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The Role Are you looking for the Career of a Lifetime? There couldn’t be a better time to join Willmott Dixon’s IT department at our Head Office in Letchworth. We are currently going through a strategic IT transformation to move to the cloud and are rapidly adopting the latest concepts of BI and digital construction. As a part of this we are undertaking an organisational, operational and service transformation. We are therefore recruiting for key new roles that are tasked with the important job of establishing new capabilities, using IT best practices. We also aim to be world class in offering agile and flexible working practices. This offers you a great working environment and a genuine work-life balance. We would welcome applications from people who are looking for an exciting challenge in IT transformation, who understand “what good looks like” and who enjoy a lively and fun place to work. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a talented IT team and take on a role in which you will be able directly implement change and shape the strategy and vision of the IT function in the years ahead. Willmott Dixon is looking for an experienced Business Intelligence Analyst to join our busy in-house development team. We are looking for somebody with full SQL stack experience (SSIS / SSAS / SSRS). Experience with Power BI would be preferable but is not essential. The key responsibilities / objectives of a Business Intelligence Analyst will include: - * To integrate fully into a project team and work with project stakeholders on gathering BI requirements and delivering high quality and accurate business objects universe and reporting. * Build on the existing data warehouse by reviewing existing silo databases and building integrations * To offer a holistic view of data across the Willmott Dixon estate and give guidance or build standards to improve data visibility and quality * To understand and offer improvements to database structure during technical meetings * To enhance reporting database structures where required * Understand how integrated data sets can be used in Business Intelligence, either as reports or visualisations * To understand administration of Business Objects processes and servers * Build and maintain good collaborative working-relationships with internal and external project stakeholders * Organise and manage own workload effectively to meet all project timescales and managers expectations * Collaborate with Product Delivery Manager in identifying areas for improvement and maintain a good knowledge of emerging best practices in the field of Business Intelligence * Carry out all assignments and projects in a manner that adheres to and complies with the QMS and Product Delivery Handbook Essential and Desirable Criteria Essential and Desirable Criteria Essential * Essential - ETL processes including knowledge of data warehousing strategies and theories * Essential - SQL for querying, function creation or view/table creation * Essential - The Microsoft BI stack especially SSIS/SSAS/SSRS processes * Essential - Understanding Dimensional modelling in integrated data sets or DWH Desirable: * SAP Business Objects product suite (XI and upwards) for reporting and universe design * Understand administration of Business Objects processes and servers * Knowledge of other BI products including cloud solutions (i.e Power BI) * Elicitation, documentation and validation of system requirements. * Business and data analysis * System testing and techniques * Delivery of technical projects * Microsoft Office experience Qualifications and Membership Essential * Degree qualified in Computing or related discipline or equivalent professional experience Desirable * ISEB Business Analysis * CCBA / CBAP * ITIL Foundation * Prince 2 Foundation Additional Information Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace. About Us Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent, coupled with the right culture and values, ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets. Willmott Dixon has very recently been awarded 14th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 to work for and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development. We have also been recognised for outstanding investment in communities with a CommunityMark from Business in the Community. offer a competitive salary in addition to a comprehensive benefits package* including a company pension scheme, company car or car allowance, life assurance, discounted private medical cover, incentive/bonus schemes, employee trade discounts, and many more. We offer you a bright future, one where you will have the opportunity to develop your career with a fast moving, forward thinking company, who recognize and reward your achievements. * Benefits may vary dependent upon the role and type of employment contract

The Role Are you looking for the Career of a Lifetime? There couldn’t be a better time to join Willmott Dixon’s IT department at our Head Office in Letchworth. We are currently going through a strategic IT transformation to move to the cloud and are rapidly adopting the latest concepts of BI and digital construction. As a part of this we are undertaking an organisational, operational and service transformation. We are therefore recruiting for key new roles that are tasked with the important job of establishing new capabilities, using IT best practices. We also aim to be world class in offering agile and flexible working practices. This offers you a great working environment and a genuine work-life balance. We would welcome applications from people who are looking for an exciting challenge in IT transformation, who understand “what good looks like” and who enjoy a lively and fun place to work. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a talented IT team and take on a role in which you will be able directly implement change and shape the strategy and vision of the IT function in the years ahead. Willmott Dixon is looking for an experienced Business Intelligence Analyst to join our busy in-house development team. We are looking for somebody with full SQL stack experience (SSIS / SSAS / SSRS). Experience with Power BI would be preferable but is not essential. The key responsibilities / objectives of a Business Intelligence Analyst will include: - * To integrate fully into a project team and work with project stakeholders on gathering BI requirements and delivering high quality and accurate business objects universe and reporting. * Build on the existing data warehouse by reviewing existing silo databases and building integrations * To offer a holistic view of data across the Willmott Dixon estate and give guidance or build standards to improve data visibility and quality * To understand and offer improvements to database structure during technical meetings * To enhance reporting database structures where required * Understand how integrated data sets can be used in Business Intelligence, either as reports or visualisations * To understand administration of Business Objects processes and servers * Build and maintain good collaborative working-relationships with internal and external project stakeholders * Organise and manage own workload effectively to meet all project timescales and managers expectations * Collaborate with Product Delivery Manager in identifying areas for improvement and maintain a good knowledge of emerging best practices in the field of Business Intelligence * Carry out all assignments and projects in a manner that adheres to and complies with the QMS and Product Delivery Handbook Essential and Desirable Criteria Essential and Desirable Criteria Essential * Essential - ETL processes including knowledge of data warehousing strategies and theories * Essential - SQL for querying, function creation or view/table creation * Essential - The Microsoft BI stack especially SSIS/SSAS/SSRS processes * Essential - Understanding Dimensional modelling in integrated data sets or DWH Desirable: * SAP Business Objects product suite (XI and upwards) for reporting and universe design * Understand administration of Business Objects processes and servers * Knowledge of other BI products including cloud solutions (i.e Power BI) * Elicitation, documentation and validation of system requirements. * Business and data analysis * System testing and techniques * Delivery of technical projects * Microsoft Office experience Qualifications and Membership Essential * Degree qualified in Computing or related discipline or equivalent professional experience Desirable * ISEB Business Analysis * CCBA / CBAP * ITIL Foundation * Prince 2 Foundation Additional Information Willmott Dixon embraces diversity in the workplace. About Us Willmott Dixon is one of the largest privately owned Construction businesses in the UK. Our unique selling point is our people. We are passionate about people, with a real focus and drive around continuous development. We strongly believe that this passion has allowed us the success we have enjoyed in recent years. Above everything else you will be joining a values based business: our values are at the centre of every activity we undertake. Having the right talent, coupled with the right culture and values, ensures that we have a sustained future and a trusted brand in our respective markets. Willmott Dixon has very recently been awarded 14th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 to work for and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development. We have also been recognised for outstanding investment in communities with a CommunityMark from Business in the Community. offer a competitive salary in addition to a comprehensive benefits package* including a company pension scheme, company car or car allowance, life assurance, discounted private medical cover, incentive/bonus schemes, employee trade discounts, and many more. We offer you a bright future, one where you will have the opportunity to develop your career with a fast moving, forward thinking company, who recognize and reward your achievements. * Benefits may vary dependent upon the role and type of employment contract

Quality Assurer/Test Manager | South West | £350pd | 10 Months What the Specialist will work on * Produce test scripts and scenarios based on functional and non-functional requirements and user stories. * Deliver the Solution, Evolution and Evaluation Phase. * Produce and maintain a plan detailing application testing, including resources. * Produce supplier assessment reports detailing support and services supplied by applications tested. * Produce gateway and connectivity reports on products tested Essential Skills * Have proven organisational skills * Have proven experience in the production and delivery of Test Plans * Have proven experience in the writing and development of Test Scripts and Scenarios * Have proven substantial experience of Testing, Test Management, Performance and Capacity Testing * Demonstrate knowledge of current industry wide Quality and Test processes and practices and tools and techniques * Demonstrate knowledge and experience of test automation and test management tools * Have the ability to work under pressure and adhere to challenging timescales * Have proven line Management experience * Have experience in liaising with Industry Partners * Have excellent communication skills * Have strong analytical skills Nice to Have Skills * Evidence working within a Medical Environment and/or NHS Environment * Evidence experience in working within an AGILE environment People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas

Front End Developer (Java) | Sheffield | £450 - £550 | Security clearance required Requires SC/CTC clearance - This role is deemed outside of IR35 Role Synopsis: As a developer within our clients digital framework you will have strong skills in web development and be willing to work within multidisciplinary agile teams of developers, designers and researchers focused on one or more projects. You will provide technical leadership, working closely with delivery managers and the wider team to ensure high quality code is delivered in line with the project goals and delivery cycles. We expect you to be familiar with modern frameworks and languages, as well as working practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery and DevOps. Essential skills and experience * Experience building user facing web applications and detailed knowledge of Javascript, CSS and modern frontend frameworks, libraries and methodologies. * Outstanding ability to develop efficient, highly optimised and clear code * Understanding of TDD and BDD and experience of automated testing approaches to web services * Experience working with UI and UX designers and translating designs to production code * An ability to communicate technical concepts to a non-technical audience * Experience working on technical projects within a team * Working knowledge of unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X * Knowledge of the git version control system * Ability to quickly research and learn new programming tools and techniques Nice-to-have skills and experience * Experience with React.js * Act as a "frontend lead" on complex projects, providing support for product and delivery management and pragmatically weighing the complexities involved against the need to act * Experience mentoring or helping colleagues optimise their code * Knowledge of relational and non-relational database systems * System administration and configuration management skills * Experience presenting work at user groups and conferences * Experience of building and scaling high-traffic websites * Experience of prototyping and working closely with end users to iterate a product * Experience of designing and consuming REST APIs * Mentor and train other developers in a non-line management capacity Please apply with latest CV for consideration. People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas

Software Project Managers, Bristol or Chippenham, up to £50k. This prestigious Software House based in Bristol and Chippenham is looking for a Software Development Project Manager with an excellent understanding of Software Development to join their growing teams. In this role you will manage the delivery of complex software development and systems integration projects for their customers. You will also contribute and manage responses to ITT, RFI, RFQ's from potential customers. Essential Skills: * Strong experience as a Software Project Manager. * Large scale software development or systems integration type projects £500k+. * Certified in Project Management (Prince 2 or similar). * Experience of Agile. * Project budget and resource management. * Degree Educated Computer Science or equivalent. * Project budget and resource management. Personally you will have excellent communication skills. You will ideally be SC level Security Cleared or have lived in the UK for the last five years and have the potential for Security Clearance. You will be rewarded with up to £50k plus excellent benefits package including 25 days holiday rising by a day per year to a maximum 28 days, flexible working hours, site allowances, generous pension, private healthcare, life assurance, share schemes, childcare vouchers and income protection insurance after 12 months service. This is an opportunity to join a company with a superb reputation and outstanding working environment. This role is commutable from Swindon, Bath, Bristol and parts of Wiltshire. If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three working days. . The People Network is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. The company is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity The People Network is part of the Pertemps Network Group of companies and is a specialist IT and technical recruitment consultancy with offices in London, Birmingham and Wiltshire. Experienced in placing permanent, interim and contract IT and technical staff at all levels across a range of sectors including Banking, Financial Services, Telecoms, Consultancy and Software Houses across the UK and Mainland Europe. If you would like a confidential and informal chat regarding your career please call and speak with one of our consultants. For more information and latest vacancies please visit us on our website at (url removed)

Enterprise Architect- Winchester-3 month contract- £475 a day Ltd/Umbrella. Our client are a large public sector organisation currently recruiting for an experienced Enterp[rise Architect to join them on a contract whilst they recruit for a permanent member of staff. The successful candidate will be an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a depth of technical knowledge in a range of Infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (include hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. The roles require the job holder to work with a team of highly skilled team of consultants within our Solutions Design team. The role will require establishing standards and acting as a Technical Lead and point of escalation throughout project delivery and producing costed options and proposals as part of business cases, enabling the initiatives and business of the broader County Council and its Partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as technical escalation point for team members and wider IT services staff and groups. - Approve/recommend major IT purchasing decisions. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Support Lead IT Architect define the framework for what constitutes an IT service and the management of an IT Service Catalogue. Subsequently support the creation and management of the IT Service Catalogue. - Maintain deep technical design and implementation knowledge of current infrastructure. - Quickly learn new technologies and understand how they might be useful within HCC - Educate the business on updated technical standards and designs that have to be adhered to - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models in line with HCC standards o Statement of works setting clear expectations of deliverables and exclusions o Business cases and tender documentation for new works o Technical leadership and escalation for solution designs through to delivery. - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. - Build productive relationships with key suppliers to ensure delivery of projects and solutions. - Build strong working relationships with technical staff acting as an ambassador for architectural changes and mentoring staff on new technologies and approaches during project delivery. - Apply strategic solutions during design and project delivery to ensure that key IT platforms are available 24/7/365. - Identifying opportunities for rationalisation and improving the efficiency of platform systems throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Identifying opportunities for automating and streamlining technical BAU activities throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Act as an ambassador for HCC, representing the council through presenting at key industry conferences. - Present information clearly at the appropriate level for all audiences. - Membership of Technical, National, and Industry bodies where appropriate. Essential Qualifications Either: - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Ability to work with complex and sometimes uncertain requirements. - Proven delivery of significant service or services, or new technology that made a demonstrable contribution to organisational/customer aims, objectives, strategy, & vision. - Demonstrable ability of working at a senior level with colleagues and senior management teams within an IT environment and across business functions. - Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills at senior manager level both inside an IT team and across business functions. - Proven experience of handling multiple tasks running concurrently with varying complexity, time constraints, impacts and risks. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: Windows Server 2008/2012, VMWare, Citrix XenServer, Citrix Netscaler, Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking, Checkpoint, Avaya, Wireless and Infrastructure security. - Strong ability to lead and/or manage both people and technical delivery (e.g. conducting performance reviews, setting objectives, development, motivation and dealing with difficult situations). Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Familiarity with elements of HCC's key technology stack - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. For further information and to apply please call Victoria at Excipion on (Apply online only) and send a copy of your up to date CV

My client, a local authority in Hampshire, is looking for an Enterprise Architect to work on a 3 month contract basis with extension possible. The Client is going through a period of change and so they are looking for an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a deep technical knowledge in infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (including hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. Essential Qualifications - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications OR; - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: o Windows Server 2008/2012 o VMWare o Citrix XenServer o Citrix Netscaler o Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking o Checkpoint o Avaya o Wireless and Infrastructure security. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Key technology stack: - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. Please contact Danny Eccles at Service Care Solutions for more information or to apply. Alternatively if this role isn't for you, we do offer a referral bonus of £250 for every new candidate you refer to us that we place in a position for more than 13 weeks. That's £250 just for forwarding a job advert to a friend

Software Project Managers, Bristol or Chippenham, up to £50k. This prestigious Software House based in Bristol and Chippenham is looking for a Software Development Project Manager with an excellent understanding of Software Development to join their growing teams. In this role you will manage the delivery of complex software development and systems integration projects for their customers. You will also contribute and manage responses to ITT, RFI, RFQ's from potential customers. Essential Skills: * Strong experience as a Software Project Manager. * Large scale software development or systems integration type projects £500k+. * Certified in Project Management (Prince 2 or similar). * Experience of Agile. * Project budget and resource management. * Degree Educated Computer Science or equivalent. * Project budget and resource management. Personally you will have excellent communication skills. You will ideally be SC level Security Cleared or have lived in the UK for the last five years and have the potential for Security Clearance. You will be rewarded with up to £50k plus excellent benefits package including 25 days holiday rising by a day per year to a maximum 28 days, flexible working hours, site allowances, generous pension, private healthcare, life assurance, share schemes, childcare vouchers and income protection insurance after 12 months service. This is an opportunity to join a company with a superb reputation and outstanding working environment. This role is commutable from Swindon, Bath, Bristol and parts of Wiltshire. If you are interested please apply ASAP. The People Network is an employment agency and will respond to all applicants within three working days. . The People Network is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. The company is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity The People Network is part of the Pertemps Network Group of companies and is a specialist IT and technical recruitment consultancy with offices in London, Birmingham and Wiltshire. Experienced in placing permanent, interim and contract IT and technical staff at all levels across a range of sectors including Banking, Financial Services, Telecoms, Consultancy and Software Houses across the UK and Mainland Europe. If you would like a confidential and informal chat regarding your career please call and speak with one of our consultants. For more information and latest vacancies please visit us on our website at (url removed)

Senior Web Developer - £465 per day - 6 month contract starting ASAP - Role based in Cambridge As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain`s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as a Senior Web Developer. We need a Senior Web Developer to join the Business Change and Delivery group and work within our IP Delivery team. Reporting to the Web Development Manager, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, as well as business-critical legacy solutions. You`ll be working with experienced developers improving and adding new features to an established application, using a multitude of platforms, frameworks and programming language, so a pragmatic approach is essential. Key responsibilities - Hands-on front-end as well as back-end web development - Maintain high levels of code quality, review peers changes and follow the defined policies and standards - To take responsibility for your own work including the prioritization of tasks and goals - Design high quality solutions to meet the functional requirements - Maintaining and improving the BDD / TDD practice and maintain / improve unit tests coverage - Solution deployment and transition to support - Support training and documentation - Demonstrate integrity, positive attitude, solid work ethic, commitment to stakeholders, camaraderie to the team and a passion for excellence. Key Skills and experience - Minimum 8 years experience in software systems design and development - Good experience of working with multiple web technologies, such as (in order of preference) PHP (essential) , Java (essential), JavaScript (essential) / JQuery, HTML5, node.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap - Proven experience in software systems design and development - Source Control and Continuous Integration (Git, SVN, Bamboo, Jenkins, Octopus) - Enterprise-grade RDBMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server - Understanding of TDD / BDD Tools (Selenium, Cucumber) automation. - Experience working in an agile development environment (specifically Scrum) - Proven experience of RESTful service design, development and deployment a distinct advantage - Awareness of web security threats and mitigation methods - Proven track record and proven understanding of web security threat and mitigation techniques - Experience in working with stakeholders across a range of levels - Experience of working with cloud / remote computing services (Azure, Amazon EC2 (AWS), Google Cloud, Openstack) - A problem solving attitude - Pragmatism, self-motivation

Enterprise Architect- Winchester-3 month contract- £475 a day Ltd/Umbrella. Our client are a large public sector organisation currently recruiting for an experienced Enterp[rise Architect to join them on a contract whilst they recruit for a permanent member of staff. The successful candidate will be an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a depth of technical knowledge in a range of Infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (include hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. The roles require the job holder to work with a team of highly skilled team of consultants within our Solutions Design team. The role will require establishing standards and acting as a Technical Lead and point of escalation throughout project delivery and producing costed options and proposals as part of business cases, enabling the initiatives and business of the broader County Council and its Partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as technical escalation point for team members and wider IT services staff and groups. - Approve/recommend major IT purchasing decisions. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Support Lead IT Architect define the framework for what constitutes an IT service and the management of an IT Service Catalogue. Subsequently support the creation and management of the IT Service Catalogue. - Maintain deep technical design and implementation knowledge of current infrastructure. - Quickly learn new technologies and understand how they might be useful within HCC - Educate the business on updated technical standards and designs that have to be adhered to - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models in line with HCC standards o Statement of works setting clear expectations of deliverables and exclusions o Business cases and tender documentation for new works o Technical leadership and escalation for solution designs through to delivery. - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. - Build productive relationships with key suppliers to ensure delivery of projects and solutions. - Build strong working relationships with technical staff acting as an ambassador for architectural changes and mentoring staff on new technologies and approaches during project delivery. - Apply strategic solutions during design and project delivery to ensure that key IT platforms are available 24/7/365. - Identifying opportunities for rationalisation and improving the efficiency of platform systems throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Identifying opportunities for automating and streamlining technical BAU activities throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Act as an ambassador for HCC, representing the council through presenting at key industry conferences. - Present information clearly at the appropriate level for all audiences. - Membership of Technical, National, and Industry bodies where appropriate. Essential Qualifications Either: - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Ability to work with complex and sometimes uncertain requirements. - Proven delivery of significant service or services, or new technology that made a demonstrable contribution to organisational/customer aims, objectives, strategy, & vision. - Demonstrable ability of working at a senior level with colleagues and senior management teams within an IT environment and across business functions. - Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills at senior manager level both inside an IT team and across business functions. - Proven experience of handling multiple tasks running concurrently with varying complexity, time constraints, impacts and risks. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: Windows Server 2008/2012, VMWare, Citrix XenServer, Citrix Netscaler, Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking, Checkpoint, Avaya, Wireless and Infrastructure security. - Strong ability to lead and/or manage both people and technical delivery (e.g. conducting performance reviews, setting objectives, development, motivation and dealing with difficult situations). Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Familiarity with elements of HCC's key technology stack - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. For further information and to apply please call Victoria at Excipion on (Apply online only) and send a copy of your up to date CV

My client, a local authority in Hampshire, is looking for an Enterprise Architect to work on a 3 month contract basis with extension possible. The Client is going through a period of change and so they are looking for an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a deep technical knowledge in infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (including hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. Essential Qualifications - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications OR; - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: o Windows Server 2008/2012 o VMWare o Citrix XenServer o Citrix Netscaler o Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking o Checkpoint o Avaya o Wireless and Infrastructure security. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Key technology stack: - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. Please contact Danny Eccles at Service Care Solutions for more information or to apply. Alternatively if this role isn't for you, we do offer a referral bonus of £250 for every new candidate you refer to us that we place in a position for more than 13 weeks. That's £250 just for forwarding a job advert to a friend

Enterprise Architect- Winchester-3 month contract- £475 a day Ltd/Umbrella. Our client are a large public sector organisation currently recruiting for an experienced Enterp[rise Architect to join them on a contract whilst they recruit for a permanent member of staff. The successful candidate will be an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a depth of technical knowledge in a range of Infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (include hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. The roles require the job holder to work with a team of highly skilled team of consultants within our Solutions Design team. The role will require establishing standards and acting as a Technical Lead and point of escalation throughout project delivery and producing costed options and proposals as part of business cases, enabling the initiatives and business of the broader County Council and its Partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as technical escalation point for team members and wider IT services staff and groups. - Approve/recommend major IT purchasing decisions. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Support Lead IT Architect define the framework for what constitutes an IT service and the management of an IT Service Catalogue. Subsequently support the creation and management of the IT Service Catalogue. - Maintain deep technical design and implementation knowledge of current infrastructure. - Quickly learn new technologies and understand how they might be useful within HCC - Educate the business on updated technical standards and designs that have to be adhered to - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models in line with HCC standards o Statement of works setting clear expectations of deliverables and exclusions o Business cases and tender documentation for new works o Technical leadership and escalation for solution designs through to delivery. - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. - Build productive relationships with key suppliers to ensure delivery of projects and solutions. - Build strong working relationships with technical staff acting as an ambassador for architectural changes and mentoring staff on new technologies and approaches during project delivery. - Apply strategic solutions during design and project delivery to ensure that key IT platforms are available 24/7/365. - Identifying opportunities for rationalisation and improving the efficiency of platform systems throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Identifying opportunities for automating and streamlining technical BAU activities throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Act as an ambassador for HCC, representing the council through presenting at key industry conferences. - Present information clearly at the appropriate level for all audiences. - Membership of Technical, National, and Industry bodies where appropriate. Essential Qualifications Either: - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Ability to work with complex and sometimes uncertain requirements. - Proven delivery of significant service or services, or new technology that made a demonstrable contribution to organisational/customer aims, objectives, strategy, & vision. - Demonstrable ability of working at a senior level with colleagues and senior management teams within an IT environment and across business functions. - Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills at senior manager level both inside an IT team and across business functions. - Proven experience of handling multiple tasks running concurrently with varying complexity, time constraints, impacts and risks. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: Windows Server 2008/2012, VMWare, Citrix XenServer, Citrix Netscaler, Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking, Checkpoint, Avaya, Wireless and Infrastructure security. - Strong ability to lead and/or manage both people and technical delivery (e.g. conducting performance reviews, setting objectives, development, motivation and dealing with difficult situations). Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Familiarity with elements of HCC's key technology stack - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. For further information and to apply please call Victoria at Excipion on (Apply online only) and send a copy of your up to date CV

My client, a local authority in Hampshire, is looking for an Enterprise Architect to work on a 3 month contract basis with extension possible. The Client is going through a period of change and so they are looking for an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a deep technical knowledge in infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (including hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. Essential Qualifications - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications OR; - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: o Windows Server 2008/2012 o VMWare o Citrix XenServer o Citrix Netscaler o Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking o Checkpoint o Avaya o Wireless and Infrastructure security. Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Key technology stack: - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. Please contact Danny Eccles at Service Care Solutions for more information or to apply. Alternatively if this role isn't for you, we do offer a referral bonus of £250 for every new candidate you refer to us that we place in a position for more than 13 weeks. That's £250 just for forwarding a job advert to a friend

Senior Web Developer - £465 per day - 6 month contract starting ASAP - Role based in Cambridge As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain`s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as a Senior Web Developer. We need a Senior Web Developer to join the Business Change and Delivery group and work within our IP Delivery team. Reporting to the Web Development Manager, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, as well as business-critical legacy solutions. You`ll be working with experienced developers improving and adding new features to an established application, using a multitude of platforms, frameworks and programming language, so a pragmatic approach is essential. Key responsibilities - Hands-on front-end as well as back-end web development - Maintain high levels of code quality, review peers changes and follow the defined policies and standards - To take responsibility for your own work including the prioritization of tasks and goals - Design high quality solutions to meet the functional requirements - Maintaining and improving the BDD / TDD practice and maintain / improve unit tests coverage - Solution deployment and transition to support - Support training and documentation - Demonstrate integrity, positive attitude, solid work ethic, commitment to stakeholders, camaraderie to the team and a passion for excellence. Key Skills and experience - Minimum 8 years experience in software systems design and development - Good experience of working with multiple web technologies, such as (in order of preference) PHP (essential) , Java (essential), JavaScript (essential) / JQuery, HTML5, node.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap - Proven experience in software systems design and development - Source Control and Continuous Integration (Git, SVN, Bamboo, Jenkins, Octopus) - Enterprise-grade RDBMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server - Understanding of TDD / BDD Tools (Selenium, Cucumber) automation. - Experience working in an agile development environment (specifically Scrum) - Proven experience of RESTful service design, development and deployment a distinct advantage - Awareness of web security threats and mitigation methods - Proven track record and proven understanding of web security threat and mitigation techniques - Experience in working with stakeholders across a range of levels - Experience of working with cloud / remote computing services (Azure, Amazon EC2 (AWS), Google Cloud, Openstack) - A problem solving attitude - Pragmatism, self-motivation

Senior Web Developer - £465 per day - 6 month contract starting ASAP - Role based in Cambridge As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain`s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as a Senior Web Developer. We need a Senior Web Developer to join the Business Change and Delivery group and work within our IP Delivery team. Reporting to the Web Development Manager, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, as well as business-critical legacy solutions. You`ll be working with experienced developers improving and adding new features to an established application, using a multitude of platforms, frameworks and programming language, so a pragmatic approach is essential. Key responsibilities - Hands-on front-end as well as back-end web development - Maintain high levels of code quality, review peers changes and follow the defined policies and standards - To take responsibility for your own work including the prioritization of tasks and goals - Design high quality solutions to meet the functional requirements - Maintaining and improving the BDD / TDD practice and maintain / improve unit tests coverage - Solution deployment and transition to support - Support training and documentation - Demonstrate integrity, positive attitude, solid work ethic, commitment to stakeholders, camaraderie to the team and a passion for excellence. Key Skills and experience - Minimum 8 years experience in software systems design and development - Good experience of working with multiple web technologies, such as (in order of preference) PHP (essential) , Java (essential), JavaScript (essential) / JQuery, HTML5, node.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap - Proven experience in software systems design and development - Source Control and Continuous Integration (Git, SVN, Bamboo, Jenkins, Octopus) - Enterprise-grade RDBMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server - Understanding of TDD / BDD Tools (Selenium, Cucumber) automation. - Experience working in an agile development environment (specifically Scrum) - Proven experience of RESTful service design, development and deployment a distinct advantage - Awareness of web security threats and mitigation methods - Proven track record and proven understanding of web security threat and mitigation techniques - Experience in working with stakeholders across a range of levels - Experience of working with cloud / remote computing services (Azure, Amazon EC2 (AWS), Google Cloud, Openstack) - A problem solving attitude - Pragmatism, self-motivation

Senior Web Developer - £465 per day - 6 month contract starting ASAP - Role based in Cambridge As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain`s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as a Senior Web Developer. We need a Senior Web Developer to join the Business Change and Delivery group and work within our IP Delivery team. Reporting to the Web Development Manager, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, as well as business-critical legacy solutions. You`ll be working with experienced developers improving and adding new features to an established application, using a multitude of platforms, frameworks and programming language, so a pragmatic approach is essential. Key responsibilities - Hands-on front-end as well as back-end web development - Maintain high levels of code quality, review peers changes and follow the defined policies and standards - To take responsibility for your own work including the prioritization of tasks and goals - Design high quality solutions to meet the functional requirements - Maintaining and improving the BDD / TDD practice and maintain / improve unit tests coverage - Solution deployment and transition to support - Support training and documentation - Demonstrate integrity, positive attitude, solid work ethic, commitment to stakeholders, camaraderie to the team and a passion for excellence. Key Skills and experience - Minimum 8 years experience in software systems design and development - Good experience of working with multiple web technologies, such as (in order of preference) PHP (essential) , Java (essential), JavaScript (essential) / JQuery, HTML5, node.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap - Proven experience in software systems design and development - Source Control and Continuous Integration (Git, SVN, Bamboo, Jenkins, Octopus) - Enterprise-grade RDBMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server - Understanding of TDD / BDD Tools (Selenium, Cucumber) automation. - Experience working in an agile development environment (specifically Scrum) - Proven experience of RESTful service design, development and deployment a distinct advantage - Awareness of web security threats and mitigation methods - Proven track record and proven understanding of web security threat and mitigation techniques - Experience in working with stakeholders across a range of levels - Experience of working with cloud / remote computing services (Azure, Amazon EC2 (AWS), Google Cloud, Openstack) - A problem solving attitude - Pragmatism, self-motivation

Senior Web Developer - £465 per day - 6 month contract starting ASAP - Role based in Cambridge As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain`s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as a Senior Web Developer. We need a Senior Web Developer to join the Business Change and Delivery group and work within our IP Delivery team. Reporting to the Web Development Manager, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, as well as business-critical legacy solutions. You`ll be working with experienced developers improving and adding new features to an established application, using a multitude of platforms, frameworks and programming language, so a pragmatic approach is essential. Key responsibilities - Hands-on front-end as well as back-end web development - Maintain high levels of code quality, review peers changes and follow the defined policies and standards - To take responsibility for your own work including the prioritization of tasks and goals - Design high quality solutions to meet the functional requirements - Maintaining and improving the BDD / TDD practice and maintain / improve unit tests coverage - Solution deployment and transition to support - Support training and documentation - Demonstrate integrity, positive attitude, solid work ethic, commitment to stakeholders, camaraderie to the team and a passion for excellence. Key Skills and experience - Minimum 8 years experience in software systems design and development - Good experience of working with multiple web technologies, such as (in order of preference) PHP (essential) , Java (essential), JavaScript (essential) / JQuery, HTML5, node.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap - Proven experience in software systems design and development - Source Control and Continuous Integration (Git, SVN, Bamboo, Jenkins, Octopus) - Enterprise-grade RDBMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server - Understanding of TDD / BDD Tools (Selenium, Cucumber) automation. - Experience working in an agile development environment (specifically Scrum) - Proven experience of RESTful service design, development and deployment a distinct advantage - Awareness of web security threats and mitigation methods - Proven track record and proven understanding of web security threat and mitigation techniques - Experience in working with stakeholders across a range of levels - Experience of working with cloud / remote computing services (Azure, Amazon EC2 (AWS), Google Cloud, Openstack) - A problem solving attitude - Pragmatism, self-motivation

Senior Web Developer - £465 per day - 6 month contract starting ASAP - Role based in Cambridge As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain`s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as a Senior Web Developer. We need a Senior Web Developer to join the Business Change and Delivery group and work within our IP Delivery team. Reporting to the Web Development Manager, you will work with cutting-edge technologies, as well as business-critical legacy solutions. You`ll be working with experienced developers improving and adding new features to an established application, using a multitude of platforms, frameworks and programming language, so a pragmatic approach is essential. Key responsibilities - Hands-on front-end as well as back-end web development - Maintain high levels of code quality, review peers changes and follow the defined policies and standards - To take responsibility for your own work including the prioritization of tasks and goals - Design high quality solutions to meet the functional requirements - Maintaining and improving the BDD / TDD practice and maintain / improve unit tests coverage - Solution deployment and transition to support - Support training and documentation - Demonstrate integrity, positive attitude, solid work ethic, commitment to stakeholders, camaraderie to the team and a passion for excellence. Key Skills and experience - Minimum 8 years experience in software systems design and development - Good experience of working with multiple web technologies, such as (in order of preference) PHP (essential) , Java (essential), JavaScript (essential) / JQuery, HTML5, node.js, AngularJS, Bootstrap - Proven experience in software systems design and development - Source Control and Continuous Integration (Git, SVN, Bamboo, Jenkins, Octopus) - Enterprise-grade RDBMS, such as Oracle or SQL Server - Understanding of TDD / BDD Tools (Selenium, Cucumber) automation. - Experience working in an agile development environment (specifically Scrum) - Proven experience of RESTful service design, development and deployment a distinct advantage - Awareness of web security threats and mitigation methods - Proven track record and proven understanding of web security threat and mitigation techniques - Experience in working with stakeholders across a range of levels - Experience of working with cloud / remote computing services (Azure, Amazon EC2 (AWS), Google Cloud, Openstack) - A problem solving attitude - Pragmatism, self-motivation

Enterprise Architect- Winchester-3 month contract- £475 a day Ltd/Umbrella. Our client are a large public sector organisation currently recruiting for an experienced Enterp[rise Architect to join them on a contract whilst they recruit for a permanent member of staff. The successful candidate will be an experienced individual with significant architecture & design experience, excellent communication skills and a depth of technical knowledge in a range of Infrastructure technologies (including Citrix, VMWare, Microsoft, Dell, SAP, Avaya, Networking, client devices, Hybrid Cloud). You will be expected to take responsibility for defining technology roadmaps (include hybrid cloud) and lower-level technical designs relating to all areas of Infrastructure. The role also requires the ability to instigate change, ensuring excellent implementation of agreed roadmaps and provide a depth of technical experience and advice to all areas of the organisation and its partners. The roles require the job holder to work with a team of highly skilled team of consultants within our Solutions Design team. The role will require establishing standards and acting as a Technical Lead and point of escalation throughout project delivery and producing costed options and proposals as part of business cases, enabling the initiatives and business of the broader County Council and its Partners. Main Responsibilities: - Design conceptual, logical and physical infrastructure viewpoints aligned against target technical direction to support business needs ensuring compliance with relevant technical, architectural and operational standards e.g. PSN, ISO27001 and PCI policies. - Define the Infrastructure Domain, including the computing hardware systems required to support the business: o Platforms & Servers (e.g., high-end servers and midrange to small servers, the use of cloud etc); o Storage systems; o Personal computing devices (desktops, notebooks, and hand-held computing devices); and o Other hardware (e.g., printers). - Direct solution and technical designers in the definition of operating systems, configurations, network and device-to-device interfaces, as well as selected peripherals. - Act as technical escalation point for team members and wider IT services staff and groups. - Approve/recommend major IT purchasing decisions. - Act as key specialist advisor to Lead IT architect and Head of Infrastructure, feeding into the maintenance of an as-is and target architecture with associated technology roadmap, and identify capability gaps - Support Lead IT Architect define the framework for what constitutes an IT service and the management of an IT Service Catalogue. Subsequently support the creation and management of the IT Service Catalogue. - Maintain deep technical design and implementation knowledge of current infrastructure. - Quickly learn new technologies and understand how they might be useful within HCC - Educate the business on updated technical standards and designs that have to be adhered to - Act as a Subject Matter Expert on a range of projects, proposals and business cases, working with senior staff, Project Managers and Business Analysts, responsible for the creation and delivery of: o Technical guidance and advice through all project phases o Fully costed solution architecture options at proposal and business case stage, as well as information and advice for early project design stages o Producing end-to-end technical infrastructure designs and cost models in line with HCC standards o Statement of works setting clear expectations of deliverables and exclusions o Business cases and tender documentation for new works o Technical leadership and escalation for solution designs through to delivery. - Take technical leadership role for large, complex IT projects and operational developments, with budgets up to and exceeding £1M. - Build productive relationships with key suppliers to ensure delivery of projects and solutions. - Build strong working relationships with technical staff acting as an ambassador for architectural changes and mentoring staff on new technologies and approaches during project delivery. - Apply strategic solutions during design and project delivery to ensure that key IT platforms are available 24/7/365. - Identifying opportunities for rationalisation and improving the efficiency of platform systems throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Identifying opportunities for automating and streamlining technical BAU activities throughout project delivery working with BAU and operational teams. - Act as an ambassador for HCC, representing the council through presenting at key industry conferences. - Present information clearly at the appropriate level for all audiences. - Membership of Technical, National, and Industry bodies where appropriate. Essential Qualifications Either: - A degree and / or formal industry recognised qualifications - 5+ yrs experience in a senior technical role in an enterprise IT Environment Desirable Qualifications - Windows MCSE, MCSD or equivalent. - Citrix CCP-V/N - Citrix CCE-V/N. - Cisco CCNA. - TOGAF 9.1 Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience - Significant experience of IT architecture & design, with Cloud based components. - Ability to work with complex and sometimes uncertain requirements. - Proven delivery of significant service or services, or new technology that made a demonstrable contribution to organisational/customer aims, objectives, strategy, & vision. - Demonstrable ability of working at a senior level with colleagues and senior management teams within an IT environment and across business functions. - Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills at senior manager level both inside an IT team and across business functions. - Proven experience of handling multiple tasks running concurrently with varying complexity, time constraints, impacts and risks. - Evidence of a good understanding across a broad range of technical IT areas with very detailed understanding in one or more of the following: Windows Server 2008/2012, VMWare, Citrix XenServer, Citrix Netscaler, Cisco/Dell/Extreme Networking, Checkpoint, Avaya, Wireless and Infrastructure security. - Strong ability to lead and/or manage both people and technical delivery (e.g. conducting performance reviews, setting objectives, development, motivation and dealing with difficult situations). Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience Familiarity with elements of HCC's key technology stack - Citrix XenServer, XenDesktop, Netscaler - Windows Server 2008+ (inc. all server roles and features) - Red Hat Enterprise Linux - VMWare ESXi 5+ - Microsoft Hyper-V - Exchange up to and including 2010 - App V - IP Telephony - Cloud IaaS and SaaS. - CheckPoint Firewalls. - Familiarity with TOGAF framework. For further information and to apply please call Victoria at Excipion on (Apply online only) and send a copy of your up to date CV