Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance improvement across their technical estates. Salary between £52,000 to £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. DDaT is embarking on a significant programme of governance and assurance improvement across our technical estates. This role sits at the heart of these initiatives and will have responsibility for implementing an already advanced Technical Services Improvement Plan, but also for assessing those plans and evolving them where appropriate, using either ITIL aligned processes or similar best practice methodologies. It will involve ensuring accurate documentation, managing stakeholders who want different, sometimes conflicting outcomes from the same process, and engaging across DDaT and wider DBT. You'll be proactive but thoughtful, well versed in the challenges you will face when rolling out a Technical Services Improvement Plan. You will manage technical and non-technical stakeholders respectfully but firmly and be able to see complicated tasks through to completion. You will be quality and outcome focused, able to understand when to gather more information and when to act and pride yourself in making considered decisions. In your day-to-day role as a Lead Improvement Architect you will: Lead on the creation and implementation of a Service Improvement Plan, focused initially on Technical and Support Services. This will include identifying and developing improvements to the plan itself based on your own experience of best practice, and defining and evolving Governance Fully document relevant processes and ensure they are agreed to by all relevant stakeholders. You will need to be able to manage active and reactive conversations, know when to escalate, and know when to act Be a senior Subject Matter Expert in a small team of Improvement Architects identifying problems in the team and ensuring you give constructive and adaptive feedback geared towards achieving successful outcomes Engage with Third Party providers where appropriate to ensure plans are seen through to completion Proactively support the wider rollout of Governance principles in our Technology Estate, being able to assure standards Essential Skills and Experience: It is essential that you have: Experience creating and implementing Service Design and Improvement programmes Extensive experience in designing and implementing either ITIL aligned processes or in best practice methodologies Managing a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting priorities It is desirable that you have: Experience with implementing Configuration Management Databases in a major tool, e,g. ServiceNow ITIL Foundation, or better, Qualified How to apply As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications, which will then be sifted by DBT. Successful candidates at this stage may be invited straight to interview or asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video screening interview (or alternately provide written answers to questions). These applications will then be sifted by DBT hiring managers. If you are successful, you will be invited to interview. How DBT interview At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the DDaT Capability Framework. Technical Skills Governance and Assurance Making and Guiding Decisions Problem Definition and Shaping Communicating between the Technical and the non-Technical Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions How DBT offer This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn. Benefits If you join DBT, you will get: learning and development tailored to your role a flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service three paid volunteering days a year an employee benefits programme including cycle to work If you are a Lead Improvement Manager and looking for a new challenge, apply today!
May 19, 2024
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance improvement across their technical estates. Salary between £52,000 to £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. DDaT is embarking on a significant programme of governance and assurance improvement across our technical estates. This role sits at the heart of these initiatives and will have responsibility for implementing an already advanced Technical Services Improvement Plan, but also for assessing those plans and evolving them where appropriate, using either ITIL aligned processes or similar best practice methodologies. It will involve ensuring accurate documentation, managing stakeholders who want different, sometimes conflicting outcomes from the same process, and engaging across DDaT and wider DBT. You'll be proactive but thoughtful, well versed in the challenges you will face when rolling out a Technical Services Improvement Plan. You will manage technical and non-technical stakeholders respectfully but firmly and be able to see complicated tasks through to completion. You will be quality and outcome focused, able to understand when to gather more information and when to act and pride yourself in making considered decisions. In your day-to-day role as a Lead Improvement Architect you will: Lead on the creation and implementation of a Service Improvement Plan, focused initially on Technical and Support Services. This will include identifying and developing improvements to the plan itself based on your own experience of best practice, and defining and evolving Governance Fully document relevant processes and ensure they are agreed to by all relevant stakeholders. You will need to be able to manage active and reactive conversations, know when to escalate, and know when to act Be a senior Subject Matter Expert in a small team of Improvement Architects identifying problems in the team and ensuring you give constructive and adaptive feedback geared towards achieving successful outcomes Engage with Third Party providers where appropriate to ensure plans are seen through to completion Proactively support the wider rollout of Governance principles in our Technology Estate, being able to assure standards Essential Skills and Experience: It is essential that you have: Experience creating and implementing Service Design and Improvement programmes Extensive experience in designing and implementing either ITIL aligned processes or in best practice methodologies Managing a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting priorities It is desirable that you have: Experience with implementing Configuration Management Databases in a major tool, e,g. ServiceNow ITIL Foundation, or better, Qualified How to apply As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications, which will then be sifted by DBT. Successful candidates at this stage may be invited straight to interview or asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video screening interview (or alternately provide written answers to questions). These applications will then be sifted by DBT hiring managers. If you are successful, you will be invited to interview. How DBT interview At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the DDaT Capability Framework. Technical Skills Governance and Assurance Making and Guiding Decisions Problem Definition and Shaping Communicating between the Technical and the non-Technical Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions How DBT offer This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn. Benefits If you join DBT, you will get: learning and development tailored to your role a flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service three paid volunteering days a year an employee benefits programme including cycle to work If you are a Lead Improvement Manager and looking for a new challenge, apply today!
Head of Software Engineering - Bristol/London (Hybrid Remote) - GBP90-110k JavaScript/Typescript B Corp SaaS Platform 30+ Holiday days Flexible Hours Ada Meher are proud to be partnering with a scaling B2B2C SaaS company with office space in both Bristol & London as they recruit a Head of Software Engineering to help them drive innovation and growth in their technical team. The successful candidate will be leading a team of 7 working on the architecture, delivery and development of new features for their flagship product, including working with the CTO on strategy and roadmap development.The current tech stack is MEAN focused with AI based components and serverless AWS deployments, so the ideal candidate with have a strong JavaScript/Typescript background with some knowledge or interest in cloud deployments and artificial intelligence. The role will involve a split of both hands on and hands-off work so applicants should be comfortable with the stack and also leading code reviews, mentoring and assigning project resource.As a B-Corp business, our client has a strong focus on social responsibility and well-being for their employees. Because of this, you can expect over 30 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays!) as well as a flexible employer that truly cares. To Be Considered: Experience leading a small Engineering team (5-10) Strong experience with JavaScript/Typescript Engineering (MEAN/MERN preferred) Experience with coaching and mentoring Experience working on a SaaS product Knowledge of B2B2C would be an advantage Knowledge of AWS and Infrastructure / Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be a benefit The company have flexibility at the core of their employee offering, allowing employees to get their work delivered at a time and place to suit them. Whether it be that you need a few hours in the middle of the day for an appointment or to work abroad for a couple of weeks - their flexible approach empowers individuals to work their job around their life, not the other way around.That said, you can expect to meet up with the rest of tech team once or twice a month in Bristol and the whole business once a quarter in London - so flexibility for some level of travel or locality will be necessary!We're anticipating a strong response to this Head of Software Engineering role, so please get in touch with a CV to ASAP to avoid missing out.
May 19, 2024
Full time
Head of Software Engineering - Bristol/London (Hybrid Remote) - GBP90-110k JavaScript/Typescript B Corp SaaS Platform 30+ Holiday days Flexible Hours Ada Meher are proud to be partnering with a scaling B2B2C SaaS company with office space in both Bristol & London as they recruit a Head of Software Engineering to help them drive innovation and growth in their technical team. The successful candidate will be leading a team of 7 working on the architecture, delivery and development of new features for their flagship product, including working with the CTO on strategy and roadmap development.The current tech stack is MEAN focused with AI based components and serverless AWS deployments, so the ideal candidate with have a strong JavaScript/Typescript background with some knowledge or interest in cloud deployments and artificial intelligence. The role will involve a split of both hands on and hands-off work so applicants should be comfortable with the stack and also leading code reviews, mentoring and assigning project resource.As a B-Corp business, our client has a strong focus on social responsibility and well-being for their employees. Because of this, you can expect over 30 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays!) as well as a flexible employer that truly cares. To Be Considered: Experience leading a small Engineering team (5-10) Strong experience with JavaScript/Typescript Engineering (MEAN/MERN preferred) Experience with coaching and mentoring Experience working on a SaaS product Knowledge of B2B2C would be an advantage Knowledge of AWS and Infrastructure / Artificial Intelligence (AI) would be a benefit The company have flexibility at the core of their employee offering, allowing employees to get their work delivered at a time and place to suit them. Whether it be that you need a few hours in the middle of the day for an appointment or to work abroad for a couple of weeks - their flexible approach empowers individuals to work their job around their life, not the other way around.That said, you can expect to meet up with the rest of tech team once or twice a month in Bristol and the whole business once a quarter in London - so flexibility for some level of travel or locality will be necessary!We're anticipating a strong response to this Head of Software Engineering role, so please get in touch with a CV to ASAP to avoid missing out.
Lead Security Researcher - Systems Specialist Ref. 910 Department Technology & Innovation Salary £61,204 - £65,784 Job description Opportunity to apply for additional skills allowance up to £3,500 after 12 months Full-time, part-time and flexible working patterns available (minimum coverage 3 days per week) Secure infrastructure is the target. Think like the opposition. Architect the attack. You re the type of person who s quick to learn about unfamiliar systems and technologies and enjoy being the first to approach the problem and that s exactly what you ll get to do. At HMGCC, you ll combine your experience and knowledge of common vulnerabilities with a creative and open mind to identify the weakest points in a system. You ll direct and coordinate the work of vulnerability researchers and build representative model environments for others to attack. Alongside the Head of Profession, you ll identify the learning and development opportunities you need to help you progress, both from internal courses as well as external. This is not an IT pen testing role this is about taking the gloves off to achieve objectives. Because that s what our opposition can, and will, do to compromise our infrastructure. More About You You will already have, Experience in a relevant technical development discipline (electronic hardware, software, firmware, systems). An interest in developing and proving attack surfaces for systems. Experience of leading teams & task management. To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you have one or more of the following (but these are not essential), Experience of design, implementation, testing or maintenance of at least one of the following; Information Technology Systems Control Systems Communications Systems Experience of hardware-in-the-loop testing. Your Personal Skills You will be the type of person who, Thrives on learning about unfamiliar technologies and how customers deploy and use them. Communicates technical concepts fluently to a range of audiences from non-technical senior customers through to experienced vulnerability researchers. Approaches problems with an open and inquiring mind. Can adapt. Change and innovation is a big part of our organisation. You will be able to adapt with the support of your team and management. Putting your skills to use Using your diverse range of skills within the team, you will, Develop an understanding of systems used by our customers and understanding what impactful attacks against them would like. Develop and document the attack surface for systems. Lead a small team of vulnerability researchers and developers to produce proof-of-concept attacks to demonstrate critical system vulnerabilities. Lead the build of a representative test environment. Lead verification of attacks demonstrated by the team. Take first line responsibility for communicating findings and potential mitigations to stakeholders. What we Offer Now that we ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here s what we can offer you, 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service. 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave. 2 additional days leave (set dates through the year). Paid overtime or TOIL. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, and sometimes it s needed, we believe you should be rewarded for that. Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It s competitive. Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you. On site nursery (subject to availability). 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice. Free parking. Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day. Relocation Package Affinity Groups whether you are disabled, LGBTQ and/or from an Ethnic Minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone. About HMGCC We re HMGCC, Her Majesty s Government Communications Centre. You may not have heard of us before. That s because our customers are other UK Government Departments. Using our collective expertise, we develop communication systems for our customers that are innovative, reliable and totally secure to protect national security at home and overseas. We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to. To find out more about us and if we re right for you, please click here . Equal Opportunities Inclusion & Diversity really matters to us. It's not just about numbers or visible differences. HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse. We re not looking for any one type of person. We re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect and value each other's differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us even better at what we do. We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the role. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the inclusion and diversity information on our website. Apply now Discover more by clicking apply below. Our Recruitment Team will process your application once the role has closed and everyone will get a response. Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date.
May 19, 2024
Full time
Lead Security Researcher - Systems Specialist Ref. 910 Department Technology & Innovation Salary £61,204 - £65,784 Job description Opportunity to apply for additional skills allowance up to £3,500 after 12 months Full-time, part-time and flexible working patterns available (minimum coverage 3 days per week) Secure infrastructure is the target. Think like the opposition. Architect the attack. You re the type of person who s quick to learn about unfamiliar systems and technologies and enjoy being the first to approach the problem and that s exactly what you ll get to do. At HMGCC, you ll combine your experience and knowledge of common vulnerabilities with a creative and open mind to identify the weakest points in a system. You ll direct and coordinate the work of vulnerability researchers and build representative model environments for others to attack. Alongside the Head of Profession, you ll identify the learning and development opportunities you need to help you progress, both from internal courses as well as external. This is not an IT pen testing role this is about taking the gloves off to achieve objectives. Because that s what our opposition can, and will, do to compromise our infrastructure. More About You You will already have, Experience in a relevant technical development discipline (electronic hardware, software, firmware, systems). An interest in developing and proving attack surfaces for systems. Experience of leading teams & task management. To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you have one or more of the following (but these are not essential), Experience of design, implementation, testing or maintenance of at least one of the following; Information Technology Systems Control Systems Communications Systems Experience of hardware-in-the-loop testing. Your Personal Skills You will be the type of person who, Thrives on learning about unfamiliar technologies and how customers deploy and use them. Communicates technical concepts fluently to a range of audiences from non-technical senior customers through to experienced vulnerability researchers. Approaches problems with an open and inquiring mind. Can adapt. Change and innovation is a big part of our organisation. You will be able to adapt with the support of your team and management. Putting your skills to use Using your diverse range of skills within the team, you will, Develop an understanding of systems used by our customers and understanding what impactful attacks against them would like. Develop and document the attack surface for systems. Lead a small team of vulnerability researchers and developers to produce proof-of-concept attacks to demonstrate critical system vulnerabilities. Lead the build of a representative test environment. Lead verification of attacks demonstrated by the team. Take first line responsibility for communicating findings and potential mitigations to stakeholders. What we Offer Now that we ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here s what we can offer you, 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service. 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave. 2 additional days leave (set dates through the year). Paid overtime or TOIL. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, and sometimes it s needed, we believe you should be rewarded for that. Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It s competitive. Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you. On site nursery (subject to availability). 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice. Free parking. Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day. Relocation Package Affinity Groups whether you are disabled, LGBTQ and/or from an Ethnic Minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone. About HMGCC We re HMGCC, Her Majesty s Government Communications Centre. You may not have heard of us before. That s because our customers are other UK Government Departments. Using our collective expertise, we develop communication systems for our customers that are innovative, reliable and totally secure to protect national security at home and overseas. We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to. To find out more about us and if we re right for you, please click here . Equal Opportunities Inclusion & Diversity really matters to us. It's not just about numbers or visible differences. HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse. We re not looking for any one type of person. We re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect and value each other's differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us even better at what we do. We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the role. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the inclusion and diversity information on our website. Apply now Discover more by clicking apply below. Our Recruitment Team will process your application once the role has closed and everyone will get a response. Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date.
Are your analytical and data modelling skills in point? Can you identify, build, and apply data models to support marketing insights? Would you like an exciting job with plenty of opportunity to grow? Then you might be the Senior Data Insights Consultant we are looking for! What will your day look like? As our new Lead Data Insights Consultant, you will join our growing Business Insights team. Here, you will provide your data skills and business knowledge to support our clients in making data-driven decisions to improve their digital communication. This entails designing and specifying data solutions and data integrations for various campaign platforms. More specifically, your tasks will include: Identifying and designing value-adding insights solutions, leveraging data to optimize communication strategies; Interpreting business requests and clarifying data requirements Storytelling through compelling dashboard/report layouts and polished PowerPoint presentations to illustrate findings. Enhance collaboration and communication methods by actively partnering with the Client Services team and directly with clients, as necessary, to develop and implement effective strategies and tactics. Take a lead role in engaging with both internal and external stakeholders, initiating dialogues and identifying any deficiencies in data and reporting processes. Ensure the successful implementation of segmentation strategies, advocate for data-driven methodologies such as A/B testing, and demonstrate the business impact through key performance indicators that are rooted in data analysis. Assisting and advising on data models and scoping of new projects Providing answers and insights to business-related questions via automated reporting solutions as well as ad-hoc data analyses Collaborating with highly skilled specialists including Account Managers, Architects, Developers, Creatives, Strategists, Data Scientists and Marketing Operation experts to service our clients coherently Promoting a data-driven agenda in a digital marketing context. Who are you going to work with? You will join a team of hands-on Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Consultants, and Data Engineers who are passionate about bringing value and knowledge from data. We are all about unlocking insights from data through analytics and making that insight applicable in 1:1 data-driven communication and CRM. Your work will always be firmly anchored in data in a cross-disciplinary setting, collaborating closely with highly enthusiastic experts. What do you bring to the table? As a person, you are outgoing and love being part of interdisciplinary projects and solutions. You are eager to learn and quick to understand the complexity of high-tech dialogues and solutions. Furthermore, you have the drive, enthusiasm and technical skills to take lead when facing the client in data and insights related matters. Through this, you strive to help and inspire the client to grow their business by combining data insights, performance analytics, and data engineering. It's an advantage, if you have agency experience and marketing domain knowledge, but it's not a requirement. In addition, you have: Experience in a senior/lead data analyst role related to data, BI, analytics or reporting solutions Hands-on experience working with SQL, databases, ETL and reporting Experience with report and dashboard development in Power BI/Tableau or similar tools and storytelling Experience with database and data model design for business intelligence and analytics solutions is an advantage but not a requirement Experience with Google Insights/Google Analytics is an advantage Experience of Marketing automation and CRM life stages Experience leading a team Great communication skills in English. A leader in personalized customer experiences VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are 1000 + technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities. A global network We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization-creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers-who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction. When you click "Submit Application" your information is sent to VML MAP. To learn more about how we process your personal data when you apply for a role with us, how you can update your information, or have your information removed, please read our Privacy Policy . California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice . Have you worked for a WPP Agency in the past 10 years? If you are a current WPP employee, what brand are you affiliated with? Are you currently authorized to work in the country where this job is located? In the future will you require employer sponsorship to work where this job is located? Please select As part of our recruitment process, we kindly request that you provide us with two written references. Can you please confirm if you have any that you can provide? If you already have your references, please feel free to upload them here. Dropbox Google Drive (File types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf)
May 19, 2024
Full time
Are your analytical and data modelling skills in point? Can you identify, build, and apply data models to support marketing insights? Would you like an exciting job with plenty of opportunity to grow? Then you might be the Senior Data Insights Consultant we are looking for! What will your day look like? As our new Lead Data Insights Consultant, you will join our growing Business Insights team. Here, you will provide your data skills and business knowledge to support our clients in making data-driven decisions to improve their digital communication. This entails designing and specifying data solutions and data integrations for various campaign platforms. More specifically, your tasks will include: Identifying and designing value-adding insights solutions, leveraging data to optimize communication strategies; Interpreting business requests and clarifying data requirements Storytelling through compelling dashboard/report layouts and polished PowerPoint presentations to illustrate findings. Enhance collaboration and communication methods by actively partnering with the Client Services team and directly with clients, as necessary, to develop and implement effective strategies and tactics. Take a lead role in engaging with both internal and external stakeholders, initiating dialogues and identifying any deficiencies in data and reporting processes. Ensure the successful implementation of segmentation strategies, advocate for data-driven methodologies such as A/B testing, and demonstrate the business impact through key performance indicators that are rooted in data analysis. Assisting and advising on data models and scoping of new projects Providing answers and insights to business-related questions via automated reporting solutions as well as ad-hoc data analyses Collaborating with highly skilled specialists including Account Managers, Architects, Developers, Creatives, Strategists, Data Scientists and Marketing Operation experts to service our clients coherently Promoting a data-driven agenda in a digital marketing context. Who are you going to work with? You will join a team of hands-on Data Analysts, Data Scientists, Consultants, and Data Engineers who are passionate about bringing value and knowledge from data. We are all about unlocking insights from data through analytics and making that insight applicable in 1:1 data-driven communication and CRM. Your work will always be firmly anchored in data in a cross-disciplinary setting, collaborating closely with highly enthusiastic experts. What do you bring to the table? As a person, you are outgoing and love being part of interdisciplinary projects and solutions. You are eager to learn and quick to understand the complexity of high-tech dialogues and solutions. Furthermore, you have the drive, enthusiasm and technical skills to take lead when facing the client in data and insights related matters. Through this, you strive to help and inspire the client to grow their business by combining data insights, performance analytics, and data engineering. It's an advantage, if you have agency experience and marketing domain knowledge, but it's not a requirement. In addition, you have: Experience in a senior/lead data analyst role related to data, BI, analytics or reporting solutions Hands-on experience working with SQL, databases, ETL and reporting Experience with report and dashboard development in Power BI/Tableau or similar tools and storytelling Experience with database and data model design for business intelligence and analytics solutions is an advantage but not a requirement Experience with Google Insights/Google Analytics is an advantage Experience of Marketing automation and CRM life stages Experience leading a team Great communication skills in English. A leader in personalized customer experiences VML MAP is a world-leading Centre of Excellence that helps businesses humanize the relationship between the brand and the customer through hyper personalization at scale, marketing automation and CRM. With the brain of a consultancy, the heart of an agency and the power of technology and data, we work with some of the world's most admired brands to help them on their transformation journey to becoming truly customer-centric. Together, we are 1000 + technology specialists, data scientists, strategic thinkers, consultants, operations experts, and creative minds from 55+ nationalities. A global network We are part of the global VML network that encompasses more than 30,000 employees across 150+ offices in 60+ markets, each contributing to a culture that values connection, belonging, and the power of differences. At VML, we are committed to fostering an all-inclusive work environment that is both rewarding and career-forward. Our Inclusion, Equity & Belonging initiatives, alongside the VML Foundation, reflect our dedication to giving back and making a positive impact in our communities and beyond. Our people are the heartbeat of our organization-creators, doers, innovators, makers, and thinkers-who drive not just marketing, but meaningful experiences that resonate in every action and interaction. When you click "Submit Application" your information is sent to VML MAP. To learn more about how we process your personal data when you apply for a role with us, how you can update your information, or have your information removed, please read our Privacy Policy . California residents should read our California Recruitment Privacy Notice . Have you worked for a WPP Agency in the past 10 years? If you are a current WPP employee, what brand are you affiliated with? Are you currently authorized to work in the country where this job is located? In the future will you require employer sponsorship to work where this job is located? Please select As part of our recruitment process, we kindly request that you provide us with two written references. Can you please confirm if you have any that you can provide? If you already have your references, please feel free to upload them here. Dropbox Google Drive (File types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf)
Technology Associate/ Junior Solutions Architect AWS/Azure experience with Insurance highly preferable Join a global leading insurance company in the Regulatory and Risk team, and work with Technical Leads to provide architectural support for the portfolio initiative. You will be part of the team supporting archiving decisions. Requirements: - AWS/Azure experience with Insurance highly preferable - AWS certification is preferred - Experience in supporting end-to-end architecture across software and infrastructure components - Knowledge and understanding of enterprise integration patterns, architecture design concepts - Comfortable in collaborating with Product owners, Analyst and Developers We are looking for someone who is early on in their architecture career and looking for somewhere to move long-term, grow, and progress with the team. If you have AWS/Azure experience and certification, experience in supporting end-to-end architecture across software and infrastructure components, knowledge and understanding of enterprise integration patterns, architecture design concepts, and comfortable in collaborating with Product owners, Analyst, and Developers, we would love to hear from you. You must be eligible to work in the UK as there is no sponsorship on offer Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. With insight across the whole of Lorien, we'll keep you ahead of the curve on the talent market.
May 19, 2024
Full time
Technology Associate/ Junior Solutions Architect AWS/Azure experience with Insurance highly preferable Join a global leading insurance company in the Regulatory and Risk team, and work with Technical Leads to provide architectural support for the portfolio initiative. You will be part of the team supporting archiving decisions. Requirements: - AWS/Azure experience with Insurance highly preferable - AWS certification is preferred - Experience in supporting end-to-end architecture across software and infrastructure components - Knowledge and understanding of enterprise integration patterns, architecture design concepts - Comfortable in collaborating with Product owners, Analyst and Developers We are looking for someone who is early on in their architecture career and looking for somewhere to move long-term, grow, and progress with the team. If you have AWS/Azure experience and certification, experience in supporting end-to-end architecture across software and infrastructure components, knowledge and understanding of enterprise integration patterns, architecture design concepts, and comfortable in collaborating with Product owners, Analyst, and Developers, we would love to hear from you. You must be eligible to work in the UK as there is no sponsorship on offer Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. With insight across the whole of Lorien, we'll keep you ahead of the curve on the talent market.
M365/Power Platform Solutions Architect Location Based at client locations or working remotely Salary Negotiable, plus company benefits Job Overview Triad Group Plc is seeking a highly skilled and experienced M365/Power Platform Solutions Architect to join our dynamic team. As a M365/Power Platform Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable solutions built on the Microsoft Power Platform. The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and C# and will be responsible for translating business requirements into robust, efficient, and scalable Power Platform solutions. The role will involve assessing new methods and technologies (within the power platform and outside) to inform the direction of the development, before implementing recommendations. As a consultant at Triad, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape, defining, designing, and delivering digital solutions across public, private, and third sectors. Operating within a Company that values autonomy and creativity, you will be at the forefront of solving complex problems, contributing to a culture of innovation that has been the hallmark of Triad's 35-year success story. Why Triad: Glassdoor score of 4.6/5 98% of our staff would recommend Triad to a friend 100% CEO approval "At Triad, I've felt a sense of support and community from day one. The range of projects and flexibility to try different roles means I can forge my own career path with the support of my peers." About Us Join an award-winning team recognised twice for "Project Excellence" at "The Chartered Institute for IT & Computing Awards." Triad operates at the heart of the public sector, understanding its technology challenges, and delivering goals at the best value for UK citizens. We are on a mission to become the UK's favourite technology company by 2025. Triad defines, designs, and delivers digital solutions, boasting a 35-year track record of success across public, private, and third sectors. Our flat management structure and absence of burdensome hierarchy promote autonomy, fostering a creative and innovative environment for solving complex problems. Responsibilities Solution Design and Architecture: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions leveraging the Power Platform. Design end-to-end solutions on Power Platform, considering scalability, security, and performance aspects. Experience architecting C# solutions. Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams on Power Platform best practices. Mentor and coach team members to enhance their Power Platform skills and knowledge. Customisation and Development: Develop custom Power Apps, Power Automate flows, and Power BI reports to meet business requirements. Create and customise entities, fields, forms, and views in Dataverse. Integration: Design and implement integrations between Power Platform and other enterprise systems. Work with APIs and connectors to ensure seamless data flow between Power Platform and external systems. Governance and Compliance: Define and implement governance policies for Power Platform usage. Ensure compliance with organisational and industry-specific regulations. Performance Optimisation: Monitor and optimise the performance of Power Platform solutions. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and scalability issues. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for Power Platform solutions. Document best practices, guidelines, and standards for Power Platform development. Qualifications: Hold current SC-level security clearance. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Proven experience as a Technical Architect with a focus on Microsoft Power Platform. In-depth knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and substantial experience in C# architecture. Strong understanding of Datamodelling and relational database concepts. Experience in designing and implementing complex Power Platform solutions. Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services and integration capabilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Relevant certifications in Power Platform are a plus. Preferred Skills: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert. Experience with Power Virtual Agents. Knowledge of AI and machine learning concepts within Power Platform. What you will get 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays. Matched pension contributions of 5%. Free private health care and medical cover with Bupa (taxable as a benefit). Perkbox membership. Gym membership (up to £40 per month towards membership plus free membership at Lakeshore Fitness in Milton Keynes). Cycle to work scheme. Free Health and Wellbeing services (AIG Smart Health and Canada Life WeCare). What do our colleagues have to say? Please see for yourself on Glassdoor and our "Day in the life" videos at the top of our Career Page Interested? Please contact Ryan Jordan for the full job description or submit your application now. Triad is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. We are proud that our recruitment process has been recognised as inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role. We are a signatory on the Tech Talent Charter that aims to bring industries and organisations together to drive greater inclusion and diversity in technology roles, in addition, as a Disability Confident employer, our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role.
May 18, 2024
Full time
M365/Power Platform Solutions Architect Location Based at client locations or working remotely Salary Negotiable, plus company benefits Job Overview Triad Group Plc is seeking a highly skilled and experienced M365/Power Platform Solutions Architect to join our dynamic team. As a M365/Power Platform Solutions Architect, you will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable solutions built on the Microsoft Power Platform. The successful candidate will possess a deep understanding of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and C# and will be responsible for translating business requirements into robust, efficient, and scalable Power Platform solutions. The role will involve assessing new methods and technologies (within the power platform and outside) to inform the direction of the development, before implementing recommendations. As a consultant at Triad, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technological landscape, defining, designing, and delivering digital solutions across public, private, and third sectors. Operating within a Company that values autonomy and creativity, you will be at the forefront of solving complex problems, contributing to a culture of innovation that has been the hallmark of Triad's 35-year success story. Why Triad: Glassdoor score of 4.6/5 98% of our staff would recommend Triad to a friend 100% CEO approval "At Triad, I've felt a sense of support and community from day one. The range of projects and flexibility to try different roles means I can forge my own career path with the support of my peers." About Us Join an award-winning team recognised twice for "Project Excellence" at "The Chartered Institute for IT & Computing Awards." Triad operates at the heart of the public sector, understanding its technology challenges, and delivering goals at the best value for UK citizens. We are on a mission to become the UK's favourite technology company by 2025. Triad defines, designs, and delivers digital solutions, boasting a 35-year track record of success across public, private, and third sectors. Our flat management structure and absence of burdensome hierarchy promote autonomy, fostering a creative and innovative environment for solving complex problems. Responsibilities Solution Design and Architecture: Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand requirements and translate them into technical solutions leveraging the Power Platform. Design end-to-end solutions on Power Platform, considering scalability, security, and performance aspects. Experience architecting C# solutions. Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to development teams on Power Platform best practices. Mentor and coach team members to enhance their Power Platform skills and knowledge. Customisation and Development: Develop custom Power Apps, Power Automate flows, and Power BI reports to meet business requirements. Create and customise entities, fields, forms, and views in Dataverse. Integration: Design and implement integrations between Power Platform and other enterprise systems. Work with APIs and connectors to ensure seamless data flow between Power Platform and external systems. Governance and Compliance: Define and implement governance policies for Power Platform usage. Ensure compliance with organisational and industry-specific regulations. Performance Optimisation: Monitor and optimise the performance of Power Platform solutions. Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks and scalability issues. Documentation: Create and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for Power Platform solutions. Document best practices, guidelines, and standards for Power Platform development. Qualifications: Hold current SC-level security clearance. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field. Proven experience as a Technical Architect with a focus on Microsoft Power Platform. In-depth knowledge of Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, Dataverse, and substantial experience in C# architecture. Strong understanding of Datamodelling and relational database concepts. Experience in designing and implementing complex Power Platform solutions. Familiarity with Microsoft Azure services and integration capabilities. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Relevant certifications in Power Platform are a plus. Preferred Skills: Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert. Experience with Power Virtual Agents. Knowledge of AI and machine learning concepts within Power Platform. What you will get 25 days annual leave, excluding bank holidays. Matched pension contributions of 5%. Free private health care and medical cover with Bupa (taxable as a benefit). Perkbox membership. Gym membership (up to £40 per month towards membership plus free membership at Lakeshore Fitness in Milton Keynes). Cycle to work scheme. Free Health and Wellbeing services (AIG Smart Health and Canada Life WeCare). What do our colleagues have to say? Please see for yourself on Glassdoor and our "Day in the life" videos at the top of our Career Page Interested? Please contact Ryan Jordan for the full job description or submit your application now. Triad is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. We are proud that our recruitment process has been recognised as inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role. We are a signatory on the Tech Talent Charter that aims to bring industries and organisations together to drive greater inclusion and diversity in technology roles, in addition, as a Disability Confident employer, our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role.
This is a remote permanent opportunity for candidates based in the UK (Commutable to London). The Opportunity Growing and dynamic organisations are fuelled and driven by passionate and intellectually curious people. We're looking to add more Nearformers who fit this profile. At Nearform we are in the fortunate position of having 10 years of experience delivering on mission-critical outcomes for our customers, while still retaining the start-up feel, transparency, and intimacy of a close-knit community of technologists. We build digital products that provide users of these products fantastic digital experiences and allow enterprises to go to market faster, improve customer experience, while transforming their workflows and advancing our clients' digital agendas. With a recent significant investment into the business, Nearform is poised to scale its impact to more enterprises. Are you the right person to fuel this growth and add to a wonderfully collaborative culture? The Right Candidate The Consulting & Solutions Principal role within Nearform is responsible for helping client teams identify pain points, create and build solutions to address these problems, along with nurturing and developing client accounts with the Client Principal. The right candidate will be someone who is Entrepreneurial and client-focused Experienced in a similar role working within a fast-growing business Highly knowledgeable in software development - and modern trends in building highly scalable software solutions Keen to stay on the cutting edge of technology - helping clients understand it and apply it within their businesses Open to travelling to London for events, meetings with potential and existing clients on a frequent basis (5 days per month) Experience Consulting, pre-sales or account development experience in a technology consultancy or digital enterprise services company Hands-on delivery, development and/or solution architecture experience in a bespoke engineering/development enterprise environment is a must Experience working with design, development, DevOps and data experts to design and deliver custom digital solutions for enterprise clients as part of digital transformation Ability to engage at VP and line of business owner level in large client organisations and manage multiple stakeholders and opportunities in parallel Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills Demonstrable experience operating in complex, ambiguous environments, with little detail or guidance Experience working collaboratively across sales, marketing, delivery, SMEs and finance to deliver proposals and solutions for new and existing clients Experience working with sales/Client Principals to develop client roadmaps to advance our clients digital agendas Proven experience in being part of team to landing solutions over $1M in services value and growing accounts to over $3M in sustainable annual revenues Previous experience in business case creation with the ability to articulate outcome based benefits to clients Responsibilities Work collaboratively with wider Nearform team to grow a number of key strategic accounts Own the identification of key client challenges and work with internal teams to develop sales proposals, tender responses and client pitches, defining valuable outcomes for clients Articulate client and industry learnings into new propositions and offerings for the business to go to market with Lead pre-sales discussions by presenting Nearform to clients, identifying client challenges and discussing potential approaches or solutions - demonstrating technical depth and commercial acumen Creating proposals as part of a wider bid team - contributing technical expertise to ensure quality in all responses Craft customer success stories from our work which demonstrate the unique value of NearForm's offerings to help the sales process and correctly articulate our value proposition. Support the delivery team through the early stages of client delivery helping the team to exceed clients expectations Cultivate client relationships throughout the engagements with current and potential customer stakeholders and other relevant partners (technology or business) Support Client Principals in developing and executing on key account plans and sales programmes - in account of the 1M - 3M annual spend Benefits Competitive employee benefits package Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance. Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem! The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving Nearformers' wellbeing. Although we are widely dispersed, Nearformers are a tightly-knit team. We trust one another and care about our colleagues. We all get together in person at our annual company retreat, Nearfest and regularly meet within our teams. Building on our open-source origins, we promote the sharing of thoughts, knowledge and ideas.
May 18, 2024
Full time
This is a remote permanent opportunity for candidates based in the UK (Commutable to London). The Opportunity Growing and dynamic organisations are fuelled and driven by passionate and intellectually curious people. We're looking to add more Nearformers who fit this profile. At Nearform we are in the fortunate position of having 10 years of experience delivering on mission-critical outcomes for our customers, while still retaining the start-up feel, transparency, and intimacy of a close-knit community of technologists. We build digital products that provide users of these products fantastic digital experiences and allow enterprises to go to market faster, improve customer experience, while transforming their workflows and advancing our clients' digital agendas. With a recent significant investment into the business, Nearform is poised to scale its impact to more enterprises. Are you the right person to fuel this growth and add to a wonderfully collaborative culture? The Right Candidate The Consulting & Solutions Principal role within Nearform is responsible for helping client teams identify pain points, create and build solutions to address these problems, along with nurturing and developing client accounts with the Client Principal. The right candidate will be someone who is Entrepreneurial and client-focused Experienced in a similar role working within a fast-growing business Highly knowledgeable in software development - and modern trends in building highly scalable software solutions Keen to stay on the cutting edge of technology - helping clients understand it and apply it within their businesses Open to travelling to London for events, meetings with potential and existing clients on a frequent basis (5 days per month) Experience Consulting, pre-sales or account development experience in a technology consultancy or digital enterprise services company Hands-on delivery, development and/or solution architecture experience in a bespoke engineering/development enterprise environment is a must Experience working with design, development, DevOps and data experts to design and deliver custom digital solutions for enterprise clients as part of digital transformation Ability to engage at VP and line of business owner level in large client organisations and manage multiple stakeholders and opportunities in parallel Outstanding written, verbal and presentation skills Demonstrable experience operating in complex, ambiguous environments, with little detail or guidance Experience working collaboratively across sales, marketing, delivery, SMEs and finance to deliver proposals and solutions for new and existing clients Experience working with sales/Client Principals to develop client roadmaps to advance our clients digital agendas Proven experience in being part of team to landing solutions over $1M in services value and growing accounts to over $3M in sustainable annual revenues Previous experience in business case creation with the ability to articulate outcome based benefits to clients Responsibilities Work collaboratively with wider Nearform team to grow a number of key strategic accounts Own the identification of key client challenges and work with internal teams to develop sales proposals, tender responses and client pitches, defining valuable outcomes for clients Articulate client and industry learnings into new propositions and offerings for the business to go to market with Lead pre-sales discussions by presenting Nearform to clients, identifying client challenges and discussing potential approaches or solutions - demonstrating technical depth and commercial acumen Creating proposals as part of a wider bid team - contributing technical expertise to ensure quality in all responses Craft customer success stories from our work which demonstrate the unique value of NearForm's offerings to help the sales process and correctly articulate our value proposition. Support the delivery team through the early stages of client delivery helping the team to exceed clients expectations Cultivate client relationships throughout the engagements with current and potential customer stakeholders and other relevant partners (technology or business) Support Client Principals in developing and executing on key account plans and sales programmes - in account of the 1M - 3M annual spend Benefits Competitive employee benefits package Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance. Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem! The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving Nearformers' wellbeing. Although we are widely dispersed, Nearformers are a tightly-knit team. We trust one another and care about our colleagues. We all get together in person at our annual company retreat, Nearfest and regularly meet within our teams. Building on our open-source origins, we promote the sharing of thoughts, knowledge and ideas.
Hoist Finance are currently looking to recruit a Business Architect to join their team in Manchester. This is an exceptionally exciting position where you will be responsible for business process improvement and business design throughout the organisation. You will act as the custodian for the operating model and business process documentation. You will be working with counterparts in IT and Business Markets to align technical solutions with business needs. Key Responsibilities As a Business Architect you will be accountable for: Applying a structured business architect approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise. Developing a business architecture with strategy-based business scenarios and motivations. Developing and formalising the appropriate frameworks for a business architecture definition. Capturing tactical and strategic goals that provide traceability through the group. Describing and documenting the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguishing between customer-facing, supplier related, business execution and business management functions. Developing and owning the business architect strategy Defining the data shared across the enterprise and the relationships between the data Essential Skills A broad, enterprise-wide view of business and appreciation for strategy, processes and capabilities The ability to recognise structural issues within organisations, functional interdependencies and cross-silo redundancies Experience of leading business process improvement and the ability to apply architectural principles to business solutions Extensive experience in supporting business functions to understand their process and develop requirements for future improvements Excellent stakeholder management experience The ability to visualise and create high-level models that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture If you are a Business Architect looking for a new challenge, please send your CV ASAP! An excellent package is on offer with a hybrid working environment.
May 18, 2024
Full time
Hoist Finance are currently looking to recruit a Business Architect to join their team in Manchester. This is an exceptionally exciting position where you will be responsible for business process improvement and business design throughout the organisation. You will act as the custodian for the operating model and business process documentation. You will be working with counterparts in IT and Business Markets to align technical solutions with business needs. Key Responsibilities As a Business Architect you will be accountable for: Applying a structured business architect approach and methodology for capturing the key views of the enterprise. Developing a business architecture with strategy-based business scenarios and motivations. Developing and formalising the appropriate frameworks for a business architecture definition. Capturing tactical and strategic goals that provide traceability through the group. Describing and documenting the primary business functions of the enterprise and distinguishing between customer-facing, supplier related, business execution and business management functions. Developing and owning the business architect strategy Defining the data shared across the enterprise and the relationships between the data Essential Skills A broad, enterprise-wide view of business and appreciation for strategy, processes and capabilities The ability to recognise structural issues within organisations, functional interdependencies and cross-silo redundancies Experience of leading business process improvement and the ability to apply architectural principles to business solutions Extensive experience in supporting business functions to understand their process and develop requirements for future improvements Excellent stakeholder management experience The ability to visualise and create high-level models that can be used in future analysis to extend and mature the business architecture If you are a Business Architect looking for a new challenge, please send your CV ASAP! An excellent package is on offer with a hybrid working environment.
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance improvement across their technical estates. Salary between £52,000 to £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. DDaT is embarking on a significant programme of governance and assurance improvement across our technical estates. This role sits at the heart of these initiatives and will have responsibility for implementing an already advanced Technical Services Improvement Plan, but also for assessing those plans and evolving them where appropriate, using either ITIL aligned processes or similar best practice methodologies. It will involve ensuring accurate documentation, managing stakeholders who want different, sometimes conflicting outcomes from the same process, and engaging across DDaT and wider DBT. You'll be proactive but thoughtful, well versed in the challenges you will face when rolling out a Technical Services Improvement Plan. You will manage technical and non-technical stakeholders respectfully but firmly and be able to see complicated tasks through to completion. You will be quality and outcome focused, able to understand when to gather more information and when to act and pride yourself in making considered decisions. In your day-to-day role as a Lead Improvement Architect you will: Lead on the creation and implementation of a Service Improvement Plan, focused initially on Technical and Support Services. This will include identifying and developing improvements to the plan itself based on your own experience of best practice, and defining and evolving Governance Fully document relevant processes and ensure they are agreed to by all relevant stakeholders. You will need to be able to manage active and reactive conversations, know when to escalate, and know when to act Be a senior Subject Matter Expert in a small team of Improvement Architects identifying problems in the team and ensuring you give constructive and adaptive feedback geared towards achieving successful outcomes Engage with Third Party providers where appropriate to ensure plans are seen through to completion Proactively support the wider rollout of Governance principles in our Technology Estate, being able to assure standards Essential Skills and Experience: It is essential that you have: Experience creating and implementing Service Design and Improvement programmes Extensive experience in designing and implementing either ITIL aligned processes or in best practice methodologies Managing a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting priorities It is desirable that you have: Experience with implementing Configuration Management Databases in a major tool, e,g. ServiceNow ITIL Foundation, or better, Qualified How to apply As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications, which will then be sifted by DBT. Successful candidates at this stage may be invited straight to interview or asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video screening interview (or alternately provide written answers to questions). These applications will then be sifted by DBT hiring managers. If you are successful, you will be invited to interview. How DBT interview At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the DDaT Capability Framework. Technical Skills Governance and Assurance Making and Guiding Decisions Problem Definition and Shaping Communicating between the Technical and the non-Technical Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions How DBT offer This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn. Benefits If you join DBT, you will get: learning and development tailored to your role a flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service three paid volunteering days a year an employee benefits programme including cycle to work If you are a Lead Improvement Manager and looking for a new challenge, apply today!
May 18, 2024
Full time
Join a team at the heart of the global economy! The Department for Business and Trade ("DBT") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for Lead Improvement Architects/Managers to create and deliver a Technical Services Improvement Plan which will sit at the heart of the DDaT programme of governance and assurance improvement across their technical estates. Salary between £52,000 to £65,600 plus excellent Civil Service benefits including 27% pension contribution. Salary is dependent on location and technical skills as assessed at interview. Flexible, hybrid working from London, Cardiff, Darlington, Belfast, Birmingham, Salford and Edinburgh. DDaT is embarking on a significant programme of governance and assurance improvement across our technical estates. This role sits at the heart of these initiatives and will have responsibility for implementing an already advanced Technical Services Improvement Plan, but also for assessing those plans and evolving them where appropriate, using either ITIL aligned processes or similar best practice methodologies. It will involve ensuring accurate documentation, managing stakeholders who want different, sometimes conflicting outcomes from the same process, and engaging across DDaT and wider DBT. You'll be proactive but thoughtful, well versed in the challenges you will face when rolling out a Technical Services Improvement Plan. You will manage technical and non-technical stakeholders respectfully but firmly and be able to see complicated tasks through to completion. You will be quality and outcome focused, able to understand when to gather more information and when to act and pride yourself in making considered decisions. In your day-to-day role as a Lead Improvement Architect you will: Lead on the creation and implementation of a Service Improvement Plan, focused initially on Technical and Support Services. This will include identifying and developing improvements to the plan itself based on your own experience of best practice, and defining and evolving Governance Fully document relevant processes and ensure they are agreed to by all relevant stakeholders. You will need to be able to manage active and reactive conversations, know when to escalate, and know when to act Be a senior Subject Matter Expert in a small team of Improvement Architects identifying problems in the team and ensuring you give constructive and adaptive feedback geared towards achieving successful outcomes Engage with Third Party providers where appropriate to ensure plans are seen through to completion Proactively support the wider rollout of Governance principles in our Technology Estate, being able to assure standards Essential Skills and Experience: It is essential that you have: Experience creating and implementing Service Design and Improvement programmes Extensive experience in designing and implementing either ITIL aligned processes or in best practice methodologies Managing a wide variety of stakeholders with conflicting priorities It is desirable that you have: Experience with implementing Configuration Management Databases in a major tool, e,g. ServiceNow ITIL Foundation, or better, Qualified How to apply As part of the application process you will be asked to upload a CV which outlines your experience, skills and fit for the role. Inspire People will assess your application against the essential criteria listed above to compile a longlist of applications, which will then be sifted by DBT. Successful candidates at this stage may be invited straight to interview or asked to complete a short, pre-recorded video screening interview (or alternately provide written answers to questions). These applications will then be sifted by DBT hiring managers. If you are successful, you will be invited to interview. How DBT interview At the interview stage for this role, you will be asked to demonstrate relevant Technical Skills and Behaviours from the Success Profiles framework. These are role specific and in line with the DDaT Capability Framework. Technical Skills Governance and Assurance Making and Guiding Decisions Problem Definition and Shaping Communicating between the Technical and the non-Technical Behaviours Communicating and Influencing Managing a Quality Service Making Effective Decisions How DBT offer This role requires SC clearance. DBT's requirement for SC clearance is to have been present in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years. Failure to meet this requirement will result in your application being rejected and your offer will be withdrawn. Benefits If you join DBT, you will get: learning and development tailored to your role a flexible, hybrid working environment with options like condensed hours a culture encouraging inclusion and diversity a Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27% annual leave starting at 25 days rising to 30 days with service three paid volunteering days a year an employee benefits programme including cycle to work If you are a Lead Improvement Manager and looking for a new challenge, apply today!
Role overview ID: Entity: Vistry Region: Vistry Cotswolds Department: Technical Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Date Posted: 24.04.2024 We have a fantastic opportunity for a Design & Planning Manager to join our team within Vistry Cotswolds, at our office in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham. As our Design & Planning Manager, you will coordinate/manage a support design and planning service to the region from initial appraisal to completion of development including all necessary consents and agreements. You will also help obtain Planning Consents and Technical Approvals. We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements. Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you Competitive basic salary and annual bonus Company car, car allowance or travel allowance Agile working possible (dependent on role) Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private Healthcare Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Competitive contributory pension scheme Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary Share incentive schemes Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality You will hold or be working toward a construction / design related professional qualification - HNC/HND/Degree You will hold a relevant CSCS card Experience of working within the Construction industry, be it through Design and Build or open market/PLC developers Positive attitude towards teamwork Able to work under pressure Be able to work effectively in a team Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it Desirable You will be a member of a professional body - CIOB/RIBA/RICS Experience working within a residential house builder Knowledge of other design packages (photoshop, JPA designer, sketch-up) More about the Design & Planning Manager role To achieve planning consents in accordance with the Region's objectives To coordinate the production of sketch scheme layouts when necessary for appraisal on new land opportunities for financial evaluation whilst producing an attractive saleable product. To interpret market brief to achieve cost effective and attractive layout scheme for approval at Management Meetings and submitting for planning consent. To programme workload to ensure all tasks are performed and information available at the required time. To complete information in a professional organized manner. To attend meetings for departmental reviews. To prepare and distribute planning/design-based information required for Pre-Tender meetings. To ensure that other departments within the Company are able to carry out their function. To coordinate the production of high-quality design drawings, accurate legal conveyancing drawings and provide a working base for Engineering, Landscaping and Brochure production functions. To assist with the preparation when required an initial sketch scheme for a land viability study to an identified sales brief, obtain departmental/board approval, prepare details, and make formal applications under Town and Country Planning and Building Regulations. To check legal land purchase plan on site and report any discrepancies/encroachments/peculiarities to the Legal/Land Departments. To liaise with the Design Engineer on the optimum road patterns, standards and site difficulties involved. To make any suggested agreed changes form the Management Meeting to the scheme and consult again with the Planning Authority and make any changes required by the Highway Authority. To progress the application to ensure that the anticipated target planning consent milestone dates are met. To attend Planning Committee or site meetings as required. To coordinate the production of additional information if required by the Planning Authority for the submissions - street scene, house type elevations, plans etc. To coordinate the production of key portfolio drawings and plot information upon the successful. planning submission and arrange for distribution. To brief the Architectural Technician when variations are required to standard house drawings to meeting detailed Local Planning Authority Design concepts. To coordinate the production of Design and Access statements. To coordinate the production of traffic management plans. To provide a support service to the Design team in assisting with the issuing of information to the Region. Liaison with all key internal and external contacts. Ensure you have read the Company's health and safety policies and procedures observe them at all times. Reporting any accidents or near misses immediately to your manager and record them in the accident book. Ensure your workplace is kept tidy and any hazards are eliminated or reported to your line manager. Always wear appropriate protective clothing on site. Attends all health and safety training as required by the Company. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most. You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry. Benefits Agile Working Offers a flexible way of working. Annual Leave Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options t
May 18, 2024
Full time
Role overview ID: Entity: Vistry Region: Vistry Cotswolds Department: Technical Contract Type: Permanent - Full Time Job Location: Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Date Posted: 24.04.2024 We have a fantastic opportunity for a Design & Planning Manager to join our team within Vistry Cotswolds, at our office in Bishops Cleeve, Cheltenham. As our Design & Planning Manager, you will coordinate/manage a support design and planning service to the region from initial appraisal to completion of development including all necessary consents and agreements. You will also help obtain Planning Consents and Technical Approvals. We are pleased to say, this role can accommodate agile working arrangements. Let's cut to the chase, what's in it for you Competitive basic salary and annual bonus Company car, car allowance or travel allowance Agile working possible (dependent on role) Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays Private Healthcare Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave Competitive contributory pension scheme Life assurance - 4 x your annual salary Share incentive schemes Employee rewards portal with many more benefits In return, what we would like from you Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality You will hold or be working toward a construction / design related professional qualification - HNC/HND/Degree You will hold a relevant CSCS card Experience of working within the Construction industry, be it through Design and Build or open market/PLC developers Positive attitude towards teamwork Able to work under pressure Be able to work effectively in a team Have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal Willing to work extra to meet deadlines as and when the business needs require it Desirable You will be a member of a professional body - CIOB/RIBA/RICS Experience working within a residential house builder Knowledge of other design packages (photoshop, JPA designer, sketch-up) More about the Design & Planning Manager role To achieve planning consents in accordance with the Region's objectives To coordinate the production of sketch scheme layouts when necessary for appraisal on new land opportunities for financial evaluation whilst producing an attractive saleable product. To interpret market brief to achieve cost effective and attractive layout scheme for approval at Management Meetings and submitting for planning consent. To programme workload to ensure all tasks are performed and information available at the required time. To complete information in a professional organized manner. To attend meetings for departmental reviews. To prepare and distribute planning/design-based information required for Pre-Tender meetings. To ensure that other departments within the Company are able to carry out their function. To coordinate the production of high-quality design drawings, accurate legal conveyancing drawings and provide a working base for Engineering, Landscaping and Brochure production functions. To assist with the preparation when required an initial sketch scheme for a land viability study to an identified sales brief, obtain departmental/board approval, prepare details, and make formal applications under Town and Country Planning and Building Regulations. To check legal land purchase plan on site and report any discrepancies/encroachments/peculiarities to the Legal/Land Departments. To liaise with the Design Engineer on the optimum road patterns, standards and site difficulties involved. To make any suggested agreed changes form the Management Meeting to the scheme and consult again with the Planning Authority and make any changes required by the Highway Authority. To progress the application to ensure that the anticipated target planning consent milestone dates are met. To attend Planning Committee or site meetings as required. To coordinate the production of additional information if required by the Planning Authority for the submissions - street scene, house type elevations, plans etc. To coordinate the production of key portfolio drawings and plot information upon the successful. planning submission and arrange for distribution. To brief the Architectural Technician when variations are required to standard house drawings to meeting detailed Local Planning Authority Design concepts. To coordinate the production of Design and Access statements. To coordinate the production of traffic management plans. To provide a support service to the Design team in assisting with the issuing of information to the Region. Liaison with all key internal and external contacts. Ensure you have read the Company's health and safety policies and procedures observe them at all times. Reporting any accidents or near misses immediately to your manager and record them in the accident book. Ensure your workplace is kept tidy and any hazards are eliminated or reported to your line manager. Always wear appropriate protective clothing on site. Attends all health and safety training as required by the Company. Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us We're Vistry Group, the UK's leading provider of affordable mixed-tenure homes. Our core values of integrity, caring, and quality shape all we do; our partnership-led approach helps us build sustainable communities where they're needed most. You're probably familiar with our unmatched portfolio of brands: Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes. We also have Vistry Works, our timber frame manufacturing operation, and Vistry Services, our support functions. Together, we build more than homes, so there's nowhere better to build your career. We're proud that our culture sees everyone treated fairly and respectfully, with diversity and inclusion a top priority and reasonable adjustments provided during the application process. Join us in making Vistry. Benefits Agile Working Offers a flexible way of working. Annual Leave Enjoy 28 days' holiday plus all UK Bank Holidays. There are options t
Lead Security Researcher - Systems Specialist Ref. 910 Department Technology & Innovation Salary £61,204 - £65,784 Job description Opportunity to apply for additional skills allowance up to £3,500 after 12 months Full-time, part-time and flexible working patterns available (minimum coverage 3 days per week) Secure infrastructure is the target. Think like the opposition. Architect the attack. You re the type of person who s quick to learn about unfamiliar systems and technologies and enjoy being the first to approach the problem and that s exactly what you ll get to do. At HMGCC, you ll combine your experience and knowledge of common vulnerabilities with a creative and open mind to identify the weakest points in a system. You ll direct and coordinate the work of vulnerability researchers and build representative model environments for others to attack. Alongside the Head of Profession, you ll identify the learning and development opportunities you need to help you progress, both from internal courses as well as external. This is not an IT pen testing role this is about taking the gloves off to achieve objectives. Because that s what our opposition can, and will, do to compromise our infrastructure. More About You You will already have, Experience in a relevant technical development discipline (electronic hardware, software, firmware, systems). An interest in developing and proving attack surfaces for systems. Experience of leading teams & task management. To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you have one or more of the following (but these are not essential), Experience of design, implementation, testing or maintenance of at least one of the following; Information Technology Systems Control Systems Communications Systems Experience of hardware-in-the-loop testing. Your Personal Skills You will be the type of person who, Thrives on learning about unfamiliar technologies and how customers deploy and use them. Communicates technical concepts fluently to a range of audiences from non-technical senior customers through to experienced vulnerability researchers. Approaches problems with an open and inquiring mind. Can adapt. Change and innovation is a big part of our organisation. You will be able to adapt with the support of your team and management. Putting your skills to use Using your diverse range of skills within the team, you will, Develop an understanding of systems used by our customers and understanding what impactful attacks against them would like. Develop and document the attack surface for systems. Lead a small team of vulnerability researchers and developers to produce proof-of-concept attacks to demonstrate critical system vulnerabilities. Lead the build of a representative test environment. Lead verification of attacks demonstrated by the team. Take first line responsibility for communicating findings and potential mitigations to stakeholders. What we Offer Now that we ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here s what we can offer you, 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service. 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave. 2 additional days leave (set dates through the year). Paid overtime or TOIL. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, and sometimes it s needed, we believe you should be rewarded for that. Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It s competitive. Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you. On site nursery (subject to availability). 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice. Free parking. Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day. Relocation Package Affinity Groups whether you are disabled, LGBTQ and/or from an Ethnic Minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone. About HMGCC We re HMGCC, Her Majesty s Government Communications Centre. You may not have heard of us before. That s because our customers are other UK Government Departments. Using our collective expertise, we develop communication systems for our customers that are innovative, reliable and totally secure to protect national security at home and overseas. We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to. To find out more about us and if we re right for you, please click here . Equal Opportunities Inclusion & Diversity really matters to us. It's not just about numbers or visible differences. HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse. We re not looking for any one type of person. We re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect and value each other's differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us even better at what we do. We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the role. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the inclusion and diversity information on our website. Apply now Discover more by clicking apply below. Our Recruitment Team will process your application once the role has closed and everyone will get a response. Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date.
May 18, 2024
Full time
Lead Security Researcher - Systems Specialist Ref. 910 Department Technology & Innovation Salary £61,204 - £65,784 Job description Opportunity to apply for additional skills allowance up to £3,500 after 12 months Full-time, part-time and flexible working patterns available (minimum coverage 3 days per week) Secure infrastructure is the target. Think like the opposition. Architect the attack. You re the type of person who s quick to learn about unfamiliar systems and technologies and enjoy being the first to approach the problem and that s exactly what you ll get to do. At HMGCC, you ll combine your experience and knowledge of common vulnerabilities with a creative and open mind to identify the weakest points in a system. You ll direct and coordinate the work of vulnerability researchers and build representative model environments for others to attack. Alongside the Head of Profession, you ll identify the learning and development opportunities you need to help you progress, both from internal courses as well as external. This is not an IT pen testing role this is about taking the gloves off to achieve objectives. Because that s what our opposition can, and will, do to compromise our infrastructure. More About You You will already have, Experience in a relevant technical development discipline (electronic hardware, software, firmware, systems). An interest in developing and proving attack surfaces for systems. Experience of leading teams & task management. To strengthen your application, it would be beneficial if you have one or more of the following (but these are not essential), Experience of design, implementation, testing or maintenance of at least one of the following; Information Technology Systems Control Systems Communications Systems Experience of hardware-in-the-loop testing. Your Personal Skills You will be the type of person who, Thrives on learning about unfamiliar technologies and how customers deploy and use them. Communicates technical concepts fluently to a range of audiences from non-technical senior customers through to experienced vulnerability researchers. Approaches problems with an open and inquiring mind. Can adapt. Change and innovation is a big part of our organisation. You will be able to adapt with the support of your team and management. Putting your skills to use Using your diverse range of skills within the team, you will, Develop an understanding of systems used by our customers and understanding what impactful attacks against them would like. Develop and document the attack surface for systems. Lead a small team of vulnerability researchers and developers to produce proof-of-concept attacks to demonstrate critical system vulnerabilities. Lead the build of a representative test environment. Lead verification of attacks demonstrated by the team. Take first line responsibility for communicating findings and potential mitigations to stakeholders. What we Offer Now that we ve explained a bit about what you will we be doing, here s what we can offer you, 25 days annual leave, rising to 30 after 5 years service. 8 Bank Holiday days off in addition to your annual leave. 2 additional days leave (set dates through the year). Paid overtime or TOIL. Your salary is for your contracted hours. If you work more, and sometimes it s needed, we believe you should be rewarded for that. Lots and lots of training. This can be anything from a day internal course to a distant learning degree. If it s relevant to your career, we will aim to support you. Our Pension scheme is Alpha. It s competitive. Sports & Social Society. Whether its classic cars or baking, golf or crafting, we have a society for you. On site nursery (subject to availability). 3 days paid leave a year to support a registered charity of your choice. Free parking. Free onsite gym, open 24 hours a day. Relocation Package Affinity Groups whether you are disabled, LGBTQ and/or from an Ethnic Minority. We provide an inclusive environment and support for everyone. About HMGCC We re HMGCC, Her Majesty s Government Communications Centre. You may not have heard of us before. That s because our customers are other UK Government Departments. Using our collective expertise, we develop communication systems for our customers that are innovative, reliable and totally secure to protect national security at home and overseas. We invest in our people, not only with training but also support throughout your career with us; to allow you to reach your full potential at work, as well as enjoy the work/life balance many aspire to. To find out more about us and if we re right for you, please click here . Equal Opportunities Inclusion & Diversity really matters to us. It's not just about numbers or visible differences. HMGCC are committed to providing equal opportunities and encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities or who are neurodiverse. We re not looking for any one type of person. We re looking for talent from all different backgrounds to join our organisation, where we genuinely respect and value each other's differences, as well as our similarities. It makes us even better at what we do. We are proud to offer candidates the opportunity to apply through the Offer of Interview Scheme. The scheme ensures eligible candidates are selected for an interview as long as their application meets the minimum criteria for the role. To find out more and how you can apply under this scheme, please see the inclusion and diversity information on our website. Apply now Discover more by clicking apply below. Our Recruitment Team will process your application once the role has closed and everyone will get a response. Please note dependent on the recruitment requirements, we withhold the right to bring forward the closing date for this role from the original closing date.
Mechanical Engineer (Senior/Associate Director) - Building Services & Sustainability Consultancy - Co. Antrim Your new company A senior mechanical position is open at a well-established Building Services Consultancy, which has offices spread across the UK and Ireland. This firm has a long history of delivering leading engineering services to end-user clients, developers, and main contractors on large-scale projects in the Education, Government, Residential, and Commercial sectors. Applications are welcome from Senior Mechanical Engineers up to Associate Director level. Your new role Design of Mechanical Building Services projects. Collaborating with other design disciplines. Liaising with clients. Producing briefs, specifications, design drawings, survey work, and cost estimates. Writing technical reports and producing detailed calculations. Participating in design team and site meetings. Mentoring and supporting junior engineers What you'll need to succeed Degree qualified in mechanical engineering, building services or architectural engineering Knowledge and experience of building regulations. Minimum of 5 years' experience in a building services design consultancy BIM / Revit capabilities or willingness to develop Excellent communication skills. Must be IT literate in all Microsoft & CAD systems. Team player and ability to influence team members in a positive way What you'll get in return This practice offers a dynamic and stimulating working environment that actively encourages employees with ongoing support for their continued professional development. A competitive remuneration package will be offered along with benefits including private healthcare, life insurance, critical illness, pension and hybrid working. Working hours are Monday to Friday 9.00am-4.30pm. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact Jayne Dodds on for further details. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #
May 18, 2024
Full time
Mechanical Engineer (Senior/Associate Director) - Building Services & Sustainability Consultancy - Co. Antrim Your new company A senior mechanical position is open at a well-established Building Services Consultancy, which has offices spread across the UK and Ireland. This firm has a long history of delivering leading engineering services to end-user clients, developers, and main contractors on large-scale projects in the Education, Government, Residential, and Commercial sectors. Applications are welcome from Senior Mechanical Engineers up to Associate Director level. Your new role Design of Mechanical Building Services projects. Collaborating with other design disciplines. Liaising with clients. Producing briefs, specifications, design drawings, survey work, and cost estimates. Writing technical reports and producing detailed calculations. Participating in design team and site meetings. Mentoring and supporting junior engineers What you'll need to succeed Degree qualified in mechanical engineering, building services or architectural engineering Knowledge and experience of building regulations. Minimum of 5 years' experience in a building services design consultancy BIM / Revit capabilities or willingness to develop Excellent communication skills. Must be IT literate in all Microsoft & CAD systems. Team player and ability to influence team members in a positive way What you'll get in return This practice offers a dynamic and stimulating working environment that actively encourages employees with ongoing support for their continued professional development. A competitive remuneration package will be offered along with benefits including private healthcare, life insurance, critical illness, pension and hybrid working. Working hours are Monday to Friday 9.00am-4.30pm. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or contact Jayne Dodds on for further details. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career. #
You will be responsible for overseeing the development and management of data-centric products or services. This role involves identifying new data product opportunities, defining product vision and strategy, managing the product lifecycle, and ensuring that the data products meet the needs of users and achieve business goals. Additionally, you will own data strategy and governance for the firm You will also be responsible for owning the relationship between the Data Group and the Distribution & Marketing teams. You will represent the provision of comprehensive data management services globally and so ensuring high quality and timely delivery, risk control, efficiency, and on-going support to enable seamless delivery. You will work with the Distribution & Marketing leadership to deliver on the enterprise data strategy as defined by the Data Group and ensure the Distribution & Marketing team's views and requirements are fully represented inside all decision-making forums that affect the delivery of this strategy. How you'll spend your time Data Group product Management: o Product Strategy Development and communication: Communicate the vision and strategy for data products and their development and availability on the Data Platform to internal clients within Distribution and Marketing. o Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee the entire data lifecycle as viewed by the Distribution and Marketing function supporting innovation, from conception through development, launch, growth, and retirement. Ensure that each stage aligns with the product strategy and meets the needs of the Distribution and Marketing function. o Feedback: Conduct user research and gather feedback to understand the needs and pain points of users. Use this insight to inform product features, enhancements, and user experience. o Data Analysis and Metrics: Utilize data analysis to inform decision-making, track product performance, and measure success against key performance indicators (KPIs). o Market Research: Conduct market research to understand industry trends, competitor performance, and customer preferences. Use this information to inform strategic decisions and identify growth opportunities. o Data Governance and Quality Control: Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and security of distribution and marketing data. Implement best practices for data management and compliance with relevant data protection regulations. o Business Information Architecture - Represent the Distribution and marketing function on the identification, definition, and classification of data and information across the enterprise landscape. Analyse, assess data sources, lines of business, map systems and interfaces used to manage data, contribute to defining and establishing standards for information architecture, data management, data quality, data validation and propose strategies to gap between current state and future goals. o Organization - Support data activities across the entire organization and maintain strong, highly engaged global teams with a culture of stakeholder support and a focus on maintaining key controls. o Master Data - Continue to build, integrate, and strengthen our master data solutions (e.g., client, product) into trusted and efficient authoritative sources across the firm. Execute and develop master data strategy and roadmap while supporting the day-to-day master data needs for the firm. Develop the team's mastering skills and increase leverage of the master data platform. Distribution and Marketing Relationship lead: o Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with Technology, Market Data Vendor management, Data Group, Distribution and Marketing senior leadership, and other teams to bring data solutions to market. Serve as the bridge between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring clear communication and collaboration. o Technology Management: Collaborate with IT to select and manage tools and technologies for data management, storage, and analysis. Ensure robust data security and privacy practices. o Stakeholder Management: Serve as the overall owner for data-related queries from the Distribution and Marketing departments globally. Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment and foster collaboration. o Product Strategy Development and communication: Communicate the vision and strategy for data products and their development and availability on the Data Platform to internal clients within Distribution and Marketing o Feedback: Conduct user research and gather feedback to understand the needs and pain points of users. Use this insight to inform product features, enhancements, and user experience working with the data group senior leadership team. To be successful in this role you will have • Ability to influence change and outcomes with senior leaders outside reporting lines/department. • Experience with maintaining internal client relationships to drive, through collaboration, business and data driven outcomes towards increased flow and reduced costs in the operating model. • Leader who began career in technical role and migrated to business/data leadership position. • Experience with enterprise information strategy development, concepts, and execution responsibilities About Columbia Threadneedle Investments Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,500 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 650 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base. We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter. Full-Time/Part-Time Full time Worker Sub Type Permanent Job Family Group Data
May 18, 2024
Full time
You will be responsible for overseeing the development and management of data-centric products or services. This role involves identifying new data product opportunities, defining product vision and strategy, managing the product lifecycle, and ensuring that the data products meet the needs of users and achieve business goals. Additionally, you will own data strategy and governance for the firm You will also be responsible for owning the relationship between the Data Group and the Distribution & Marketing teams. You will represent the provision of comprehensive data management services globally and so ensuring high quality and timely delivery, risk control, efficiency, and on-going support to enable seamless delivery. You will work with the Distribution & Marketing leadership to deliver on the enterprise data strategy as defined by the Data Group and ensure the Distribution & Marketing team's views and requirements are fully represented inside all decision-making forums that affect the delivery of this strategy. How you'll spend your time Data Group product Management: o Product Strategy Development and communication: Communicate the vision and strategy for data products and their development and availability on the Data Platform to internal clients within Distribution and Marketing. o Product Lifecycle Management: Oversee the entire data lifecycle as viewed by the Distribution and Marketing function supporting innovation, from conception through development, launch, growth, and retirement. Ensure that each stage aligns with the product strategy and meets the needs of the Distribution and Marketing function. o Feedback: Conduct user research and gather feedback to understand the needs and pain points of users. Use this insight to inform product features, enhancements, and user experience. o Data Analysis and Metrics: Utilize data analysis to inform decision-making, track product performance, and measure success against key performance indicators (KPIs). o Market Research: Conduct market research to understand industry trends, competitor performance, and customer preferences. Use this information to inform strategic decisions and identify growth opportunities. o Data Governance and Quality Control: Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and security of distribution and marketing data. Implement best practices for data management and compliance with relevant data protection regulations. o Business Information Architecture - Represent the Distribution and marketing function on the identification, definition, and classification of data and information across the enterprise landscape. Analyse, assess data sources, lines of business, map systems and interfaces used to manage data, contribute to defining and establishing standards for information architecture, data management, data quality, data validation and propose strategies to gap between current state and future goals. o Organization - Support data activities across the entire organization and maintain strong, highly engaged global teams with a culture of stakeholder support and a focus on maintaining key controls. o Master Data - Continue to build, integrate, and strengthen our master data solutions (e.g., client, product) into trusted and efficient authoritative sources across the firm. Execute and develop master data strategy and roadmap while supporting the day-to-day master data needs for the firm. Develop the team's mastering skills and increase leverage of the master data platform. Distribution and Marketing Relationship lead: o Cross-Functional Leadership: Work closely with Technology, Market Data Vendor management, Data Group, Distribution and Marketing senior leadership, and other teams to bring data solutions to market. Serve as the bridge between technical and non-technical teams, ensuring clear communication and collaboration. o Technology Management: Collaborate with IT to select and manage tools and technologies for data management, storage, and analysis. Ensure robust data security and privacy practices. o Stakeholder Management: Serve as the overall owner for data-related queries from the Distribution and Marketing departments globally. Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders to ensure alignment and foster collaboration. o Product Strategy Development and communication: Communicate the vision and strategy for data products and their development and availability on the Data Platform to internal clients within Distribution and Marketing o Feedback: Conduct user research and gather feedback to understand the needs and pain points of users. Use this insight to inform product features, enhancements, and user experience working with the data group senior leadership team. To be successful in this role you will have • Ability to influence change and outcomes with senior leaders outside reporting lines/department. • Experience with maintaining internal client relationships to drive, through collaboration, business and data driven outcomes towards increased flow and reduced costs in the operating model. • Leader who began career in technical role and migrated to business/data leadership position. • Experience with enterprise information strategy development, concepts, and execution responsibilities About Columbia Threadneedle Investments Working at Columbia Threadneedle Investments you'll find growth and career opportunities across all of our businesses. We're intentionally built to help you succeed. Our reach is expansive with a global team of 2,500 people working together. Our expertise is diverse with more than 650 investment professionals sharing global perspectives across all major asset classes and markets. Our clients have access to a broad array of investment strategies, and we have the capability to create bespoke solutions matched to clients' specific requirements. Columbia Threadneedle is a people business and we recognise that our success is due to our talented people, who bring diversity of thought, complementary skills and capabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive workplace that supports the diversity of our employees and reflects our broader communities and client-base. We appreciate that work-life balance is an important factor for many when considering their next move so please discuss any flexible working requirements directly with your recruiter. Full-Time/Part-Time Full time Worker Sub Type Permanent Job Family Group Data
Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multibillion dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future. Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced technology and finance professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, too, including concert music performance, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together. As a Senior or Staff Software Engineer, you will develop systems to translate cutting-edge machine learning into complex trading behaviors. You will touch areas as wide-ranging as machine learning, finance, and technology. This role is a means to make a difference: together with other Software Engineers, you will build the backbone of our business. Responsibilities Lead and collaborate in diverse and engaging software work, which includes areas such as trading infrastructure, computing and data processing, flexible pipelines for model development, and more Proactively lead complex projects from start to finish, which includes gathering project requirements, translating them into a rational software design, reasoning effectively about supporting or dependent technologies, and communicating effectively with teammates Design and implement fault-tolerant distributed systems Build large-scale data infrastructure, stream processing systems, and/or latency-sensitive programs Act as a technical leader for both research and engineering staff Requirements Experience developing in a Linux environment with a focus on performance, concurrency, and correctness using programming languages such as Python, Go, R, and/or C/C++ Work in performance optimization, multi-threading, and server development Architect and design work in highly available systems and large-scale data management infrastructure Work in a large codebase and experience building modular, manageable code Eagerness to work in diverse teams Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field "Friends of Voleon" Candidate Referral Program If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn USD $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program . Equal Opportunity Employer The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Vaccination Requirement The Voleon Group has implemented a policy requiring all employees who will be entering our worksite, including new hires, to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. This policy also applies to remote employees, as such employees will be asked to visit our offices from time to time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, proof of vaccination will be required as a condition of employment. This policy is part of Voleon's ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and community, and to support public health efforts.
May 18, 2024
Full time
Voleon is a technology company that applies state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to real-world problems in finance. For more than a decade, we have led our industry and worked at the frontier of applying machine learning to investment management. We have become a multibillion dollar asset manager, and we have ambitious goals for the future. Your colleagues will include internationally recognized experts in machine learning research as well as highly experienced technology and finance professionals. The people who shape our company come from other backgrounds, too, including concert music performance, humanitarian aid, opera singing, sports writing, and BMX racing. You will be part of a team that loves to succeed together. As a Senior or Staff Software Engineer, you will develop systems to translate cutting-edge machine learning into complex trading behaviors. You will touch areas as wide-ranging as machine learning, finance, and technology. This role is a means to make a difference: together with other Software Engineers, you will build the backbone of our business. Responsibilities Lead and collaborate in diverse and engaging software work, which includes areas such as trading infrastructure, computing and data processing, flexible pipelines for model development, and more Proactively lead complex projects from start to finish, which includes gathering project requirements, translating them into a rational software design, reasoning effectively about supporting or dependent technologies, and communicating effectively with teammates Design and implement fault-tolerant distributed systems Build large-scale data infrastructure, stream processing systems, and/or latency-sensitive programs Act as a technical leader for both research and engineering staff Requirements Experience developing in a Linux environment with a focus on performance, concurrency, and correctness using programming languages such as Python, Go, R, and/or C/C++ Work in performance optimization, multi-threading, and server development Architect and design work in highly available systems and large-scale data management infrastructure Work in a large codebase and experience building modular, manageable code Eagerness to work in diverse teams Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field "Friends of Voleon" Candidate Referral Program If you have a great candidate in mind for this role and would like to have the potential to earn USD $7,500 if your referred candidate is successfully hired and employed by The Voleon Group, please use this form to submit your referral. For more details regarding eligibility, terms and conditions please make sure to review the Voleon Referral Bonus Program . Equal Opportunity Employer The Voleon Group is an Equal Opportunity employer. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, sex, gender, marital status, sexual orientation and identity, genetic information, veteran status, citizenship, or any other factors prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Vaccination Requirement The Voleon Group has implemented a policy requiring all employees who will be entering our worksite, including new hires, to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine. This policy also applies to remote employees, as such employees will be asked to visit our offices from time to time. To the extent permitted by applicable law, proof of vaccination will be required as a condition of employment. This policy is part of Voleon's ongoing efforts to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and community, and to support public health efforts.
Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies. Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe. As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed. We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems. Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide! Flexible Working At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can. Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle. Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all - we provide flexible start and finish times. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people. Job Description An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Systems Engineer to join Ultra Maritime SMaP (UK) based in Loudwater, High Wycombe in the Weapon Interfacing Equipment (WIE) team. This role would be ideal for an experienced systems engineer to support new design work and support existing products. The Systems Engineering function in Ultra provides expertise to all projects through the bid and full development lifecycle. It ensures that both project and statutory requirements are met and works to improve the effectiveness of the systems design function within the company. It is responsible for the system architecture and integration of the solution. It is responsible for design for cost and design for manufacture. A Systems Engineer may also be required to undertake roles such as Project Engineering Lead, Work Package Manager or Lab Manager for which support development and production programmes ranging from tens of £k to several £m. Key responsibilities Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied. Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome. Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected. Responsible for the design, development and delivery of Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables. Work closely with the system, hardware and software departments to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence. Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event. Actively contribute to and/or lead defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost. Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives. Generate and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards. Work closely with project management and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin. Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence. Reviews and approves technical documents; chairs technical reviews for significant deliverables. Explains technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties. Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations. Provide supervision/mentoring to less senior members of the team. Personal attributes and skills Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience. Experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycle. Experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design. Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material. Experience of JAMA and hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment. Please note the successful candidate must be able to obtain relevant security vetting level status required for the role. Relocation Support Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that's why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines. Nationality Requirements Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers. Diverse & Inclusive Employer Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self. We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.
May 18, 2024
Full time
Unleash the Power of Multi-Mission Excellence: Safeguarding the Seas for the World's Navies. Step into a world where cutting-edge technology meets unparalleled expertise. Ultra Maritime pioneers delivering multi-mission solutions that protect and empower the naval forces worldwide. With our extensive portfolio of capabilities, our innovations are utilised on naval fleets across our allied navies around the globe. As the maritime and underwater battlespace evolves, we tirelessly push the boundaries to develop advanced specialist systems that provide our 'five-eyes' Defence customers with an unbeatable warfighting edge. From surface vessels to sub-surface operations and unmanned platforms, we are revolutionizing the way naval missions are executed. We thrive on collaboration and partnering with our customers to ensure mission success. Our expert solutions encompass an array of game-changing technologies, including state-of-the-art sonar, radar, expendables, signature management, and naval power systems. Join us in shaping the future of naval warfare and together, we will safeguard the seas and empower navies worldwide! Flexible Working At Ultra Maritime, we understand that your personal life is just as important as your professional one. That's why we support and promote flexible working arrangements where possible. Whether you prefer a hybrid model, working remotely, or the structure of being on-site, we will support you as best as we can. Embrace the freedom to shape your work hours according to your needs, whether it's part-time, compressed hours, or a unique arrangement that suits your lifestyle. Loudwater, Greenford, and Weymouth exclusively offer a 9-day fortnight working pattern, offering extended weekends every other week, granting you more time to pursue your passions. And that's not all - we provide flexible start and finish times. It's the 'innovating' and 'empowering' values that we ASPIRE to be. We welcome the challenge to work in new ways and have trust in you when getting the job done because we recognise, our business is our people. Job Description An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Systems Engineer to join Ultra Maritime SMaP (UK) based in Loudwater, High Wycombe in the Weapon Interfacing Equipment (WIE) team. This role would be ideal for an experienced systems engineer to support new design work and support existing products. The Systems Engineering function in Ultra provides expertise to all projects through the bid and full development lifecycle. It ensures that both project and statutory requirements are met and works to improve the effectiveness of the systems design function within the company. It is responsible for the system architecture and integration of the solution. It is responsible for design for cost and design for manufacture. A Systems Engineer may also be required to undertake roles such as Project Engineering Lead, Work Package Manager or Lab Manager for which support development and production programmes ranging from tens of £k to several £m. Key responsibilities Develop technical solutions to large and complex engineering problems, following Systems Engineering processes, to ensure customer requirements are satisfied. Develop Systems Engineering artefacts, as required, across the product development lifecycle, to result in a positive project outcome. Provide technical direction and exert technical influence across one or more projects, such that the optimal approach, architecture, design, and implementation are selected. Responsible for the design, development and delivery of Systems Engineering artefacts for one or more projects to ensure high quality deliverables. Work closely with the system, hardware and software departments to ensure consistency, design for modularity and re-use, and technical excellence. Plan, co-ordinate and present at internal and external design reviews, to senior management and customers, to ensure a successful event. Actively contribute to and/or lead defined aspects of the project to achieve optimal balance between requirements, schedule and cost. Manage customers and external suppliers to ensure compliance with agreed processes and achievement of project objectives. Generate and review technical proposals, and provide accurate estimates for the associated effort, costs and risks, for bids and proposals, leading to contract awards. Work closely with project management and engineering project leads to create proposals that drive down project costs and increase margin. Estimate time and effort required for systems activities and deliver to these time and effort estimates to ensure cost and schedule adherence. Reviews and approves technical documents; chairs technical reviews for significant deliverables. Explains technically complex concepts clearly to less technical/involved parties. Manage security of information as defined in the Security manual to ensure compliance with Government regulations. Provide supervision/mentoring to less senior members of the team. Personal attributes and skills Degree in an engineering, mathematical or science-based subject or equivalent experience. Experience and a full understanding of Systems Engineering, the V-Model and associated processes/lifecycle. Experience of developing high quality requirements and establishing a fully compliant systems design. Experience in writing high quality technical documentation and the formal technical review of such material. Experience of JAMA and hands-on development of either hardware, software or firmware development, particularly in an embedded environment. Please note the successful candidate must be able to obtain relevant security vetting level status required for the role. Relocation Support Attracting high-level talent and people that can add value and expertise, is vital to our success. Attracting and retaining brilliant people is imperative so that's why we search across the UK for talent. We offer financial support to candidates that are considering relocating; this is considered on a case-by-case basis per role and subject to HMRC guidelines. Nationality Requirements Candidates must be eligible to obtain the relevant security clearance required for the role, due to the nature of the programmes we deliver for our customers. Diverse & Inclusive Employer Ultra Maritime is an equal opportunities employer that values diversity, inclusion, equity and equality. Underpinned by our values, behaviours, and policies, we want you to feel empowered to be your best and authentic self. We promote a workplace that welcomes people from all backgrounds and cultures; believing that this will increase our diversity of thinking, and ultimately ensure we continue delivering on our commitments to our customers. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status and welcome applications from all candidates.
Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary range: £41,600 - £57,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK Contract Type: Permanent Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy, working with the latest technology offerings and with our COE services highly in demand, it makes this an incredibly exciting time to join the team. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Admin to support our platform operations, provisioning, managing, and maintaining our Power Platform environments and services, facilitating the enablement of users and the deployment of solutions and service updates, and overseeing the day-to-day monitoring and management of our Power Platform services to ensure service effectiveness. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply What you'll be doing Day-to-day management of our Power Platform environments across our pro-dev and citizen-developer communities, provisioning, configuring, and enabling services in line with approved design patterns and best practices to meet business and operational requirements. Managing user access processes, setup of security controls and application of licenses for the Power Platform to enable projects/squads to quickly mobilise and for the business to maintain operational effectiveness once live. Monitoring and troubleshooting the performance, security, capacity, availability, and reliability of the Power Platform, providing MI reports to support governance reviews and leadership updates. Working with our COE SMEs to build and enable foundational service components to support new service design patterns and evergreen capabilities to enable projects/squads to develop on these. Providing technical input to the Release Management process such that change is effectively managed and deployments appropriately prioritised and scheduled. Working with COE SMEs to assess evergreen change for the Power Platform, identifying and impact assessing changes to key service components in-use. This includes the Microsoft Wave Releases and product specific updates. Keeping up to date with the latest features, updates, and enhancements of the Power Platform components and services We need you to have Relevant experience in configuring, managing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power B. A solid understanding of the Microsoft Power Platform architecture, components, and services, specifically Power Platform environments, Dataverse, Admin Centre and Azure Active Directory. A working knowledge of Azure DevOps, with experience in provisioning and deploying pipelines and projects for the Power Platform. A proficiency in using PowerShell, REST APIs, and developer tools to automate administrative tasks. Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management. It's a bonus if you have but not essential Knowledge and experience in using the COE Starter Kit, Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform and Open AI. Microsoft certification: PL-900 (Power Platform Fundamentals), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows) And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin , so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team Now the legal bit Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment Advertised: 16 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: 30 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
May 18, 2024
Full time
Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary range: £41,600 - £57,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK Contract Type: Permanent Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy, working with the latest technology offerings and with our COE services highly in demand, it makes this an incredibly exciting time to join the team. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Admin to support our platform operations, provisioning, managing, and maintaining our Power Platform environments and services, facilitating the enablement of users and the deployment of solutions and service updates, and overseeing the day-to-day monitoring and management of our Power Platform services to ensure service effectiveness. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply What you'll be doing Day-to-day management of our Power Platform environments across our pro-dev and citizen-developer communities, provisioning, configuring, and enabling services in line with approved design patterns and best practices to meet business and operational requirements. Managing user access processes, setup of security controls and application of licenses for the Power Platform to enable projects/squads to quickly mobilise and for the business to maintain operational effectiveness once live. Monitoring and troubleshooting the performance, security, capacity, availability, and reliability of the Power Platform, providing MI reports to support governance reviews and leadership updates. Working with our COE SMEs to build and enable foundational service components to support new service design patterns and evergreen capabilities to enable projects/squads to develop on these. Providing technical input to the Release Management process such that change is effectively managed and deployments appropriately prioritised and scheduled. Working with COE SMEs to assess evergreen change for the Power Platform, identifying and impact assessing changes to key service components in-use. This includes the Microsoft Wave Releases and product specific updates. Keeping up to date with the latest features, updates, and enhancements of the Power Platform components and services We need you to have Relevant experience in configuring, managing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power B. A solid understanding of the Microsoft Power Platform architecture, components, and services, specifically Power Platform environments, Dataverse, Admin Centre and Azure Active Directory. A working knowledge of Azure DevOps, with experience in provisioning and deploying pipelines and projects for the Power Platform. A proficiency in using PowerShell, REST APIs, and developer tools to automate administrative tasks. Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management. It's a bonus if you have but not essential Knowledge and experience in using the COE Starter Kit, Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform and Open AI. Microsoft certification: PL-900 (Power Platform Fundamentals), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows) And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin , so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team Now the legal bit Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment Advertised: 16 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: 30 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary range: £68,000 - £92,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK Contract Type: Permanent Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy, working with the latest technology offerings and with our COE services highly in demand, it makes this an incredibly exciting time to join the team. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Technical Lead to spearhead our COE service capabilities, guiding on platform enablement and adoption strategy, shaping our platform roadmap, and evaluating and implementing new service component capabilities to create the foundational services upon which projects/squads can develop their solutions. You will work closely with our Microsoft fast-track advisors, 3rd party partners and our platform service teams to safeguard service effectiveness and coordinate evergreen strategy and the introduction of new Power Platform service components and capabilities in line with our wider Microsoft ecosystem controls. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply What you'll be doing As custodian of our Power Platform component register and technical service capabilities, you will be responsible for safeguarding platform adoption, maintaining our governance controls and enforcing standards and best practice across our pro-dev and citizen-dev communities. Working collaboratively with COE leadership to develop and implement a platform enablement and adoption strategy for the Power Platform, incorporating evergreen requirements as well as COE approved design patterns. Working with our COE SMEs to build foundational service components to support new service design patterns and evergreen capabilities to enable projects/squads to develop on these. Working collaboratively with SMEs from Microsoft, our 3rd party partners and from within the business to assess evergreen change for the Power Platform, identifying and impact assessing changes to key service components in-use and where applicable, forming an implementation plan to test these ahead of general release. This includes the Microsoft Wave Releases and product specific updates. Providing technical oversight of our platform operations, including capacity management, service management, environment management, user and licensing management and security controls. Acting as a gatekeeper and safety-net for our Power Platform service, supporting COE leadership by proactively identifying risks and issues and intervening to prevent problems before they happen. Working with the COE team to document standards and best practices for adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services, ensuring all documentation is accurate, consistent and up-to-date and in line with latest features and best-practice guidance from Microsoft. Leading and mentoring COE colleagues to support their development and to advance collective skills and capabilities within the COE. We need you to have Extensive experience (5+ years) in designing, developing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power BI, preferably in a Technical Lead or Solution Architect role. Extensive knowledge and experience in applying best practices and standards for developing and maintaining secure, scalable, and performant solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform, with a deep understanding of its capabilities and limitations and how to leverage them to meet business requirements. Knowledge and experience in designing, implementing and managing complex Power Platform environment strategies to support coexistence and effective route-to-live, preferably using automated pipeline deployment via Azure DevOps. Knowledge and experience implementing the many integration options and methods for connecting the Microsoft Power Platform with other Microsoft and 3rd party services and data sources, including Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management. It's a bonus if you have but not essential Experience performing in a Centre Of Excellence role, ideally in a Microsoft Power Platform capacity. Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform and Open AI. Microsoft certification: PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows) And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin , so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team Now the legal bit Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks. Advertised: 16 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: 30 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
May 18, 2024
Full time
Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary range: £68,000 - £92,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK Contract Type: Permanent Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy, working with the latest technology offerings and with our COE services highly in demand, it makes this an incredibly exciting time to join the team. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Technical Lead to spearhead our COE service capabilities, guiding on platform enablement and adoption strategy, shaping our platform roadmap, and evaluating and implementing new service component capabilities to create the foundational services upon which projects/squads can develop their solutions. You will work closely with our Microsoft fast-track advisors, 3rd party partners and our platform service teams to safeguard service effectiveness and coordinate evergreen strategy and the introduction of new Power Platform service components and capabilities in line with our wider Microsoft ecosystem controls. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply What you'll be doing As custodian of our Power Platform component register and technical service capabilities, you will be responsible for safeguarding platform adoption, maintaining our governance controls and enforcing standards and best practice across our pro-dev and citizen-dev communities. Working collaboratively with COE leadership to develop and implement a platform enablement and adoption strategy for the Power Platform, incorporating evergreen requirements as well as COE approved design patterns. Working with our COE SMEs to build foundational service components to support new service design patterns and evergreen capabilities to enable projects/squads to develop on these. Working collaboratively with SMEs from Microsoft, our 3rd party partners and from within the business to assess evergreen change for the Power Platform, identifying and impact assessing changes to key service components in-use and where applicable, forming an implementation plan to test these ahead of general release. This includes the Microsoft Wave Releases and product specific updates. Providing technical oversight of our platform operations, including capacity management, service management, environment management, user and licensing management and security controls. Acting as a gatekeeper and safety-net for our Power Platform service, supporting COE leadership by proactively identifying risks and issues and intervening to prevent problems before they happen. Working with the COE team to document standards and best practices for adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services, ensuring all documentation is accurate, consistent and up-to-date and in line with latest features and best-practice guidance from Microsoft. Leading and mentoring COE colleagues to support their development and to advance collective skills and capabilities within the COE. We need you to have Extensive experience (5+ years) in designing, developing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power BI, preferably in a Technical Lead or Solution Architect role. Extensive knowledge and experience in applying best practices and standards for developing and maintaining secure, scalable, and performant solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform, with a deep understanding of its capabilities and limitations and how to leverage them to meet business requirements. Knowledge and experience in designing, implementing and managing complex Power Platform environment strategies to support coexistence and effective route-to-live, preferably using automated pipeline deployment via Azure DevOps. Knowledge and experience implementing the many integration options and methods for connecting the Microsoft Power Platform with other Microsoft and 3rd party services and data sources, including Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management. It's a bonus if you have but not essential Experience performing in a Centre Of Excellence role, ideally in a Microsoft Power Platform capacity. Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform and Open AI. Microsoft certification: PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows) And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin , so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team Now the legal bit Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks. Advertised: 16 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: 30 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary range: £68,000 - £90,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK Contract Type: Permanent Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy, working with the latest technology offerings and with our COE services highly in demand, it makes this an incredibly exciting time to join the team. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Senior Solution Designer to lead our COE design advisory and assurance services, guiding colleagues and project teams/squads on Power Platform best practice, design/development standards and alignment to strategic architecture. You will evaluate and approve design proposals, facilitate COE assurance review forums, and represent the COE in formal design boards. You will work closely with our Microsoft fast-track advisors, 3rd party partners, enterprise architecture and solution design community to determine and shape best practices and design standards. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply What you'll be doing Working directly with our Enterprise Architecture leads to inform strategic architecture for the Power Platform and translate this into design patterns for solution designers across our tribes/projects. Working collaboratively with SMEs from Microsoft, our 3rd party partners and from within the business to shape solution ideas and determine approved patterns for the adoption and implementation of Power Platform solutions and services. Reviewing and impact assessing all Power Platform design submissions to ratify compliance with reference architecture and COE approved design patterns, with decision making authority on approval to proceed to build. Working with colleagues and projects/squads to provide SME advice during project initiation and ideation, guiding them on best practice, standards and what to consider as part of the design assurance process. Represent COE in technical governance forums, providing advice, feedback and decisions in relation to adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services. Acting as a gatekeeper and safety-net for our Power Platform service, supporting COE leadership by proactively identifying risks and issues and intervening to prevent problems before they happen. Working with the COE team to document standards and best practices for adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services, ensuring all documentation is accurate, consistent and up-to-date and in line with latest features and best-practice guidance from Microsoft. Leading and mentoring COE colleagues to support their development and to advance collective skills and capabilities within the COE. We need you to have Extensive experience (5+ years) in designing, developing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power BI, preferably in a Solution Architect or Solution Designer role. Knowledge and experience in applying best practices and standards for developing and maintaining secure, scalable, and performant solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform. Extensive knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of the Microsoft Power Platform and how to leverage them to meet business requirements. Knowledge and experience implementing the many integration options and methods for connecting the Microsoft Power Platform with other Microsoft and 3rd party services and data sources, including Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management. It's a bonus if you have but not essential Experience performing in a Centre Of Excellence role, ideally in a Microsoft Power Platform capacity. Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform and Open AI. Microsoft certification: PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows) And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team Now the legal bit Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks. Advertised: 16 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: 30 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
May 18, 2024
Full time
Business Unit: Chief Operating Office Salary range: £68,000 - £90,000 per annum DOE + red-hot benefits Location: Remote - work from anywhere within the UK Contract Type: Permanent Live to inspire change. Live a life more Virgin. Our Team The BizApps Centre of Excellence (COE) is a key enabling function within the bank, promoting, accelerating, and governing the adoption and delivery of the Microsoft Business Applications platform. We are at the heart of our digital strategy, working with the latest technology offerings and with our COE services highly in demand, it makes this an incredibly exciting time to join the team. We are looking for an experienced Power Platform Senior Solution Designer to lead our COE design advisory and assurance services, guiding colleagues and project teams/squads on Power Platform best practice, design/development standards and alignment to strategic architecture. You will evaluate and approve design proposals, facilitate COE assurance review forums, and represent the COE in formal design boards. You will work closely with our Microsoft fast-track advisors, 3rd party partners, enterprise architecture and solution design community to determine and shape best practices and design standards. Your work will be varied and high pace, but more importantly, interesting and fun! Sound good? Then read on and apply What you'll be doing Working directly with our Enterprise Architecture leads to inform strategic architecture for the Power Platform and translate this into design patterns for solution designers across our tribes/projects. Working collaboratively with SMEs from Microsoft, our 3rd party partners and from within the business to shape solution ideas and determine approved patterns for the adoption and implementation of Power Platform solutions and services. Reviewing and impact assessing all Power Platform design submissions to ratify compliance with reference architecture and COE approved design patterns, with decision making authority on approval to proceed to build. Working with colleagues and projects/squads to provide SME advice during project initiation and ideation, guiding them on best practice, standards and what to consider as part of the design assurance process. Represent COE in technical governance forums, providing advice, feedback and decisions in relation to adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services. Acting as a gatekeeper and safety-net for our Power Platform service, supporting COE leadership by proactively identifying risks and issues and intervening to prevent problems before they happen. Working with the COE team to document standards and best practices for adoption and implementation of Power Platform components and services, ensuring all documentation is accurate, consistent and up-to-date and in line with latest features and best-practice guidance from Microsoft. Leading and mentoring COE colleagues to support their development and to advance collective skills and capabilities within the COE. We need you to have Extensive experience (5+ years) in designing, developing, and deploying solutions using the Microsoft Power Platform, including Dynamics 365 (Customer Service, Sales and Customer Insights), Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Virtual Agents and Power BI, preferably in a Solution Architect or Solution Designer role. Knowledge and experience in applying best practices and standards for developing and maintaining secure, scalable, and performant solutions on the Microsoft Power Platform. Extensive knowledge of the capabilities and limitations of the Microsoft Power Platform and how to leverage them to meet business requirements. Knowledge and experience implementing the many integration options and methods for connecting the Microsoft Power Platform with other Microsoft and 3rd party services and data sources, including Microsoft 365 and Azure services. Knowledge of the licensing and governance models for the Microsoft Power Platform and how to optimize the usage and cost of the platform. Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders, demonstrate the value proposition of the Microsoft Power Platform and provide guidance and support for adoption and change management. It's a bonus if you have but not essential Experience performing in a Centre Of Excellence role, ideally in a Microsoft Power Platform capacity. Knowledge and experience of Azure Power Platform integrations and services such as Azure Application Insights, Azure Service Bus, Functions, Logic Apps and Synapse link. It would also be beneficial to have experience in Microsoft Digital Contact Center Platform and Open AI. Microsoft certification: PL-600 (Power Platform Solution Architect), AZ-900 (Azure Fundamentals) Red Hot Rewards Generous holidays - 38.5 days annual leave (including bank holidays and prorated if part-time) plus the option to buy more Up to five extra paid well-being days per year 20 weeks paid, gender-neutral family leave (52 weeks in total) for expectant parents and those looking to adopt Market-leading pension Free private medical cover, income protection and life assurance Flexible benefits include Cycle to Work, wellness and health assessments, and critical illness Ability to work anywhere in the UK (where the role allows) And there's no waiting around, you'll enjoy these benefits from day one. Feeling insatiably curious about this role? Apply as soon as you can. If we're lucky to receive a lot of interest, we may close the advert early and would hate you to miss out. We're all about helping you Live a Life More Virgin, so happy to talk flexible working with you. Say hello to Virgin Money We're making great strides towards achieving our ambition of becoming the UK's best digital bank. As a full-service digital bank with a heritage stretching back over 180 years, we re a workforce to be reckoned with. We're putting the full power of our experience behind disruptive ideas that reinvent the role a bank plays in people's lives. We strive to create positive experiences for our millions of customers and our purpose, 'Making You Happier About Money', underpins everything we do. We believe in doing banking differently, innovating and working together to make a real difference. Join us and Live a Life More Virgin that empowers you with choice and flexibility in how you work. Be yourself at Virgin Money Our purpose is to make people happier about money, this means seeing and feeling the world as our customers do by creating a workforce that reflects the rich diversity of our customers and communities. We're committed to creating an inclusive culture where colleagues feel safe and inspired to contribute, speak up and be heard. As a Disability Confident Leader, we're committed to removing any obstacles to inclusion. If you need any reasonable adjustments or support making your application, contact our Talent Acquisition team Now the legal bit Living A Life More Virgin allows our colleagues to be based anywhere in the UK (if the role allows it), but we'll need you to confirm you have the right to work in the UK. If you're successful in securing a role with us, there are some checks you need to complete before starting. These include credit and criminal record checks and three years' worth of satisfactory references. If the role is part of the Senior Manager Regime and Certification Regime, it requires enhanced pre-employment checks - we'll ask for six years of regulatory references, and once in the role, you'll be subject to periodic employment checks. Advertised: 16 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time Applications close: 30 May 2024 GMT Daylight Time
About Us BeZero Carbon's Mission is to scale investment in environmental markets that deliver a sustainable future. We are a carbon ratings agency. We equip world-leading organisations with the knowledge, tools and confidence to make better climate decisions. BeZero Carbon is the largest global ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market. We are driving climate action through carbon ratings. We distribute our ratings via our SaaS Product, BeZero Carbon Markets, informing all market participants on how to price and manage risk. Our ratings and research tools support buyers, intermediaries, investors and carbon project developers with mission-critical data. Our 160+ strong team combines climatic and earth sciences, sell-side financial research, machine learning, technology, and public policy expertise with world-class commercial and operations teams. Curiosity, technical know-how and a research-first mindset sit at the heart of BeZero. We combine traditional capital markets research practices with expertise in environmental sciences and technology. Our 70+ analytical team of climate and data scientists, geospatial experts and financial market analysts comes with the highest academic credentials, a tenacious approach to scientific inquiry and a dedication to climate action through science. Off the back of our Series B funding round in late 2022, we are expanding our global capabilities in pursuit of our mission to accelerate climate action through carbon ratings. Why you'll love it here: Career defining work - come and work on some of the most cutting edge problem sets, and do something you'll be proud of for the rest of your career World-class analysts - spend your time among the best of the best; 70% of our analytical team have PhDs, and have worked across some of the top global institutions Compensation and benefits - competitive compensation and a broad benefits package Live your life - flexible time off, and opportunity for remote working Room to grow - many of our roles didn't exist in the market 2 years ago, and there's plenty of room to chart your own course Job Description We're looking for a Director of Engineering who will be a key member of the technology leadership team at BeZero Carbon. You will have leadership responsibility for our software engineering teams (currently 11 software engineers based in the UK). This group is responsible for the development of our client-facing product and APIs, as well as our website and internal tooling that helps our carbon rating analysts carry out their climate-related research and ratings analysis. The work we do at BeZero is highly interdisciplinary in nature, and our software teams work closely with counterparts in product, data, and ratings to build our products. This is an excellent opportunity to drive real-world climate impact with technology, and at the same time get exposure to some of the brightest minds in the carbon markets space. Responsibilities: The Director of Engineering should lead by example, both in terms of knowledge and effort, and make significant contributions to the team by providing technical leadership for the technology systems within BeZero: Establish the vision for our internally-facing tools and externally-facing products in collaboration with our Chief Data Officer and Chief Product Officer, ensuring that it aligns with BeZero's mission and goals. Take responsibility for the delivery of all engineering changes, ensuring that the desired outcomes are achieved. This includes ensuring that the internal build systems are efficient, scalable, and reliable. Understand and own non-functional requirements (NFRs) and their implementation across the estate. This involves working with other teams to identify and prioritise NFRs and ensuring that they are implemented correctly. Ensure a coherent technical design for all deliveries, as well as more widely across the estate. This includes developing and enforcing technical standards, reviewing technical designs, and ensuring that they are consistent with BeZero's overall architecture. Lead key technical decision-making and ensure it is completed in a timely manner. This involves working with other teams to identify technical challenges and proposing solutions that are aligned with BeZero's goals. Be a skilled communicator who can comfortably work at different levels of the organisation, adapting your communication style to the target audience. Lead, and inspire a high-performing team of software engineers, using all tools at your disposal to hire, coach, promote, and retain the correct team compositions to achieve our goals. Develop and drive a culture of excellence and strong technical ownership, ensuring the right bets are taken with the highest quality. Clearly articulate a compelling technical vision to motivate our teams. Candidate Profile: 10+ years of total work experience, ideally with experience in building data-intensive products for enterprise clients. 3+ years of experience of managing team(s) of software and product engineers within a technology organisation of at least 10-50 people. Experience with enterprise financial data and research products will be considered a plus. Experience in developing and driving DevOps / SRE / security processes, such as monitoring, on-call, and incident management. Experience at high-growth technology start-ups. Experience in building and scaling data and API platforms will be considered a plus Strong technical expertise in cloud-based infrastructure. Experience with AWS preferred. Technology delivery experience working across a number of different stacks and industries. Go, Javascript, TypeScript, React, and Python are all in active use. What we'll offer: Competitive salary and equity in a rapidly growing VC-backed start-up through share options Ability to learn and develop alongside a range of sector specialists from the worlds of science, economics, business, finance and more 25 days leave (with additional time off between Christmas and New Year, and for your birthday) Benefits package covering private medical insurance, dental, critical illness cover, income protection, life assurance, medical cash plan and cycle to work scheme (or a comparable package if you're based overseas) Health and wellness cash allowance Enhanced parental leave Regular social events Opportunity to work remote or in our East London office space (Liverpool Street) with flexibility to work from home 2 days a week Nomad working over the summer, allowing you to work from another country We value diversity at BeZero Carbon. We need a team that brings different perspectives and backgrounds together to build the tools needed to make the voluntary carbon market transparent. We are therefore committed to not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, age, or disability.
May 18, 2024
Full time
About Us BeZero Carbon's Mission is to scale investment in environmental markets that deliver a sustainable future. We are a carbon ratings agency. We equip world-leading organisations with the knowledge, tools and confidence to make better climate decisions. BeZero Carbon is the largest global ratings agency for the Voluntary Carbon Market. We are driving climate action through carbon ratings. We distribute our ratings via our SaaS Product, BeZero Carbon Markets, informing all market participants on how to price and manage risk. Our ratings and research tools support buyers, intermediaries, investors and carbon project developers with mission-critical data. Our 160+ strong team combines climatic and earth sciences, sell-side financial research, machine learning, technology, and public policy expertise with world-class commercial and operations teams. Curiosity, technical know-how and a research-first mindset sit at the heart of BeZero. We combine traditional capital markets research practices with expertise in environmental sciences and technology. Our 70+ analytical team of climate and data scientists, geospatial experts and financial market analysts comes with the highest academic credentials, a tenacious approach to scientific inquiry and a dedication to climate action through science. Off the back of our Series B funding round in late 2022, we are expanding our global capabilities in pursuit of our mission to accelerate climate action through carbon ratings. Why you'll love it here: Career defining work - come and work on some of the most cutting edge problem sets, and do something you'll be proud of for the rest of your career World-class analysts - spend your time among the best of the best; 70% of our analytical team have PhDs, and have worked across some of the top global institutions Compensation and benefits - competitive compensation and a broad benefits package Live your life - flexible time off, and opportunity for remote working Room to grow - many of our roles didn't exist in the market 2 years ago, and there's plenty of room to chart your own course Job Description We're looking for a Director of Engineering who will be a key member of the technology leadership team at BeZero Carbon. You will have leadership responsibility for our software engineering teams (currently 11 software engineers based in the UK). This group is responsible for the development of our client-facing product and APIs, as well as our website and internal tooling that helps our carbon rating analysts carry out their climate-related research and ratings analysis. The work we do at BeZero is highly interdisciplinary in nature, and our software teams work closely with counterparts in product, data, and ratings to build our products. This is an excellent opportunity to drive real-world climate impact with technology, and at the same time get exposure to some of the brightest minds in the carbon markets space. Responsibilities: The Director of Engineering should lead by example, both in terms of knowledge and effort, and make significant contributions to the team by providing technical leadership for the technology systems within BeZero: Establish the vision for our internally-facing tools and externally-facing products in collaboration with our Chief Data Officer and Chief Product Officer, ensuring that it aligns with BeZero's mission and goals. Take responsibility for the delivery of all engineering changes, ensuring that the desired outcomes are achieved. This includes ensuring that the internal build systems are efficient, scalable, and reliable. Understand and own non-functional requirements (NFRs) and their implementation across the estate. This involves working with other teams to identify and prioritise NFRs and ensuring that they are implemented correctly. Ensure a coherent technical design for all deliveries, as well as more widely across the estate. This includes developing and enforcing technical standards, reviewing technical designs, and ensuring that they are consistent with BeZero's overall architecture. Lead key technical decision-making and ensure it is completed in a timely manner. This involves working with other teams to identify technical challenges and proposing solutions that are aligned with BeZero's goals. Be a skilled communicator who can comfortably work at different levels of the organisation, adapting your communication style to the target audience. Lead, and inspire a high-performing team of software engineers, using all tools at your disposal to hire, coach, promote, and retain the correct team compositions to achieve our goals. Develop and drive a culture of excellence and strong technical ownership, ensuring the right bets are taken with the highest quality. Clearly articulate a compelling technical vision to motivate our teams. Candidate Profile: 10+ years of total work experience, ideally with experience in building data-intensive products for enterprise clients. 3+ years of experience of managing team(s) of software and product engineers within a technology organisation of at least 10-50 people. Experience with enterprise financial data and research products will be considered a plus. Experience in developing and driving DevOps / SRE / security processes, such as monitoring, on-call, and incident management. Experience at high-growth technology start-ups. Experience in building and scaling data and API platforms will be considered a plus Strong technical expertise in cloud-based infrastructure. Experience with AWS preferred. Technology delivery experience working across a number of different stacks and industries. Go, Javascript, TypeScript, React, and Python are all in active use. What we'll offer: Competitive salary and equity in a rapidly growing VC-backed start-up through share options Ability to learn and develop alongside a range of sector specialists from the worlds of science, economics, business, finance and more 25 days leave (with additional time off between Christmas and New Year, and for your birthday) Benefits package covering private medical insurance, dental, critical illness cover, income protection, life assurance, medical cash plan and cycle to work scheme (or a comparable package if you're based overseas) Health and wellness cash allowance Enhanced parental leave Regular social events Opportunity to work remote or in our East London office space (Liverpool Street) with flexibility to work from home 2 days a week Nomad working over the summer, allowing you to work from another country We value diversity at BeZero Carbon. We need a team that brings different perspectives and backgrounds together to build the tools needed to make the voluntary carbon market transparent. We are therefore committed to not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, veteran status, age, or disability.
Technical and strategic leadership at medical data company This healthcare data company is looking for a CTO to oversee their data and analysis platform as the company enters a new period of growth. You will help set the overall strategy of the company and develop the technical road map, including spearheading the addition of data analysis and AI to the platform. Suitable candidates will have a broad technical background in software engineering with specific expertise in architecting cloud-based platforms. For context this company runs a serverless event-driven microservice based backend with external REST and GraphQL APIs and is moving to a Vue.js frontend. Additionally, understanding of data science and machine learning architectures would be beneficial. Outside of the technology, you will have had previous senior leadership experience as a CTO, director, senior product owner or similar. This will have included responsibilities such as product delivery, change management (on an organisational and interpersonal level), strategic planning, and budgeting. You will also need to demonstrate knowledge of the data protection act, ISO27001 and other relevant legislation related to data security. Awareness of the health and care landscape within the UK is highly desirable. You will be joining a company dedicated to improving the health and care system here in the UK. Wholly owned by not-for-profits, they are committed to achieving their goals with inclusive and sustainable behaviours. On offer alongside the salary is a comprehensive set of benefits including an excellent pension and a wellbeing package. Another top job from ECM, the high-tech recruitment experts. Even if this job's not quite right, do contact us now - we may well have the ideal job for you. To discuss your requirements call (phone number removed) or email your CV. We will always ask before forwarding your CV. Please apply (quoting ref: TJ27175 ) only if you are eligible to live and work in the UK. By submitting your details you certify that the information you provide is accurate.
May 18, 2024
Full time
Technical and strategic leadership at medical data company This healthcare data company is looking for a CTO to oversee their data and analysis platform as the company enters a new period of growth. You will help set the overall strategy of the company and develop the technical road map, including spearheading the addition of data analysis and AI to the platform. Suitable candidates will have a broad technical background in software engineering with specific expertise in architecting cloud-based platforms. For context this company runs a serverless event-driven microservice based backend with external REST and GraphQL APIs and is moving to a Vue.js frontend. Additionally, understanding of data science and machine learning architectures would be beneficial. Outside of the technology, you will have had previous senior leadership experience as a CTO, director, senior product owner or similar. This will have included responsibilities such as product delivery, change management (on an organisational and interpersonal level), strategic planning, and budgeting. You will also need to demonstrate knowledge of the data protection act, ISO27001 and other relevant legislation related to data security. Awareness of the health and care landscape within the UK is highly desirable. You will be joining a company dedicated to improving the health and care system here in the UK. Wholly owned by not-for-profits, they are committed to achieving their goals with inclusive and sustainable behaviours. On offer alongside the salary is a comprehensive set of benefits including an excellent pension and a wellbeing package. Another top job from ECM, the high-tech recruitment experts. Even if this job's not quite right, do contact us now - we may well have the ideal job for you. To discuss your requirements call (phone number removed) or email your CV. We will always ask before forwarding your CV. Please apply (quoting ref: TJ27175 ) only if you are eligible to live and work in the UK. By submitting your details you certify that the information you provide is accurate.