Endeavour Recruitment

LOCATION: Southampton Vacancy Type: Permanent Budget: £65,000 - £75,000 Hybrid working (3 days in the office/on-site and 2 days working from home) pattern. Hours Per Week: 37.5 ROLE OBJECTIVE: We are seeking a skilled Senior Cloud and Security Engineer to lead the design, deployment, and management of secure cloud solutions on the Microsoft Azure platform. This role is essential in safeguarding the organization's cloud infrastructure by employing security best practices and Azure-native features to ensure system confidentiality, integrity, and uptime. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: Cloud Architecture & Management: Oversee the planning, implementation, and maintenance of Microsoft Azure cloud services. Manage virtual networks, storage, and other cloud resources. Design and deploy Azure high-availability and disaster recovery solutions. Security Governance: Develop and enforce security protocols across cloud platforms, covering IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS services. Utilize Azure's security suite, including tools like Azure Security Center, Sentinel, and Key Vault, to enhance security. Conduct routine security evaluations and address vulnerabilities. Incident Monitoring & Response: Actively monitor for security incidents and respond accordingly. Investigate incidents, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions. Risk and Compliance Oversight: Ensure alignment with industry-specific regulations and data protection laws (eg, GDPR, HIPAA). Perform risk assessments and establish risk mitigation strategies. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with development, IT, and operations teams to integrate security measures within the DevOps framework. Serve as a resource for security best practices. Continuous Innovation: Stay up to date with cybersecurity trends and advancements in the Azure ecosystem. Pursue ongoing education and skill development. QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS: Educational Background: A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, or an equivalent field is preferred. Certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect, Azure Security Engineer Associate, CSSP, CISSP, or CEH are advantageous. Professional Experience: Solid experience in cybersecurity and cloud engineering. Proficiency with Azure services and security features. Strong knowledge of Azure networking, Firewalls, and security principles. Core Competencies: Expertise in cloud security, particularly within the Azure environment. Advanced knowledge of Azure compute, storage, networking, and databases. Experience with Azure Sentinel and Scripting languages (PowerShell, Azure CLI). Familiarity with Azure DevOps and automated deployment. Understanding of containerization (desired). Strong communication, problem-solving skills, and a team-oriented approach.

Location: Southampton Type: Permanent Salary Range: Up to £100,000 Hybrid working pattern (3 days in the office and 2 from home) About the Role A rapidly growing organisation in the water management sector is seeking a Head of Data to drive their digital transformation. This leadership position will focus on shaping the data strategy, overseeing governance, and unlocking the value of data to support business objectives. The role involves managing the architecture, security, and analytics to ensure the company fully leverages its data assets for strategic decision-making and operational improvements. You'll lead a team responsible for delivering analytics and insights, collaborating with multiple departments to ensure data-driven solutions enhance customer engagement and organisational efficiency. Key Responsibilities: Develop and execute a comprehensive data strategy that aligns with the organisation's long-term objectives. Ensure robust data governance practices are implemented to maintain data quality, security, and privacy. Lead the design and development of analytics platforms that provide actionable insights to the business. Oversee data infrastructure to ensure it supports large-scale data processing, storage, and retrieval. Collaborate with business leaders to understand and address data needs, providing key metrics and insights. Ensure compliance with data protection regulations and industry standards, implementing security protocols to safeguard sensitive information. Lead and develop a high-performing data team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Qualifications & Experience: Extensive expertise in data architecture, governance, and analytics, with a proven ability to deliver strategic solutions that add business value. Strong experience with cloud-based data platforms, particularly Azure services like Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, Databricks, and Synapse Analytics. Proven leadership experience managing data teams and aligning data strategies with overall business goals. Strong analytical and decision-making skills, with the ability to transform raw data into actionable insights through interactive reporting tools like Power BI. Excellent communication skills, capable of translating technical concepts into business-friendly insights. Desirable certifications: Azure Data Engineer, Solutions Architect, and data management certifications.

Endeavour Recruitment has an excellent 12 month + contract for a Java Developer with 10 years experience to join a Global Organisation. Rates: Nearshore: 420 CHF per day Offshore: 185 CHF per day Essential skills: Extensive hands-on experience in the development and deployment of IT systems and web applications based on Java technologies, with a minimum of 10 years of experience. Strong computer science skills. Excellent communication skills in spoken and written English. High attention to detail. Proven record of excellent teamwork. Desirable skills: Experience with QA activities. Experience with Agile methodologies, preferably SCRUM. Technical: Essential skills: Hands-on extensive experience in following technical areas: Java EE Struts JSP Java Spring JPA Hibernate Maven HTML CSS JavaScript RDBMS Ideally PostgreSQL Desirable Apache Tiles Experience with JIRA Confluence Bamboo Duties: Actively contribute to the technical design, implementation, maintenance, deployment, and support of Java web applications. Write unit and functional tests to ensure high-quality work. Gather, interpret, and analyse business requirements as needed. Engage with various technical and business stakeholders to ensure that the systems are correctly implemented and can be easily maintained and supported in the future. Efficiently collaborate with other team members and other stakeholders, participate in code review, mentoring and knowledge transfer. Stay updated with the latest software development best practices and contribute to the team's efforts to improve its software development practices. Ensure alignment with client's technical standards and procedures. Deliver comprehensive technical and user documentation. Perform other related duties as required. Follow the SDDS and client development practices, including activity tracking with JIRA, CICD pipeline usage and alignment with CMU practices. Please get in touch for further details.

Endeavour Recruitment has an excellent, long term contract opportunity for an experience Design Integration Engineer with a leading client based in Plymouth. Purpose of Role: To support the design development and delivery of Facility work packages. The Design Integration Senior Engineer is accountable to the Facility Design Manager for the design development of work packages for quality, output in accordance with scope, schedule, and cost. Responsibilities: Bringing together the CAD design, BIM, design house, physical design and consolidation of all the other functions - mech H, crane, Infrastructure etc Manage one or more technical design sub packages as assigned by the Design Manager (Integration), agreeing project related objectives, managing designer performance, and making appropriate technical management responses. Provide Subject Matter Expert advice as per discipline. Ensure design documentation covers the scope of operations required by the Project Manager and is produced to agreed standards, schedule, and budget. Assist the Design Manager (Integration) to ensure effective Quality Management Arrangements via compliance with Business Management System and Technical Manual. Ensure that the processes and activities being managed are appropriately documented with appropriate records maintained and configuration and quality controls applied. Ensure that contractors are familiar with the hazards and risks associated with the work undertaken by the delegated engineering team through effective management and communication of the Risk Assessment. Ensure design information is articulated to the Design Manager (Integration) to enable appropriate justification of the engineering/activities within the Facility Safety Case. Liaise with Engineering Services Technical Authority to ensure that Relevant Good Practice is employed. Review of Design House submission to confirm design complies with engineering standards and requirements. Advising and assisting with integration, facilities design and management, and stakeholder involvement. Essential for the role: Engineering degree (or equivalent qualification) in relevant engineering discipline, with significant demonstrable experience Chartered Engineer status (or actively working toward Chartered Status) Experience in working collaboratively in multi-discipline teams to deliver activities on a range of project types Demonstrable experience in covering a variety of tasks across a range of complexities Good communications skills and the ability to interface with other disciplines. Member of relevant institute or significant demonstrable engineering experience and capable of registration with the Engineering Council. Breadth and depth of experience in a range of Nuclear/Defence projects. All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK and be subject to satisfactory security clearance which includes 3 years reference checks. Verification of any qualifications/passport/licences must be shown at interview stage. Please get in touch for further details.

XQuery Code Reviewer & Tester (Ad Hoc Remote Role) Location: Remote Commitment: Estimated 2-3 days/month Contract Type: Outside IR35 (can submit with the required rate) We are working with a client in the publishing sector who is looking for a skilled XQuery expert to support their ongoing development projects. This role is ad hoc, offering the flexibility to fit around other commitments you may have, with an expected requirement of 2-3 days per month. Key Responsibilities: Review and test XQuery code to ensure functionality, performance, and scalability. Provide feedback on code quality and suggest improvements where needed. Collaborate with the client's internal team to ensure smooth integration and testing processes. Key Requirements: Proven expertise in XQuery and strong experience with XML-based technologies. Ability to review, debug, and test code efficiently. Excellent communication skills to provide clear feedback and suggestions for improvement. Strong attention to detail to identify potential issues in code early.

Virtual VMware Platforms Administrator Luxembourg, Luxembourg Long-term contract: initially for 12 months, renewable Onsite Luxembourg - French speaking Context of the mission A part of the Windows server management of our Client, the IT - Network, Storage & Servers - Virtualization team is looking for a Virtualization Platform Administrator (CADI2) which will be in charge of administration, Maintenance, and the evolution of our virtualization infrastructure which is based on Citrix, Nutanix and VMware products as well as on dell EMC, HPE and Nutanix server equipment. Description of tasks: Ensure the administration, maintenance and evolution of Citrix, Nutanix and VMware virtualization platforms Ensure the administration, maintenance and evolution of physical Servers Dell EMC, HPE and Nutanix Participate in the definition of technical virtualization infrastructure that meets the needs of our professions and respecting our security policy Carry out the deployment of technical solutions Write technical and exploitation documentation of these infrastructure Ensure third level support in the event of systems malfunction with the support of integrators and manufacturers Manage and remediation of vulnerabilities on products and equipment Perform daily maintenance includes the treatment of incidents Participate in the rescue plan for these infrastructure Description of the specific skills expected: Necessary technical skills : Excellent control of products and infrastructure (architecture, installation, configuration, maintenance) Knowledge of Scripting (Linux Batch, Windows Batch, PowerShell, Perl) Good control of Linux and Windows Server environments Very good knowledge of interconnection techniques/network and network safety (networks, network segmentations, VLAN, routing, Firewall, Proxy, DNS, DHCP, NTP etc.) Mastery of Microsoft Office office tools (communication and documentation) Mastering technical connection and communication tools (RDP, SSH customers, SCP customers, Internet browsers, etc.) Microsoft certifications will be considered an important asset: MS Certified: Professional, Systems Administrator, Systems Engineer. Knowledge of ITIL methodology and similar experience in the banking field will be highly appreciated. Skills considered as a real asset: Knowledge of VMware VSPhere 7 (ESXI, VCENTER, POWACLI, Update Manager products and infrastructure) Understanding storage techniques in relation to virtualization infrastructure (Datastores, Mon, etc.) Knowledge of backup tools, in particular IBM Spectrum Protect for Virtual Environment Knowledge of Nutanix hyperconverged systems Knowledge of the Servers of Servers Dell EMC Poweredge and HPE PROLIANT AND SYNERGY Knowledge of management and supervision tools Dell EMC OpenManage and HPE Oneview Knowledge of the tools and techniques for supervising Servers infrastructure (ZABBIX, SNMP etc.) Mastery of server deployment and migration techniques Microsoft Active Directory knowledge and user management and permissions Knowledge of database structures Language skills - mandatory: French/Technical English

FPGA Design Engineer Stevenage SC required before starting Early Starter? No 6months + - Likely To Be Extended Full Time ONSITE PAY RATE: £70 - £90 + Per Hour Umbrella Inside IR35 FPGA design experience FPGA verification experience VHDL language skills Overview of department: For this role, we are seeking an experienced FPGA design and verification engineer (~4+ years), to support the development of our growing portfolio of complex FPGA projects. The current portfolio ranges from advanced signal processing systems (Image/Radio), core Embedded processing systems, through to safety & security critical systems. Responsibilities: The role involves working at all phases of the FPGA design and verification cycle; hence, the candidate would be responsible some of the following key activities: Generating complex FPGA architectures and design implementations (VHDL, Simulink etc), targeting Xilinx, Intel, Microsemi devices. Verifying complex FPGA implementations using VHDL and System Verilog/UVM test-bench methodologies. Using FPGA design toolsets and Mentor verification tools (QuestaSim & ModelSim). Generating low-level software (C) to facilitate FPGA test and integration with the wider Embedded system. Configuring and Documenting designs to a high professional standard. Working as part of a multidiscipline team to deliver complex FPGA based projects. Skillset/experience required: Ideally we are looking for candidates that are Degree qualified (or equivalent) with significant experience in FPGA development. Competent VHDL Language and Design Skills. Competent Verification Skills using VHDL and SystemVerilog methodologies A deep proven level of experience designing for Xilinx, Intel or Microsemi FPGAs Experience of professionally configuring and documenting designs Experience of working as part of a large multidiscipline team

Application System Engineer required! We have an exciting long-term Full time contract role for a client in Luxembourg. This role will require onsite presence but can allow some remote flexibility: a maximum of 2 days per week working from home. French fluency is an essential requirement for this role. The selected Application System Engineer will join the Unix team in Luxembourg managing 320 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 machines, 95% virtualized, hosting critical applications for the client's users. The environment: Power Servers running AIX 7 with PowerVM/VIO (NPIV, SEA), managing about 100 partitions under NIM, hosting critical applications and databases (Oracle, WebSphere Application Server, IBM Spectrum Protect, Swift, etc.). OpenShift clusters hosting critical applications. Open storage arrays (Windows/Linux). Entire backup infrastructure (software and hardware). The ideal Application System Engineer will have proven experience in the financial domain and be a good communicator. Your role as an Application System engineer will include: Primarily participating in various banking projects involving the installation and deployment of banking applications (web or not) and platform or version migrations. System tasks: filesystem expansion, OS patching, upgrades on AIX/RHEL or applications, third-party tool installations, Scripting, backup setup, Nagios monitoring configuration, daily system maintenance, system security hardening, and maintenance of banking applications or Middleware. Strict adherence to administrative procedures and organisational rules is essential (regular reporting, electronic requests to other teams, work hours, etc.). Skills and experience required: Real experience, versatility, good overall autonomy, and rigorous work ethic (testing, change management, production deployment, and documentation). The consultant must be aware of the critical environment they operate in: financial sector, high SLAs, and quality service for users. The consultant must be capable of executing their technical project, including analysis, LPAR AIX or Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) installations, application setup, testing, production deployment or migration, documentation, monitoring, securing, etc. Advanced knowledge of the AIX or RHEL operating system is required. Familiarity with security best practices (OS and application hardening, standard password changes). Proficiency in French is crucial for meetings, documentation writing, and reading. Please apply ASAP or get in touch for further info