Harvey Nash Plc

Head of Engineering - Outside IR35 - Glasgow - Hybrid Day Rate - up to £725 Duration - 6 months Harvey Nash's Public Sector Client are looking to bring in a contract Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for: Be an advocate for a collaborative, positive working environment where software engineers recognise and value the contributions of others and actively support success of the whole team Lead in driving the technical strategy for systems, aligned with organisation objectives, balancing business need, resilient engineering, recruitment and budgets Drive delivery and leading in software development, ensuring solutions adhere with architectural principles and software design standards Coach, mentor and train teams and individuals to improve software development practices, focusing on engineering practices and remove/avoid single points of failure Balance multiple priorities and deal with ambiguity in role and responsibility Introduce new efficient processes and concepts in a continuously delivering DevOps environment Deliver within Scottish Government Digital Service Standard Deliver solutions using human-centred, research-driven, inclusive-design practices Incrementally replace enterprise Legacy systems, including corporate finance systems Promote and ensure adherence to modern software development practices Skills & Experience Required Experience of working with and building Java and Spring Boot based microservices Experience of working with public cloud technologies (for this role, we require at least 2 years AWS experience in the past 5 years) Experience of TDD and Unit-Test tooling Experience of leading engineering teams within Government projects to deliver/enhance public facing services Able to identify efficiencies to be materialised by adapting ways of working and/or methods of delivery Demonstrable experience in managing both own workload and competing priorities, and of engineers under your leadership Familiar with JavaScript and best-practice approaches Demonstrable experience of driving engineering teams to project completion whilst ensuring adherence to Government and industry standards, eg Digital Scotland Service Standards, current industry standard software development practices Demonstrable experience in mentoring and conducting knowledge transfer to junior permanent in-house staff Desirable Skills Ability to review, identify gaps in and keep up to date engineering onboarding documentation to ensure staff can land and learn the landscape as efficiently as possible Ability to create, or ensure the community can create, documentation for common practices, eg a runbook on how to create a new Java Service, which disciplines to engage, how to promote through the path to live Experience of working with MariaDB, AWS AuroraDB or MySQL Experience with Government security control requirements Must be eligible for BPSS Clearance.

Harvey Nash is delighted to be partnering with the University of Leeds to recruit a Lead M365 Engineer, specialising in delivering cloud-based tools and solutions in Microsoft 365. The university has set out an ambitious plan to enhance student education, research, and corporate systems through increased use of digital technology, data, and digital approaches as part of their new university strategy. You will play a key role in supporting the M365 Manager with the adoption and development of the Microsoft 365 platform - providing technical leadership to all things Microsoft 365 from applications and services. You will work closely with teams across the university such as Cybersecurity, IAM, Cloud, DevOps, Architecture, and technical support to deliver solutions that meet the business requirements. Experience of interest: Technical leadership or significant experience with Microsoft 365 Configuration and administration across applications and services such as: Teams, OneDrive, Sharepoint, Exchange, Entra ID. Demonstrated history of providing 2nd and 3rd line support to M365 app suite. Experience implementing Teams telephony, Copilot, and managing storage would be beneficial. Knowledge and experience with Windows and Exchange Powershell would be beneficial. Strong communication skills, able to collaborate with teams across a business and influence technical decisions for the platform. Mentoring, upskilling, and supporting juniors with their ongoing development What's in it for you? £47,874-£63,000 | 26 days holiday plus 8 Bank Holidays + 8 Campus closed days = 42 days holiday | 1-2 days per month on-site | 14.5% employer pension contribution (21.6% overall) | Career progression opportunities | + Plenty more fantastic benefits. Interested? Get in contact with the recruiter directly using the channels below: (see below)

We're delighted to be working with our Glasgow based client to support expansion in their technology team with an addition of a Head of DevOps . The role will be responsible for the technical delivery of key strategic initiatives, acting as the go-to person to ensure alignment with the business strategy and overseeing seamless execution to ensure everything runs smoothly. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, suppliers, and direct reports, serving as a bridge and representative between the business and all stakeholders. This role is based in site in central Glasgow so candidates must be based within commuting distance and be able to be on site 3 - 4 days a week . Experience and knowledge required: Previous experience working within a DevOps lead/management environments or similar software engineering roles Extensive experience within a fast paced, multi national, complex private sector environment Strong stakeholder Management skills Leading Teams Strong working knowledge of Agile Development Methodology Experience of working closely with software and product teams to drive the best customer results

Are you a skilled EUC Engineer with a passion for technology and a knack for solving complex issues? This is a fantastic opportunity to work in the health-care industry, you will be responsible for device build, configuration, and management standards. You'll play a crucial role in user provisioning, including the creation, amendment, and termination of end user accounts and services, covering both traditional computer devices and a growing mobile device population. Required Skills: Intune Microsoft Active Directory Microsoft SCCM Microsoft 365. Endpoint protection VoIP Telephony This is an exciting permanent opportunity that offers a competitive salary and hybrid working. If you're ready to make a significant impact and thrive in a dynamic environment, we would love to hear from you!

NB THIS ROLE IS ON SITE IN GLASGOW Harvey Nash is delighted to be working with our client to appoint a new Head of Development for the growing Tech function. This is a fantastic, new opportunity to join a transforming Technology journey, responsible for overseeing software deliverables across a large team of engineers both UK and overseas. We're looking for someone from software background who has moved into management or a large team reporting to the most senior levels within an organisation. This is true leadership role to drive quality software solutions, drive the vision and strategy of the future TOM for our clients business. We're looking for someone with a strong grasp of CI and experience overseeing software and QA teams in a fast moving private sector software environment. You'll have outstanding mentor-ship and personal development experience with solid stakeholder management experience up to C level. Essential skills. Extensive Technology Leadership skills within software development. Specific experience leading teams across Front End and Back End technologies. Experience of managing a large (50 +) multi-location software team. Earlier career in software engineering - having progressed into senior leadership over the past number of years. Experience of embedding best practice development techniques across a large, multi-location team. Based local to Glasgow as this is an on-site role PLEASE APPLY WIHT CV IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.

Service Desk Analyst Location: Lancaster Permanent Salary: £26,038 - £29,659 (Grade 5) Closing Date: Sunday 8th December Interview Date: Monday 16th December Lancaster University is an established thriving UK university with a world-class reputation for excellence in research, teaching and engagement. Lancaster is consistently ranked in the top universities in all three major UK league tables and continues to build a growing reputation both nationally and internationally. Our Lancaster University values believe in respecting each other by being open and fair and promoting diversity, we build strong communities by working effectively together in a supportive way and we create positive change by being ambitious in our learning, expertise and action. Join our dynamic frontline IT support team as a Service Desk Analyst, providing exceptional support to students and staff. You'll be the first point of contact for technical queries, delivering solutions via phone, chat, face-to-face interactions, and our help centre system. Responsibilities include troubleshooting IT incidents, managing service requests, and ensuring continuous service improvement with a strong focus on customer service excellence. You will work with a diverse range of customers, technologies and devices, with responsibility for triaging incoming enquiries and calls and work to provide a first time fix for straight forward incidents and requests, referring more complex issues to other support teams across the IT Service. We're looking for a problem-solver passionate about IT and customer service with substantial experience in technical support. Required experience, skills & abilities: Convey an appropriate rationale and interest in applying for this post. (Essential) Experience of working in a customer facing role providing first and/or second line IT support, effectively troubleshooting and working with a wide range of hardware, software and operating systems, Microsoft Windows, MS Office, Apple and Linux. (Desirable) Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate technical information, verbally and in writing, to a diverse range of customers. (Essential) In depth experience of working with Microsoft applications as well as PC and Mac hardware and software. (Essential) Experience of ISS Service Desk systems & processes (Desirable) Ability to follow processes and document your work effectively. (Essential) Being able to accurately interpret written text and create and maintain accurate work notes. (Essential) Ability to work in a team towards clearly defined aims and objectives. (Essential) An ability to undertake basic investigation of issues with a logical and systematic problem-solving approach. (Essential) Experience of providing excellent customer service whilst working in a customer service environment. (Essential) Ability to plan, manage tasks, prioritise workloads and meet competing deadlines. (Essential) Experience of working in an IT or AV service environment (Desirable) Experience of working within an academic environment (Desirable) Microsoft Office Specialist certification (Desirable) Relevant IT Qualification, ITIL or equivalent current experience (Desirable) This is a full-time, indefinite post with some flexibility to work some of your time remotely, but it is primarily a campus based role. If interested, apply now and submit your CV alongside a coversheet, up to a maximum of three A4 pages. The University strives to be diverse and inclusive, a place where we can all be ourselves. We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. We promote equality of opportunity and diversity within the workplace and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Developer ISS - Information Systems Services Salary: £39,105 - £45,163 Closing Date: Sunday 1st December 2024 Interview Date: w/c 2nd December 2024 Lancaster University Student Management team is looking an experienced developer to join the team. The primary focus of the role is to develop and support functionality within the core student record system used by staff and students across the University. This role offers huge opportunity to learn and develop while contributing impactful change to a key University service. The successful candidate will bring and grow skills/experience across a broad technology base including: C# .NET/.NET Core including Winforms, Webforms and API development. Angular/Typescript SQL Server development and optimisation Development of high availability, high throughput, business critical systems as part of a software engineer team following agile best practice Modern DevOps practices including CI/CD, containerisation Complex system integrations with internal/external systems and data sources Coaching and mentoring of other team members We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity. If interested, apply now and submit your CV alongside an optional Coversheet up to a maximum of two A4 pages.

Systems Administrator ISS - Information Systems Services Salary: £39,105 - £45,163 Closing Date: Sunday 1st December 2024 Interview Date: w/c 9th December 2024 The Opportunity Lancaster University are looking to fill a new post to help expand our capabilities in providing our services to our customers. We're looking for a person with experience around managing both process and systems and capable of dealing with complex processes to join a team running critical web and access control systems. The services are hosted on several platforms but a knowledge of Linux administration and virtualisation is key to the role. Experience of organising, managing delegated services, and maintaining strong customer engagement and feedback loops will also be important for the role holder. In addition, you will be dealing with suppliers of hardware at a network level so knowledge of network protocols such as DNS,DHCP and VLANs will be needed. You will be a good communicator and able to convert customer requirements into process and control mechanisms. As the role grows, we will look to develop links to other services so knowledge of server virtualisation, containerisation or GrapAPI would be welcome Main Function: To deliver administration, support and development of the various systems and services covered by the team or teams to which you are assigned, including their associated housekeeping systems. Major Duties: To provide development, administration, and support of the various systems and services covered by the teams to which you are assigned, including their associated housekeeping systems. The duties include, but are not limited to: Definition and development of structures or tools to provide effective service management Monitoring of performance and ensuring effectiveness of operation Supporting service and support requests as part of the team Pro-active management of Server security - including the timely patching of OS and applications Producing documentation and guidance for ISS and end users Contributing to the service improvement process To engage with design & development projects within the team, including: Discovering & defining requirements Proposing changes & integrating them with the wider University architecture Working with project teams to deliver new functions and services To work to the appropriate ISS standards and practices for service provision and project delivery. To handle or reassign queries and requests initiated by users. To provide IT liaison and support services to Partner Institutions, including when required short periods of on-site work at both UK-based and international locations. To plan and communicate changes in service and manage service breaks and outages, incidents, and events. Working within the support structure to take ownership and resolve referred queries in a timely and professional manner. To work to appropriate service levels with defined quality of service metrics that will enable you to maintain and demonstrate high quality of service provision. We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity. If interested, apply now and submit your CV alongside an optional Coversheet up to a maximum of two A4 pages.

NB THIS ROLE IS ON SITE IN GLASGOW Harvey Nash is delighted to be working with our client to appoint a new Head of Development for the growing Tech function. This is a fantastic, new opportunity to join a transforming Technology journey, responsible for overseeing software deliverables across a large team of engineers both UK and overseas. We're looking for someone from software background who has moved into management or a large team reporting to the most senior levels within an organisation. This is true leadership role to drive quality software solutions, drive the vision and strategy of the future TOM for our clients business. We're looking for someone with a strong grasp of CI and experience overseeing software and QA teams in a fast moving private sector software environment. You'll have outstanding mentor-ship and personal development experience with solid stakeholder management experience up to C level. Essential skills: Extensive Technology Leadership skills within software development Specific experience leading teams across Front End and Back End technologies Experience of managing a large (50 +) multi-location software tXeam Earlier career in software engineering - having progressed into senior leadership over the past number of years Experience of embedding best practice development techniques across a large, multi-location team Based local to Glasgow as this is an on-site role PLEASE APPLY WIHT CV IN THE FIRST INSTANCE.