional IT infrastructure. Provide support, monitoring, and maintenance for UK Data Centre and EMEA site infrastructure. Design, implement, and support infrastructure software platforms. Develop documentation for computer and networking systems. Serve as a liaison between technical staff, management, and users. Diagnose and resolve computer hardware and software problems.Technical Requirements: Strong Cisco networking skills. Knowledge of Windows client O/S, VMware, Veeam, disk encryption technologies, patching, and more. Familiarity with network environments and concepts such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Active Directory. Experience with Veeam Backup & Replication. CCNA certification required.Essential Qualifications: Post-secondary certificate/degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.Experience, Skills & Knowledge: Technical authority across relevant platforms. Strong leadership skills and excellent communication abilities. Experience with IT service desk software and SLA management. Proactive learner with solid technical skills in MS Technologies. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and solve problems effectively.Personal Qualities: Team player and leader committed to achieving results. Enthusiastic about customer service and continuous improvement. Highly self-motivated with exceptional attention to detail. Comfortable with empowerment, responsibility, and working in high-pressure environments. Willingness to work unsociable hours and travel when required. Possession of a full UK driving licence.If you're ready to take your IT career to the next level and contribute to my clients global success please get in touch with me on
May 03, 2024
Full time
Senior Technical Analyst, Infrastructure ServicesDeeside.Are you an IT professional seeking an opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic and innovative environment? Look no further! Our company, a leader in design, manufacturing, and MRO services for a diverse range of products, including hydraulic pumps, aircraft holdback bars, and electromechanical controls, is seeking a Senior Technical Analyst, to join their international team.AboutWith nearly 5000 employees across multiple locations in 8 countries, my client offer exciting opportunities for growth and development in engineering, operations & production, and corporate functions. Join them in their mission to enable the safety and prosperity of the world.Job PurposeIn this role, you'll serve as a technical expert, participating in analytical and technical assignments to diagnose problems and provide solutions for our information technology infrastructure. You'll play a crucial role in both day-to-day operational support and project-based initiatives to enhance our infrastructure services.Key Duties and Responsibilities: Conduct research on potential technology solutions and stay updated with the latest technologies. Manage IT hardware, software, and equipment assets. Analyze and make recommendations for improving the regional IT infrastructure. Provide support, monitoring, and maintenance for UK Data Centre and EMEA site infrastructure. Design, implement, and support infrastructure software platforms. Develop documentation for computer and networking systems. Serve as a liaison between technical staff, management, and users. Diagnose and resolve computer hardware and software problems.Technical Requirements: Strong Cisco networking skills. Knowledge of Windows client O/S, VMware, Veeam, disk encryption technologies, patching, and more. Familiarity with network environments and concepts such as TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, Active Directory. Experience with Veeam Backup & Replication. CCNA certification required.Essential Qualifications: Post-secondary certificate/degree in a related field or equivalent experience. Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.Experience, Skills & Knowledge: Technical authority across relevant platforms. Strong leadership skills and excellent communication abilities. Experience with IT service desk software and SLA management. Proactive learner with solid technical skills in MS Technologies. Ability to multitask, prioritize, and solve problems effectively.Personal Qualities: Team player and leader committed to achieving results. Enthusiastic about customer service and continuous improvement. Highly self-motivated with exceptional attention to detail. Comfortable with empowerment, responsibility, and working in high-pressure environments. Willingness to work unsociable hours and travel when required. Possession of a full UK driving licence.If you're ready to take your IT career to the next level and contribute to my clients global success please get in touch with me on
Quantum Advisory have an exciting opportunity for a Pensions Data Analyst to join their team. Location: Cardiff, CF3 0LW (Hybrid Working) Salary: £23K - £35K PA (Depending on Experience) Job Type: Full-time, Permanent About Us: At Quantum Advisory, we're committed to delivering high-quality services while ensuring value for our clients. With offices in Amersham, Birmingham, Cardiff, and London, our team consists of Partners who have previously led actuarial and employee benefit consulting teams at major firms. Additionally, we have welcomed senior appointments from other industry leaders, enhancing our expertise across all locations. With a first-class pedigree and extensive experience, there's little in the realm of pensions work that we haven't undertaken. By investing in talented individuals, robust systems, and fostering proactive solution-based thinking, we aim to provide a premium service to our clients. Pensions Data Analyst - The Role: Working within the financial services industry you will be managing the data that is pivotal to the successful running of pension schemes. As part of the data projects team you will be involved with the management and application of the administration database to assist all aspects of the business. Pensions Data Analyst - Key Responsibilities: Working with teams from across the business, in particular the actuarial and administration teams, you will be instrumental in the ongoing management of this database. Some duties include: - Onboarding new clients - Formatting and loading bulk data sets to the administrative database - Performing ongoing maintenance and quality testing on the data in line with statutory requirements - Updating and maintaining automated calculation and documentation libraries ensuring seamless transition of relevant data from the administration database - Producing both standard and ad hoc data extracts, reports, and statistics for use within data related projects throughout the business Pensions Data Analyst - You: - Strong numerical background with confidence in handling large data sets - Excellent Excel skills; knowledge of defined benefit pensions and SQL advantageous - Thrives in a process-driven environment, demonstrating logical thinking and attention to detail - Ideal for candidates seeking to begin a career focused on data quality and management, or those aiming to advance from a pensions administration background Pensions Data Analyst - Benefits: - Join a close-knit team of skilled, experienced, and passionate professionals - Friendly work environment - Flexible working hours - 24 days of holiday per year with holiday trading option - Volunteering leave - Flexible benefits tailored to personal circumstances - DC pension scheme - Discretionary annual bonus - Structured study and training plan - Opportunities for skill and career development To submit your application for this exciting Pensions Data Analyst opportunity, please click 'Apply' now.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Quantum Advisory have an exciting opportunity for a Pensions Data Analyst to join their team. Location: Cardiff, CF3 0LW (Hybrid Working) Salary: £23K - £35K PA (Depending on Experience) Job Type: Full-time, Permanent About Us: At Quantum Advisory, we're committed to delivering high-quality services while ensuring value for our clients. With offices in Amersham, Birmingham, Cardiff, and London, our team consists of Partners who have previously led actuarial and employee benefit consulting teams at major firms. Additionally, we have welcomed senior appointments from other industry leaders, enhancing our expertise across all locations. With a first-class pedigree and extensive experience, there's little in the realm of pensions work that we haven't undertaken. By investing in talented individuals, robust systems, and fostering proactive solution-based thinking, we aim to provide a premium service to our clients. Pensions Data Analyst - The Role: Working within the financial services industry you will be managing the data that is pivotal to the successful running of pension schemes. As part of the data projects team you will be involved with the management and application of the administration database to assist all aspects of the business. Pensions Data Analyst - Key Responsibilities: Working with teams from across the business, in particular the actuarial and administration teams, you will be instrumental in the ongoing management of this database. Some duties include: - Onboarding new clients - Formatting and loading bulk data sets to the administrative database - Performing ongoing maintenance and quality testing on the data in line with statutory requirements - Updating and maintaining automated calculation and documentation libraries ensuring seamless transition of relevant data from the administration database - Producing both standard and ad hoc data extracts, reports, and statistics for use within data related projects throughout the business Pensions Data Analyst - You: - Strong numerical background with confidence in handling large data sets - Excellent Excel skills; knowledge of defined benefit pensions and SQL advantageous - Thrives in a process-driven environment, demonstrating logical thinking and attention to detail - Ideal for candidates seeking to begin a career focused on data quality and management, or those aiming to advance from a pensions administration background Pensions Data Analyst - Benefits: - Join a close-knit team of skilled, experienced, and passionate professionals - Friendly work environment - Flexible working hours - 24 days of holiday per year with holiday trading option - Volunteering leave - Flexible benefits tailored to personal circumstances - DC pension scheme - Discretionary annual bonus - Structured study and training plan - Opportunities for skill and career development To submit your application for this exciting Pensions Data Analyst opportunity, please click 'Apply' now.
Central Employment Agency (North East) Limited
Gateshead, Tyne And Wear
Central Employment are working with a rapidly expanding eCommerce Retail organisation based in the North East. Due to on-going growth, they're seeking an eCommerce Data Analyst, reporting into the MD and Senior eCommerce Project Manager. Up to £35,000 DOE, based from their Gateshead studio 4 days a week, plus a range of excellent benefits. What we're looking for: Extensive knowledge of Ecommerce and the use of Ecommerce platforms. A driven, technically minded individual who is a self-starter and able to manage their own workload with direction from the business. Willingness to learn about all parts of the business to aid in project management and decision making. You will be bold in questioning new ideas and suggestions to achieve the best outcome for the customer. Broader knowledge of the entire marketing mix, as well as the ability to manage multiple brands and stores simultaneously. A perfectionist who understands the need for quality, clean data, and professional, commercially consistent output. What you'll be doing: Taking ownership of the product catalogue, images and categories, ensuring information is kept up to date, and new products are uploaded accurately and efficiently. Contributing to the overall ecommerce strategy and assisting with implementing new projects and initiatives. Increasing sales through Conversion Rate Optimisation and A/B Testing. Acting upon and responding to service desk requests for product information changes and website issues. Working with the Marketing Team and using data to enhance product merchandising, search engine optimisation and on-site content. Continuous testing of the websites to ensure a frictionless customer experience. Regular auditing and maintenance of the stores to ensure high performance and conversion. Analysing data from Google Analytics and 1st party sources to assist with decision-making and problem-solving. Using professional platforms to carry out thorough competitor research. Helping maintain several affiliate networks using Awin through third party management. Key skills we need: Extensive knowledge of Ecommerce platforms. A high level of experience with GA4, including some experience with implementations and the Data Layer. A high level of experience with reporting and Business Intelligence tools such as Looker Studio. An understanding of how on-site content affects Search Engine Optimisation. The ability to use data to drive decision-making, including Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel skills and experience with analytics platforms.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Central Employment are working with a rapidly expanding eCommerce Retail organisation based in the North East. Due to on-going growth, they're seeking an eCommerce Data Analyst, reporting into the MD and Senior eCommerce Project Manager. Up to £35,000 DOE, based from their Gateshead studio 4 days a week, plus a range of excellent benefits. What we're looking for: Extensive knowledge of Ecommerce and the use of Ecommerce platforms. A driven, technically minded individual who is a self-starter and able to manage their own workload with direction from the business. Willingness to learn about all parts of the business to aid in project management and decision making. You will be bold in questioning new ideas and suggestions to achieve the best outcome for the customer. Broader knowledge of the entire marketing mix, as well as the ability to manage multiple brands and stores simultaneously. A perfectionist who understands the need for quality, clean data, and professional, commercially consistent output. What you'll be doing: Taking ownership of the product catalogue, images and categories, ensuring information is kept up to date, and new products are uploaded accurately and efficiently. Contributing to the overall ecommerce strategy and assisting with implementing new projects and initiatives. Increasing sales through Conversion Rate Optimisation and A/B Testing. Acting upon and responding to service desk requests for product information changes and website issues. Working with the Marketing Team and using data to enhance product merchandising, search engine optimisation and on-site content. Continuous testing of the websites to ensure a frictionless customer experience. Regular auditing and maintenance of the stores to ensure high performance and conversion. Analysing data from Google Analytics and 1st party sources to assist with decision-making and problem-solving. Using professional platforms to carry out thorough competitor research. Helping maintain several affiliate networks using Awin through third party management. Key skills we need: Extensive knowledge of Ecommerce platforms. A high level of experience with GA4, including some experience with implementations and the Data Layer. A high level of experience with reporting and Business Intelligence tools such as Looker Studio. An understanding of how on-site content affects Search Engine Optimisation. The ability to use data to drive decision-making, including Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel skills and experience with analytics platforms.
Position: 2nd Line Service Desk Engineer - Hybrid Reporting to: Service Desk Team Leader Our client is looking for a positive, forward-thinking team player, to join their Service Desk team, as a 2nd line Service Desk Engineer. Our client is in the top 10 MSPs in the world and specialise in providing fully managed IT services to a diverse clientele across the globe. This role will involve working closely with Service Desk technicians to address complex issues across a wide array of technologies. The ideal candidate will have advanced technical skills, and a track record in a 2nd line engineer role. This MSP offer great career progression within their company. This role requires an individual who can: Diagnose and resolve 2nd line assigned and escalated support tickets within target resolution times. Diagnose and resolve NOC tickets (from the monitoring of clients' systems) within target resolution times. Provide face-to-face technical support by attending pre-scheduled client site visits. Accurately classify and prioritise tickets, keeping detailed ticket notes throughout the lifecycle of a ticket Regularly communicate to client end-users and their IT Officers progress towards resolution ensuring they are updated throughout the lifecycle of a ticket. Identify recurring IT issues affecting our clients where a permanent fix is required. Documenting useable technical and instructional guides and maintaining the IT Knowledge Management system Always provide excellent customer service and an excellent customer experience. Conduct personal queue and ticket triage to prioritise and manage your workload, escalating as and when required using internal processes. Liaise with partners and third-party vendors to resolve customer issues. Supporting, mentoring, training and developing the team of 1st Line Analysts Keep yourself updated, and share with your colleagues, the latest technological and cyber-security advancements and changes to technologies used by our clients. Obtain Microsoft & other related technical certifications. Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required: Knowledge of and experience troubleshooting and supporting the following technologies: Windows Server (On-premise and Azure) Administration of Active Directory (On-premise and Azure), Group Policy, Office 365 and SharePoint Microsoft Exchange platform Virtualisation technologies (Windows Virtual Desktop, Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager, V-Sphere) Backup & DR solutions Cyber-security technologies and issues (Incident response, EDR, MFA, AV) Citrix environments, both end user and core architecture (Virtual Desktops & Apps, Netscaler, Director, Studio) Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, RDS, Group Policy, LAN, WAN, Wireless, Switches, Routers) Advanced skills in Windows OS, MAC OSX & Microsoft Office issues Experience in configuring and supporting mobile devices. The ability to configure, administer and support Windows and MAC devices (laptops, desktops etc) Excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to communicate with others to determine their needs and explain complex issues to differing skill levels Being able to demonstrate a passion and commitment to learning new technologies either by ongoing certifications or personal interest projects Excellent team player but with the capacity to be strongly self-motivated Ability to deal with difficult or demanding situations in a calm and professional manner UK driving license
May 03, 2024
Full time
Position: 2nd Line Service Desk Engineer - Hybrid Reporting to: Service Desk Team Leader Our client is looking for a positive, forward-thinking team player, to join their Service Desk team, as a 2nd line Service Desk Engineer. Our client is in the top 10 MSPs in the world and specialise in providing fully managed IT services to a diverse clientele across the globe. This role will involve working closely with Service Desk technicians to address complex issues across a wide array of technologies. The ideal candidate will have advanced technical skills, and a track record in a 2nd line engineer role. This MSP offer great career progression within their company. This role requires an individual who can: Diagnose and resolve 2nd line assigned and escalated support tickets within target resolution times. Diagnose and resolve NOC tickets (from the monitoring of clients' systems) within target resolution times. Provide face-to-face technical support by attending pre-scheduled client site visits. Accurately classify and prioritise tickets, keeping detailed ticket notes throughout the lifecycle of a ticket Regularly communicate to client end-users and their IT Officers progress towards resolution ensuring they are updated throughout the lifecycle of a ticket. Identify recurring IT issues affecting our clients where a permanent fix is required. Documenting useable technical and instructional guides and maintaining the IT Knowledge Management system Always provide excellent customer service and an excellent customer experience. Conduct personal queue and ticket triage to prioritise and manage your workload, escalating as and when required using internal processes. Liaise with partners and third-party vendors to resolve customer issues. Supporting, mentoring, training and developing the team of 1st Line Analysts Keep yourself updated, and share with your colleagues, the latest technological and cyber-security advancements and changes to technologies used by our clients. Obtain Microsoft & other related technical certifications. Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required: Knowledge of and experience troubleshooting and supporting the following technologies: Windows Server (On-premise and Azure) Administration of Active Directory (On-premise and Azure), Group Policy, Office 365 and SharePoint Microsoft Exchange platform Virtualisation technologies (Windows Virtual Desktop, Hyper-V, Virtual Machine Manager, V-Sphere) Backup & DR solutions Cyber-security technologies and issues (Incident response, EDR, MFA, AV) Citrix environments, both end user and core architecture (Virtual Desktops & Apps, Netscaler, Director, Studio) Strong networking knowledge (TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, Active Directory, RDS, Group Policy, LAN, WAN, Wireless, Switches, Routers) Advanced skills in Windows OS, MAC OSX & Microsoft Office issues Experience in configuring and supporting mobile devices. The ability to configure, administer and support Windows and MAC devices (laptops, desktops etc) Excellent verbal and written communication and the ability to communicate with others to determine their needs and explain complex issues to differing skill levels Being able to demonstrate a passion and commitment to learning new technologies either by ongoing certifications or personal interest projects Excellent team player but with the capacity to be strongly self-motivated Ability to deal with difficult or demanding situations in a calm and professional manner UK driving license
Competitive Salary 25 days per year holiday 4% Company Pension Salary sacrifice Electric Car Scheme Hybrid working Mobile phone allowance Lots of socials and events such as Poker nights, Ping Pong competitions and Squash leagues World Class NetPromoter score company 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday (Beer fridge opens at 5pm Thursday) The Role Senior analysts are an extension of the Analytics leadership team. They are required to lead the analytics for client projects. This means working with the PM to create the project plan, assigning work across the other analysts on the project, coaching delivery and quality assuring the output Responsibilities Our Data Analysts: Are experts in turning large quantities of complex client data into insights which can be used to inform decision making and drive business benefit Are quick to identify incomplete and diverse data sets, pinpointing data issues which may affect the accuracy and completeness of any analysis performed Recognise the importance and value of understanding the data they are analysing, validating the information provided and reconciling the data sets as part of the Data Analytics Cycle Are experienced in producing data visualisations, detailed reporting and analytics underpinned with clear business commentary Work closely with multi-disciplined teams to deliver end to end client solutions in a timely manner Balance the technical and analytical demands of their role with the need for strong engagement with our clients and consultants alike Can conduct consumer data analytics for our Tier 1 Telecoms / Utilities provider clients that will provide insights into a range of focus areas, including customer eligibility compliance, discount and promotion activities and key performance indicators construction Analysis activities that require insights to be derived from the data sets to enable business case construction to addess any data anomalies found Are open minded and flexible with a thirst for knowledge and an appetite for continuous development Work closely with multi-disciplined teams to deliver end to end client solutions in a timely manner Balance the technical and analytical demands of their role Are open minded and flexible with a thirst for knowledge and an appetite for continuous development What success looks like in the role Clear, concise, and insightful data analytics which enable our clients to make sound business decisions based on fact Ability to translate data analysis into targeted information which can be converted into actionable improvements, based on specific client / industry needs Create impactful data visuals and compelling narratives Continued improvement of Sagacity's Product Suite through the delivery of robust data insight Ability to take accountability and ownership for client and internal deliverables Work as part of a Data Analytics team proving knowledge transfer support, peer to peer reviews and mentoring as a team to increase the team's skill sites and drive continuous learning Competencies and Behaviours 5+ years of relevant experienceCommercial experience within Telecoms, Banking or Utilities industries; or within a data related consultancy company Have strong applied technical and analytical skills using a range of tools and techniques (SQL, Python, R, Excel) Have a strong understanding of databases and relational data modelling Experience in Python, R, statistical modelling or Machine Learning would be preferred Is highly inquisitive. Uses data to finds and quantifies tactical and strategic opportunities Can produce testable, repeatable, well documented solutions where QA is core to the delivery mechanism Can present confidently at all levels of a business Can maintains flexible and robust plans across multiple projects, proactively identifies risk and outline mitigation plans. Creates impactful data visuals and compelling narratives Good at working independently and as part of a team Are flexible and self-motivated Are good under pressure Able to travel throughout the UK Can be based at our London Office Have a commitment to personal development Founded in 2005, we are a dynamic data solutions company dedicated to helping organisations solve complex business challenges. Our client's satisfaction is of primary importance to us and we are proud to own a World Class Net Promoter Score. Combining our data solutions with our delivery capabilities and tailored approach, we work with clients across the Water, Energy, Telecoms, Financial Services and Housing sectors to achieve a common goal. Sagacity addresses core problems that exist for clients within the lifecycle of their customers; Reducing Bad Debt, Improving Revenue & Margin and Optimising Value through our five core solutions; Customer Data Management, Credit Risk, Revenue Assurance, Value Based Management and Consulting. We help our clients to extract maximum value by joining the dots between data, people, policies, processes and systems. We believe that the reason for our World Class Net Promoter Score is because of the talent we employ and nurture, our team environment as well as our ethos - for us it is a mindset thing We are a purpose led company and we believe that purpose comes before profit. We believe that if we achieve our purpose then everything else will follow. From a client perspective that means we engage to deliver successful client outcomes rather than limiting ourselves to delivering contracted outputs. Delivering outputs delivers the contract. Joining the dots delivers the outcome.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Competitive Salary 25 days per year holiday 4% Company Pension Salary sacrifice Electric Car Scheme Hybrid working Mobile phone allowance Lots of socials and events such as Poker nights, Ping Pong competitions and Squash leagues World Class NetPromoter score company 9am - 5:30pm Monday to Friday (Beer fridge opens at 5pm Thursday) The Role Senior analysts are an extension of the Analytics leadership team. They are required to lead the analytics for client projects. This means working with the PM to create the project plan, assigning work across the other analysts on the project, coaching delivery and quality assuring the output Responsibilities Our Data Analysts: Are experts in turning large quantities of complex client data into insights which can be used to inform decision making and drive business benefit Are quick to identify incomplete and diverse data sets, pinpointing data issues which may affect the accuracy and completeness of any analysis performed Recognise the importance and value of understanding the data they are analysing, validating the information provided and reconciling the data sets as part of the Data Analytics Cycle Are experienced in producing data visualisations, detailed reporting and analytics underpinned with clear business commentary Work closely with multi-disciplined teams to deliver end to end client solutions in a timely manner Balance the technical and analytical demands of their role with the need for strong engagement with our clients and consultants alike Can conduct consumer data analytics for our Tier 1 Telecoms / Utilities provider clients that will provide insights into a range of focus areas, including customer eligibility compliance, discount and promotion activities and key performance indicators construction Analysis activities that require insights to be derived from the data sets to enable business case construction to addess any data anomalies found Are open minded and flexible with a thirst for knowledge and an appetite for continuous development Work closely with multi-disciplined teams to deliver end to end client solutions in a timely manner Balance the technical and analytical demands of their role Are open minded and flexible with a thirst for knowledge and an appetite for continuous development What success looks like in the role Clear, concise, and insightful data analytics which enable our clients to make sound business decisions based on fact Ability to translate data analysis into targeted information which can be converted into actionable improvements, based on specific client / industry needs Create impactful data visuals and compelling narratives Continued improvement of Sagacity's Product Suite through the delivery of robust data insight Ability to take accountability and ownership for client and internal deliverables Work as part of a Data Analytics team proving knowledge transfer support, peer to peer reviews and mentoring as a team to increase the team's skill sites and drive continuous learning Competencies and Behaviours 5+ years of relevant experienceCommercial experience within Telecoms, Banking or Utilities industries; or within a data related consultancy company Have strong applied technical and analytical skills using a range of tools and techniques (SQL, Python, R, Excel) Have a strong understanding of databases and relational data modelling Experience in Python, R, statistical modelling or Machine Learning would be preferred Is highly inquisitive. Uses data to finds and quantifies tactical and strategic opportunities Can produce testable, repeatable, well documented solutions where QA is core to the delivery mechanism Can present confidently at all levels of a business Can maintains flexible and robust plans across multiple projects, proactively identifies risk and outline mitigation plans. Creates impactful data visuals and compelling narratives Good at working independently and as part of a team Are flexible and self-motivated Are good under pressure Able to travel throughout the UK Can be based at our London Office Have a commitment to personal development Founded in 2005, we are a dynamic data solutions company dedicated to helping organisations solve complex business challenges. Our client's satisfaction is of primary importance to us and we are proud to own a World Class Net Promoter Score. Combining our data solutions with our delivery capabilities and tailored approach, we work with clients across the Water, Energy, Telecoms, Financial Services and Housing sectors to achieve a common goal. Sagacity addresses core problems that exist for clients within the lifecycle of their customers; Reducing Bad Debt, Improving Revenue & Margin and Optimising Value through our five core solutions; Customer Data Management, Credit Risk, Revenue Assurance, Value Based Management and Consulting. We help our clients to extract maximum value by joining the dots between data, people, policies, processes and systems. We believe that the reason for our World Class Net Promoter Score is because of the talent we employ and nurture, our team environment as well as our ethos - for us it is a mindset thing We are a purpose led company and we believe that purpose comes before profit. We believe that if we achieve our purpose then everything else will follow. From a client perspective that means we engage to deliver successful client outcomes rather than limiting ourselves to delivering contracted outputs. Delivering outputs delivers the contract. Joining the dots delivers the outcome.
Dynamics Superuser/Business Process Owner Willenhall Hybrid Up To £48,000 per Annum + Enhanced Pension We are seeking a Dynamics Superuser/Business Process Owner to join a prominent manufacturer and supplier of door opening solutions. This role involves addressing the stringent safety, security, and convenience requirements of end-users. As part of a market-leading enterprise, you ll contribute to implementing and designing innovative solutions that enable the business to flourish in a dynamically evolving market. Your primary focus will be within the ERP system, collaborating with all UK business units to comprehend challenges and propose effective solutions. Furthermore, you ll play a pivotal role in future projects, facilitating the migration of the UK organization to a new ERP platform. Responsibilities: To take responsibility for the setup of all key required processes within AX and test for operational suitability within the scope and objective of the project Be responsible for delivering high quality end user training for new starters and existing members of staff Develop and grow the Super User network within the UK business Supporting the business in understanding and designing changes and new solutions Providing support to the business users for all applications managed by the Enterprise Applications team (in conjunction with the rest of the team and led by the Enterprise Applications Support analyst) Skills Required: Knowledge of ERP systems and MS Office Suite High level of Microsoft Dynamics understanding - Desirable Understanding of ITIL processes Excellent knowledge of the Order to Cash business processes General IT Support (1st/2nd Line) Please apply to speak with Sam, Recruitment Consultant at Big Red Recruitment IT & Digital Recruitment Specialists. Dynamics Superuser/Business Process Owner Willenhall Hybrid We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.
May 03, 2024
Full time
Dynamics Superuser/Business Process Owner Willenhall Hybrid Up To £48,000 per Annum + Enhanced Pension We are seeking a Dynamics Superuser/Business Process Owner to join a prominent manufacturer and supplier of door opening solutions. This role involves addressing the stringent safety, security, and convenience requirements of end-users. As part of a market-leading enterprise, you ll contribute to implementing and designing innovative solutions that enable the business to flourish in a dynamically evolving market. Your primary focus will be within the ERP system, collaborating with all UK business units to comprehend challenges and propose effective solutions. Furthermore, you ll play a pivotal role in future projects, facilitating the migration of the UK organization to a new ERP platform. Responsibilities: To take responsibility for the setup of all key required processes within AX and test for operational suitability within the scope and objective of the project Be responsible for delivering high quality end user training for new starters and existing members of staff Develop and grow the Super User network within the UK business Supporting the business in understanding and designing changes and new solutions Providing support to the business users for all applications managed by the Enterprise Applications team (in conjunction with the rest of the team and led by the Enterprise Applications Support analyst) Skills Required: Knowledge of ERP systems and MS Office Suite High level of Microsoft Dynamics understanding - Desirable Understanding of ITIL processes Excellent knowledge of the Order to Cash business processes General IT Support (1st/2nd Line) Please apply to speak with Sam, Recruitment Consultant at Big Red Recruitment IT & Digital Recruitment Specialists. Dynamics Superuser/Business Process Owner Willenhall Hybrid We are an equal opportunity recruitment company. This means we welcome applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of race, sex, disability, religion, sexual orientation or age. We are particularly invested in Neurodiversity inclusion and offer reasonable adjustments in the interview process. Reasonable adjustments are changes that we can make in the interview process if your disability puts you at a disadvantage compared with others who are not disabled. If you would benefit from a reasonable adjustment in your interview process, please call or email one of our recruiters.
Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd is an inclusive employer, and we actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. However, due to the nature of our business, many of our roles and customers require security clearance. Therefore, your current or any previous nationality and/or your place of birth may limit the roles you can carry out for us. For the below position, you must be a UK national or have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of five years and must meet the eligibility to gain Security Clearance. Further information on the eligibility criteria for Security Clearance on the United Kingdom Security Vetting website. IT Support Analyst - Role Purpose This is a fantastic opportunity for an IT Support Analyst. Working with the latest technologies, we offer the opportunity for the successful candidate to grow within a supportive and dynamic organisation that is set for growth and success. The ideal candidate should have a wide and varied skillset, be self-motivated, willing to learn, hardworking and efficient with excellent attention to detail. The IT team provide a service that is critical for the smooth and efficient operation of the business on a day to day basis, by providing support for all IT systems and services for all UK staff, spread currently over two sites (Wolverhampton and Risley). The IT support analyst will be the first point of contact for any IT related queries, as the face of IT to the business, professionalism and attention to detail are key skills for the role. Key Activities/Decision Areas Act as the first-line of support for all IT issues and queries Maintain the knowledge, experience and expertise in order to ensure excellent customer service Capable of troubleshooting the full spectrum of IT problems covering software, hardware, mobile devices, laptops, desktops, printers and networks. Managing IT support requests ensuring each is responded to timely and correctly. Setting up network users, user environments, e-mail accounts, directories, and security. Setting up and maintaining basic network operations, including setup of laptops/PC s, mobile phones and other IT equipment. Troubleshooting and correcting hardware/ software computer and network problems. Installing, testing and upgrading necessary software. Ensuring all daily tasks including backups complete successfully. Ensuring the smooth operation of business-critical services. Ensure that starters and leavers are processed effectively. Is responsible for maintaining secure user access to all our key systems and information assets. Essential role related knowledge, qualifications and experience Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Good communications skills - written and verbal Knowledge of ticketing systems Basic understanding of cybersecurity Excellent troubleshooting skills Extensive application support experience with Office 2016/365, MS Teams, CAD systems Working knowledge of network and PC operating systems, Windows 10, Windows Server 19/22 Imaging and deployment technologies, Heimdal, WSUS, MDT, PDQ Working knowledge of Active Directory Microsoft 365 admin exposure Desirable: Microsoft Endpoint Manager(InTune)/MDM exposure Desirable: Knowledge of VMware ESXi Desirable: VMWare Horizon experience or other VDI platform PLEASE NOTE: Required full UK driving license as occasional travel to satellite offices may be required. A pool car will be made available. On occasion out of hours overtime may be required in order to complete maintenance or other IT projects. Salary and Benefits Salary negotiable 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Annual leave buy and sell Death in Service - 3x salary Scottish Widows Pension Sickness Benefit (after successful completion of probationary period) Employee Assistance Programme Da Vinci employee portal that offers discounts, offers, and employee assistance programme
May 03, 2024
Full time
Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd is an inclusive employer, and we actively encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. However, due to the nature of our business, many of our roles and customers require security clearance. Therefore, your current or any previous nationality and/or your place of birth may limit the roles you can carry out for us. For the below position, you must be a UK national or have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of five years and must meet the eligibility to gain Security Clearance. Further information on the eligibility criteria for Security Clearance on the United Kingdom Security Vetting website. IT Support Analyst - Role Purpose This is a fantastic opportunity for an IT Support Analyst. Working with the latest technologies, we offer the opportunity for the successful candidate to grow within a supportive and dynamic organisation that is set for growth and success. The ideal candidate should have a wide and varied skillset, be self-motivated, willing to learn, hardworking and efficient with excellent attention to detail. The IT team provide a service that is critical for the smooth and efficient operation of the business on a day to day basis, by providing support for all IT systems and services for all UK staff, spread currently over two sites (Wolverhampton and Risley). The IT support analyst will be the first point of contact for any IT related queries, as the face of IT to the business, professionalism and attention to detail are key skills for the role. Key Activities/Decision Areas Act as the first-line of support for all IT issues and queries Maintain the knowledge, experience and expertise in order to ensure excellent customer service Capable of troubleshooting the full spectrum of IT problems covering software, hardware, mobile devices, laptops, desktops, printers and networks. Managing IT support requests ensuring each is responded to timely and correctly. Setting up network users, user environments, e-mail accounts, directories, and security. Setting up and maintaining basic network operations, including setup of laptops/PC s, mobile phones and other IT equipment. Troubleshooting and correcting hardware/ software computer and network problems. Installing, testing and upgrading necessary software. Ensuring all daily tasks including backups complete successfully. Ensuring the smooth operation of business-critical services. Ensure that starters and leavers are processed effectively. Is responsible for maintaining secure user access to all our key systems and information assets. Essential role related knowledge, qualifications and experience Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills Good communications skills - written and verbal Knowledge of ticketing systems Basic understanding of cybersecurity Excellent troubleshooting skills Extensive application support experience with Office 2016/365, MS Teams, CAD systems Working knowledge of network and PC operating systems, Windows 10, Windows Server 19/22 Imaging and deployment technologies, Heimdal, WSUS, MDT, PDQ Working knowledge of Active Directory Microsoft 365 admin exposure Desirable: Microsoft Endpoint Manager(InTune)/MDM exposure Desirable: Knowledge of VMware ESXi Desirable: VMWare Horizon experience or other VDI platform PLEASE NOTE: Required full UK driving license as occasional travel to satellite offices may be required. A pool car will be made available. On occasion out of hours overtime may be required in order to complete maintenance or other IT projects. Salary and Benefits Salary negotiable 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays Annual leave buy and sell Death in Service - 3x salary Scottish Widows Pension Sickness Benefit (after successful completion of probationary period) Employee Assistance Programme Da Vinci employee portal that offers discounts, offers, and employee assistance programme
Senior SAP Oracle Banking Treasury Analyst Globally recognised Pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation is actively seeking a Senior SAP Banking Treasury Analyst to join them in an initial 12 month contract. Hybrid role, 2/3 days onsite in the thier Luton office, paying up to £550 per day Outside IR35.You will be responsible for leading a number of the activities within the cash, banking, vendor payment and O2C process areas. The right person will have a deep experience of working in high volume, high value business-to-business and intercompany banking in a global corporate environment. Also you will have have a strong understanding of end-to-end cash management and banking arrangements. The Requirements: Deep knowledge and experience of high volume, high value business-to-business and intercompany banking in a global corporate environment Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of SAP FICO, host to host integration solutions and various formats including API ( Application Programming Interface) SAP S4HANA procure to pay and Order to cash experience. Experience in the existing ECC (ERP Central Component) system banking configuration like house banks, payments configuration (DMEE, IDOC, IFILE) and statements configuration (CAMPT53, MT940). Experience and participation in the system unit testing, SIT and UAT test iterations with internal stakeholders and banks Banking applications like FIS payment factory HUB, quantum knowledge. In depth knowledge in MT940 and CAMT53 and ISO XML file formats. Good documentation skills to prepare the functional specifications and user requirement documents in banking. The Overview: Up to £550p.d. Outside IR35 Initial 12 month contract Fulltime, hybrid role Luton office; 2-3 days onsite required
May 03, 2024
Full time
Senior SAP Oracle Banking Treasury Analyst Globally recognised Pharmaceutical manufacturing organisation is actively seeking a Senior SAP Banking Treasury Analyst to join them in an initial 12 month contract. Hybrid role, 2/3 days onsite in the thier Luton office, paying up to £550 per day Outside IR35.You will be responsible for leading a number of the activities within the cash, banking, vendor payment and O2C process areas. The right person will have a deep experience of working in high volume, high value business-to-business and intercompany banking in a global corporate environment. Also you will have have a strong understanding of end-to-end cash management and banking arrangements. The Requirements: Deep knowledge and experience of high volume, high value business-to-business and intercompany banking in a global corporate environment Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of SAP FICO, host to host integration solutions and various formats including API ( Application Programming Interface) SAP S4HANA procure to pay and Order to cash experience. Experience in the existing ECC (ERP Central Component) system banking configuration like house banks, payments configuration (DMEE, IDOC, IFILE) and statements configuration (CAMPT53, MT940). Experience and participation in the system unit testing, SIT and UAT test iterations with internal stakeholders and banks Banking applications like FIS payment factory HUB, quantum knowledge. In depth knowledge in MT940 and CAMT53 and ISO XML file formats. Good documentation skills to prepare the functional specifications and user requirement documents in banking. The Overview: Up to £550p.d. Outside IR35 Initial 12 month contract Fulltime, hybrid role Luton office; 2-3 days onsite required