Key Aspects of the Role:
Demonstrate analytical and programming skills across a range of platforms.
Ability to interpret requirements into working code.
Agile Development Process.
Strong problem solving skills.
Develop, test and implement code to departmental standards.
Produce just enough documentation and ensure proposed solutions are fit for purpose.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports.
Ensure that communication to the business is professional, clear and appropriate.
Perform maintenance programming and correction of defects.
Some international travel
Willingness to learn new technology such as Artificial Intelligence, automation or robotics
Work closely with other systems teams to ensure successful technical solution delivery
Essential Skills / Experience:
C#
WebAPI and/or WCF
Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ / T-SQL & Stored Procedures
Desired Skills / Experience:
Windows Forms
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) / GitAzureOracle PL-SQL
Azure
Oracle PL-SQL
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permeant
Location:
Nottinghamshire
Salary:
£50,000 - £70,000
Mar 12, 2019
Full time
Key Aspects of the Role:
Demonstrate analytical and programming skills across a range of platforms.
Ability to interpret requirements into working code.
Agile Development Process.
Strong problem solving skills.
Develop, test and implement code to departmental standards.
Produce just enough documentation and ensure proposed solutions are fit for purpose.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports.
Ensure that communication to the business is professional, clear and appropriate.
Perform maintenance programming and correction of defects.
Some international travel
Willingness to learn new technology such as Artificial Intelligence, automation or robotics
Work closely with other systems teams to ensure successful technical solution delivery
Essential Skills / Experience:
C#
WebAPI and/or WCF
Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ / T-SQL & Stored Procedures
Desired Skills / Experience:
Windows Forms
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) / GitAzureOracle PL-SQL
Azure
Oracle PL-SQL
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permeant
Location:
Nottinghamshire
Salary:
£50,000 - £70,000
Key Aspects of the Role:
Demonstrate analytical and programming skills across a range of platforms.
Ability to interpret requirements into working code.
Agile Development Process.
Strong problem solving skills.
Develop, test and implement code to departmental standards.
Produce just enough documentation and ensure proposed solutions are fit for purpose.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports.
Ensure that communication to the business is professional, clear and appropriate.
Perform maintenance programming and correction of defects.
Some international travel
Willingness to learn new technology such as Artificial Intelligence, automation or robotics
Work closely with other systems teams to ensure successful technical solution delivery
Essential Skills / Experience:
C#
WebAPI and/or WCF
Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ / T-SQL & Stored Procedures
Desired Skills / Experience:
Windows Forms
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) / GitAzureOracle PL-SQL
Azure
Oracle PL-SQL
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permeant
Location:
Nottinghamshire
Salary:
£50,000 - £70,000
Mar 12, 2019
Full time
Key Aspects of the Role:
Demonstrate analytical and programming skills across a range of platforms.
Ability to interpret requirements into working code.
Agile Development Process.
Strong problem solving skills.
Develop, test and implement code to departmental standards.
Produce just enough documentation and ensure proposed solutions are fit for purpose.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports.
Ensure that communication to the business is professional, clear and appropriate.
Perform maintenance programming and correction of defects.
Some international travel
Willingness to learn new technology such as Artificial Intelligence, automation or robotics
Work closely with other systems teams to ensure successful technical solution delivery
Essential Skills / Experience:
C#
WebAPI and/or WCF
Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ / T-SQL & Stored Procedures
Desired Skills / Experience:
Windows Forms
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) / GitAzureOracle PL-SQL
Azure
Oracle PL-SQL
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permeant
Location:
Nottinghamshire
Salary:
£50,000 - £70,000
Key Aspects of this role:
Ability to interpret requirements into working code.
Continually improve skills, utilising provided training materials, and seek to expand business knowledge.
Agile Development Process.
Develop, test and implement code to departmental standards.
Work to plans / deadlines provided, escalating issues as appropriate.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports.
Ensure that communication to the business is professional, clear and appropriate.
Perform maintenance programming and correction of defects.
Essential Skills / Experience:
C# / ASP.Net
Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ / T-SQL & Stored Procedures
HTML 5 / CSS3
Javascript
Desirable Skills / Experience:
Javascript Frameworks: jQuery / AngularJS / React / React Native
ASP.Net Core MVC
ASP.Net WebAPI
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) / Git
Oracle PL-SQL
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permeant
Location:
Nottinghamshire
Salary:
£45,000 - £70,000
Mar 12, 2019
Full time
Key Aspects of this role:
Ability to interpret requirements into working code.
Continually improve skills, utilising provided training materials, and seek to expand business knowledge.
Agile Development Process.
Develop, test and implement code to departmental standards.
Work to plans / deadlines provided, escalating issues as appropriate.
Provide ad-hoc analysis and reports.
Ensure that communication to the business is professional, clear and appropriate.
Perform maintenance programming and correction of defects.
Essential Skills / Experience:
C# / ASP.Net
Microsoft SQL Server 2012+ / T-SQL & Stored Procedures
HTML 5 / CSS3
Javascript
Desirable Skills / Experience:
Javascript Frameworks: jQuery / AngularJS / React / React Native
ASP.Net Core MVC
ASP.Net WebAPI
Microsoft SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS) / Git
Oracle PL-SQL
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permeant
Location:
Nottinghamshire
Salary:
£45,000 - £70,000
Company Background:
Our client is a growing innovative company providing secure and user friendly authentication using unique face-based technology. We have a team that combines academic experience from world leading universities with extensive expertise in building industry-leading companies. Our technology, which has been developed in-house, is fully patented and we are the recipient of a number of highly competitive innovation grants.
Essential Requirements:
Solid commercial experience developing native Android apps in Java
Familiarity with Android Studio & Gradle
Understanding of HTTP and RESTful APIs
Understanding of design patterns (MVP/MVVM etc)
Knowledge of RxJava
Experience in unit testing (e.g. Mockito) and working with CI (Continuous Integration)
Knowledge of Android camera APIs (camera & camera2)
Any experience in video processing apps (filtering, face recognition, etc)
Desirable Requirements:
Familiarity with OpenGL
Understanding of video encoding (H.264, MediaCodec APIs)
Understanding of building Android library projects (AAR/Maven)
Knowledge of Kotlin
Any iOS development experience
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Contract
Location:
London
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
Mar 06, 2019
Contractor
Company Background:
Our client is a growing innovative company providing secure and user friendly authentication using unique face-based technology. We have a team that combines academic experience from world leading universities with extensive expertise in building industry-leading companies. Our technology, which has been developed in-house, is fully patented and we are the recipient of a number of highly competitive innovation grants.
Essential Requirements:
Solid commercial experience developing native Android apps in Java
Familiarity with Android Studio & Gradle
Understanding of HTTP and RESTful APIs
Understanding of design patterns (MVP/MVVM etc)
Knowledge of RxJava
Experience in unit testing (e.g. Mockito) and working with CI (Continuous Integration)
Knowledge of Android camera APIs (camera & camera2)
Any experience in video processing apps (filtering, face recognition, etc)
Desirable Requirements:
Familiarity with OpenGL
Understanding of video encoding (H.264, MediaCodec APIs)
Understanding of building Android library projects (AAR/Maven)
Knowledge of Kotlin
Any iOS development experience
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Contract
Location:
London
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
About the role:
We’re recruiting for a senior SQL and Power BI specialist to help us migrate from our existing reporting solution to Power BI embedded. We’re looking for someone skilled in reporting and software development with a collaborative attitude. We operate in an agile environment and focus on creating high-quality applications.
Technical Requirements:
5 years of professional development experience
Experience with Power BI and SQL, including a strong understanding of SQL optimisation
Ability articulate their ideas of clean, logical code, and understand agile development practices
Computer Science Degree or related field, or have equivalent professional experience
Cultural Requirements
Curious with a love of learning
Attention to detail and quality
Can communicate clearly and concisely
Enjoy working in a small company
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Contract
Location:
London
Salary:
£400 - £500 per day
Mar 06, 2019
Contractor
About the role:
We’re recruiting for a senior SQL and Power BI specialist to help us migrate from our existing reporting solution to Power BI embedded. We’re looking for someone skilled in reporting and software development with a collaborative attitude. We operate in an agile environment and focus on creating high-quality applications.
Technical Requirements:
5 years of professional development experience
Experience with Power BI and SQL, including a strong understanding of SQL optimisation
Ability articulate their ideas of clean, logical code, and understand agile development practices
Computer Science Degree or related field, or have equivalent professional experience
Cultural Requirements
Curious with a love of learning
Attention to detail and quality
Can communicate clearly and concisely
Enjoy working in a small company
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Contract
Location:
London
Salary:
£400 - £500 per day
Company Background:
Our client is a growing innovative company providing secure and user friendly authentication using unique face-based technology. We have a team that combines academic experience from world leading universities with extensive expertise in building industry-leading companies. Our technology, which has been developed in-house, is fully patented and we are the recipient of a number of highly competitive innovation grants.
Essential Requirements:
Solid commercial experience developing native Android apps in Java
Familiarity with Android Studio & Gradle
Understanding of HTTP and RESTful APIs
Understanding of design patterns (MVP/MVVM etc)
Knowledge of RxJava
Experience in unit testing (e.g. Mockito) and working with CI (Continuous Integration)
Desirable Requirements:
Knowledge of Android camera APIs (camera & camera2)
Any experience in video processing apps (filtering, face recognition, etc)
Familiarity with OpenGL
Understanding of video encoding (H.264, MediaCodec APIs)
Understanding of building Android library projects (AAR/Maven)
Knowledge of Kotlin
Any iOS development experience
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permanent
Location:
London
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
Mar 05, 2019
Full time
Company Background:
Our client is a growing innovative company providing secure and user friendly authentication using unique face-based technology. We have a team that combines academic experience from world leading universities with extensive expertise in building industry-leading companies. Our technology, which has been developed in-house, is fully patented and we are the recipient of a number of highly competitive innovation grants.
Essential Requirements:
Solid commercial experience developing native Android apps in Java
Familiarity with Android Studio & Gradle
Understanding of HTTP and RESTful APIs
Understanding of design patterns (MVP/MVVM etc)
Knowledge of RxJava
Experience in unit testing (e.g. Mockito) and working with CI (Continuous Integration)
Desirable Requirements:
Knowledge of Android camera APIs (camera & camera2)
Any experience in video processing apps (filtering, face recognition, etc)
Familiarity with OpenGL
Understanding of video encoding (H.264, MediaCodec APIs)
Understanding of building Android library projects (AAR/Maven)
Knowledge of Kotlin
Any iOS development experience
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Sendhu Ravi
Contact Email:
sendhu@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
07899914994
Job Type:
Permanent
Location:
London
Salary:
£60,000 - £80,000
Odin has an exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to join the team based in London. You will work on a full time permanent basis and will receive a highly competitive salary.
ODIN is a strategy-focused technology consultancy. We architect and implement award-winning technical solutions that support our clients’ commercial objectives and future vision.
In just over 4 years ODIN has grown from a boutique consultancy to a 20+ strong team, with an impressive roster of clients including some of Europe’s largest media organisations and brands ranging from Which? to Discovery, Hearst to Honda.
With our expanding client roster and ambitions to consolidate our spot as one of Europe’s leading Technology Consultancies, this is a great time to join. We still offer the flexibility, growth and atmosphere of a start-up whilst providing the security and established processes of a larger organisation.
We’re hiring a full stack developer to work on client projects ranging from consumer websites to data warehouses, reporting directly to the Development Manager.
Your day to day job will be mainly coding, attending scrum ceremonies, contributing to architectural discussions and mentoring more junior members of the team.
As a more senior member of the team you will be expected to actively contribute to continual improvement of practices and standards used. For example presenting at Lunch & Learn Fridays.
Qualities needed as our Full Stack Developer:
- Perfect written and spoken English.
- Passion for technology.
- Strong technical background (degree or otherwise proven) is required.
- Be client facing and customer service focused.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Adaptable, agile mindset.
Responsibilities needed as our Full Stack Developer:
- Develop software to meet user needs.
- Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.
- Write clean, secure and well-tested code.
- Plan and lead development on sets of related stories.
- Have an understanding of whole systems and take responsibility for teaching this to others.
- Work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built.
- Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.
- Consider the operation and support of the production services.
- Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability.
Skills & Experience needed as our Full Stack Developer:
- Server side coding, preferably Javascript, Node.
- AWS services specifically including: Cloudwatch, EC2, RDS, S3.
- Database technologies (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery.
- Working knowledge of front end frameworks such as React and Angular.
- Good understanding of system/application performance and performance tuning.
- Build tools - Gradle, NPM.
- Git - Command line, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Stash.
- TDD and BDD.
- Testing tools and techniques - Cucumber, Mocha.
- Web Services - REST, SOAP.
- CI servers (Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo).
- Developing on Linux/UNIX.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment principles.
- JIRA and Confluence.
- Software development principles Scrum & KanBan.
Desirable
- Developed SaaS web applications and/or Data Warehousing.
- AWS Certifications.
- Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible.
What we can offer you as our Full Stack Developer:
- A friendly supportive environment.
- Exposure to leading cloud technologies.
- Free online training and exams for relevant certification.
- A dynamic working environment in central London.
Jan 02, 2019
Full time
Odin has an exciting opportunity for a Full Stack Developer to join the team based in London. You will work on a full time permanent basis and will receive a highly competitive salary.
ODIN is a strategy-focused technology consultancy. We architect and implement award-winning technical solutions that support our clients’ commercial objectives and future vision.
In just over 4 years ODIN has grown from a boutique consultancy to a 20+ strong team, with an impressive roster of clients including some of Europe’s largest media organisations and brands ranging from Which? to Discovery, Hearst to Honda.
With our expanding client roster and ambitions to consolidate our spot as one of Europe’s leading Technology Consultancies, this is a great time to join. We still offer the flexibility, growth and atmosphere of a start-up whilst providing the security and established processes of a larger organisation.
We’re hiring a full stack developer to work on client projects ranging from consumer websites to data warehouses, reporting directly to the Development Manager.
Your day to day job will be mainly coding, attending scrum ceremonies, contributing to architectural discussions and mentoring more junior members of the team.
As a more senior member of the team you will be expected to actively contribute to continual improvement of practices and standards used. For example presenting at Lunch & Learn Fridays.
Qualities needed as our Full Stack Developer:
- Perfect written and spoken English.
- Passion for technology.
- Strong technical background (degree or otherwise proven) is required.
- Be client facing and customer service focused.
- Good problem solving skills.
- Adaptable, agile mindset.
Responsibilities needed as our Full Stack Developer:
- Develop software to meet user needs.
- Follow best practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines.
- Write clean, secure and well-tested code.
- Plan and lead development on sets of related stories.
- Have an understanding of whole systems and take responsibility for teaching this to others.
- Work with other disciplines to understand what needs to be built.
- Coach and mentor more junior colleagues.
- Consider the operation and support of the production services.
- Find ways to improve system robustness, resilience and stability.
Skills & Experience needed as our Full Stack Developer:
- Server side coding, preferably Javascript, Node.
- AWS services specifically including: Cloudwatch, EC2, RDS, S3.
- Database technologies (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB).
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery.
- Working knowledge of front end frameworks such as React and Angular.
- Good understanding of system/application performance and performance tuning.
- Build tools - Gradle, NPM.
- Git - Command line, Bitbucket, GitHub, GitLab, Stash.
- TDD and BDD.
- Testing tools and techniques - Cucumber, Mocha.
- Web Services - REST, SOAP.
- CI servers (Jenkins, Hudson, Bamboo).
- Developing on Linux/UNIX.
- Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment principles.
- JIRA and Confluence.
- Software development principles Scrum & KanBan.
Desirable
- Developed SaaS web applications and/or Data Warehousing.
- AWS Certifications.
- Docker, Kubernetes, Ansible.
What we can offer you as our Full Stack Developer:
- A friendly supportive environment.
- Exposure to leading cloud technologies.
- Free online training and exams for relevant certification.
- A dynamic working environment in central London.
Salary: £157.50 - £293.63 p/w
Working Week: Monday to Friday – requirement to work one of the following dependant on rota. 0800 to 1630 0830 to 1700 0900 to 1730 60 minute lunch break
Total hours per week: 37.50
Duration: 24 Months
Start Date: ASAP
About Good Energy
Founded in 1999, Our mission at Good Energy is to transform the UK energy market by helping homes and businesses to be part of a sustainable solution to climate change.
Good Energy is looking for talented people to help us build a more sustainable future for the UK. We’re motivated by the contribution we make every day towards developing the green energy sector and reducing the UK’s carbon emissions.
Life at Good Energy is a little different from your average company. Everyone works in a fun and fast paced environment where your day to day responsibilities will be contributing to a better, more sustainable future for everyone.
The Apprentice Service Desk Analyst will require a flexible self-starter, capable of working in a small but highly demanding and productive team environment. The successful candidate will work closely with members of the IT & Digital team to deliver robust solutions. The role requires the ability to communicate and work with a variety of people from every area of the
As an Apprentice Service Desk Analyst, you will be part of the IT team. The IT & Digital team is responsible for supporting the Business with all IT & Digital needs. The successful candidate will require a passion for customer service and communication with colleagues, and will contribute to continual improvement of service desk documentation.
Apprenticeship summary
Work closely with customers around the business to collect necessary information to allow resolution of Service Desk tickets.
Directly resolve service desk tickets in agreed areas of responsibility including, but not limited to:
New user accounts setup (Active Directory/Exchange/Shortel telephony etc.)
Account permission modification (In line with approval process)
Remote deployment of software packages
Account retirement in accordance with leaver’s procedures
Provide application support including, but not limited to:
Responding to user queries
Investigating application errors
Escalate tickets to Senior Service Desk Analyst as required
Self-Manage assigned activities
Support the Service Desk and Governance Lead
Provide, to support Service Desk ticket resolution
Provide information, and direct tickets, as required to other members of IT & Digital to allow tickets to be resolved, and support management of the Service Desk workload
Contribute to the creation, maintenance and continual improvement of service desk processes/documentation
At all times follow and support all relevant departmental policies, guidelines, processes and other documentation
Maintain quality and accuracy in all areas of work, in particular for any Service Desk tickets directly resolved by yourself
Support the IT & Digital Department in other activities
Adopt and drive a framework of continuous improvement, developing innovative and value-added ways to serve our customer
Facilitate clear and concise communications between the IT & Digital team and our customer during times of major service impacting issues
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
A passion for developing your Hardware/Software diagnosis and troubleshooting skills
Self-starter capability
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience of gathering key information to allow decisions to be taken
Attention to detail
Team player with strong interpersonal skills
Ability to promote a professional perception of the department to others
Ability to prioritise a varied and demanding workload to hit agreed deadlines
Confidence getting to grips with unfamiliar IT applications and software
Adaptability: able to thrive in an evolving work environment
Ability to work under pressure during times of high calls volumes and high impacting incidents.
Experience with Windows 7 and Windows 10
Personal qualities
Works in a way which role models our purpose & values:
Our Purpose: ‘Powering the choice of cleaner greener future, together’
Straightforward
We are straightforward in how we communicate with each other and get things done
Determined
We are determined and resilient, overcoming challenges to realise our purpose together
Inclusive
We value people’s differences and recognise the strength they give us when we work together
Fair
In fulfilling our purpose, we aim to balance fairly the needs of our people with those of our customers, our shareholders and our future holders
Desired qualifications
Minimum GCSE grades A to C including Maths and English. All applicants will be required to pass initial assessments in Maths and English.
All applicants will be required to complete initial assessments in Maths and English.
Depending on the apprenticeship applied for, you will also need to complete the ICT initial assessment.
Future prospects
May lead to permanent employment for the right candidate on completion of the apprenticeship.
An advanced apprenticeship in IT can lead to jobs such as Software or Web Developer, Support Engineer, Software Tester or Network Planner, and much more. You could progress to a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in IT, Software, Web and Telecoms.
Things to consider
Driving licence preferable but not essential
You must be able to get to and from the place of work and college in a timely manner
Advanced Apprenticeships in IT and Telecoms can take up to 24 months to complete, although the actual duration will depend on your job role and previous experience
To assist you during your apprenticeship, you may be required to purchase some equipment and resources to support you during your course
Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Dec 12, 2018
Intern
Salary: £157.50 - £293.63 p/w
Working Week: Monday to Friday – requirement to work one of the following dependant on rota. 0800 to 1630 0830 to 1700 0900 to 1730 60 minute lunch break
Total hours per week: 37.50
Duration: 24 Months
Start Date: ASAP
About Good Energy
Founded in 1999, Our mission at Good Energy is to transform the UK energy market by helping homes and businesses to be part of a sustainable solution to climate change.
Good Energy is looking for talented people to help us build a more sustainable future for the UK. We’re motivated by the contribution we make every day towards developing the green energy sector and reducing the UK’s carbon emissions.
Life at Good Energy is a little different from your average company. Everyone works in a fun and fast paced environment where your day to day responsibilities will be contributing to a better, more sustainable future for everyone.
The Apprentice Service Desk Analyst will require a flexible self-starter, capable of working in a small but highly demanding and productive team environment. The successful candidate will work closely with members of the IT & Digital team to deliver robust solutions. The role requires the ability to communicate and work with a variety of people from every area of the
As an Apprentice Service Desk Analyst, you will be part of the IT team. The IT & Digital team is responsible for supporting the Business with all IT & Digital needs. The successful candidate will require a passion for customer service and communication with colleagues, and will contribute to continual improvement of service desk documentation.
Apprenticeship summary
Work closely with customers around the business to collect necessary information to allow resolution of Service Desk tickets.
Directly resolve service desk tickets in agreed areas of responsibility including, but not limited to:
New user accounts setup (Active Directory/Exchange/Shortel telephony etc.)
Account permission modification (In line with approval process)
Remote deployment of software packages
Account retirement in accordance with leaver’s procedures
Provide application support including, but not limited to:
Responding to user queries
Investigating application errors
Escalate tickets to Senior Service Desk Analyst as required
Self-Manage assigned activities
Support the Service Desk and Governance Lead
Provide, to support Service Desk ticket resolution
Provide information, and direct tickets, as required to other members of IT & Digital to allow tickets to be resolved, and support management of the Service Desk workload
Contribute to the creation, maintenance and continual improvement of service desk processes/documentation
At all times follow and support all relevant departmental policies, guidelines, processes and other documentation
Maintain quality and accuracy in all areas of work, in particular for any Service Desk tickets directly resolved by yourself
Support the IT & Digital Department in other activities
Adopt and drive a framework of continuous improvement, developing innovative and value-added ways to serve our customer
Facilitate clear and concise communications between the IT & Digital team and our customer during times of major service impacting issues
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills
A passion for developing your Hardware/Software diagnosis and troubleshooting skills
Self-starter capability
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Experience of gathering key information to allow decisions to be taken
Attention to detail
Team player with strong interpersonal skills
Ability to promote a professional perception of the department to others
Ability to prioritise a varied and demanding workload to hit agreed deadlines
Confidence getting to grips with unfamiliar IT applications and software
Adaptability: able to thrive in an evolving work environment
Ability to work under pressure during times of high calls volumes and high impacting incidents.
Experience with Windows 7 and Windows 10
Personal qualities
Works in a way which role models our purpose & values:
Our Purpose: ‘Powering the choice of cleaner greener future, together’
Straightforward
We are straightforward in how we communicate with each other and get things done
Determined
We are determined and resilient, overcoming challenges to realise our purpose together
Inclusive
We value people’s differences and recognise the strength they give us when we work together
Fair
In fulfilling our purpose, we aim to balance fairly the needs of our people with those of our customers, our shareholders and our future holders
Desired qualifications
Minimum GCSE grades A to C including Maths and English. All applicants will be required to pass initial assessments in Maths and English.
All applicants will be required to complete initial assessments in Maths and English.
Depending on the apprenticeship applied for, you will also need to complete the ICT initial assessment.
Future prospects
May lead to permanent employment for the right candidate on completion of the apprenticeship.
An advanced apprenticeship in IT can lead to jobs such as Software or Web Developer, Support Engineer, Software Tester or Network Planner, and much more. You could progress to a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in IT, Software, Web and Telecoms.
Things to consider
Driving licence preferable but not essential
You must be able to get to and from the place of work and college in a timely manner
Advanced Apprenticeships in IT and Telecoms can take up to 24 months to complete, although the actual duration will depend on your job role and previous experience
To assist you during your apprenticeship, you may be required to purchase some equipment and resources to support you during your course
Closing Date: Wednesday 2nd January 2019
Within Data & Analytics, the Development team is in charge of developing the company’s Global Information Systems and maintaining them aligned with company’s business needs. To achieve this mission, the team is leading projects from business requirements gathering to project delivery. In the scope of a large Supplier Revenue Management project, the Senior Java QA Analyst is responsible for creating and executing end-to-end test plans in an Agile setting to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected. Main responsibilities:
Create and execute end-to-end test plans (manual and automated) for an existing Java Web Application from SQL back end to User Interface to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected to the business environment and end-user.
Compliance to expressed requirements/user stories
Performance
Reliability
Integrate with an Agile Scrum team
Effectively communicate with the rest of the Scrum team (Product Owner, Developer, Business Analyst and Development Manager).
Estimate workload for tasks as part of the Release and Sprint Planning.
Indicate performed and upcoming activities as well as known impediment/issues.
Express issues in a clear, consistent and understandable manner (written, verbal).
Take ownership of all assigned tasks and project related assignments.
Ensure direct communication over email/ticketing chain to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
Contribute in release readiness/Demos.
Update on regular basis collaboration suites used to share progress/status on the project (Rally, Quality Center, and Subversion for example).
Effectively advocate and disseminate Quality Assurance best practices in the team.
The successful candidate will have:
Education and Experience
Bachelor or Masters of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent
Significant (6+years) experience in Software Quality Assurance preferably on Java Web Application establishing/running end to end (from DB backend to UI) test strategy/test Plans/Test cases and their execution
Experience setting up, enhancing and maintaining automated test suites
Experience including automated testing in a continuous integration setting
Experience integrating in a Scrum driven development team
Experience interacting with product owner/end user for User Acceptance Testing
Technical Skills
SQL querying (Oracle Certification is a plus)
One general-purpose programming/scripting language (Java or equivalent) to support automation work.
Automated Functional and regression testing suite (Selenium, QTP or equivalent)
Agile collaboration suite (Rally, JIRA or equivalent)
Quality Management suite (requirements management, test management, HP Quality Center or equivalent)
Configuration management (CVS, SVN, ClearCase or equivalent) in a continuous integration setting
Continuous Integration environment (Jenkins or equivalent) as a user
Soft Skills
Clear communicator (written and verbal), Ability to moderate conference calls
Creative solving of technical problems
Able to focus on deadlines and deliverables in an autonomous manner
Able to present the development team as well as our products in a positive and professional manner
Enthusiastic about learning new technical skills and tools
Nov 30, 2018
Full time
Within Data & Analytics, the Development team is in charge of developing the company’s Global Information Systems and maintaining them aligned with company’s business needs. To achieve this mission, the team is leading projects from business requirements gathering to project delivery. In the scope of a large Supplier Revenue Management project, the Senior Java QA Analyst is responsible for creating and executing end-to-end test plans in an Agile setting to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected. Main responsibilities:
Create and execute end-to-end test plans (manual and automated) for an existing Java Web Application from SQL back end to User Interface to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected to the business environment and end-user.
Compliance to expressed requirements/user stories
Performance
Reliability
Integrate with an Agile Scrum team
Effectively communicate with the rest of the Scrum team (Product Owner, Developer, Business Analyst and Development Manager).
Estimate workload for tasks as part of the Release and Sprint Planning.
Indicate performed and upcoming activities as well as known impediment/issues.
Express issues in a clear, consistent and understandable manner (written, verbal).
Take ownership of all assigned tasks and project related assignments.
Ensure direct communication over email/ticketing chain to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
Contribute in release readiness/Demos.
Update on regular basis collaboration suites used to share progress/status on the project (Rally, Quality Center, and Subversion for example).
Effectively advocate and disseminate Quality Assurance best practices in the team.
The successful candidate will have:
Education and Experience
Bachelor or Masters of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent
Significant (6+years) experience in Software Quality Assurance preferably on Java Web Application establishing/running end to end (from DB backend to UI) test strategy/test Plans/Test cases and their execution
Experience setting up, enhancing and maintaining automated test suites
Experience including automated testing in a continuous integration setting
Experience integrating in a Scrum driven development team
Experience interacting with product owner/end user for User Acceptance Testing
Technical Skills
SQL querying (Oracle Certification is a plus)
One general-purpose programming/scripting language (Java or equivalent) to support automation work.
Automated Functional and regression testing suite (Selenium, QTP or equivalent)
Agile collaboration suite (Rally, JIRA or equivalent)
Quality Management suite (requirements management, test management, HP Quality Center or equivalent)
Configuration management (CVS, SVN, ClearCase or equivalent) in a continuous integration setting
Continuous Integration environment (Jenkins or equivalent) as a user
Soft Skills
Clear communicator (written and verbal), Ability to moderate conference calls
Creative solving of technical problems
Able to focus on deadlines and deliverables in an autonomous manner
Able to present the development team as well as our products in a positive and professional manner
Enthusiastic about learning new technical skills and tools
itarle AG is looking to employ an experienced technologist to further develop its Best Execution Technology suite. This encompasses Algorithmic Trading, Smart Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the next generation of products, in addition to leveraging cutting edge technologies, development of methodologies and processes to maintain and build on itarle’s market leading position. This is an ideal role for a senior developer currently working in a bank, trading firm, fintech, or trading venue who is keen to further their career in a small, agile environment where the focus is building world-class technology.
The engineering team consists of statisticians, data scientists and technologists who are responsible for building and maintaining the itarle product suite.
Duties
Implementing the technology strategy for itarle, maintaining the existing code base and developing new products.
Actively developing high quality production code for algorithmic trading, Smart Order Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis.
Delivering well-thought out, clean code, helping us scale to support business growth, and expanding DevOps capabilities to further improve service quality to our clients.
Required technical expertise
5+ years experience of writing high performance Java 1.8, including concurrency and distributed systems.
Strong knowledge and experience in unit- and integration testing, working in a CI/CD environment, and using distributed version control systems.
Object-oriented design and reactive programming.
Good working knowledge of Linux and Docker.
Experience in Maven, Spring, and JMS, and a desire to reduce the footprint of these technologies by migrating to Gradle, Kafka, and smaller, lightweight services that can largely do away with Spring.
Relational databases.
Desirable technical skills
ELK stack.
Prometheus / Grafana / Opentracing.
C++ / Python / Groovy / Kotlin.
Actor frameworks (e.g. Akka).
Javascript/HTML5.
Atlassian workflow & productivity tools.
Ansible.
Sep 28, 2018
Full time
itarle AG is looking to employ an experienced technologist to further develop its Best Execution Technology suite. This encompasses Algorithmic Trading, Smart Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the next generation of products, in addition to leveraging cutting edge technologies, development of methodologies and processes to maintain and build on itarle’s market leading position. This is an ideal role for a senior developer currently working in a bank, trading firm, fintech, or trading venue who is keen to further their career in a small, agile environment where the focus is building world-class technology.
The engineering team consists of statisticians, data scientists and technologists who are responsible for building and maintaining the itarle product suite.
Duties
Implementing the technology strategy for itarle, maintaining the existing code base and developing new products.
Actively developing high quality production code for algorithmic trading, Smart Order Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis.
Delivering well-thought out, clean code, helping us scale to support business growth, and expanding DevOps capabilities to further improve service quality to our clients.
Required technical expertise
5+ years experience of writing high performance Java 1.8, including concurrency and distributed systems.
Strong knowledge and experience in unit- and integration testing, working in a CI/CD environment, and using distributed version control systems.
Object-oriented design and reactive programming.
Good working knowledge of Linux and Docker.
Experience in Maven, Spring, and JMS, and a desire to reduce the footprint of these technologies by migrating to Gradle, Kafka, and smaller, lightweight services that can largely do away with Spring.
Relational databases.
Desirable technical skills
ELK stack.
Prometheus / Grafana / Opentracing.
C++ / Python / Groovy / Kotlin.
Actor frameworks (e.g. Akka).
Javascript/HTML5.
Atlassian workflow & productivity tools.
Ansible.
Who we are:
Black Sun is a leading digital communications agency working on behalf of a range of global clients. Combining a unique blend of strategic insight and in-depth stakeholder communications expertise we have built a market leading reputation for our consultancy expertise, producing award winning digital communications, websites, extranets, video's, social media campaigns, sustainability communications, corporate reports, investor and employee communications.
Our role:
We are looking for a talented Senior Front End Developer to lead our growing Front End Development team. You must be a charismatic leader and collaborator but with great aptitude for autonomous work and pride yourself in creating high quality code and polished websites that accurately match the original designs. You love what you do, and you are excited to improve your skills as well as learning new ones. You have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines and have a positive and fun attitude.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Lead the Front End team, managing workloads and motivating and developing your team members
Develop front-end projects for a range of different online projects (W3C, HTML/XHTML, CSS, WCAG, JavaScript, etc.)
Develop fully validated cross-browser XHTML websites using the latest CSS specification
Lead the development of technology improvements within the web development methodology
Produce quality technical documentation
Develop and apply appropriate testing procedures to ensure that software performs correctly. In particular to ensure that software meets any cross platform/browser requirements laid down in the Technical Specification
Identify, evaluate and implement new technologies that could be beneficial to the business and to continuously monitor development standards, release processes and support procedures.
The successful candidate will need to have the following experience:
Expert knowledge of HTML5, XHTML AND CSS3
JavaScript exposure
W3C WCAG 1.0
Knowledge of Website Testing
What are some of the benefits of joining us?
Growth; at Black Sun we have a dedicated team who work towards developing our people
Clients; you will be working with large, international, blue-chip clients everyday, building long lasting and professional relationships while working on award winning projects together
Training; as leaders within corporate communications, you will have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, industry professionals. We also offer both internal and external training programmes
A fun and friendly work community; you will be joining a fresh, supportive and friendly working environment
Socials (lots of them!); whether it be summer sports activities, Bake Offs, our annual Christmas party...or our complimentary breakfast every Friday morning
Benefits; we offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, a discretionary bonus scheme, 22 days holidays (as well as a holiday loyalty scheme) and remote working opportunities
Does this sound like the job for you? Then we'd love to hear from you!
Aug 07, 2018
Full time
Who we are:
Black Sun is a leading digital communications agency working on behalf of a range of global clients. Combining a unique blend of strategic insight and in-depth stakeholder communications expertise we have built a market leading reputation for our consultancy expertise, producing award winning digital communications, websites, extranets, video's, social media campaigns, sustainability communications, corporate reports, investor and employee communications.
Our role:
We are looking for a talented Senior Front End Developer to lead our growing Front End Development team. You must be a charismatic leader and collaborator but with great aptitude for autonomous work and pride yourself in creating high quality code and polished websites that accurately match the original designs. You love what you do, and you are excited to improve your skills as well as learning new ones. You have the ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines and have a positive and fun attitude.
Your key responsibilities will include:
Lead the Front End team, managing workloads and motivating and developing your team members
Develop front-end projects for a range of different online projects (W3C, HTML/XHTML, CSS, WCAG, JavaScript, etc.)
Develop fully validated cross-browser XHTML websites using the latest CSS specification
Lead the development of technology improvements within the web development methodology
Produce quality technical documentation
Develop and apply appropriate testing procedures to ensure that software performs correctly. In particular to ensure that software meets any cross platform/browser requirements laid down in the Technical Specification
Identify, evaluate and implement new technologies that could be beneficial to the business and to continuously monitor development standards, release processes and support procedures.
The successful candidate will need to have the following experience:
Expert knowledge of HTML5, XHTML AND CSS3
JavaScript exposure
W3C WCAG 1.0
Knowledge of Website Testing
What are some of the benefits of joining us?
Growth; at Black Sun we have a dedicated team who work towards developing our people
Clients; you will be working with large, international, blue-chip clients everyday, building long lasting and professional relationships while working on award winning projects together
Training; as leaders within corporate communications, you will have the opportunity to work with, and learn from, industry professionals. We also offer both internal and external training programmes
A fun and friendly work community; you will be joining a fresh, supportive and friendly working environment
Socials (lots of them!); whether it be summer sports activities, Bake Offs, our annual Christmas party...or our complimentary breakfast every Friday morning
Benefits; we offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, a discretionary bonus scheme, 22 days holidays (as well as a holiday loyalty scheme) and remote working opportunities
Does this sound like the job for you? Then we'd love to hear from you!
The International Institute for Strategic Studies
Temple Place, London WC2R 2PG, UK
Senior Developer and CRM Support
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is one of the world’s leading think tanks and the foremost authority on strategic and military capability globally. We are looking to recruit a developer into a new role in our IT Department. Reporting to the Technical Project Manager and working closely with the Head of IT this new role will work with an existing member of the team supporting and enhancing our CRM (Dynamics 365) in addition to small development projects working with senior staff, digital and graphics teams to deliver a range of time critical tactical projects to enhance the work of our research community.
In the coming months the IISS will be moving a number of business processes onto the CRM platform and starting to plan the migration to Dynamics 365 Online. In addition, you will be expected to work on smaller projects including the creation of web based data driven dynamic visualisations to support IISS digital publications or events, data capture from 3rd party websites using existing APIs or screen scraping techniques and the manipulation of data and statistical analysis. Advanced or Intermediate knowledge of the following products is mandatory:
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 365 (Administration, Configuration and Customization)
Web Development – HTML, CSS and Javascript
At least one scripting language such Python / Powershell
Preference will be given to candidates who are able to demonstrate knowledge of a broad range of tools and techniques and the ability to quickly identify the most appropriate approach to quickly deliver solutions for business problems. Specific technologies that would be advantageous include:
Javascript Visualization frameworks such as Plotify.js / Highcharts
Javascript Mapping frameworks such as Leaflet / Mapbox
Microsoft Office 365 – Power BI, Flow, Powerapps
We are looking for someone with a positive, can-do approach, a problem solver with excellent communication, prioritisation and time management skills. Additionally, we would like this person to be experienced and a self-starter. International travel may occasionally be required as part of the role.
Salary will commensurate with skills and experience, plus full benefits package. Technical training on specific skills may be available for exceptional candidates.
Please apply by email to hr@iiss.org by 31st August 2018, attaching your CV and covering letter outlining your experience and suitability.
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview which will include technical tests. We apologise that due to expected volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will receive a reply.
Only candidates who already possess the right to work in the United Kingdom should apply.
Aug 03, 2018
Full time
Senior Developer and CRM Support
The International Institute for Strategic Studies is one of the world’s leading think tanks and the foremost authority on strategic and military capability globally. We are looking to recruit a developer into a new role in our IT Department. Reporting to the Technical Project Manager and working closely with the Head of IT this new role will work with an existing member of the team supporting and enhancing our CRM (Dynamics 365) in addition to small development projects working with senior staff, digital and graphics teams to deliver a range of time critical tactical projects to enhance the work of our research community.
In the coming months the IISS will be moving a number of business processes onto the CRM platform and starting to plan the migration to Dynamics 365 Online. In addition, you will be expected to work on smaller projects including the creation of web based data driven dynamic visualisations to support IISS digital publications or events, data capture from 3rd party websites using existing APIs or screen scraping techniques and the manipulation of data and statistical analysis. Advanced or Intermediate knowledge of the following products is mandatory:
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 365 (Administration, Configuration and Customization)
Web Development – HTML, CSS and Javascript
At least one scripting language such Python / Powershell
Preference will be given to candidates who are able to demonstrate knowledge of a broad range of tools and techniques and the ability to quickly identify the most appropriate approach to quickly deliver solutions for business problems. Specific technologies that would be advantageous include:
Javascript Visualization frameworks such as Plotify.js / Highcharts
Javascript Mapping frameworks such as Leaflet / Mapbox
Microsoft Office 365 – Power BI, Flow, Powerapps
We are looking for someone with a positive, can-do approach, a problem solver with excellent communication, prioritisation and time management skills. Additionally, we would like this person to be experienced and a self-starter. International travel may occasionally be required as part of the role.
Salary will commensurate with skills and experience, plus full benefits package. Technical training on specific skills may be available for exceptional candidates.
Please apply by email to hr@iiss.org by 31st August 2018, attaching your CV and covering letter outlining your experience and suitability.
Selected candidates will be invited for an interview which will include technical tests. We apologise that due to expected volume of applications only shortlisted candidates will receive a reply.
Only candidates who already possess the right to work in the United Kingdom should apply.
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our team of software engineers. They should be an experienced PHP developer, with an outstanding working knowledge of Laravel and VueJS. Ideally with 5+ years commercial development experience and a working knowledge of Craft and WordPress as well as App development expertise (React Native preferred).
This position will head-up back-end development for client projects and our growing portfolio of Software as a Service (SaaS), as well as overseeing a network of off-shore freelancers and an internal team of service and back-end developers. The ideal candidate will have experience of developing software from Beta to market ready.
Minimum requirements:
* Back-end development experience
* App development experience
* PHP, VueJS and Laravel experience
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm, Ipswich office only.
We look forward to hearing from you, thank you.
Jul 03, 2018
Full time
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We’re looking for a Senior Software Developer to join our team of software engineers. They should be an experienced PHP developer, with an outstanding working knowledge of Laravel and VueJS. Ideally with 5+ years commercial development experience and a working knowledge of Craft and WordPress as well as App development expertise (React Native preferred).
This position will head-up back-end development for client projects and our growing portfolio of Software as a Service (SaaS), as well as overseeing a network of off-shore freelancers and an internal team of service and back-end developers. The ideal candidate will have experience of developing software from Beta to market ready.
Minimum requirements:
* Back-end development experience
* App development experience
* PHP, VueJS and Laravel experience
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm, Ipswich office only.
We look forward to hearing from you, thank you.
Our Role:
If you’re bored of the same old repetitive programming, you’re ready for your next challenge, you want to lead, make a difference and add value and work with cutting edge technologies on large digital projects for global brands? Well, we want to hear from you!
We have a great opportunity for a talented Senior Front End Developer to join our growing Application Development team. We are looking for someone to lead our front end team, to help mentor and grow our front end developers, to bring in new ideas and to shake up how we do things, and to produce high quality websites, intranets, etc. for our clients.
The successful candidate needs to be passionate about programming, enjoy motivating others and leading by example, have a proven ability to learn new skills and work on short sprints to meet tight deadlines, have a keen eye for detail, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and want to participate in building a world class programming team.
Your qualifications, experience and attributes:
Extensive commercial experience of the following is essential (expert knowledge of):
HTML 5 & CSS 3 (XHTML, CSS, DOM)
JavaScript/AJAX, JQuery Framework and other JavaScript UI frameworks/patterns,
Pixel-perfect HTML rendition of Photoshop templates;
Image manipulation through Photoshop/The GIMP;
Strong attention to detail and quality;
Strong interpersonal and communications skills necessary to build trust and respect both externally and internally;
Ability to manage many urgent and often conflicting priorities;
Flexibility and team focused, non-hierarchical approach with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude to getting the job done; and
A great sense of humour and fun!
Some commercial experience of the following would be highly beneficial:
Implementation of responsive design / mobile front-end development
Website testing experience with Cross Browser compatibility.
Knowledge of W3C WCAG 2.0;
CSS and box model; and
Good understanding of the different image types and when to use them.
A bit about us:
We are one of the UK's leading Stakeholder Communications agencies based in the beautiful grounds of Fulham Palace, London. Black Sun is an award winning, fast growing agency with over 100 employees, with offices in both London and Singapore. We work with some of the world's largest international organisations on a range of exciting digital communications projects.
What’s in it for you:
An impressive client list; our client list is seriously impressive; you will have the opportunity to work endless projects for large, multinational companies
Growth; at Black Sun we have a dedicated team who work towards developing and growing our people
A fun and friendly work community; you will have the chance to join a fresh, supportive and friendly work environment
Socials; A true Black Sunner loves a good social, whether it be summer sports activities, Bake Offs, our annual Christmas party...and did we mention a breakfast every Friday morning?
Benefits; we offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, a discretionary bonus scheme, 22 days holidays (as well as a holiday loyalty scheme) and remote working opportunities (and much more!)
Jun 21, 2018
Full time
Our Role:
If you’re bored of the same old repetitive programming, you’re ready for your next challenge, you want to lead, make a difference and add value and work with cutting edge technologies on large digital projects for global brands? Well, we want to hear from you!
We have a great opportunity for a talented Senior Front End Developer to join our growing Application Development team. We are looking for someone to lead our front end team, to help mentor and grow our front end developers, to bring in new ideas and to shake up how we do things, and to produce high quality websites, intranets, etc. for our clients.
The successful candidate needs to be passionate about programming, enjoy motivating others and leading by example, have a proven ability to learn new skills and work on short sprints to meet tight deadlines, have a keen eye for detail, exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, and want to participate in building a world class programming team.
Your qualifications, experience and attributes:
Extensive commercial experience of the following is essential (expert knowledge of):
HTML 5 & CSS 3 (XHTML, CSS, DOM)
JavaScript/AJAX, JQuery Framework and other JavaScript UI frameworks/patterns,
Pixel-perfect HTML rendition of Photoshop templates;
Image manipulation through Photoshop/The GIMP;
Strong attention to detail and quality;
Strong interpersonal and communications skills necessary to build trust and respect both externally and internally;
Ability to manage many urgent and often conflicting priorities;
Flexibility and team focused, non-hierarchical approach with a ‘roll up your sleeves’ attitude to getting the job done; and
A great sense of humour and fun!
Some commercial experience of the following would be highly beneficial:
Implementation of responsive design / mobile front-end development
Website testing experience with Cross Browser compatibility.
Knowledge of W3C WCAG 2.0;
CSS and box model; and
Good understanding of the different image types and when to use them.
A bit about us:
We are one of the UK's leading Stakeholder Communications agencies based in the beautiful grounds of Fulham Palace, London. Black Sun is an award winning, fast growing agency with over 100 employees, with offices in both London and Singapore. We work with some of the world's largest international organisations on a range of exciting digital communications projects.
What’s in it for you:
An impressive client list; our client list is seriously impressive; you will have the opportunity to work endless projects for large, multinational companies
Growth; at Black Sun we have a dedicated team who work towards developing and growing our people
A fun and friendly work community; you will have the chance to join a fresh, supportive and friendly work environment
Socials; A true Black Sunner loves a good social, whether it be summer sports activities, Bake Offs, our annual Christmas party...and did we mention a breakfast every Friday morning?
Benefits; we offer competitive salaries, generous benefits, a discretionary bonus scheme, 22 days holidays (as well as a holiday loyalty scheme) and remote working opportunities (and much more!)
Front-End Web Developer
3 month Contract
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We are looking to appoint a keen and technically able candidate to join our growing team based in Ipswich. Your role will be to assist the front-end development of applications for both our clients and our own SaaS products. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects for both local, national and multi-national clients.
A Front End Developer is passionate about great UX and digital design and dedicated to writing clean and maintainable code. It’s important that you, are bright, energetic, conscientious and show a desire to learn about new technology and ‘best practice’ development and coding. Essential skills for the role are an excellent knowledge of HTML/CSS, working with SaSS, Bootstrap, Adobe Create Suite, Sketch and InVision. Other skills that would be considered beneficial in the role include; Gulp, Vagrant/Docker, Git, jQuery/VueJS/ReactJS/Javascript and Webpack.
GROWTH
Work with the Technical Studio team to develop front end solutions for both clients and in house projects.
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
PEOPLE
Be prepared to engage in the skills with the wider team
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and digital project manager.
Present release previews to the relevant stakeholders
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Working to tasks within a task management system for each release
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver releases on time
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
We look forward to receiving your application, thank you.
May 03, 2018
Contractor
Front-End Web Developer
3 month Contract
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We are looking to appoint a keen and technically able candidate to join our growing team based in Ipswich. Your role will be to assist the front-end development of applications for both our clients and our own SaaS products. You will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of projects for both local, national and multi-national clients.
A Front End Developer is passionate about great UX and digital design and dedicated to writing clean and maintainable code. It’s important that you, are bright, energetic, conscientious and show a desire to learn about new technology and ‘best practice’ development and coding. Essential skills for the role are an excellent knowledge of HTML/CSS, working with SaSS, Bootstrap, Adobe Create Suite, Sketch and InVision. Other skills that would be considered beneficial in the role include; Gulp, Vagrant/Docker, Git, jQuery/VueJS/ReactJS/Javascript and Webpack.
GROWTH
Work with the Technical Studio team to develop front end solutions for both clients and in house projects.
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
PEOPLE
Be prepared to engage in the skills with the wider team
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and digital project manager.
Present release previews to the relevant stakeholders
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Working to tasks within a task management system for each release
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver releases on time
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
We look forward to receiving your application, thank you.
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We are seeking a talented ‘Graduate Web Developer’ to join our award winning technical studio in Ipswich. It’s important that you love working with code, are bright, energetic, conscientious and show a desire to learn about new technology and ‘best practice’ development and coding. Skills/Knowledge required for this role include: HTML/SASS, jQuery/Javascript, PHP/MySQL, MVC Frameworks, (Laravel in particular), Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Responsive Frameworks, Gulp/Grunt, Vagrant/Docker.
GROWTH
Suggest opportunities for further work with new and existing projects
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
Keep clients coming back for more by creating Brilliant Experiences
Work with the Technical Studio team to develop the SaaS product suite – ensuring it lives up to the overall vision that is set out in the ‘Galaxy Vision document’.
PEOPLE
Be prepared to share your knowledge with the wider team
Support the more senior members of the Technical Studio team
Work with the other Developers on front-end design, back-end build and functionality as well as email build projects
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and account management teams.
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver projects on time and on budget
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
A Graduate Web Developer/Junior SaaS Developer reports directly to the Technical Lead in Ipswich but works closely with their fellow Developers. Occasional travel to the London office may be expected.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Feb 05, 2018
Full time
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We are seeking a talented ‘Graduate Web Developer’ to join our award winning technical studio in Ipswich. It’s important that you love working with code, are bright, energetic, conscientious and show a desire to learn about new technology and ‘best practice’ development and coding. Skills/Knowledge required for this role include: HTML/SASS, jQuery/Javascript, PHP/MySQL, MVC Frameworks, (Laravel in particular), Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch, Responsive Frameworks, Gulp/Grunt, Vagrant/Docker.
GROWTH
Suggest opportunities for further work with new and existing projects
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
Keep clients coming back for more by creating Brilliant Experiences
Work with the Technical Studio team to develop the SaaS product suite – ensuring it lives up to the overall vision that is set out in the ‘Galaxy Vision document’.
PEOPLE
Be prepared to share your knowledge with the wider team
Support the more senior members of the Technical Studio team
Work with the other Developers on front-end design, back-end build and functionality as well as email build projects
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and account management teams.
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver projects on time and on budget
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
A Graduate Web Developer/Junior SaaS Developer reports directly to the Technical Lead in Ipswich but works closely with their fellow Developers. Occasional travel to the London office may be expected.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
Reporting to our Technical Lead, this role will see you work on stimulating and varied projects including ecommerce, marketing websites and mobile applications, across a range of clients and sectors. As a talented and enthusiastic Back End Web Developer, you’ll be interested in progressing your development knowledge and the overall skills and knowledge of the team. Essential skills are excellent knowledge of PHP/MySQL and MVC frameworks (Laravel in particular), working with MySQL databases, app development (either native or via ReactJS), using version control (Git), working with task running and package management services (Gulp/Composer) and utilising Vagrant or Docker for local development.
GROWTH
Work with the Technical Studio team to development back end solutions using modern development techniques, frameworks and languages.
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
PEOPLE
Be prepared to engage in the skills with the wider team
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and digital project manager.
Present release previews to the relevant stakeholders
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Working to tasks within a task management system for each release
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
Write concise release notes that can be shared with the Company for new SaaS features.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver releases on time
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
We look forward to receiving your application, thank you.
Feb 05, 2018
Full time
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
Reporting to our Technical Lead, this role will see you work on stimulating and varied projects including ecommerce, marketing websites and mobile applications, across a range of clients and sectors. As a talented and enthusiastic Back End Web Developer, you’ll be interested in progressing your development knowledge and the overall skills and knowledge of the team. Essential skills are excellent knowledge of PHP/MySQL and MVC frameworks (Laravel in particular), working with MySQL databases, app development (either native or via ReactJS), using version control (Git), working with task running and package management services (Gulp/Composer) and utilising Vagrant or Docker for local development.
GROWTH
Work with the Technical Studio team to development back end solutions using modern development techniques, frameworks and languages.
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
PEOPLE
Be prepared to engage in the skills with the wider team
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and digital project manager.
Present release previews to the relevant stakeholders
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Working to tasks within a task management system for each release
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
Write concise release notes that can be shared with the Company for new SaaS features.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver releases on time
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
We look forward to receiving your application, thank you.
Full-Stack Web Developer
Jacob Bailey Group
Ipswich / 1-2 days working from home considered
Attractive salary and company benefits
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We have a new opportunity for a Full-Stack Developer to join our technical team in Ipswich (1-2 days working from home considered).
A Full Stack Developer is familiar with all aspects of a web development project. It’s important that you love working with code, are bright, energetic, conscientious and show a desire to learn about new technology and ‘best practice’ development and coding. Essential skills for the role are an excellent knowledge of PHP & MVC frameworks (Laravel in particular), working with MySQL databases, Amazon AWS and Git. Other skills the role will require include; HTML/SASS, Gulp, Vagrant/Docker, Git, jQuery/VueJS/ReactJS/Javascript and Webpack.
GROWTH
Work with the Technical Studio team to develop applications for our clients and internal projects
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
PEOPLE
Be prepared to engage in the skills with the wider team
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and digital project manager.
Present release previews to the relevant stakeholders
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Working to tasks within a task management system for each release
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver releases on time
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
Ipswich office based, however, 1-2 days working from home will be considered for the right candidate
We look forward to hearing from you, thank you.
Feb 05, 2018
Full time
Full-Stack Web Developer
Jacob Bailey Group
Ipswich / 1-2 days working from home considered
Attractive salary and company benefits
Welcome to the Jacob Bailey Group - an independent, international and award winning Creative Business Services Agency with offices in London, Suffolk, Nottingham and New York. We’re all about connecting relevance through Data, Technology and Creativity, improving our clients’ positioning and profits, while also creating Brilliant Experiences.
We have a new opportunity for a Full-Stack Developer to join our technical team in Ipswich (1-2 days working from home considered).
A Full Stack Developer is familiar with all aspects of a web development project. It’s important that you love working with code, are bright, energetic, conscientious and show a desire to learn about new technology and ‘best practice’ development and coding. Essential skills for the role are an excellent knowledge of PHP & MVC frameworks (Laravel in particular), working with MySQL databases, Amazon AWS and Git. Other skills the role will require include; HTML/SASS, Gulp, Vagrant/Docker, Git, jQuery/VueJS/ReactJS/Javascript and Webpack.
GROWTH
Work with the Technical Studio team to develop applications for our clients and internal projects
Be inspired by, and help inspire the talent around you with fresh thinking and new ideas
PEOPLE
Be prepared to engage in the skills with the wider team
Seek regular feedback and communicate regularly with the Technical Studio and digital project manager.
Present release previews to the relevant stakeholders
PROCESSES
Use the appropriate technology to the deliver the required functionality
Working to tasks within a task management system for each release
Write code to the standard as set out by the Senior Developers - which adheres to best practices and the coding standards adopted in the wider Technical Studio team
Commit code to version control, using the approach adopted by the Technical Studio
Test your work and the work done by others.
NUMBERS
Work effectively and efficiently at all times to deliver releases on time
Understand what’s required of you, and the time allocated to do it.
Working standard UK office hours – 8:45am to 5:30pm.
Ipswich office based, however, 1-2 days working from home will be considered for the right candidate
We look forward to hearing from you, thank you.
Location: Loughton, Essex
Hours: Full Time, working week consists of 37.5 hours per week.
Job Type: Permanent
A Senior Web Developer is required to join a fast growing internet finance company which provides online credit solutions to a diverse client group. Our aim is to ensure an innovative and timely approach to all of our customers. We offer an alternative to High Street lending by listening to our customers and offering instant solutions that help them manage their short term needs.
We are a vibrant and entrepreneurial company where ideas and innovation is rewarded and welcomed. Hard work is as a matter of course and achieves our desired end results.
The main purpose and responsibilities of the role are:
Developing website features and fixing bugs using C#
Writing unit tests using nUnit
Styling website changes in CSS
Developing JavaScript code using frameworks such as Angular.js
Attending scrum meetings and briefings with clients and peers
Taking responsibility for all development work and ownership of thorough quality control
Creating and updating table design in SQL Server 2014
Writing browser based tests using Selenium/SpecFlow/C#
Analysing and amending database queries for high performance
Technical Skills:
Must be fluent in the following:
NET MVC 5
C# 6 including advanced language features e.g. generics, lambdas, delegates
Design Patterns and SOLID Principles
Linq-Sql/Entity Framework 6+
SQL Server 2014+
TDD/nUnit
Javascript/JQuery/AJAX
HTML5
CSS 3
Desirable Skills:
AngularJS
Agile methodologies/Scrum
Automated browser testing/SpecFlow/Selenium
SignalR
NodeJs/Grunt/Gulp
ECMAScript6
MVC Core
.NET Core
Personal Qualities:
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent coding and development abilities
The confidence to express ideas as part of a creative team
A clear and genuine interest in technological trends
The ability to meet deadlines and think strategically
A passionate approach to work with a desire to push boundaries
The ability to explain technical jargon to peers
Honest, reliable, dedicated and hard working
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter with your salary expectations to recruitment@mrlender.co.uk
All applicants should have a valid EU work permit to be considered. Please note that this role requires a DBS check.
Nov 24, 2017
Full time
Location: Loughton, Essex
Hours: Full Time, working week consists of 37.5 hours per week.
Job Type: Permanent
A Senior Web Developer is required to join a fast growing internet finance company which provides online credit solutions to a diverse client group. Our aim is to ensure an innovative and timely approach to all of our customers. We offer an alternative to High Street lending by listening to our customers and offering instant solutions that help them manage their short term needs.
We are a vibrant and entrepreneurial company where ideas and innovation is rewarded and welcomed. Hard work is as a matter of course and achieves our desired end results.
The main purpose and responsibilities of the role are:
Developing website features and fixing bugs using C#
Writing unit tests using nUnit
Styling website changes in CSS
Developing JavaScript code using frameworks such as Angular.js
Attending scrum meetings and briefings with clients and peers
Taking responsibility for all development work and ownership of thorough quality control
Creating and updating table design in SQL Server 2014
Writing browser based tests using Selenium/SpecFlow/C#
Analysing and amending database queries for high performance
Technical Skills:
Must be fluent in the following:
NET MVC 5
C# 6 including advanced language features e.g. generics, lambdas, delegates
Design Patterns and SOLID Principles
Linq-Sql/Entity Framework 6+
SQL Server 2014+
TDD/nUnit
Javascript/JQuery/AJAX
HTML5
CSS 3
Desirable Skills:
AngularJS
Agile methodologies/Scrum
Automated browser testing/SpecFlow/Selenium
SignalR
NodeJs/Grunt/Gulp
ECMAScript6
MVC Core
.NET Core
Personal Qualities:
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent coding and development abilities
The confidence to express ideas as part of a creative team
A clear and genuine interest in technological trends
The ability to meet deadlines and think strategically
A passionate approach to work with a desire to push boundaries
The ability to explain technical jargon to peers
Honest, reliable, dedicated and hard working
To apply, please send your CV and covering letter with your salary expectations to recruitment@mrlender.co.uk
All applicants should have a valid EU work permit to be considered. Please note that this role requires a DBS check.
Spectrum’s retained client seeks a south coast based Lead Software Solution Architect to take full ownership of the architectural direction and delivery of a new web applications product that it is bringing to the global market.
The role is strategic in nature, and would suit a lead software architect with experience of directing architectural strategy, and of successfully delivering robust and scalable software / web services products.
The job holder will bring deep software expertise to what is a hardware led organisation, and, as such, the ability to communicate effectively with, and to influence, senior management, is essential.
This role represents an exciting opportunity to set and ‘own’ the architectural direction of a new, high-profile product within a successful, blue chip, global organisation.
Candidates are likely to be highly experienced full-stack web developers with a computer science or similar degree. Whilst this is not a team management role, well-developed communication, influencing and strategic skills are absolutely essential in this leadership role.
An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate. This is a full time employed role and not suited to contractors.
Nov 07, 2017
Full time
Spectrum’s retained client seeks a south coast based Lead Software Solution Architect to take full ownership of the architectural direction and delivery of a new web applications product that it is bringing to the global market.
The role is strategic in nature, and would suit a lead software architect with experience of directing architectural strategy, and of successfully delivering robust and scalable software / web services products.
The job holder will bring deep software expertise to what is a hardware led organisation, and, as such, the ability to communicate effectively with, and to influence, senior management, is essential.
This role represents an exciting opportunity to set and ‘own’ the architectural direction of a new, high-profile product within a successful, blue chip, global organisation.
Candidates are likely to be highly experienced full-stack web developers with a computer science or similar degree. Whilst this is not a team management role, well-developed communication, influencing and strategic skills are absolutely essential in this leadership role.
An attractive compensation package will be offered to the successful candidate. This is a full time employed role and not suited to contractors.