Senior Engineer (Software) London - Hybrid working (1-2 days in the office per week) Salary up to 130,000 + bonus Greenfield application development using modern technology Excellent company culture and engineering standards Extensive benefits package including bonus, healthcare! Senior Engineer required to join an expansive engineering department within a well-established company with offices in the Southeast and London. The company are currently going through a substantial growth period and are expanding their software engineering teams. This role sits within a brand new team focused on creating and enhancing web and mobile software applications within an e-commerce marketplace environment. This role will be primarily hands-on software engineering supplemented with technical leadership experience. Alongside your development work you'll be consulting on design and architecture decisions and resolving any bottle-necks in deployment. Key experience Prior experience engineering EPOS, E-commerce or Retail software solutions Service Oriented Architecture and/or Microservice architecture Technical background in Agile software development & leadership Experience communicating with internal technical stakeholders including product managers & designers You'll be working with the following languages and frameworks; Typescript Node.js Next.js React &/or React Native Postgres DB Kubernetes Kotlin &/or Swift (Desirable but not essential) If you are looking to be part of a fast-moving, interesting business, at a time of growth then please apply to this advert or contact me via our website or LinkedIn. Jack Hewitt-Coleman, Spectrum IT. All candidates applying must be eligible to work in the UK. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Senior Engineer (Software) London - Hybrid working (1-2 days in the office per week) Salary up to 130,000 + bonus Greenfield application development using modern technology Excellent company culture and engineering standards Extensive benefits package including bonus, healthcare! Senior Engineer required to join an expansive engineering department within a well-established company with offices in the Southeast and London. The company are currently going through a substantial growth period and are expanding their software engineering teams. This role sits within a brand new team focused on creating and enhancing web and mobile software applications within an e-commerce marketplace environment. This role will be primarily hands-on software engineering supplemented with technical leadership experience. Alongside your development work you'll be consulting on design and architecture decisions and resolving any bottle-necks in deployment. Key experience Prior experience engineering EPOS, E-commerce or Retail software solutions Service Oriented Architecture and/or Microservice architecture Technical background in Agile software development & leadership Experience communicating with internal technical stakeholders including product managers & designers You'll be working with the following languages and frameworks; Typescript Node.js Next.js React &/or React Native Postgres DB Kubernetes Kotlin &/or Swift (Desirable but not essential) If you are looking to be part of a fast-moving, interesting business, at a time of growth then please apply to this advert or contact me via our website or LinkedIn. Jack Hewitt-Coleman, Spectrum IT. All candidates applying must be eligible to work in the UK. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Role: Senior Solutions Architect Salary: 90,000- 110,000 per annum + benefits package Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (hybrid working) We are currently recruiting for a Senior Solutions Architect to join the organisation in an exciting and brand-new requirement, at a key time for the business. Key duties include providing architectural guidance during solution design and ensuring alignment with client strategies, principles, standards, and best practices. You will lead and work closely with development and operational support teams to refine requirements and ensure detailed designs align with the architecture. Skills and experience required for the role: Experience with methods and tools to deliver architecture designs and artefacts. Experience in microservices, API management, and Azure Integration (API Management, Service Bus, REST API). Strong understanding and experience in Azure and the SDLC. Experience in digital transformation and delivering Microsoft-based services. Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including senior (CxO level) management. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to peers and leadership. Proven experience in achieving delivery and customer satisfaction targets. You will need strong communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities for effective cross functional teamwork, along with excellent stakeholder management, and be adept at building trust and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The role will be hybrid working and 2 days per week on-site in Birmingham, you must be local or within commutable distance to be successful for the position. If your background aligns to the role and you would like to apply, please do so by clicking the link and you will receive an update on your application in due course. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates; apologies for any inconvenience caused. We take great pride in representing socially responsible clients who not only prioritise diversity and inclusion but also actively combat social inequality. Together, we have the power to make a profound impact on fostering a more equitable and inclusive society. By working with us, you become part of a movement dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Role: Senior Solutions Architect Salary: 90,000- 110,000 per annum + benefits package Location: Birmingham, West Midlands (hybrid working) We are currently recruiting for a Senior Solutions Architect to join the organisation in an exciting and brand-new requirement, at a key time for the business. Key duties include providing architectural guidance during solution design and ensuring alignment with client strategies, principles, standards, and best practices. You will lead and work closely with development and operational support teams to refine requirements and ensure detailed designs align with the architecture. Skills and experience required for the role: Experience with methods and tools to deliver architecture designs and artefacts. Experience in microservices, API management, and Azure Integration (API Management, Service Bus, REST API). Strong understanding and experience in Azure and the SDLC. Experience in digital transformation and delivering Microsoft-based services. Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, including senior (CxO level) management. Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to peers and leadership. Proven experience in achieving delivery and customer satisfaction targets. You will need strong communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal abilities for effective cross functional teamwork, along with excellent stakeholder management, and be adept at building trust and maintaining relationships with internal and external stakeholders. The role will be hybrid working and 2 days per week on-site in Birmingham, you must be local or within commutable distance to be successful for the position. If your background aligns to the role and you would like to apply, please do so by clicking the link and you will receive an update on your application in due course. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications received, we are unable to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful candidates; apologies for any inconvenience caused. We take great pride in representing socially responsible clients who not only prioritise diversity and inclusion but also actively combat social inequality. Together, we have the power to make a profound impact on fostering a more equitable and inclusive society. By working with us, you become part of a movement dedicated to promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce.
D365 CE Technical Architects Up to £90k + Bonus + Enterprise benefits London, Birmingham or Leeds + Majority Remote (Visa's/sponsorship considered if UK based already) The Company We are proud to partner with a global system integrator and leading Microsoft GSI partner about to undertake what will arguably be UK's largest Dynamics 365 CE engagement. Your first long term multi year programme will be this full custom D365 CE transformation from the kick off. A team of passionate thought leaders in a dynamic and collaborative environment this global inner circle business applications partner are now looking for multiple Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE Technical Architects as well as a Lead Architect to join them. A multi award winning global business, they are not only a regular Microsoft global awards winning Partners they deliver at the largest scale of enterprise into the biggest names in public and private sector both in the UK, USA and every global continent. The Role You'll be working with custom Dynamics 365 CRM/CE and Power platform solutions across the technical architecture, development designs and delivery within a customer facing environment. Understand customer's intent and existing architecture and propose a best possible solution to their business problem and processes. Design TDD and FDD documents and get necessary stakeholder approval. Be able to work with developers at varying levels and their leaders to help build custom solutions. Work on individual delivery items as well as manage task assignment/delivery/troubleshooting/peer reviews where applicable. Maintain a best practice guidance for the team and overall project deliverables. Planning & executing the implementation of CRM developments, providing regular progress updates to internal & external clients. Assisting with project communication & best practice throughout the system implementation. D365 Solution Management. Knowledge in Performance tuning possibilities in Dynamics 365 implementations. Essential Technical Skills: Experience of Dynamics 365 CRM/CE architecture + capabilities at enterprise. Design & Developer experience in Dynamics 365 including Customer Service. Experience of Power Platform development (Power Apps Portals, Model-Driven / Canvas Applications), Dataverse, Power Automate. Hands on experience in building customisation and extension of Dynamics CE. SQL Server with custom report experience through SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and FetchXML. .NET Framework Version 4.5 or above including strong WCF/Web API experience. Knowledge of Web development, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, Javascript and SQL. C# and OOPS concepts. Ideals to have: Azure Logic Apps. Experience of data integration and data migration projects. Power BI. Senior level development experience of Dynamics 365/CE customisation. The Benefits: These include very competitive salaries, Bonuses, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Income Protection Cover, Death in Service Cover, Group Personal Pension Plan with enhanced employee contributions, Flexible Working and majority remote working from home. Plus some of the best transformation projects there are in the UK and the world today for you to work on (most often fronted by Microsoft regionally).
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
D365 CE Technical Architects Up to £90k + Bonus + Enterprise benefits London, Birmingham or Leeds + Majority Remote (Visa's/sponsorship considered if UK based already) The Company We are proud to partner with a global system integrator and leading Microsoft GSI partner about to undertake what will arguably be UK's largest Dynamics 365 CE engagement. Your first long term multi year programme will be this full custom D365 CE transformation from the kick off. A team of passionate thought leaders in a dynamic and collaborative environment this global inner circle business applications partner are now looking for multiple Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE Technical Architects as well as a Lead Architect to join them. A multi award winning global business, they are not only a regular Microsoft global awards winning Partners they deliver at the largest scale of enterprise into the biggest names in public and private sector both in the UK, USA and every global continent. The Role You'll be working with custom Dynamics 365 CRM/CE and Power platform solutions across the technical architecture, development designs and delivery within a customer facing environment. Understand customer's intent and existing architecture and propose a best possible solution to their business problem and processes. Design TDD and FDD documents and get necessary stakeholder approval. Be able to work with developers at varying levels and their leaders to help build custom solutions. Work on individual delivery items as well as manage task assignment/delivery/troubleshooting/peer reviews where applicable. Maintain a best practice guidance for the team and overall project deliverables. Planning & executing the implementation of CRM developments, providing regular progress updates to internal & external clients. Assisting with project communication & best practice throughout the system implementation. D365 Solution Management. Knowledge in Performance tuning possibilities in Dynamics 365 implementations. Essential Technical Skills: Experience of Dynamics 365 CRM/CE architecture + capabilities at enterprise. Design & Developer experience in Dynamics 365 including Customer Service. Experience of Power Platform development (Power Apps Portals, Model-Driven / Canvas Applications), Dataverse, Power Automate. Hands on experience in building customisation and extension of Dynamics CE. SQL Server with custom report experience through SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and FetchXML. .NET Framework Version 4.5 or above including strong WCF/Web API experience. Knowledge of Web development, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, Javascript and SQL. C# and OOPS concepts. Ideals to have: Azure Logic Apps. Experience of data integration and data migration projects. Power BI. Senior level development experience of Dynamics 365/CE customisation. The Benefits: These include very competitive salaries, Bonuses, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Income Protection Cover, Death in Service Cover, Group Personal Pension Plan with enhanced employee contributions, Flexible Working and majority remote working from home. Plus some of the best transformation projects there are in the UK and the world today for you to work on (most often fronted by Microsoft regionally).
D365 CE Technical Architects Up to £90k + Bonus + Enterprise benefits London, Birmingham or Leeds + Majority Remote (Visa's/sponsorship considered if UK based already) The Company We are proud to partner with a global system integrator and leading Microsoft GSI partner about to undertake what will arguably be UK's largest Dynamics 365 CE engagement. Your first long term multi year programme will be this full custom D365 CE transformation from the kick off. A team of passionate thought leaders in a dynamic and collaborative environment this global inner circle business applications partner are now looking for multiple Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE Technical Architects as well as a Lead Architect to join them. A multi award winning global business, they are not only a regular Microsoft global awards winning Partners they deliver at the largest scale of enterprise into the biggest names in public and private sector both in the UK, USA and every global continent. The Role You'll be working with custom Dynamics 365 CRM/CE and Power platform solutions across the technical architecture, development designs and delivery within a customer facing environment. Understand customer's intent and existing architecture and propose a best possible solution to their business problem and processes. Design TDD and FDD documents and get necessary stakeholder approval. Be able to work with developers at varying levels and their leaders to help build custom solutions. Work on individual delivery items as well as manage task assignment/delivery/troubleshooting/peer reviews where applicable. Maintain a best practice guidance for the team and overall project deliverables. Planning & executing the implementation of CRM developments, providing regular progress updates to internal & external clients. Assisting with project communication & best practice throughout the system implementation. D365 Solution Management. Knowledge in Performance tuning possibilities in Dynamics 365 implementations. Essential Technical Skills: Experience of Dynamics 365 CRM/CE architecture + capabilities at enterprise. Design & Developer experience in Dynamics 365 including Customer Service. Experience of Power Platform development (Power Apps Portals, Model-Driven / Canvas Applications), Dataverse, Power Automate. Hands on experience in building customisation and extension of Dynamics CE. SQL Server with custom report experience through SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and FetchXML. .NET Framework Version 4.5 or above including strong WCF/Web API experience. Knowledge of Web development, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, Javascript and SQL. C# and OOPS concepts. Ideals to have: Azure Logic Apps. Experience of data integration and data migration projects. Power BI. Senior level development experience of Dynamics 365/CE customisation. The Benefits: These include very competitive salaries, Bonuses, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Income Protection Cover, Death in Service Cover, Group Personal Pension Plan with enhanced employee contributions, Flexible Working and majority remote working from home. Plus some of the best transformation projects there are in the UK and the world today for you to work on (most often fronted by Microsoft regionally).
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
D365 CE Technical Architects Up to £90k + Bonus + Enterprise benefits London, Birmingham or Leeds + Majority Remote (Visa's/sponsorship considered if UK based already) The Company We are proud to partner with a global system integrator and leading Microsoft GSI partner about to undertake what will arguably be UK's largest Dynamics 365 CE engagement. Your first long term multi year programme will be this full custom D365 CE transformation from the kick off. A team of passionate thought leaders in a dynamic and collaborative environment this global inner circle business applications partner are now looking for multiple Microsoft Dynamics 365 CE Technical Architects as well as a Lead Architect to join them. A multi award winning global business, they are not only a regular Microsoft global awards winning Partners they deliver at the largest scale of enterprise into the biggest names in public and private sector both in the UK, USA and every global continent. The Role You'll be working with custom Dynamics 365 CRM/CE and Power platform solutions across the technical architecture, development designs and delivery within a customer facing environment. Understand customer's intent and existing architecture and propose a best possible solution to their business problem and processes. Design TDD and FDD documents and get necessary stakeholder approval. Be able to work with developers at varying levels and their leaders to help build custom solutions. Work on individual delivery items as well as manage task assignment/delivery/troubleshooting/peer reviews where applicable. Maintain a best practice guidance for the team and overall project deliverables. Planning & executing the implementation of CRM developments, providing regular progress updates to internal & external clients. Assisting with project communication & best practice throughout the system implementation. D365 Solution Management. Knowledge in Performance tuning possibilities in Dynamics 365 implementations. Essential Technical Skills: Experience of Dynamics 365 CRM/CE architecture + capabilities at enterprise. Design & Developer experience in Dynamics 365 including Customer Service. Experience of Power Platform development (Power Apps Portals, Model-Driven / Canvas Applications), Dataverse, Power Automate. Hands on experience in building customisation and extension of Dynamics CE. SQL Server with custom report experience through SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) and FetchXML. .NET Framework Version 4.5 or above including strong WCF/Web API experience. Knowledge of Web development, HTML, CSS, JSON, XML, Javascript and SQL. C# and OOPS concepts. Ideals to have: Azure Logic Apps. Experience of data integration and data migration projects. Power BI. Senior level development experience of Dynamics 365/CE customisation. The Benefits: These include very competitive salaries, Bonuses, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Program, Income Protection Cover, Death in Service Cover, Group Personal Pension Plan with enhanced employee contributions, Flexible Working and majority remote working from home. Plus some of the best transformation projects there are in the UK and the world today for you to work on (most often fronted by Microsoft regionally).
Sr. GTM Specialist SA AIML GenAI UK, EMEA GTM Data and AI Solutions Architecture DESCRIPTION Are you a customer-obsessed builder with a passion for helping customers achieve their full potential? Do you have the business savvy, GenAI and ML background, and sales skills necessary to help position AWS as the cloud provider of choice for customers? Do you love building new strategic and data-driven businesses? Join the Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) Data and AI team as a GTM Specialist Solutions Architect! The EMEA Go-To-Market (GTM) Specialist Solutions Architecture team is looking for a Machine Learning (ML) practitioner, who will guide customers innovating, operationalizing and building enterprise-grade platforms/solutions leveraging Generative AI/ML from proof-of-concept to production. AWS Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced concepts and feature designs. We work backwards from our customer's most complex and business critical problems to build and execute go-to-market plans that turn AWS ideas into multi-billion-dollar business. This role helps customers providing GenAI/ML best practices, including techniques for responsible AI, model fine tuning, continued pre-training, PEFT, domain adaptation, model evaluation, mitigating hallucinations, prompt engineering, RAG, FM Ops, security, and other existing and emerging GenAI/ML related techniques. You will develop technical assets (reference architectures, whitepapers, workshops, demos, solutions, blog posts, field enablement) that can be used by AWS teams, partners and customers to demonstrate Generative AI/ML capabilities and how to operationalize their workloads. You will engage with AWS product teams to influence product roadmap and vision and accelerating the adoption of ML across customers in the region. In emerging areas, we play a critical role as the "first in" teams to build markets for new GenAI/ML services, or solutions. When a customer needs to innovate and requires a new way to leverage AWS, they count on us to innovate with them to build and deliver what they need. You must have a deep understanding of Generative AI models, including their strengths, limitations, risk and evaluation techniques. You should have hands-on Machine Learning experience to work directly with senior ML Engineers and Data Scientists at customers, partners and AWS service teams. AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. Key job responsibilities Represent the voice of the customer; collaborate with field and central teams to bring customer feedback to product teams. Lead curation of custom feature and availability requests for unique customer use cases. Provide advanced technical knowledge to your aligned GTM teams to unblock our customers' largest and most critical business challenges. Along with your extended team, own the technical bar for specialist technical artifacts and standards. Collaborate with your GTM colleagues to provide technical insights into GTM strategy and support field marketing to execute local technical events, campaigns, and customer engagements. Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures and public-speaking events such as AWS Summit, AWS re: Invent, etc. Guide and Support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter experts aligned to your customers. Create field enablement materials for the broader SA population to help them understand how to integrate new AWS solutions into customer architectures. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Experience design/implementation/consulting experience of distributed applications. Management of technical, customer facing resources. Experience with AI/ML or related technology domain. Hands-on experience with building ML/data pipelines, data engineering, or similar technologies. Experience Machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS History of successful technical consulting and/or architecture engagements with large-scale customers or enterprises. Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud. Familiarity with common enterprise services and working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies. Strong written and verbal communication skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers. Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries. AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise. Computer Science /relevant degree and/or experience highly desired. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice () to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Sr. GTM Specialist SA AIML GenAI UK, EMEA GTM Data and AI Solutions Architecture DESCRIPTION Are you a customer-obsessed builder with a passion for helping customers achieve their full potential? Do you have the business savvy, GenAI and ML background, and sales skills necessary to help position AWS as the cloud provider of choice for customers? Do you love building new strategic and data-driven businesses? Join the Worldwide Specialist Organization (WWSO) Data and AI team as a GTM Specialist Solutions Architect! The EMEA Go-To-Market (GTM) Specialist Solutions Architecture team is looking for a Machine Learning (ML) practitioner, who will guide customers innovating, operationalizing and building enterprise-grade platforms/solutions leveraging Generative AI/ML from proof-of-concept to production. AWS Specialist Solutions Architects (SSAs) are technologists with deep domain-specific expertise, able to address advanced concepts and feature designs. We work backwards from our customer's most complex and business critical problems to build and execute go-to-market plans that turn AWS ideas into multi-billion-dollar business. This role helps customers providing GenAI/ML best practices, including techniques for responsible AI, model fine tuning, continued pre-training, PEFT, domain adaptation, model evaluation, mitigating hallucinations, prompt engineering, RAG, FM Ops, security, and other existing and emerging GenAI/ML related techniques. You will develop technical assets (reference architectures, whitepapers, workshops, demos, solutions, blog posts, field enablement) that can be used by AWS teams, partners and customers to demonstrate Generative AI/ML capabilities and how to operationalize their workloads. You will engage with AWS product teams to influence product roadmap and vision and accelerating the adoption of ML across customers in the region. In emerging areas, we play a critical role as the "first in" teams to build markets for new GenAI/ML services, or solutions. When a customer needs to innovate and requires a new way to leverage AWS, they count on us to innovate with them to build and deliver what they need. You must have a deep understanding of Generative AI models, including their strengths, limitations, risk and evaluation techniques. You should have hands-on Machine Learning experience to work directly with senior ML Engineers and Data Scientists at customers, partners and AWS service teams. AWS Sales, Marketing, and Global Services (SMGS) is responsible for driving revenue, adoption, and growth from the largest and fastest growing small- and mid-market accounts to enterprise-level customers including public sector. Key job responsibilities Represent the voice of the customer; collaborate with field and central teams to bring customer feedback to product teams. Lead curation of custom feature and availability requests for unique customer use cases. Provide advanced technical knowledge to your aligned GTM teams to unblock our customers' largest and most critical business challenges. Along with your extended team, own the technical bar for specialist technical artifacts and standards. Collaborate with your GTM colleagues to provide technical insights into GTM strategy and support field marketing to execute local technical events, campaigns, and customer engagements. Act as a thought leader sharing best practices through forums such as AWS blogs, whitepapers, reference architectures and public-speaking events such as AWS Summit, AWS re: Invent, etc. Guide and Support an AWS internal community of technical subject matter experts aligned to your customers. Create field enablement materials for the broader SA population to help them understand how to integrate new AWS solutions into customer architectures. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS Experience design/implementation/consulting experience of distributed applications. Management of technical, customer facing resources. Experience with AI/ML or related technology domain. Hands-on experience with building ML/data pipelines, data engineering, or similar technologies. Experience Machine learning/statistical modeling data analysis tools and techniques, and parameters that affect their performance experience. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS History of successful technical consulting and/or architecture engagements with large-scale customers or enterprises. Experience migrating or transforming legacy customer solutions to the cloud. Familiarity with common enterprise services and working knowledge of software development tools and methodologies. Strong written and verbal communication skills with a high degree of comfort speaking with executives, IT Management, and developers. Experience working within software development or Internet-related industries. AWS Solution Architecture certification or relevant cloud expertise. Computer Science /relevant degree and/or experience highly desired. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice () to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations - from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards. Why we're hiring: WPP is at the forefront of the marketing and advertising industry's largest transformation. Our Global CIO is leading a significant evolution of our Enterprise Technology capabilities, bringing together over 2,500 technology professionals into an integrated global team. This team will play a crucial role in enabling the ongoing transformation of our agencies and functions. Revolutionize identity management at WPP! We're seeking an OKTA maestro to orchestrate our global platform, pushing the boundaries of security and user experience. Dive into deployments, integrations, and migrations, maximizing automation and fostering seamless collaboration. If you're passionate about innovation and delivering a first-class identity experience to a global audience, this is your chance to shine. What you'll be doing: Be part of a new in-house OKTA technical team providing support for a complex platform and a large, diverse user base Liaise with internal OpCo's and external customers from a support perspective delivering a first-class service experience Ensure that audit standards are adhered to in regard to attestations and management of identities and service accounts Assist in reporting on all aspects of the OKTA environments for security and audit requirements Support the implementation of strategic IDAM objectives in conjunction with the IDAM Architects Provide technical 2nd Line support to a wide user base Provide support to application integrations into the OKTA service for the purpose of authentication and authorisation Set Up Org2org and SCIM Configuration In OKTA Manage designated technical team members Maintain CMDB & Service Catalogue & technical documentation relating to IDAM configuration items Participate in the IDAM Change Management process What you'll need: Certified to OKTA Administrator level or equivalent in another Identity product. A good understanding of IDAM solutions, in particular: OKTA, Azure AD, Active Directory, G-Suite, AWS An understanding of SSO implementations including SAML/OpenID integrations Technical experience in IDAM support & implementations Experience with conditional access controls on access management solutions (e.g., Azure AD, Okta) Product management & support Knowledge of AD/LDAP, AAD, AADC, SCCM, Citrix, Okta, Group Policy Experience of working in global, complex environments Accountability of service incidents, ensuring timely resolution and effective communication with stakeholders Great verbal & written communication & interpersonal skills Good problem-solving, abstraction & critical-thinking skills Pragmatic approach, proactivity & autonomy Who you are: You're open : We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic : We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures for our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people - We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity - We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work - Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
WPP is the creative transformation company. We use the power of creativity to build better futures for our people, planet, clients, and communities. Working at WPP means being part of a global network of more than 115,000 accomplished people in 110 countries. WPP has headquarters in New York, London and Singapore and a corporate presence in major markets worldwide. We create transformative ideas and outcomes for our clients through an integrated offer of communications, experience, commerce, and technology. WPP and our award-winning agencies work with most of the world's biggest companies and organisations - from Ford, Unilever and P&G to Google, HSBC, and the UN. Our clients include 61 of the FTSE 100, 307 of the Fortune Global 500, all 30 of the Dow Jones 30 and 62 of the NASDAQ 100. WPP are the leader in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index and 20th in the FTSE 100 rankings for Women on Boards. Why we're hiring: WPP is at the forefront of the marketing and advertising industry's largest transformation. Our Global CIO is leading a significant evolution of our Enterprise Technology capabilities, bringing together over 2,500 technology professionals into an integrated global team. This team will play a crucial role in enabling the ongoing transformation of our agencies and functions. Revolutionize identity management at WPP! We're seeking an OKTA maestro to orchestrate our global platform, pushing the boundaries of security and user experience. Dive into deployments, integrations, and migrations, maximizing automation and fostering seamless collaboration. If you're passionate about innovation and delivering a first-class identity experience to a global audience, this is your chance to shine. What you'll be doing: Be part of a new in-house OKTA technical team providing support for a complex platform and a large, diverse user base Liaise with internal OpCo's and external customers from a support perspective delivering a first-class service experience Ensure that audit standards are adhered to in regard to attestations and management of identities and service accounts Assist in reporting on all aspects of the OKTA environments for security and audit requirements Support the implementation of strategic IDAM objectives in conjunction with the IDAM Architects Provide technical 2nd Line support to a wide user base Provide support to application integrations into the OKTA service for the purpose of authentication and authorisation Set Up Org2org and SCIM Configuration In OKTA Manage designated technical team members Maintain CMDB & Service Catalogue & technical documentation relating to IDAM configuration items Participate in the IDAM Change Management process What you'll need: Certified to OKTA Administrator level or equivalent in another Identity product. A good understanding of IDAM solutions, in particular: OKTA, Azure AD, Active Directory, G-Suite, AWS An understanding of SSO implementations including SAML/OpenID integrations Technical experience in IDAM support & implementations Experience with conditional access controls on access management solutions (e.g., Azure AD, Okta) Product management & support Knowledge of AD/LDAP, AAD, AADC, SCCM, Citrix, Okta, Group Policy Experience of working in global, complex environments Accountability of service incidents, ensuring timely resolution and effective communication with stakeholders Great verbal & written communication & interpersonal skills Good problem-solving, abstraction & critical-thinking skills Pragmatic approach, proactivity & autonomy Who you are: You're open : We are inclusive and collaborative; we encourage the free exchange of ideas; we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting: of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working. You're optimistic : We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures for our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction: to try the new and to seek the unexpected. You're extraordinary: we are stronger together: through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry; we provide extraordinary every day. What we'll give you: Passionate, inspired people - We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work. Scale and opportunity - We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry. Challenging and stimulating work - Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge? WPP is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability. We believe in creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion and strives to recruit a diverse slate of candidates to help us achieve that goal.
Senior Application Developer MERN - 75k + 5.4K Car Allowance + 5% Bonus + Benefits Package. Hybrid Working - Flexible. Hampshire. Permanent. T6/MN/(phone number removed). Must be Eligible to work in the UK. Leading dynamic business requires an experienced Senior Application Developer MERN. The role will focus on the Web Development lifecycle & AWS Services to drive innovative applications. Will collaborate with a team of Developers & Business Partners to create cutting-edge applications. Opportunity to further develop skills & expertise in MERN stack development. Role: Application Development - MERN stack. Web Application development using the MERN stack. Working with Public Cloud - AWS Services to enhance applications. Test Applications for performance & functionality. Collaborate with Developers on projects & work alongside development members & business partners to develop Microservices. Designing & implementing client-side & server-side architecture / writing effective REST APIs & Microservices, as well as troubleshooting, debugging & upgrading packages. Write technical documentation. Leading the testing & maintenance of Web Applications. Ensuring the full Web Development Lifecycle is met & AWS Services are leveraged effectively. Contribute to both existing & new applications. Further develop your skills & expertise in MERN stack development. Opportunity to make a significant impact on Applications & contribute to the overall success of the team. Skills Experience Required: JavaScript, NodeJS, ES6 technologies - development experience. MERN Framework for Web Application development - good experience. Writing effective REST APIs & Microservices . Unit Testing - React Testing Library / Jest & E2E Test Automation with Cypress. CI/CD Orchestration Tools - Git Flow, GitHub Actions & Docker etc. AWS Services - detailed & working knowledge. Refactoring legacy applications into modern, scalable & maintainable solutions. Release procedures, coding design & documentation. Mentor & guide Application Developers. Organised, analytical & good interpersonal skills. Manage tasks independently & take ownership of responsibilities. Ability to use your initiative & make decisions independently when required. Communicate technical information clearly & articulately. Critical Thinking - ability to evaluate alternatives & present solutions aligned to business objectives & strategy. Collaborative approach to teamwork/team player. Desirable Experience: Docker Pipelines / DevOps - strategies, design & implementation / Business Change Management procedures - Internal changes / Application Development platform - code & infrastructure best practices/strategies / Python or Jython / SQL / Industrial PLC code - Ladder Logic or similar. Benefits Package: Hybrid Working / Bonus / Company Car Allowance / Company Pension / Holiday Purchase Scheme / Private Medical Insurance / Sharesave Scheme / Employee Discount Platform.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Senior Application Developer MERN - 75k + 5.4K Car Allowance + 5% Bonus + Benefits Package. Hybrid Working - Flexible. Hampshire. Permanent. T6/MN/(phone number removed). Must be Eligible to work in the UK. Leading dynamic business requires an experienced Senior Application Developer MERN. The role will focus on the Web Development lifecycle & AWS Services to drive innovative applications. Will collaborate with a team of Developers & Business Partners to create cutting-edge applications. Opportunity to further develop skills & expertise in MERN stack development. Role: Application Development - MERN stack. Web Application development using the MERN stack. Working with Public Cloud - AWS Services to enhance applications. Test Applications for performance & functionality. Collaborate with Developers on projects & work alongside development members & business partners to develop Microservices. Designing & implementing client-side & server-side architecture / writing effective REST APIs & Microservices, as well as troubleshooting, debugging & upgrading packages. Write technical documentation. Leading the testing & maintenance of Web Applications. Ensuring the full Web Development Lifecycle is met & AWS Services are leveraged effectively. Contribute to both existing & new applications. Further develop your skills & expertise in MERN stack development. Opportunity to make a significant impact on Applications & contribute to the overall success of the team. Skills Experience Required: JavaScript, NodeJS, ES6 technologies - development experience. MERN Framework for Web Application development - good experience. Writing effective REST APIs & Microservices . Unit Testing - React Testing Library / Jest & E2E Test Automation with Cypress. CI/CD Orchestration Tools - Git Flow, GitHub Actions & Docker etc. AWS Services - detailed & working knowledge. Refactoring legacy applications into modern, scalable & maintainable solutions. Release procedures, coding design & documentation. Mentor & guide Application Developers. Organised, analytical & good interpersonal skills. Manage tasks independently & take ownership of responsibilities. Ability to use your initiative & make decisions independently when required. Communicate technical information clearly & articulately. Critical Thinking - ability to evaluate alternatives & present solutions aligned to business objectives & strategy. Collaborative approach to teamwork/team player. Desirable Experience: Docker Pipelines / DevOps - strategies, design & implementation / Business Change Management procedures - Internal changes / Application Development platform - code & infrastructure best practices/strategies / Python or Jython / SQL / Industrial PLC code - Ladder Logic or similar. Benefits Package: Hybrid Working / Bonus / Company Car Allowance / Company Pension / Holiday Purchase Scheme / Private Medical Insurance / Sharesave Scheme / Employee Discount Platform.
Senior Sustainability Consultant Bristol 45,000- 52,000 We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Sustainability Consultant to join a growing team and drive sustainability strategies across diverse and exciting projects. Our client is a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions in the built environment. They pride themselves on their collaborative culture, bold approach, and commitment to creating a positive environmental and social impact. As a Senior Sustainability Consultant, you will: Lead sustainability initiatives across a wide range of projects, ensuring they meet ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. Develop and implement sustainability strategies, including net-zero carbon pathways, biodiversity net gain, and circular economy principles. Provide expert advice on sustainable construction practices, materials, and technologies. Oversee building performance assessments, such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL, and energy modeling. Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to embed sustainability from concept to delivery. Mentor and support junior team members in their professional development. Contribute to thought leadership in sustainability, including presentations, workshops, and publications. To excel in this role, you will need: A degree in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, or a related field. Proven experience in sustainability consultancy, ideally within the construction or built environment sectors. In-depth knowledge of sustainability frameworks (e.g., BREEAM, LEED, WELL) and relevant legislation. Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. A passion for driving sustainable innovation and delivering measurable impact. Interested? Reach out to Sam Young at Aztrum for more details - (url removed)
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Senior Sustainability Consultant Bristol 45,000- 52,000 We are looking for a passionate and experienced Senior Sustainability Consultant to join a growing team and drive sustainability strategies across diverse and exciting projects. Our client is a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions in the built environment. They pride themselves on their collaborative culture, bold approach, and commitment to creating a positive environmental and social impact. As a Senior Sustainability Consultant, you will: Lead sustainability initiatives across a wide range of projects, ensuring they meet ambitious environmental, social, and governance (ESG) objectives. Develop and implement sustainability strategies, including net-zero carbon pathways, biodiversity net gain, and circular economy principles. Provide expert advice on sustainable construction practices, materials, and technologies. Oversee building performance assessments, such as BREEAM, LEED, WELL, and energy modeling. Collaborate with clients, architects, engineers, and other stakeholders to embed sustainability from concept to delivery. Mentor and support junior team members in their professional development. Contribute to thought leadership in sustainability, including presentations, workshops, and publications. To excel in this role, you will need: A degree in sustainability, environmental science, engineering, or a related field. Proven experience in sustainability consultancy, ideally within the construction or built environment sectors. In-depth knowledge of sustainability frameworks (e.g., BREEAM, LEED, WELL) and relevant legislation. Strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. A passion for driving sustainable innovation and delivering measurable impact. Interested? Reach out to Sam Young at Aztrum for more details - (url removed)
Senior Migration Consultant, Professional Services, WWPS UK DESCRIPTION Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Migration Consultant to join the AWS Professional Services team, supporting our customers within our Public Sector UK practice. AWS helps thousands of organizations migrate to the cloud and free up resources by lowering IT costs while improving productivity, operational resiliency, and business agility. Migrations to AWS include moving any workload - application, website, database, storage, physical or virtual server, or an entire data center - from an on-premises environment, hosting facility, or other public cloud to AWS. About you Are you a technical professional with experience working on technical and business transformations? Have you migrated IT workloads to the cloud? Have you led large, complex application and modernization programs? Are you able to engage in executive conversations on how customers can achieve greater agility, efficiency, and sustained competitive advantage by migrating and modernizing to the cloud? Can you work equally well with executives and technologists, shaping and leading highly-visible, highly-impactful migration projects that are transformational? AWS Professional Services provides a flexible career path, providing you access to learn AWS Services, and gain AWS and industry Certifications. We encourage you to use your creative cloud skills to implement technical and business solutions for our customers. This is a customer-facing role however we operate a hybrid working model (remote and face-to-face). You will be required to travel to UK client locations to deliver professional services to our customers when required. Key job responsibilities - As a Senior Consultant, you will lead complex projects with autonomy and discretion, often involving multiple Amazon, customer and partner teams. - You will work with customers and partners, leading them through planning, prioritization and delivery of complex transformation and migration initiatives, while collaborating with relevant Sales, Service, and Support Teams. - You will design and deliver solutions that solve for new levels of complexity, scale and performance, and in turn, enable breakthrough innovations. - You will create and apply frameworks, methods, best practices and artifacts that deliver prescriptive guidance to customers, and publish and present them in large forums and across various media platforms. - You will guide customers' technical architecture and investments, maximizing alignment with the platform, and ease of adoption as new services and products become available. - You will help customers define target business outcomes and related work streams, and lead the subsequent projects and initiatives to consistently exceed these goals. - As an Amazonian leader you will demonstrate the Amazon Leadership Principles, coaching and mentoring others on best practices, performance and career development. A day in the life - Working Backwards from desired customer outcomes to design and deliver technical solutions. - Creating, articulating, and positioning an innovative and compelling vision and value proposition for customers to migrate and modernize to the AWS cloud. - Working on projects with autonomy and discretion. - Collaborating across customers and partner teams to drive and shape solutions that accelerate customer's business outcomes. - Working with large scale networks, compute, and storage architectures to help remove roadblocks in customer projects. - Advising customers how to implement solutions. - Assisting customers with building Proof of Concepts and implementing AWS services. - Collaborating with Sales and AWS Service Teams. - Researching, validating, and beta testing new AWS Services. - Presenting workshops one to one, or one to many. About the team AWS Professional Services presents a real opportunity to transform service delivery as well as increase operational efficiencies, and we need passionate, experienced cloud consultants to help our customers realise those benefits. Our consultants collaborate with customer teams to deliver proof-of-concept projects, workshops and architecture assessments, provide advisory services and lead implementation projects working with AWS customers. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree, or experience in a professional field or military. - Experience as technical specialist in design and architecture. - Experience in database (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis). - Experience in cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network and operating system. - A UK national and able to obtain UK Government Security Clearance. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience integrating AWS cloud services with on-premise technologies (e.g., Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP). - Experience in consulting, design and implementation of serverless distributed solutions. - AWS Associate or Professional or specialty certification. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Senior Migration Consultant, Professional Services, WWPS UK DESCRIPTION Amazon Web Services (AWS) is looking for an experienced and motivated Senior Migration Consultant to join the AWS Professional Services team, supporting our customers within our Public Sector UK practice. AWS helps thousands of organizations migrate to the cloud and free up resources by lowering IT costs while improving productivity, operational resiliency, and business agility. Migrations to AWS include moving any workload - application, website, database, storage, physical or virtual server, or an entire data center - from an on-premises environment, hosting facility, or other public cloud to AWS. About you Are you a technical professional with experience working on technical and business transformations? Have you migrated IT workloads to the cloud? Have you led large, complex application and modernization programs? Are you able to engage in executive conversations on how customers can achieve greater agility, efficiency, and sustained competitive advantage by migrating and modernizing to the cloud? Can you work equally well with executives and technologists, shaping and leading highly-visible, highly-impactful migration projects that are transformational? AWS Professional Services provides a flexible career path, providing you access to learn AWS Services, and gain AWS and industry Certifications. We encourage you to use your creative cloud skills to implement technical and business solutions for our customers. This is a customer-facing role however we operate a hybrid working model (remote and face-to-face). You will be required to travel to UK client locations to deliver professional services to our customers when required. Key job responsibilities - As a Senior Consultant, you will lead complex projects with autonomy and discretion, often involving multiple Amazon, customer and partner teams. - You will work with customers and partners, leading them through planning, prioritization and delivery of complex transformation and migration initiatives, while collaborating with relevant Sales, Service, and Support Teams. - You will design and deliver solutions that solve for new levels of complexity, scale and performance, and in turn, enable breakthrough innovations. - You will create and apply frameworks, methods, best practices and artifacts that deliver prescriptive guidance to customers, and publish and present them in large forums and across various media platforms. - You will guide customers' technical architecture and investments, maximizing alignment with the platform, and ease of adoption as new services and products become available. - You will help customers define target business outcomes and related work streams, and lead the subsequent projects and initiatives to consistently exceed these goals. - As an Amazonian leader you will demonstrate the Amazon Leadership Principles, coaching and mentoring others on best practices, performance and career development. A day in the life - Working Backwards from desired customer outcomes to design and deliver technical solutions. - Creating, articulating, and positioning an innovative and compelling vision and value proposition for customers to migrate and modernize to the AWS cloud. - Working on projects with autonomy and discretion. - Collaborating across customers and partner teams to drive and shape solutions that accelerate customer's business outcomes. - Working with large scale networks, compute, and storage architectures to help remove roadblocks in customer projects. - Advising customers how to implement solutions. - Assisting customers with building Proof of Concepts and implementing AWS services. - Collaborating with Sales and AWS Service Teams. - Researching, validating, and beta testing new AWS Services. - Presenting workshops one to one, or one to many. About the team AWS Professional Services presents a real opportunity to transform service delivery as well as increase operational efficiencies, and we need passionate, experienced cloud consultants to help our customers realise those benefits. Our consultants collaborate with customer teams to deliver proof-of-concept projects, workshops and architecture assessments, provide advisory services and lead implementation projects working with AWS customers. Why AWS? Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses. Inclusive Team Culture Here at AWS, it's in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon (gender diversity) conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness. Mentorship & Career Growth We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional. Work/Life Balance We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve in the cloud. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's degree, or experience in a professional field or military. - Experience as technical specialist in design and architecture. - Experience in database (e.g., SQL, NoSQL, Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, Kinesis). - Experience in cloud based solution (AWS or equivalent), system, network and operating system. - A UK national and able to obtain UK Government Security Clearance. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS - Experience integrating AWS cloud services with on-premise technologies (e.g., Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP). - Experience in consulting, design and implementation of serverless distributed solutions. - AWS Associate or Professional or specialty certification. Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates. Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited
Southwark, London
Full Stack Developer (JavaScript) Southwark 70,000 - 80,000 + Progression + Training + 25 Days Holiday + Birthday Off + Social Events + Pension Are you a Full Stack Developer looking to step into a leadership role within a forward-thinking company you will have the opportunity to lead innovative projects, work with cutting-edge tech, and grow your career in an environment that fosters personal development and progression? This company has a fantastic company culture, regular social events, and an exciting, challenging workplace where you'll be empowered to make a real impact within a dynamic, forward-thinking organization? On offer is a fantastic opening at an innovative company that is reshaping the industry. With a strong family-oriented culture, they offer incredible opportunities for growth, collaboration, and career development in a cutting-edge environment. As Full Stack Developer, you'll lead DevOps projects and manage a team, driving the design and integration of front-end, back-end, and DevOps solutions. You'll collaborate with senior management to align technical development with business goals and contribute to the product roadmap, delivering innovative solutions that fuel business transformation. This role would suit a Full Stack Developer looking to step into a leadership role with a forward-thinking company you will have the opportunity to lead innovative projects, work with cutting-edge tech, and grow your career in an environment that fosters personal development and progression while enjoying a fantastic company culture, regular social events, and an exciting, challenging workplace where you'll be empowered to make a real impact within a dynamic, forward-thinking organization. The Role: Lead and mentor developers, ensuring quality and collaboration. Oversee front-end, back-end, and DevOps architecture and integration. Align business goals with technical solutions and contribute to the product roadmap. The Person: Experience as a Full Stack Developer Looking to step into a lead role Based in Southwark or easily commutable to Reference Number : BBBH18109 If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set. Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Full Stack Developer (JavaScript) Southwark 70,000 - 80,000 + Progression + Training + 25 Days Holiday + Birthday Off + Social Events + Pension Are you a Full Stack Developer looking to step into a leadership role within a forward-thinking company you will have the opportunity to lead innovative projects, work with cutting-edge tech, and grow your career in an environment that fosters personal development and progression? This company has a fantastic company culture, regular social events, and an exciting, challenging workplace where you'll be empowered to make a real impact within a dynamic, forward-thinking organization? On offer is a fantastic opening at an innovative company that is reshaping the industry. With a strong family-oriented culture, they offer incredible opportunities for growth, collaboration, and career development in a cutting-edge environment. As Full Stack Developer, you'll lead DevOps projects and manage a team, driving the design and integration of front-end, back-end, and DevOps solutions. You'll collaborate with senior management to align technical development with business goals and contribute to the product roadmap, delivering innovative solutions that fuel business transformation. This role would suit a Full Stack Developer looking to step into a leadership role with a forward-thinking company you will have the opportunity to lead innovative projects, work with cutting-edge tech, and grow your career in an environment that fosters personal development and progression while enjoying a fantastic company culture, regular social events, and an exciting, challenging workplace where you'll be empowered to make a real impact within a dynamic, forward-thinking organization. The Role: Lead and mentor developers, ensuring quality and collaboration. Oversee front-end, back-end, and DevOps architecture and integration. Align business goals with technical solutions and contribute to the product roadmap. The Person: Experience as a Full Stack Developer Looking to step into a lead role Based in Southwark or easily commutable to Reference Number : BBBH18109 If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set. Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job, you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at our website.
About the Role We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Consultant with a strong background in complex systems engineering, consulting, and project delivery across multiple industries. In this role, you will work directly with clients to provide expert guidance, lead multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to all phases of the systems engineering lifecycle. This includes requirements management, system design and architecture, integration, testing, and validation. The ideal candidate will bring a proactive approach to problem-solving, a client-centric mindset, and the technical expertise to ensure the successful delivery of high-impact engineering solutions. Key Responsibilities Client Engagement & Consultancy: - Serve as a technical advisor, understanding client needs, and translating them into engineering requirements and solutions. - Develop and maintain strong client relationships, providing clear and concise technical recommendations and guidance. - Facilitate workshops and technical discussions with clients to address system requirements and design issues. Systems Engineering & Project Delivery: - Lead systems engineering efforts across the full project lifecycle, from requirements definition to final system validation and deployment. - Conduct system architecture design, integration, and testing, ensuring solutions are robust, efficient, and aligned with industry best practices. - Oversee configuration management, traceability, and compliance, working within frameworks like MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering) and Agile methodologies. Team Leadership & Mentorship: - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture. - Support project management activities, including resource planning, risk management, and milestone tracking. - Ensure that team outputs meet high standards of technical quality, compliance, and client satisfaction. Technical Expertise & Continuous Improvement: - Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and systems engineering advancements. - Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance project outcomes and efficiency. - Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and contribute to the development of best practices within the organization. Essential Skills and Qualifications Educational Background: - Degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline. - Professional certifications (such as INCOSE, CSEP, or ISTQB) are a plus. Technical Experience: - Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering, including consulting or project-based work. - Demonstrated proficiency in requirements management, systems architecture, and the use of engineering tools such as DOORS, Enterprise Architect, and JIRA. - Extensive experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques and Agile methodologies. Soft Skills: - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide strategic, actionable recommendations. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building positive relationships with clients and internal teams. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously, adapting to changing client needs and project requirements. Additional Requirements - Eligibility to work in the UK. - Willingness to travel to client sites as required. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects across various sectors, providing solutions that push the boundaries of engineering innovation. If you are a dedicated systems engineering professional looking to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
About the Role We are seeking a Senior Systems Engineering Consultant with a strong background in complex systems engineering, consulting, and project delivery across multiple industries. In this role, you will work directly with clients to provide expert guidance, lead multidisciplinary teams, and contribute to all phases of the systems engineering lifecycle. This includes requirements management, system design and architecture, integration, testing, and validation. The ideal candidate will bring a proactive approach to problem-solving, a client-centric mindset, and the technical expertise to ensure the successful delivery of high-impact engineering solutions. Key Responsibilities Client Engagement & Consultancy: - Serve as a technical advisor, understanding client needs, and translating them into engineering requirements and solutions. - Develop and maintain strong client relationships, providing clear and concise technical recommendations and guidance. - Facilitate workshops and technical discussions with clients to address system requirements and design issues. Systems Engineering & Project Delivery: - Lead systems engineering efforts across the full project lifecycle, from requirements definition to final system validation and deployment. - Conduct system architecture design, integration, and testing, ensuring solutions are robust, efficient, and aligned with industry best practices. - Oversee configuration management, traceability, and compliance, working within frameworks like MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering) and Agile methodologies. Team Leadership & Mentorship: - Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture. - Support project management activities, including resource planning, risk management, and milestone tracking. - Ensure that team outputs meet high standards of technical quality, compliance, and client satisfaction. Technical Expertise & Continuous Improvement: - Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and systems engineering advancements. - Identify opportunities to improve processes, tools, and methodologies to enhance project outcomes and efficiency. - Participate in knowledge-sharing initiatives and contribute to the development of best practices within the organization. Essential Skills and Qualifications Educational Background: - Degree in Systems Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline. - Professional certifications (such as INCOSE, CSEP, or ISTQB) are a plus. Technical Experience: - Minimum of 8 years of experience in systems engineering, including consulting or project-based work. - Demonstrated proficiency in requirements management, systems architecture, and the use of engineering tools such as DOORS, Enterprise Architect, and JIRA. - Extensive experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) techniques and Agile methodologies. Soft Skills: - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide strategic, actionable recommendations. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building positive relationships with clients and internal teams. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously, adapting to changing client needs and project requirements. Additional Requirements - Eligibility to work in the UK. - Willingness to travel to client sites as required. This role offers an exciting opportunity to work on challenging and impactful projects across various sectors, providing solutions that push the boundaries of engineering innovation. If you are a dedicated systems engineering professional looking to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you.
Senior/Principal Geotechnical Consultant We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing Geo team in our London office. The Team - Our Geo Division Geo is a core discipline within Hydrock - its where we come from with both our CEO and COO having a Geo background! Hydrock is a leading consultancy firm specialising in geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, we deliver high-quality solutions to clients across various sectors, including renewables, commercial, industrial, residential, infrastructure and aviation. The Role: We are seeking a motivated and skilled Consultant. The ideal candidate will have 6 to 10 years of experience in geoenvironmental and geotechnical consultancy, with a strong commitment to professionalism. As a Geo Consultant, you will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating geo assignments including (but not limited to): desk studies, ground investigations (factual and interpretative), geotechnical, human health, groundwater and gas risk assessments, and interpretative reports. You will act as the focal point of contact with colleagues in the SW region, across the range of disciplines represented within Hydrock. You will contribute to work-winning and business development in the SW and represent Hydrock in client meetings. This is a great opportunity to progress your career and actively help develop a team of professionals. Key Responsibilities: Typically 5+ years of experience in geoenvironmental and geotechnical consultancy. Ideally Chartered or actively working towards chartership. Can procure, run, and deliver Ground Investigations (GIs), adapting to unforeseen circumstances such as ground conditions, client requirements, and local residents. Manages site investigation works to BS 5930 and 10175 standards, ensuring health and safety compliance, accurate logging of soils and rock, and scheduling of soil, rock, and water samples. Manage the procurement, site delivery, reporting, and finance aspects of fieldwork contractors. Ensure all works are undertaken in accordance with Hydrock's Health and Safety policies. Be able to competently prepare Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and ensure their compliant delivery by Hydrock staff and 3rd party contractors. Undertake senior reviews of site works supervised by others. Prepares interpretative Ground Investigation Reports (GIR) to a high standard covering both environmental and geotechnical aspects, ensuring the ground model is correct and the interpretation is clear and supported by data. Ensure reporting reflects appointed scope and client objectives. Support from others may be necessary where complex environmental or geotechnical aspects need to be considered. Deliver these in accordance with agreed timeframes. Be involved in supporting others in geotechnical design and/or environmental remedial design. Provide input into Geotechnical Design Reports (GDRs), remedial options appraisal reports, and remedial strategies. Be able to input and undertake a range of interpretative reports and follow-on reports (depending on complexity) to a good standard with minimal input necessary on review. Examples include Verification Plans, Materials Management Plan, Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment for human health and/or controlled waters, Earthworks Specification, and EIA chapter. Be able and capable of reviewing Phase 1 Desk Studies and GIRs to a high standard, although it is acknowledged that for more complex sites additional support may be necessary. Be able to carry out remediation, Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), and earthworks watching briefs. Be able to project manage own projects and manage any junior staff that may be working on the project. Has good project financial control and actively ensures projects are completed in accordance with the appointed scope and associated fee. Where variations occur, these should be raised with the client and additional fees agreed in a timely manner. Support management in raising and issuing invoices. Manage client day-to-day queries with a professional attitude and promoting Hydrock. Assist in supporting colleagues where they have specific development requirements. Business Development: Support the team in reviewing, producing, and issuing fee proposals. Have a good awareness of the wider disciplines that Hydrock offers and pro-actively promote our wider capabilities where opportunities arise. Demonstrate commercial thinking and client management skills. Contribute to the work pipeline by securing repeat work from existing clients or demonstrate an ability to seek out new opportunities. Work to identify a number of business development events and attend with colleagues. Qualifications and Skills: Bachelor's degree in environmental science, geology, engineering, or related field. Sufficient and relevant experience, ideally gained in ground investigation, interpretation, and reporting. Minimum of 5 years of experience in geoenvironmental and geotechnical consultancy. Working knowledge of relevant standards and regulations (BS 5930, 10175). Proficient in project management, financial control, and client relationship management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Proactive attitude towards professional development and business growth. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment. Demonstrable skills in writing accurate, concise, clear, and well-constructed technical reports, reviewing the work of others, assessing the technical approach, and determining compliance with relevant guidance and the client's requirements. Full UK Driving Licence. What's great about the Stantec Group As a global design leader with over 30,000 engineers, architects, scientists, and project managers, the Stantec Group is dedicated to designing with communities in mind. Our diverse expertise allows us to tackle projects of all sizes from complex urban developments to impactful neighborhood initiatives, while connecting across our worldwide network to support one another and share knowledge. This commitment not only helps the communities we serve to thrive but enriches the growth and experience of our own people. In the UK and Ireland, our growing team of 4,000 is both agile and influential, able to make a meaningful difference by creating solutions that respect the environment and enhance community value. Whether you're just starting your career or are an experienced professional, your voice is valued here. Our collaborative culture encourages entrepreneurial thinking, ensuring everyone's ideas are heard. Our approach for clients is grounded in the belief that we're stronger together. By merging Hydrock's capabilities with Stantec's multidisciplinary services in buildings, infrastructure, environmental science, energy, and sustainability, we're uniquely positioned as a major force in the UK market, providing a powerful platform for future growth. What We Offer: Inspiring and supportive colleagues Recognition for hard work and career progression Opportunities to develop both technical and soft skills Community involvement through "Stantec in the Community" initiatives Flexible benefits, including a green car leasing scheme A Culture of Inclusion and Opportunity The Stantec Group champions diversity, equity, and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we're committed to creating a supportive environment where every employee can perform at their best. Flexibility is essential to our culture, and we aim to accommodate all employees fairly. We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us. Ready to Take the Next Step? Once you've applied through our careers site, we strive to respond promptly after reviewing your application. If shortlisted, you'll first connect with our Talent Acquisition Team for a pre-screening call (about 30 minutes) to discuss your motivation and interest in the role. From there, successful candidates will be invited to a formal interview, either via Microsoft Teams or in person at one of our offices.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Senior/Principal Geotechnical Consultant We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior/Principal Geotechnical Engineer to join our growing Geo team in our London office. The Team - Our Geo Division Geo is a core discipline within Hydrock - its where we come from with both our CEO and COO having a Geo background! Hydrock is a leading consultancy firm specialising in geoenvironmental and geotechnical engineering. With a focus on innovation and sustainability, we deliver high-quality solutions to clients across various sectors, including renewables, commercial, industrial, residential, infrastructure and aviation. The Role: We are seeking a motivated and skilled Consultant. The ideal candidate will have 6 to 10 years of experience in geoenvironmental and geotechnical consultancy, with a strong commitment to professionalism. As a Geo Consultant, you will be responsible for managing and co-ordinating geo assignments including (but not limited to): desk studies, ground investigations (factual and interpretative), geotechnical, human health, groundwater and gas risk assessments, and interpretative reports. You will act as the focal point of contact with colleagues in the SW region, across the range of disciplines represented within Hydrock. You will contribute to work-winning and business development in the SW and represent Hydrock in client meetings. This is a great opportunity to progress your career and actively help develop a team of professionals. Key Responsibilities: Typically 5+ years of experience in geoenvironmental and geotechnical consultancy. Ideally Chartered or actively working towards chartership. Can procure, run, and deliver Ground Investigations (GIs), adapting to unforeseen circumstances such as ground conditions, client requirements, and local residents. Manages site investigation works to BS 5930 and 10175 standards, ensuring health and safety compliance, accurate logging of soils and rock, and scheduling of soil, rock, and water samples. Manage the procurement, site delivery, reporting, and finance aspects of fieldwork contractors. Ensure all works are undertaken in accordance with Hydrock's Health and Safety policies. Be able to competently prepare Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and ensure their compliant delivery by Hydrock staff and 3rd party contractors. Undertake senior reviews of site works supervised by others. Prepares interpretative Ground Investigation Reports (GIR) to a high standard covering both environmental and geotechnical aspects, ensuring the ground model is correct and the interpretation is clear and supported by data. Ensure reporting reflects appointed scope and client objectives. Support from others may be necessary where complex environmental or geotechnical aspects need to be considered. Deliver these in accordance with agreed timeframes. Be involved in supporting others in geotechnical design and/or environmental remedial design. Provide input into Geotechnical Design Reports (GDRs), remedial options appraisal reports, and remedial strategies. Be able to input and undertake a range of interpretative reports and follow-on reports (depending on complexity) to a good standard with minimal input necessary on review. Examples include Verification Plans, Materials Management Plan, Detailed Quantitative Risk Assessment for human health and/or controlled waters, Earthworks Specification, and EIA chapter. Be able and capable of reviewing Phase 1 Desk Studies and GIRs to a high standard, although it is acknowledged that for more complex sites additional support may be necessary. Be able to carry out remediation, Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP), and earthworks watching briefs. Be able to project manage own projects and manage any junior staff that may be working on the project. Has good project financial control and actively ensures projects are completed in accordance with the appointed scope and associated fee. Where variations occur, these should be raised with the client and additional fees agreed in a timely manner. Support management in raising and issuing invoices. Manage client day-to-day queries with a professional attitude and promoting Hydrock. Assist in supporting colleagues where they have specific development requirements. Business Development: Support the team in reviewing, producing, and issuing fee proposals. Have a good awareness of the wider disciplines that Hydrock offers and pro-actively promote our wider capabilities where opportunities arise. Demonstrate commercial thinking and client management skills. Contribute to the work pipeline by securing repeat work from existing clients or demonstrate an ability to seek out new opportunities. Work to identify a number of business development events and attend with colleagues. Qualifications and Skills: Bachelor's degree in environmental science, geology, engineering, or related field. Sufficient and relevant experience, ideally gained in ground investigation, interpretation, and reporting. Minimum of 5 years of experience in geoenvironmental and geotechnical consultancy. Working knowledge of relevant standards and regulations (BS 5930, 10175). Proficient in project management, financial control, and client relationship management. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities. Proactive attitude towards professional development and business growth. Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team environment. Demonstrable skills in writing accurate, concise, clear, and well-constructed technical reports, reviewing the work of others, assessing the technical approach, and determining compliance with relevant guidance and the client's requirements. Full UK Driving Licence. What's great about the Stantec Group As a global design leader with over 30,000 engineers, architects, scientists, and project managers, the Stantec Group is dedicated to designing with communities in mind. Our diverse expertise allows us to tackle projects of all sizes from complex urban developments to impactful neighborhood initiatives, while connecting across our worldwide network to support one another and share knowledge. This commitment not only helps the communities we serve to thrive but enriches the growth and experience of our own people. In the UK and Ireland, our growing team of 4,000 is both agile and influential, able to make a meaningful difference by creating solutions that respect the environment and enhance community value. Whether you're just starting your career or are an experienced professional, your voice is valued here. Our collaborative culture encourages entrepreneurial thinking, ensuring everyone's ideas are heard. Our approach for clients is grounded in the belief that we're stronger together. By merging Hydrock's capabilities with Stantec's multidisciplinary services in buildings, infrastructure, environmental science, energy, and sustainability, we're uniquely positioned as a major force in the UK market, providing a powerful platform for future growth. What We Offer: Inspiring and supportive colleagues Recognition for hard work and career progression Opportunities to develop both technical and soft skills Community involvement through "Stantec in the Community" initiatives Flexible benefits, including a green car leasing scheme A Culture of Inclusion and Opportunity The Stantec Group champions diversity, equity, and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we're committed to creating a supportive environment where every employee can perform at their best. Flexibility is essential to our culture, and we aim to accommodate all employees fairly. We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us. Ready to Take the Next Step? Once you've applied through our careers site, we strive to respond promptly after reviewing your application. If shortlisted, you'll first connect with our Talent Acquisition Team for a pre-screening call (about 30 minutes) to discuss your motivation and interest in the role. From there, successful candidates will be invited to a formal interview, either via Microsoft Teams or in person at one of our offices.
As part of a highly skilled team, you will work with experts in defence training to contribute to projects that apply cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the development and transformation of modern training solutions. The role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the success of the company and help secure long-term client relationships. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex systems, following best practices in Defence acquisition. Collaborate closely with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure all project/product requirements are fulfilled. Prepare and present design review materials to internal and external stakeholders. Support subcontractor management and review the materials and products provided. Develop, maintain, and control engineering documentation, including requirements, system architectures, test plans, and bill of materials. Provide technical expertise across projects and contribute to business development. Conduct feasibility studies and produce technical reports. Assist in the development and continuous improvement of internal engineering processes. Job Requirements: The ideal candidate will have experience in early stages of the system engineering lifecycle, focusing on: Requirement decomposition. Logical, functional, and physical architectures. Proficiency with Systems Modelling Language (SysML) using Enterprise Architect. Ability to develop physics-based mathematical models to support system development (MatLab experience preferred). Essential Skills and Specialist Knowledge: Strong understanding of synthetic training solutions within the defence sector; knowledge of Naval defence platforms/systems is highly desirable. Proven experience in specifying, designing, developing, and implementing complex systems, including end-to-end management of system specifications. Previous experience in a Systems Engineering role. Thorough knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle and related principles. Ability to understand and interpret customer requirements in an operational context. Proficient in system architecture development using appropriate tools and modelling languages (e.g., SysML). Experience in Integration, Test, and Verification, including presenting verification outcomes to stakeholders. Knowledge of agile methodologies, tools, and techniques. Experience in writing technical reports and presenting them to both internal and external audiences. Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes, tools, and techniques within a Defence framework. Benefits: By joining the team, you'll become part of a successful and growing company with opportunities to: Work in a state-of-the-art office. Enjoy a friendly, supportive, and collaborative working environment. Receive 25 days of Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, a Birthday Day off, and the option to buy an additional 5 days after one year of employment. Contribute to shaping the company's processes, practices, and culture. Family medical and dental cover. 5 additional reservist volunteering days on full pay. 2 additional volunteering days on full pay. 7% NEST pension scheme. Cycle to Work Scheme and EV Scheme. Career development and progression opportunities. Employee Assistance Program. Company-wide annual socials and wellbeing initiatives. If you are an experienced Systems Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a forward-thinking environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team in Portsmouth or Bristol.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
As part of a highly skilled team, you will work with experts in defence training to contribute to projects that apply cutting-edge technologies to accelerate the development and transformation of modern training solutions. The role offers a unique opportunity to make a tangible impact on the success of the company and help secure long-term client relationships. Key Responsibilities: Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex systems, following best practices in Defence acquisition. Collaborate closely with project managers and cross-functional teams to ensure all project/product requirements are fulfilled. Prepare and present design review materials to internal and external stakeholders. Support subcontractor management and review the materials and products provided. Develop, maintain, and control engineering documentation, including requirements, system architectures, test plans, and bill of materials. Provide technical expertise across projects and contribute to business development. Conduct feasibility studies and produce technical reports. Assist in the development and continuous improvement of internal engineering processes. Job Requirements: The ideal candidate will have experience in early stages of the system engineering lifecycle, focusing on: Requirement decomposition. Logical, functional, and physical architectures. Proficiency with Systems Modelling Language (SysML) using Enterprise Architect. Ability to develop physics-based mathematical models to support system development (MatLab experience preferred). Essential Skills and Specialist Knowledge: Strong understanding of synthetic training solutions within the defence sector; knowledge of Naval defence platforms/systems is highly desirable. Proven experience in specifying, designing, developing, and implementing complex systems, including end-to-end management of system specifications. Previous experience in a Systems Engineering role. Thorough knowledge of the system engineering lifecycle and related principles. Ability to understand and interpret customer requirements in an operational context. Proficient in system architecture development using appropriate tools and modelling languages (e.g., SysML). Experience in Integration, Test, and Verification, including presenting verification outcomes to stakeholders. Knowledge of agile methodologies, tools, and techniques. Experience in writing technical reports and presenting them to both internal and external audiences. Familiarity with Systems Engineering processes, tools, and techniques within a Defence framework. Benefits: By joining the team, you'll become part of a successful and growing company with opportunities to: Work in a state-of-the-art office. Enjoy a friendly, supportive, and collaborative working environment. Receive 25 days of Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays, a Birthday Day off, and the option to buy an additional 5 days after one year of employment. Contribute to shaping the company's processes, practices, and culture. Family medical and dental cover. 5 additional reservist volunteering days on full pay. 2 additional volunteering days on full pay. 7% NEST pension scheme. Cycle to Work Scheme and EV Scheme. Career development and progression opportunities. Employee Assistance Program. Company-wide annual socials and wellbeing initiatives. If you are an experienced Systems Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a forward-thinking environment, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our client's dynamic team in Portsmouth or Bristol.
Site Name: GSK HQ, UK - London - New Oxford Street, Upper Providence, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence Posted Date: Jan With R&D and Digital and Tech's (D&T) joint goals to supercharge data in R&D, this new role will be accountable for Digital and Tech products and services for R&D Global Clinical Operations (GCO), focusing on delivering the maximum value including helping to position GSK as 'Sponsor of Choice' for thousands of Clinical Investigators. GCO Function of GSK's R&D operationalizes ALL GSK Clinical Studies, from First time in human through Phase III/IV, operating in > 20 countries via thousands of Clinical Investigators (non-GSK staff) and tens of thousands of patients. Senior Product Director, Clinical Trial Design & Plan, GCO Analytics will lead a significant team with the below critical accountabilities and serve as Single Point Accountable Decision Maker (SPADM) relating to ALL R&D digital and tech aspects of Clinical Trial Design, Planning and enabling GCO-Wide analytics including AI/ML, as well as the tech products that support GCOs day to day operations. Key Responsibilities: D&T Strategy Definition & Governance: accountable to closely partner with GCO Leaders, translating strategic goals into actionable proposals, preparing and securing investment for value cases. Establish and lead Governance bodies, provide oversight and manage overall delivery, service performance and risk. Strategic Business Partnership: Serving as a full member of several GCO LT-1 Leadership Teams, contributing to D&T topics and driving strategic business discussions. End-to-End Accountability: for the lifecycle of all D&T systems used by Clinical Trial Design & Plan, and GCO Analytics, and associated tens of thousands of Clinical Investigators and patients in GSK Clinical Trials. Directly accountable for the delivery of all GCO DT investments, compliantly and to agreed KPIs, in partnership with GCO LT- 1s to ensure maximum value and business continuity. This includes established products, emerging products and innovation experimentation/PoV. Product Management: Accountable for managing the product backlog and prioritizing all Tech services within their respective product domain, ensuring continuous feedback from business customers and end users. Vendor Management: Accountable for oversight of strategic partnerships with GSK Tech vendors (e.g., Accenture, TCS, Cognizant) as well as product-specific vendors, ensuring maximizing value and effective delivery of agreed value milestones. Matrix Management: Collaborating with other Digital and Tech functions (ex: GPT) to ensure delivery of key D&T services to GCO. Partner with other Tech platform teams to re-use platforms and tools within R&D as far as possible. Financial Management: Accountable for demonstrating rigor and discipline in managing budgets across the GCO D&T portfolio, ensuring effective allocation of resources, tracking financial performance, and optimizing spend to deliver maximum value in alignment with strategic objectives. This includes transparent and compliant financial reporting, accurate forecasting, and strict adherence to budget controls, ensuring accountability and cost efficiency while maximizing value from all D&T investments. Quality, Risk & Compliance: Accountable for ensuring all products supporting the business are compliant with internal security, architecture, engineering, quality, risk management policies and practices, external regulatory and statutory requirements, and that R&D Tech continuity plans are in place for all business-critical products. Line Management: Leading a team of Product Directors and Managers, providing guidance and mentorship. Note this role will likely account for 10-30% of the annual D&T DevCMO investment and has a significant opportunity to impact GSK pipeline via acceleration of GSK Clinical Trials, which will bring life changing medicines & vaccines to patients who are waiting for them. Why You? Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Technical degree e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or Life-sciences. 10+ years of Pharma experience in Clinical Trial Design, Plan and/or Analytics domain. Demonstrated Experience of Stakeholder management and influence at VP/SVP level. Demonstrated experience defining and delivering strategies that move the needle on critical KPIs via innovative technology solutions. Demonstrated experience with Tech Product Management and delivery of scaled products that meet regulatory compliance obligations. (GxP). Leading Global Digital and Tech teams. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in leading transformation through technology. Broad awareness of Pharma and Tech industry. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class ( US only). We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on or . The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Site Name: GSK HQ, UK - London - New Oxford Street, Upper Providence, USA - Pennsylvania - Upper Providence Posted Date: Jan With R&D and Digital and Tech's (D&T) joint goals to supercharge data in R&D, this new role will be accountable for Digital and Tech products and services for R&D Global Clinical Operations (GCO), focusing on delivering the maximum value including helping to position GSK as 'Sponsor of Choice' for thousands of Clinical Investigators. GCO Function of GSK's R&D operationalizes ALL GSK Clinical Studies, from First time in human through Phase III/IV, operating in > 20 countries via thousands of Clinical Investigators (non-GSK staff) and tens of thousands of patients. Senior Product Director, Clinical Trial Design & Plan, GCO Analytics will lead a significant team with the below critical accountabilities and serve as Single Point Accountable Decision Maker (SPADM) relating to ALL R&D digital and tech aspects of Clinical Trial Design, Planning and enabling GCO-Wide analytics including AI/ML, as well as the tech products that support GCOs day to day operations. Key Responsibilities: D&T Strategy Definition & Governance: accountable to closely partner with GCO Leaders, translating strategic goals into actionable proposals, preparing and securing investment for value cases. Establish and lead Governance bodies, provide oversight and manage overall delivery, service performance and risk. Strategic Business Partnership: Serving as a full member of several GCO LT-1 Leadership Teams, contributing to D&T topics and driving strategic business discussions. End-to-End Accountability: for the lifecycle of all D&T systems used by Clinical Trial Design & Plan, and GCO Analytics, and associated tens of thousands of Clinical Investigators and patients in GSK Clinical Trials. Directly accountable for the delivery of all GCO DT investments, compliantly and to agreed KPIs, in partnership with GCO LT- 1s to ensure maximum value and business continuity. This includes established products, emerging products and innovation experimentation/PoV. Product Management: Accountable for managing the product backlog and prioritizing all Tech services within their respective product domain, ensuring continuous feedback from business customers and end users. Vendor Management: Accountable for oversight of strategic partnerships with GSK Tech vendors (e.g., Accenture, TCS, Cognizant) as well as product-specific vendors, ensuring maximizing value and effective delivery of agreed value milestones. Matrix Management: Collaborating with other Digital and Tech functions (ex: GPT) to ensure delivery of key D&T services to GCO. Partner with other Tech platform teams to re-use platforms and tools within R&D as far as possible. Financial Management: Accountable for demonstrating rigor and discipline in managing budgets across the GCO D&T portfolio, ensuring effective allocation of resources, tracking financial performance, and optimizing spend to deliver maximum value in alignment with strategic objectives. This includes transparent and compliant financial reporting, accurate forecasting, and strict adherence to budget controls, ensuring accountability and cost efficiency while maximizing value from all D&T investments. Quality, Risk & Compliance: Accountable for ensuring all products supporting the business are compliant with internal security, architecture, engineering, quality, risk management policies and practices, external regulatory and statutory requirements, and that R&D Tech continuity plans are in place for all business-critical products. Line Management: Leading a team of Product Directors and Managers, providing guidance and mentorship. Note this role will likely account for 10-30% of the annual D&T DevCMO investment and has a significant opportunity to impact GSK pipeline via acceleration of GSK Clinical Trials, which will bring life changing medicines & vaccines to patients who are waiting for them. Why You? Basic Qualifications: Bachelor's Technical degree e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology or Life-sciences. 10+ years of Pharma experience in Clinical Trial Design, Plan and/or Analytics domain. Demonstrated Experience of Stakeholder management and influence at VP/SVP level. Demonstrated experience defining and delivering strategies that move the needle on critical KPIs via innovative technology solutions. Demonstrated experience with Tech Product Management and delivery of scaled products that meet regulatory compliance obligations. (GxP). Leading Global Digital and Tech teams. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in leading transformation through technology. Broad awareness of Pharma and Tech industry. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Why GSK? Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose - to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together - so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns - as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology). Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it's also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves - feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class ( US only). We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are. Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on or . The helpline is available from 8.30am to 12.00 noon Monday to Friday, during bank holidays these times and days may vary.
Software Engineering Manager - Selling Experience Summary Job purpose As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. All the details We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. Working as an equal partner with your Product and Delivery peers you will deliver sophisticated and robust solutions to solve daring problems for our customers. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. We are looking for people to join our community of engineers to drive this transformation, build a modern digital ecosystem using exciting technologies and do the best work of their careers. Your Responsibilities: Operational stability of software solutions owned by your team. Delivering high-quality solutions that provide value to the business. Leading on improving the maturity of the team, progress towards or maintaining Elite DORA Standards. Leading Engineering Excellence and creating a culture of innovation and growth. Making use of Platforms and partners to maximise the value delivered. What you'll do: The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines using the best agile tools and processes for the task. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and raise software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Tech stack: M&S uses a variety of technologies including React, Next.js, Typescript Java, Kotlin, Swift Azure, New Relic, GraphQL Federation, Apigee, Contentful CMS Who you are: Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer, with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies. Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend. Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering methodologies. Advocate of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering. Demonstrable people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. With the ability to influence both a senior technical audience and non-technical partners to a desired outcome without prescribing it. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Desirable experience: Knowledge of software approaches like Domain Driven Design. Previous software engineering community leadership experience. Presentation delivery at internal and external events. An ambition to be an open-source contributor, technology writer or speaker. Experience of online retail platforms and their cloud-based architectures. Demonstrable entrepreneurship in previous organisation(s). What's in it for you: Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support. Everyone's welcome: M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Software Engineering Manager - Selling Experience Summary Job purpose As part of the M&S Software Engineering team, you'll be joining a well-loved historic brand, working on solutions that serve millions of loyal customers and thousands of colleagues! With ethical values that run right through the company's core and technology leaders that truly understand software engineers and engineering, it's an exciting time as we're redefining ourselves into a digital first and engineering-led organisation, with the quality of our engineering team being a key differentiator. All the details We are seeking a passionate Software Engineering Manager who will provide technical expertise, ship thoughtfully and operate with excellence. Being creative, curious, and confident, you will be an integral part of our empowered, self-managing, multi-disciplinary engineering teams - designing, building, releasing, and maintaining products. Working as an equal partner with your Product and Delivery peers you will deliver sophisticated and robust solutions to solve daring problems for our customers. You will play a key role in driving our ambition to create a best-in-class software engineering team, environment, and culture. We are looking for people to join our community of engineers to drive this transformation, build a modern digital ecosystem using exciting technologies and do the best work of their careers. Your Responsibilities: Operational stability of software solutions owned by your team. Delivering high-quality solutions that provide value to the business. Leading on improving the maturity of the team, progress towards or maintaining Elite DORA Standards. Leading Engineering Excellence and creating a culture of innovation and growth. Making use of Platforms and partners to maximise the value delivered. What you'll do: The Software Engineering Manager role is the embodiment of 'solving problems through technology' with key responsibilities as follows: Team Management: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. Facilitate communication and collaboration among team members. Ensure budgets, people and resource allocation, and workload balance across projects. Delivery: Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of software projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and timelines using the best agile tools and processes for the task. Monitor project progress, risks, and dependencies, taking corrective action when necessary. Work closely with product management, design, programme management, and others to define scope, goals, and deliverables. Technical Leadership: Drive the adoption of standards and methodologies for software development. Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams. Evaluate and recommend new technologies, tools, and platforms to improve the engineering process and raise software quality. Work with senior engineers to develop the team's technical roadmap and support the product management team to prioritise it against the commercial roadmap. Quality Assurance and Maintenance: Establish and enforce quality standards, ensuring software products meet performance, reliability, and usability requirements. Oversee the maintenance and support of existing software systems, ensuring prompt resolution of issues and bugs. Tech stack: M&S uses a variety of technologies including React, Next.js, Typescript Java, Kotlin, Swift Azure, New Relic, GraphQL Federation, Apigee, Contentful CMS Who you are: Previous polyglot hands-on senior software engineer, with several years' experience in a variety of systems and technologies. Experience working on highly scalable software solutions across web or backend. Experience building and leading teams of highly skilled software engineers that deliver high-quality software. Excellent understanding of system design, software architecture, cloud, and software engineering methodologies. Advocate of DevOps: you build it, you run it. Strong understanding of testing strategies and reliability engineering. Demonstrable people management, interpersonal, analytical, and problem-solving skills. With the ability to influence both a senior technical audience and non-technical partners to a desired outcome without prescribing it. A servant-leadership mentality that is willing to take ownership of problems. Desirable experience: Knowledge of software approaches like Domain Driven Design. Previous software engineering community leadership experience. Presentation delivery at internal and external events. An ambition to be an open-source contributor, technology writer or speaker. Experience of online retail platforms and their cloud-based architectures. Demonstrable entrepreneurship in previous organisation(s). What's in it for you: Being a part of M&S is exactly that - becoming a part and playing your part. We're an inclusive, dynamic, exciting, and always evolving business built on core values. Here are some of the benefits we offer that make working for M&S just that little bit more special: 20% Colleague discount on most things from furniture, fashion and food. A first-class welcome to M&S with a tailored induction and a wide range of training schemes to help with your learning and development. Attractive annual bonus, based on company performance and personal objectives. Competitive holiday entitlement with the potential to buy extra holiday days! Amazing perks and discounts via our M&S Choices website. Charity Volunteer Day - A paid day away from work to support your chosen charity. A very generous Defined Contribution Pension Scheme and Life Assurance. Access to a fantastic range of wellbeing support. Everyone's welcome: M&S is ready to push boundaries to lead the retail industry into a greener, speedier, more inspiring digital era. That's why we're revolutionising how we work and offering our most exciting opportunities yet. Marks & Spencer aims to be an inclusive organisation, trusted and admired by our colleagues, customers and suppliers. Join us and make an immediate impact. We're an in-person business and have core collaboration days in our Support Centre each week. For most teams, this is 3 working days where we come together to collaborate, innovate, and serve our customers thoughtfully. We are committed to an active Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Policy, which starts with our recruitment and selection process, and we are happy to talk flexible working.
COMMERCIAL MANAGER / CHELTENHAM (REMOTE) / UP TO £85,000 & GREAT BENEFITS Exciting new opening for an experienced Commercial Manager to join a rapidly expanding organisation. Excellent pay, remote working and extensive benefits. In 2019, our founders were working as engineers solving complex cross domain problems in defence and security organisations. TwinStream was formed to consolidate their collective expertise and experience into one business, providing technical excellence and exceptional service to their clients. The business is headquartered in Cheltenham with teams working both on-site with clients and remotely from home. TwinStream has a small but growing number of high-value clients. Each client has regular new requirements for which we provide a commercial proposal. The successful Commercial Manager will support the senior leadership with the commercial activities required to sustain and grow the business. You will manage the lifecycle of proposals to provide timely responses that meet customer needs profitably. The Commercial Manager will take a leading role in writing the response, depending on specialists for the technical details. This is a hands-on role in which you will be producing documents, presentations and supporting material with assistance from the leadership and technical teams. What s on Offer? Highly competitive rates (£65,000 - £85,000 dependent on experience). 8% Pension plan & Life Assurance. Remote Working - By embracing the cloud, we provide you with the freedom to work wherever suits you best. May need to travel to client site when required. Flexible Working - This is something we live, breathe, and enable. We will always be passionate about integrating work around your home life. Learning and Development - Your career is in your hands; you will be given full autonomy to shape this. Everyone has a £1,000 training budget to help with their development. Electric Vehicle Scheme - Opportunity to lease an electric vehicle via salary sacrifice. 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays. Every quarter, we hold a meeting involving all team members - this allows us to meet up, chat about successes, and enjoy team building and company updates. Christmas and summer parties to celebrate our successes. Health and Well-being - Access to workplace Mental Health First Aider Key Responsibilities of the Commercial Manager: Working with solution architects, delivery leads and the senior leadership team to create sales proposals. Supporting the senior leadership team with key client relationships to understand opportunities and requirements. Build strong relationships with operational client stakeholders to manage the submission of bids and proposals. Work with senior leadership team to create and implement account development plans. Build compelling presentations, bids and proposals that communicate value proposition. Review contract documentation and negotiate terms. Lead on the production of bids with new and existing customers. Create and maintain reusable collateral to drive efficiency and consistency. Advise the senior leadership team about public sector procurement. Identify applicable public sector frameworks and lead work to getting the company accepted onto them. Monitor and analyse Government tenders to identify applicable opportunities. Support the entire end-to-end sales cycle and assist with qualifying opportunities at every stage. Skills & Experience Required: Ability to produce high quality bids and proposals, using clear concise language. Ability to understand technical solutions and explain them to a non-technical audience. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Proven track record selling IT in the UK public sector. Experience in applying for and maintaining presence on UK Government frameworks. A strong understanding of Government procurement processes. Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to secure new business and expand customer relationships. A results-oriented attitude with a passion for driving growth and achieving ambitious goals. Strategic thinker, with a creative and innovative approach. What s Next? If you have the drive and experience to be successful in this Commercial Manager position, we would love to hear from you. APPLY NOW for immediate consideration.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
COMMERCIAL MANAGER / CHELTENHAM (REMOTE) / UP TO £85,000 & GREAT BENEFITS Exciting new opening for an experienced Commercial Manager to join a rapidly expanding organisation. Excellent pay, remote working and extensive benefits. In 2019, our founders were working as engineers solving complex cross domain problems in defence and security organisations. TwinStream was formed to consolidate their collective expertise and experience into one business, providing technical excellence and exceptional service to their clients. The business is headquartered in Cheltenham with teams working both on-site with clients and remotely from home. TwinStream has a small but growing number of high-value clients. Each client has regular new requirements for which we provide a commercial proposal. The successful Commercial Manager will support the senior leadership with the commercial activities required to sustain and grow the business. You will manage the lifecycle of proposals to provide timely responses that meet customer needs profitably. The Commercial Manager will take a leading role in writing the response, depending on specialists for the technical details. This is a hands-on role in which you will be producing documents, presentations and supporting material with assistance from the leadership and technical teams. What s on Offer? Highly competitive rates (£65,000 - £85,000 dependent on experience). 8% Pension plan & Life Assurance. Remote Working - By embracing the cloud, we provide you with the freedom to work wherever suits you best. May need to travel to client site when required. Flexible Working - This is something we live, breathe, and enable. We will always be passionate about integrating work around your home life. Learning and Development - Your career is in your hands; you will be given full autonomy to shape this. Everyone has a £1,000 training budget to help with their development. Electric Vehicle Scheme - Opportunity to lease an electric vehicle via salary sacrifice. 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays. Every quarter, we hold a meeting involving all team members - this allows us to meet up, chat about successes, and enjoy team building and company updates. Christmas and summer parties to celebrate our successes. Health and Well-being - Access to workplace Mental Health First Aider Key Responsibilities of the Commercial Manager: Working with solution architects, delivery leads and the senior leadership team to create sales proposals. Supporting the senior leadership team with key client relationships to understand opportunities and requirements. Build strong relationships with operational client stakeholders to manage the submission of bids and proposals. Work with senior leadership team to create and implement account development plans. Build compelling presentations, bids and proposals that communicate value proposition. Review contract documentation and negotiate terms. Lead on the production of bids with new and existing customers. Create and maintain reusable collateral to drive efficiency and consistency. Advise the senior leadership team about public sector procurement. Identify applicable public sector frameworks and lead work to getting the company accepted onto them. Monitor and analyse Government tenders to identify applicable opportunities. Support the entire end-to-end sales cycle and assist with qualifying opportunities at every stage. Skills & Experience Required: Ability to produce high quality bids and proposals, using clear concise language. Ability to understand technical solutions and explain them to a non-technical audience. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Proven track record selling IT in the UK public sector. Experience in applying for and maintaining presence on UK Government frameworks. A strong understanding of Government procurement processes. Strong negotiation skills, with the ability to secure new business and expand customer relationships. A results-oriented attitude with a passion for driving growth and achieving ambitious goals. Strategic thinker, with a creative and innovative approach. What s Next? If you have the drive and experience to be successful in this Commercial Manager position, we would love to hear from you. APPLY NOW for immediate consideration.
The Solutions Architecture team is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective deployment of Generative AI applications for developers and enterprises. We act as a trusted advisor and thought partner for our customers, working to build an effective backlog of GenAI use cases for their industry and drive them to production through strong technical guidance. As a Solutions Architect, you'll help the largest companies transform their business through solutions such as customer service, automated content generation, and novel applications that make use of our newest, most exciting models. About the Role We are looking for a driven solutions leader with a product mindset to partner with our customers and ensure they achieve tangible business value with GenAI. You will pair with senior customer leaders to establish a GenAI strategy and identify the highest value applications. You'll then partner with their technical teams to move from prototype through production. You'll take a holistic view of their needs and design an enterprise architecture using ChatGPT, OpenAI API, and other services to maximize customer value. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Applied Research, and Product teams. In this role, you will: Deeply embed with our most strategic platform customers as the technical lead, serving as their technical thought partner to ideate and build novel applications on our API. Work with senior customer stakeholders to identify the best applications of GenAI in their industry and to build/qualify a comprehensive backlog to support their AI roadmap. Intervene directly to accelerate customer time to value through building hands-on prototypes and/or by delivering impactful strategic guidance. Forge and manage relationships with our customers' leadership and stakeholders to ensure the successful deployment and scale of their applications. Contribute to our open-source developer and enterprise resources. Scale the Solutions Architect function through sharing knowledge, codifying best practices, and publishing notebooks to our internal and external repositories. Validate, synthesize, and deliver high-signal feedback to the Product and Research teams. You'll thrive in this role if you: Have 6+ years of technical consulting (or equivalent) experience, bridging technical teams and senior business stakeholders. Have full professional fluency in both German and English. Are an effective and polished communicator who can translate business and technical topics to all audiences. Have led complex implementations of Generative AI/traditional ML solutions and have knowledge of network/cloud architecture. Own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done. Have a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed. Are an effective, high throughput operator who can drive multiple concurrent projects and prioritize ruthlessly. Compensation, Benefits and Perks This is a position with OpenAI UK Ltd., which controls the hiring and management of this position. Total compensation includes competitive salary, generous equity and benefits. Private medical insurance covering 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents Pension plan with 4% employer contribution 52 weeks maternity leave and 20 weeks parental leave Unlimited time off Annual learning & development stipend ($1,500 USD equivalent per year) About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
The Solutions Architecture team is responsible for ensuring the safe and effective deployment of Generative AI applications for developers and enterprises. We act as a trusted advisor and thought partner for our customers, working to build an effective backlog of GenAI use cases for their industry and drive them to production through strong technical guidance. As a Solutions Architect, you'll help the largest companies transform their business through solutions such as customer service, automated content generation, and novel applications that make use of our newest, most exciting models. About the Role We are looking for a driven solutions leader with a product mindset to partner with our customers and ensure they achieve tangible business value with GenAI. You will pair with senior customer leaders to establish a GenAI strategy and identify the highest value applications. You'll then partner with their technical teams to move from prototype through production. You'll take a holistic view of their needs and design an enterprise architecture using ChatGPT, OpenAI API, and other services to maximize customer value. You will collaborate closely with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Customer Success, Applied Research, and Product teams. In this role, you will: Deeply embed with our most strategic platform customers as the technical lead, serving as their technical thought partner to ideate and build novel applications on our API. Work with senior customer stakeholders to identify the best applications of GenAI in their industry and to build/qualify a comprehensive backlog to support their AI roadmap. Intervene directly to accelerate customer time to value through building hands-on prototypes and/or by delivering impactful strategic guidance. Forge and manage relationships with our customers' leadership and stakeholders to ensure the successful deployment and scale of their applications. Contribute to our open-source developer and enterprise resources. Scale the Solutions Architect function through sharing knowledge, codifying best practices, and publishing notebooks to our internal and external repositories. Validate, synthesize, and deliver high-signal feedback to the Product and Research teams. You'll thrive in this role if you: Have 6+ years of technical consulting (or equivalent) experience, bridging technical teams and senior business stakeholders. Have full professional fluency in both German and English. Are an effective and polished communicator who can translate business and technical topics to all audiences. Have led complex implementations of Generative AI/traditional ML solutions and have knowledge of network/cloud architecture. Own problems end-to-end and are willing to pick up whatever knowledge you're missing to get the job done. Have a humble attitude, an eagerness to help your colleagues, and a desire to do whatever it takes to make the team succeed. Are an effective, high throughput operator who can drive multiple concurrent projects and prioritize ruthlessly. Compensation, Benefits and Perks This is a position with OpenAI UK Ltd., which controls the hiring and management of this position. Total compensation includes competitive salary, generous equity and benefits. Private medical insurance covering 100% of premiums for employees and their dependents Pension plan with 4% employer contribution 52 weeks maternity leave and 20 weeks parental leave Unlimited time off Annual learning & development stipend ($1,500 USD equivalent per year) About OpenAI OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. For US Based Candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, and requests can be made via this link. At OpenAI, we believe artificial intelligence has the potential to help people solve immense global challenges, and we want the upside of AI to be widely shared. Join us in shaping the future of technology.
Pensions - Business Analyst Lead/Senior Pensions, DC, DB, Annuities Permanent Remote/Home working (100%) £80,000 Up to Negotiable + Excellent Large Company Benefits One of the UK s leading pension firms with over 600 schemes covering over 6 million members is looking for a Lead Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst to join the Change Team. You will be responsible for leading the business analysis team resources, budgets and timelines, ensuring that the team is able to deliver on its commitment to the delivery of high-quality analysis and insights to support the organisation's strategic objectives. Main Tasks & Responsibilities Business Analyst Lead/Senior Pensions, DB, DC, Annuities • Leadership - Performance management and leadership of 70 Business Analysis project teams with 8 Senior BA direct reports, ensuring high performance and that targets are achieved whilst ensuring BA standards/framework/quality are maintained. Responsible for overseeing the development of business analysts and their career development. • Resources - Develop and implement best practices for business analysis across the programme. Scoping and planning the Business Analysis resource and effort across the programme / project. Balance priorities and demands with senior stakeholders to coordinate Business Analysis activity across complex projects / programmes. Resourcing of the team to meet portfolio demands Inc. recruitment etc. • Requirements Gathering - Leading large/complex programmes to ensure deliverables are met, which includes leading BAs on those specific ones workload/planning etc. Co-ordinate requirement activities, their validation and sign-off ensuring that the needs of the key stakeholders are articulated determining the need and value of performing the activity based on the context. Approval of relevant inputs to business cases and success criteria of projects. • Process Modelling - Approval of business process modelling and solutions. • Business Analysis - Providing leadership around business analysis best practice, ways of working and frameworks ensuring all Business Analysts working within the programme deliver the professional standards expected. Accountable for the adherence by the Business Analyst team to the programmes quality standards to achieve best practice. • Facilitation - Liaise with key client stakeholders, service delivery managers, programme / project managers, business architects, users, change and technical teams to identify, design and support the implementation of efficient and effective solutions. • Stakeholder Management and Engagement - Partner with key stakeholders to maintain a thorough understanding of their business areas and change programmes. Build relationship across functional departments and build networks of established connections. Manage and resolve any issues raised around the performance or capability of proposed solutions and their impact on service delivery. Essential Skills & Experience Pensions Business Analyst Lead/Senior Pensions, DB, DC, Annuities • Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing individuals and teams. Ability to engage at CTO, CEO, CIO level • Proven experience within the Pensions Sector (Defined Benefits, Defined Contributions, Annuities) • Ability to break down complex and critical problems, using a variety of inputs from across their team and by developing necessary outputs (e.g., wireframes, blue-prints, standard operating procedures, customer journey maps, end to end process maps, etc.) • The creation / evaluation of solution options and supporting the options analysis and business case. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with experience managing teams. • Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Can lead presentations confidently and effectively communicating with tact and diplomacy on sensitive issues. • Are comfortable leading business analyst teams across all areas of an operating model, delegating responsibility but retaining accountability. • Understanding of the programme delivery life cycle and the IPT working model (pursuit, programme, and performance)
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Pensions - Business Analyst Lead/Senior Pensions, DC, DB, Annuities Permanent Remote/Home working (100%) £80,000 Up to Negotiable + Excellent Large Company Benefits One of the UK s leading pension firms with over 600 schemes covering over 6 million members is looking for a Lead Business Analyst, Senior Business Analyst to join the Change Team. You will be responsible for leading the business analysis team resources, budgets and timelines, ensuring that the team is able to deliver on its commitment to the delivery of high-quality analysis and insights to support the organisation's strategic objectives. Main Tasks & Responsibilities Business Analyst Lead/Senior Pensions, DB, DC, Annuities • Leadership - Performance management and leadership of 70 Business Analysis project teams with 8 Senior BA direct reports, ensuring high performance and that targets are achieved whilst ensuring BA standards/framework/quality are maintained. Responsible for overseeing the development of business analysts and their career development. • Resources - Develop and implement best practices for business analysis across the programme. Scoping and planning the Business Analysis resource and effort across the programme / project. Balance priorities and demands with senior stakeholders to coordinate Business Analysis activity across complex projects / programmes. Resourcing of the team to meet portfolio demands Inc. recruitment etc. • Requirements Gathering - Leading large/complex programmes to ensure deliverables are met, which includes leading BAs on those specific ones workload/planning etc. Co-ordinate requirement activities, their validation and sign-off ensuring that the needs of the key stakeholders are articulated determining the need and value of performing the activity based on the context. Approval of relevant inputs to business cases and success criteria of projects. • Process Modelling - Approval of business process modelling and solutions. • Business Analysis - Providing leadership around business analysis best practice, ways of working and frameworks ensuring all Business Analysts working within the programme deliver the professional standards expected. Accountable for the adherence by the Business Analyst team to the programmes quality standards to achieve best practice. • Facilitation - Liaise with key client stakeholders, service delivery managers, programme / project managers, business architects, users, change and technical teams to identify, design and support the implementation of efficient and effective solutions. • Stakeholder Management and Engagement - Partner with key stakeholders to maintain a thorough understanding of their business areas and change programmes. Build relationship across functional departments and build networks of established connections. Manage and resolve any issues raised around the performance or capability of proposed solutions and their impact on service delivery. Essential Skills & Experience Pensions Business Analyst Lead/Senior Pensions, DB, DC, Annuities • Strong leadership skills with experience managing and developing individuals and teams. Ability to engage at CTO, CEO, CIO level • Proven experience within the Pensions Sector (Defined Benefits, Defined Contributions, Annuities) • Ability to break down complex and critical problems, using a variety of inputs from across their team and by developing necessary outputs (e.g., wireframes, blue-prints, standard operating procedures, customer journey maps, end to end process maps, etc.) • The creation / evaluation of solution options and supporting the options analysis and business case. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with experience managing teams. • Excellent stakeholder management and collaboration skills • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a keen attention to detail. • Proven ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment. • Can lead presentations confidently and effectively communicating with tact and diplomacy on sensitive issues. • Are comfortable leading business analyst teams across all areas of an operating model, delegating responsibility but retaining accountability. • Understanding of the programme delivery life cycle and the IPT working model (pursuit, programme, and performance)
SAP Data Senior Consultant/ Manager 85,000 - 105,000 Hybrid (2 days on-site average per week) Our consulting client is searching for an SAP Data Senior Consultant/ Manager. As an SAP Data Lead, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing data strategies. You will lead the design and implementation of data solutions, ensuring they align with business goals and enhance overall customer satisfaction as the SAP Data Lead. Your responsibilities as the SAP Data Lead will span from early-stage architecture planning to the optimization of processes and successful project delivery. Responsibilities: Lead and oversee data migration strategies and approaches as the SAP Data Architect, including governance processes and reconciliation, ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA. Architect comprehensive end-to-end data solutions that leverage SAP technologies, custom applications, and partner solutions, driving business transformation within the value chain tower. Provide expert guidance and advisory services to C-Level executives, helping to drive business transformation initiatives and the adoption of intelligent enterprise solutions as the SAP Data Lead. Conduct architecture assessments for customers, offering valuable insights and recommendations, while collecting and disseminating best practices across projects. Engage with clients to translate complex technical requirements into business-oriented solutions, ensuring clear communication and alignment with business processes as a SAP Data Lead/ Architect. Demonstrate deep understanding of data structures, ETL processes, data mapping, and transformation rules, ensuring effective data migration and load strategies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize data management processes, enhancing overall project success and customer satisfaction. You Will Have: Proven experience as an SAP Data Lead or SAP Data Architect, with at least two full project lifecycles completed in an SAP environment. Strong expertise in data migration, including governance, reconciliation, and ETL processes from legacy systems. Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and a deep understanding of SAP technologies, custom applications, and partner solutions within the value chain tower. A solid grasp of data structures, extraction tools, data mapping, and transformation rules. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into business language and effectively interact with clients. The ability to act as a trusted advisor to C-Level executives, influencing strategic decisions and driving business transformation initiatives. Prior client-facing consultancy experience, with a strong ability to manage customer relationships and expectations. If you, or anyone you know of could be interested, please apply here, or call (phone number removed) and ask for Ben.
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
SAP Data Senior Consultant/ Manager 85,000 - 105,000 Hybrid (2 days on-site average per week) Our consulting client is searching for an SAP Data Senior Consultant/ Manager. As an SAP Data Lead, you will play a critical role in shaping and executing data strategies. You will lead the design and implementation of data solutions, ensuring they align with business goals and enhance overall customer satisfaction as the SAP Data Lead. Your responsibilities as the SAP Data Lead will span from early-stage architecture planning to the optimization of processes and successful project delivery. Responsibilities: Lead and oversee data migration strategies and approaches as the SAP Data Architect, including governance processes and reconciliation, ensuring smooth transitions from legacy systems to SAP S/4HANA. Architect comprehensive end-to-end data solutions that leverage SAP technologies, custom applications, and partner solutions, driving business transformation within the value chain tower. Provide expert guidance and advisory services to C-Level executives, helping to drive business transformation initiatives and the adoption of intelligent enterprise solutions as the SAP Data Lead. Conduct architecture assessments for customers, offering valuable insights and recommendations, while collecting and disseminating best practices across projects. Engage with clients to translate complex technical requirements into business-oriented solutions, ensuring clear communication and alignment with business processes as a SAP Data Lead/ Architect. Demonstrate deep understanding of data structures, ETL processes, data mapping, and transformation rules, ensuring effective data migration and load strategies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize data management processes, enhancing overall project success and customer satisfaction. You Will Have: Proven experience as an SAP Data Lead or SAP Data Architect, with at least two full project lifecycles completed in an SAP environment. Strong expertise in data migration, including governance, reconciliation, and ETL processes from legacy systems. Proficiency in SAP S/4HANA and a deep understanding of SAP technologies, custom applications, and partner solutions within the value chain tower. A solid grasp of data structures, extraction tools, data mapping, and transformation rules. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical requirements into business language and effectively interact with clients. The ability to act as a trusted advisor to C-Level executives, influencing strategic decisions and driving business transformation initiatives. Prior client-facing consultancy experience, with a strong ability to manage customer relationships and expectations. If you, or anyone you know of could be interested, please apply here, or call (phone number removed) and ask for Ben.
Salary: Circa £55,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience + fantastic benefits! Jisc Grade: TNE3 (internal use only) Hours: 35 hours per week Contract: Permanent Reports into: Lead security architect (Core systems) Location: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office, we have hubs in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford. Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices. About Jisc: Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed. Take your next career step with us and you can make a real difference to the education and research sectors. About the role: The security team, part of Group CTO, protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of platforms and applications supporting the work of the cybersecurity function, including patching and monitoring. You will also assist in the monitoring and auditing of all systems to ensure all systems are performing and optimised to ensure that services are meeting the needs of the business and our members, whilst providing second line troubleshooting and support to users of services hosted on the platform. We are looking for someone with a background in enterprise network administration with experience of managing network devices both via CLI and using automation technologies. A solid understanding of the protocols and technologies that support a network - including DHCP, DNS, NTP and RADIUS - will also be key. Any experience working with Linux would be an advantage. Responsibilities will include: Assist in the disaster recovery maintenance, testing and validation required to protect our critical service in accordance with the defined policies and procedures. Comply with service level agreements to ensure that it meets the needs of the business and products that rely upon this. Ensure that all documentation, process, and procedure are maintained and reviewed in accordance with the define policies and standards. Work with teams outside of the security function to understand requirements and advise on the development of new systems and services and recommend best practices. Work with suppliers and manufacturers to troubleshoot and resolve faults. Key Skills and Experience: Experience in deploying, integrating, and administering enterprise switches, routers and firewalls - ideally based upon Juniper JunOS Working knowledge of current protocols and standards - especially BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, OSPF3, and IPv6 Experience working with one or more automation frameworks - ideally Ansible Fluency in at least one scripting language, such as Python Ability to work independently and as part of a team to identify and propose improvements and solve potential problems. Previous experience in automating systems and processes and building in resilience. We are constantly changing and evolving at Jisc, so this job description just gives a flavour of what the role involves. It will change as our operations develop. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work for us? At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer: Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas plus the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days Generous flexible pension schemes Protection benefit - life cover Annual Jisc performance award A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and support A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech - spreading the cost of your everyday white goods and technology A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores and CSSC membership Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity leave and opportunity for career breaks Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave Cycle to work scheme and eye care scheme including free eye test vouchers and £70 towards new glasses for VDU use Free flu vaccinations Employee recognition awards and travel loans A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning Equity, diversity and inclusion: At Jisc, we don't look for 'sameness', but to truly include people who can add unique perspectives and experiences to our culture, and we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles which actively encourages us to bring our whole authentic selves to work. We believe that our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to our success. Jisc believes our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We work with passionate colleagues to strengthen knowledge and awareness, provide learning and development opportunities, and foster multiple employee networks which create a sense of community and influence our policies and practice. We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status. Application process: We want you to showcase your talent throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know how we can best support you to do that; for example, if there are any reasonable adjustments we may be able to put in place. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile. Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates wishing to apply who require sponsorship should determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant Home Office criteria. Jisc does not offer any financial re-imbursement towards the applicant costs, such as re-location, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge. No agencies please. You will need to create an account and sign in to apply for a role
Feb 12, 2025
Full time
Salary: Circa £55,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience + fantastic benefits! Jisc Grade: TNE3 (internal use only) Hours: 35 hours per week Contract: Permanent Reports into: Lead security architect (Core systems) Location: Hybrid - A blend of working from home and your nominated hub office, we have hubs in London, Bristol, Manchester and Oxford. Specific patterns for working in the office are not mandated, and the frequency of time worked in the office is agreed with your manager. Meeting in person is something we value so you may need to travel on occasion to any of our hub offices. About Jisc: Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Our talented people bring their own unique skills and experience to empower our members and customers with the technology they need to succeed. Take your next career step with us and you can make a real difference to the education and research sectors. About the role: The security team, part of Group CTO, protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. You will be responsible for the maintenance and development of platforms and applications supporting the work of the cybersecurity function, including patching and monitoring. You will also assist in the monitoring and auditing of all systems to ensure all systems are performing and optimised to ensure that services are meeting the needs of the business and our members, whilst providing second line troubleshooting and support to users of services hosted on the platform. We are looking for someone with a background in enterprise network administration with experience of managing network devices both via CLI and using automation technologies. A solid understanding of the protocols and technologies that support a network - including DHCP, DNS, NTP and RADIUS - will also be key. Any experience working with Linux would be an advantage. Responsibilities will include: Assist in the disaster recovery maintenance, testing and validation required to protect our critical service in accordance with the defined policies and procedures. Comply with service level agreements to ensure that it meets the needs of the business and products that rely upon this. Ensure that all documentation, process, and procedure are maintained and reviewed in accordance with the define policies and standards. Work with teams outside of the security function to understand requirements and advise on the development of new systems and services and recommend best practices. Work with suppliers and manufacturers to troubleshoot and resolve faults. Key Skills and Experience: Experience in deploying, integrating, and administering enterprise switches, routers and firewalls - ideally based upon Juniper JunOS Working knowledge of current protocols and standards - especially BGP, EVPN/VXLAN, OSPF3, and IPv6 Experience working with one or more automation frameworks - ideally Ansible Fluency in at least one scripting language, such as Python Ability to work independently and as part of a team to identify and propose improvements and solve potential problems. Previous experience in automating systems and processes and building in resilience. We are constantly changing and evolving at Jisc, so this job description just gives a flavour of what the role involves. It will change as our operations develop. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, so we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet 100% of the requirements, but you feel this role is perfect for you. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work for us? At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer: Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas plus the opportunity to buy up to an additional 5 days Generous flexible pension schemes Protection benefit - life cover Annual Jisc performance award A range of wellbeing lifestyle benefits including company paid health care cash plan, employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders and support A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office Financial well-being support including access to preferential loan and savings plans, mortgage advice, will writing tools and support and resources to help you make the most of your money The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech - spreading the cost of your everyday white goods and technology A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores and CSSC membership Family friendly policies including enhanced parental, maternity and paternity leave and opportunity for career breaks Support your volunteering with up to 3 days volunteer leave Cycle to work scheme and eye care scheme including free eye test vouchers and £70 towards new glasses for VDU use Free flu vaccinations Employee recognition awards and travel loans A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning Equity, diversity and inclusion: At Jisc, we don't look for 'sameness', but to truly include people who can add unique perspectives and experiences to our culture, and we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles which actively encourages us to bring our whole authentic selves to work. We believe that our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is fundamental to our success. Jisc believes our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that welcomes ideas, encourages innovation, and values belonging. We work with passionate colleagues to strengthen knowledge and awareness, provide learning and development opportunities, and foster multiple employee networks which create a sense of community and influence our policies and practice. We work hard to create an equitable experience for our candidates and workforce which embraces all aspects of their identity including race and ethnicity, religion and belief, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, trans identities, age, class, disability, neurodivergence, or veteran status. Application process: We want you to showcase your talent throughout the recruitment process. Please let us know how we can best support you to do that; for example, if there are any reasonable adjustments we may be able to put in place. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! If you are currently a Jisc employee, please apply through your Dayforce Employee profile. Jisc has an active sponsor licence to recruit on a Skilled worker visa basis. Candidates wishing to apply who require sponsorship should determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant Home Office criteria. Jisc does not offer any financial re-imbursement towards the applicant costs, such as re-location, skilled worker visa and dependant costs or the immigration health charge. No agencies please. You will need to create an account and sign in to apply for a role