Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? As part of the eTrade team you will support the Director of eTrade in developing and maintaining our eTrade products across all platforms. You will maintain strong relationships with our 3rd party platform provider, IT, SP&E and the underwriting community to ensure that our eTrade products are delivered to schedule and budget. You will have a deep understanding of the mechanics of our eTrade products and use data and market insights to assist in the determination of the correct levers to pull to optimise our products and help our underwriting heads achieve their eTrade GWP targets. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Product Build & Optimisation Subject matter expert in the design, development and testing of eTrade products, in collaboration with Underwriting, Pricing, Distribution, Compliance, Actuaries and Software Houses, and brokers, to ensure the specifications and data integration are accurate, fit for purpose and reflect TRV Underwriting appetite. Subject matter expert supporting UAT of eTrade product rules, rating and data enrichment integrations, including regression testing. Ensure adequate information is obtained through eTrade rules and referrals, including broker and trading feedback, to scrutinise the data and formulate considered, intelligent and complete recommendations to underwriting SMEs/business leadership for product optimisation. Continue to refine the TRV eTrade offering and develop capabilities that make us the carrier of choice for our broker partners Managing the error process to ensure all incidents are triaged, reported, pro-actively followed up and fixed applied according to SLA's in place. MI Be the owner of the eTrade dashboard and liaise with IBIA to ensure that new product data is present and consumable Assist the Head of eTrade with creating performance metrics and KPIs for eTrade Evaluate and measure the success of change requests and play these back to the underwriting heads Business Readiness Work closely with the Director of eTrade to ensure that all functional areas are ready for the launch of a new product or significant optimisations. Including product and system training for the relevant trading teams, processes documented, marketing and distribution strategies in place and ready to be executed. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Experience of working in commercial or syndicate insurance. Experience in the eTrade segment of the market either underwriting or product delivery. Ability to analyse large data sets and formulate hypothesise. Good understanding and practice of the software development lifecycle. Knowledge of third-party SaaS systems such as Acturis. Knowledge of agile tools and methodologies (e.g. Rally, Jira, Kanban). Confident with working at all levels of the organization with excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills. Expert written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and report writing. Able to troubleshoot and solve problems whilst working well in a team environment. What is a Must Have? Previous experience of working in the SME Insurance sector What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counselling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counselling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? As part of the eTrade team you will support the Director of eTrade in developing and maintaining our eTrade products across all platforms. You will maintain strong relationships with our 3rd party platform provider, IT, SP&E and the underwriting community to ensure that our eTrade products are delivered to schedule and budget. You will have a deep understanding of the mechanics of our eTrade products and use data and market insights to assist in the determination of the correct levers to pull to optimise our products and help our underwriting heads achieve their eTrade GWP targets. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Product Build & Optimisation Subject matter expert in the design, development and testing of eTrade products, in collaboration with Underwriting, Pricing, Distribution, Compliance, Actuaries and Software Houses, and brokers, to ensure the specifications and data integration are accurate, fit for purpose and reflect TRV Underwriting appetite. Subject matter expert supporting UAT of eTrade product rules, rating and data enrichment integrations, including regression testing. Ensure adequate information is obtained through eTrade rules and referrals, including broker and trading feedback, to scrutinise the data and formulate considered, intelligent and complete recommendations to underwriting SMEs/business leadership for product optimisation. Continue to refine the TRV eTrade offering and develop capabilities that make us the carrier of choice for our broker partners Managing the error process to ensure all incidents are triaged, reported, pro-actively followed up and fixed applied according to SLA's in place. MI Be the owner of the eTrade dashboard and liaise with IBIA to ensure that new product data is present and consumable Assist the Head of eTrade with creating performance metrics and KPIs for eTrade Evaluate and measure the success of change requests and play these back to the underwriting heads Business Readiness Work closely with the Director of eTrade to ensure that all functional areas are ready for the launch of a new product or significant optimisations. Including product and system training for the relevant trading teams, processes documented, marketing and distribution strategies in place and ready to be executed. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Experience of working in commercial or syndicate insurance. Experience in the eTrade segment of the market either underwriting or product delivery. Ability to analyse large data sets and formulate hypothesise. Good understanding and practice of the software development lifecycle. Knowledge of third-party SaaS systems such as Acturis. Knowledge of agile tools and methodologies (e.g. Rally, Jira, Kanban). Confident with working at all levels of the organization with excellent negotiation, communication and interpersonal skills. Expert written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills and report writing. Able to troubleshoot and solve problems whilst working well in a team environment. What is a Must Have? Previous experience of working in the SME Insurance sector What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a basic contribution of 9% of pensionable salary to your Group Personal Pension Plan ("GPPP"). If you decide to contribute an additional amount from your salary, you will receive an increased company contribution up to a maximum of 3%. This would bring the total company contribution to 12%. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Employee Assistance programme provides access to professional counselling services and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through the EAP, you're eligible for five free counselling sessions with a licensed therapist. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit 0
End Date Saturday 30 March 2024 Salary Range £41,292 - £45,880 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary JOB TITLE: Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst LOCATION(S): Edinburgh HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid working; two days per week at our Sighthill North office Job Description Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst Location: Edinburgh Salary : £42,120 to £46,800 Hours: Full time Working Pattern: Minimum of 2 days a week in the office About this opportunity This is your chance to apply your experience and knowledge of data disciplines to help shape the data culture within our organisation. As a Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst you ll grow and learn in an environment that recognises the importance of data and the value it can bring to an organisation. This is crucial work, ensuring we have accurate, complete and consistent data that we can use with confidence to support our business decision making. You ll take your place within our Payments Services Platform - a supportive and diverse community where we re passionate about collaboration and growing together. Here, you'll work with engineers and analysts to assure the quality of service data maintained on our IT Service Management (ITSM) tool ServiceNow. This data will be utilised to gain an understanding of our application and technology estate and draw insights into our efficiency and effectiveness at supporting the production service. You day-to-day responsibilities will include: Working with multiple business and technology teams across the organisation to assure data quality Interrogating and visualising data to drive insights and support strategic decision making Taking ownership of specific data-related problems and solving them Acting as an enthusiastic data advocate, promoting data management and governance What you ll need Data Management & Governance: Applying data management policies and approaches to ensure data quality and foundations, reducing data risk, and providing integrated, trusted and timely data from which reporting and analytics can be performed Business Intelligence & Visualisation: Gathering, cleansing, analysing and developing visual representations of data to help explore, understand and communicate data, and performing analytics for informed decision making Collaboration: Working together and sharing information with, within and across boundaries, to achieve a common goal, thereby collectively maximising potential, at pace Problem Solving: Defining a situation that is difficult or undesirable, and then identifying and prioritising the best solution to fix it Impactful Communication: Engaging in an open, transparent and inclusive way through a range of communication methods Active Learning: Learning, driven by curiosity and desire, to gain new experiences And any experience of this would be really useful ITSM Concepts: Exposure to ITSM tooling, such as ServiceNow, and an awareness of ITSM constructs and processes, such as application portfolio management, technology portfolio management, incident management, problem management and change management About working for us Our focus is to ensure that we re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background identity or culture. We were one of the first organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes. Just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: • A generous pension contribution of up to 15% • An annual performance-related bonus • Share schemes including free shares • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping • 28 days holiday with bank holidays on top • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
End Date Saturday 30 March 2024 Salary Range £41,292 - £45,880 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary JOB TITLE: Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst LOCATION(S): Edinburgh HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid working; two days per week at our Sighthill North office Job Description Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst Location: Edinburgh Salary : £42,120 to £46,800 Hours: Full time Working Pattern: Minimum of 2 days a week in the office About this opportunity This is your chance to apply your experience and knowledge of data disciplines to help shape the data culture within our organisation. As a Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst you ll grow and learn in an environment that recognises the importance of data and the value it can bring to an organisation. This is crucial work, ensuring we have accurate, complete and consistent data that we can use with confidence to support our business decision making. You ll take your place within our Payments Services Platform - a supportive and diverse community where we re passionate about collaboration and growing together. Here, you'll work with engineers and analysts to assure the quality of service data maintained on our IT Service Management (ITSM) tool ServiceNow. This data will be utilised to gain an understanding of our application and technology estate and draw insights into our efficiency and effectiveness at supporting the production service. You day-to-day responsibilities will include: Working with multiple business and technology teams across the organisation to assure data quality Interrogating and visualising data to drive insights and support strategic decision making Taking ownership of specific data-related problems and solving them Acting as an enthusiastic data advocate, promoting data management and governance What you ll need Data Management & Governance: Applying data management policies and approaches to ensure data quality and foundations, reducing data risk, and providing integrated, trusted and timely data from which reporting and analytics can be performed Business Intelligence & Visualisation: Gathering, cleansing, analysing and developing visual representations of data to help explore, understand and communicate data, and performing analytics for informed decision making Collaboration: Working together and sharing information with, within and across boundaries, to achieve a common goal, thereby collectively maximising potential, at pace Problem Solving: Defining a situation that is difficult or undesirable, and then identifying and prioritising the best solution to fix it Impactful Communication: Engaging in an open, transparent and inclusive way through a range of communication methods Active Learning: Learning, driven by curiosity and desire, to gain new experiences And any experience of this would be really useful ITSM Concepts: Exposure to ITSM tooling, such as ServiceNow, and an awareness of ITSM constructs and processes, such as application portfolio management, technology portfolio management, incident management, problem management and change management About working for us Our focus is to ensure that we re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background identity or culture. We were one of the first organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes. Just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: • A generous pension contribution of up to 15% • An annual performance-related bonus • Share schemes including free shares • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping • 28 days holiday with bank holidays on top • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Role Details: Job Title: Insight Analyst Location: Hybrid role - 3 days a week Summary of the role: The Insight Analyst, under the guidance of the Insight Manager, assumes a pivotal role in dissecting and presenting data to furnish clients with actionable insights in a compelling and accessible manner. Cultivating robust client relationships through consistent interaction, encompassing commercial presentations and performance evaluations, stands as a cornerstone for fostering further business expansion. With a strong emphasis on data manipulation, interpretation, visualization, and insight generation, this position serves as the nucleus of data-centric operations. Crucially, the analyst spearheads the identification of commercial prospects and actively engages in steering and innovating client strategies. Main purpose of role: Cultivating client relationships through consistent interaction, including commercial presentations and performance reviews. Playing a pivotal role in visualizing data to ensure clients receive analyses and measurements in an accessible and visually appealing format. Key Tasks and Responsibilities: Reporting, Insight & Evaluation: Developing and maintaining relationships with our diverse clientele through regular and frequent communication, including involvement in commercial presentations, performance evaluations, and analyses. Establishing connections with both the Account team and the Insight team. Upholding exceptional analysis standards to ensure the delivery of a profitable service that yields significant return on investment for the client. Proactively identifying and seizing growth opportunities within a highly competitive market. Assisting in steering and evaluating field team performance, prioritizing efficiency and effectiveness. Taking charge in recognizing commercial prospects to influence and innovate client strategy. Operational analysis: Predicting the potential outcomes of field team operations, emphasizing the "Size of Prize." Evaluating the tangible effects of field operations, measuring Return on Investment (ROI). Impact Analysis: Offering analysis and visual insights into the success of new product launches. Creating and monitoring promotional effectiveness, profitable promotions, and adherence to regulations. Conducting analyses on pricing impacts. Assessing and analysing the influence of Point of Sale (POS) locations. Providing analyses on distribution compliance and opportunities. Delivering impactful analyses on Planogram compliance. Assisting in analysing intervention impacts and identifying lost sales opportunities. Leading the analysis of operational efficiencies within the supply chain. Presenting & Reporting: Tasked with producing and presenting analysis findings to crucial contacts within the Client's group. Building and providing regular data reports to the Client, guaranteeing they offer valuable insights and visual appeal. Assuming ownership to ensure accurate and timely delivery of all system-generated reports according to agreed schedules. Field Optimisation: Maintaining an agile call file system driven by EPOS data analytics and other third-party data sources. Utilizing territory optimization and journey planning software consistently for optimal performance. Skills: Essential: Advanced Excel Intermediate/Advanced PowerPoint Good communication and interpersonal skills, including rapport building and influencing Target driven with good time and task management skills Self-motivated, confident, and determined Administration and organisational skills Desirable: Power BI Retail and/or FMCG experience
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
Role Details: Job Title: Insight Analyst Location: Hybrid role - 3 days a week Summary of the role: The Insight Analyst, under the guidance of the Insight Manager, assumes a pivotal role in dissecting and presenting data to furnish clients with actionable insights in a compelling and accessible manner. Cultivating robust client relationships through consistent interaction, encompassing commercial presentations and performance evaluations, stands as a cornerstone for fostering further business expansion. With a strong emphasis on data manipulation, interpretation, visualization, and insight generation, this position serves as the nucleus of data-centric operations. Crucially, the analyst spearheads the identification of commercial prospects and actively engages in steering and innovating client strategies. Main purpose of role: Cultivating client relationships through consistent interaction, including commercial presentations and performance reviews. Playing a pivotal role in visualizing data to ensure clients receive analyses and measurements in an accessible and visually appealing format. Key Tasks and Responsibilities: Reporting, Insight & Evaluation: Developing and maintaining relationships with our diverse clientele through regular and frequent communication, including involvement in commercial presentations, performance evaluations, and analyses. Establishing connections with both the Account team and the Insight team. Upholding exceptional analysis standards to ensure the delivery of a profitable service that yields significant return on investment for the client. Proactively identifying and seizing growth opportunities within a highly competitive market. Assisting in steering and evaluating field team performance, prioritizing efficiency and effectiveness. Taking charge in recognizing commercial prospects to influence and innovate client strategy. Operational analysis: Predicting the potential outcomes of field team operations, emphasizing the "Size of Prize." Evaluating the tangible effects of field operations, measuring Return on Investment (ROI). Impact Analysis: Offering analysis and visual insights into the success of new product launches. Creating and monitoring promotional effectiveness, profitable promotions, and adherence to regulations. Conducting analyses on pricing impacts. Assessing and analysing the influence of Point of Sale (POS) locations. Providing analyses on distribution compliance and opportunities. Delivering impactful analyses on Planogram compliance. Assisting in analysing intervention impacts and identifying lost sales opportunities. Leading the analysis of operational efficiencies within the supply chain. Presenting & Reporting: Tasked with producing and presenting analysis findings to crucial contacts within the Client's group. Building and providing regular data reports to the Client, guaranteeing they offer valuable insights and visual appeal. Assuming ownership to ensure accurate and timely delivery of all system-generated reports according to agreed schedules. Field Optimisation: Maintaining an agile call file system driven by EPOS data analytics and other third-party data sources. Utilizing territory optimization and journey planning software consistently for optimal performance. Skills: Essential: Advanced Excel Intermediate/Advanced PowerPoint Good communication and interpersonal skills, including rapport building and influencing Target driven with good time and task management skills Self-motivated, confident, and determined Administration and organisational skills Desirable: Power BI Retail and/or FMCG experience
We are Direct Line Group - home to some of the country's best-known brands including Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Greenflag, Farmweb, and NIG. As Britain's leading personal motor insurer, and one of the UK's leading home, travel, rescue, pet, and commercial insurers, we serve millions of customers across the UK! Direct Line has a heritage of innovation, redefining the broker-led insurance market by becoming the first UK insurance company to use the telephone to sell insurance directly to customers. And we've continued to change as the market and customer preferences have evolved. Our vision is to create a world where insurance is personal, inclusive and a force for good, and our purpose is to help people carry on with their lives, giving them peace of mind now and in the future. To help us to achieve this vision and purpose, we have recently transformed our operating model to Agile ways of working in important areas of the business, such as our Product, Data, and Tech teams. We want to be an employer where people with different skills and expertise collaborate to deliver excellent products and services to our customers. The role: We are looking for a Reserving Lead to join our finance department! Reporting into our Group Reserving Actuary, you will deliver and support Reserving, Forecasting, Monitoring and associated Business decision-making. The purpose of this role is to lead a significant section of the Reserving function, providing strategic direction and oversight for your portfolio. You'll provide thought leadership on actuarial and business issues, and will lead and participate in the successful planning, implementation and delivery of large complex projects. Key priorities will include: Stakeholder management- You'll need to take ownership of specific relationships up to ExCo/Audit Committee level, understanding expectations and communicating Corporate Actuarial's view effectively; present results, and explain drivers and the wider commercial context. Leadership- We need an engaging leader who can adapt to changing circumstances and ensure team members are aligned on outcomes. You'll understand our responsibilities as a listed company and be able to distinguish between issues which need further investigation and those which need immediate escalation. High performance culture- You'll contribute to the creation of a high performing Corporate Actuarial & Finance function through development of team members, empowering them to demonstrate their skills, and support them in the process. Risk & Controls- You'll need a deep understanding of the principles of risk management and be able to apply this to manage controls and audit trails, responding positively to challenge by Risk and Audit, clearly articulating Corporate Actuarial's position. What else you'll be doing: Lead, plan, manage and deliver reserving, forecasting and monitoring to produce insightful analysis in a timely and accurate manner. Carry out review of results, produce reports and deliver presentations to a high standard for final sign off by the Group Reserving Actuary. Investigate, analyse and propose solutions to complex issues. Ensure models researched and built for reserving or other applications use appropriate techniques and data and are efficient, high quality, well documented and verifiable. Be aware of and direct the team in complying on an ongoing basis with the requirements of relevant professional/legal/regulatory/risk management frameworks, e.g. Technical Actuarial Standards, Solvency II, IFRS 17 & UK GAAP requirements. What we are looking for: Experience in a General Insurance background with deep knowledge of Reserving, Solvency II and IFRS 17 An advanced understanding of mathematical and statistical modelling tools Experience managing stakeholders at all levels, and communicating in a governed environment. You'll also collaborate effectively, and be able to coach and manage a team. Advanced knowledge of Excel and Psicle is preferred Ways of Working Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. How much you'll be in the office depends on your role, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Our team is currently based in Bromley, but will be moving to London Bridge (near Monument) this summer. Read our flexible working approach here . Benefits We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle: Generous 9% employer pension Eligibility for annual performance bonus of up to 20% Generous holidays, 30 days of annual leave (excluding bank holidays). Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year. 50% off home, motor and pet insurance Free worldwide travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover Electric Vehicle car scheme which allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way Free private medical cover Buy-as-you-earn share scheme Employee discounts and cashback Being yourself Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
We are Direct Line Group - home to some of the country's best-known brands including Direct Line, Churchill, Privilege, Greenflag, Farmweb, and NIG. As Britain's leading personal motor insurer, and one of the UK's leading home, travel, rescue, pet, and commercial insurers, we serve millions of customers across the UK! Direct Line has a heritage of innovation, redefining the broker-led insurance market by becoming the first UK insurance company to use the telephone to sell insurance directly to customers. And we've continued to change as the market and customer preferences have evolved. Our vision is to create a world where insurance is personal, inclusive and a force for good, and our purpose is to help people carry on with their lives, giving them peace of mind now and in the future. To help us to achieve this vision and purpose, we have recently transformed our operating model to Agile ways of working in important areas of the business, such as our Product, Data, and Tech teams. We want to be an employer where people with different skills and expertise collaborate to deliver excellent products and services to our customers. The role: We are looking for a Reserving Lead to join our finance department! Reporting into our Group Reserving Actuary, you will deliver and support Reserving, Forecasting, Monitoring and associated Business decision-making. The purpose of this role is to lead a significant section of the Reserving function, providing strategic direction and oversight for your portfolio. You'll provide thought leadership on actuarial and business issues, and will lead and participate in the successful planning, implementation and delivery of large complex projects. Key priorities will include: Stakeholder management- You'll need to take ownership of specific relationships up to ExCo/Audit Committee level, understanding expectations and communicating Corporate Actuarial's view effectively; present results, and explain drivers and the wider commercial context. Leadership- We need an engaging leader who can adapt to changing circumstances and ensure team members are aligned on outcomes. You'll understand our responsibilities as a listed company and be able to distinguish between issues which need further investigation and those which need immediate escalation. High performance culture- You'll contribute to the creation of a high performing Corporate Actuarial & Finance function through development of team members, empowering them to demonstrate their skills, and support them in the process. Risk & Controls- You'll need a deep understanding of the principles of risk management and be able to apply this to manage controls and audit trails, responding positively to challenge by Risk and Audit, clearly articulating Corporate Actuarial's position. What else you'll be doing: Lead, plan, manage and deliver reserving, forecasting and monitoring to produce insightful analysis in a timely and accurate manner. Carry out review of results, produce reports and deliver presentations to a high standard for final sign off by the Group Reserving Actuary. Investigate, analyse and propose solutions to complex issues. Ensure models researched and built for reserving or other applications use appropriate techniques and data and are efficient, high quality, well documented and verifiable. Be aware of and direct the team in complying on an ongoing basis with the requirements of relevant professional/legal/regulatory/risk management frameworks, e.g. Technical Actuarial Standards, Solvency II, IFRS 17 & UK GAAP requirements. What we are looking for: Experience in a General Insurance background with deep knowledge of Reserving, Solvency II and IFRS 17 An advanced understanding of mathematical and statistical modelling tools Experience managing stakeholders at all levels, and communicating in a governed environment. You'll also collaborate effectively, and be able to coach and manage a team. Advanced knowledge of Excel and Psicle is preferred Ways of Working Our mixed model way of working offers a 'best of both worlds' approach combining the best parts of home and office-working, offering flexibility for everyone. How much you'll be in the office depends on your role, and we'll consider the flexible working options that work best for you. Our team is currently based in Bromley, but will be moving to London Bridge (near Monument) this summer. Read our flexible working approach here . Benefits We recognise we wouldn't be where we are today without our colleagues, that's why we offer excellent benefits designed to suit your lifestyle: Generous 9% employer pension Eligibility for annual performance bonus of up to 20% Generous holidays, 30 days of annual leave (excluding bank holidays). Plus, the option of buying or selling up to 5 days each year. 50% off home, motor and pet insurance Free worldwide travel insurance and Green Flag breakdown cover Electric Vehicle car scheme which allows all colleagues to lease a brand new electric or plug-in hybrid car in a tax efficient way Free private medical cover Buy-as-you-earn share scheme Employee discounts and cashback Being yourself Direct Line Group is an equal opportunity employer, and we think diversity of background and thinking is a big strength in our people. We're delighted to feature as one of the UK's Top 50 Inclusive Employers and are committed to making our business an inclusive place to work, where everyone can be themselves and succeed in their careers. We know you're more than a CV, and the things that make you, you, are what bring potential to our business. We recognise and embrace people that work in different ways so if you need any adjustments to our recruitment process, please speak to the recruitment team who will be happy to support you.
End Date Monday 01 April 2024 Salary Range £57,546 - £63,940 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary As below Job Description JOB TITLE: SERVICE DESIGNER (MODERN WORKPLACE) SALARY: £57,000 - £63,940 LOCATION: Leeds or Edinburgh only WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site. About this opportunity Joining a diverse and passionate team, our Service Design function help craft the colleague experience of the future for everyone across Lloyds Banking Group. We put the user needs at the heart of our decision making. Our team incorporates both user researchers and service designers working in tandem to develop a deeper understanding of employee needs. In this role, you'll interact with technical and product stakeholders, branch and head office colleagues, subject matter experts, product owners, and analysts across our diverse teams that work every day to support and nurture our colleague experience! We ve got big plans & significant investment to transform the colleague experience and support we provide to maximise productivity however colleagues choose to work. This means having the right facilities, tech and spaces. Our wider team is charged with making LBG a cool place to work, wherever you work, by connecting colleagues with the latest technology and tools and providing an outstanding user experience. Key Responsibilities Implementing service design standards within a lab or feature team. Using experience design methods to address complex colleague experience journeys and environments, think strategically about opportunities, and facilitate the creation of a shared vision around the LBG employee workplace. Guide project stakeholders to understand the human-centric needs and requirements of the employee experience. Producing design blueprints, illustrated journey maps, concept designs, service experience prototypes, while integrating accessibility requirements, empathy maps, and value propositions Plan and facilitate informed discussions or workshops with your customers across different functions engaging in the design process. Help to define vision and strategy for services and programmes with stakeholders, shaping and influencing long-lasting change. Able to include primary and secondary data resources, architecture and technical sides of the service into the service design activities. Be an expert communicator with an empowering tone to educate your customers on all things Service Design Create engaging narratives that are used to help customers to empathise with the research insights, as well as to bring to life the target state of journey and colleague experience. We would love you to have (essential): Strong experience in user-centered design tools and methods, including design blueprints and personas. Experience in complex service design projects, and producing stakeholder-ready outputs. Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods and when to use them. Analysing data to provide practical insight. Ability to dive into, and map the complex backstage capabilities such as technology, people, and processes, And any experience of these would be really useful Experience in banking or financial industries Visual design experience. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Mar 28, 2024
Full time
End Date Monday 01 April 2024 Salary Range £57,546 - £63,940 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary As below Job Description JOB TITLE: SERVICE DESIGNER (MODERN WORKPLACE) SALARY: £57,000 - £63,940 LOCATION: Leeds or Edinburgh only WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site. About this opportunity Joining a diverse and passionate team, our Service Design function help craft the colleague experience of the future for everyone across Lloyds Banking Group. We put the user needs at the heart of our decision making. Our team incorporates both user researchers and service designers working in tandem to develop a deeper understanding of employee needs. In this role, you'll interact with technical and product stakeholders, branch and head office colleagues, subject matter experts, product owners, and analysts across our diverse teams that work every day to support and nurture our colleague experience! We ve got big plans & significant investment to transform the colleague experience and support we provide to maximise productivity however colleagues choose to work. This means having the right facilities, tech and spaces. Our wider team is charged with making LBG a cool place to work, wherever you work, by connecting colleagues with the latest technology and tools and providing an outstanding user experience. Key Responsibilities Implementing service design standards within a lab or feature team. Using experience design methods to address complex colleague experience journeys and environments, think strategically about opportunities, and facilitate the creation of a shared vision around the LBG employee workplace. Guide project stakeholders to understand the human-centric needs and requirements of the employee experience. Producing design blueprints, illustrated journey maps, concept designs, service experience prototypes, while integrating accessibility requirements, empathy maps, and value propositions Plan and facilitate informed discussions or workshops with your customers across different functions engaging in the design process. Help to define vision and strategy for services and programmes with stakeholders, shaping and influencing long-lasting change. Able to include primary and secondary data resources, architecture and technical sides of the service into the service design activities. Be an expert communicator with an empowering tone to educate your customers on all things Service Design Create engaging narratives that are used to help customers to empathise with the research insights, as well as to bring to life the target state of journey and colleague experience. We would love you to have (essential): Strong experience in user-centered design tools and methods, including design blueprints and personas. Experience in complex service design projects, and producing stakeholder-ready outputs. Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods and when to use them. Analysing data to provide practical insight. Ability to dive into, and map the complex backstage capabilities such as technology, people, and processes, And any experience of these would be really useful Experience in banking or financial industries Visual design experience. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Data Product Owner - Cards Platform Lloyds Banking Group Chester: Hybrid 2 days per week in the office and the rest from home Salary & Benefits: £61,641 to £75,339 per annum, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices & flexibility to suit your to ensure a good work-life balance. Summary; You'll be working in the Consumer Finance Platform, part of Consumer Lending and focus specifically upon Cards products. You'll be collaborating with Cards Platform Data Lead, Business and Technical Platform Leads, Product Owners, Chief Data Analytics Office, the Consumer Lending Business Unit Data Office, and Officer. You'll work as a Data Product Owner, acting as the voice of the customer with your chosen data products. You'll need good product ownership skills, ideally a Business Analyst background and have worked on significant data related products/projects. About the role; The Data Product Owner will be responsible for interpreting and analysing complex data requirements to provide valuable insights and document the use cases in support of data-driven decision-making. You'll own and document the data product use cases, requirements, and associated metadata, detailing the data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality requirements and supporting the data side of change activities for the various Cards product delivery teams/pods. Support governance policies and procedures enforcing data management standards to ensure consistency and compliance aligned to the Groups and Divisional Data Offices. Ideally you'll also have an approach that empowers, encourages, and motivates a team to take ownership of the initiatives to ensure we achieve optimal data driven outcomes for the business and our customers. No formal line management. Examples of specific activities might include; Collaborate with business users to understand their data needs and translate them into actionable requirements and use cases for data products. Documenting the business processes, data flows / lineage, and data dictionaries and data quality requirements updating Collibra for Cards critical data elements and key data Capture the requirements and use cases for data profiling, cleansing, data quality and validation building upon Collibra and strategic products in place. Data modelling for the required data products aligning to the Group Data Model supporting consistency, reuse, and useability. Proactive stakeholder management across Group and business unit data teams to collaborate on use cases and requirements that will deliver the governance and controls whilst ensuring the end state solution is suitable for Cloud technology. Responsible for ensuring all decisions are made within a sound risk framework, maximising the safe delegation of authority and empowerment to individuals in the team in line with Group appetite. What key skills you'll need to apply for the role? We'd welcome applicants from diverse organisational, cultural, and technological backgrounds as we believe this is critical to success. We need to see evidence of the following in your application to be able to carry out the role; Prior background working in a similar role, for example as a Data Product Owner or Data Business Analyst, at a mid to senior level. Strong focus on data products and business analysis plus governance framework with the application of Data policies and controls. Strong understanding of Data Modelling techniques and terminology and application of the different model types, documenting use cases, process flows and metadata. Basic level of SQL would be advantageous. Desirable: exposure to financial services (credit cards) or regulatory reporting About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Data Product Owner - Cards Platform Lloyds Banking Group Chester: Hybrid 2 days per week in the office and the rest from home Salary & Benefits: £61,641 to £75,339 per annum, plus annual personal bonus, 15% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays. We also offer flexible working hours, agile working practices & flexibility to suit your to ensure a good work-life balance. Summary; You'll be working in the Consumer Finance Platform, part of Consumer Lending and focus specifically upon Cards products. You'll be collaborating with Cards Platform Data Lead, Business and Technical Platform Leads, Product Owners, Chief Data Analytics Office, the Consumer Lending Business Unit Data Office, and Officer. You'll work as a Data Product Owner, acting as the voice of the customer with your chosen data products. You'll need good product ownership skills, ideally a Business Analyst background and have worked on significant data related products/projects. About the role; The Data Product Owner will be responsible for interpreting and analysing complex data requirements to provide valuable insights and document the use cases in support of data-driven decision-making. You'll own and document the data product use cases, requirements, and associated metadata, detailing the data dictionaries, data lineage, data quality requirements and supporting the data side of change activities for the various Cards product delivery teams/pods. Support governance policies and procedures enforcing data management standards to ensure consistency and compliance aligned to the Groups and Divisional Data Offices. Ideally you'll also have an approach that empowers, encourages, and motivates a team to take ownership of the initiatives to ensure we achieve optimal data driven outcomes for the business and our customers. No formal line management. Examples of specific activities might include; Collaborate with business users to understand their data needs and translate them into actionable requirements and use cases for data products. Documenting the business processes, data flows / lineage, and data dictionaries and data quality requirements updating Collibra for Cards critical data elements and key data Capture the requirements and use cases for data profiling, cleansing, data quality and validation building upon Collibra and strategic products in place. Data modelling for the required data products aligning to the Group Data Model supporting consistency, reuse, and useability. Proactive stakeholder management across Group and business unit data teams to collaborate on use cases and requirements that will deliver the governance and controls whilst ensuring the end state solution is suitable for Cloud technology. Responsible for ensuring all decisions are made within a sound risk framework, maximising the safe delegation of authority and empowerment to individuals in the team in line with Group appetite. What key skills you'll need to apply for the role? We'd welcome applicants from diverse organisational, cultural, and technological backgrounds as we believe this is critical to success. We need to see evidence of the following in your application to be able to carry out the role; Prior background working in a similar role, for example as a Data Product Owner or Data Business Analyst, at a mid to senior level. Strong focus on data products and business analysis plus governance framework with the application of Data policies and controls. Strong understanding of Data Modelling techniques and terminology and application of the different model types, documenting use cases, process flows and metadata. Basic level of SQL would be advantageous. Desirable: exposure to financial services (credit cards) or regulatory reporting About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it's why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We're disability confident. So if you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more.
Career Level: 07 Specialist Posting Date: 28 Mar 2024 Title: Power Platform Developer Type: Perm Hours: Full Time Location: Cracow About ClearCourse Join a rapidly growing collaborative of disruptive technology companies working together to build a great software and payments business, with exceptional people and the best products and services. Across our portfolio of software platforms, we're creating an environment where talented entrepreneurs and businesses flourish. Our team is over 900 people strong and supports over 20,000 customers across the globe. We have 40 brands located across the UK and internationally, with two primary UK ClearCourse hubs, in which multiple brands are located in London and Preston. These market-leading software businesses form our five verticals; with our integrated payments platform, ClearAccept intrinsic to the entire organisation. Working better together is central to everything we do, each time we add a new business we're adding new ideas and innovation. Our mission is to help our customers build great businesses with our industry-specific software and embedded payments solutions. Job Overview The Senior Power Platform Developer role is responsible for the delivery of all assigned user stories from estimation through code, bug fixing and documentation while achieving Targets for the Sprint and or other measures of throughput as per the project methodology. The Senior Power Platform Developer works within a delivery team, typically including a mix of Developers, Solution Architects, QA Engineers, Business Analysts, Functional Consultants and Scrum Masters (client-facing Project Manager). The role is responsible for creation and estimate tasks, writing of quality code to agreed standards defined Principal Solution Architecture team. This role has a strong delivery component and is responsible for delivery of software in agile Sprints. The Senior Power Platform Developer should take ownership of their User Stories as well as perform code reviews for others, taking care to think about performance, security and maintainability. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Planning Collaborate with solution architects, designers, developers, and project managers to deliver high-quality solutions Lead the design and architecture of solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE Work with the solution architect, other developers, and clients to ensure that Power Platform solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate and Dynamics 365 CE functioning properly and meets the client's requirements Technical Review of User Stories Estimate User Story in Story Points Task planning breakdown of User Stories and estimation in hours Delivery Communicate effectively with customers, stakeholders, and team members to understand and deliver on requirements Lead the development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Power Platform solution utilizing Azure services such as Azure functions, Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure DevOps, and other Azure services to integrate and deploy the solutions Write clean, efficient, secure and well-documented code with unit tests Ensure that solutions are scalable, maintainable and secure Identify and mitigate risks associated with the solutions Participate in code reviews to ensure that code is of a high quality and adheres to good practices and company guidelines Implement and maintain automated builds, deployments and scaling strategies Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of assigned project Work closely with project managers and other teams to ensure solutions are delivered on time and within budget Ensure sprints achieve target velocity and tasks are delivered within the estimated time Analyse telemetry and troubleshoot Azure-based systems Leadership Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other developers Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the Power Platform and Azure, and identify opportunities for new solutions Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development team Desireable attributes and experience: 5+ years of experience in software development Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate, React, PCF Controls Experience with Dynamics 365 CE Experience in integrating with Email Marketing solutions Strong understanding of Azure services such as Azure functions, Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure DevOps, and other Azure services Strong experience with C#, .NET Strong experience in Unit Testing Experience with CI/CD for Power Platform and Azure Services Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Good understanding of security and compliance best practices Excellent communication and teamwork skills Strong desire to learn new technologies and skills Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field is beneficial Industry certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate is a plus ClearCourse Employee Benefits Co-financing of sports activities (Multisport) Additional private medical care Pizza Tuesday Relaxation zone -football table Integration meetings No dress code and much more!
Mar 27, 2024
Full time
Career Level: 07 Specialist Posting Date: 28 Mar 2024 Title: Power Platform Developer Type: Perm Hours: Full Time Location: Cracow About ClearCourse Join a rapidly growing collaborative of disruptive technology companies working together to build a great software and payments business, with exceptional people and the best products and services. Across our portfolio of software platforms, we're creating an environment where talented entrepreneurs and businesses flourish. Our team is over 900 people strong and supports over 20,000 customers across the globe. We have 40 brands located across the UK and internationally, with two primary UK ClearCourse hubs, in which multiple brands are located in London and Preston. These market-leading software businesses form our five verticals; with our integrated payments platform, ClearAccept intrinsic to the entire organisation. Working better together is central to everything we do, each time we add a new business we're adding new ideas and innovation. Our mission is to help our customers build great businesses with our industry-specific software and embedded payments solutions. Job Overview The Senior Power Platform Developer role is responsible for the delivery of all assigned user stories from estimation through code, bug fixing and documentation while achieving Targets for the Sprint and or other measures of throughput as per the project methodology. The Senior Power Platform Developer works within a delivery team, typically including a mix of Developers, Solution Architects, QA Engineers, Business Analysts, Functional Consultants and Scrum Masters (client-facing Project Manager). The role is responsible for creation and estimate tasks, writing of quality code to agreed standards defined Principal Solution Architecture team. This role has a strong delivery component and is responsible for delivery of software in agile Sprints. The Senior Power Platform Developer should take ownership of their User Stories as well as perform code reviews for others, taking care to think about performance, security and maintainability. Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to: Planning Collaborate with solution architects, designers, developers, and project managers to deliver high-quality solutions Lead the design and architecture of solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate, Dynamics 365 CE Work with the solution architect, other developers, and clients to ensure that Power Platform solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate and Dynamics 365 CE functioning properly and meets the client's requirements Technical Review of User Stories Estimate User Story in Story Points Task planning breakdown of User Stories and estimation in hours Delivery Communicate effectively with customers, stakeholders, and team members to understand and deliver on requirements Lead the development, maintenance, and troubleshooting of Power Platform solution utilizing Azure services such as Azure functions, Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure DevOps, and other Azure services to integrate and deploy the solutions Write clean, efficient, secure and well-documented code with unit tests Ensure that solutions are scalable, maintainable and secure Identify and mitigate risks associated with the solutions Participate in code reviews to ensure that code is of a high quality and adheres to good practices and company guidelines Implement and maintain automated builds, deployments and scaling strategies Contribute to the ongoing development and maintenance of assigned project Work closely with project managers and other teams to ensure solutions are delivered on time and within budget Ensure sprints achieve target velocity and tasks are delivered within the estimated time Analyse telemetry and troubleshoot Azure-based systems Leadership Provide technical guidance and mentorship to other developers Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the Power Platform and Azure, and identify opportunities for new solutions Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development team Desireable attributes and experience: 5+ years of experience in software development Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, including PowerApps, Power Automate, React, PCF Controls Experience with Dynamics 365 CE Experience in integrating with Email Marketing solutions Strong understanding of Azure services such as Azure functions, Logic Apps, Azure Service Bus, Azure DevOps, and other Azure services Strong experience with C#, .NET Strong experience in Unit Testing Experience with CI/CD for Power Platform and Azure Services Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail Good understanding of security and compliance best practices Excellent communication and teamwork skills Strong desire to learn new technologies and skills Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field is beneficial Industry certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Developer Associate is a plus ClearCourse Employee Benefits Co-financing of sports activities (Multisport) Additional private medical care Pizza Tuesday Relaxation zone -football table Integration meetings No dress code and much more!
End Date Saturday 30 March 2024 Salary Range £66,861 - £100,292 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: GCP Data Engineer SALARY: £66,861.00 - £80,290.00 GBP LOCATION: Bristol HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the Bristol office site About this opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Consumer Servicing and Engagement Platform for a Cloud Data Engineer. Collaborating with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Architects and Engineering Leads to build features, fostering the test and learn approach, you will be accountable for ensuring all decisions are made within a sound risk framework and within Group standards and appetite while managing the full software development process within an agile environment. Here s where you ll make a difference: An ideal Cloud Data Engineer will have a can-do attitude, interest in exploring technologies beyond your core skills, willing to learn, highly motivated and with a passion for working with people, working in a strong collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our applications. You also enjoy working closely with the product and other engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges. You'll be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy. About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. What you ll need We believe that people don't fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge - it's what makes you amazing! As a minimum to be considered, we would like to see demonstrated experience of: Strong Software Engineering background (Java & Golang preferred) Strong experience with cloud computing (GCP preferred) Real-Time Data Processing and Application streaming experience with Kafka Experience with Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes You'll appreciate and acknowledge the impact of system design decisions on scalability, resilience, and supportability. It is crucial that you bring the right mind-set to the role. We understand in such a diverse and disparate world no one person can be a specialist in all aspects. If you have the right technical background, a willingness to be part of a team dedicated to redefining the landscape and are willing to develop yourself then we re keen to hear from you. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares! Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
End Date Saturday 30 March 2024 Salary Range £66,861 - £100,292 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary . Job Description JOB TITLE: GCP Data Engineer SALARY: £66,861.00 - £80,290.00 GBP LOCATION: Bristol HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the Bristol office site About this opportunity An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Consumer Servicing and Engagement Platform for a Cloud Data Engineer. Collaborating with Business Analysts, Product Owners, Architects and Engineering Leads to build features, fostering the test and learn approach, you will be accountable for ensuring all decisions are made within a sound risk framework and within Group standards and appetite while managing the full software development process within an agile environment. Here s where you ll make a difference: An ideal Cloud Data Engineer will have a can-do attitude, interest in exploring technologies beyond your core skills, willing to learn, highly motivated and with a passion for working with people, working in a strong collaborative way to drive efforts to create, build, support and improve our applications. You also enjoy working closely with the product and other engineering teams with lots of exciting new challenges. You'll be a core contributor to ensure good quality and engineering practices are followed in accordance with engineering transformation strategy. About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. What you ll need We believe that people don't fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge - it's what makes you amazing! As a minimum to be considered, we would like to see demonstrated experience of: Strong Software Engineering background (Java & Golang preferred) Strong experience with cloud computing (GCP preferred) Real-Time Data Processing and Application streaming experience with Kafka Experience with Docker and container orchestration tools like Kubernetes You'll appreciate and acknowledge the impact of system design decisions on scalability, resilience, and supportability. It is crucial that you bring the right mind-set to the role. We understand in such a diverse and disparate world no one person can be a specialist in all aspects. If you have the right technical background, a willingness to be part of a team dedicated to redefining the landscape and are willing to develop yourself then we re keen to hear from you. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares! Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Junior Product Owner Software House /Leicester /Remote /Hybird Rare opportunity to get into the work of Product Ownership! My client, a software house based in Leicestershire, is looking to hire a Junior Product Owner to join their team. This is a newly created role and will see you joining a multi-disciplinary team, including software devs, Bas, Testers and Product Owners. The primary responsibilities of this role include: Acting as the bridge between stakeholders, development teams, and end-users, Ensuring that the software aligns with business goals and user needs. Being responsible for defining and prioritising features, creating user stories, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. You will work as part of an established Scrum team overseen by the Product Manager. The Scrum team develop the software to the requirements defined by your Product Owner. You will work alongside the business analysts to define features and functionality in small chunks for the developers and test team. The Scrum team includes several developers (including two Technical Leads), a Business Analyst and two testers. This team is led by the Product Manager. My client is looking for the following: Someone who wants to work on products that genuinely make a difference to people's lives. You will be a good communicator, confident making decisions day to day. Ideally familiarity with software development processes or Agile Methodology, UI/UX Principals You'll have a desire to develop your skills continually. You won't be afraid to pick up a new product, self-learn and ask questions. You are someone who takes pride in their work and is interested in bettering products. You will work closely with the Product Manager who will remain responsible for the product vision and strategy. You will be able to, or learn to, help write and refine software work packages from customer requirements, into a language that software engineers and other stakeholders can understand. You will track progress on the work packages daily, through communication with the software team and through the daily update meetings. You will help the Product Manager review the software development against the acceptance criteria and feedback any issues to the software developers. You will also be able to help answer the software team's questions about the work packages, either from your own knowledge or by liaising with the product manager or other subject matter experts. This role involves learning a significant amount of domain knowledge and some technical skills over a period of time. They are looking for people who want a long term and stable role with career progression within the organisation rather than a short-term career progression role. You are able to work as part of a team, but can work confidently on your own tasks. In return for your skills my client is paying between 25000 and 35000 plus benefits. Although this is a predominately remote role, you will be expected in the office for 2 days initially for onboarding and then approx once a quarter to meet-ups, so the ideal candidate will live within an hour's commuting distance of Leicester. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/ or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Junior Product Owner Software House /Leicester /Remote /Hybird Rare opportunity to get into the work of Product Ownership! My client, a software house based in Leicestershire, is looking to hire a Junior Product Owner to join their team. This is a newly created role and will see you joining a multi-disciplinary team, including software devs, Bas, Testers and Product Owners. The primary responsibilities of this role include: Acting as the bridge between stakeholders, development teams, and end-users, Ensuring that the software aligns with business goals and user needs. Being responsible for defining and prioritising features, creating user stories, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. You will work as part of an established Scrum team overseen by the Product Manager. The Scrum team develop the software to the requirements defined by your Product Owner. You will work alongside the business analysts to define features and functionality in small chunks for the developers and test team. The Scrum team includes several developers (including two Technical Leads), a Business Analyst and two testers. This team is led by the Product Manager. My client is looking for the following: Someone who wants to work on products that genuinely make a difference to people's lives. You will be a good communicator, confident making decisions day to day. Ideally familiarity with software development processes or Agile Methodology, UI/UX Principals You'll have a desire to develop your skills continually. You won't be afraid to pick up a new product, self-learn and ask questions. You are someone who takes pride in their work and is interested in bettering products. You will work closely with the Product Manager who will remain responsible for the product vision and strategy. You will be able to, or learn to, help write and refine software work packages from customer requirements, into a language that software engineers and other stakeholders can understand. You will track progress on the work packages daily, through communication with the software team and through the daily update meetings. You will help the Product Manager review the software development against the acceptance criteria and feedback any issues to the software developers. You will also be able to help answer the software team's questions about the work packages, either from your own knowledge or by liaising with the product manager or other subject matter experts. This role involves learning a significant amount of domain knowledge and some technical skills over a period of time. They are looking for people who want a long term and stable role with career progression within the organisation rather than a short-term career progression role. You are able to work as part of a team, but can work confidently on your own tasks. In return for your skills my client is paying between 25000 and 35000 plus benefits. Although this is a predominately remote role, you will be expected in the office for 2 days initially for onboarding and then approx once a quarter to meet-ups, so the ideal candidate will live within an hour's commuting distance of Leicester. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/ or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.
You will be working on a full-time permanent basis on an agile working environment, expected to be in the office a few days a week. The hours are 40 per week & in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £40,000 per annum Plus Excellent Benefits! This is a hybrid role based in the Northwest. You should be able to attend our Knowsley or Eccles offices 2-3 times during the initial months of the role, as you seek to understand our business and help build relationships to support you in the role. Be an integral part of this team by helping to role out a new and innovative Works Management Solution across the Group. As part of this project, the Business Readiness Specialist will work with the Project Manager to understand & manage the change as well as training colleagues on the new technology & processes across the company, thereafter, supporting in the implementation of new technology, functionality & the training of new staff in line with our growth agenda. Responsibilities for the Business Readiness Specialist include: Undertake change impact analysis & develop deployment plans Work with Project Managers to form rollout plans ensuring business change Develop appropriate communication plans, help define training needs, pre & post go live support models Work with Change benefit owners ensuring benefits are clearly defined, agreed, measured & achieved during the entire project lifecycle Champion the Change Management process, ensure knowledge of change processes is communicated effectively Work with the Project Manager, Business Analysts, Vendors & Business SMEs to assess project training requirements before rolling out training Review existing, design & develop new training material & templates Provide training to all levels of stakeholders face to face & remotely Train both users & Digital Champions 'train the trainer' Provide post go live training support on systems, business processes & mentoring Create & maintain embed business change & training strategies Utilise third party supplier support Training Program Development: Expertise in design, develop & delivery of effective training programs & materials, including e-learning modules, instructor-led sessions, & on-the-job training resources What we are looking for in our ideal Business Readiness Specialist: Demonstrable experience in both face to face & remote training in training large & small groups & one to ones, train the trainer, design, develop & quality assure training material, complex system training, train executive level staff, skills gap analysis essential!. Prepare business readiness assessments, communication & engagement plans. Strong communication & leadership skills, ability to work on & prioritise multiple tasks shift priorities as per workload & deadlines, attention to detail & excellent presentation skills. Must be able to drive & be prepared to work across several UK offices. Demonstrable experience in aspects of Change Management/ Business Readiness within IT & works management experience desirable. We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to: Pension scheme 23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays Cycle to Work scheme Liberty Sense Awards - employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher YuLife, includes: Life Insurance/Death in service benefit - 2x annual salary value Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs) Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist Online Health Check, Nutrition consultations & Online fitness program YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor Free will writing & Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes: Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans Discounted gym membership & Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required. Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
You will be working on a full-time permanent basis on an agile working environment, expected to be in the office a few days a week. The hours are 40 per week & in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £40,000 per annum Plus Excellent Benefits! This is a hybrid role based in the Northwest. You should be able to attend our Knowsley or Eccles offices 2-3 times during the initial months of the role, as you seek to understand our business and help build relationships to support you in the role. Be an integral part of this team by helping to role out a new and innovative Works Management Solution across the Group. As part of this project, the Business Readiness Specialist will work with the Project Manager to understand & manage the change as well as training colleagues on the new technology & processes across the company, thereafter, supporting in the implementation of new technology, functionality & the training of new staff in line with our growth agenda. Responsibilities for the Business Readiness Specialist include: Undertake change impact analysis & develop deployment plans Work with Project Managers to form rollout plans ensuring business change Develop appropriate communication plans, help define training needs, pre & post go live support models Work with Change benefit owners ensuring benefits are clearly defined, agreed, measured & achieved during the entire project lifecycle Champion the Change Management process, ensure knowledge of change processes is communicated effectively Work with the Project Manager, Business Analysts, Vendors & Business SMEs to assess project training requirements before rolling out training Review existing, design & develop new training material & templates Provide training to all levels of stakeholders face to face & remotely Train both users & Digital Champions 'train the trainer' Provide post go live training support on systems, business processes & mentoring Create & maintain embed business change & training strategies Utilise third party supplier support Training Program Development: Expertise in design, develop & delivery of effective training programs & materials, including e-learning modules, instructor-led sessions, & on-the-job training resources What we are looking for in our ideal Business Readiness Specialist: Demonstrable experience in both face to face & remote training in training large & small groups & one to ones, train the trainer, design, develop & quality assure training material, complex system training, train executive level staff, skills gap analysis essential!. Prepare business readiness assessments, communication & engagement plans. Strong communication & leadership skills, ability to work on & prioritise multiple tasks shift priorities as per workload & deadlines, attention to detail & excellent presentation skills. Must be able to drive & be prepared to work across several UK offices. Demonstrable experience in aspects of Change Management/ Business Readiness within IT & works management experience desirable. We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to: Pension scheme 23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays Cycle to Work scheme Liberty Sense Awards - employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher YuLife, includes: Life Insurance/Death in service benefit - 2x annual salary value Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs) Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist Online Health Check, Nutrition consultations & Online fitness program YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor Free will writing & Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes: Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans Discounted gym membership & Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required. Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.
Operations Finance Analyst Location: Attleborough, Norfolk Who are Pilgrim s Food Masters? We are Pilgrim s Food Masters, part of the Pilgrim s family since September 2021, (previously part of Kerry Foods) and we have a proud history of developing brilliant food for our customers and consumers that is enjoyed in millions of UK and Irish homes every year. The wider Pilgrim s company employs around 60,000 people across the globe and we re one of the world s biggest food companies. We aim to become the best and most respected company in our industry creating the opportunity of a better future for all our team members. Our Pilgrim s Food Masters portfolio includes famous brands that are some of the UK and Irelands Favourites, such as Denny, Galtee, Richmond and Fridge Raiders. We are the UK s biggest producer of prepared meals, making delicious chilled and frozen ready meals for every major supermarket in the UK. And our Accelerator business includes newer brands like Rollover Hot Dogs and Oakhouse Meals that target different consumer groups in unique ways. We strive every day to make Pilgrim s Food Master s a safe, healthy, and happy place to work for all our 4,500 employees. We will give full and equal consideration to all applicants regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Continuing to build a diverse workforce is fundamental to our business and we value the critical role it plays in creating a truly inclusive workplace. The Role We re excited to announce we are recruiting for a Operations Finance Analyst , reporting to the Finance Lead. You will be a highly motivated, have great attention to detail, an high prioritisation skills to meet business deadlines and have the ability to react to any crisis quickly, efficiently and professionally. The responsibilities will include informing, challenging and supporting the site in achieving its purpose through the provision and interpretation of key management information. In particular: Financial reporting of and insight into Attleborough cost of sales and overheads to ensure the best factory decisions and improvements are made based on accurate and insightful information. Build highly effective relationships with key cross functional personnel involved in Attleborough. Support and influence management team at Attleborough site to deliver conversion cost improvements. Help to drive and embed a continuous improvement culture across both the finance and Attleborough teams. Improving systems, processes and reporting where necessary in line with Lean principles. Joining us means working in a fast, agile, and ambitious environment, with talented people who really care about what they do. We re hungry for new ideas, so we ll always listen to yours. And because we re always looking to the future, you ll find plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. In fact, like our entire business, you ll never stand still. Responsibilities Support the preparation of monthly accounts, annual budget/projection, monthly forecasts, and end year accounts. Deliver accurate cost of sales performance reporting and analysis with variances to budget/forecast which are fully understood and effectively communicated to site management. Completion and submission of reports, analysis, and data to the centre Work with site teams to investigate adverse operational variances and develop countermeasures Support the site in its lean manufacturing development e.g. production meetings, process auditing and taste panels Take a full and active role in site projects at Attleborough s to drive continuous improvements and meet site objectives Deputise for the Operations Accountant when needed including representing the site at business review meetings and presentations Skills & Requirements Essential Part Qualified in recognised accountancy qualification Strong analytical and numerical skills to support decision making Communication and presentation skills Excel advanced user Desirable FMCG Manufacturing experience SAP system knowledge Knowledge of Lean Why Join Pilgrim s Food Masters Our values are at the heart of our business and drive everything we do. Availability is key as we are receptive and open and prepared to take on new challenges. Humility is important to us as we listen and respect each other and value opinions of others. Discipline is vital to fulfil commitment internally and externally. We need to be truthful to each other and respectful of other opinions, so Sincerity drives us. At Pilgrim s we focus on what s practical and important so through Simplicity, Ownership and Determination brings success. All these core values culminate into our vision which is: To be the best and most respected company in our industry, creating the opportunity of a better future for our team members.
Mar 26, 2024
Full time
Operations Finance Analyst Location: Attleborough, Norfolk Who are Pilgrim s Food Masters? We are Pilgrim s Food Masters, part of the Pilgrim s family since September 2021, (previously part of Kerry Foods) and we have a proud history of developing brilliant food for our customers and consumers that is enjoyed in millions of UK and Irish homes every year. The wider Pilgrim s company employs around 60,000 people across the globe and we re one of the world s biggest food companies. We aim to become the best and most respected company in our industry creating the opportunity of a better future for all our team members. Our Pilgrim s Food Masters portfolio includes famous brands that are some of the UK and Irelands Favourites, such as Denny, Galtee, Richmond and Fridge Raiders. We are the UK s biggest producer of prepared meals, making delicious chilled and frozen ready meals for every major supermarket in the UK. And our Accelerator business includes newer brands like Rollover Hot Dogs and Oakhouse Meals that target different consumer groups in unique ways. We strive every day to make Pilgrim s Food Master s a safe, healthy, and happy place to work for all our 4,500 employees. We will give full and equal consideration to all applicants regardless of age, gender, disability, race, religion, and sexual orientation. Continuing to build a diverse workforce is fundamental to our business and we value the critical role it plays in creating a truly inclusive workplace. The Role We re excited to announce we are recruiting for a Operations Finance Analyst , reporting to the Finance Lead. You will be a highly motivated, have great attention to detail, an high prioritisation skills to meet business deadlines and have the ability to react to any crisis quickly, efficiently and professionally. The responsibilities will include informing, challenging and supporting the site in achieving its purpose through the provision and interpretation of key management information. In particular: Financial reporting of and insight into Attleborough cost of sales and overheads to ensure the best factory decisions and improvements are made based on accurate and insightful information. Build highly effective relationships with key cross functional personnel involved in Attleborough. Support and influence management team at Attleborough site to deliver conversion cost improvements. Help to drive and embed a continuous improvement culture across both the finance and Attleborough teams. Improving systems, processes and reporting where necessary in line with Lean principles. Joining us means working in a fast, agile, and ambitious environment, with talented people who really care about what they do. We re hungry for new ideas, so we ll always listen to yours. And because we re always looking to the future, you ll find plenty of opportunities to learn and grow. In fact, like our entire business, you ll never stand still. Responsibilities Support the preparation of monthly accounts, annual budget/projection, monthly forecasts, and end year accounts. Deliver accurate cost of sales performance reporting and analysis with variances to budget/forecast which are fully understood and effectively communicated to site management. Completion and submission of reports, analysis, and data to the centre Work with site teams to investigate adverse operational variances and develop countermeasures Support the site in its lean manufacturing development e.g. production meetings, process auditing and taste panels Take a full and active role in site projects at Attleborough s to drive continuous improvements and meet site objectives Deputise for the Operations Accountant when needed including representing the site at business review meetings and presentations Skills & Requirements Essential Part Qualified in recognised accountancy qualification Strong analytical and numerical skills to support decision making Communication and presentation skills Excel advanced user Desirable FMCG Manufacturing experience SAP system knowledge Knowledge of Lean Why Join Pilgrim s Food Masters Our values are at the heart of our business and drive everything we do. Availability is key as we are receptive and open and prepared to take on new challenges. Humility is important to us as we listen and respect each other and value opinions of others. Discipline is vital to fulfil commitment internally and externally. We need to be truthful to each other and respectful of other opinions, so Sincerity drives us. At Pilgrim s we focus on what s practical and important so through Simplicity, Ownership and Determination brings success. All these core values culminate into our vision which is: To be the best and most respected company in our industry, creating the opportunity of a better future for our team members.
Junior Product Owner We are looking for a Junior Product Owner to play a pivotal role in the charity s journey towards achieving a Digital First strategy. This is a remote, flexible working role, with excellent benefits. Position: Junior Product Owner Location: Remote Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week Salary: £32,300 £38,000 per annum Contract: 12 month fixed term contract Benefits: 26 days hols plus bank holidays, enhanced pension, employee assistance programme, health cash back plan, flexi working, fully remote Closing Date: 17th April 2024 About the Role Positioned within the Digital Transformation team, you will own and manage the website on WordPress while working closely with the Senior Project Manager and Business Analyst to deliver innovative digital products that enhance the efficiency, decision-making, and user experience for both internal and external stakeholders. The role involves contributing to the definition of product vision, managing the product backlog, and ensuring that development efforts align with the strategic goals of digital transformation. You will be instrumental in facilitating the transition of ideas into actionable project plans, maintaining a seamless user-centric approach across all digital interfaces, and supporting the development and delivery of digital solutions that meet the evolving needs of the organisation and its stakeholders. About You You will have experience in product ownership or management, ideally within a digital or technology-focused environment with an educational background in a relevant field. While formal qualifications are valued, equivalent practical experience will also be considered. You will also have experience of: Working with cross-functional teams to deliver digital products or services Agile methodologies and principles, with hands-on experience in backlog management and iterative development cycles Gathering, scope definition, and user story creation, with a keen eye for detail in documenting processes and product features Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies, particularly experience with JIRA for tracking development tasks and Agile project management Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite for effective communication and document creation, with a strong emphasis on Excel for data analysis and PowerPoint for presentations SharePoint, for document management and team collaboration, ensuring that project documents are easily accessible and organised within the team and across the organisation Utilising digital collaboration tools to work effectively with remote teams, including proficiency in video conferencing tools and collaborative workspaces. You will also have an aptitude for learning and adopting new tools and technologies, with a willingness to develop expertise in areas such as digital analytics, user experience (UX) design, and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Previous involvement in digital transformation initiatives or projects, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by digital change within an organisation will also be an advantage in this role. You will need the right to work in the UK to apply for the role. You will be asked to submit a CV and a supporting statement by 17th April 2024.Your supporting statement should set out your relevant knowledge, skills and experience against the job description. It should be no more than two sides of A4. About the Organisation The charity is the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service, driving improvement and development throughout the UK, whilst supporting our leadership team. The charity is disability confident registered. The organisation is committed to being an inclusive employer and complies with the Equality Act 2010 and acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment. You may have experience in other areas as Product, Product Owner, Junior Product Owner, Assistant Product Owner, Product Support, Digital Transformation, Website, Website Manager, Content Manager, Digital Product Owner, Junior Digital Product Owner. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Mar 22, 2024
Contractor
Junior Product Owner We are looking for a Junior Product Owner to play a pivotal role in the charity s journey towards achieving a Digital First strategy. This is a remote, flexible working role, with excellent benefits. Position: Junior Product Owner Location: Remote Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week Salary: £32,300 £38,000 per annum Contract: 12 month fixed term contract Benefits: 26 days hols plus bank holidays, enhanced pension, employee assistance programme, health cash back plan, flexi working, fully remote Closing Date: 17th April 2024 About the Role Positioned within the Digital Transformation team, you will own and manage the website on WordPress while working closely with the Senior Project Manager and Business Analyst to deliver innovative digital products that enhance the efficiency, decision-making, and user experience for both internal and external stakeholders. The role involves contributing to the definition of product vision, managing the product backlog, and ensuring that development efforts align with the strategic goals of digital transformation. You will be instrumental in facilitating the transition of ideas into actionable project plans, maintaining a seamless user-centric approach across all digital interfaces, and supporting the development and delivery of digital solutions that meet the evolving needs of the organisation and its stakeholders. About You You will have experience in product ownership or management, ideally within a digital or technology-focused environment with an educational background in a relevant field. While formal qualifications are valued, equivalent practical experience will also be considered. You will also have experience of: Working with cross-functional teams to deliver digital products or services Agile methodologies and principles, with hands-on experience in backlog management and iterative development cycles Gathering, scope definition, and user story creation, with a keen eye for detail in documenting processes and product features Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies, particularly experience with JIRA for tracking development tasks and Agile project management Skilled in the use of Microsoft Office Suite for effective communication and document creation, with a strong emphasis on Excel for data analysis and PowerPoint for presentations SharePoint, for document management and team collaboration, ensuring that project documents are easily accessible and organised within the team and across the organisation Utilising digital collaboration tools to work effectively with remote teams, including proficiency in video conferencing tools and collaborative workspaces. You will also have an aptitude for learning and adopting new tools and technologies, with a willingness to develop expertise in areas such as digital analytics, user experience (UX) design, and customer relationship management (CRM) systems. Previous involvement in digital transformation initiatives or projects, with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities presented by digital change within an organisation will also be an advantage in this role. You will need the right to work in the UK to apply for the role. You will be asked to submit a CV and a supporting statement by 17th April 2024.Your supporting statement should set out your relevant knowledge, skills and experience against the job description. It should be no more than two sides of A4. About the Organisation The charity is the professional voice of the UK Fire and Rescue service, driving improvement and development throughout the UK, whilst supporting our leadership team. The charity is disability confident registered. The organisation is committed to being an inclusive employer and complies with the Equality Act 2010 and acknowledges the duty of care to safeguard, protect and promote the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and is committed to ensuring safeguarding practice reflects statutory responsibilities, government guidance and complies with best practice, all staff are expected to share this commitment. You may have experience in other areas as Product, Product Owner, Junior Product Owner, Assistant Product Owner, Product Support, Digital Transformation, Website, Website Manager, Content Manager, Digital Product Owner, Junior Digital Product Owner. PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
End Date Saturday 30 March 2024 Salary Range £41,292 - £45,880 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary JOB TITLE: Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst LOCATION(S): Edinburgh HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid working; two days per week at our Sighthill North office Job Description Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst Location:Edinburgh Salary : £42,120 to £46,800 Hours: Full time Working Pattern: Minimum of 2 days a week in the office About this opportunity This is your chance to apply your experience and knowledge of data disciplines to help shape the data culture within our organisation. As a Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst you ll grow and learn in an environment that recognises the importance of data and the value it can bring to an organisation. This is crucial work, ensuring we have accurate, complete and consistent data that we can use with confidence to support our business decision making. You ll take your place within our Payments Services Platform - a supportive and diverse community where we re passionate about collaboration and growing together. Here, you'll work with engineers and analysts to assure the quality of service data maintained on our IT Service Management (ITSM) tool ServiceNow. This data will be utilised to gain an understanding of our application and technology estate and draw insights into our efficiency and effectiveness at supporting the production service. You day-to-day responsibilities will include: Working with multiple business and technology teams across the organisation to assure data quality Interrogating and visualising data to drive insights and support strategic decision making Taking ownership of specific data-related problems and solving them Acting as an enthusiastic data advocate, promoting data management and governance What you ll need Data Management & Governance: Applying data management policies and approaches to ensure data quality and foundations, reducing data risk, and providing integrated, trusted and timely data from which reporting and analytics can be performed Business Intelligence & Visualisation: Gathering, cleansing, analysing and developing visual representations of data to help explore, understand and communicate data, and performing analytics for informed decision making Collaboration: Working together and sharing information with, within and across boundaries, to achieve a common goal, thereby collectively maximising potential, at pace Problem Solving: Defining a situation that is difficult or undesirable, and then identifying and prioritising the best solution to fix it Impactful Communication: Engaging in an open, transparent and inclusive way through a range of communication methods Active Learning: Learning, driven by curiosity and desire, to gain new experiences And any experience of this would be really useful ITSM Concepts: Exposure to ITSM tooling, such as ServiceNow, and an awareness of ITSM constructs and processes, such as application portfolio management, technology portfolio management, incident management, problem management and change management About working for us Our focus is to ensure that we re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background identity or culture. We were one of the first organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes. Just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: • A generous pension contribution of up to 15% • An annual performance-related bonus • Share schemes including free shares • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping • 28 days holiday with bank holidays on top • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
End Date Saturday 30 March 2024 Salary Range £41,292 - £45,880 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary JOB TITLE: Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst LOCATION(S): Edinburgh HOURS: Full-time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid working; two days per week at our Sighthill North office Job Description Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst Location:Edinburgh Salary : £42,120 to £46,800 Hours: Full time Working Pattern: Minimum of 2 days a week in the office About this opportunity This is your chance to apply your experience and knowledge of data disciplines to help shape the data culture within our organisation. As a Senior Data & Analytics Strategy Analyst you ll grow and learn in an environment that recognises the importance of data and the value it can bring to an organisation. This is crucial work, ensuring we have accurate, complete and consistent data that we can use with confidence to support our business decision making. You ll take your place within our Payments Services Platform - a supportive and diverse community where we re passionate about collaboration and growing together. Here, you'll work with engineers and analysts to assure the quality of service data maintained on our IT Service Management (ITSM) tool ServiceNow. This data will be utilised to gain an understanding of our application and technology estate and draw insights into our efficiency and effectiveness at supporting the production service. You day-to-day responsibilities will include: Working with multiple business and technology teams across the organisation to assure data quality Interrogating and visualising data to drive insights and support strategic decision making Taking ownership of specific data-related problems and solving them Acting as an enthusiastic data advocate, promoting data management and governance What you ll need Data Management & Governance: Applying data management policies and approaches to ensure data quality and foundations, reducing data risk, and providing integrated, trusted and timely data from which reporting and analytics can be performed Business Intelligence & Visualisation: Gathering, cleansing, analysing and developing visual representations of data to help explore, understand and communicate data, and performing analytics for informed decision making Collaboration: Working together and sharing information with, within and across boundaries, to achieve a common goal, thereby collectively maximising potential, at pace Problem Solving: Defining a situation that is difficult or undesirable, and then identifying and prioritising the best solution to fix it Impactful Communication: Engaging in an open, transparent and inclusive way through a range of communication methods Active Learning: Learning, driven by curiosity and desire, to gain new experiences And any experience of this would be really useful ITSM Concepts: Exposure to ITSM tooling, such as ServiceNow, and an awareness of ITSM constructs and processes, such as application portfolio management, technology portfolio management, incident management, problem management and change management About working for us Our focus is to ensure that we re inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background identity or culture. We were one of the first organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes. Just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: • A generous pension contribution of up to 15% • An annual performance-related bonus • Share schemes including free shares • Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping • 28 days holiday with bank holidays on top • A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
End Date Monday 01 April 2024 Salary Range £57,546 - £63,940 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary As below Job Description JOB TITLE: SERVICE DESIGNER (MODERN WORKPLACE) SALARY: £57,000 - £63,940 LOCATION: Leeds or Edinburgh only WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site. About this opportunity Joining a diverse and passionate team, our Service Design function help craft the colleague experience of the future for everyone across Lloyds Banking Group. We put the user needs at the heart of our decision making. Our team incorporates both user researchers and service designers working in tandem to develop a deeper understanding of employee needs. In this role, you'll interact with technical and product stakeholders, branch and head office colleagues, subject matter experts, product owners, and analysts across our diverse teams that work every day to support and nurture our colleague experience! We ve got big plans & significant investment to transform the colleague experience and support we provide to maximise productivity however colleagues choose to work. This means having the right facilities, tech and spaces. Our wider team is charged with making LBG a cool place to work, wherever you work, by connecting colleagues with the latest technology and tools and providing an outstanding user experience. Key Responsibilities Implementing service design standards within a lab or feature team. Using experience design methods to address complex colleague experience journeys and environments, think strategically about opportunities, and facilitate the creation of a shared vision around the LBG employee workplace. Guide project stakeholders to understand the human-centric needs and requirements of the employee experience. Producing design blueprints, illustrated journey maps, concept designs, service experience prototypes, while integrating accessibility requirements, empathy maps, and value propositions Plan and facilitate informed discussions or workshops with your customers across different functions engaging in the design process. Help to define vision and strategy for services and programmes with stakeholders, shaping and influencing long-lasting change. Able to include primary and secondary data resources, architecture and technical sides of the service into the service design activities. Be an expert communicator with an empowering tone to educate your customers on all things Service Design Create engaging narratives that are used to help customers to empathise with the research insights, as well as to bring to life the target state of journey and colleague experience. We would love you to have (essential): Strong experience in user-centered design tools and methods, including design blueprints and personas. Experience in complex service design projects, and producing stakeholder-ready outputs. Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods and when to use them. Analysing data to provide practical insight. Ability to dive into, and map the complex backstage capabilities such as technology, people, and processes, And any experience of these would be really useful Experience in banking or financial industries Visual design experience. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Mar 22, 2024
Full time
End Date Monday 01 April 2024 Salary Range £57,546 - £63,940 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Hybrid Working Job Description Summary As below Job Description JOB TITLE: SERVICE DESIGNER (MODERN WORKPLACE) SALARY: £57,000 - £63,940 LOCATION: Leeds or Edinburgh only WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in an office site. About this opportunity Joining a diverse and passionate team, our Service Design function help craft the colleague experience of the future for everyone across Lloyds Banking Group. We put the user needs at the heart of our decision making. Our team incorporates both user researchers and service designers working in tandem to develop a deeper understanding of employee needs. In this role, you'll interact with technical and product stakeholders, branch and head office colleagues, subject matter experts, product owners, and analysts across our diverse teams that work every day to support and nurture our colleague experience! We ve got big plans & significant investment to transform the colleague experience and support we provide to maximise productivity however colleagues choose to work. This means having the right facilities, tech and spaces. Our wider team is charged with making LBG a cool place to work, wherever you work, by connecting colleagues with the latest technology and tools and providing an outstanding user experience. Key Responsibilities Implementing service design standards within a lab or feature team. Using experience design methods to address complex colleague experience journeys and environments, think strategically about opportunities, and facilitate the creation of a shared vision around the LBG employee workplace. Guide project stakeholders to understand the human-centric needs and requirements of the employee experience. Producing design blueprints, illustrated journey maps, concept designs, service experience prototypes, while integrating accessibility requirements, empathy maps, and value propositions Plan and facilitate informed discussions or workshops with your customers across different functions engaging in the design process. Help to define vision and strategy for services and programmes with stakeholders, shaping and influencing long-lasting change. Able to include primary and secondary data resources, architecture and technical sides of the service into the service design activities. Be an expert communicator with an empowering tone to educate your customers on all things Service Design Create engaging narratives that are used to help customers to empathise with the research insights, as well as to bring to life the target state of journey and colleague experience. We would love you to have (essential): Strong experience in user-centered design tools and methods, including design blueprints and personas. Experience in complex service design projects, and producing stakeholder-ready outputs. Understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods and when to use them. Analysing data to provide practical insight. Ability to dive into, and map the complex backstage capabilities such as technology, people, and processes, And any experience of these would be really useful Experience in banking or financial industries Visual design experience. About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity, or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares. Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Ready for a career where you can have a positive impact as you learn, grow, and thrive? Apply today and find out more. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Vacancy Name Principal Developer Vacancy No VN086 Location Portsmouth Employment Type Permanent Duration Type of Role Full-time If Rotating Shifts, please detail Job Advert We are looking to recruit a Principal Developer to join the team! We are united by passion in everything we do and driven by our winning teams who value the unique strengths we each bring. This is your opportunity to join a team who are not afraid to pursue ambitious goals and will support you to achieve your personal best. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, a sports enthusiast, or an excel expert, a people manager or an analyst, we have a place for you! There's a place for everyone in our team! You won't just be joining the WiggleCRC family, we're part of something bigger. We are now proud members of the Signa Sports United family! What's in it for you - The benefits If working alongside some for the most creative and innovative people isn't enough, we also offer you: Excellent career progression opportunities 25 days annual leave 5% pension contribution Staff discount Flexible working hours Healthcare plan Company Bonus Company sporting events, smart casual dress code, and brilliant company culture. What will you be doing? You will be responsible for the technical implementation strategy of our software projects. We are in the process of modernising its ecommerce platform and you will play a lead role in this project and on our future roadmap. Key Responsibilities: Leading the technical implementation of our strategy Building a technical talent pool. Helping to identify skills gaps and recruiting to fill those. Building relationships with delivery partners, ensuring quality and adherence to technical strategy. Supporting technical decision making, especially to facilitate delivery of future roadmap. Working closely with architects, product owners, business analysts to ensure delivery is feasible. Act as an SME for development decisions. Help to drive decisions on technology. Understand the impact those decisions will have to ensure the correct options are chosen. Ensuring the architecture of applications allows for flexibility and scalability. Make decisions that create reusable components. Mentoring other team members to ensure they're able to deliver software of the required quality. Line management of team members (monthly 1-1, 6-month review and goal setting) Drive best practices within the development team, including agile methodologies, automated testing, continuous deployment. Experience: Industry experience as a software developer Experience as a technical lead. You've been the person your colleagues come to when they need to understand the technical details Experience with multiple languages. We use Javascript, C# so knowledge of those would be an advantage, but there might be opportunities we're missing for others. Experience building modern websites. You know the pros and cons of react or angular. You're opinionated on SPAs and MFEs. Experience with testing frameworks. You know when to use TDD, BDD, you know the value of code coverage. Experience with REST, GraphQL and other communication protocols. You know when to keep it simple and when to push the boundaries. Experience with containerisation, cloud hosting. We use GCP and Azure. You like to use the right tool for the job, you don't reinvent the wheel, and you're confident in learning new technology. You understand the benefits of IAC. Experience with CI tooling. You believe your tools should make your life easier and to help prevent accidents. Being diverse and inclusive are key to our company values. You can find out more about the actions we're taking to support diversity on the Wiggle and Chain Reactions careers page on our websites.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Vacancy Name Principal Developer Vacancy No VN086 Location Portsmouth Employment Type Permanent Duration Type of Role Full-time If Rotating Shifts, please detail Job Advert We are looking to recruit a Principal Developer to join the team! We are united by passion in everything we do and driven by our winning teams who value the unique strengths we each bring. This is your opportunity to join a team who are not afraid to pursue ambitious goals and will support you to achieve your personal best. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, a sports enthusiast, or an excel expert, a people manager or an analyst, we have a place for you! There's a place for everyone in our team! You won't just be joining the WiggleCRC family, we're part of something bigger. We are now proud members of the Signa Sports United family! What's in it for you - The benefits If working alongside some for the most creative and innovative people isn't enough, we also offer you: Excellent career progression opportunities 25 days annual leave 5% pension contribution Staff discount Flexible working hours Healthcare plan Company Bonus Company sporting events, smart casual dress code, and brilliant company culture. What will you be doing? You will be responsible for the technical implementation strategy of our software projects. We are in the process of modernising its ecommerce platform and you will play a lead role in this project and on our future roadmap. Key Responsibilities: Leading the technical implementation of our strategy Building a technical talent pool. Helping to identify skills gaps and recruiting to fill those. Building relationships with delivery partners, ensuring quality and adherence to technical strategy. Supporting technical decision making, especially to facilitate delivery of future roadmap. Working closely with architects, product owners, business analysts to ensure delivery is feasible. Act as an SME for development decisions. Help to drive decisions on technology. Understand the impact those decisions will have to ensure the correct options are chosen. Ensuring the architecture of applications allows for flexibility and scalability. Make decisions that create reusable components. Mentoring other team members to ensure they're able to deliver software of the required quality. Line management of team members (monthly 1-1, 6-month review and goal setting) Drive best practices within the development team, including agile methodologies, automated testing, continuous deployment. Experience: Industry experience as a software developer Experience as a technical lead. You've been the person your colleagues come to when they need to understand the technical details Experience with multiple languages. We use Javascript, C# so knowledge of those would be an advantage, but there might be opportunities we're missing for others. Experience building modern websites. You know the pros and cons of react or angular. You're opinionated on SPAs and MFEs. Experience with testing frameworks. You know when to use TDD, BDD, you know the value of code coverage. Experience with REST, GraphQL and other communication protocols. You know when to keep it simple and when to push the boundaries. Experience with containerisation, cloud hosting. We use GCP and Azure. You like to use the right tool for the job, you don't reinvent the wheel, and you're confident in learning new technology. You understand the benefits of IAC. Experience with CI tooling. You believe your tools should make your life easier and to help prevent accidents. Being diverse and inclusive are key to our company values. You can find out more about the actions we're taking to support diversity on the Wiggle and Chain Reactions careers page on our websites.
Engineering Manager - Hybrid Working - Leeds At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we believe that digital technology is the key to unlocking our customers' advantage. By advancing digital technologies, we open doors to worlds of opportunities, together. We are a highly respected engineering organisation providing services to governments around the world. At Digital Intelligence we are proud of the mission critical systems that we build for our customers, in areas that truly make a difference to society. We work in a number of sectors including Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Security, Defence, Space, Telecommunications and National and International Government to name but a few. We currently have opportunities for several engineering managers. In this role, you will have responsibility for leading teams of software engineers/testers/analysts working on a broad range of projects. Your teams will operate within an Agile framework (predominantly SCRUM and variants thereof) and you will find yourself overseeing several distributed teams, helping to prioritize multiple, often conflicting priorities. You'll be responsible for facilitating the management, prioritisation, estimation and allocation of workload among the Agile teams, steering them towards achieving their goals and satisfying (if not exceeding) customer expectations. You may find yourself working with account managers and project managers, helping to assure that bids are well formed and that, technical, and resource concerns are considered. From here you will help to mobilise delivery teams, deliver projects, and then support the transition of projects into a live. Due to this range of responsibilities, you will be someone with a technical background who also has a strong capability to communicate complicated technical matters with non-technical stakeholders. You will be commercially astute and balance the commercial needs of a project with that of its technical needs You will be expected to play a key part in evolving the Agile process and tooling as part of continuous improvement activity with a focus on improving efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness. Outside of delivery activity, you will influence the strategic direction of the centre. Supporting communities of practice and knowledge sharing activities, as well as the career development of your mentees. Key Responsibilities Your responsibilities and role may vary from project to project and you will be confident and adaptable. Support bids and planning providing estimates and helping to assure bid documentation. Provide a contact point for engagement with the delivery centre and build relationships with key stakeholders from outside the delivery centre to improve the way the organisation engage with the delivery centre. Undertake the role of a Scrum Master within Agile projects or perform a more formal Development Manager/Technical PM Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, sprint review, sprint demo etc) or project meetings, inviting the correct people and ensuring that the stakeholders understand and are able to execute their responsibilities. Assist the Product Owner/Customer/ Analyst in maintaining and prioritising requirements. Accountable for the allocation and tracking of work between the team members to ensure timeliness of the delivery and early escalation of issues. To remove barriers and impediments from the team so the team can operate effectively. To marshal the Application Lifecycle Management system ensuring the work is correctly broken down to the necessary granularity and ensuring that progress information is up to date at all times. To identify and manage risk within the delivery team. Provide a point of escalation and coordination for the Project Management community, over and above the day to day interaction as part of the sprint process. To own the environment in which the development team operates, continually looking for improvements in the physical environment, tools and approaches. To work with the operational teams to ensure that the products developed may be transitioned into operations smoothly and effectively. To evangelise and undertake coaching for Agile teams both within the organisation and to our clients. To provide necessary progress reports and interpretation and recommendations as a result of these reports. Line management of the Development team in a matrix environment. Overseeing the mentoring, coaching of team members and supporting their career progression. Maintain an accurate supply and demand forecast and ensure that the project team is prepared to meet the needs of the business. Strengthen the presence of our team as an Digital centre of excellence. Mandatory Skills and Experience Agile development methods (e.g. Scrum / DSDM / XP / Kanban / SAFE) Expert understanding of Software Development lifecycle and best practices (TDD,BDD, source control. change management, requirements management, release management, environments control) Agile tooling (Jira etc) Automation (Continuous Integration) Professional Qualification (degree or significant industry experience) Experience of end to end solution development in a commercial environment Excellent inter-personal, negotiation, communication and conflict management skills Excellent analytical skills (listening, questioning, challenging, modelling etc.) Experience of delivering development projects on time and within budget. Able to brief up to Executive level with ease Able to chair and manage workshops and meetings Other Desirable Skills and Experience Certified Scrum Master Experience surrounding the practical application of automated testing techniques (Cucumber, Selenium, QTP etc.) Experience surrounding the practical application of DevOps tooling and culture Commercial acumen and business development Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Launched in 2022, Digital Intelligence is part of BAE Systems, and has a rich heritage in helping to defend nations and businesses around the world from advanced threats.
Sep 24, 2022
Full time
Engineering Manager - Hybrid Working - Leeds At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we believe that digital technology is the key to unlocking our customers' advantage. By advancing digital technologies, we open doors to worlds of opportunities, together. We are a highly respected engineering organisation providing services to governments around the world. At Digital Intelligence we are proud of the mission critical systems that we build for our customers, in areas that truly make a difference to society. We work in a number of sectors including Healthcare, Law Enforcement, Security, Defence, Space, Telecommunications and National and International Government to name but a few. We currently have opportunities for several engineering managers. In this role, you will have responsibility for leading teams of software engineers/testers/analysts working on a broad range of projects. Your teams will operate within an Agile framework (predominantly SCRUM and variants thereof) and you will find yourself overseeing several distributed teams, helping to prioritize multiple, often conflicting priorities. You'll be responsible for facilitating the management, prioritisation, estimation and allocation of workload among the Agile teams, steering them towards achieving their goals and satisfying (if not exceeding) customer expectations. You may find yourself working with account managers and project managers, helping to assure that bids are well formed and that, technical, and resource concerns are considered. From here you will help to mobilise delivery teams, deliver projects, and then support the transition of projects into a live. Due to this range of responsibilities, you will be someone with a technical background who also has a strong capability to communicate complicated technical matters with non-technical stakeholders. You will be commercially astute and balance the commercial needs of a project with that of its technical needs You will be expected to play a key part in evolving the Agile process and tooling as part of continuous improvement activity with a focus on improving efficiency, quality and cost effectiveness. Outside of delivery activity, you will influence the strategic direction of the centre. Supporting communities of practice and knowledge sharing activities, as well as the career development of your mentees. Key Responsibilities Your responsibilities and role may vary from project to project and you will be confident and adaptable. Support bids and planning providing estimates and helping to assure bid documentation. Provide a contact point for engagement with the delivery centre and build relationships with key stakeholders from outside the delivery centre to improve the way the organisation engage with the delivery centre. Undertake the role of a Scrum Master within Agile projects or perform a more formal Development Manager/Technical PM Facilitate Scrum ceremonies (planning, sprint review, sprint demo etc) or project meetings, inviting the correct people and ensuring that the stakeholders understand and are able to execute their responsibilities. Assist the Product Owner/Customer/ Analyst in maintaining and prioritising requirements. Accountable for the allocation and tracking of work between the team members to ensure timeliness of the delivery and early escalation of issues. To remove barriers and impediments from the team so the team can operate effectively. To marshal the Application Lifecycle Management system ensuring the work is correctly broken down to the necessary granularity and ensuring that progress information is up to date at all times. To identify and manage risk within the delivery team. Provide a point of escalation and coordination for the Project Management community, over and above the day to day interaction as part of the sprint process. To own the environment in which the development team operates, continually looking for improvements in the physical environment, tools and approaches. To work with the operational teams to ensure that the products developed may be transitioned into operations smoothly and effectively. To evangelise and undertake coaching for Agile teams both within the organisation and to our clients. To provide necessary progress reports and interpretation and recommendations as a result of these reports. Line management of the Development team in a matrix environment. Overseeing the mentoring, coaching of team members and supporting their career progression. Maintain an accurate supply and demand forecast and ensure that the project team is prepared to meet the needs of the business. Strengthen the presence of our team as an Digital centre of excellence. Mandatory Skills and Experience Agile development methods (e.g. Scrum / DSDM / XP / Kanban / SAFE) Expert understanding of Software Development lifecycle and best practices (TDD,BDD, source control. change management, requirements management, release management, environments control) Agile tooling (Jira etc) Automation (Continuous Integration) Professional Qualification (degree or significant industry experience) Experience of end to end solution development in a commercial environment Excellent inter-personal, negotiation, communication and conflict management skills Excellent analytical skills (listening, questioning, challenging, modelling etc.) Experience of delivering development projects on time and within budget. Able to brief up to Executive level with ease Able to chair and manage workshops and meetings Other Desirable Skills and Experience Certified Scrum Master Experience surrounding the practical application of automated testing techniques (Cucumber, Selenium, QTP etc.) Experience surrounding the practical application of DevOps tooling and culture Commercial acumen and business development Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance well-being. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Launched in 2022, Digital Intelligence is part of BAE Systems, and has a rich heritage in helping to defend nations and businesses around the world from advanced threats.
Job Role Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Software Engineer. As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you'll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for but part of a much bigger Engineering community to give you the support you need to grow in your career. We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You'll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you'll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK. About you You will have experience in many of the following: Programming in one or more of JavaScript, Java, .Net, Python Collaboratively designing and building Proof of Concept or Production systems Source controlling your code with Version Control Systems, for example Git, Mercurial, Perforce Utilising CI/CD tools, such as Bamboo, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bitbucket, in order to streamline delivery of new features and fixes Continual testing of code using Automated Testing Frameworks Ensuring code consistency and quality by utilising static code analysis tools e.g. SonarQube Team working inside an agile environment e.g. Scrum, Lean, Kanban Common software design patterns Using precedent and your own creativity to solve our client's challenges! It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them Machine Learning software e.g. Amazon and Azure machine learning, or Google's TensorFlow Deploying and managing in Cloud Computing such as AWS, MS Azure Containerisation e.g. Docker, Kubernetes Relational, document, or graph database systems Software configuration and deployment e.g. Ansible Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. You will be joining our National Security business which is the largest area within our UK business. Our mission is to be the most trusted partner for our National Security clients in delivery of their core mission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employees working across our security and law enforcement customers. This year, we are looking to build on our success and grow even further by recruiting over 100 new members to our team. We have a rich history of working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40 years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to our customers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out their vital missions. More about BAE Systems You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We're a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA For more information please visit our website: Help us secure a connected world. Apply now and be inspired. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.
Sep 23, 2022
Full time
Job Role Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Software Engineer. As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you'll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for but part of a much bigger Engineering community to give you the support you need to grow in your career. We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You'll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you'll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK. About you You will have experience in many of the following: Programming in one or more of JavaScript, Java, .Net, Python Collaboratively designing and building Proof of Concept or Production systems Source controlling your code with Version Control Systems, for example Git, Mercurial, Perforce Utilising CI/CD tools, such as Bamboo, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bitbucket, in order to streamline delivery of new features and fixes Continual testing of code using Automated Testing Frameworks Ensuring code consistency and quality by utilising static code analysis tools e.g. SonarQube Team working inside an agile environment e.g. Scrum, Lean, Kanban Common software design patterns Using precedent and your own creativity to solve our client's challenges! It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them Machine Learning software e.g. Amazon and Azure machine learning, or Google's TensorFlow Deploying and managing in Cloud Computing such as AWS, MS Azure Containerisation e.g. Docker, Kubernetes Relational, document, or graph database systems Software configuration and deployment e.g. Ansible Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. You will be joining our National Security business which is the largest area within our UK business. Our mission is to be the most trusted partner for our National Security clients in delivery of their core mission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employees working across our security and law enforcement customers. This year, we are looking to build on our success and grow even further by recruiting over 100 new members to our team. We have a rich history of working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40 years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to our customers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out their vital missions. More about BAE Systems You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We're a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA For more information please visit our website: Help us secure a connected world. Apply now and be inspired. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.
Platform Engineer Leeds, with support for Hybrid working. Full-time. Job Description Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Platform Engineer. As a key member of an Engineering team, you'll be working with our Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team and be given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for. You'll be part of a much largerEngineering community to give you the support you want in order to grow your knowledge, and capabilities. We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy operating in roles that expose you to the full delivery lifecycle. You'll be given flexiblity in order to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches and will play a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job. Ypu'll be supported with training with access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work with, you'll be doing it for an organisation that makes a huge impact to the security and safety of the UK and other nations. About you You will have many of the following: Experience working in a similar DevOps / SRE / Infrastructure role An appreciation of Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD tooling Scripting abilities with languages such as Shell, Bash, or Python etc A working knowledge of Linux, networking, routing & firewalls etc Great communication and problem solving skills, and a desire to learn new technologies Working in an Agile environment (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, etc) It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them: Configuration Management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible etc Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Cloud formation Cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure Docker, and container runtime platforms such as Kubernetes, Openshift or Marathon / Mesos etc Security Clearance is required for this vacancy however if you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. More about BAE Systems You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We're a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA For more information please visit our website: Help us secure a connected world. Apply now and be inspired. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Government At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
Sep 22, 2022
Full time
Platform Engineer Leeds, with support for Hybrid working. Full-time. Job Description Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Platform Engineer. As a key member of an Engineering team, you'll be working with our Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team and be given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for. You'll be part of a much largerEngineering community to give you the support you want in order to grow your knowledge, and capabilities. We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy operating in roles that expose you to the full delivery lifecycle. You'll be given flexiblity in order to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches and will play a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job. Ypu'll be supported with training with access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work with, you'll be doing it for an organisation that makes a huge impact to the security and safety of the UK and other nations. About you You will have many of the following: Experience working in a similar DevOps / SRE / Infrastructure role An appreciation of Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD tooling Scripting abilities with languages such as Shell, Bash, or Python etc A working knowledge of Linux, networking, routing & firewalls etc Great communication and problem solving skills, and a desire to learn new technologies Working in an Agile environment (e.g. Scrum, Kanban, SAFe, XP, etc) It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them: Configuration Management tools such as Puppet, Chef, or Ansible etc Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or Cloud formation Cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure Docker, and container runtime platforms such as Kubernetes, Openshift or Marathon / Mesos etc Security Clearance is required for this vacancy however if you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. More about BAE Systems You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We're a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA For more information please visit our website: Help us secure a connected world. Apply now and be inspired. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals. Division overview: Government At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and Government contracts are an area we have many decades of experience in. Our Government business unit houses four of our critical client groups: UK National Security, Global National Security, defence and central government. Government and key infrastructure networks are critical targets to defend as the effects of these networks being breached can be devastating. As a member of the Government business unit, you will defend the connected world and ensure the protection of nations. We all have a role to play in defending our clients, and this is yours.
We are recruiting for additional Scrum Masters to join lead new agile development teams as part of an existing programme of work for a Central Government customer. Our Central Government customers play a major role in our health, safety and security, the UK economy and domestic travel. We focus on the delivery and operation of solutions that update or replace legacy technologies; accelerate the move to scalable cloud-based technologies; unlock the potential of the vast Government data sets; and strengthen cyber security. Our Scrum Masters are responsible for doing anything possible to help the Product Owner and Developers perform at their highest level as a whole Scrum team and support the process to enable the team to successfully deliver. This involves removing any impediments to progress, facilitating meetings, working with the Product Owner to make sure the Product Backlog is in good shape and ready for the next sprint, gathering team level metrics and generally ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted correctly. Scrum Masters do this be ensuring that the Scrum Team adheres to Scrum theory, practices, and rules. The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren't. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate previous experience in most, if not all, of these areas: • A servant Leader - must be able to garner respect from his/her team and be willing to get their hands dirty to get the job done; • Communicative and social - must be able to communicate well with teams and enable close cooperation across all roles and functions; • Facilitative - must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team; • Assertive - must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority and make the tough calls where needed; • Situationally aware - must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management; • Enthusiastic - must be high-energy; • Seeking Continual improvement - must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team; • Acting upon conflict resolution - must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches; • Promoting team empowerment - encourages & demands self-management from the Scrum team; • Promoting team transparency - must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust. The types of activies you are likely to be involved in are: • Working closely and diligently with Product Owners and other stakeholders to better understand their requirements or user stories; • Ensuring the Product Owner defines and maintains the Product Backlog using the I.N.V.E.S.T model; • Protecting the developers from external and internal distractions; • Removing impediments so the developers can focus on the work at hand; or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment; • Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work; • Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution; • Helping the team define and adapt the development process • Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information; • Taking on administrative, coaching and leadership roles that make Scrum development possible; • Ensuring that the Scrum process does not impede team progress; • Acting as a buffer between the team and process overhead, so each team member can focus on shipping working software/products; • Gathering and processing team metrics and KPI's to support continuous improvement; • Asking questions of the team constantly and listening to what the team has to say outside of the regular meetings; • Finding opportunities to celebrate wins - find small wins in projects and communicate them to the wider business - be a champion for your team, build confidence in your team; • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving; • Guiding and coaching the developers, Product Owner and the wider business on better understanding Agile and Scrum practices and values; • Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.
Sep 22, 2022
Full time
We are recruiting for additional Scrum Masters to join lead new agile development teams as part of an existing programme of work for a Central Government customer. Our Central Government customers play a major role in our health, safety and security, the UK economy and domestic travel. We focus on the delivery and operation of solutions that update or replace legacy technologies; accelerate the move to scalable cloud-based technologies; unlock the potential of the vast Government data sets; and strengthen cyber security. Our Scrum Masters are responsible for doing anything possible to help the Product Owner and Developers perform at their highest level as a whole Scrum team and support the process to enable the team to successfully deliver. This involves removing any impediments to progress, facilitating meetings, working with the Product Owner to make sure the Product Backlog is in good shape and ready for the next sprint, gathering team level metrics and generally ensuring Scrum is understood and enacted correctly. Scrum Masters do this be ensuring that the Scrum Team adheres to Scrum theory, practices, and rules. The Scrum Master helps those outside the Scrum Team understand which of their interactions with the Scrum Team are helpful and which aren't. The Scrum Master helps everyone change these interactions to maximize the value created by the Scrum Team. We are looking for candidates who can demonstrate previous experience in most, if not all, of these areas: • A servant Leader - must be able to garner respect from his/her team and be willing to get their hands dirty to get the job done; • Communicative and social - must be able to communicate well with teams and enable close cooperation across all roles and functions; • Facilitative - must be able to lead and demonstrate value-add principles to a team; • Assertive - must be able to ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to, must be able to be a voice of reason and authority and make the tough calls where needed; • Situationally aware - must be the first to notice differences and issues as they arise and elevate them to management; • Enthusiastic - must be high-energy; • Seeking Continual improvement - must continually be growing ones craft learning new tools and techniques to manage oneself and a team; • Acting upon conflict resolution - must be able to facilitate discussion and facilitate alternatives or different approaches; • Promoting team empowerment - encourages & demands self-management from the Scrum team; • Promoting team transparency - must desire to bring disclosure and transparency to the business about development and grow business trust. The types of activies you are likely to be involved in are: • Working closely and diligently with Product Owners and other stakeholders to better understand their requirements or user stories; • Ensuring the Product Owner defines and maintains the Product Backlog using the I.N.V.E.S.T model; • Protecting the developers from external and internal distractions; • Removing impediments so the developers can focus on the work at hand; or guiding the team to remove impediments by finding the right personnel to remove the impediment; • Facilitating getting the work done without coercion, assigning, or dictating the work; • Facilitating discussion, decision making, and conflict resolution; • Helping the team define and adapt the development process • Assisting with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information; • Taking on administrative, coaching and leadership roles that make Scrum development possible; • Ensuring that the Scrum process does not impede team progress; • Acting as a buffer between the team and process overhead, so each team member can focus on shipping working software/products; • Gathering and processing team metrics and KPI's to support continuous improvement; • Asking questions of the team constantly and listening to what the team has to say outside of the regular meetings; • Finding opportunities to celebrate wins - find small wins in projects and communicate them to the wider business - be a champion for your team, build confidence in your team; • Building a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis of healing and problem solving; • Guiding and coaching the developers, Product Owner and the wider business on better understanding Agile and Scrum practices and values; • Assessing the Scrum Maturity of the team and organization and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.
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Sep 22, 2022
Full time
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