Who we are:
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The role:
As a Product Manager at AlphaSights you’ll have complete ownership of a product innovation area, and will be responsible for driving it forward with significant autonomy. You’ll join our rapidly-evolving, global technology function and take on challenging assignments that have the potential to transform the way our entire company operates. This will involve tackling a diverse set of challenges and opportunities, spanning problem definition, ideation, solution design and iteration, development, launch, and operationalisation of new technologies that scale our business. This role is a great opportunity for you if you’re motivated, hardworking, and enthusiastic to apply your product skillset to innovate a space ripe for tech disruption.
What you’ll do:
User need identification and problem definition: Collection of user feedback, internal feedback, and market feedback to identify and prioritise the user needs and sources of value within your product area.
Iterative and detailed solution formation: Work cross-functionally to hypothesize and validate solutions, convince stakeholders on your approach, and build out product evolutions.
Product development: Meticulous planning and management of the software development required for your and your team’s product solutions; you will have to partner effectively with Engineering and Design to see your ideas through to completion.
Planning: Maintenance of a clear roadmap for your innovation area. Contribution to cross-product development / release planning.
Go-to-market: Lead seamless product rollouts, including coordination of necessary documentation and training for impacted users. Monitor adoption and feedback, and continue to iterate and improve solutions.
Executive communication: Communicate and present ideas, learnings and updates to senior leadership across the business. Define, measure, and monitor KPIs, to ensure your product is delivering demonstrable business outcomes.
Who you are:
4-6 years of product management experience
Love defining and tackling complex problems in ambiguous environments, and are not satisfied until you’ve considered every angle and got to the source
Empathise with and listen to users, alongside leveraging data analytics to build a true understanding of user needs
Ideate creative and collaborative solutions
Communicate persuasively, both written and verbally
Have a proven organisation, execution and development management skillset, and can inspire, lead, and support a cross-functional team to ship great products
Hold high standards and an obsessive attention to detail with respect to the products and user experiences your team develops
Can think longer term and set out a metrics-supported, outcome-based roadmap for your innovation area
Love hiring, building teams, and mentoring and developing others
Previous experience partnering with a technical lead in a complex tech industry (experience with B2B, enterprise, or SaaS products is a plus)
For more information about our team, how we build, our projects, our tech stack, and our benefits, visit alphasights.com/careers/alphatech .
Feb 23, 2021
Full time
Who we are:
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The role:
As a Product Manager at AlphaSights you’ll have complete ownership of a product innovation area, and will be responsible for driving it forward with significant autonomy. You’ll join our rapidly-evolving, global technology function and take on challenging assignments that have the potential to transform the way our entire company operates. This will involve tackling a diverse set of challenges and opportunities, spanning problem definition, ideation, solution design and iteration, development, launch, and operationalisation of new technologies that scale our business. This role is a great opportunity for you if you’re motivated, hardworking, and enthusiastic to apply your product skillset to innovate a space ripe for tech disruption.
What you’ll do:
User need identification and problem definition: Collection of user feedback, internal feedback, and market feedback to identify and prioritise the user needs and sources of value within your product area.
Iterative and detailed solution formation: Work cross-functionally to hypothesize and validate solutions, convince stakeholders on your approach, and build out product evolutions.
Product development: Meticulous planning and management of the software development required for your and your team’s product solutions; you will have to partner effectively with Engineering and Design to see your ideas through to completion.
Planning: Maintenance of a clear roadmap for your innovation area. Contribution to cross-product development / release planning.
Go-to-market: Lead seamless product rollouts, including coordination of necessary documentation and training for impacted users. Monitor adoption and feedback, and continue to iterate and improve solutions.
Executive communication: Communicate and present ideas, learnings and updates to senior leadership across the business. Define, measure, and monitor KPIs, to ensure your product is delivering demonstrable business outcomes.
Who you are:
4-6 years of product management experience
Love defining and tackling complex problems in ambiguous environments, and are not satisfied until you’ve considered every angle and got to the source
Empathise with and listen to users, alongside leveraging data analytics to build a true understanding of user needs
Ideate creative and collaborative solutions
Communicate persuasively, both written and verbally
Have a proven organisation, execution and development management skillset, and can inspire, lead, and support a cross-functional team to ship great products
Hold high standards and an obsessive attention to detail with respect to the products and user experiences your team develops
Can think longer term and set out a metrics-supported, outcome-based roadmap for your innovation area
Love hiring, building teams, and mentoring and developing others
Previous experience partnering with a technical lead in a complex tech industry (experience with B2B, enterprise, or SaaS products is a plus)
For more information about our team, how we build, our projects, our tech stack, and our benefits, visit alphasights.com/careers/alphatech .
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
At AlphaSights, we search through more than 500 million professionals working in the world today to find the small handful of experts qualified to answer our clients' needs. They use these insights to drive amazing progress within their organisations. Our mission is to provide access to dispersed, hidden, and underutilized knowledge.
We’ve made terrific progress working in this new space, but there is still an incredible amount to do. We’ve only just scratched the surface on how we can apply technology to this problem.
AlphaSights' Frontend Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products, both internal and client facing. As a frontend engineer you will build ambitious web applications, on the edge of what is possible with today’s browsers. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We want our senior engineers to lead the thinking in their area of expertise and encourage everyone around them to continuously improve.
You will:
- Build and own our frontend architecture
- Push the boundaries of modern frontend engineering to build fast and ambitious web applications
- Work closely with our Product Team to build features that have significant business impact
- Design elegant and intuitive UI components
- Drive forward thinking for frontend technologies at AlphaSights
- Proactively identify and improve our front-end developer experience
- Work in small, nimble teams
- Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
- Contribute to our open source projects
You might be a fit if you:
- Have a deep understanding of JavaScript and its fundamentals
- Is experienced leading high performing engineering teams, and setting high standards in front-end development
- Understand the complexities of the DOM and CSS, especially how they interact
- Interpret UI performance metrics and address issues accordingly
- Know and understand the implications of the latest developments in ECMAScript
- Learn from and mentor other engineers
- Reason about trade-offs when discussing frontend technologies
- Navigate and write backend code where necessary
You might:
- Build UIs to schedule multi-party communication with heavy constraints
- Integrate our software to browsers, web email clients, and web calendars to meet our users needs
- Launch new product initiatives that delight our clients and differentiate our services
- Develop innovative search and discovery interfaces that are mission critical to our knowledge-search business
Who you would work with:
- You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
- We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
- Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more: http://engineering.alphasights.com
Feb 23, 2021
Full time
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
At AlphaSights, we search through more than 500 million professionals working in the world today to find the small handful of experts qualified to answer our clients' needs. They use these insights to drive amazing progress within their organisations. Our mission is to provide access to dispersed, hidden, and underutilized knowledge.
We’ve made terrific progress working in this new space, but there is still an incredible amount to do. We’ve only just scratched the surface on how we can apply technology to this problem.
AlphaSights' Frontend Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products, both internal and client facing. As a frontend engineer you will build ambitious web applications, on the edge of what is possible with today’s browsers. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We want our senior engineers to lead the thinking in their area of expertise and encourage everyone around them to continuously improve.
You will:
- Build and own our frontend architecture
- Push the boundaries of modern frontend engineering to build fast and ambitious web applications
- Work closely with our Product Team to build features that have significant business impact
- Design elegant and intuitive UI components
- Drive forward thinking for frontend technologies at AlphaSights
- Proactively identify and improve our front-end developer experience
- Work in small, nimble teams
- Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
- Contribute to our open source projects
You might be a fit if you:
- Have a deep understanding of JavaScript and its fundamentals
- Is experienced leading high performing engineering teams, and setting high standards in front-end development
- Understand the complexities of the DOM and CSS, especially how they interact
- Interpret UI performance metrics and address issues accordingly
- Know and understand the implications of the latest developments in ECMAScript
- Learn from and mentor other engineers
- Reason about trade-offs when discussing frontend technologies
- Navigate and write backend code where necessary
You might:
- Build UIs to schedule multi-party communication with heavy constraints
- Integrate our software to browsers, web email clients, and web calendars to meet our users needs
- Launch new product initiatives that delight our clients and differentiate our services
- Develop innovative search and discovery interfaces that are mission critical to our knowledge-search business
Who you would work with:
- You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
- We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
- Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more: http://engineering.alphasights.com
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The Back End Role
AlphaSights' Back End Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products and services, both internal and client facing. As a back end engineer, you will remove pain-points, optimise workflows, and enhance the intelligence and capabilities of our systems. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We care more about your engineering skill versus your deep knowledge of a particular language or framework.
Learn more about Tech at AlphaSights in this video .
Learn more about our Engineering Team on our website.
You will:
Diagnose complex issues across various levels of the stack
Improve the performance of our applications
Improve developer tooling and processes
Work in small, nimble teams
Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
Contribute to our open source projects
What We Look For
Have 3+ years of industry experience
Are able to write code in a high-level programming language.
Can balance deep work with cross-team collaboration
Enjoy writing code in a variety of languages
See yourself as an entrepreneur as well as an engineer
Are you hesitant to submit an application because you're not sure if you check every box? Apply anyway! We’d love to hear from you and see how you can drive impact in our firm.
What You Can Expect
You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides a great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
Feb 23, 2021
Full time
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The Back End Role
AlphaSights' Back End Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products and services, both internal and client facing. As a back end engineer, you will remove pain-points, optimise workflows, and enhance the intelligence and capabilities of our systems. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We care more about your engineering skill versus your deep knowledge of a particular language or framework.
Learn more about Tech at AlphaSights in this video .
Learn more about our Engineering Team on our website.
You will:
Diagnose complex issues across various levels of the stack
Improve the performance of our applications
Improve developer tooling and processes
Work in small, nimble teams
Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
Contribute to our open source projects
What We Look For
Have 3+ years of industry experience
Are able to write code in a high-level programming language.
Can balance deep work with cross-team collaboration
Enjoy writing code in a variety of languages
See yourself as an entrepreneur as well as an engineer
Are you hesitant to submit an application because you're not sure if you check every box? Apply anyway! We’d love to hear from you and see how you can drive impact in our firm.
What You Can Expect
You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides a great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
We have an exciting position available for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team based at our HQ in Southampton, however all our people, where they can, are currently working from home and we recognise the future need to be flexible; as such we are open to applications that can deliver work remotely where appropriate. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £53,754 - £63,240 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Senior Data Engineer:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), bank holidays, and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
Joining our Data Engineering team, our Senior Data Engineer will provide leadership and expertise in developing new techniques, tools and pipelines. You will transform and manipulate geospatial data into forms suitable for visualisation, analysis and further development with your Agile team.
Providing insight and experience to inform data-driven decision-making, your focus will be on building, maintaining and troubleshooting data processing systems to meet business requirements; with an emphasis on security, reliability, fault-tolerance, scalability, fidelity, and efficiency.
Researching and utilising cutting-edge big data and machine learning technologies to automate and simplify processes, is all part of the role. You’ll be a key team member in one of our development teams, with the primary focus of your day-to-day activities being data manipulation and delivering data pipelines to aid development.
What we’re looking for in our ideal Senior Data Engineer:
- A degree-level qualification in a quantitative discipline or significant experience in a relevant field, such as statistical modelling or mathematics
- Experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (or similar)
- Working knowledge of Databricks and Spark
- Relevant programming language(s) and databases
- Geospatial data processing and analysis techniques
- Influencing key business and technical stakeholders, with strong presentation and consultancy skills
- Providing technical coaching and mentoring
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Senior Data Engineer, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 28th February 2021
Feb 05, 2021
Full time
We have an exciting position available for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team based at our HQ in Southampton, however all our people, where they can, are currently working from home and we recognise the future need to be flexible; as such we are open to applications that can deliver work remotely where appropriate. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £53,754 - £63,240 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Senior Data Engineer:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), bank holidays, and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
Joining our Data Engineering team, our Senior Data Engineer will provide leadership and expertise in developing new techniques, tools and pipelines. You will transform and manipulate geospatial data into forms suitable for visualisation, analysis and further development with your Agile team.
Providing insight and experience to inform data-driven decision-making, your focus will be on building, maintaining and troubleshooting data processing systems to meet business requirements; with an emphasis on security, reliability, fault-tolerance, scalability, fidelity, and efficiency.
Researching and utilising cutting-edge big data and machine learning technologies to automate and simplify processes, is all part of the role. You’ll be a key team member in one of our development teams, with the primary focus of your day-to-day activities being data manipulation and delivering data pipelines to aid development.
What we’re looking for in our ideal Senior Data Engineer:
- A degree-level qualification in a quantitative discipline or significant experience in a relevant field, such as statistical modelling or mathematics
- Experience in Microsoft Azure Cloud Services (or similar)
- Working knowledge of Databricks and Spark
- Relevant programming language(s) and databases
- Geospatial data processing and analysis techniques
- Influencing key business and technical stakeholders, with strong presentation and consultancy skills
- Providing technical coaching and mentoring
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Senior Data Engineer, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 28th February 2021
We have an exciting position available as a Senior Solution Architect to be based at our HQ in Southampton, however all our people, where they can are currently working from home and we recognise the future need to be flexible. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £60,690 - £71,400 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Senior Solution Architect:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), bank holidays, and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
We are currently looking for a Senior Solution Architect who can provide architectural leadership across one or more business and/or technology domains. This role puts you right at the heart of what OS is about – a world-leading digital business with unparalleled expertise in the creation, management and exploitation of geospatial data, providing our customers with the solutions and services that give them the information and insight they need.
Key duties as our Senior Solution Architect will include:
- Setting technical direction within a business or technology domain, whilst working with stakeholders to define the system and/or technology roadmaps that realise that direction
- Ensuring programme / project architectures within your domain are aligned to organisational direction, technical strategy and roadmaps
- Leading, mentoring and directing a team of solution architects
- Building relationships with suppliers and delivery partners to ensure appropriate use of new and emerging technologies
- Representing the domain to internal and external stakeholders, providing consultancy as appropriate to ensure confidence in the IT solutions provided
What we’re looking for in our Senior Solution Architect:
- Experience of working as a Solution Architect within a complex business environment
- Accountability for the design and specification of system roadmaps and architectures, aligned to business strategy
- Collaborating with and influencing key business and technical stakeholders
- Providing leadership to technical teams (e.g. solution architects, software engineers, technical experts)
- Defining and delivering enterprise-level Geospatial solutions
- Delivering cloud-native digital services
Knowledge and experience in the following would be advantageous but not essential:
- Certification in, or experience of, TOGAF or equivalent frameworks
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Senior Solution Architect, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 21st February
Jan 29, 2021
Full time
We have an exciting position available as a Senior Solution Architect to be based at our HQ in Southampton, however all our people, where they can are currently working from home and we recognise the future need to be flexible. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £60,690 - £71,400 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Senior Solution Architect:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), bank holidays, and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
We are currently looking for a Senior Solution Architect who can provide architectural leadership across one or more business and/or technology domains. This role puts you right at the heart of what OS is about – a world-leading digital business with unparalleled expertise in the creation, management and exploitation of geospatial data, providing our customers with the solutions and services that give them the information and insight they need.
Key duties as our Senior Solution Architect will include:
- Setting technical direction within a business or technology domain, whilst working with stakeholders to define the system and/or technology roadmaps that realise that direction
- Ensuring programme / project architectures within your domain are aligned to organisational direction, technical strategy and roadmaps
- Leading, mentoring and directing a team of solution architects
- Building relationships with suppliers and delivery partners to ensure appropriate use of new and emerging technologies
- Representing the domain to internal and external stakeholders, providing consultancy as appropriate to ensure confidence in the IT solutions provided
What we’re looking for in our Senior Solution Architect:
- Experience of working as a Solution Architect within a complex business environment
- Accountability for the design and specification of system roadmaps and architectures, aligned to business strategy
- Collaborating with and influencing key business and technical stakeholders
- Providing leadership to technical teams (e.g. solution architects, software engineers, technical experts)
- Defining and delivering enterprise-level Geospatial solutions
- Delivering cloud-native digital services
Knowledge and experience in the following would be advantageous but not essential:
- Certification in, or experience of, TOGAF or equivalent frameworks
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Senior Solution Architect, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 21st February
We have three positions available for highly motivated, technical and analytical individuals to join us as a Software Test Engineer based at our HQ in Southampton, however all our people, where they can are currently working from home and we recognise the future need to be flexible; as such we are open to full time remote working opportunities. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £36,414 - £40,698 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Software Test Engineer:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
As our Software Test Engineer, you will join our Technology and Design Team and work to develop the next generation systems that drive our world-leading geospatial and business applications.
Working within an agile team, you will be responsible for designing and driving out automated tests, in addition to executing manual test suites to ensure adequate and effective test coverage. You will provide test assurance of the user stories according to the defined acceptance test criteria; whilst working in a test-first environment using cloud architecture.
Working closely with Software Engineers, you will deliver the test activities to meet the functional and non-functional requirements and ambitions of our stakeholders, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery. You will regularly participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to identify opportunities to maximise test benefits within the team.
What we’re looking for in our Software Test Engineer:
- Experience of tests around non-functional test activities using TDD/BDD
- The ability to design and write test harnesses in C#, Python or Scala
- Experience of agile methodologies and working closely with engineers, advising on engineering improvement
- Experience of automating tests in a test-first CI/CD environment such as Azure DevOps
- The ability to design the appropriate end to end test approach for complex backend systems
- Experience of testing in the could and knowledge of the Azure Portal (or similar)
- Qualified to Foundation Level in Software Testing ((or equivalent)
- Experience of allocating and prioritising own work when working on multiple tasks
- Experience of designing and implementing tests around functional test activities using TDD/BDD
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer-centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Software Test Engineer, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 21st February 2021
Jan 28, 2021
Full time
We have three positions available for highly motivated, technical and analytical individuals to join us as a Software Test Engineer based at our HQ in Southampton, however all our people, where they can are currently working from home and we recognise the future need to be flexible; as such we are open to full time remote working opportunities. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £36,414 - £40,698 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Software Test Engineer:
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave (30 days after five years), bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
As our Software Test Engineer, you will join our Technology and Design Team and work to develop the next generation systems that drive our world-leading geospatial and business applications.
Working within an agile team, you will be responsible for designing and driving out automated tests, in addition to executing manual test suites to ensure adequate and effective test coverage. You will provide test assurance of the user stories according to the defined acceptance test criteria; whilst working in a test-first environment using cloud architecture.
Working closely with Software Engineers, you will deliver the test activities to meet the functional and non-functional requirements and ambitions of our stakeholders, whilst contributing to effective agile delivery. You will regularly participate in estimation activities and are encouraged to identify opportunities to maximise test benefits within the team.
What we’re looking for in our Software Test Engineer:
- Experience of tests around non-functional test activities using TDD/BDD
- The ability to design and write test harnesses in C#, Python or Scala
- Experience of agile methodologies and working closely with engineers, advising on engineering improvement
- Experience of automating tests in a test-first CI/CD environment such as Azure DevOps
- The ability to design the appropriate end to end test approach for complex backend systems
- Experience of testing in the could and knowledge of the Azure Portal (or similar)
- Qualified to Foundation Level in Software Testing ((or equivalent)
- Experience of allocating and prioritising own work when working on multiple tasks
- Experience of designing and implementing tests around functional test activities using TDD/BDD
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer-centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Software Test Engineer, we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 21st February 2021
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Software Engineer (Java) to join our team based at our state-of-the-art Headquarters in Southampton however all our people, where they can, are currently working from home. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £36,414 - £42,840 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Software Engineer (Java):
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave - (30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
As our Software Engineer (Java), you will join our established project team and work to deliver customer requirements at pace and to a high standard using Java programming.
You will have daily contact with stakeholders and team members, and you will write code using best practices to ensure it is clean and testable. Working within an agile delivery methodology, you will ensure software is secure and well tested to optimise delivery.
What we’re looking for in our Software Engineer (Java):
- Experience in Java and Cloud technologies
- A track record in problem resolution, selection of technical solutions and applications
- Experience of providing fully capable software development and configuration
- Experience in designing and implementing RESTful API’s
- Knowledge of modern engineering best practice like TDD, BDD and Automated Testing
- A proven track record in iterative and incremental development
- Qualified to relevant development certification (or equivalent)
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer-centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Software Engineer (Java), we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 14th February 2021
Jan 26, 2021
Full time
We have an exciting opportunity available for a Software Engineer (Java) to join our team based at our state-of-the-art Headquarters in Southampton however all our people, where they can, are currently working from home. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £36,414 - £42,840 per annum.
Ordnance Survey (OS) provides national mapping services for Great Britain and is a world-leading provider of geospatial solutions. OS location data and expertise has helped governments make smarter decisions, businesses gain valuable data insight, and everyone experience the world outside for over 225 years.
We offer fantastic benefits in return for joining us as our Software Engineer (Java):
- Competitive salary plus performance-related bonus
- Competitive pension
- 37 hour working week (with flexible working options)
- 25 days annual leave - (30 days after five years) bank holidays and an extra 3 over Christmas
- Plus, a suite of excellent additional benefits
About the role:
As our Software Engineer (Java), you will join our established project team and work to deliver customer requirements at pace and to a high standard using Java programming.
You will have daily contact with stakeholders and team members, and you will write code using best practices to ensure it is clean and testable. Working within an agile delivery methodology, you will ensure software is secure and well tested to optimise delivery.
What we’re looking for in our Software Engineer (Java):
- Experience in Java and Cloud technologies
- A track record in problem resolution, selection of technical solutions and applications
- Experience of providing fully capable software development and configuration
- Experience in designing and implementing RESTful API’s
- Knowledge of modern engineering best practice like TDD, BDD and Automated Testing
- A proven track record in iterative and incremental development
- Qualified to relevant development certification (or equivalent)
Our growing Technology and Design team plays a key role in ensuring OS is at the cutting edge of geospatial capability and is looking for people to join them. Its mission is to work across the business to provide customer-centric design and technology services.
If you would like to be part of this, click apply now to be considered as our Software Engineer (Java), we’d love to hear from you!
Closing date: Sunday 14th February 2021
The Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland
Glasgow, UK
Term Permanent Employer Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland Reporting to Chief Executive Working hours Full-time, 35 hours per week Salary £35,708 to £38,518 depending on experience Direct Report ALISS Co-ordinator
ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) is a national web-based service to help people find help and support close to them when they need it most by finding and sharing information about groups, services and activities that could help people live well.
It provides a platform for organisations and local groups in Scotland to share information about what they offer, and a service for the public and health and social care professionals to find and access resources near them.
Strategic Outcomes of the ALLIANCE
Innovation and transformational change across health and social care, driven by person-centred and rights based approaches and the principles of co-production and self management
Policy and practice shaped by disabled people, people with long term conditions and unpaid carers, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other status
Person centred approaches and third sector involvement within the planning and delivery of health, social care, and integrated services
Purpose of the Role
To provide effective leadership to ensure that ALISS meets the technical requirements of those with health and social care needs, Scottish Government and NHS 24
Ensure all programme business systems, information systems, partnership platforms and networks are in place to support the programme and that the technology accurately represents requirements
Manage key programme relationships to enhance and sustain connections between organisations at local and national levels and deliver technical improvements
Provide a sense of balance between programme and technical management
To be accountable for the technical delivery of the programme
Work closely with the engagement team to ensure the successful delivery of the programme
Key Aims and Objectives of the role
Responsible for capturing, deriving and translating user requirements into system design and implementation
Manage evaluation and continuous improvement
Identify opportunities for improvement customer/user satisfaction
Allocate resources to ensure sustainable and effective technical delivery of the programme
Develop and implement technical project plans so that relevant programme objectives are achieved
Use programme and project management skills to deliver to timescales and agreed quality criteria and manage the budget
Anticipate problems and complications and formulate technical solutions so as not to impede the effectiveness of the programme
Write product specifications where required
Identify opportunities for growth with funding opportunities
Identify and manage risks including data protection and information security on a continual basis
Ensure continuity and programme resilience
Work in partnership with senior staff, within and beyond the ALLIANCE
Contribute to strategic development of ALISS
Maintain a strong understanding of the health and social care agenda in Scotland
Drive recommendations around priorities
Any other duties relevant to the job or as requested by the ALLIANCE Chief Executive.
Key Relationships
Scottish Government Directorates
NHS 24
NHS Boards / Integrated Joint Boards
Third sector and community organisations
External contractors (software developers)
Membership and ALISS users
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Degree or equivalent experience
Experience of effective partnership working
Change management, negotiation and influencing skills
Demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically when implementing programme and solving problems
Foundational knowledge of IT infrastructure and architecture
An understanding of agile approach, open data and service design methodology
Sufficient understanding of database technology
Tech-savvy and able to deploy appropriate technology
Management experience including project management, strategic development, staff and budgets
Effective relationship management
Strong communication skills – including the ability to communicate in technical and non-technical terms to a range of audiences
Good understanding of data protection
Good understanding of person-centred approaches to health and social care
Ability to work autonomously, as part of a team and on own initiative
Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
Ability to manage risks
Ability to demonstrate impact on end users
Desirable
Degree in relevant technical subject e.g. management information systems, database or systems engineering etc.
Proven contribution to software development
Experience of working with committees, boards and steering groups
Experience of helping key stakeholders to articulate and refine programme requirements
Nov 12, 2020
Full time
Term Permanent Employer Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland Reporting to Chief Executive Working hours Full-time, 35 hours per week Salary £35,708 to £38,518 depending on experience Direct Report ALISS Co-ordinator
ALISS (A Local Information System for Scotland) is a national web-based service to help people find help and support close to them when they need it most by finding and sharing information about groups, services and activities that could help people live well.
It provides a platform for organisations and local groups in Scotland to share information about what they offer, and a service for the public and health and social care professionals to find and access resources near them.
Strategic Outcomes of the ALLIANCE
Innovation and transformational change across health and social care, driven by person-centred and rights based approaches and the principles of co-production and self management
Policy and practice shaped by disabled people, people with long term conditions and unpaid carers, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age, religion, or any other status
Person centred approaches and third sector involvement within the planning and delivery of health, social care, and integrated services
Purpose of the Role
To provide effective leadership to ensure that ALISS meets the technical requirements of those with health and social care needs, Scottish Government and NHS 24
Ensure all programme business systems, information systems, partnership platforms and networks are in place to support the programme and that the technology accurately represents requirements
Manage key programme relationships to enhance and sustain connections between organisations at local and national levels and deliver technical improvements
Provide a sense of balance between programme and technical management
To be accountable for the technical delivery of the programme
Work closely with the engagement team to ensure the successful delivery of the programme
Key Aims and Objectives of the role
Responsible for capturing, deriving and translating user requirements into system design and implementation
Manage evaluation and continuous improvement
Identify opportunities for improvement customer/user satisfaction
Allocate resources to ensure sustainable and effective technical delivery of the programme
Develop and implement technical project plans so that relevant programme objectives are achieved
Use programme and project management skills to deliver to timescales and agreed quality criteria and manage the budget
Anticipate problems and complications and formulate technical solutions so as not to impede the effectiveness of the programme
Write product specifications where required
Identify opportunities for growth with funding opportunities
Identify and manage risks including data protection and information security on a continual basis
Ensure continuity and programme resilience
Work in partnership with senior staff, within and beyond the ALLIANCE
Contribute to strategic development of ALISS
Maintain a strong understanding of the health and social care agenda in Scotland
Drive recommendations around priorities
Any other duties relevant to the job or as requested by the ALLIANCE Chief Executive.
Key Relationships
Scottish Government Directorates
NHS 24
NHS Boards / Integrated Joint Boards
Third sector and community organisations
External contractors (software developers)
Membership and ALISS users
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
Degree or equivalent experience
Experience of effective partnership working
Change management, negotiation and influencing skills
Demonstrated ability to think creatively and strategically when implementing programme and solving problems
Foundational knowledge of IT infrastructure and architecture
An understanding of agile approach, open data and service design methodology
Sufficient understanding of database technology
Tech-savvy and able to deploy appropriate technology
Management experience including project management, strategic development, staff and budgets
Effective relationship management
Strong communication skills – including the ability to communicate in technical and non-technical terms to a range of audiences
Good understanding of data protection
Good understanding of person-centred approaches to health and social care
Ability to work autonomously, as part of a team and on own initiative
Ability to maintain accurate records and documentation
Ability to manage risks
Ability to demonstrate impact on end users
Desirable
Degree in relevant technical subject e.g. management information systems, database or systems engineering etc.
Proven contribution to software development
Experience of working with committees, boards and steering groups
Experience of helping key stakeholders to articulate and refine programme requirements
This is an amazing opportunity for an IT professional to have flexible working. Reduced hours during school holidays and a generous holiday allowance.
Support and System Administrator
Salary up to £35,000 FTE (grade B/C) including generous holiday allowance
London office with the opportunity to work from home
The role will include the following duties:
System Administration of Linux servers and internal IT infrastructure
Providing 3rd line support to their customers via the Operations team
Involvement in systems architecture
Some involvement in code level solutions
Supporting a range of bespoke software solutions for both their internal use and their members use
Supporting our internal teams with IT and the use of Office 365
IT Information
All production environments are Linux based, but you will have the choice of Linux,Mac or Windows development environment
They use PHP for backend development with some NodeJS and Python, and HTML/SASS/JS for the frontend mainly using MithrilJS framework with some legacy use of JQuery and KnockOutJS.
Office 365
A bit about the company…
Our client’s network is made up of over 2,500 schools, colleges and alternative education providers spanning key stages 1-5. As a membership organisation, they collaborate, share best practice and equip leaders so they can support their teams and, ultimately, provide everyone in schools with a better future and brighter hope.
Their IT team, currently of three, is part of a wider Operations Team which is a vital part of their service to schools, providing efficient and personal interactions with our schools and colleagues. They are knowledgeable, committed and high performing people who contribute significantly to the company’s success.
Suitable skills and experience include IT Helpdesk, 3rd Line IT Support, Senior IT Support Technician, IT Support Engineer, 1st / 2nd Line Helpdesk Engineer, Support and System Administrator
Nov 02, 2020
Part time
This is an amazing opportunity for an IT professional to have flexible working. Reduced hours during school holidays and a generous holiday allowance.
Support and System Administrator
Salary up to £35,000 FTE (grade B/C) including generous holiday allowance
London office with the opportunity to work from home
The role will include the following duties:
System Administration of Linux servers and internal IT infrastructure
Providing 3rd line support to their customers via the Operations team
Involvement in systems architecture
Some involvement in code level solutions
Supporting a range of bespoke software solutions for both their internal use and their members use
Supporting our internal teams with IT and the use of Office 365
IT Information
All production environments are Linux based, but you will have the choice of Linux,Mac or Windows development environment
They use PHP for backend development with some NodeJS and Python, and HTML/SASS/JS for the frontend mainly using MithrilJS framework with some legacy use of JQuery and KnockOutJS.
Office 365
A bit about the company…
Our client’s network is made up of over 2,500 schools, colleges and alternative education providers spanning key stages 1-5. As a membership organisation, they collaborate, share best practice and equip leaders so they can support their teams and, ultimately, provide everyone in schools with a better future and brighter hope.
Their IT team, currently of three, is part of a wider Operations Team which is a vital part of their service to schools, providing efficient and personal interactions with our schools and colleagues. They are knowledgeable, committed and high performing people who contribute significantly to the company’s success.
Suitable skills and experience include IT Helpdesk, 3rd Line IT Support, Senior IT Support Technician, IT Support Engineer, 1st / 2nd Line Helpdesk Engineer, Support and System Administrator
Full-stack developer
Company profile
Rapid growth company specialising in signal and image processing. Primarily focussed on the medical device sector, now looking to increase its portfolio and reach into other sectors with novel tools and applications.
Role profile
Easy going, relaxed attitude with the ability to work with non-technical teams translating requirements into high quality robust working prototypes and final products for mobile, web and cloud deployment. We need technically proficient and enthusiastic problem solvers able to translate algorithms from maths tools to code and develop to final product. Opportunities to develop for medical, civil and telecoms sectors with a mix of mobile and web services. You will work with engineers, business development teams and report at director level. Excellent opportunity to help define team growth and lead on tech strategy.
Skills & experience
Java, PHP, CSS, SQL (any) Bootstrap etc
PHP, C/C++ etc
React, React Native, PhoneGap, Xamarin etc
API and SDK build and documentation
Env: Azure, Azure Devops / AWS architecture / Github / SVN
Requirements gathering, documentation (architecture, modelling) and technical translations
Nice to have
Software / app testing, benchmarking, profiling
Firmware deployment experience (ASIC)
Computer vision tools; OpenCV, Pytorch, PCL is desirable
Development in regulated industries (ISO13485, 27001, EIC62304)
The day to day
Work closely with front end dev, UI/UX designer and business development teams
Build and manage a small team
Work with Sys Admin to oversee maintenance of all development environment
Work with product owners to shape technology
Software product testing and documentation for regulated industries
Help support the products you build (as part of small but global team)
Be like this
Eye for detail and flair for creation
Confident, able to justify your decisions
Ability to create, lead and drive team
Comfortable with documentation (working within regulated sectors, i.e. medical devices)
Think ahead, anticipate roadblocks and issues
Desire to create attractive systems providing simple efficient solutions
Motivated, happy to work remotely (but able to come in when we can) and be part of a busy team
Comfortable juggling projects
Oct 22, 2020
Full time
Full-stack developer
Company profile
Rapid growth company specialising in signal and image processing. Primarily focussed on the medical device sector, now looking to increase its portfolio and reach into other sectors with novel tools and applications.
Role profile
Easy going, relaxed attitude with the ability to work with non-technical teams translating requirements into high quality robust working prototypes and final products for mobile, web and cloud deployment. We need technically proficient and enthusiastic problem solvers able to translate algorithms from maths tools to code and develop to final product. Opportunities to develop for medical, civil and telecoms sectors with a mix of mobile and web services. You will work with engineers, business development teams and report at director level. Excellent opportunity to help define team growth and lead on tech strategy.
Skills & experience
Java, PHP, CSS, SQL (any) Bootstrap etc
PHP, C/C++ etc
React, React Native, PhoneGap, Xamarin etc
API and SDK build and documentation
Env: Azure, Azure Devops / AWS architecture / Github / SVN
Requirements gathering, documentation (architecture, modelling) and technical translations
Nice to have
Software / app testing, benchmarking, profiling
Firmware deployment experience (ASIC)
Computer vision tools; OpenCV, Pytorch, PCL is desirable
Development in regulated industries (ISO13485, 27001, EIC62304)
The day to day
Work closely with front end dev, UI/UX designer and business development teams
Build and manage a small team
Work with Sys Admin to oversee maintenance of all development environment
Work with product owners to shape technology
Software product testing and documentation for regulated industries
Help support the products you build (as part of small but global team)
Be like this
Eye for detail and flair for creation
Confident, able to justify your decisions
Ability to create, lead and drive team
Comfortable with documentation (working within regulated sectors, i.e. medical devices)
Think ahead, anticipate roadblocks and issues
Desire to create attractive systems providing simple efficient solutions
Motivated, happy to work remotely (but able to come in when we can) and be part of a busy team
Comfortable juggling projects
Senior Solution Developer (Digital Experience)
Job Category: Technical Vacancy Type: Permanent Employment Type: Full time Salary From: £33,797 - £39,152 Location: Chelmsford/Cambridge Faculty/Prof Service: IT Services Ref No: 548
About ARU: ARU is a vibrant workplace and our University is gaining prominence both nationally and internationally. We have ambitious plans for the future and we are determined that our students and staff will realise their full potential. Our main campuses in the cities of Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough have been transformed with major capital investment. With an annual turnover of over £200m, we are a major force for higher education and one of the largest universities in the East of England. About the Role: Our Solutions Development Team is instrumental in delivering our institution’s strategic objectives around providing a high quality digital experience for our students and customers. In this key role you will play a vital part in the continuous improvement of digital experience, always keeping the end user at the centre of design, engineering and implementation. We are looking for a talented programmer who has experience of applying C#, JavaScript and modern HTML and CSS to robust applications using best practice tools and techniques. A great understanding of user experience and accessible design is highly desirable. With a degree or relevant professional qualification and appropriate level of experience, you’ll be able to demonstrate how you have provided high quality solutions to internal and external stakeholders; how you can work both independently and as part of a team using agile methodologies; and how your good judgement and high level of accuracy has been translated into excellent customer experiences. Informal enquiries can be made to Steve Arnott, Head of Solutions Development at steve.arnott@aru.ac.uk. Find out more about working with us .
We offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification. Closing Date: 04/11/2020
Oct 19, 2020
Full time
Senior Solution Developer (Digital Experience)
Job Category: Technical Vacancy Type: Permanent Employment Type: Full time Salary From: £33,797 - £39,152 Location: Chelmsford/Cambridge Faculty/Prof Service: IT Services Ref No: 548
About ARU: ARU is a vibrant workplace and our University is gaining prominence both nationally and internationally. We have ambitious plans for the future and we are determined that our students and staff will realise their full potential. Our main campuses in the cities of Cambridge, Chelmsford and Peterborough have been transformed with major capital investment. With an annual turnover of over £200m, we are a major force for higher education and one of the largest universities in the East of England. About the Role: Our Solutions Development Team is instrumental in delivering our institution’s strategic objectives around providing a high quality digital experience for our students and customers. In this key role you will play a vital part in the continuous improvement of digital experience, always keeping the end user at the centre of design, engineering and implementation. We are looking for a talented programmer who has experience of applying C#, JavaScript and modern HTML and CSS to robust applications using best practice tools and techniques. A great understanding of user experience and accessible design is highly desirable. With a degree or relevant professional qualification and appropriate level of experience, you’ll be able to demonstrate how you have provided high quality solutions to internal and external stakeholders; how you can work both independently and as part of a team using agile methodologies; and how your good judgement and high level of accuracy has been translated into excellent customer experiences. Informal enquiries can be made to Steve Arnott, Head of Solutions Development at steve.arnott@aru.ac.uk. Find out more about working with us .
We offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.
We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working. Guidance Notes:
For a list of key requirements, please download the Job Description and Person Specification above. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification. Closing Date: 04/11/2020
Do you want to develop your cloud and IOT experience with an award winning FTSE, which allows you to work as part of a team whilst providing individual responsibility, ownership and career growth?
Rentokil Initial is a FTSE 50 Global Leader in support services and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Google Cloud Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to advance their career in software development and cloud technology whilst gaining hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.
If you are experienced in working with serverless computer components, have some experience in IOT devices/message transfer and enjoy working in an agile environment then this role is for you. Ideally, you will have experience with the Google Cloud Platform, however if you have experience in similar cloud platforms we would love to hear from you!
As part of this exciting and challenging role, you will be expected to:
Lead the design, development and implementation of the PestConnect platform solutions using Google Cloud Platform, Qlik Sense/QAP and other shared platforms and services as well as integration with IOT devices
Design, build and deliver pre-approved Infrastructure and Platform as code that can be re-used by other Product teams
Own and maintain the repository of automated, pre-approved, fully tested and re-usable patterns and templates on the PestConnect Platform that can be used by other Product teams (everything as code)
Lead the PestConnect team in best practice Devops processes
Act as the technical point of contact on the PestConnect platform for the cloud service providers (e.g. Google) to ensure the Platform is operational and is able to meet the service levels of the products using the platform
Successful applicants will possess the following skills/experience as a minimum:
Significant experience with serverless compute components, App Engine, Spanner, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, (serverless compute is our preference over IaaS components)
Experience of working with IOT devices, message transfers and its required infrastructure
Experienced in working in Agile environment following Agile methodologies (eg Scrum Agile)
Hands-on experience of writing code, scripts and APIs (Java, Python)
Experience of managing multi-tier infrastructure environments, including elements hosted on a public cloud platform (eg GCP, AWS, etc) and understanding of network concepts
An in-depth knowledge of platform and application automated deployment technologies (e.g. Ansible, Docker, Terraform, Cobbler etc)
What’s in it for you?
At Rentokil Initial, our ambition is to become a world-class employer of choice. We believe that by doing what's right for our colleagues we will in turn deliver a brilliant service for our customers and ultimately create shareholder value. This is at the heart of our RIGHT WAY plan. In 2019, we were ranked as the UK’s Best Company to Work For by Indeed And Britain’s Most Admired Company for Diversity & Inclusion.
You can expect a competitive salary with us with opportunities to progress within your career as well as the following benefits:
Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance Programme
Death in service benefit
Free Parking
Bonus Scheme
Pension Scheme
Healthcare
Aug 19, 2020
Full time
Do you want to develop your cloud and IOT experience with an award winning FTSE, which allows you to work as part of a team whilst providing individual responsibility, ownership and career growth?
Rentokil Initial is a FTSE 50 Global Leader in support services and has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Google Cloud Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. This permanent position is well suited to an individual that is looking to advance their career in software development and cloud technology whilst gaining hands-on experience in a thriving and supportive workplace.
If you are experienced in working with serverless computer components, have some experience in IOT devices/message transfer and enjoy working in an agile environment then this role is for you. Ideally, you will have experience with the Google Cloud Platform, however if you have experience in similar cloud platforms we would love to hear from you!
As part of this exciting and challenging role, you will be expected to:
Lead the design, development and implementation of the PestConnect platform solutions using Google Cloud Platform, Qlik Sense/QAP and other shared platforms and services as well as integration with IOT devices
Design, build and deliver pre-approved Infrastructure and Platform as code that can be re-used by other Product teams
Own and maintain the repository of automated, pre-approved, fully tested and re-usable patterns and templates on the PestConnect Platform that can be used by other Product teams (everything as code)
Lead the PestConnect team in best practice Devops processes
Act as the technical point of contact on the PestConnect platform for the cloud service providers (e.g. Google) to ensure the Platform is operational and is able to meet the service levels of the products using the platform
Successful applicants will possess the following skills/experience as a minimum:
Significant experience with serverless compute components, App Engine, Spanner, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, (serverless compute is our preference over IaaS components)
Experience of working with IOT devices, message transfers and its required infrastructure
Experienced in working in Agile environment following Agile methodologies (eg Scrum Agile)
Hands-on experience of writing code, scripts and APIs (Java, Python)
Experience of managing multi-tier infrastructure environments, including elements hosted on a public cloud platform (eg GCP, AWS, etc) and understanding of network concepts
An in-depth knowledge of platform and application automated deployment technologies (e.g. Ansible, Docker, Terraform, Cobbler etc)
What’s in it for you?
At Rentokil Initial, our ambition is to become a world-class employer of choice. We believe that by doing what's right for our colleagues we will in turn deliver a brilliant service for our customers and ultimately create shareholder value. This is at the heart of our RIGHT WAY plan. In 2019, we were ranked as the UK’s Best Company to Work For by Indeed And Britain’s Most Admired Company for Diversity & Inclusion.
You can expect a competitive salary with us with opportunities to progress within your career as well as the following benefits:
Rentokil Initial Reward Scheme
23 days holiday, plus 8 bank holidays
Employee Assistance Programme
Death in service benefit
Free Parking
Bonus Scheme
Pension Scheme
Healthcare
IT SUPPORT ENGINEER
Reporting to the Head of IT
Squint Opera are a creative company, a large and talented team crafting extraordinary and unique work across many disciplines – from video content and animation, to interactive exhibitions, branding, websites, design, games and strategy. We work across different sectors, from the built environment, to arts and culture, children’s entertainment, events and placemaking. Our goal is to always produce great work, and to have fun.
Like other media companies we have a large IT footprint, lots of different software and tools, and a large render server farm. The IT team therefore needs to expand to provide support and maintenance as our IT footprint increases.
Summary
We are looking for a 2nd/3rd line Technical Support Engineer to provide pro-active support to our production team working across a broad range of technologies. You will be relied upon to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues including account setup and network configuration. The role involves 1st line support to 3rd line support, must have can do attitude along with good communication and technical skills. In this role you will have a problem-solving attitude along with the ability to give clear technical instructions. Office based full-time role, occasional weekend work will be required and compensated with time off in lieu.
Main Responsibilities
Addressing user tickets regarding hardware, software and networking
Build and install PCs, Macs, telephone systems, wireless networks and peripheral devices related to desktop infrastructure
Manage and deploy software licenses
Maintain installations with routine maintenance
Manage and troubleshoot conferencing solutions (Webex, Zoom, Skype etc.)
Ensure all issues are properly logged
Prioritise and manage several open issues at any one time
Tracking issues through to resolution
Properly escalate unresolved issues to Head of IT & Production Director
Keeping IT records up to date and accurate
Document technical knowledge in the form of standards
Move computers and desks when needed, oversee office moves
Character Traits
Thrives in a varied, people facing role
Natural problem solver
Excellent communicator
Pro-active and responsive
Friendly and helpful
Organised and methodical
Qualifications / Experience
Required
>3 years experience as a IT Support Engineer or similar role in a creative production or post-production environment
Hands on experience with Windows /Mac OS environments
Microsoft Server, up to 2016 / 2019
Active Directory / Group Policy
Experience of Deployment tools like Microsoft SCCM
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
Ability to provide step by step technical help, both written and verbal
Familiarity with remote desktop applications
Familiarity with FTP
Experience of some level of Security/Firewall devices
Performing Tape Backup & Restore using Backup Exec.
Centrally Managed Antivirus
Office365 or Google Gsuite experience
Basic networking and patching
Desirable
Relevant certifications (e.g. MCP, MCSE, ITIL)
Degree in relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Networking, Information Systems)
Any experience with Linux systems will be a plus.
Full-time
Salary: £28,000 to £35,000 depending on experience.
09.30 – 18.00 Mon – Friday with 1 hour for lunch
Please send your CV and salary expectations in the subject line to people@squintopera.com
Feb 17, 2020
Full time
IT SUPPORT ENGINEER
Reporting to the Head of IT
Squint Opera are a creative company, a large and talented team crafting extraordinary and unique work across many disciplines – from video content and animation, to interactive exhibitions, branding, websites, design, games and strategy. We work across different sectors, from the built environment, to arts and culture, children’s entertainment, events and placemaking. Our goal is to always produce great work, and to have fun.
Like other media companies we have a large IT footprint, lots of different software and tools, and a large render server farm. The IT team therefore needs to expand to provide support and maintenance as our IT footprint increases.
Summary
We are looking for a 2nd/3rd line Technical Support Engineer to provide pro-active support to our production team working across a broad range of technologies. You will be relied upon to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues including account setup and network configuration. The role involves 1st line support to 3rd line support, must have can do attitude along with good communication and technical skills. In this role you will have a problem-solving attitude along with the ability to give clear technical instructions. Office based full-time role, occasional weekend work will be required and compensated with time off in lieu.
Main Responsibilities
Addressing user tickets regarding hardware, software and networking
Build and install PCs, Macs, telephone systems, wireless networks and peripheral devices related to desktop infrastructure
Manage and deploy software licenses
Maintain installations with routine maintenance
Manage and troubleshoot conferencing solutions (Webex, Zoom, Skype etc.)
Ensure all issues are properly logged
Prioritise and manage several open issues at any one time
Tracking issues through to resolution
Properly escalate unresolved issues to Head of IT & Production Director
Keeping IT records up to date and accurate
Document technical knowledge in the form of standards
Move computers and desks when needed, oversee office moves
Character Traits
Thrives in a varied, people facing role
Natural problem solver
Excellent communicator
Pro-active and responsive
Friendly and helpful
Organised and methodical
Qualifications / Experience
Required
>3 years experience as a IT Support Engineer or similar role in a creative production or post-production environment
Hands on experience with Windows /Mac OS environments
Microsoft Server, up to 2016 / 2019
Active Directory / Group Policy
Experience of Deployment tools like Microsoft SCCM
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
Ability to provide step by step technical help, both written and verbal
Familiarity with remote desktop applications
Familiarity with FTP
Experience of some level of Security/Firewall devices
Performing Tape Backup & Restore using Backup Exec.
Centrally Managed Antivirus
Office365 or Google Gsuite experience
Basic networking and patching
Desirable
Relevant certifications (e.g. MCP, MCSE, ITIL)
Degree in relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Networking, Information Systems)
Any experience with Linux systems will be a plus.
Full-time
Salary: £28,000 to £35,000 depending on experience.
09.30 – 18.00 Mon – Friday with 1 hour for lunch
Please send your CV and salary expectations in the subject line to people@squintopera.com
Job Title: Senior Java Developer ( UK )
Department: Engineering
Manager: CTO
Location: Andover, UK
We’re looking for an energetic, passionate and inquisitive person to help form our new Costa Rica engineering team helping to define, extend, maintain and support our existing applications and to drive their evolution to meet the challenges of the future.
The successful applicant will work closely with peers locally, in other regions and across functions, utilizing online and remote collaboration tools to deliver meaningful change.
Package and Benefits:
Competitive salary
Fully paid Annual Leave
December bonus
Private Medical Insurance
Personal and professional development opportunities
Friendly working environment
Attributes and Experience Required:
Essential:
Strong working knowledge of Java, including the following technologies and best practise : Core Java 1.8, Spring (Framework, MVC, Security, REST etc ), Hibernate (Validator etc ), and Test driven development practices
Strong background in Web Application development, including JSP, CSS, JavaScript Frameworks ( JQuery , Kendo, etc ), RESTful Web-Services
Competent experience with SQL using MySQL/MariaDB
Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate, coordinate, show attention to detail and follow a task through to completion
Experience with analysing requirements, investigating business needs, and designing responsive solutions
Willingness to dive into live technical issues to provide support and issue resolution
Minimum 5 years of hands-on working experience
Minimum 2.2 degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent)
Desirable:
Experience with maintaining, extending, supporting, and modernising an ever-growing application
Passion for learning and problem solving in both technical and business areas
Comfortable with using the following tools: Eclipse IDE, Maven, Mercurial, Git and Atlassian suite of collaboration and development tools
Background in Payroll or other financial domains
Experience using Java libraries for the parsing and manipulation of PDF documents, Excel documents, XML, XSL transformation
Experience with implementing and integrating systems using SSO (SAML, OAuth)
Experience in website security
Experience working with Docker
Experience working with NoSQL databases such as Mongo
Key Skills:
Java
Spring
Tomcat
MySQL
Web application / JavaScript / XML / JSON
Agile
Analysis and Design
Daily Duties and Main Responsibilities Will Include:
Our main software project is a large Java web application. The application’s key functions and responsibilities focus on:
Collaboration and Control of the flow of data and processes between people and systems
Integration of data from various sources, both automated and manual; into an aggregated data warehouse
Extracting, formatting, and transmitting data to third-parties
Processing of stored and incoming data to produce new data, and add value to existing data
Internationalisation to support business users around the world
All the above has been developed over many years, contains a high degree of bespoke code and complexity. There is a great deal of domain knowledge to master that will come from working well with others in the teams. This is an ongoing support role which can involve very complex investigations and collaboration with various areas of the business.
Responsibilities:
Analysis of requirements, technical design and implementation into usable functionality
Documentation of new or updated functionality as released
Technical support of existing functionalities once launched into production environment
Upholding code standards and best practices through code reviews, refactoring efforts, and peer mentoring
Identifying solutions to existing or upcoming issues, presenting realistic solutions and championing priorities
About CloudPay
CloudPay provides managed global payroll services to multinational companies through a single, unified SaaS solution. By delivering end-to-end managed payroll services through an innovative platform, CloudPay ensures consistent and compliant payroll around the globe while reducing operating costs and manual processes.
The CloudPay solution is backed by deep industry expertise earned over 20+ years delivering services to more than 2,400 multinational entities. CloudPay’s solution guarantees accurate payroll processing across 120+ countries in more than 25 languages.
To learn more, visit cloudpay.net .
Jan 31, 2020
Full time
Job Title: Senior Java Developer ( UK )
Department: Engineering
Manager: CTO
Location: Andover, UK
We’re looking for an energetic, passionate and inquisitive person to help form our new Costa Rica engineering team helping to define, extend, maintain and support our existing applications and to drive their evolution to meet the challenges of the future.
The successful applicant will work closely with peers locally, in other regions and across functions, utilizing online and remote collaboration tools to deliver meaningful change.
Package and Benefits:
Competitive salary
Fully paid Annual Leave
December bonus
Private Medical Insurance
Personal and professional development opportunities
Friendly working environment
Attributes and Experience Required:
Essential:
Strong working knowledge of Java, including the following technologies and best practise : Core Java 1.8, Spring (Framework, MVC, Security, REST etc ), Hibernate (Validator etc ), and Test driven development practices
Strong background in Web Application development, including JSP, CSS, JavaScript Frameworks ( JQuery , Kendo, etc ), RESTful Web-Services
Competent experience with SQL using MySQL/MariaDB
Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate, coordinate, show attention to detail and follow a task through to completion
Experience with analysing requirements, investigating business needs, and designing responsive solutions
Willingness to dive into live technical issues to provide support and issue resolution
Minimum 5 years of hands-on working experience
Minimum 2.2 degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent)
Desirable:
Experience with maintaining, extending, supporting, and modernising an ever-growing application
Passion for learning and problem solving in both technical and business areas
Comfortable with using the following tools: Eclipse IDE, Maven, Mercurial, Git and Atlassian suite of collaboration and development tools
Background in Payroll or other financial domains
Experience using Java libraries for the parsing and manipulation of PDF documents, Excel documents, XML, XSL transformation
Experience with implementing and integrating systems using SSO (SAML, OAuth)
Experience in website security
Experience working with Docker
Experience working with NoSQL databases such as Mongo
Key Skills:
Java
Spring
Tomcat
MySQL
Web application / JavaScript / XML / JSON
Agile
Analysis and Design
Daily Duties and Main Responsibilities Will Include:
Our main software project is a large Java web application. The application’s key functions and responsibilities focus on:
Collaboration and Control of the flow of data and processes between people and systems
Integration of data from various sources, both automated and manual; into an aggregated data warehouse
Extracting, formatting, and transmitting data to third-parties
Processing of stored and incoming data to produce new data, and add value to existing data
Internationalisation to support business users around the world
All the above has been developed over many years, contains a high degree of bespoke code and complexity. There is a great deal of domain knowledge to master that will come from working well with others in the teams. This is an ongoing support role which can involve very complex investigations and collaboration with various areas of the business.
Responsibilities:
Analysis of requirements, technical design and implementation into usable functionality
Documentation of new or updated functionality as released
Technical support of existing functionalities once launched into production environment
Upholding code standards and best practices through code reviews, refactoring efforts, and peer mentoring
Identifying solutions to existing or upcoming issues, presenting realistic solutions and championing priorities
About CloudPay
CloudPay provides managed global payroll services to multinational companies through a single, unified SaaS solution. By delivering end-to-end managed payroll services through an innovative platform, CloudPay ensures consistent and compliant payroll around the globe while reducing operating costs and manual processes.
The CloudPay solution is backed by deep industry expertise earned over 20+ years delivering services to more than 2,400 multinational entities. CloudPay’s solution guarantees accurate payroll processing across 120+ countries in more than 25 languages.
To learn more, visit cloudpay.net .
Job title: Applications Developer (SQL/C# .Net) Salary: £32,363.41 per annum plus £1,069.54 supplement and excellent benefits Location: Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath Job type: Permanent Hours per week: 35 hours per week Closing date: 27 January 2020 Interview date: Early February 2020 Cats Protection, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, is developing and implementing a multi-year Digital Transformation strategy. This strategy has already moved key systems to Microsoft’s Azure platform and exciting developments are planned to help expand and support the charity’s growth and impact. We are a dynamic and highly flexible charity and our evolution will see us adopt new and emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation. Our strategy acknowledges the importance of technology in achieving our vision and goals. We are now looking for an Applications Developer to join our dynamic and experienced team of IT professionals based at our National Cat Centre in Chelwood Gate. We are a twenty-minute drive from both Haywards Heath and East Grinstead with free onsite parking; please note public transport to the site is limited. Flexible working is available. Our IT department implements, maintains, supports, upgrades and improves all IT systems across the charity. It is responsible for all IT equipment and systems sitting at the heart of Cats Protection networks and which provide a service for over 1000 employees and 11,000 volunteers, across over 130 shops, our centres and branches. As the Applications Developer, you will maintain a high level of availability and integrity for all of the IT systems, resolving issues and requests in the most responsive, efficient, and cost-effective manner. You will supply and implement IT systems and solutions that are robust and fit for purpose, enabling all sites, departments and volunteer groups to gain maximum benefit and productivity from their use of IT services. You will offer professional help, assistance, and support (which may include training, demonstrations, and presentations), to employees and volunteer groups for IT applications and systems and will write user documentation and guidelines that are easy for the target audience to understand. You will be involved in configuring and developing new technology solutions and testing these to a high standard as well developing proof of concepts to our charity. The successful candidate will be an experienced and professional software engineer and have experience in writing SQL code with .Net experience. You’ll need to be customer focussed with a flexible approach and a team player. To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs emailed to us directly. Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a competency-based interview with an SQL test. For further details please download the job description below: • JD attached • Candidate information sheet attached
Jan 13, 2020
Full time
Job title: Applications Developer (SQL/C# .Net) Salary: £32,363.41 per annum plus £1,069.54 supplement and excellent benefits Location: Chelwood Gate, Haywards Heath Job type: Permanent Hours per week: 35 hours per week Closing date: 27 January 2020 Interview date: Early February 2020 Cats Protection, the UK’s leading feline welfare charity, is developing and implementing a multi-year Digital Transformation strategy. This strategy has already moved key systems to Microsoft’s Azure platform and exciting developments are planned to help expand and support the charity’s growth and impact. We are a dynamic and highly flexible charity and our evolution will see us adopt new and emerging technology such as Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning and Robotic Process Automation. Our strategy acknowledges the importance of technology in achieving our vision and goals. We are now looking for an Applications Developer to join our dynamic and experienced team of IT professionals based at our National Cat Centre in Chelwood Gate. We are a twenty-minute drive from both Haywards Heath and East Grinstead with free onsite parking; please note public transport to the site is limited. Flexible working is available. Our IT department implements, maintains, supports, upgrades and improves all IT systems across the charity. It is responsible for all IT equipment and systems sitting at the heart of Cats Protection networks and which provide a service for over 1000 employees and 11,000 volunteers, across over 130 shops, our centres and branches. As the Applications Developer, you will maintain a high level of availability and integrity for all of the IT systems, resolving issues and requests in the most responsive, efficient, and cost-effective manner. You will supply and implement IT systems and solutions that are robust and fit for purpose, enabling all sites, departments and volunteer groups to gain maximum benefit and productivity from their use of IT services. You will offer professional help, assistance, and support (which may include training, demonstrations, and presentations), to employees and volunteer groups for IT applications and systems and will write user documentation and guidelines that are easy for the target audience to understand. You will be involved in configuring and developing new technology solutions and testing these to a high standard as well developing proof of concepts to our charity. The successful candidate will be an experienced and professional software engineer and have experience in writing SQL code with .Net experience. You’ll need to be customer focussed with a flexible approach and a team player. To apply for this position please click the APPLY ONLINE button. Our application process requires you submit a CV and answer screening questions – including explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Unfortunately, we cannot accept applications or CVs emailed to us directly. Please note the recruitment process for this position will include a competency-based interview with an SQL test. For further details please download the job description below: • JD attached • Candidate information sheet attached
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Narendra Reddy
Contact Email:
narendra@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
020 3743 7090
Industry:
IT
Job Type:
Permanent
Location:
North Yorkshire
Salary:
£60-70K PA (DOE)
Main Purpose:
To develop, deliver and maintain high quality and innovative software that meet client and company needs.
Provide high quality advice, support and guidance to clients and colleagues.
Job Summary:
You will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering software for the oil and gas industry. You will interpret user requirements, design solutions, implement them and work with the Testers to ensure our client products satisfy customer’s needs, within agreed timescales and according to the company’s quality systems.
Experience in the following is advantageous, however not essential:
C++, C#, Perforce Source Control, Python, SQL, .NET, Angular, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Git.
Key Components:
Develop products and maintain existing products in accordance with applicable company specifications and user requirements.
Adopt a continuous improvement approach in product development and product life- cycle processes.
Proactively maintain and update your own technical knowledge, including changes to legislation and standards that may impact our client products.
Evaluate new technologies and carefully manage their introduction, whilst minimising risks to new project delivery schedules.
Provide support to sales and marketing, through the evaluation of complex inquiries, estimating timescales/costs for specific client / project developments, support at exhibitions, support with significant demonstrations etc.
Evaluate software faults and work to improve existing software.
Deliver Helpdesk support through the sharing of technical knowledge to contribute to the timely resolution of client and company issues.
Provide technical advice and support to field service colleagues during complex installations and the deployment of new products to the field, participating on occasion, in site visits to develop a comprehensive understanding.
Verify and deploy programs and systems.
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software programmes.
Create technical documentation for reference and reporting purposes.
Ability to make an informed and meaningful contribution to peer group / project discussions.
Adopt a flexible and supportive approach, a positive attitude to change and a willingness to undertake any other duties as assigned, to ensure the company achieves its objectives.
Flexible approach, travelling around and outside of the UK when necessary.
Share own knowledge and experience with others.
Work in accordance with MHT’s quality systems and framework.
Acting as coach and mentor, advising and guiding less experienced colleagues.
Team player, willing to assist on occasion with other duties outside the remit of own role.
Requirement
Experience
Writing and testing code, refining and rewriting it as necessary.
Evaluating the software and systems that make computers and hardware operate.
C++, C#, Perforce Source Control, Python, SQL, .NET, Angular, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Git.
Working closely and collaboratively with other staff, such as other developers, testers, and salespeople, and marketing professionals.
Carrying out requirement analysis.
Consulting clients and colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems with a view to writing or modifying
current systems.
Creating technical specifications.
Researching and investigating new technologies.
Skills
Adopting logical, analytical and creative approaches to software development and problem-solving.
Good time management with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise as necessary.
Confident when communicating with customers and peers.
Adaptable, with an ability to learn new skills and technologies quickly.
A meticulous and organized approach to work.
Extending support to others through coaching and/or mentoring.
Knowledge
Continually updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in- house and external courses, reading manuals and accessing new
applications.
Understanding of the oil and gas sector and associated technologies.
Qualifications
Degree qualified, or equivalent, in a STEM subject.
Good level of secondary education with a minimum of GCSE in Maths at Grade C (7) or above.
Other
Right to work in the UK
Ability to travel, sometimes at short notice, to sites around the UK, with occasional international travel.
Valid Full UK driving license and access to vehicle.
Passport – valid and in-date.
A commitment to equality & diversity and willingness to adhere to MHT policies.
To find out more please call Narendra on 020 3743 7090.
Jan 12, 2020
Full time
Agency:
UCA Consulting
Contact Name:
Narendra Reddy
Contact Email:
narendra@ucaconsulting.uk
Telephone:
020 3743 7090
Industry:
IT
Job Type:
Permanent
Location:
North Yorkshire
Salary:
£60-70K PA (DOE)
Main Purpose:
To develop, deliver and maintain high quality and innovative software that meet client and company needs.
Provide high quality advice, support and guidance to clients and colleagues.
Job Summary:
You will work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team, delivering software for the oil and gas industry. You will interpret user requirements, design solutions, implement them and work with the Testers to ensure our client products satisfy customer’s needs, within agreed timescales and according to the company’s quality systems.
Experience in the following is advantageous, however not essential:
C++, C#, Perforce Source Control, Python, SQL, .NET, Angular, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Git.
Key Components:
Develop products and maintain existing products in accordance with applicable company specifications and user requirements.
Adopt a continuous improvement approach in product development and product life- cycle processes.
Proactively maintain and update your own technical knowledge, including changes to legislation and standards that may impact our client products.
Evaluate new technologies and carefully manage their introduction, whilst minimising risks to new project delivery schedules.
Provide support to sales and marketing, through the evaluation of complex inquiries, estimating timescales/costs for specific client / project developments, support at exhibitions, support with significant demonstrations etc.
Evaluate software faults and work to improve existing software.
Deliver Helpdesk support through the sharing of technical knowledge to contribute to the timely resolution of client and company issues.
Provide technical advice and support to field service colleagues during complex installations and the deployment of new products to the field, participating on occasion, in site visits to develop a comprehensive understanding.
Verify and deploy programs and systems.
Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade existing software programmes.
Create technical documentation for reference and reporting purposes.
Ability to make an informed and meaningful contribution to peer group / project discussions.
Adopt a flexible and supportive approach, a positive attitude to change and a willingness to undertake any other duties as assigned, to ensure the company achieves its objectives.
Flexible approach, travelling around and outside of the UK when necessary.
Share own knowledge and experience with others.
Work in accordance with MHT’s quality systems and framework.
Acting as coach and mentor, advising and guiding less experienced colleagues.
Team player, willing to assist on occasion with other duties outside the remit of own role.
Requirement
Experience
Writing and testing code, refining and rewriting it as necessary.
Evaluating the software and systems that make computers and hardware operate.
C++, C#, Perforce Source Control, Python, SQL, .NET, Angular, Java, JavaScript, Linux, Git.
Working closely and collaboratively with other staff, such as other developers, testers, and salespeople, and marketing professionals.
Carrying out requirement analysis.
Consulting clients and colleagues concerning the maintenance and performance of software systems with a view to writing or modifying
current systems.
Creating technical specifications.
Researching and investigating new technologies.
Skills
Adopting logical, analytical and creative approaches to software development and problem-solving.
Good time management with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise as necessary.
Confident when communicating with customers and peers.
Adaptable, with an ability to learn new skills and technologies quickly.
A meticulous and organized approach to work.
Extending support to others through coaching and/or mentoring.
Knowledge
Continually updating technical knowledge and skills by attending in- house and external courses, reading manuals and accessing new
applications.
Understanding of the oil and gas sector and associated technologies.
Qualifications
Degree qualified, or equivalent, in a STEM subject.
Good level of secondary education with a minimum of GCSE in Maths at Grade C (7) or above.
Other
Right to work in the UK
Ability to travel, sometimes at short notice, to sites around the UK, with occasional international travel.
Valid Full UK driving license and access to vehicle.
Passport – valid and in-date.
A commitment to equality & diversity and willingness to adhere to MHT policies.
To find out more please call Narendra on 020 3743 7090.
IT Manager
Position summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative IT professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to take on a leading role in developing the IT function within Proforest. Key responsibilities are IT strategy and security management, effectiveness of IT systems, capacity building and overseeing with external service providers.
About Proforest
Proforest is a not-for-profit, mission-driven organisation that works throughout agricultural and forest product supply chains to help achieve sustainable use of the world’s natural resources. Proforest is an established world leader in the development and implementation of sustainable production and responsible sourcing with a global presence. Our head office is in the UK with regional offices in Malaysia, Ghana, Colombia and Brazil.
Main Responsibilities:
IT Strategy and security management
Lead on the development and implementation of a long-term IT roadmap to improve effectiveness and security of IT systems
Identify IT security risks, evaluate mitigation options and carry out suitable measures to ensure security of company networks, systems and data
Develop a business continuity plan
System development
Be aware of new technologies, engage with stakeholders to identify their technology needs and support implementation of appropriate solutions
Review if existing systems are fit for purpose and implement improvements
Develop IT policies and operating procedures. Maintain documentation of networks, systems and processes
Capacity Building
Develop a global team of IT power users to strengthen IT capacity in regional offices
Develop guidance documents and training material. Provide training as required
Incident response, user support and maintenance
Coordinate and oversee external IT support provider to ensure that incidents, issues, end-user support and regular maintenance is carried-out according to standards
Qualifications, experience and skills
Professional IT qualification (e.g. computer science, network engineering, etc.)
At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar role
Network administration and management, especially Windows server, HyperV, AD, GPO, DHCP/DNS
Configuration and troubleshooting of laptop and desktop computers
Microsoft environments, especially Office 365 ecosystem and Azure
Database and Business Intelligence solutions
Security infrastructure and cyber security best practices, including BCP and disaster recovery
Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills with the ability to build effective working relationships and operate in a geographically distributed, multi-cultural environment
Highly developed organisational skills and solution-oriented approach including prioritisation, project management and time management
An enthusiastic, motivated and pro-active approach with the ability to manage own workload effectively
A drive and desire for continuous professional development
Salary and practical details
Salary range: £30,000-34,000
Location: Oxford, UK (although this position may be hosted in one of our overseas offices)
Full time permanent position
To apply
Send your CV, a brief cover letter that describes how you meet the requirements for this position and confirmation that you are already eligible to work in the UK to personnel@proforest.net
Application deadline: 20 October 2019
Sep 25, 2019
Full time
IT Manager
Position summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative IT professional with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to take on a leading role in developing the IT function within Proforest. Key responsibilities are IT strategy and security management, effectiveness of IT systems, capacity building and overseeing with external service providers.
About Proforest
Proforest is a not-for-profit, mission-driven organisation that works throughout agricultural and forest product supply chains to help achieve sustainable use of the world’s natural resources. Proforest is an established world leader in the development and implementation of sustainable production and responsible sourcing with a global presence. Our head office is in the UK with regional offices in Malaysia, Ghana, Colombia and Brazil.
Main Responsibilities:
IT Strategy and security management
Lead on the development and implementation of a long-term IT roadmap to improve effectiveness and security of IT systems
Identify IT security risks, evaluate mitigation options and carry out suitable measures to ensure security of company networks, systems and data
Develop a business continuity plan
System development
Be aware of new technologies, engage with stakeholders to identify their technology needs and support implementation of appropriate solutions
Review if existing systems are fit for purpose and implement improvements
Develop IT policies and operating procedures. Maintain documentation of networks, systems and processes
Capacity Building
Develop a global team of IT power users to strengthen IT capacity in regional offices
Develop guidance documents and training material. Provide training as required
Incident response, user support and maintenance
Coordinate and oversee external IT support provider to ensure that incidents, issues, end-user support and regular maintenance is carried-out according to standards
Qualifications, experience and skills
Professional IT qualification (e.g. computer science, network engineering, etc.)
At least 3 years of relevant work experience in a similar role
Network administration and management, especially Windows server, HyperV, AD, GPO, DHCP/DNS
Configuration and troubleshooting of laptop and desktop computers
Microsoft environments, especially Office 365 ecosystem and Azure
Database and Business Intelligence solutions
Security infrastructure and cyber security best practices, including BCP and disaster recovery
Excellent communication, interpersonal and team-working skills with the ability to build effective working relationships and operate in a geographically distributed, multi-cultural environment
Highly developed organisational skills and solution-oriented approach including prioritisation, project management and time management
An enthusiastic, motivated and pro-active approach with the ability to manage own workload effectively
A drive and desire for continuous professional development
Salary and practical details
Salary range: £30,000-34,000
Location: Oxford, UK (although this position may be hosted in one of our overseas offices)
Full time permanent position
To apply
Send your CV, a brief cover letter that describes how you meet the requirements for this position and confirmation that you are already eligible to work in the UK to personnel@proforest.net
Application deadline: 20 October 2019
Reporting to the Head of IT
Squint Opera are a creative company, a large and talented team crafting extraordinary and unique work across many disciplines – from video content and animation, to interactive exhibitions, branding, websites, design, games and strategy. We work across different sectors, from the built environment, to arts and culture, children’s entertainment, events and placemaking. Our goal is to always produce great work, and to have fun.
Like other media companies we have a large IT footprint, lots of different software and tools, and a large render server farm. The IT team therefore needs to expand to provide support and maintenance as our IT footprint increases.
Summary
We are looking for a 2nd/3rd line Technical Support Engineer to provide pro-active support to our production team working across a broad range of technologies. You will be relied upon to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues including account setup and network configuration. The role involves 1st line support to 3rd line support, must have can do attitude along with good communication and technical skills. In this role you will have a problem-solving attitude along with the ability to give clear technical instructions. Office based full-time role, occasional weekend work will be required and compensated with time off in lieu.
Main Responsibilities
Addressing user tickets regarding hardware, software and networking
Build and install PCs, Macs, telephone systems, wireless networks and peripheral devices related to desktop infrastructure
Manage and deploy software licenses
Maintain installations with routine maintenance
Manage and troubleshoot conferencing solutions (Webex, Zoom, Skype etc.)
Ensure all issues are properly logged
Prioritise and manage several open issues at any one time
Tracking issues through to resolution
Properly escalate unresolved issues to Head of IT & Production Director
Keeping IT records up to date and accurate
Document technical knowledge in the form of standards
Move computers and desks when needed, oversee office moves
Character Traits
Thrives in a varied, people facing role
Natural problem solver
Excellent communicator
Pro-active and responsive
Friendly and helpful
Organised and methodical
Qualifications / Experience
Required
>3 years experience as a IT Support Engineer or similar role in a creative production or post-production environment
Hands on experience with Windows /Mac OS environments
Microsoft Server, up to 2016 / 2019
Active Directory / Group Policy
Experience of Deployment tools like Microsoft SCCM
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
Ability to provide step by step technical help, both written and verbal
Familiarity with remote desktop applications
Familiarity with FTP
Experience of some level of Security/Firewall devices
Performing Tape Backup & Restore using Backup Exec.
Centrally Managed Antivirus
Office365 or Google Gsuite experience
Basic networking and patching
Desirable
Relevant certifications (e.g. MCP, MCSE, ITIL)
Degree in relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Networking, Information Systems)
Any experience with Linux systems will be a plus.
Full-time
Salary: £28,000 to £35,000 depending on experience.
09.30 – 18.00 Mon – Friday with 1 hour for lunch
Please send your CV and salary expectations in the subject line to people@squintopera.com
Aug 20, 2019
Full time
Reporting to the Head of IT
Squint Opera are a creative company, a large and talented team crafting extraordinary and unique work across many disciplines – from video content and animation, to interactive exhibitions, branding, websites, design, games and strategy. We work across different sectors, from the built environment, to arts and culture, children’s entertainment, events and placemaking. Our goal is to always produce great work, and to have fun.
Like other media companies we have a large IT footprint, lots of different software and tools, and a large render server farm. The IT team therefore needs to expand to provide support and maintenance as our IT footprint increases.
Summary
We are looking for a 2nd/3rd line Technical Support Engineer to provide pro-active support to our production team working across a broad range of technologies. You will be relied upon to diagnose and troubleshoot technical issues including account setup and network configuration. The role involves 1st line support to 3rd line support, must have can do attitude along with good communication and technical skills. In this role you will have a problem-solving attitude along with the ability to give clear technical instructions. Office based full-time role, occasional weekend work will be required and compensated with time off in lieu.
Main Responsibilities
Addressing user tickets regarding hardware, software and networking
Build and install PCs, Macs, telephone systems, wireless networks and peripheral devices related to desktop infrastructure
Manage and deploy software licenses
Maintain installations with routine maintenance
Manage and troubleshoot conferencing solutions (Webex, Zoom, Skype etc.)
Ensure all issues are properly logged
Prioritise and manage several open issues at any one time
Tracking issues through to resolution
Properly escalate unresolved issues to Head of IT & Production Director
Keeping IT records up to date and accurate
Document technical knowledge in the form of standards
Move computers and desks when needed, oversee office moves
Character Traits
Thrives in a varied, people facing role
Natural problem solver
Excellent communicator
Pro-active and responsive
Friendly and helpful
Organised and methodical
Qualifications / Experience
Required
>3 years experience as a IT Support Engineer or similar role in a creative production or post-production environment
Hands on experience with Windows /Mac OS environments
Microsoft Server, up to 2016 / 2019
Active Directory / Group Policy
Experience of Deployment tools like Microsoft SCCM
Ability to diagnose and troubleshoot basic technical issues
Ability to provide step by step technical help, both written and verbal
Familiarity with remote desktop applications
Familiarity with FTP
Experience of some level of Security/Firewall devices
Performing Tape Backup & Restore using Backup Exec.
Centrally Managed Antivirus
Office365 or Google Gsuite experience
Basic networking and patching
Desirable
Relevant certifications (e.g. MCP, MCSE, ITIL)
Degree in relevant field (e.g. Computer Science, Networking, Information Systems)
Any experience with Linux systems will be a plus.
Full-time
Salary: £28,000 to £35,000 depending on experience.
09.30 – 18.00 Mon – Friday with 1 hour for lunch
Please send your CV and salary expectations in the subject line to people@squintopera.com
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
QA Engineer – (11 month FTC covering maternity leave)
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
About us
Changing the world is no easy task. But in 1999 that’s exactly what Good Energy set out to do. Its purpose is to enable people, in their homes and their businesses, to play an important role in combatting climate change, by providing households and businesses access to locally sourced 100% renewable energy. Fast forward to today, and the business is now a key player in the renewable energy space, and despite challenging market conditions has continued to grow profitably over the past 5 years.
The business has recently reviewed its longer term strategy and is now poised to take a leap forwards, focused on a transformational growth agenda which delivers long term value for its customers, shareholders and people. This will enable the achievement of its purpose; powering the choice for customers, of a cleaner greener future. The Good Energy team is currently around 300 people strong and is based in the market town of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
About the function and role
As the QA Engineer, you will be part of the IT team within the IT and Digital Team. The transformation department is moving into a newly agile and digital way of working and is an exciting and dynamic team to work in and shape. You will be responsible for delivering and supporting IT solutions that add value to Good Energy’s business.
The core responsibility will be to deliver analysis, design and testing of solutions, to meet the business requirements as part of the ongoing Business Transformation exercise, and to provide technical support and deliver resolutions of existing systems and solutions within Good Energy.
About you
The role requires the ability to communicate and work with a variety of people collaboratively, and as required, deliver on a project from initial inception to final deployment. With a background working within an Agile environment, you will have demonstrable up to date knowledge and experience of applying structured test methods and processes.
You will have experience of testing software and database applications produced in a Microsoft environment, consisting of tools such as SQL Server, Visual Studio, VB, C#, Access, .NET, PHP, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, TestRail and Jira.
With strong analytical, investigative and organisational skills, you will be driven to deliver against agreed timescales and acceptance criteria. A high level if IT literacy and experience using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) is essential for this role.
Behaviours - Works in a way which role models our values:
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 futureholders.
In addition to a competitive salary we also offer a wide range of benefits. Our office in Chippenham is very accessible; we are just a two minute walk from Chippenham train station and within easy reach of surrounding towns and communities.
So if you’d like to be part of this innovative and fast growing ethical energy business, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter stating your experience and suitability for the role to jobs@goodenergy.co.uk .
By applying for a job at Good Energy, you agree that we’ll process your details for the purpose of applying for this vacancy. We’ll have access to your personal information from your application and other materials you submit in support of your application. We’ll retain your personal information on our own systems to facilitate the administration of the recruitment process and we’ll share your application with the relevant hiring manager. We won’t share your information for marketing purposes or with any third parties without your expressed consent (if we decide to perform a psychometric test we’ll require additional consent for being able to profile your personal information). We’ll retain your information if you’re unsuccessful for 6 months unless requested not to at which point your data will be deleted.
Closing date: 26th December 2018
Dec 07, 2018
Contractor
QA Engineer – (11 month FTC covering maternity leave)
Salary: Competitive + excellent benefits
About us
Changing the world is no easy task. But in 1999 that’s exactly what Good Energy set out to do. Its purpose is to enable people, in their homes and their businesses, to play an important role in combatting climate change, by providing households and businesses access to locally sourced 100% renewable energy. Fast forward to today, and the business is now a key player in the renewable energy space, and despite challenging market conditions has continued to grow profitably over the past 5 years.
The business has recently reviewed its longer term strategy and is now poised to take a leap forwards, focused on a transformational growth agenda which delivers long term value for its customers, shareholders and people. This will enable the achievement of its purpose; powering the choice for customers, of a cleaner greener future. The Good Energy team is currently around 300 people strong and is based in the market town of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
About the function and role
As the QA Engineer, you will be part of the IT team within the IT and Digital Team. The transformation department is moving into a newly agile and digital way of working and is an exciting and dynamic team to work in and shape. You will be responsible for delivering and supporting IT solutions that add value to Good Energy’s business.
The core responsibility will be to deliver analysis, design and testing of solutions, to meet the business requirements as part of the ongoing Business Transformation exercise, and to provide technical support and deliver resolutions of existing systems and solutions within Good Energy.
About you
The role requires the ability to communicate and work with a variety of people collaboratively, and as required, deliver on a project from initial inception to final deployment. With a background working within an Agile environment, you will have demonstrable up to date knowledge and experience of applying structured test methods and processes.
You will have experience of testing software and database applications produced in a Microsoft environment, consisting of tools such as SQL Server, Visual Studio, VB, C#, Access, .NET, PHP, Microsoft Team Foundation Server, TestRail and Jira.
With strong analytical, investigative and organisational skills, you will be driven to deliver against agreed timescales and acceptance criteria. A high level if IT literacy and experience using Microsoft Office products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio) is essential for this role.
Behaviours - Works in a way which role models our values:
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 futureholders.
In addition to a competitive salary we also offer a wide range of benefits. Our office in Chippenham is very accessible; we are just a two minute walk from Chippenham train station and within easy reach of surrounding towns and communities.
So if you’d like to be part of this innovative and fast growing ethical energy business, we’d love to hear from you.
Please send a copy of your CV and a covering letter stating your experience and suitability for the role to jobs@goodenergy.co.uk .
By applying for a job at Good Energy, you agree that we’ll process your details for the purpose of applying for this vacancy. We’ll have access to your personal information from your application and other materials you submit in support of your application. We’ll retain your personal information on our own systems to facilitate the administration of the recruitment process and we’ll share your application with the relevant hiring manager. We won’t share your information for marketing purposes or with any third parties without your expressed consent (if we decide to perform a psychometric test we’ll require additional consent for being able to profile your personal information). We’ll retain your information if you’re unsuccessful for 6 months unless requested not to at which point your data will be deleted.
Closing date: 26th December 2018