108 jobs found in Tyne And Wear

IT Support Engineer - Newcastle - £25K Due to expansion in the business, a rapidly growing business in the North East is looking for a bright and enthusiastic IT Support Engineer to join them. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years' experience within commercial IT, have a solid understanding of computer systems and thrive in a fast-paced environment. Main Responsibilities: - Support and maintain IT systems - Resolve all IT related issues (hardware, software, networks, telephony) - Maintain cloud-based systems including Office 365, Azure etc - Provide desktop and remote support - Manage backups - Involvement in project work as required - Accurately log work and maintain computer systems - Implement new solutions Technical Skills include: - Office 365, Azure - Active Directory / Group Policy - Exchange - Windows Servers - PowerShell - MS Teams - Networking knowledge (DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP etc) The ideal candidate will be passionate about IT, enjoy problem-solving and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Microsoft Certifications or an IT-related degree are nice to have, but not essential! If you would like to apply for this role, please apply or call in on . For more information about Senitor and the opportunities we have to offer follow us on Senitor Associates Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy...... click apply for full job details

Role: iOS Developer Location: Newcastle Salary: Negotiable based on experience Our client provides a very niche product to the global market within the entertainment space. Due to continued growth and evolution of the product, they are looking for an experienced iOS Developer to join their development hub to assist with developing new features and improving the stability of the iOS client. Skills & Experience: A passion for developing simple user-friendly iOS apps. In-depth knowledge of iOS frameworks such as Core Data, Core Animation, etc. Have a strong background in Objective-C and Swift Familiarity with Agile/Scrum and using issue tracking software such as JIRA Familiarity with Code Review process If this sounds like the next step in your career, please apply today so that a member of the RBW Consulting team can review your profile and be in touch to discuss this further...... click apply for full job details

DWP. Digital with Purpose. DWP are looking for ambitious software engineers and devs to work with us on in a once-in-a-generation digital transformation. Our people work on projects that are revolutionising products and services that are used by millions of people every day. Using fresh ideas and leading edge technologies - and putting the user at the centre of everything we do - we create innovative digital solutions that make a difference to the lives of our 22 million users. Delivery. Work. Projects. We're looking for people who want to work on demanding and exciting digital services for the UK Government. You'll be part of creating a flagship welfare reform programme that will change the face of public services and have the potential to dramatically transform the future of millions of people. Our Engineers build and run applications as part of a multi-functional agile delivery teams. What really excites us is problem-solving and the opportunity to deliver innovative technology that carries real value for users. You will draw value from collaboration with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy. Associate Software Engineers contribute and support the design, development and maintenance of software products that make up our services. You'll work within a supportive engineering community, developing your skills alongside more senior engineers and practitioners from a range of disciplines. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Open source technologies like Java, JavaScript, Node.js. * Developing on cloud based environments like AWS and Azure. * Have a good understanding of TDD and BDD. * SQL and noSQL database applications such as Postgres, MySQL, and MongoDB. * Distributed version control systems such as Git. * Containerisation - tools such as Docker and Kubernetes. * Have the skills to build up a useful, robust automated test suite to support a continuous deployment environment. * Have working knowledge of Unix-like operating systems such as Linux and/or Mac OS X. * Knowledge and experience of APIs, RESTful services and Microservice Architectures. Where You'll Work You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Newcastle, Manchester or Blackpool. Find out more about our hubs here: We're the UK's biggest government department with over 80,000 diverse and brilliant people on our team. We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality. Development. Wages. Perks. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary up to £34,857 a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth over 27%, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working Family friendly policies Volunteering and charitable giving Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application...... click apply for full job details

DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for a Senior Solution Architect to join a small team of solution architects working with DWP Digital's Child Maintenance Group (CMG) team. You'll help lead on the design of hosting, environments, networking and public cloud infrastructure of their Digital Common Platforms. This team is laying the foundations for these platforms and their reusable capabilities, transitioning their service to one based around Events, supported by a micro-services architecture that will enable CMG to manage change quickly, and at low risk, resulting in a dependable high-quality services for our customers. Duties. Work. Projects. This role would be ideally suited to architects with experience of developing solutions for deployment into public cloud (AWS preferred) environments. You'll provide architecture advice to product delivery squads in CMG, blending technical and behavioural skills and collaborating with other architects to ensure solutions are consistent, strategically matched and interoperable. Key will be ensuring solutions meet the Departmental Architecture standards, re-using patterns where possible, and represent these solutions to the Digital Design Authority (DDA) at various stages of the product development. You will be preparing solutions and presenting to our local governance forum CMG Technical Governance Board (TGB) on a regular basis, advocating and supporting deliveries that reduce architecture complexity and reduce technical debt. Our users are the most important factor in your work and you will craft solution designs that always meet their needs, working closely with engineers, in agile delivery teams to get this right. You will be accountable for the product architecture, contributing to product roadmaps and representing designs, providing clear communication of architecture design and decision making to different stakeholders so we can get the approval to proceed at pace. We are looking for someone with skills and experience in: Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards. Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform). Agile / DevOps delivery methodologies and best practices. Presenting to technical governance forums. Experience in the following would be of benefit. Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice. Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards. Where will you work? You'll join our team at our digital hub in Newcastle. Only a short Metro ride from the city centre, the hub has a modern, informal and collaborative working environment. Our facilities include two restaurants, catering pods and vending machines, sports facilities, cycle shelter, showers and Wudu washing facilities. Have a closer look at the facilities at - Newcastle is also home to the GDS Academy, user experience lab and UX command centre - We also all have the tech and tools we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19. Please note that, under normal circumstances, this role will involve travel to other DWP digital hubs on a regular basis: We foster a collaborative culture to help our agile, multidisciplinary teams think big and try new things. You will work alongside people who care passionately about public service, making a difference and delivering for our customers. We're the UK's biggest government department with over 80,000 diverse and brilliant people on our team. We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality. Details. Wages. Perks. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary up to £61,000p.a., a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions circa 27%, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working and family friendly policies Volunteering and charitable giving Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket Sports and social activities Learning and development, including coaching, mentoring, career pathways and progression opportunities, and guaranteed 5-days formal learning per year And lots more Check out some tips for getting hired here at DWP Digital at: & http://bit...... click apply for full job details

My client is looking to recruit an experienced Server Software Engineer that will be responsible for supporting, ongoing maintenance and monitoring of the service. They offer a great environment to work in and there will be plenty of opportunities to research and develop solutions using new technologies, languages and design patterns. Responsibilities: Designing and implementing great new features using microservice design Working as an integral part of our core team Converting legacy components into modern microservices Maintaining, monitoring, and alert management of our existing services Out of hours support Participating in agile workflow Required skills and experience: NodeJS and NPM Java or similar Object Oriented programming language Relational Database experience (MySQL preferred) Experience with networking and high traffic systems Experience with cache frameworks (Redis preferred) Experience with Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, or CentOS preferred) Excellent written and oral communication skills Strong problem investigation and diagnosis skills Experience with version control (GIT preferred) Desirable skills and experience: 4 years or more commercial development AWS experience/certification Degree in Computer Science or related discipline Experience with Message queues (RabbitMQ/SNS preferred) Containers (Docker), Virtualisation and DevOps experience No-SQL Database experience (DynamoDB, MongoDB preferred) Java Spring Library JPA, JTA, Hibernate Experience with a Java Servlet Container (Tomcat preferred) C++ Agile/Scrum ..... click apply for full job details

The Bridge IT are currently recruiting for a permanent AWS cloud platform engineer for a organisation to be based in Newcastle. This is working with cutting edge technologies to help deliver fantastic projects. It is working on a cloud migration, you will be working with cloudformation, terraform and AWS. These are the technologies you will gain exposure to, my client are looking to pay up to £55K basic salary therefore are looking for strong AWS engineers. You can work remote initially and then based on site in Newcastle. As a AWS Platform Engineer you will have full accountability for: Strong commercial experience of managing complex multi-tier enterprise infrastructure environment Extensive experience of CI pipeline development for Linux environment In-depth knowledge of platform and application automated deployment Exposure to continuous integration and build tools Exposure to iterative/agile development methodologies (SCRUM, XP, etc.) Use of source code version control (git) Experience of Linux system administration skills Understanding of software and infrastructure architecture Experience for the role: AWS automation Terraform or CloudFormation are beneficial You will gain exposure to the latest technologies and gain experience on working with the best platform engineers in the area to work together to help deliver great projects. You will gain exposure to; puppet, chef, docker, kubernetes, AWS and Terraform This is a fantastic opportunity to work for a market leading organisation who are working with cutting edge technologies to help on a migration project. If you are interested please send your CV for immediate consideration as our client is looking to hire ASAP...... click apply for full job details

DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for a Lead Solution Architect join a small team of solution architects working on the Child Maintenance Group (CMG) team for DWP Digital. You'll help lead on the design of common platform capabilities such as the events platform, common libraries, hosting, environments, networking and public cloud infrastructure and automation of their Digital Common Platforms. This team is laying the foundations for these platforms and their reusable capabilities, transitioning their service to one based around Events, supported by a micro-services architecture that will enable CMG to manage change quickly, and at low risk, resulting in a dependable high-quality services for our customers. Duties. Work. Projects. This role would be ideally suited to architects with experience of developing solutions for deployment into public cloud (AWS preferred) environments. You'll work with our brilliant Child Maintenance Group programme team. CMG are responsible for making sure that maintenance payments get to parents with caring responsibilities. You're a leader. You provide expert advice to other Solution Architects to drive decisions around technology choices for products as well as leading other architects within CMG, to ensure solutions are consistent, strategically matched and interoperable. You will ensure solutions meet the Departmental Architecture standards, re-using patterns where possible, and represent solutions to the Digital Design Authority (DDA) at various stages of the product development. Providing architecture advice to product delivery squads in CMG will also be key, as will using a blend of your expert technical and behavioural skills to drive great outcomes like the resolution of technical debt, to reduce the ongoing cost of DWP/CMG IT services. We are looking for someone with skills and experience in: Architecture design and modelling techniques, patterns, tools and standards. Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (e.g. Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform). Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice. Event-based architecture design, patterns (including pub-sub and data streaming), modelling techniques, tools and standards. Agile / DevOps delivery methodologies and best practices. Presenting to technical governance forums. Where will you work? You'll join our team at our digital hub in Newcastle. Only a short Metro ride from the city centre, the hub has a modern, informal and collaborative working environment. Our facilities include two restaurants, catering pods and vending machines, sports facilities, cycle shelter, showers and Wudu washing facilities. Have a closer look at the facilities at - Newcastle is also home to the GDS Academy, user experience lab and UX command centre - We also all have the tech and tools we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19. Please note that, under normal circumstances, this role will involve travel to other DWP digital hubs on a regular basis: We foster a collaborative culture to help our agile, multidisciplinary teams think big and try new things. You will work alongside people who care passionately about public service, making a difference and delivering for our customers. We're the UK's biggest government department with over 80,000 diverse and brilliant people on our team. We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality. Details. Wages. Perks. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary up to £80,000p.a., a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions circa 27%, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working and family friendly policies Volunteering and charitable giving Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket Sports and social activities Learning and development, including coaching, mentoring, career pathways and progression opportunities, and guaranteed 5-days formal learning per year And lots more Check out some tips for getting hired here at DWP Digital at: & http://bit...... click apply for full job details

Vacancy: React Developer Location: Newcastle Industry: FinTech Package: £35,000 - £40,000 The Role An experienced React Developeris required to join a leading FinTech company in the heart of Newcastle, who having been established for over 30 years have developed a renowed reputation for their cutting edge solutions and leading applications which have played an integral part in the minimisation of online fraud and financial crime. It's no wonder they boast a clientele base which includes, but isn't limited to, some of the biggest prescences on the London Stock Exchange! The React Developer will be required to oversee the entire life cycle whilst mentoring more junior developers in their technical and career progression. Therefore, this role will be filled by a developer looking for a step-up which allows them to manage whilst still being hands-on with their development on prototypes and products, seeing marketing and company briefs fulfilled to the best of your ability. React Developer Role Requirements: Proficient in HTML, CSS and JavaScript 1 + years experince in React UI / UX Agile methodologies FinTech background - desirable Apply now! Interviews for this position will be commencing immediately so be sure to not miss out! To find out more get in touch with Emily Beardshaw at Vacancy: React Developer Location: Newcastle Industry: FinTech Package: £35,000 - £40,000 Oscar Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy at click apply for full job details

An exciting opportunity for a Senior Platform Engineer has just came up for a client based on the outskirts of Newcastle to develop and maintain virtual desktop infrastructures utilizing Citrix and VMWare. The successful applicant will be tasked with developing and maintaining the platform blueprint ensuring that it remains up to date and fit for purpose. You will work with various teams throughout the business including the delivery and support teams to continuously meet expected service levels for customers and to deploy correct standards in line with Vendor recommendations. Acting as the VDI and session based thin client computing Subject Matter Expert you will endeavor to keep up to date will latest releases and products through personal and work based learning and training courses. Requirements: · Skilled in MS Windows domains, IIS and SQL. · Strong Citrix background ideally up to Xenapp 7.x. · Previous expereicne managing thin client platform environments with Xenserver, VMWare, SCCM Hyper-V. · Expereicne with two factor authentications. · Demonstratable understanding of Network and Storage...... click apply for full job details

Power Systems Analyst sought for role based in the North of England within the Newcastle area. In this role you will be responsible for supporting the business by analysing electrical power system designs to maximise the value of projects and assess risk. It is expected that you should have knowledge of the following: Display an in depth understanding of electrical power system modelling and analysis. In-depth knowledge of Transmission and distribution plant as well as application. You should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the planning criteria, specifications, and design. Solid knowledge of generation, control systems, control algorithms, and power electronics. A good all round understanding of international standards BS, IEC, IEEE, ANSI, AS/NZ. An good understanding of International Grid Compliance requirements will be an advantage. Electrical studies with previous experience of using Digsilent, PSS/E, PSCAD, MATLAB/Simulink, IPSA. It is essential that you have a PHD or Degree in Electrical Engineering, Power Systems Engineering or similar. You should have experience Power system modelling of transmission & distribution and generation projects including onshore and offshore wind farms, solar PV and energy storage. It is essential that you also have experience in developing control system algorithms & models. Salary: DOE If you would like to find out more about this position and to be considered, please contact Alasdair McDonald at Cathcart Energy, and apply with your latest CV...... click apply for full job details

Software Developer (PHP, Laravel, MVC, SQL) - Newcastle - £40k DOE with benefits including flexible working hours, remote working options, perkbox, 28 days holiday and more! The Role: A motivated and driven Software Developer (PHP, Laravel, MVC, MYSQL) is required to join a creative digital agency based in Newcastle. You will get to work on the full software development lifecycle in addition to getting stuck in with large scale projects from the get go! You will be passionate coder with the ability to work within a face-paced environment. There may be elements of mentorship so any previous experience in this will be massively advantageous. Senior Developer requirements: PHP - Laravel MVC JavaScript MySQL Previous Digital Agency Experience will be a plus! The Company: They are a well-established agency that provide their clients with excellent website build and development working with modern technologies they always look at new ways in which they can improve their work. They are tight knit friendly bunch and are looking for someone who share their passion for technology! As well as a competitive salary you will get a great benefit package that include flexible working hours and remote working up to 2 days a week! This is an urgent role and we do have interview slots available for next week so please apply now to express your interest! Software Developer (PHP, Laravel, MVC, SQL) - Newcastle - £40k DOE with benefits including flexible working hours, remote working options, perkbox, 28 days holiday and more! Oscar Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy at click apply for full job details

PHP Developer - Newcastle- £30-45K DOE A technology startup based in Newcastle city centre are going through unprecedented growth. Following Series A investment, the business are entering 'scale up' phase and looking to hire a talented Front end PHP Developer to support projects and their product offering. This is a truly fantastic opportunity to develop your career with a rapidly growing tech firm. Our client has built a platform that is revolutionising a very specialist industry, and in recent years have attracted significant publicity. With recent investment, and both an enviable and well known Board of Directors steering the firm through a period of dramatic growth, the firm have identified the need for a PHP Developer to support the deployment of their services. On a day to day basis this role will include: - Working in a well established, experience development team on a range of projects - Complex test scenarios - Support the operational function and automation of services - Large data operations - Planning for future projects and requirements by liaising with a range of stakeholders across the business In order to apply for this role, we are seeking the following experience: - Extensive web development / system development - Strong PHP knowledge - Any PHP Framework such as Laravel - JavaScript experience with vue.js / react / similar This is a challenging role that will bring the best out of a Web development professional. You will have significant influence on the technology roadmap that will result in long term success. Perhaps you are a Web Developer or PHP Developer looking for a bigger challenge, or even a Full Stack Developer looking for a role with more influence. Do not hesitate to apply as interviews are due to take place ASAP. Working for an exciting technology business comes with an array of flexible benefits including pension, flexible / home based working, investment in career development and upskilling and many more - not to mention working for a truly innovative business with a wonderful culture. This role is based from a Newcastle city centre HQ (easily commutable via metro / bus / car) so the successful applicant must be able to access the city on a daily basis. For more information please contact Edward Reed Recruitment. PHP Developer / Full Stack Developer / Web Developer / Laravel / vue...... click apply for full job details

C# Unity Developer - Newcastle - up to £45K DOE A well known international brand based in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne are looking for a C# and Unity Developer to join a growing team building innovative and advanced technical products for a broad customer base. This role offers significant career opportunities, fabulous training / upskilling and wonderful benefits. Our client are a leading voice in the region, and have built a reputation for utilising cutting edge technology to disrupting an industry and become market leaders worldwide. Currently housing approximately 75 members of staff, the business are looking to grow in areas across cloud, web, VR and AR. We are currently looking to speak to any C# and Unity specialists to join the business at a very exciting period. This role on a day to day basis will include: - Developing, testing and debugging visual experience tools - Implementing solutions for a range of applications including 3D - Work across a range of Development teams, supporting and providing input to technical requirements / solutions - Reporting to Development Manager on broader business tech direction - Ongoing training, development courses and upskilling In order to apply for this role we are seeking the following experience: - At least 12 months development experience with C# and Unity - Python a benefit, but not essential (can be trained) - Knowledge of modern web app frameworks such as React, Vue etc. are nice to have This is a fabulous role with a leading business in the region, going through a period of significant growth despite challenging economic times. The business are open to hiring a mid-senior / experienced professional, or alternatively will consider juniors (providing they meet the experience requirement with C# and Unity). Due to the career growth and upskilling opportunities, it is important the right person is hired with flexibility on experience level. Based from a central Newcastle office this role comes with a wonderful variety of benefits; a luxury office with top hardware, flexible working and work from home opportunities, an excellent pension, health, life, gym and many others. N.B. The interview process and working for the business has been adapted to suit social distancing measures. Interviews will take place remotely / online to accommodate a variety of needs from all applicants. Perhaps you are a Web Developer with C# and Unity experience in search of a new challenge, or even an experienced games developer or similar looking for a role with more flexibility / opportunities. Do not hesitate to apply as interviews are due to take place ASAP...... click apply for full job details

Senior Cloud Architect - Newcastle - £60-70K An award winning, industry leading technology firm based in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne are actively seeking a Senior Cloud Architect to design and implement solutions and applications as part of a strategic focus on Cloud technology / adoption. This is an exciting role with a fast paced and rapidly growing firm in the city centre. Our client are a state of the art technology firm who have seen year on year growth since inception nearly a decade ago. Now employing over 100 members of staff and based from a luxury city centre location, this organisation have never been shy of investing in industry leading technologies. This Cloud Architect will join a Cloud Team and will take responsibility for technical delivery on major projects, and alongside world class technology partners. On a day to day role this position will include: - Liaise with third party business partners on technical collaborative projects - Leading projects from inception to full lifecycle delivery - Overseeing a variety of teams / line management responsibility (team size 2-5 dependant) - Working alongside technical and non-technical stakeholders, understanding complex technical issues and needs - Investigating new technical and cloud solutions to satisfy client requirements - Reporting to the Technical Director on project delivery The successful Senior Cloud Architect should bring the following experience: - Full stack Web Development - Strong JavaScript - Cloud applications and project delivery (AWS / Azure ideally) - SaaS / PaaS - Node.JS - MongoDB - Linux - HTML5 - Python Additionally we are looking for someone who has been in a senior / line management role, overseeing developers or technical staff during the delivery of at least one major project. This is an exciting role with a truly market leading business. Working from a luxury office with fantastic on site supplies (not just a posh coffee machine, but state of the art hardware / software), and working on cutting edge solutions already in high demand by some of the worlds largest firms. This role comes with a fantastic salary plus exceptional benefits including flexible working, pension, life assurance, 25 days holiday, social activities and many many more. Perhaps you are a Software / Applications Engineer in search of a new challenge, or possibly in a senior Cloud role looking to work for a growing firm. Do not hesitate to apply as interviews are due to take place ASAP. Cloud Architect / Cloud Engineer / Full Stack Web Development / JavaScript / AWS / Azure / SaaS / Node...... click apply for full job details

Infrastructure Operations Support - Networks: Up to £40,666 per annum, 27% pension contributions and great culture and benefits include flexible working + work life balance Are you a customer service ambassador? Are you flexible, adaptable and responsive in a dynamic work environment? Are you a problem solver than can you provide a 1st class quality service? And are you ready to be part of an epic digital transformation? Then look no further, we'd love to hear from you! DWP. Digital with Purpose. Technology Services provide the foundations upon which digital services for DWP are developed and operate. Our purpose is to deliver secure, effective and cost-efficient digital infrastructure services and to run live IT operations in support of DWP business objectives. We do this by putting users and quality of service at the heart of what we do. Our operational model places 1,500 colleagues into ten portfolio-led teams and we work collaboratively in a fast-moving environment. Our teams deliver an end-to-end suite of digital products and services that support DWP colleagues and citizens against an ever-evolving technology landscape. Our work is focused around the following six themes: 1. Delivering a digital workplace that improves he way we work. We provide the products and services to make our users' jobs easier, encourage greater collaboration and support flexibility in working patterns, locations and on devices of their choice. 2. Delivering high-quality and resilient IT services and support . We are embedding a Full Stack Service Model (FSSM), to integrate our IT operations and ensure all our services meet existing demand and respond to future needs. 3. Building a world-class performance-focused user experience control centre . We have created an end-to-end, data-driven performance environment to measure our systems and ensure we keep the Department functioning. 4. Exploiting and enhancing hybrid cloud services. We provide hybrid cloud services that balance on premise and public cloud to offer true platform independence and optimum price performance. 5. Protecting and securing our services .We ensure our IT systems remain secure and available, resilient to natural and human-caused disaster. 6. Developing our people, capability and skills. We have created a sustainable service by developing our people, bringing key skills in-house to DWP, giving our teams pathways to develop and opportunities for progression with Technology Services. As we continue our journey to service excellence we have identified a number of opportunities to join our Technology Services team. You and your role Ideally you will have a passion for Customer Support and Customer Service and be able to shape and influence and improve a quality service offering assistance and directing calls to 1st - 3rd line support Engineers. We have 3 positions available 2 x SEO level and 1x HEO (Junior).These roles are not hands-on technical roles however we require an aptitude for technology with a focus is on Operational Support to help DWP Infrastructure Services Networks and Telecommunications who are responsible for managing a range Network Services and Products. This includes data services currently provided by BT and Vodafone, voice and mobile services currently provided by Vodafone, Wifi, Network services within the On-Premise Hosting Data Centres and Secure Digital Exchange (SDX) integration with Cloud Service Providers. The SEO level differs from the HEO role as in addition to service support. it involves leadership, more personal accountability for delivery of service, upholding Governance principles, procurement of hardware and managing budgets on the annual spend. Working in Infrastructure Operations Network Support you will be responsible for ensuring the following activities are carried out: * Apply different techniques to methods in analysing and resolving problems, working up new practices and procedures or modify existing processes to improve performance. * Maintaining commercial relationships with Network Services suppliers. * Provide reports of Service performance to the Senior Infrastructure Engineer and other senior leadership. members from Digital, reporting against agreed KPIs and via the relevant reporting channels and forums. * Management of service area budgets ensuring effective monitoring and control to safeguard against breach of contract and non-compliance. * Management of Risk Logs. * Management of Continual Service Improvement Plans. * Ownership of service/solution KPIs, ensuring performance against best practice. Working with the Senior Product Owner you will be an intrinsic part of the Management team working with other Network Services Product Owners as well as the engineering leads and principal Network engineers. The roles and responsibilities for this position include, but are not restricted to : * Recording incidents, problems and changes raised by users including resolution actions. * Creating and maintaining documentation to support services/solutions used by the organisation, this could include managing a supplier to maintain information on a 3rd party product. * Provide reports of Service performance to the Senior Infrastructure Engineer and other senior leadership members from Digital, reporting against agreed KPIs and via the relevant reporting channels and forums. * Managing, tracking and reporting against the budget allocated to your Service. * Management of the risk register for individual technical area, ensuring appropriate reporting and mitigation plans and actions are implemented. * Monitoring and management of KPIs and service performance against those metrics. Essential Skills/Experience Behaviours: Leadership Working Together Managing a Quality Service Communicating and Influencing Changing and Improving Problem Management Level 2 - Initiates and monitors actions to investigate patterns and trends to resolve problems, including consulting specialists where required. Determines the appropriate remedy and assists with implementation of it as well as preventative measures. Initiates actions, monitors services and identifies trends to resolve problems. Able to troubleshoot and identify problems across different technology capabilities. Owns an issue until a new owner has been found or the problem has been mitigated or resolved. (level 2) We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: * Leadership * Changing and Improving * Seeing the Big Picture * Managing a Quality Service * Communicating and Influencing * Working Together * Problem Management * Service Focus * Problem Management Where You'll Work You'll join us in our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle. Find out more about here: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19. We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality. Our Offer The salary is from £31,989 (band min) to £34,285 (band max) for the Infrastructure Engineer (HEO) level and from £35,310 (band min) to £40,666 (band max) for the Network Infrastructure (SEO) level. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary between £31,989 - £40,666 per annum dependent upon your experience a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of over 27%, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: * Flexible working family friendly policies * Volunteering and charitable giving * Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more * Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference * Sports and social activities * Learning, development, coaching and mentoring * Career pathways and progression..and lots more.. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application...... click apply for full job details

Do you have a natural passion for IT and want to start your career with an award-winning, managed services company looking after big clients up and down the country? Established in 2006, Aspire Technology Solutions specialize in: hosted services, data centre solutions, communications and IT support. They have grown organically year on year with 150+ highly trained staff and now have sites across the North East and London. Thanks to this growth, Aspire are looking to expand their team and would like an apprentice to join their Gateshead based team, With a free metro pass and gym membership discounts, it's a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring tech professional. Roles & Responsibilities (will include but not be limited to): Provide 1st line of support on the help desk Working on support tickets and providing project support to senior engineers Setting up desktops & laptops Password resets, new user requests and fault logging Assisting with infrastructure refreshes Telephony rollouts Install new end-user devices Desired Qualities, Skills & Knowledge: A natural passion for IT Good communication skills - both verbal and written A logical approach to troubleshooting hardware and software issues The ability to work as part of a team and independently Ability to take direction and constructive feedback A mature and confident attitude towards work Previous experience in customer service would be preferable Full driving license is essential due to the nature of the role Grade 4 in Maths or equivalent is required for this role. Salary, Hours & Benefits: £10,500 Per Annum Monday - Friday (hours between 8 AM - 6 PM) 37.5 hours per week 25 days annual leave including bank holidays Gym Membership Discounts Cycle to work scheme Metro Pass There are career progression opportunities available upon completion of the programme. You, along with your employer, may progress to a Level 4 programme, and take your training even further. About Baltic Baltic Apprenticeships were the first training provider to offer a completely tech-focused, tech-driven training solution. We help people transform their knowledge and passion into skills that employers need. If this sounds like the role for you, get in touch! Once we receive your application, one of our team will be in touch to help you with the next stage. In the meantime, if you want to get a head start on the other applicants, expand your knowledge with the links provided! Baltic Apprenticeships - Information, advice, and guidance Eligibility Criteria Individuals must have a valid and eligible residency status to apply for this role...... click apply for full job details

Senior Network Engineer - Live Service / Operations Location - Newcastle, Benton Park View - HMRC £55,000 (The role works a rotating shift pattern, which attracts a 15% allowance) On Call allowance & overtime for out of hours work The team work a two-week rotating shift pattern: - 07:00 - 15:00 Mon-Fri (Early Shift) 12:00 - 20:00 Mon -Thu 11:00 - 19:00 Fri (Late Shift) Summary HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) along with Revenue & Customer Digital Technology Service (RCDTS) are embarking on an ambitious and challenging digital transformation programme which results in HMRC becoming one of the most digitally advanced tax authorities in the world. RCDTS Revenue & Customer Digital Technology Service (RCDTS) was setup in 2015 as a subsidiary of HMRC's Chief Digital & Information Officer Group and has one of the largest customer bases in the world. This role sits within the business area; Enterprise Platform Services in the Network Services, Live Service Operations Team. Networks Services support and maintain every aspect of the network including 200+ sites and 1000's of network devices that make up the HMRC estate. The Role HMRC has an in-house Networks Operations that is made up of Associate, Intermediate and Senior Engineers and an Incident Queue Management/Network Analysis function. This role is for a Senior Engineer, which is the advanced level technical role for the team. The Network Engineer (Senior) role provides second- and third-line support and is responsible for handling a personal workload to investigate, fix, diagnose and resolve incidents and problems across multiple network and security technologies for the HMRC estate. Ensuring service levels are maintained and liaising with internal delivery groups, third parties, service management and the client. Sound core networking/security skills are a crucial requirement for the role and requires an individual with especially solid skills in complex corporate networking. Ideal Candidate The ideal candidate will be multi skilled and experienced in second- and third-line incident resolution and root cause analysis on corporate network technologies. Additionally, the role will participate in activity maintaining the existing network estate involvement in the delivery of new services and infrastructure components into live support. The role involves incident resolution (third line), root cause analysis, monitoring, traffic analysis/reporting and service improvement of Advanced IP networking (VLANs, HSRP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS-layer 2/3 switching, QoS, VPNs) and security infrastructure across multiple vendors. The successful candidate will be expected to be available to travel across the UK to support HMRC sites and Data Centres. Also lead on assessment of new technologies and new services, coaching (intermediate and associate) Network Engineers to develop and enhance skill levels and capabilities within the department. A self-motivated individual with a drive to maintain professional and technical development. It is expected that the successful applicant will have a minimum: Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Certified Information Systems Security Professional or advanced Checkpoint certification. The ideal candidate will have a good level of experience and expertise supporting some of the following technologies in a large corporate/government network: Check Point/Fortinet/McAfee Firewalls Encryption devices (AEP/L3 Catapan) Internet Proxy/Content Checking WAN Optimisation (Bluecoat) Network Load Balancing (Cisco/F5) Intrusion Detection (IBM) Wireless technologies Cloud (AWS/Azure) technologies BMC Tooling Detailed Network Packet Analysis Due to the secure nature of the Networks systems essential for this role, the successful applicant must have a valid SC certification or willingness to undertake the process to obtain. Requirements (Essential / Desirable) Ability to handle incidents of all priorities and devise resolutions, providing professional communications across a range of partners, internally and externally, and often under significant pressure. Ability to support different tasks simultaneously, whilst professionally liaising with customers, partners and suppliers Lead and manage Investigations allocated by Network Operations Manager. Attend technical meetings, change advisory boards, service reviews when required. Problem-solving skills in network technologies with an understanding of the ITIL 3 framework Proficient in leading associate/intermediate engineers in the complex, high priority and major incidents. Desirable Experience of creating and maintaining high quality user documentation, including process procedure and work instructions, following the internal quality framework A drive to remain up-to-date on current/future network and security technologies and gain certification in selected technology areas in order to conduct incident/problem resolution both in and out of hours Experience in communicating complex problems and solutions to a senior audience Experience of contributing to Continual Service Improvement initiatives...... click apply for full job details

DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for a Lead Security Architect to be one of DWP Digital's growing community of experts and join the Citizen Information product delivery unit (PDU) as security of DWP services and a citizen's data is at the heart of everything we design and build. We're living in extraordinary times, with unprecedented need for DWP products and services in our communities. It's crucial we have experienced and expert security architects working alongside the technical architects in our multi-disciplinary agile teams as we develop services that are easier to access, more efficient to develop, more scalable, safer and more available to the people who need them. Duties. Work. Projects. The PDU are at the forefront of helping to deliver DWP's new strategic event-driven architecture vision. We are defining and developing a number of new shared application products that enable secure, appropriate, and effective use of our user's data. We're also exploiting new data sources from across government and making better use of existing data to deliver operational efficiencies, reduce fraud and error, enable straight through processing within our digital services, and ultimately providing improved citizen journeys. You're a leader. You will deliver and support the technical and security architecture design elements of Citizen Information projects and initiatives. You will need to be at the top of your game working with engineering teams, and other Digital colleagues, to create secure VFM solution designs. You'll build capability in our community and drive effective decisions and technology choices. An expert voice on Security Architecture you'll provide advice to other Architects, and support delivery teams with a blend of high technical and behavioural skills. You will own the product architecture, communicating complex design clearly to stakeholders including at the most senior level, collaboratively creating solutions options and making expert recommendations. This is especially key during discovery and inception phases. Check out this informative blog from John Banks, Lead Technical Architect for Citizen Information, for more regarding the big opportunities here at DWP Digital - What skills and experience are we looking for? Public cloud technologies, cloud hosting, container, and networking design patterns, tools and best practice (especially Amazon Web Services). Security threat trends, analysis and protection technologies, tools and best practice (e.g. software exploits, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, remote file inclusion, stolen credentials, 'watering hole' attacks, DDOS, Malware, Phishing, Ransomware). Secure communication and encryption / cryptographic technologies, tools and best practice (e.g. IPSec, Kerberos, TLS / SSL). Identification, authentication and Single Sign-On(SSO) technologies, tools and best practice (e.g. OpenID, Oauth 2.0, OIDC, XACML, OATH reference architecture, Kerberos, SAML, WS-Security, RACF). Cybersecurity technologies, tools and best practice. Providing a consistent set of solution views, that communicate and describe the construction of the solution, and any security and risk implications, to all stakeholders. Identifying security issues in system architectures, and provide advice and guidance on the risk impact of vulnerabilities in our existing and future designs and systems. Where will you work? You'll join our team at our digital hub in Newcastle. ** with an expectation of travelling on a regular basis to our site at Leeds also ** Only a short Metro ride from the city centre, the hub has a modern, informal and collaborative working environment. Our facilities include two restaurants, catering pods and vending machines, sports facilities, cycle shelter, showers and Wudu washing facilities. Have a closer look at the facilities at - Newcastle is also home to the GDS Academy, user experience lab and UX command centre - We also all have the tech and tools we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19. We foster a collaborative culture to help our agile, multidisciplinary teams think big and try new things. You will work alongside people who care passionately about public service, making a difference and delivering for our customers. We're the UK's biggest government department with over 80,000 diverse and brilliant people on our team. We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality. Details. Wages. Perks. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary up to £80,000p.a., a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions circa 27%, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working and family friendly policies Volunteering and charitable giving Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket Sports and social activities Learning and development, including coaching, mentoring, career pathways and progression opportunities, and guaranteed 5-days formal learning per year And lots more Check out some tips for getting hired here at DWP Digital at: & http://bit...... click apply for full job details

Infrastructure Engineer- Networks : Up to £59,589 per annum, 27% pension contributions and great culture and benefits include flexible working + work life balance Do you have expertise in complex Network Infrastructure ? Do you have exposure to delivering in a Cloud based Enterprise Change environment? And are you ready to be part of an epic digital transformation? Then look no further, we'd love to hear from you DWP. Digital with Purpose. Technology Services provide the foundations upon which digital services for DWP are developed and operate. Our purpose is to deliver secure, effective and cost-efficient digital infrastructure services and to run live IT operations in support of DWP business objectives. We do this by putting users and quality of service at the heart of what we do. Our operational model places 1,500 colleagues into ten portfolio-led teams and we work collaboratively in a fast-moving environment. Our teams deliver an end-to-end suite of digital products and services that support DWP colleagues and citizens against an ever-evolving technology landscape. Our work is focused around the following six themes: Delivering a digital workplace that improves he way we work . We provide the products and services to make our users' jobs easier, encourage greater collaboration and support flexibility in working patterns, locations and on devices of their choice. Delivering high-quality and resilient IT services and support. We are embedding a Full Stack Service Model (FSSM), to integrate our IT operations and ensure all our services meet existing demand and respond to future needs. Building a world-class performance-focused user experience control centre. We have created an end-to-end, data-driven performance environment to measure our systems and ensure we keep the Department functioning. Exploiting and enhancing hybrid cloud services. We provide hybrid cloud services that balance on premise and public cloud to offer true platform independence and optimum price performance. Protecting and securing our services. We ensure our IT systems remain secure and available, resilient to natural and human-caused disaster. Developing our people, capability and skills. We have created a sustainable service by developing our people, bringing key skills in-house to DWP, giving our teams pathways to develop and opportunities for progression with Technology Services. As we continue our journey to service excellence we have identified a number of opportunities to join our Technology Services team. You and your role We have 2 positions available one Senior and one SEO level (Level 2 grade below). These roles are centered around re-platforming of DWP projects involving BAU change work on massive project scales within Enterprise design and implementation in the DWP estate. Utilising technology stacks data centres, routing switching working closely with our delivery partner BPDTS. The Senior role differs from the SEO as we expect a seasoned subject matter expert who has experience of leading technical teams across multiple large scale projects and delivering projects, mentor junior engineers and knowledge sharing within a diverse technical environment You'll have a unique opportunity to view the technological landscape and orchestrate, shape and deliver Enterprise change. You'll be working in a Cisco/ CCMP/ CCCE/PCCNE/CCNA Cloud based Z Scaler, Azure AWS Security environment dealing with service desk incidents. As an Infrastructure Engineer/Senior Infrastructure Engineer you will have responsibility for delivering the transformation of our current Networks to a world class zero trust environment ensuring best of breed products and services are deployed and internal capability is enhanced. You will also have the ongoing responsibility for the full range of products that make up Network Services. Working in collaboration with a range of internal/external partners, stakeholders and customers you will ensure the operational stability, robustness, resilience, availability and quality of DWP Networks. Experience of designing, building and supporting * Enterprise Data Centre Network solutions, specifically on Cisco Nexus, and F5 infrastructure. * DNS and DHCP deployment on InfoBlox in large scale organisations circa 100,000 users. * 802.1x and network Segmentation technologies. * Secure private gateway solutions to AWS, Azure, O365. * Implementing security and authentication solutions based on next generation firewalls / application firewalls, specifically Cisco Firepower, Palo Alto, Forum Sentry and F5 BigIP * Meraki WIFi campus designs and installations. The candidate must be capable of: * Managing the implementation of complex technical solutions. * Recognising and managing dependencies and risks, driving through to successful implementation. * Working to tight timescales and challenging deadlines. * Technical authoring of Knowledge Articles and operational working practices. Responsibilities The roles and responsibilities for this position include, but are not restricted to : * Design and implement infrastructure services/solutions to meet strategic plans and roadmaps * Responsible for operational management of services/solutions, ensuring performance and delivery to staff * Provide specialist technical support and assistance to projects ensuring definition and delivery of requisite non-functional requirements to architectural and roadmap developments * Operational management and monitoring of suppliers performance and escalation as required * Development and implementation of service improvement plans to address identified issues * Provide specialist service/solution technical support and assistance to junior staff and users * Provide out of hours cover as detailed in the on call rota to be discussed at interview Your skills: A strong candidate will be able to demonstrate the essential criteria : * Detailed understanding of the Network and telecoms infrastructure, how it fits together and future direction. * Experience in designing and delivering network and telecoms infrastructure services in large scale organisations. * Able to dissect a problem to its component parts to identify and diagnose root causes. * Builds, configures, administers and supports infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, software, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions, virtual and cloud including IaaS, PaaS, SaaS. * Explain complex issues in a way that is easy to understand. Take into account people's individual needs. * Encourage, recognise and share innovative ideas from a diverse range of colleagues and stakeholders. We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process: Changing and Improving Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions Where You'll Work You'll join us in our brilliant digital hubs in either Blackpool, Manchester or Newcastle. Find out more about here: We also have all the tools and tech we need to enable our people to work flexibly, and many of us are working remotely at the moment due to COVID-19. We are an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications regardless of age, gender, race or sexuality. Our Offer The Salary for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer (G7 grade) role is from £49,171 (band min) to £59,589 (band max) . The salary for the Infrastructure Engineer (Level II / SEO grade) role is from £35,310 (band min) to £40,666 (band max) . Where the maximum salary is offered a digital allowance up to (£6,166) is available for the Infrastructure Engineer Level II role only. In return for your skills we offer competitive salary between £35,310- £59,589 per annum dependent upon your experience a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions of over 27%, and a generous leave package. We also have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: Flexible working family friendly policies Volunteering and charitable giving Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Learning, development, coaching and mentoring Career pathways and progression..and lots more CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application...... click apply for full job details