Role: Internal Operations Manager Location: Manchester About Us: We are the tech company with people at heart. At Advania, we believe in empowering people to create sustainable value through the clever use of technology. As one of Microsoft's leading partners in the UK, specialising in Azure, Security, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, we have a proven track record of success in delivering transformational IT services Job Purpose: Enterprise Business Systems is a team within Group Technology Services that is responsible for the management, development of internal infrastructure and applications across the Advania Group business in the UK and South Africa. We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to manage the daily support service provided to Advania UK internal staff by the internal support team Enterprise Business Systems including responsibility for line management of the engineering team, service management and service improvement. Responsibilities : As an Advania Internal Operations Manager you will be responsible to ensuring the support provided to the users within Advania UK Group is of the highest quality and adheres to agreed KPI's and the business processes are aligned across all relevant departments You are responsible for managing the engineering team across the UK and South Africa including the team's performance and development. You will own and deliver the service improvement programme that runs under the continuous improvement programme framework overseen by the Director of Enterprise Business Systems. You will be responsible for all support processes and interface with the other department leaders to ensure that processes deliver to business requirements and are fit for purpose. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Business Systems the key deliverables of the role can be summarised as follows: Line management of the system engineers and senior engineers including Service Management which includes both remote support, onsite support and end user device management Business and ITSM Process management Strategic vision execution Manage recruitment process Embed a customer-centric culture across the engineers Optimise our costs for service delivery, seek automation and efficiency opportunities Lead from the front to demonstrate professionalism in our communication and engagement Ad-hoc visits to UK office locations to engage with local resources as and when necessary Ensure prioritisation of work against the Advania UK strategy working with direction from the Director of EBS Occasionally be available throughout agreed weekends or evenings to oversee system maintenance or upgrades Qualifications & Experience: Minimum 5 years experience in a similar operational management role Experience managing a team of at least 5 people minimum Experience in managing and implementing service improvements for a service desk Experience managing a service desk in a technology company ITLv4 foundation certification Full UK driving license Process and automation focused. Enjoys a fast paced and challenging environment Good technical understanding of industry terminology Security conscious and actively considers IT security risks. Able to prioritise under pressure and work to deadlines. ServiceNow ITSM (desirable) Working to support an internal support function within a managed services business Azure Devops Management (desirable) Building a service management structure (desirable) Click here to explore our company benefits. for the list of benefits. Select one: , , Our Selection Process: We are committed to ensuring an equitable experience for all candidates, regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Please do let us know if you'll need any reasonable adjustments as part of the selection process by highlighting these on your application form.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Role: Internal Operations Manager Location: Manchester About Us: We are the tech company with people at heart. At Advania, we believe in empowering people to create sustainable value through the clever use of technology. As one of Microsoft's leading partners in the UK, specialising in Azure, Security, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, we have a proven track record of success in delivering transformational IT services Job Purpose: Enterprise Business Systems is a team within Group Technology Services that is responsible for the management, development of internal infrastructure and applications across the Advania Group business in the UK and South Africa. We are looking for an experienced Operations Manager to manage the daily support service provided to Advania UK internal staff by the internal support team Enterprise Business Systems including responsibility for line management of the engineering team, service management and service improvement. Responsibilities : As an Advania Internal Operations Manager you will be responsible to ensuring the support provided to the users within Advania UK Group is of the highest quality and adheres to agreed KPI's and the business processes are aligned across all relevant departments You are responsible for managing the engineering team across the UK and South Africa including the team's performance and development. You will own and deliver the service improvement programme that runs under the continuous improvement programme framework overseen by the Director of Enterprise Business Systems. You will be responsible for all support processes and interface with the other department leaders to ensure that processes deliver to business requirements and are fit for purpose. Reporting to the Director of Enterprise Business Systems the key deliverables of the role can be summarised as follows: Line management of the system engineers and senior engineers including Service Management which includes both remote support, onsite support and end user device management Business and ITSM Process management Strategic vision execution Manage recruitment process Embed a customer-centric culture across the engineers Optimise our costs for service delivery, seek automation and efficiency opportunities Lead from the front to demonstrate professionalism in our communication and engagement Ad-hoc visits to UK office locations to engage with local resources as and when necessary Ensure prioritisation of work against the Advania UK strategy working with direction from the Director of EBS Occasionally be available throughout agreed weekends or evenings to oversee system maintenance or upgrades Qualifications & Experience: Minimum 5 years experience in a similar operational management role Experience managing a team of at least 5 people minimum Experience in managing and implementing service improvements for a service desk Experience managing a service desk in a technology company ITLv4 foundation certification Full UK driving license Process and automation focused. Enjoys a fast paced and challenging environment Good technical understanding of industry terminology Security conscious and actively considers IT security risks. Able to prioritise under pressure and work to deadlines. ServiceNow ITSM (desirable) Working to support an internal support function within a managed services business Azure Devops Management (desirable) Building a service management structure (desirable) Click here to explore our company benefits. for the list of benefits. Select one: , , Our Selection Process: We are committed to ensuring an equitable experience for all candidates, regardless of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Please do let us know if you'll need any reasonable adjustments as part of the selection process by highlighting these on your application form.
ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected. We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below. Are you a skilled and motivated IT professional with a background in application or integration development who is looking to work for a global organisation and help us deliver strategically aligned system integrations? We're currently looking for an Integration Engineer on a full time, permanent term contract basis to join an established team of integration specialists. This position sits within the Integration and Information COE team, based in our Glasgow office. The job: This role will directly contribute to the systems integration delivery within ACCA. We have an established integration platform which has been developed on MuleSoft. The role will be involved in the strategic development of the platform as well as delivering integration design and development of APIs both to internal and 3rd party systems. This is development focused role that will primarily support strategic projects. Your role as an Integration Engineer will require you to: Design and develop integration solutions aligning with best practise Enterprise Application Integration patterns and MuleSoft's API-Led Connectivity approach. Maintain & develop CICD automation pipelines. Provide technical quality assurance for API development. Provide input into API governance. Provide 3rd line support as required. Provide input as required into architectural governance. Work within projects as required. The Person: We are looking for someone who: Has a background in software development, with good programming skills, preferably Java focused. Either has experience of or a strong understanding of API development and design, preferably on the Mulesoft platform. Has experience in optimising code for performance. Has a passion for software development. Has good interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills. Has strong problem-solving skills. Has the curiosity to make a positive impact, both in our team, and in the wider ACCA ecosystem. A degree, or higher, in a computational or numerate subject, or experience in a related field. "Nice To Have" Skills and experience: The following is a selection of skills used across our projects. You do not need to have experience with any of these to apply or succeed in your application. Experience with one or more of Java / Spring, DataWeave, Node.JS, Maven, Python. Experience of working with DEVOPs CICD delivery automation. Experience of writing low level designs. Experience of working in a project environment and an understanding of project delivery methodologies such as AGILE or Waterfall. In Return: You will be joining a global organisation who are committed to making a difference in the world. We strive to provide an open and accepting environment where you are encouraged to share your ideas and opinions; enabling collective innovation and creativity, as well as supporting your professional and personal growth. Our Benefits We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees. Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform. We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.
May 04, 2024
Full time
ACCA is committed to a workplace culture which is inclusive, diverse, human and connected. We welcome applications from candidates who meet some but not all of the criteria listed below. Are you a skilled and motivated IT professional with a background in application or integration development who is looking to work for a global organisation and help us deliver strategically aligned system integrations? We're currently looking for an Integration Engineer on a full time, permanent term contract basis to join an established team of integration specialists. This position sits within the Integration and Information COE team, based in our Glasgow office. The job: This role will directly contribute to the systems integration delivery within ACCA. We have an established integration platform which has been developed on MuleSoft. The role will be involved in the strategic development of the platform as well as delivering integration design and development of APIs both to internal and 3rd party systems. This is development focused role that will primarily support strategic projects. Your role as an Integration Engineer will require you to: Design and develop integration solutions aligning with best practise Enterprise Application Integration patterns and MuleSoft's API-Led Connectivity approach. Maintain & develop CICD automation pipelines. Provide technical quality assurance for API development. Provide input into API governance. Provide 3rd line support as required. Provide input as required into architectural governance. Work within projects as required. The Person: We are looking for someone who: Has a background in software development, with good programming skills, preferably Java focused. Either has experience of or a strong understanding of API development and design, preferably on the Mulesoft platform. Has experience in optimising code for performance. Has a passion for software development. Has good interpersonal, collaboration and communication skills. Has strong problem-solving skills. Has the curiosity to make a positive impact, both in our team, and in the wider ACCA ecosystem. A degree, or higher, in a computational or numerate subject, or experience in a related field. "Nice To Have" Skills and experience: The following is a selection of skills used across our projects. You do not need to have experience with any of these to apply or succeed in your application. Experience with one or more of Java / Spring, DataWeave, Node.JS, Maven, Python. Experience of working with DEVOPs CICD delivery automation. Experience of writing low level designs. Experience of working in a project environment and an understanding of project delivery methodologies such as AGILE or Waterfall. In Return: You will be joining a global organisation who are committed to making a difference in the world. We strive to provide an open and accepting environment where you are encouraged to share your ideas and opinions; enabling collective innovation and creativity, as well as supporting your professional and personal growth. Our Benefits We strive to create an environment where you can prioritise your wellbeing and so have designed our benefits to give you the flexibility and power to do so. Our core benefits include private healthcare, life assurance and income protection as well as a fantastic defined contribution pension scheme. We provide an employee assistance programme and are proud to offer a financial wellbeing tool called Nudge, to our employees. Our flexible benefits platform gives you the power to customise your benefit plan to suit your needs, you can choose to add a number of benefits including extra holidays, PMI family cover, cycle to work, Travel and Gym loans and more! You can also enjoy exclusive access to our discount site and wellbeing centre platform. We are committed to equal opportunities across our recruitment activities and have a real commitment to ensuring the inclusion and well-being of all employees. We have a blended approach to working to support our employees to balance the needs of their job with other aspects of their life.
Solutions Architect c£80,000 + Excellent benefits package Bristol Hybrid We are seeking a Solutions Architect to hold a key role in propelling our client s digital transformation forward. Reporting into the Executive Director of IT you will have responsibility to conceptualise, govern, and execute software solutions aligned with business objectives, which includes on premise to Azure cloud transformation. Experience Required: Experience as a Solutions Architect (roadmap and application architecture design). Establishing policies, procedures, governance, setting up TDAs, risk and gate reviews. Proven track record of architecting highly scalable, highly available, governing, and delivering solutions to meet business requirements. Familiarity with agile methodologies and experience collaborating with agile and project delivery teams. Background in software engineering/development with an appreciation of the SDLC. Experience of MS Dynamics 365, Microservices Architecture, Azure DevOps, APIs and general configuration, customisation and integration of applications/systems. Understanding of data/application/cyber security and DR. Appreciation of Enterprise Architecture. Exceptional communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. Knowledge of case management software and legal specific applications is also beneficial (Peppermint CX365, iManage, 3E, and Intapp). Benefits Include: 28 days holiday (+ birthday + bank holidays + extra leave with 5 yrs service), 5% pension, PMI single cover (£100 excess in year 1), Life Assurance 5 x salary, extra & flexible perks (extra family holidays, cycle scheme, EV, enhanced maternity/paternity, gym) + more! How to Apply: Click to apply with your CV or call Jo Watson at N-tier Selection for a confidential discussion and further detail about the organisation, it s culture and full benefits.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Solutions Architect c£80,000 + Excellent benefits package Bristol Hybrid We are seeking a Solutions Architect to hold a key role in propelling our client s digital transformation forward. Reporting into the Executive Director of IT you will have responsibility to conceptualise, govern, and execute software solutions aligned with business objectives, which includes on premise to Azure cloud transformation. Experience Required: Experience as a Solutions Architect (roadmap and application architecture design). Establishing policies, procedures, governance, setting up TDAs, risk and gate reviews. Proven track record of architecting highly scalable, highly available, governing, and delivering solutions to meet business requirements. Familiarity with agile methodologies and experience collaborating with agile and project delivery teams. Background in software engineering/development with an appreciation of the SDLC. Experience of MS Dynamics 365, Microservices Architecture, Azure DevOps, APIs and general configuration, customisation and integration of applications/systems. Understanding of data/application/cyber security and DR. Appreciation of Enterprise Architecture. Exceptional communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences. Knowledge of case management software and legal specific applications is also beneficial (Peppermint CX365, iManage, 3E, and Intapp). Benefits Include: 28 days holiday (+ birthday + bank holidays + extra leave with 5 yrs service), 5% pension, PMI single cover (£100 excess in year 1), Life Assurance 5 x salary, extra & flexible perks (extra family holidays, cycle scheme, EV, enhanced maternity/paternity, gym) + more! How to Apply: Click to apply with your CV or call Jo Watson at N-tier Selection for a confidential discussion and further detail about the organisation, it s culture and full benefits.
Software Engineer C# The company is growing their work focused on marine autonomy and machine learning, and need a software engineer to help us make this a reality. As a software engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing and prototyping various embedded control applications. You will also be required to maintain existing software products and libraries, as well as write technical documents. In order to be successful in this role, you will have strong skills in C#, NET 7, Azure Devops, Multithreading, RESTful interfaces and experience designing and implementing distributed systems. You will also need a willingness to continue to develop your skillset through mentoring and online courses. The successful candidate will be required to have strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented and organised and can handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner. You must also have experience or understand the concepts of the agile development cycle as well as standard quality assurance standards. This role will offer you a flat organisational structure with engineers owning their respective systems, and the opportunity to remain involved in a system from its creation all the way through to sea-trials and sign-off. The role may require you to be security cleared up to basic SC level as such you will need to be a UK national to be eligible to apply.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Software Engineer C# The company is growing their work focused on marine autonomy and machine learning, and need a software engineer to help us make this a reality. As a software engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing and prototyping various embedded control applications. You will also be required to maintain existing software products and libraries, as well as write technical documents. In order to be successful in this role, you will have strong skills in C#, NET 7, Azure Devops, Multithreading, RESTful interfaces and experience designing and implementing distributed systems. You will also need a willingness to continue to develop your skillset through mentoring and online courses. The successful candidate will be required to have strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills and the ability to work in a team environment. We are looking for someone who is detail-oriented and organised and can handle a variety of tasks in an efficient manner. You must also have experience or understand the concepts of the agile development cycle as well as standard quality assurance standards. This role will offer you a flat organisational structure with engineers owning their respective systems, and the opportunity to remain involved in a system from its creation all the way through to sea-trials and sign-off. The role may require you to be security cleared up to basic SC level as such you will need to be a UK national to be eligible to apply.
Role : Azure Devops - Infrastructure Architect Location : Warwick, UK The Company : Wipro is an exciting organization to work for. We ranked as a "Top Employer" as part of the Top Employer Institute annual listings. We were assessed on several key HR practices including Diversity and Inclusion. This is accompanied by exciting business growth in the last six-quarters. Proficiency in Azure Platform Engineering using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code with deployment through Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. Experience in leading a Devops development team. Good communication, client management skills. Experience in working on Project plan and strategy plan. While Terraform will be used for Infrastructure as Code, many Azure resources need to be created using the Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, where it will be critical to ensure proper linting, modularity, error handling, logging and package or module/library dependency management. Git experience with best practices using Azure DevOps Repos Experience of working in an agile methodology and have the ability to review the code during the pull request. Knowledge of the provisioning and use of service principals, Azure roles based access controls and the use of Identities is preferred. Experience in CI/CD pipeline development using Terraform, PowerShell, ARM, Json and YAML is mandatory to deploy the resource as infrastructure as a code. Experience in Deployment of Policies, Networking, Monitoring, Firewall, VPN, private DNS and other Azure services (PaaS/IaaS) using Azure DevOps CI/CD YAML scripting is preferred. Experience implementing continuous integration/deployment tools and practices would be preference. Azure Infrastructure knowledge and experience required to inform on best practices and present on options analysis with recommendations on approach if required. Good understanding of cloud security best practice and security compliance. Proficiency in cloud DevOps/platform engineering and large-scale live services. Excellent communicator in person, In addition experience in energy sector domain would be a bonus. Ability to adapt, change and grow quickly as we scale the organization. Required Tools & Technologies : Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM, PowerShell, Visual Studio Code/Any Code editor/IDE, Open source terraform module, code review, merging and testing. Benefits : You will receive a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, training, and development, as well as an exciting career within a fast paced and dynamic business. The benefits include; Contributory pension Extra holiday purchase Life insurance policy Private medical insurance Equal Opportunities: Wipro is an advocate for positive change and conscious inclusion. As a global employer, we strive to create a diverse Wipro family by remaining committed to the development of our culture, diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants welcome. Cloud Azure Admin
May 04, 2024
Full time
Role : Azure Devops - Infrastructure Architect Location : Warwick, UK The Company : Wipro is an exciting organization to work for. We ranked as a "Top Employer" as part of the Top Employer Institute annual listings. We were assessed on several key HR practices including Diversity and Inclusion. This is accompanied by exciting business growth in the last six-quarters. Proficiency in Azure Platform Engineering using Terraform for Infrastructure as Code with deployment through Azure DevOps CI/CD pipeline. Experience in leading a Devops development team. Good communication, client management skills. Experience in working on Project plan and strategy plan. While Terraform will be used for Infrastructure as Code, many Azure resources need to be created using the Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, where it will be critical to ensure proper linting, modularity, error handling, logging and package or module/library dependency management. Git experience with best practices using Azure DevOps Repos Experience of working in an agile methodology and have the ability to review the code during the pull request. Knowledge of the provisioning and use of service principals, Azure roles based access controls and the use of Identities is preferred. Experience in CI/CD pipeline development using Terraform, PowerShell, ARM, Json and YAML is mandatory to deploy the resource as infrastructure as a code. Experience in Deployment of Policies, Networking, Monitoring, Firewall, VPN, private DNS and other Azure services (PaaS/IaaS) using Azure DevOps CI/CD YAML scripting is preferred. Experience implementing continuous integration/deployment tools and practices would be preference. Azure Infrastructure knowledge and experience required to inform on best practices and present on options analysis with recommendations on approach if required. Good understanding of cloud security best practice and security compliance. Proficiency in cloud DevOps/platform engineering and large-scale live services. Excellent communicator in person, In addition experience in energy sector domain would be a bonus. Ability to adapt, change and grow quickly as we scale the organization. Required Tools & Technologies : Azure, Azure DevOps, Terraform, ARM, PowerShell, Visual Studio Code/Any Code editor/IDE, Open source terraform module, code review, merging and testing. Benefits : You will receive a competitive salary, a generous benefits package, training, and development, as well as an exciting career within a fast paced and dynamic business. The benefits include; Contributory pension Extra holiday purchase Life insurance policy Private medical insurance Equal Opportunities: Wipro is an advocate for positive change and conscious inclusion. As a global employer, we strive to create a diverse Wipro family by remaining committed to the development of our culture, diversity, equality, and inclusion in the workplace. All applicants welcome. Cloud Azure Admin
World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit 7x C++/Java Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract. The role will be onsite but a 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday) is OK. Contract Duration: 6 months initially and then ongoing Hourly Rate: £70.00ph (Umbrella) Essential: Knowledge of C++ or Core Java. Having both is desirable. Familiarity with a range of CI/CD/DevOps toolsets; Jira, GitHub, Jenkins in particular. Desirable: Knowledge includes, Java FX, QT, MISRA and Google Understanding of Linux command line. Python skills could help. Software Engineer C++ and Java Job Description: The Mission Planning and Control Software Department produce desktop solutions for planning activities on a range of weapon systems. We also facilitate the integration of products into third party planning applications. Other areas include; diagnostic and maintenance tools, and bespoke software components for launchers. Applicants must be highly proficient in C++ and/or Core Java. We are looking to recruit across various departmental activities including mission planning applications and launcher sub-systems. Responsibilities: In conjunction with the rest of the project team, participate in the design, development and proving activities for a launcher sub-system. To undertake a full range of engineering activities in line with relevant company processes and standards. Must be capable of taking ownership of features. The role includes system integration activities on a virtual test environment and potentially representative and deliverable hardware. Depending on the skills and experience of the engineer the role could potentially require involvement in the whole development life cycle from Architectural specification of the software product through to the testing and verification. The role will include supporting the production of project documentation. Skillset/experience required: A Software Engineer capable of design, development and proving of complex software products. The ability to communicate technical issues with other engineers and stakeholders from different skill areas. Experience operating as part of a collaborative Agile team. Knowledge of Software development practices and processes is required. Familiarity with a range of CI/CD/DevOps toolsets; Jira, GitHub, Jenkins in particular. Mandatory knowledge of C++ or Core Java. Having both is desirable Desirable knowledge includes, Java FX, QT, MISRA and Google Test.
May 04, 2024
Contractor
World Class Defence Organisation based in Bristol is currently looking to recruit 7x C++/Java Software Engineer subcontractors on an initial 6 month contract. The role will be onsite but a 4 day working week (Monday to Thursday) is OK. Contract Duration: 6 months initially and then ongoing Hourly Rate: £70.00ph (Umbrella) Essential: Knowledge of C++ or Core Java. Having both is desirable. Familiarity with a range of CI/CD/DevOps toolsets; Jira, GitHub, Jenkins in particular. Desirable: Knowledge includes, Java FX, QT, MISRA and Google Understanding of Linux command line. Python skills could help. Software Engineer C++ and Java Job Description: The Mission Planning and Control Software Department produce desktop solutions for planning activities on a range of weapon systems. We also facilitate the integration of products into third party planning applications. Other areas include; diagnostic and maintenance tools, and bespoke software components for launchers. Applicants must be highly proficient in C++ and/or Core Java. We are looking to recruit across various departmental activities including mission planning applications and launcher sub-systems. Responsibilities: In conjunction with the rest of the project team, participate in the design, development and proving activities for a launcher sub-system. To undertake a full range of engineering activities in line with relevant company processes and standards. Must be capable of taking ownership of features. The role includes system integration activities on a virtual test environment and potentially representative and deliverable hardware. Depending on the skills and experience of the engineer the role could potentially require involvement in the whole development life cycle from Architectural specification of the software product through to the testing and verification. The role will include supporting the production of project documentation. Skillset/experience required: A Software Engineer capable of design, development and proving of complex software products. The ability to communicate technical issues with other engineers and stakeholders from different skill areas. Experience operating as part of a collaborative Agile team. Knowledge of Software development practices and processes is required. Familiarity with a range of CI/CD/DevOps toolsets; Jira, GitHub, Jenkins in particular. Mandatory knowledge of C++ or Core Java. Having both is desirable Desirable knowledge includes, Java FX, QT, MISRA and Google Test.
Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
Birmingham, Staffordshire
The Global Markets Division enables our clients to execute transactions in fixed income, equity, currency, commodity, and more exotic products all over the globe. We work with some of the largest, most sophisticated, and systemically important institutions in the world, from asset managers to governments to corporates you would see on the front page of the news. Our transactions range from simple equity and futures trades at high volume, to innovative and highly bespoke derivatives; all to deliver our clients the very best experience, execution, and outcomes. Margin Engineering owns the systems that enable Goldman Sachs to manage the risk on this trading activity every single day; one of the firm's competitive advantages. We process millions of trades & positions daily to calculate margin, reconcile portfolios, and deliver valuations & reporting to our clients and regulators in the most scalable, performant, reliable and efficient way possible. Our platform manages tens of millions of continually changing datapoints, hundreds of thousands of complex computations, and tens of thousands of user workflows daily. Our systems are at the front line during geopolitical and market-moving events. Our work protects the firm and its clients and makes the global financial markets safer and more transparent. Your impact will be to help us build, improve, and adapt this platform at rapid pace to constantly changing market and client demands. You will join a global team of talented and driven technologists who are continually innovating to deliver solutions for our clients and impact the firm's bottom line. This role will provide a unique opportunity to develop your technical skills and gain exposure to one of the firm's most complex and fascinating businesses. Learning, teamwork, partnering with stakeholders, product ownership, working with very large data, designs, technical expertise, and user experience; these are all aspects where you will build your skills and make your mark. Our technology stack consists of Java, AngularJS, React, BPMNs, RESTful web services, Elastic Search, MongoDB, Graph and DB2 databases and Slang/SecDB (GS-proprietary scripting language & risk-management DB). We use Git for Version Control and new development is increasingly cloud-native, either on or off-prem. A dedication to producing high-quality software, a mindset of relentless improvement, and a willingness to learn new languages, technologies, and the business, will all be key to your success in this role. HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL • A wide variety of projects are active. We have a long pipeline of proposed business solutions, and plenty of stretch opportunities for motivated people to grow • Participate in the analysis, design, development, testing and documentation of our Margin platform • Evolve the platform to meet business, client, regulatory, operational and technical needs • Participate in the entire SDLC from definition of requirements through deployment and support • Gain technical expertise and practical experience in managing mission-critical platforms from technical experts within and outside the team • Work closely with a global Business and Operations user-base across the Global Markets Division as well as Core Engineering teams • Excellent opportunity to gain strong domain knowledge across the firms' margin processing function across any type of trade executed by our clients • On a rotation basis, be involved in addressing questions, isolating and fixing problems as part of daily processing of the margin infrastructure SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR • Strong technical, analytical and communication skills; must be a self-starter • Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment working with a diverse set of colleagues and stakeholders across regions • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development • Demonstrable core Java skills; solid understanding of Object-oriented concepts and design patterns • Experience in design and architecture of various enterprise applications with considerations of performance, scalability, resilience, supportability etc. • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and the DevOps mindset • Experience with either relational databases, NoSQL DBs, or both • Exposure to RESTful web services • Cloud-native development/architecture (K8S, AWS, etc.) Preferred Qualifications • Knowledge of financial markets • UI skills a plus (JavaScript/Angular/React etc.) • Graph database experience • Big data technology stack such as Spark, HDFS, Apache Flink etc. • Data domain modelling • Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
May 04, 2024
Full time
The Global Markets Division enables our clients to execute transactions in fixed income, equity, currency, commodity, and more exotic products all over the globe. We work with some of the largest, most sophisticated, and systemically important institutions in the world, from asset managers to governments to corporates you would see on the front page of the news. Our transactions range from simple equity and futures trades at high volume, to innovative and highly bespoke derivatives; all to deliver our clients the very best experience, execution, and outcomes. Margin Engineering owns the systems that enable Goldman Sachs to manage the risk on this trading activity every single day; one of the firm's competitive advantages. We process millions of trades & positions daily to calculate margin, reconcile portfolios, and deliver valuations & reporting to our clients and regulators in the most scalable, performant, reliable and efficient way possible. Our platform manages tens of millions of continually changing datapoints, hundreds of thousands of complex computations, and tens of thousands of user workflows daily. Our systems are at the front line during geopolitical and market-moving events. Our work protects the firm and its clients and makes the global financial markets safer and more transparent. Your impact will be to help us build, improve, and adapt this platform at rapid pace to constantly changing market and client demands. You will join a global team of talented and driven technologists who are continually innovating to deliver solutions for our clients and impact the firm's bottom line. This role will provide a unique opportunity to develop your technical skills and gain exposure to one of the firm's most complex and fascinating businesses. Learning, teamwork, partnering with stakeholders, product ownership, working with very large data, designs, technical expertise, and user experience; these are all aspects where you will build your skills and make your mark. Our technology stack consists of Java, AngularJS, React, BPMNs, RESTful web services, Elastic Search, MongoDB, Graph and DB2 databases and Slang/SecDB (GS-proprietary scripting language & risk-management DB). We use Git for Version Control and new development is increasingly cloud-native, either on or off-prem. A dedication to producing high-quality software, a mindset of relentless improvement, and a willingness to learn new languages, technologies, and the business, will all be key to your success in this role. HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL • A wide variety of projects are active. We have a long pipeline of proposed business solutions, and plenty of stretch opportunities for motivated people to grow • Participate in the analysis, design, development, testing and documentation of our Margin platform • Evolve the platform to meet business, client, regulatory, operational and technical needs • Participate in the entire SDLC from definition of requirements through deployment and support • Gain technical expertise and practical experience in managing mission-critical platforms from technical experts within and outside the team • Work closely with a global Business and Operations user-base across the Global Markets Division as well as Core Engineering teams • Excellent opportunity to gain strong domain knowledge across the firms' margin processing function across any type of trade executed by our clients • On a rotation basis, be involved in addressing questions, isolating and fixing problems as part of daily processing of the margin infrastructure SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR • Strong technical, analytical and communication skills; must be a self-starter • Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment working with a diverse set of colleagues and stakeholders across regions • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development • Demonstrable core Java skills; solid understanding of Object-oriented concepts and design patterns • Experience in design and architecture of various enterprise applications with considerations of performance, scalability, resilience, supportability etc. • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and the DevOps mindset • Experience with either relational databases, NoSQL DBs, or both • Exposure to RESTful web services • Cloud-native development/architecture (K8S, AWS, etc.) Preferred Qualifications • Knowledge of financial markets • UI skills a plus (JavaScript/Angular/React etc.) • Graph database experience • Big data technology stack such as Spark, HDFS, Apache Flink etc. • Data domain modelling • Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Overview: This role will be responsible for ensuring the availability, latency, performance, efficiency, and stability of our client's critical infrastructure. You will also collaborate with development teams to implement and maintain reliable and scalable systems. Key Responsibilities: Monitor and identify potential issues that could impact the availability of our systems. Implement and maintain automated alerting mechanisms to notify the appropriate parties of potential outages or performance degradation. Analyse performance metrics to identify and resolve latency bottlenecks in our infrastructure. Implement performance optimization techniques and tools to improve the overall responsiveness of our systems. Work with development teams to ensure that new features and code changes do not introduce performance regressions. Develop and maintain metrics dashboards to track key performance indicators (KPIs) for our critical systems. Identify performance trends and anomalies that may indicate potential issues or areas for improvement. Optimize resource utilization and minimize unnecessary expenditure on IT infrastructure. Identify and implement cost-effective solutions to improve the efficiency of our IT operations. Release Management: Design and implement automated deployment and rollback procedures to mitigate risks associated with software updates. Monitor the performance of new releases and address any issues that arise promptly. Lead the team that executes the release management. Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive monitoring infrastructure to track the health and performance of our systems. Analyse monitoring data to identify potential issues and proactively troubleshoot problems before they impact users. Develop and implement alerts and notifications for critical events to ensure timely intervention. Build and lead the team that responds promptly to incidents and works collaboratively to resolve them in a timely manner. Analyse root causes of incidents to identify and implement preventive measures to minimize their recurrence. Document incident responses and communicate lessons learned to enhance our incident handling processes. Collaborate with your peers on the leadership team to define a multi-year technical roadmap. Stay up to date with industry developments and enterprise infrastructure, and anticipate significant risks. Required Expereince: 10+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or equivalent in a similar role. Proven experience in monitoring, analysing, and optimizing the performance of large-scale distributed systems. Expertise in Linux systems administration, including managing servers, operating systems, and network configurations. Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably with experience in Bash, Python, or similar languages. Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a knack for identifying and resolving complex technical issues. Desired Experience: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Familiarity with AWS. Experience with DevOps tools and practices, such as GitLab CI/CD, and Docker.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Overview: This role will be responsible for ensuring the availability, latency, performance, efficiency, and stability of our client's critical infrastructure. You will also collaborate with development teams to implement and maintain reliable and scalable systems. Key Responsibilities: Monitor and identify potential issues that could impact the availability of our systems. Implement and maintain automated alerting mechanisms to notify the appropriate parties of potential outages or performance degradation. Analyse performance metrics to identify and resolve latency bottlenecks in our infrastructure. Implement performance optimization techniques and tools to improve the overall responsiveness of our systems. Work with development teams to ensure that new features and code changes do not introduce performance regressions. Develop and maintain metrics dashboards to track key performance indicators (KPIs) for our critical systems. Identify performance trends and anomalies that may indicate potential issues or areas for improvement. Optimize resource utilization and minimize unnecessary expenditure on IT infrastructure. Identify and implement cost-effective solutions to improve the efficiency of our IT operations. Release Management: Design and implement automated deployment and rollback procedures to mitigate risks associated with software updates. Monitor the performance of new releases and address any issues that arise promptly. Lead the team that executes the release management. Design, implement, and maintain a comprehensive monitoring infrastructure to track the health and performance of our systems. Analyse monitoring data to identify potential issues and proactively troubleshoot problems before they impact users. Develop and implement alerts and notifications for critical events to ensure timely intervention. Build and lead the team that responds promptly to incidents and works collaboratively to resolve them in a timely manner. Analyse root causes of incidents to identify and implement preventive measures to minimize their recurrence. Document incident responses and communicate lessons learned to enhance our incident handling processes. Collaborate with your peers on the leadership team to define a multi-year technical roadmap. Stay up to date with industry developments and enterprise infrastructure, and anticipate significant risks. Required Expereince: 10+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer or equivalent in a similar role. Proven experience in monitoring, analysing, and optimizing the performance of large-scale distributed systems. Expertise in Linux systems administration, including managing servers, operating systems, and network configurations. Strong scripting and automation skills, preferably with experience in Bash, Python, or similar languages. Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a knack for identifying and resolving complex technical issues. Desired Experience: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Familiarity with AWS. Experience with DevOps tools and practices, such as GitLab CI/CD, and Docker.
Role: Scala Developer Location: Osterley, UK Duration: 6 months (With possible extension) Hybrid work option: Yes (2-3 days from office, if requested later candidate should be flexible to work Full time from office) Years of exp required: 5+ years Job details: Real Time data processing and RESTful microservices in Scala (Typelevel stack, Kafka, Cassandra, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS). Good working knowledge of Akka HTTP and Akka Streams is required to support existing services. Looking into how our personalisation services can evolve with machine learning. Having the freedom to self-organise as part of a cross functional agile team. Refining the team's processes to continuously integrate and working towards a deliverable application. Championing best practices such as Pair Programming and TDD in order to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale. Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers. Growing our engineering culture which is focussed on DevOps and GitOps principles. How will you be doing this? Work in a motivated team, empowered to meet ambitious goals. Collaborate on technical choices, architecture, tools and processes. Review code and give feedback to ensure that the highest standards are maintained. Actively improve overall software quality.
May 04, 2024
Role: Scala Developer Location: Osterley, UK Duration: 6 months (With possible extension) Hybrid work option: Yes (2-3 days from office, if requested later candidate should be flexible to work Full time from office) Years of exp required: 5+ years Job details: Real Time data processing and RESTful microservices in Scala (Typelevel stack, Kafka, Cassandra, Kubernetes, GCP, AWS). Good working knowledge of Akka HTTP and Akka Streams is required to support existing services. Looking into how our personalisation services can evolve with machine learning. Having the freedom to self-organise as part of a cross functional agile team. Refining the team's processes to continuously integrate and working towards a deliverable application. Championing best practices such as Pair Programming and TDD in order to develop clean, resilient code that performs at serious scale. Coaching and providing feedback to fellow developers. Growing our engineering culture which is focussed on DevOps and GitOps principles. How will you be doing this? Work in a motivated team, empowered to meet ambitious goals. Collaborate on technical choices, architecture, tools and processes. Review code and give feedback to ensure that the highest standards are maintained. Actively improve overall software quality.
JOB TITLE: Software Engineer (SQL) SALARY: The salary banding for this role is £45,954 - £51,060 LOCATION: Leeds HOURS: 35 hours, full time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. About this opportunity Our aim is to build a forward-thinking engineering capability that supports the business in delivering high quality, efficient and positive impact outcomes for customers. Our Software Engineers ensure the products we deliver are fit for purpose and meet the quality and standards that our customers expect. This role is within the Stockbroking Lab which supports Halifax Share Dealing LTD (HSDL) on a range of initiatives using agile tools and methodologies to deliver iterative change safely for the Group and our customers. Within the lab there are six feature teams working on initiatives through route to live. You'll be placed into one of these teams. Working collaboratively with the Customer Journey Manager, Product Owner, Technical Delivery Manager, and other team members you'll be delivering a variety of initiatives across the platform. As an engineer you'll need to be a proficient developer and be able to turn requirements into stories when delivering change across the application estate. You'll manage and merge changes, alongside the other feature teams, as we work towards releasing the changes into production and deliver value to our customers. What does an average week look like? Agile ceremonies such as the daily team Synchronisation, backlog planning and prioritisation sessions and retrospectives Collectively come together daily on Lab Synchronisation meeting to update on progress and issues/blockers Writing code for Oracle and SQL server databases Supporting build and test, supporting live planning and supporting any service incidents Productionising code via our DevOps pipeline Using your problem-solving skills to come up with innovative solutions! Why Lloyds Banking Group 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. If you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to the recruitment process, just let us know. What you'll need Proficiency in PL/SQL programming language is essential. Strong understanding of SQL and query performance tuning is a must Experience with shell scripting Experience in development tools such as Toad, SQL Developer and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Experience with Microsoft DBMS. Strong problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues related to code and database performance. Experience in managing source code with GitHub. Experience in DevOps tooling (Jenkins, Urban Code and SonarQube) And any experience of these would be really useful Developing in Microsoft technologies (.NET and ASP) would be beneficial. Understanding of agile tools to manage feature team activity (JIRA and Confluence) Able to understand business requirements and replay them into technical stories and see these through delivery as well as giving updates to non-technical parties. Be comfortable taking on tasks outside your engineering discipline to benefit your team and keep delivery on track. Happy to support the on-call rota for applications within your area of technical expertise. 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 underrepresented 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 Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
May 04, 2024
Full time
JOB TITLE: Software Engineer (SQL) SALARY: The salary banding for this role is £45,954 - £51,060 LOCATION: Leeds HOURS: 35 hours, full time WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. About this opportunity Our aim is to build a forward-thinking engineering capability that supports the business in delivering high quality, efficient and positive impact outcomes for customers. Our Software Engineers ensure the products we deliver are fit for purpose and meet the quality and standards that our customers expect. This role is within the Stockbroking Lab which supports Halifax Share Dealing LTD (HSDL) on a range of initiatives using agile tools and methodologies to deliver iterative change safely for the Group and our customers. Within the lab there are six feature teams working on initiatives through route to live. You'll be placed into one of these teams. Working collaboratively with the Customer Journey Manager, Product Owner, Technical Delivery Manager, and other team members you'll be delivering a variety of initiatives across the platform. As an engineer you'll need to be a proficient developer and be able to turn requirements into stories when delivering change across the application estate. You'll manage and merge changes, alongside the other feature teams, as we work towards releasing the changes into production and deliver value to our customers. What does an average week look like? Agile ceremonies such as the daily team Synchronisation, backlog planning and prioritisation sessions and retrospectives Collectively come together daily on Lab Synchronisation meeting to update on progress and issues/blockers Writing code for Oracle and SQL server databases Supporting build and test, supporting live planning and supporting any service incidents Productionising code via our DevOps pipeline Using your problem-solving skills to come up with innovative solutions! Why Lloyds Banking Group 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. If you'd like reasonable adjustments to be made to the recruitment process, just let us know. What you'll need Proficiency in PL/SQL programming language is essential. Strong understanding of SQL and query performance tuning is a must Experience with shell scripting Experience in development tools such as Toad, SQL Developer and Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Experience with Microsoft DBMS. Strong problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues related to code and database performance. Experience in managing source code with GitHub. Experience in DevOps tooling (Jenkins, Urban Code and SonarQube) And any experience of these would be really useful Developing in Microsoft technologies (.NET and ASP) would be beneficial. Understanding of agile tools to manage feature team activity (JIRA and Confluence) Able to understand business requirements and replay them into technical stories and see these through delivery as well as giving updates to non-technical parties. Be comfortable taking on tasks outside your engineering discipline to benefit your team and keep delivery on track. Happy to support the on-call rota for applications within your area of technical expertise. 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 underrepresented 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 Want to do amazing work, that's interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey.
Azure Site Reliability Engineer Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading service provider to recruit an experienced Azure Site Reliability Engineer to join a growing team of talented Cloud Engineers providing high level support and project delivery for a large customer base. Please note this is a fully remote role and you must be eligible to gain security clearance (do not need to hold currently). The Role As an Azure Site Reliability Engineer you will support the cloud infrastructure used to deliver cloud hosted managed services to customers. You will have a high customer focus being actively involved in the support and development of the service including: the resolution of support cases, live service monitoring and maintenance, new service provision and continuous improvement projects. You will provide high quality operational and technical support to customers and will be responsible for availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning. The Responsibilities Provide L3/L4 analytical incident management and resolution alongside project-based deliverables Contribute to the planning of application / infrastructure releases and configuration changes Resolve support requests from customers by phone, email and online making use of the call logging system Interact with key internal stakeholders and external third-party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems Provide input to administering and maintaining all production and development environments Create detailed technical and procedural documentation (e.g. architecture, configuration and setup) Design appropriate metrics for reporting on key performance and quality indicators, particularly in terms of in-depth trend analysis Service transition and complete Operational Acceptance (OA) of new customer services Implementation and delivery of Microsoft Azure projects The Requirements Extensive experience of Microsoft Azure and its relevant build, deployment, automation, networking, and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments. Microsoft Azure certifications: AZ-103/104 - Azure Administrator Good operational experience supporting Microsoft public cloud technologies and services at an enterprise level (multi-tenant) with in-depth knowledge of the following: Azure Active Directory (RBAC and IAM) Azure Networking Azure Storage Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Azure Security Center Demonstrable career operational experience from one of the following areas: Server Infrastructure Engineering (Virtualisation / Windows / Linux). Office / Microsoft 365 Administration. Network Engineering. DevOps (CI/CD, pipelines and Infrastructure as Code) In-depth knowledge of a scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, Azure Cli) Bright attitude and a deep desire to learn Experience with helpdesk IT Service Management Tools (e.g. BMC Remedy / Service Now). If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a leading cloud team team please apply now. 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.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Azure Site Reliability Engineer Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading service provider to recruit an experienced Azure Site Reliability Engineer to join a growing team of talented Cloud Engineers providing high level support and project delivery for a large customer base. Please note this is a fully remote role and you must be eligible to gain security clearance (do not need to hold currently). The Role As an Azure Site Reliability Engineer you will support the cloud infrastructure used to deliver cloud hosted managed services to customers. You will have a high customer focus being actively involved in the support and development of the service including: the resolution of support cases, live service monitoring and maintenance, new service provision and continuous improvement projects. You will provide high quality operational and technical support to customers and will be responsible for availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning. The Responsibilities Provide L3/L4 analytical incident management and resolution alongside project-based deliverables Contribute to the planning of application / infrastructure releases and configuration changes Resolve support requests from customers by phone, email and online making use of the call logging system Interact with key internal stakeholders and external third-party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems Provide input to administering and maintaining all production and development environments Create detailed technical and procedural documentation (e.g. architecture, configuration and setup) Design appropriate metrics for reporting on key performance and quality indicators, particularly in terms of in-depth trend analysis Service transition and complete Operational Acceptance (OA) of new customer services Implementation and delivery of Microsoft Azure projects The Requirements Extensive experience of Microsoft Azure and its relevant build, deployment, automation, networking, and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments. Microsoft Azure certifications: AZ-103/104 - Azure Administrator Good operational experience supporting Microsoft public cloud technologies and services at an enterprise level (multi-tenant) with in-depth knowledge of the following: Azure Active Directory (RBAC and IAM) Azure Networking Azure Storage Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Azure Security Center Demonstrable career operational experience from one of the following areas: Server Infrastructure Engineering (Virtualisation / Windows / Linux). Office / Microsoft 365 Administration. Network Engineering. DevOps (CI/CD, pipelines and Infrastructure as Code) In-depth knowledge of a scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, Azure Cli) Bright attitude and a deep desire to learn Experience with helpdesk IT Service Management Tools (e.g. BMC Remedy / Service Now). If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a leading cloud team team please apply now. 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.
Career Level: 08 Career Posting Date: 1 May 2024 Are you looking for your next exciting opportunity, working with a fast-growing tech/software company and leading a dynamic team? ClearCourse is a leading payments organization with a strong presence in the business landscape, offering innovative solutions across various sectors. With a track record of success, ClearCourse has been running its payments platform for several years, establishing itself as a reliable and cutting-edge player in the industry. Our payments platform is a testament to ClearCourse's commitment to leveraging technology for streamlined and revolutionary business processes. Adelante, part of ClearCourse is a very profitable business with well-established clients that use a range of Adelante's software products. We are looking to hire a .Net Tech Lead to lead the Adelante development team and align SDLC processes and best practices with other businesses in the ClearCourse Payments division Key Accountabilities: Lead Software developers - experience of the technical and non-technical aspects of software development Constructively collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, DevOps and QA Engineers to ensure delivery of new product features. Daily contribution will be broadly similar to that of Senior Developers; analysing business requirements, internal designs and non-functional requirements and estimating user stories, following industry best practices, coding guidelines and secure development practices. However you will also act as a subject matter expert regarding technical decisions pursued by the team. Providing proactive feedback to the business stakeholders and product owners on the technical areas of the system that need maintenance and improvement, along with business case justification to allow stakeholders to make informed decisions on an overall combined product and technology roadmap. Identify, catalogue and prioritise process improvements within the dev team. Line management of the development team, including interviewing and hiring new roles. Required Skills & Experience Experience in a lead role within a modern software development environment. 10+ years Microsoft development (.net, SQL Server) Experience in asynchronous, multi-threaded & parallel programming Experience in improving, refactoring and rewriting code. Experience implementing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. Analysing, prioritised and managing technical debt Preparing technical business cases to quantify and qualify the priority order of the technical roadmap. Good problem-solving skills; able to effectively analyse a problem and propose practical and deliverable solutions. Desired Skills & Experience Preparing applications to be migrated to the cloud (AWS) Experience within a PCI DSS Level 1 compliance environment (Preferred) Payments Industry experience advantageous Are you ready to take your next step or know someone who is? Apply to ClearCourse today! Why ClearCourse? We're a rapidly growing collaborative of disruptive technology innovators, working together to build a brilliant software and payments business. As a ClearCourse employee, you'll get the support and structure that you need to enjoy your work and develop your career while doing what you love and making a difference in a fast-paced and innovative business that has recently been named one the UK's Best Workplaces For Wellbeing in 2023. At ClearCourse we're committed to an inclusive culture and are keen to attract diverse individuals who thrive in a flexible working environment. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please let us know. Across our business, we're investing in our people, expanding our expertise, and developing our vision. Want to get on board? We'd love to speak with you.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Career Level: 08 Career Posting Date: 1 May 2024 Are you looking for your next exciting opportunity, working with a fast-growing tech/software company and leading a dynamic team? ClearCourse is a leading payments organization with a strong presence in the business landscape, offering innovative solutions across various sectors. With a track record of success, ClearCourse has been running its payments platform for several years, establishing itself as a reliable and cutting-edge player in the industry. Our payments platform is a testament to ClearCourse's commitment to leveraging technology for streamlined and revolutionary business processes. Adelante, part of ClearCourse is a very profitable business with well-established clients that use a range of Adelante's software products. We are looking to hire a .Net Tech Lead to lead the Adelante development team and align SDLC processes and best practices with other businesses in the ClearCourse Payments division Key Accountabilities: Lead Software developers - experience of the technical and non-technical aspects of software development Constructively collaborate with Solution Architects, Product Owners, Developers, DevOps and QA Engineers to ensure delivery of new product features. Daily contribution will be broadly similar to that of Senior Developers; analysing business requirements, internal designs and non-functional requirements and estimating user stories, following industry best practices, coding guidelines and secure development practices. However you will also act as a subject matter expert regarding technical decisions pursued by the team. Providing proactive feedback to the business stakeholders and product owners on the technical areas of the system that need maintenance and improvement, along with business case justification to allow stakeholders to make informed decisions on an overall combined product and technology roadmap. Identify, catalogue and prioritise process improvements within the dev team. Line management of the development team, including interviewing and hiring new roles. Required Skills & Experience Experience in a lead role within a modern software development environment. 10+ years Microsoft development (.net, SQL Server) Experience in asynchronous, multi-threaded & parallel programming Experience in improving, refactoring and rewriting code. Experience implementing Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines. Analysing, prioritised and managing technical debt Preparing technical business cases to quantify and qualify the priority order of the technical roadmap. Good problem-solving skills; able to effectively analyse a problem and propose practical and deliverable solutions. Desired Skills & Experience Preparing applications to be migrated to the cloud (AWS) Experience within a PCI DSS Level 1 compliance environment (Preferred) Payments Industry experience advantageous Are you ready to take your next step or know someone who is? Apply to ClearCourse today! Why ClearCourse? We're a rapidly growing collaborative of disruptive technology innovators, working together to build a brilliant software and payments business. As a ClearCourse employee, you'll get the support and structure that you need to enjoy your work and develop your career while doing what you love and making a difference in a fast-paced and innovative business that has recently been named one the UK's Best Workplaces For Wellbeing in 2023. At ClearCourse we're committed to an inclusive culture and are keen to attract diverse individuals who thrive in a flexible working environment. If you have a disability or need any reasonable adjustments during the application and interview stages, please let us know. Across our business, we're investing in our people, expanding our expertise, and developing our vision. Want to get on board? We'd love to speak with you.
SC Cleared Software Engineer C++, Java £70 per hour Inside IR35 Bristol based, onsite Current SC Clearance required This is a position working on a contract basis as an SC Cleared Software Engineer, with skills in C++ or Java (ideally both). The key responsibilities for this role includes: In conjunction with the rest of the project team, participate in the design, development and proving activities for a launcher sub-system. To undertake a full range of engineering activities in line with relevant company processes and standards. Must be capable of taking ownership of features. The role includes system integration activities on a virtual test environment and potentially representative and deliverable hardware. Depending on the skills and experience of the engineer the role could potentially require involvement in the whole development lifecycle from Architectural specification of the software product through to the testing and verification. The key experience and knowledge required for this role includes: A Software Engineer capable of design, development and proving of complex software products. The ability to communicate technical issues with other engineers and stakeholders from different skill areas. Experience operating as part of a collaborative Agile team. Knowledge of Software development practices and processes is required. Familiarity with a range of CI/CD/DevOps toolsets; Jira, GitHub, Jenkins in particular. Mandatory knowledge of C++ or Core Java. Having both is desirable This is a contract role working for a top company as a SC Cleared Software Engineer C++, Java. Please apply to the advert for more information. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
May 04, 2024
Full time
SC Cleared Software Engineer C++, Java £70 per hour Inside IR35 Bristol based, onsite Current SC Clearance required This is a position working on a contract basis as an SC Cleared Software Engineer, with skills in C++ or Java (ideally both). The key responsibilities for this role includes: In conjunction with the rest of the project team, participate in the design, development and proving activities for a launcher sub-system. To undertake a full range of engineering activities in line with relevant company processes and standards. Must be capable of taking ownership of features. The role includes system integration activities on a virtual test environment and potentially representative and deliverable hardware. Depending on the skills and experience of the engineer the role could potentially require involvement in the whole development lifecycle from Architectural specification of the software product through to the testing and verification. The key experience and knowledge required for this role includes: A Software Engineer capable of design, development and proving of complex software products. The ability to communicate technical issues with other engineers and stakeholders from different skill areas. Experience operating as part of a collaborative Agile team. Knowledge of Software development practices and processes is required. Familiarity with a range of CI/CD/DevOps toolsets; Jira, GitHub, Jenkins in particular. Mandatory knowledge of C++ or Core Java. Having both is desirable This is a contract role working for a top company as a SC Cleared Software Engineer C++, Java. Please apply to the advert for more information. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
We're a leading provider of Online Virtual Sports events and work with many of the industry leading business in this field. About the Role: Cloud DEVOPS Engineer Are you a proactive individual with a passion for Cloud Services? We're seeking a Cloud DEVOPS Engineer to join our Team in Manchester. In this role, you'll play a crucial role in deploying and supporting our latest products on our AWS platform. Responsibilities: Deploy and support our products for clients in the UK and internationally. Create new environments, carry out software deployments, and manage estates. Work closely with the Cloud Technical Lead to enhance service delivery. Provide support outside of normal office hours for issue resolutions and deployments. Maintain records of support issues and deployments. Assist with installations, configurations, and training for clients and team members. Personal Attributes And Skills: Comfortable managing multiple clients. Minimum 5 years of experience in Cloud Services (AWS), ideally in bespoke software. Strong AWS admin knowledge, including EC2, VPC, and Security Groups. Intermediate knowledge of Networking and AWS Cloud Watch. Familiarity with Web Server Services (NGINX) and operating systems (Windows, Linux). Excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience with tools like Jira and Microsoft Office suite is advantageous. AWS Cloud Practitioner & Cloud Solutions Architect Associate qualifications preferred. Why Join Us? Salary: 42,000 Training portal: Access professional and personal development content anytime, anywhere. Employee Discounts: Enjoy discounts on attractions, shopping, holidays, and more. Holidays: Get a minimum of 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays. Bonus: Share in our success with discretionary bonuses. Pension: Save for your future with our excellent pension plan. Life Assurance: Receive life assurance cover from day one. Shares: Access discounted or enhanced Employee Stock Purchase Plans. Salary Sacrifice: Save money on tax and National Insurance with schemes like childcare vouchers. Health & Well being: Benefit from private health care savings and an Employee Assistance Program. Social: Join in company-funded parties, charity events, and more. Flexible Working: We understand the importance of work-life balance so offer hybrid working. Birthday Leave: Take a day off to celebrate your birthday. If you're ready to take on an exciting challenge in Cloud DEVOPS, apply now!
May 03, 2024
Full time
We're a leading provider of Online Virtual Sports events and work with many of the industry leading business in this field. About the Role: Cloud DEVOPS Engineer Are you a proactive individual with a passion for Cloud Services? We're seeking a Cloud DEVOPS Engineer to join our Team in Manchester. In this role, you'll play a crucial role in deploying and supporting our latest products on our AWS platform. Responsibilities: Deploy and support our products for clients in the UK and internationally. Create new environments, carry out software deployments, and manage estates. Work closely with the Cloud Technical Lead to enhance service delivery. Provide support outside of normal office hours for issue resolutions and deployments. Maintain records of support issues and deployments. Assist with installations, configurations, and training for clients and team members. Personal Attributes And Skills: Comfortable managing multiple clients. Minimum 5 years of experience in Cloud Services (AWS), ideally in bespoke software. Strong AWS admin knowledge, including EC2, VPC, and Security Groups. Intermediate knowledge of Networking and AWS Cloud Watch. Familiarity with Web Server Services (NGINX) and operating systems (Windows, Linux). Excellent organisational and communication skills. Experience with tools like Jira and Microsoft Office suite is advantageous. AWS Cloud Practitioner & Cloud Solutions Architect Associate qualifications preferred. Why Join Us? Salary: 42,000 Training portal: Access professional and personal development content anytime, anywhere. Employee Discounts: Enjoy discounts on attractions, shopping, holidays, and more. Holidays: Get a minimum of 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays. Bonus: Share in our success with discretionary bonuses. Pension: Save for your future with our excellent pension plan. Life Assurance: Receive life assurance cover from day one. Shares: Access discounted or enhanced Employee Stock Purchase Plans. Salary Sacrifice: Save money on tax and National Insurance with schemes like childcare vouchers. Health & Well being: Benefit from private health care savings and an Employee Assistance Program. Social: Join in company-funded parties, charity events, and more. Flexible Working: We understand the importance of work-life balance so offer hybrid working. Birthday Leave: Take a day off to celebrate your birthday. If you're ready to take on an exciting challenge in Cloud DEVOPS, apply now!
OLE Description: F5 WAF Engineer - in-depth knowledge of F5 BIG-IP and NGNIX+WAF(Not F5 Platform/network) As an Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our IT infrastructure by designing, creating, and maintaining bespoke Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines tailored to specific project needs. This role will have an initial focus on leveraging F5 technologies alongside a broad spectrum of automation and DevOps practices to deliver our automation use cases; however once F5 automaton works have completed, works will progress to other WAF platforms and use cases. You will be responsible for the integration of CI/CD pipelines with solutions developed by other teams, Scripting, and the creation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests using tools like Terraform and Ansible. Your expertise in Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, Python, and other relevant technologies will be essential. You should have a solid background in building CI/CD pipelines and a comprehensive understanding of DevOps practices. The ideal candidate should not only have technical proficiency in data structures, automation technologies, API interactions, and cloud services, but also exhibit a strong drive to research, investigate, and collaborate effectively within the organization. Key Responsibilities Developing and Delivering Automation for F5 WAF Platform: In the first instance: Developing and delivering automation solutions specifically for our F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform, aligned with our specific use cases. This involves Scripting, configuring, and deploying automation workflows that enhance security, manageability, and operational efficiency of the F5 WAF environment. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Create, enhance and implement new, customized CI/CD pipelines tailored for specific project use cases, ensuring efficient, automated workflows Pipeline Maintenance: Regularly update and maintain existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure they are efficient, secure, and up-to-date with the latest technology standards Integration of Solutions: Work collaboratively with other teams to integrate their solutions and tools into the CI/CD pipelines effectively, enhancing overall workflow and productivity. IaC Manifests Creation: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests, predominantly using Terraform, to manage and provision IT infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable manner Tool Proficiency: Utilize and demonstrate expertise in tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, and Python, effectively integrating them into the CI/CD processes Script Writing: Write and maintain scripts to automate various aspects of the infrastructure and deployment processes, improving efficiency and reducing the potential for human error. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, operations, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration and implementation of DevOps practices Proactive Research and Collaboration: Eager to research and utilize company resources like Confluence, find relevant contacts, and reach out to other teams for unknowns. Prepared to independently investigate and resolve challenges. Required F5 Experiences - One or more of these F5 ASM/AWAF Knowledge & Experience: Understanding and practical experience with F5's Application Security Manager (ASM) and Advanced WAF (AWAF), including configuration, management, and troubleshooting of application security policies and web application Firewalls. F5 with API Gateway: Experience: Integrating F5 solutions with API Gateway technologies, demonstrating the ability to secure and manage APIs effectively. Experience in using F5 with Kong API Gateway; managing, and optimizing API traffic through F5 systems. F5 GTM and Proxy Technologies: Knowledge and experience with F5's Global Traffic Manager (GTM) as well as experience with Proxy technologies, including forward and reverse proxies Basic Certificate Management: Knowledge of SSL/TLS certificate management processes, including issuance, renewal, and deployment, within F5 environments. F5 AS3: Experience; Experience with AS3 (Application Services 3 Extension), for declarative automation and orchestration of F5 BIG-IP services. Proficiency in automating the deployment and management of F5 configurations using AS3 Key Experience - Ideal Candidate Profile Technical Expertise in CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, GitLab CI, and Bamboo. Ability to configure, manage, and optimize these tools for various project requirements. Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Strong skills in Scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell. Ability to write and maintain scripts to automate routine tasks and deployments Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Extensive experience in creating and managing infrastructure using code. Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet Data Structuring and Management: Advanced skills in managing data using formats like JSON, YAML, XML, and others. Capable of parsing, creating, and maintaining complex data structures for configuration and automation purposes. API Integration and Management: Expertise in querying, integrating, and managing APIs. Capable of constructing and executing API calls for data retrieval, updates, and inter-service communication. Version Control Systems: In-depth knowledge of version control systems like Git, including branching strategies, repository management, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm. Understanding of containerized environments and their integration into CI/CD pipelines Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP; understanding of cloud-specific services and how to integrate them into CI/CD processes Monitoring and Logging: Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or Splunk. Ability to set up and maintain monitoring and logging for applications and infrastructure Security Practices in DevOps (DevSecOps): Understanding of security practices in a DevOps environment. Familiarity with security scanning tools, implementing secure coding practices, and ensuring compliance with industry standards Agile and Scrum Methodologies: Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies. Ability to work in fast-paced, iterative development environments and adapt to changing requirements Networking and Security Fundamentals: Knowledge of networking concepts (eg, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and basic security concepts (eg, Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS). Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex systems and workflows to propose effective automation solutions. Collaboration and Communication: Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Project Management Skills: Basic project management skills with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in a cross-functional environment. Research and Investigative Skills: Motivated to self-educate and explore company resources and external knowledge bases
May 03, 2024
Contractor
OLE Description: F5 WAF Engineer - in-depth knowledge of F5 BIG-IP and NGNIX+WAF(Not F5 Platform/network) As an Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our IT infrastructure by designing, creating, and maintaining bespoke Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines tailored to specific project needs. This role will have an initial focus on leveraging F5 technologies alongside a broad spectrum of automation and DevOps practices to deliver our automation use cases; however once F5 automaton works have completed, works will progress to other WAF platforms and use cases. You will be responsible for the integration of CI/CD pipelines with solutions developed by other teams, Scripting, and the creation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests using tools like Terraform and Ansible. Your expertise in Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, Python, and other relevant technologies will be essential. You should have a solid background in building CI/CD pipelines and a comprehensive understanding of DevOps practices. The ideal candidate should not only have technical proficiency in data structures, automation technologies, API interactions, and cloud services, but also exhibit a strong drive to research, investigate, and collaborate effectively within the organization. Key Responsibilities Developing and Delivering Automation for F5 WAF Platform: In the first instance: Developing and delivering automation solutions specifically for our F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform, aligned with our specific use cases. This involves Scripting, configuring, and deploying automation workflows that enhance security, manageability, and operational efficiency of the F5 WAF environment. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Create, enhance and implement new, customized CI/CD pipelines tailored for specific project use cases, ensuring efficient, automated workflows Pipeline Maintenance: Regularly update and maintain existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure they are efficient, secure, and up-to-date with the latest technology standards Integration of Solutions: Work collaboratively with other teams to integrate their solutions and tools into the CI/CD pipelines effectively, enhancing overall workflow and productivity. IaC Manifests Creation: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests, predominantly using Terraform, to manage and provision IT infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable manner Tool Proficiency: Utilize and demonstrate expertise in tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, and Python, effectively integrating them into the CI/CD processes Script Writing: Write and maintain scripts to automate various aspects of the infrastructure and deployment processes, improving efficiency and reducing the potential for human error. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, operations, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration and implementation of DevOps practices Proactive Research and Collaboration: Eager to research and utilize company resources like Confluence, find relevant contacts, and reach out to other teams for unknowns. Prepared to independently investigate and resolve challenges. Required F5 Experiences - One or more of these F5 ASM/AWAF Knowledge & Experience: Understanding and practical experience with F5's Application Security Manager (ASM) and Advanced WAF (AWAF), including configuration, management, and troubleshooting of application security policies and web application Firewalls. F5 with API Gateway: Experience: Integrating F5 solutions with API Gateway technologies, demonstrating the ability to secure and manage APIs effectively. Experience in using F5 with Kong API Gateway; managing, and optimizing API traffic through F5 systems. F5 GTM and Proxy Technologies: Knowledge and experience with F5's Global Traffic Manager (GTM) as well as experience with Proxy technologies, including forward and reverse proxies Basic Certificate Management: Knowledge of SSL/TLS certificate management processes, including issuance, renewal, and deployment, within F5 environments. F5 AS3: Experience; Experience with AS3 (Application Services 3 Extension), for declarative automation and orchestration of F5 BIG-IP services. Proficiency in automating the deployment and management of F5 configurations using AS3 Key Experience - Ideal Candidate Profile Technical Expertise in CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, GitLab CI, and Bamboo. Ability to configure, manage, and optimize these tools for various project requirements. Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Strong skills in Scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell. Ability to write and maintain scripts to automate routine tasks and deployments Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Extensive experience in creating and managing infrastructure using code. Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet Data Structuring and Management: Advanced skills in managing data using formats like JSON, YAML, XML, and others. Capable of parsing, creating, and maintaining complex data structures for configuration and automation purposes. API Integration and Management: Expertise in querying, integrating, and managing APIs. Capable of constructing and executing API calls for data retrieval, updates, and inter-service communication. Version Control Systems: In-depth knowledge of version control systems like Git, including branching strategies, repository management, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm. Understanding of containerized environments and their integration into CI/CD pipelines Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP; understanding of cloud-specific services and how to integrate them into CI/CD processes Monitoring and Logging: Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or Splunk. Ability to set up and maintain monitoring and logging for applications and infrastructure Security Practices in DevOps (DevSecOps): Understanding of security practices in a DevOps environment. Familiarity with security scanning tools, implementing secure coding practices, and ensuring compliance with industry standards Agile and Scrum Methodologies: Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies. Ability to work in fast-paced, iterative development environments and adapt to changing requirements Networking and Security Fundamentals: Knowledge of networking concepts (eg, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and basic security concepts (eg, Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS). Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex systems and workflows to propose effective automation solutions. Collaboration and Communication: Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Project Management Skills: Basic project management skills with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in a cross-functional environment. Research and Investigative Skills: Motivated to self-educate and explore company resources and external knowledge bases
We are Global IT Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across UK, Europe and Australia. We have an excellent job opportunity for you. Role Title: WAF Engineer: DevOps Automation (F5 Focused) Location: Hybrid - 2 days onsite in Sheffield Duration: Until 30/11/24 Role Description: F5 WAF Engineer - in-depth knowledge of F5 BIG-IP and NGNIX+WAF(Not F5 Platform/network) As an Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our IT infrastructure by designing, creating, and maintaining bespoke Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines tailored to specific project needs. This role will have an initial focus on leveraging F5 technologies alongside a broad spectrum of automation and DevOps practices to deliver our automation use cases; however once F5 automaton works have completed, works will progress to other WAF platforms and use cases. You will be responsible for the integration of CI/CD pipelines with solutions developed by other teams, Scripting, and the creation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests using tools like Terraform and Ansible. Your expertise in Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, Python, and other relevant technologies will be essential. You should have a solid background in building CI/CD pipelines and a comprehensive understanding of DevOps practices. The ideal candidate should not only have technical proficiency in data structures, automation technologies, API interactions, and cloud services, but also exhibit a strong drive to research, investigate, and collaborate effectively within the organization. Key Responsibilities Developing and Delivering Automation for F5 WAF Platform: In the first instance: Developing and delivering automation solutions specifically for our F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform, aligned with our specific use cases. This involves Scripting, configuring, and deploying automation workflows that enhance security, manageability, and operational efficiency of the F5 WAF environment. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Create, enhance and implement new, customized CI/CD pipelines tailored for specific project use cases, ensuring efficient, automated workflows Pipeline Maintenance: Regularly update and maintain existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure they are efficient, secure, and up-to-date with the latest technology standards Integration of Solutions: Work collaboratively with other teams to integrate their solutions and tools into the CI/CD pipelines effectively, enhancing overall workflow and productivity. IaC Manifests Creation: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests, predominantly using Terraform, to manage and provision IT infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable manner Tool Proficiency: Utilize and demonstrate expertise in tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, and Python, effectively integrating them into the CI/CD processes Script Writing: Write and maintain scripts to automate various aspects of the infrastructure and deployment processes, improving efficiency and reducing the potential for human error. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, operations, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration and implementation of DevOps practices Proactive Research and Collaboration: Eager to research and utilize company resources like Confluence, find relevant contacts, and reach out to other teams for unknowns. Prepared to independently investigate and resolve challenges. Required F5 Experiences - One or more of these F5 ASM/AWAF Knowledge & Experience: Understanding and practical experience with F5's Application Security Manager (ASM) and Advanced WAF (AWAF), including configuration, management, and troubleshooting of application security policies and web application Firewalls. F5 with API Gateway: Experience: Integrating F5 solutions with API Gateway technologies, demonstrating the ability to secure and manage APIs effectively. Experience in using F5 with Kong API Gateway; managing, and optimizing API traffic through F5 systems. F5 GTM and Proxy Technologies: Knowledge and experience with F5's Global Traffic Manager (GTM) as well as experience with Proxy technologies, including forward and reverse proxies Basic Certificate Management: Knowledge of SSL/TLS certificate management processes, including issuance, renewal, and deployment, within F5 environments. F5 AS3: Experience; Experience with AS3 (Application Services 3 Extension), for declarative automation and orchestration of F5 BIG-IP services. Proficiency in automating the deployment and management of F5 configurations using AS3 Key Experience - Ideal Candidate Profile Technical Expertise in CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, GitLab CI, and Bamboo. Ability to configure, manage, and optimize these tools for various project requirements. Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Strong skills in Scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell. Ability to write and maintain scripts to automate routine tasks and deployments Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Extensive experience in creating and managing infrastructure using code. Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet Data Structuring and Management: Advanced skills in managing data using formats like JSON, YAML, XML, and others. Capable of parsing, creating, and maintaining complex data structures for configuration and automation purposes. API Integration and Management: Expertise in querying, integrating, and managing APIs. Capable of constructing and executing API calls for data retrieval, updates, and inter-service communication. Version Control Systems: In-depth knowledge of version control systems like Git, including branching strategies, repository management, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm. Understanding of containerized environments and their integration into CI/CD pipelines Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP; understanding of cloud-specific services and how to integrate them into CI/CD processes Monitoring and Logging: Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or Splunk. Ability to set up and maintain monitoring and logging for applications and infrastructure Security Practices in DevOps (DevSecOps): Understanding of security practices in a DevOps environment. Familiarity with security scanning tools, implementing secure coding practices, and ensuring compliance with industry standards Agile and Scrum Methodologies: Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies. Ability to work in fast-paced, iterative development environments and adapt to changing requirements Networking and Security Fundamentals: Knowledge of networking concepts (eg, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and basic security concepts (eg, Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS). Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex systems and workflows to propose effective automation solutions. Collaboration and Communication: Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Project Management Skills: Basic project management skills with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in a cross-functional environment. Research and Investigative Skills: Motivated to self-educate and explore company resources and external knowledge bases.
May 03, 2024
Contractor
We are Global IT Recruitment specialist that provides support to the clients across UK, Europe and Australia. We have an excellent job opportunity for you. Role Title: WAF Engineer: DevOps Automation (F5 Focused) Location: Hybrid - 2 days onsite in Sheffield Duration: Until 30/11/24 Role Description: F5 WAF Engineer - in-depth knowledge of F5 BIG-IP and NGNIX+WAF(Not F5 Platform/network) As an Automation Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in enhancing our IT infrastructure by designing, creating, and maintaining bespoke Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines tailored to specific project needs. This role will have an initial focus on leveraging F5 technologies alongside a broad spectrum of automation and DevOps practices to deliver our automation use cases; however once F5 automaton works have completed, works will progress to other WAF platforms and use cases. You will be responsible for the integration of CI/CD pipelines with solutions developed by other teams, Scripting, and the creation of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests using tools like Terraform and Ansible. Your expertise in Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, Python, and other relevant technologies will be essential. You should have a solid background in building CI/CD pipelines and a comprehensive understanding of DevOps practices. The ideal candidate should not only have technical proficiency in data structures, automation technologies, API interactions, and cloud services, but also exhibit a strong drive to research, investigate, and collaborate effectively within the organization. Key Responsibilities Developing and Delivering Automation for F5 WAF Platform: In the first instance: Developing and delivering automation solutions specifically for our F5 Web Application Firewall (WAF) platform, aligned with our specific use cases. This involves Scripting, configuring, and deploying automation workflows that enhance security, manageability, and operational efficiency of the F5 WAF environment. CI/CD Pipeline Development: Create, enhance and implement new, customized CI/CD pipelines tailored for specific project use cases, ensuring efficient, automated workflows Pipeline Maintenance: Regularly update and maintain existing CI/CD pipelines to ensure they are efficient, secure, and up-to-date with the latest technology standards Integration of Solutions: Work collaboratively with other teams to integrate their solutions and tools into the CI/CD pipelines effectively, enhancing overall workflow and productivity. IaC Manifests Creation: Develop and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) manifests, predominantly using Terraform, to manage and provision IT infrastructure in a consistent and repeatable manner Tool Proficiency: Utilize and demonstrate expertise in tools such as Jenkins, JIRA, GitHub, and Python, effectively integrating them into the CI/CD processes Script Writing: Write and maintain scripts to automate various aspects of the infrastructure and deployment processes, improving efficiency and reducing the potential for human error. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, operations, and quality assurance, to ensure seamless integration and implementation of DevOps practices Proactive Research and Collaboration: Eager to research and utilize company resources like Confluence, find relevant contacts, and reach out to other teams for unknowns. Prepared to independently investigate and resolve challenges. Required F5 Experiences - One or more of these F5 ASM/AWAF Knowledge & Experience: Understanding and practical experience with F5's Application Security Manager (ASM) and Advanced WAF (AWAF), including configuration, management, and troubleshooting of application security policies and web application Firewalls. F5 with API Gateway: Experience: Integrating F5 solutions with API Gateway technologies, demonstrating the ability to secure and manage APIs effectively. Experience in using F5 with Kong API Gateway; managing, and optimizing API traffic through F5 systems. F5 GTM and Proxy Technologies: Knowledge and experience with F5's Global Traffic Manager (GTM) as well as experience with Proxy technologies, including forward and reverse proxies Basic Certificate Management: Knowledge of SSL/TLS certificate management processes, including issuance, renewal, and deployment, within F5 environments. F5 AS3: Experience; Experience with AS3 (Application Services 3 Extension), for declarative automation and orchestration of F5 BIG-IP services. Proficiency in automating the deployment and management of F5 configurations using AS3 Key Experience - Ideal Candidate Profile Technical Expertise in CI/CD Tools: Proficiency in Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools such as Jenkins, CircleCI, Travis CI, GitLab CI, and Bamboo. Ability to configure, manage, and optimize these tools for various project requirements. Proficiency in Scripting Languages: Strong skills in Scripting languages such as Python, Bash, PowerShell. Ability to write and maintain scripts to automate routine tasks and deployments Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Extensive experience in creating and managing infrastructure using code. Proficiency in IaC tools like Terraform, Ansible, Chef, or Puppet Data Structuring and Management: Advanced skills in managing data using formats like JSON, YAML, XML, and others. Capable of parsing, creating, and maintaining complex data structures for configuration and automation purposes. API Integration and Management: Expertise in querying, integrating, and managing APIs. Capable of constructing and executing API calls for data retrieval, updates, and inter-service communication. Version Control Systems: In-depth knowledge of version control systems like Git, including branching strategies, repository management, and integrating with CI/CD pipelines Containerization and Orchestration: Experience with containerization tools such as Docker and orchestration platforms like Kubernetes or Docker Swarm. Understanding of containerized environments and their integration into CI/CD pipelines Cloud Platforms: Familiarity with major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP; understanding of cloud-specific services and how to integrate them into CI/CD processes Monitoring and Logging: Knowledge of monitoring and logging tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, ELK Stack (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana), or Splunk. Ability to set up and maintain monitoring and logging for applications and infrastructure Security Practices in DevOps (DevSecOps): Understanding of security practices in a DevOps environment. Familiarity with security scanning tools, implementing secure coding practices, and ensuring compliance with industry standards Agile and Scrum Methodologies: Experience with Agile and Scrum methodologies. Ability to work in fast-paced, iterative development environments and adapt to changing requirements Networking and Security Fundamentals: Knowledge of networking concepts (eg, TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S) and basic security concepts (eg, Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS). Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Strong problem-solving skills and ability to analyze complex systems and workflows to propose effective automation solutions. Collaboration and Communication: Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Ability to work effectively in a team and communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Project Management Skills: Basic project management skills with the ability to manage timelines, dependencies, and deliverables in a cross-functional environment. Research and Investigative Skills: Motivated to self-educate and explore company resources and external knowledge bases.
At EssenceMediacom we want to eradicate inequity . We don't tolerate it and when we see it, we act . We attract, support and develop our talent without bias and strive to foster the empathy, creativity and diversity of thought needed to drive meaningful change for our people, our clients, our industry and our society. WPP and GroupM have already made strong commitments to combat racial injustice . While we are part of this group, we know we have an individual responsibility as an employer and an industry leader to fight against racism . That's why we have pledged the following seven commitments . Even if you don't meet all the requirements, that's okay, and we encourage you to apply anyway to find out more about whether this is the right match for you. Did you know that m arginalised groups including women, people of colour and people with a disability are more likely to discount themself for a role if they don't feel they meet every requirement or understand the reasonable adjustment that can be made? This is why we encourage connection and conversation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity and information needed to find the right role, for them. If this role isn't quite right, you may be the perfect fit for another - so go ahead, apply and find out! The Client Sky Sky are o ne of the biggest advertisers in the UK and as a business span Entertainment, Sport, Cinema, Home Insurance, Broadband, Mobile and B2B services to mention a few verticals. We work closely with them across their digital strategy and manage the planning and buying across Display, Paid Social and Programmatic. Working on Sky is a challenging, fast - paced and innovative environment where standing still can be moving backwards ! We're here to help Sky navigate a constantly changing digital ecosystem and to create award winning work that grows their business. Boots Boots are one of the biggest retail clients in the UK. Their divisions span across Retail. No7 Company , Opticians and Hearingcare . Boots are an award-winning data-driven organisation. Working on Boots is a challenging and fast-paced environment, where you will be exposed from day 1 to leading technolog ies and data-driven strategies , delivered across a wide range of media implementations. The Role As a lead consultant within the data tech and analytics team, dedicated to two of our biggest clients, you will be expected to drive and lead the BI/engineering capability within that team, in development and automation of data solutions for clients. This is a hands-on role and you will be responsible for developing pipelines to helping us aggregate many data sources into a single view for the two clients. You will sit in a data/tech and analytics team, which is dedicated to our two largest clients, however you will also be part of the BI/engineering central community. Marketing industry data is often incomplete, inconsistent and stored in silos with access primarily through APIs and FTPs. It is therefore our responsibility to help create custom solutions for these two clients, who each have their own requirements for reporting. We need a creative, experienced and motivated individual to help lead this area within the team, building solutions for integrating data in to the GCP & BigQuery environments. What we think are 3 best things about the job You'll have access to the latest and greatest in cloud and dashboarding technologies . Continuous learning, autonomy & room for development with the best in the industry. You'll be working in a close knit, friendly team who are there to support you at every stage of your career. Who are you? You have extensive e xperience of working directly with clients and managing stakeholder expectations , having already been in a client - facing role previously, and are able to effectively engage with clients both from technical and non-technical disciplines. You have Cloud platform knowledge , hopefully with a GCP c ertification, or alternatively other C loud platform knowledge would be considered. You have s ignificant experienc e working with Python (R desirable) . Experience in : - B uilding pipelines from various data sources and especially APIs - Line management - DevOps tools: Github /Gitlab - W orking with digital marketing and/or web analytics data What we can offer you. - Company pension scheme - Private medical insurance - 25 days holiday (increases with length of service) - Life assurance - Permanent health insurance - WPP share options scheme - Discretionary bonus scheme - Free eyecare vouchers and money off glasses - Extensive training and development - Cycle to work scheme - Interest free travel loan - Free breakfast (cereal and fruit) - Smart shopper (online discount on a variety of products) Sounds good? We'd love to hear from you! About EssenceMediacom We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients' businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability. EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our "new power" where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.
May 03, 2024
Full time
At EssenceMediacom we want to eradicate inequity . We don't tolerate it and when we see it, we act . We attract, support and develop our talent without bias and strive to foster the empathy, creativity and diversity of thought needed to drive meaningful change for our people, our clients, our industry and our society. WPP and GroupM have already made strong commitments to combat racial injustice . While we are part of this group, we know we have an individual responsibility as an employer and an industry leader to fight against racism . That's why we have pledged the following seven commitments . Even if you don't meet all the requirements, that's okay, and we encourage you to apply anyway to find out more about whether this is the right match for you. Did you know that m arginalised groups including women, people of colour and people with a disability are more likely to discount themself for a role if they don't feel they meet every requirement or understand the reasonable adjustment that can be made? This is why we encourage connection and conversation to ensure that everyone has the opportunity and information needed to find the right role, for them. If this role isn't quite right, you may be the perfect fit for another - so go ahead, apply and find out! The Client Sky Sky are o ne of the biggest advertisers in the UK and as a business span Entertainment, Sport, Cinema, Home Insurance, Broadband, Mobile and B2B services to mention a few verticals. We work closely with them across their digital strategy and manage the planning and buying across Display, Paid Social and Programmatic. Working on Sky is a challenging, fast - paced and innovative environment where standing still can be moving backwards ! We're here to help Sky navigate a constantly changing digital ecosystem and to create award winning work that grows their business. Boots Boots are one of the biggest retail clients in the UK. Their divisions span across Retail. No7 Company , Opticians and Hearingcare . Boots are an award-winning data-driven organisation. Working on Boots is a challenging and fast-paced environment, where you will be exposed from day 1 to leading technolog ies and data-driven strategies , delivered across a wide range of media implementations. The Role As a lead consultant within the data tech and analytics team, dedicated to two of our biggest clients, you will be expected to drive and lead the BI/engineering capability within that team, in development and automation of data solutions for clients. This is a hands-on role and you will be responsible for developing pipelines to helping us aggregate many data sources into a single view for the two clients. You will sit in a data/tech and analytics team, which is dedicated to our two largest clients, however you will also be part of the BI/engineering central community. Marketing industry data is often incomplete, inconsistent and stored in silos with access primarily through APIs and FTPs. It is therefore our responsibility to help create custom solutions for these two clients, who each have their own requirements for reporting. We need a creative, experienced and motivated individual to help lead this area within the team, building solutions for integrating data in to the GCP & BigQuery environments. What we think are 3 best things about the job You'll have access to the latest and greatest in cloud and dashboarding technologies . Continuous learning, autonomy & room for development with the best in the industry. You'll be working in a close knit, friendly team who are there to support you at every stage of your career. Who are you? You have extensive e xperience of working directly with clients and managing stakeholder expectations , having already been in a client - facing role previously, and are able to effectively engage with clients both from technical and non-technical disciplines. You have Cloud platform knowledge , hopefully with a GCP c ertification, or alternatively other C loud platform knowledge would be considered. You have s ignificant experienc e working with Python (R desirable) . Experience in : - B uilding pipelines from various data sources and especially APIs - Line management - DevOps tools: Github /Gitlab - W orking with digital marketing and/or web analytics data What we can offer you. - Company pension scheme - Private medical insurance - 25 days holiday (increases with length of service) - Life assurance - Permanent health insurance - WPP share options scheme - Discretionary bonus scheme - Free eyecare vouchers and money off glasses - Extensive training and development - Cycle to work scheme - Interest free travel loan - Free breakfast (cereal and fruit) - Smart shopper (online discount on a variety of products) Sounds good? We'd love to hear from you! About EssenceMediacom We are a global communications agency leading with breakthrough thinking, building explosive growth for brands, and helping our clients see the bigger picture. Our daring global network of 10,000 influencers help our clients breach traditional boundaries in media, uncover novel ideas, and unleash exponential growth. EssenceMediacom challenges conventional thinking to build, propel, and supercharge our clients' businesses at scale and lead our industry in critical areas such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability. EssenceMediacom understands that our people are tasked with big goals: building breakthrough growth for brands and leading with breakthrough thinking in our industry. Our people are at the heart of this work because their ideas will enable us to decode the intersections of people, content, and technology to bring our aspirations to life. Our success is down to our eclectic, diverse, and talented people. EssenceMediacom is a place for us to grow our careers and expand our horizons. EssenceMediacom is committed to building an agency culture that supports our people, puts diversity at the forefront of our operations, and creates opportunity for all. This collective culture will be our "new power" where ideas are freely exchanged, and collaboration is actively encouraged in a place where you can innovate in our hyperconnected world.
You might have thought that as "Technology Partner of the Year 2023" our dev team would now be cruising along enjoying all the glory and mentally living on a deserted beach somewhere but you'd be wrong. Yes, we are all incredibly proud of our achievements, BUT we're insanely ambitious, full of new ideas, and we're ONLY JUST getting started. We want YOU to come and lead us and to help us to innovate faster & smarter. Are you ready for your next mission? If so, we'd love to hear from you Role Info: Software Development Director (Exec Team Seat) Remote Working with Ellesmere Port Office-Based Minimum 1 Day Per Week £120,000 - £140,000 Plus Benefits Package Including Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Discounted Gym Memberships and More Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Operational Hours 8am - 7pm. Occasional Saturday work required. Reporting to: CEO Team Size: 12 Devs (UK Based) 4 QAs - (You will hire more!) Company: Leading Provider on HR Tech, Consulting and Advice Pedigree: British HR Awards - Technology Partner of the Year 2023 Clients Include: Currys, Wickes, Virgin Atlantic, Network Rail, BT Group, Sainsbury's, Post Office, Pret and More Your Background/Skills: Team Leadership, Software Project Delivery, Software, Automation Testing, DevOps, Software Development, Cloud Platforms, Strategic Thinking, Building Software Products, B2B SaaS, People/HR Tech. About us: We are the UK's leading provider of Award-Winning HR technology, consulting and advisory services. We help build a positive culture where people can give their best to drive business success. We do this by taking the complexity out of the HR experience, making it simple, easy to access and agile. By combining cloud technology, data insight and expert guidance, we help our clients empower their leaders, engage their people and drive efficiency. We're not just another tech company or consulting business pretending to understand HR. We do know HR; we live and breathe it. Our Tech: Our award-winning employee relations case management system, empower®, is designed to transform how HR leaders and line managers manage people matters. Supported by HR experts and robust HR analytics, we simplify employee relations case management, enabling organisations to drive a positive culture, improve employee experiences, and empower HR leaders to drive an agile, thriving business. Empower® is a SaaS cloud platform that enables managers to own 90% of people matters and delivers 8 digit Annual Recurring Revenue. This is what leading retailer Iceland has to say: "It's so intuitive. It's built around how HR advice is actually provided. We're not fitting around the software; the software fits around us". Do you have experience leading software development teams? We are seeking a passionate and experienced leader to join our Executive Leadership Team as the Development Director for our empower® SaaS platform. In this critical role, you will be responsible for driving the development and delivery of our market-leading platform, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of our clients and delivers exceptional value. Where you'll add value: + Recruit, build and lead a high-performing team of developers and QA engineers + Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement with the development team + Define and execute the development roadmap for the empower® platform, aligned with product strategy and business objectives + Oversee the development life cycle, from technical design to development, testing, and deployment + Implement and maintain best practices for software development, including Agile methodologies, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and code quality assurance + Champion automated testing practices and tools, driving efficiency and improving software quality + Partner closely with the Product Management function to understand user needs and translate them into technical requirements + Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to enhance the empower® platform + Contribute to the overall strategic direction of AdviserPlus, providing technical expertise and insights to the Executive Leadership Team About you: + Minimum 5 years' experience leading development teams in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment + Proven track record of successfully delivering complex software projects on time and within budget + Strong understanding of software development life cycle methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) + Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure, is a significant advantage + Expertise in automated testing frameworks and tools is a bonus + Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills + Ability to think strategically and translate business needs into technical solutions + Passion for building high-quality, innovative software products What's on Offer: + Life assurance + Pension + Holiday purchase scheme + Volunteering days + Long service awards + Contribution towards professional qualifications + Contribution towards membership fees + Employee assistance programme + Health cashback plan + And more . Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Leadership Team. Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
May 03, 2024
Full time
You might have thought that as "Technology Partner of the Year 2023" our dev team would now be cruising along enjoying all the glory and mentally living on a deserted beach somewhere but you'd be wrong. Yes, we are all incredibly proud of our achievements, BUT we're insanely ambitious, full of new ideas, and we're ONLY JUST getting started. We want YOU to come and lead us and to help us to innovate faster & smarter. Are you ready for your next mission? If so, we'd love to hear from you Role Info: Software Development Director (Exec Team Seat) Remote Working with Ellesmere Port Office-Based Minimum 1 Day Per Week £120,000 - £140,000 Plus Benefits Package Including Pension, Life Assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, Discounted Gym Memberships and More Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Operational Hours 8am - 7pm. Occasional Saturday work required. Reporting to: CEO Team Size: 12 Devs (UK Based) 4 QAs - (You will hire more!) Company: Leading Provider on HR Tech, Consulting and Advice Pedigree: British HR Awards - Technology Partner of the Year 2023 Clients Include: Currys, Wickes, Virgin Atlantic, Network Rail, BT Group, Sainsbury's, Post Office, Pret and More Your Background/Skills: Team Leadership, Software Project Delivery, Software, Automation Testing, DevOps, Software Development, Cloud Platforms, Strategic Thinking, Building Software Products, B2B SaaS, People/HR Tech. About us: We are the UK's leading provider of Award-Winning HR technology, consulting and advisory services. We help build a positive culture where people can give their best to drive business success. We do this by taking the complexity out of the HR experience, making it simple, easy to access and agile. By combining cloud technology, data insight and expert guidance, we help our clients empower their leaders, engage their people and drive efficiency. We're not just another tech company or consulting business pretending to understand HR. We do know HR; we live and breathe it. Our Tech: Our award-winning employee relations case management system, empower®, is designed to transform how HR leaders and line managers manage people matters. Supported by HR experts and robust HR analytics, we simplify employee relations case management, enabling organisations to drive a positive culture, improve employee experiences, and empower HR leaders to drive an agile, thriving business. Empower® is a SaaS cloud platform that enables managers to own 90% of people matters and delivers 8 digit Annual Recurring Revenue. This is what leading retailer Iceland has to say: "It's so intuitive. It's built around how HR advice is actually provided. We're not fitting around the software; the software fits around us". Do you have experience leading software development teams? We are seeking a passionate and experienced leader to join our Executive Leadership Team as the Development Director for our empower® SaaS platform. In this critical role, you will be responsible for driving the development and delivery of our market-leading platform, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of our clients and delivers exceptional value. Where you'll add value: + Recruit, build and lead a high-performing team of developers and QA engineers + Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement with the development team + Define and execute the development roadmap for the empower® platform, aligned with product strategy and business objectives + Oversee the development life cycle, from technical design to development, testing, and deployment + Implement and maintain best practices for software development, including Agile methodologies, continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD), and code quality assurance + Champion automated testing practices and tools, driving efficiency and improving software quality + Partner closely with the Product Management function to understand user needs and translate them into technical requirements + Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, identifying opportunities to enhance the empower® platform + Contribute to the overall strategic direction of AdviserPlus, providing technical expertise and insights to the Executive Leadership Team About you: + Minimum 5 years' experience leading development teams in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment + Proven track record of successfully delivering complex software projects on time and within budget + Strong understanding of software development life cycle methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, etc.) + Experience with cloud platforms, preferably Azure, is a significant advantage + Expertise in automated testing frameworks and tools is a bonus + Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills + Ability to think strategically and translate business needs into technical solutions + Passion for building high-quality, innovative software products What's on Offer: + Life assurance + Pension + Holiday purchase scheme + Volunteering days + Long service awards + Contribution towards professional qualifications + Contribution towards membership fees + Employee assistance programme + Health cashback plan + And more . Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Leadership Team. Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus Surrey or Hampshire/Hybrid/WFH £60,000 to £65,000 + £4-5,000 oncall/overtime, plus bonus excellent benefits and growth potential (fantastic employer)/Surrey or Hampshire albeit 1, possibly 2 days per week in the office This role is a hybrid position and can be based in either their Dorking (Surrey) or Basingstoke (Hampshire) offices with the expectation of being in the office 4 - 6 times per month. The overall package is worth around £80-85k. A leading financial services company are recruiting for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to take a lead position within their infrastructure team: - with a requirement to be a senior technical engineer and lead by example. - a core element of this role is having the ability to affect technical change in their environment. - this can be as simple as leading new migrations, implementing new software or leading the support of their new Azure Cloud environment. - but you need to have the ability to articulate this and demonstrate what you have done and bring to the table. An understanding or appreciation of Azure and DevOps, is an advantage, but not essential as they are slowly moving their environment over to an infrastructure that supports Azure, although this will only be a small percentage of their estate and they have a hybrid on-prem/cloud (potentially around 20%) model. This is a great role working in a team where career progression is actively encouraged. Ideally you will possess core skills within Wintel/VMware technologies, have a DevOps appreciation and understanding, but this is definitely not a DevOps role. Any knowledge of Nutanix or the willingness to learn it as a new technology is well received and the ability to take on new technology and role with it is important. The primary day to day work for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus will consist of: Individuals in the Senior Infrastructure Engineer position are responsible for designing system and infrastructure architectures spanning the whole range of hardware and software technologies in their designated field, using approved system engineering practices. They will develop and maintain the high-level design plan for the overall logical and technical IT architecture. They will provide technical leadership and consulting across the organisation, from strategic decision making to project level planning. They will gain organisational commitment for all high-level Infrastructure plans and initiate and participate in projects to evaluate technologies and methods for implementing these plans. They will work closely with decision makers throughout the organisation to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective information processing and communication technologies. They will benchmark, analyse, report on, and make recommendations for the improvement of the relevant IT Infrastructure and IT systems. They will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate, verify, communicate, and resolve complex systems/software/networking/infrastructure applications and infrastructure issues. They are responsible for planning, designing and analysing the organisations operating system(s), storage management, agents/instrumentation, systems management, security, network, web administration, database management, automation, and application technical stacks. Additionally, this position may require working knowledge of multiple computing/networking platforms (including physical, virtual, and cloud,) while ensuring high levels of data quality and availability. They are also responsible for capacity planning, backup and restore process design, performance analysis, and developing data disaster recovery plans. Principal Duties and Responsibilities for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps role: Designs, builds and deploys solutions across the relevant infrastructure technologies, including Humanas Azure tenant. Designs automation of infrastructure as a service and capabilities including virtual networks, virtual machines, cloud services, web sites, data services, IoT, etc. Leads technical deployments that involve multiple IT teams and stakeholders. Develops and enhances the orchestration and automation of cloud enablement tools. Designs a highly scalable and redundant physical or virtual infrastructure to support the companys future growth. Provides innovative suggestions for complex implementation solutions. Creates documentation and implementation plans to allow support teams to build and manage the relevant environment. Develops and manages an infrastructure capacity plan. Required Skillset for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus position: Possess significantly developed hands-on technical expertise in multiple key operating systems or subsystem areas. Have some experience in creating as well as using Scripting and other tools to automate routine tasks - Ability to automate manual tasks using Scripting languages (eg Shell, python, Perl, bash). Drive resolution of technical problems in a methodical and professional manner. Effectively summarise and clearly communicate software/hardware problems involving multiple support teams. Some Azure/Cloud exposure, with a DevOps understanding. Demonstrable related work experience (Wintel, VMWare) any experience with Nutanix Converged technologies, including Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor or AHV. Windows OS Configuring & troubleshooting 2016, 2019 and 2022 (nice to have). VMware Virtualisation 6.5+. AD/DNS/GPO configuration. ITIL Framework grounding (Incident, Change, etc). Any Scripting knowledge is an advantage. Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus Surrey or Hampshire/Hybrid/WFH £60,000 to £65,000 + £4-5,000 oncall/overtime, plus bonus excellent benefits and growth potential (fantastic employer)/Surrey or Hampshire albeit 1, possibly 2 days per week in the office
May 03, 2024
Full time
Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus Surrey or Hampshire/Hybrid/WFH £60,000 to £65,000 + £4-5,000 oncall/overtime, plus bonus excellent benefits and growth potential (fantastic employer)/Surrey or Hampshire albeit 1, possibly 2 days per week in the office This role is a hybrid position and can be based in either their Dorking (Surrey) or Basingstoke (Hampshire) offices with the expectation of being in the office 4 - 6 times per month. The overall package is worth around £80-85k. A leading financial services company are recruiting for a Senior Infrastructure Engineer to take a lead position within their infrastructure team: - with a requirement to be a senior technical engineer and lead by example. - a core element of this role is having the ability to affect technical change in their environment. - this can be as simple as leading new migrations, implementing new software or leading the support of their new Azure Cloud environment. - but you need to have the ability to articulate this and demonstrate what you have done and bring to the table. An understanding or appreciation of Azure and DevOps, is an advantage, but not essential as they are slowly moving their environment over to an infrastructure that supports Azure, although this will only be a small percentage of their estate and they have a hybrid on-prem/cloud (potentially around 20%) model. This is a great role working in a team where career progression is actively encouraged. Ideally you will possess core skills within Wintel/VMware technologies, have a DevOps appreciation and understanding, but this is definitely not a DevOps role. Any knowledge of Nutanix or the willingness to learn it as a new technology is well received and the ability to take on new technology and role with it is important. The primary day to day work for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus will consist of: Individuals in the Senior Infrastructure Engineer position are responsible for designing system and infrastructure architectures spanning the whole range of hardware and software technologies in their designated field, using approved system engineering practices. They will develop and maintain the high-level design plan for the overall logical and technical IT architecture. They will provide technical leadership and consulting across the organisation, from strategic decision making to project level planning. They will gain organisational commitment for all high-level Infrastructure plans and initiate and participate in projects to evaluate technologies and methods for implementing these plans. They will work closely with decision makers throughout the organisation to identify, recommend, develop, implement, and support cost-effective information processing and communication technologies. They will benchmark, analyse, report on, and make recommendations for the improvement of the relevant IT Infrastructure and IT systems. They will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate, verify, communicate, and resolve complex systems/software/networking/infrastructure applications and infrastructure issues. They are responsible for planning, designing and analysing the organisations operating system(s), storage management, agents/instrumentation, systems management, security, network, web administration, database management, automation, and application technical stacks. Additionally, this position may require working knowledge of multiple computing/networking platforms (including physical, virtual, and cloud,) while ensuring high levels of data quality and availability. They are also responsible for capacity planning, backup and restore process design, performance analysis, and developing data disaster recovery plans. Principal Duties and Responsibilities for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps role: Designs, builds and deploys solutions across the relevant infrastructure technologies, including Humanas Azure tenant. Designs automation of infrastructure as a service and capabilities including virtual networks, virtual machines, cloud services, web sites, data services, IoT, etc. Leads technical deployments that involve multiple IT teams and stakeholders. Develops and enhances the orchestration and automation of cloud enablement tools. Designs a highly scalable and redundant physical or virtual infrastructure to support the companys future growth. Provides innovative suggestions for complex implementation solutions. Creates documentation and implementation plans to allow support teams to build and manage the relevant environment. Develops and manages an infrastructure capacity plan. Required Skillset for the Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus position: Possess significantly developed hands-on technical expertise in multiple key operating systems or subsystem areas. Have some experience in creating as well as using Scripting and other tools to automate routine tasks - Ability to automate manual tasks using Scripting languages (eg Shell, python, Perl, bash). Drive resolution of technical problems in a methodical and professional manner. Effectively summarise and clearly communicate software/hardware problems involving multiple support teams. Some Azure/Cloud exposure, with a DevOps understanding. Demonstrable related work experience (Wintel, VMWare) any experience with Nutanix Converged technologies, including Nutanix Acropolis Hypervisor or AHV. Windows OS Configuring & troubleshooting 2016, 2019 and 2022 (nice to have). VMware Virtualisation 6.5+. AD/DNS/GPO configuration. ITIL Framework grounding (Incident, Change, etc). Any Scripting knowledge is an advantage. Senior Infrastructure Engineer/Azure/DevOps focus Surrey or Hampshire/Hybrid/WFH £60,000 to £65,000 + £4-5,000 oncall/overtime, plus bonus excellent benefits and growth potential (fantastic employer)/Surrey or Hampshire albeit 1, possibly 2 days per week in the office
DevOps Lead 6 Months Hybrid - 1 day a week in Horsham 640 Umbrella Would you like to join a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation? Our client is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Role purpose / summary We are seeking an experienced DevOps Lead to join our team and drive the implementation of DevOps best practices across our organization. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background in software development and infrastructure, as well as experience leading teams and driving change. If you are a motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer with a passion for leading teams to success, we would love to hear from you. Please apply today to join our dynamic and growing Key Skills/ requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field At least 6 years of experience in software development and operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix administration Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!
May 03, 2024
Contractor
DevOps Lead 6 Months Hybrid - 1 day a week in Horsham 640 Umbrella Would you like to join a global leader in consulting, technology services and digital transformation? Our client is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Role purpose / summary We are seeking an experienced DevOps Lead to join our team and drive the implementation of DevOps best practices across our organization. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background in software development and infrastructure, as well as experience leading teams and driving change. If you are a motivated and experienced DevOps Engineer with a passion for leading teams to success, we would love to hear from you. Please apply today to join our dynamic and growing Key Skills/ requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field At least 6 years of experience in software development and operations, with at least 3 years in a leadership role Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix administration Strong understanding of Agile development methodologies Strong knowledge of cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) Strong knowledge of containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) All profiles will be reviewed against the required skills and experience. Due to the high number of applications we will only be able to respond to successful applicants in the first instance. We thank you for your interest and the time taken to apply!