Robert Half are working with a growing business services organisation in the Bristol area as they continue to build their IT Service Operations function. The Role The Service Desk Manager has responsibility for the management of the IT Service Desk function which includes a desk-based Service Desk team, an Administrative Team and remote Field Service Engineers. The role is supported by Team Leaders who will manage the day-to-day workload of the Service Desk and Field Service Engineers. They are also responsible for the management of the IT Admin team who undertake a variety of admin tasks, including procurement and management of joiner/leaver tickets. The role reports into the incumbent Service Desk Manager within the IT Service team. The Service Desk Manager will ensure robust processes and procedures are in place for the efficient and consistent management of the incidents and service requests. They will develop and embed appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to monitor individual and team performance. They will identify Service Improvement Plans (SIP's) to improve service where KPI's are not being achieved. They will produce regular reports for wider IT management to highlight performance of the team and progress against SIP's Day-to-day responsibilities: Ensure that incidents and requests are handled according to agreed procedures and ensure that suitable documentation is available for those providing support. Analyse processes, identify alternative solutions, and recommend new approaches. Help establish requirements for the implementation of changes in processes. Take responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of projects Communicate effectively, acting as a key liaison with practices, team members and colleagues Design and create structured documentation that deals with complex information and manage the configuration of documentation items and files Lead, manage and direct the team to support all aspects of the IT Support Service Drive performance, ensuring agreed SLAs and KPI's are defined, met, and reported on a regular basis. Identifying Service Improvement Plans where improvement is required. Ensure processes are in place for monitoring the quality of interactions with the Service Desk to enable effective performance management and customer satisfaction. Skills/Experience: At least 5 years' experience managing a Service Desk in a large organisation. Demonstrable experience in maturing a Service Desk function Experience with coaching and mentoring team members in different roles with differing skill levels. Ability to analyse and manipulate raw data and turn it into meaningful reports (eg Excel, PowerPivot, PowerBI) Knowledge and experience of the ITIL IT Service Management Framework Experience in the management and configuration of Service Management Toolsets (ZenDesk) Awareness of Information Security principles relevant to Service Desk and industry standard framework (ISO27001) Experience in writing business proposals (eg justification for additional headcount). Experience in budgetary process and procedure. Solid technical knowledge to understand the supported environment of IVC and provide effective leadership and direction for Service Desk team members as well as effective participation in relevant department meetings (eg Projects, Major Incident, Change Advisory Board etc). Network technologies (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, LAN, WAN and VPN technologies). Microsoft Operating Systems Email and other productivity tools such as MS Office 365, Office 2016, Office 2019, SharePoint Cloud technology awareness (Azure AD/AWS/SaaS etc.) Telephony solutions (VoIP, SIP, UCaaS) Security technology (eg MFA, Phishing, Anti-Virus etc.) Package: £55,000-£60,000 + bonus + hybrid working Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: Security alert: scammers are currently targeting jobseekers. Robert Half do not ask candidates for a fee or request candidates to send applications through instant messaging services such as WhatsApp or Telegram. Learn how to protect yourself by visiting our website:
03/05/2024
Full time
Robert Half are working with a growing business services organisation in the Bristol area as they continue to build their IT Service Operations function. The Role The Service Desk Manager has responsibility for the management of the IT Service Desk function which includes a desk-based Service Desk team, an Administrative Team and remote Field Service Engineers. The role is supported by Team Leaders who will manage the day-to-day workload of the Service Desk and Field Service Engineers. They are also responsible for the management of the IT Admin team who undertake a variety of admin tasks, including procurement and management of joiner/leaver tickets. The role reports into the incumbent Service Desk Manager within the IT Service team. The Service Desk Manager will ensure robust processes and procedures are in place for the efficient and consistent management of the incidents and service requests. They will develop and embed appropriate Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to monitor individual and team performance. They will identify Service Improvement Plans (SIP's) to improve service where KPI's are not being achieved. They will produce regular reports for wider IT management to highlight performance of the team and progress against SIP's Day-to-day responsibilities: Ensure that incidents and requests are handled according to agreed procedures and ensure that suitable documentation is available for those providing support. Analyse processes, identify alternative solutions, and recommend new approaches. Help establish requirements for the implementation of changes in processes. Take responsibility for the definition, documentation and satisfactory completion of projects Communicate effectively, acting as a key liaison with practices, team members and colleagues Design and create structured documentation that deals with complex information and manage the configuration of documentation items and files Lead, manage and direct the team to support all aspects of the IT Support Service Drive performance, ensuring agreed SLAs and KPI's are defined, met, and reported on a regular basis. Identifying Service Improvement Plans where improvement is required. Ensure processes are in place for monitoring the quality of interactions with the Service Desk to enable effective performance management and customer satisfaction. Skills/Experience: At least 5 years' experience managing a Service Desk in a large organisation. Demonstrable experience in maturing a Service Desk function Experience with coaching and mentoring team members in different roles with differing skill levels. Ability to analyse and manipulate raw data and turn it into meaningful reports (eg Excel, PowerPivot, PowerBI) Knowledge and experience of the ITIL IT Service Management Framework Experience in the management and configuration of Service Management Toolsets (ZenDesk) Awareness of Information Security principles relevant to Service Desk and industry standard framework (ISO27001) Experience in writing business proposals (eg justification for additional headcount). Experience in budgetary process and procedure. Solid technical knowledge to understand the supported environment of IVC and provide effective leadership and direction for Service Desk team members as well as effective participation in relevant department meetings (eg Projects, Major Incident, Change Advisory Board etc). Network technologies (TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, LAN, WAN and VPN technologies). Microsoft Operating Systems Email and other productivity tools such as MS Office 365, Office 2016, Office 2019, SharePoint Cloud technology awareness (Azure AD/AWS/SaaS etc.) Telephony solutions (VoIP, SIP, UCaaS) Security technology (eg MFA, Phishing, Anti-Virus etc.) Package: £55,000-£60,000 + bonus + hybrid working Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: Security alert: scammers are currently targeting jobseekers. Robert Half do not ask candidates for a fee or request candidates to send applications through instant messaging services such as WhatsApp or Telegram. Learn how to protect yourself by visiting our website:
Mondas Consulting We are currently looking for an individual to join and support our growing sales function. This role will offer you the chance to be involved with various sales opportunities at different stages of the sales pipeline and will allow you to exercise both written and verbal communication skills. This role will be reporting into the Sales and Marketing Manager with some communications across the wider internal teams to ensure leads are being followed up in a timely manner and being kept up to date, this will be through a variety of channels including; phone, email, social media, video, face to face and messaging. About Us Our head office is based out of Farnborough, Hampshire where our Sales, Marketing and Security Operations Centre is based. We strive for excellence and our team is full of ambitious, skilled and hard working professionals who all share the Mondas vision. Mondas is a Cyber Consultancy that specialises in security automation. Mondas delivers bespoke Cyber Security Solutions, helping our clients streamline their incident response and recovery process with our automated approach to SOAR, SIEM & XDR. Our Sales and Marketing team is the heartbeat of our business and has been crucial to the year on year growth we have experienced and are looking to continue. We are a people first business who invest time and effort into developing our staff whether that be through training courses, on-the- job learning or certifications. We want to ensure our staff have the skills and knowledge to excel in their role. Responsibilities: Support the Sales and Marketing manager in following up on new and ongoing leads. Prepare bid documents for any ongoing opportunities that we have been invited to complete. Generate attendees for internal webinars or wider company initiatives. Work towards writing technical content that can be used as part of our marketing drives. Support the Sales and Marketing Manager to identify new sales opportunities Work with the marketing team to successfully deliver campaigns Network with professionals in the industry to generate demos, technical conversations or meeting for the sales team Assist in the creation of sales documentation and whitepapers Experience: Previous experience in sales, customer service or sales support Excellent written and verbal communication skills Good knowledge of IT and the willingness to improve your understanding within Cyber Security Demonstrable experience generating or identifying new business opportunities Ability to generate strong relationships Demonstrable history of preparing written sales documents and/or content What do we offer?: Fun and rewarding working environment A commitment to train and develop you in your business area through internal and external training, as well as certifications relevant to your business area. A people- first culture Flexible working hours Access to office perks Personal development training Location: Farnborough, Hampshire If you would like to be considered for this position please apply today, or get in touch with George Eastman
03/05/2024
Full time
Mondas Consulting We are currently looking for an individual to join and support our growing sales function. This role will offer you the chance to be involved with various sales opportunities at different stages of the sales pipeline and will allow you to exercise both written and verbal communication skills. This role will be reporting into the Sales and Marketing Manager with some communications across the wider internal teams to ensure leads are being followed up in a timely manner and being kept up to date, this will be through a variety of channels including; phone, email, social media, video, face to face and messaging. About Us Our head office is based out of Farnborough, Hampshire where our Sales, Marketing and Security Operations Centre is based. We strive for excellence and our team is full of ambitious, skilled and hard working professionals who all share the Mondas vision. Mondas is a Cyber Consultancy that specialises in security automation. Mondas delivers bespoke Cyber Security Solutions, helping our clients streamline their incident response and recovery process with our automated approach to SOAR, SIEM & XDR. Our Sales and Marketing team is the heartbeat of our business and has been crucial to the year on year growth we have experienced and are looking to continue. We are a people first business who invest time and effort into developing our staff whether that be through training courses, on-the- job learning or certifications. We want to ensure our staff have the skills and knowledge to excel in their role. Responsibilities: Support the Sales and Marketing manager in following up on new and ongoing leads. Prepare bid documents for any ongoing opportunities that we have been invited to complete. Generate attendees for internal webinars or wider company initiatives. Work towards writing technical content that can be used as part of our marketing drives. Support the Sales and Marketing Manager to identify new sales opportunities Work with the marketing team to successfully deliver campaigns Network with professionals in the industry to generate demos, technical conversations or meeting for the sales team Assist in the creation of sales documentation and whitepapers Experience: Previous experience in sales, customer service or sales support Excellent written and verbal communication skills Good knowledge of IT and the willingness to improve your understanding within Cyber Security Demonstrable experience generating or identifying new business opportunities Ability to generate strong relationships Demonstrable history of preparing written sales documents and/or content What do we offer?: Fun and rewarding working environment A commitment to train and develop you in your business area through internal and external training, as well as certifications relevant to your business area. A people- first culture Flexible working hours Access to office perks Personal development training Location: Farnborough, Hampshire If you would like to be considered for this position please apply today, or get in touch with George Eastman
Mondas Consulting We are currently looking for an individual to join and support our growing sales function. This role will offer you the chance to be involved with various sales opportunities at different stages of the sales pipeline and will allow you to exercise both written and verbal communication skills. This role will be reporting into the Sales and Marketing Manager with some communications across the wider internal teams to ensure leads are being followed up in a timely manner and being kept up to date, this will be through a variety of channels including; phone, email, social media, video, face to face and messaging. About Us Our head office is based out of Farnborough, Hampshire where our Sales, Marketing and Security Operations Centre is based. We strive for excellence and our team is full of ambitious, skilled and hard working professionals who all share the Mondas vision. Mondas is a Cyber Consultancy that specialises in security automation. Mondas delivers bespoke Cyber Security Solutions, helping our clients streamline their incident response and recovery process with our automated approach to SOAR, SIEM & XDR. Our Sales and Marketing team is the heartbeat of our business and has been crucial to the year on year growth we have experienced and are looking to continue. We are a people first business who invest time and effort into developing our staff whether that be through training courses, on-the- job learning or certifications. We want to ensure our staff have the skills and knowledge to excel in their role. Responsibilities: Support the Sales and Marketing manager in following up on new and ongoing leads. Prepare bid documents for any ongoing opportunities that we have been invited to complete. Generate attendees for internal webinars or wider company initiatives. Work towards writing technical content that can be used as part of our marketing drives. Support the Sales and Marketing Manager to identify new sales opportunities Work with the marketing team to successfully deliver campaigns Network with professionals in the industry to generate demos, technical conversations or meeting for the sales team Assist in the creation of sales documentation and whitepapers Experience: Previous experience in sales, customer service or sales support Excellent written and verbal communication skills Good knowledge of IT and the willingness to improve your understanding within Cyber Security Demonstrable experience generating or identifying new business opportunities Ability to generate strong relationships Demonstrable history of preparing written sales documents and/or content What do we offer?: Fun and rewarding working environment A commitment to train and develop you in your business area through internal and external training, as well as certifications relevant to your business area. A people- first culture Flexible working hours Access to office perks Personal development training Location: Farnborough, Hampshire If you would like to be considered for this position please apply today, or get in touch with George Eastman
03/05/2024
Full time
Mondas Consulting We are currently looking for an individual to join and support our growing sales function. This role will offer you the chance to be involved with various sales opportunities at different stages of the sales pipeline and will allow you to exercise both written and verbal communication skills. This role will be reporting into the Sales and Marketing Manager with some communications across the wider internal teams to ensure leads are being followed up in a timely manner and being kept up to date, this will be through a variety of channels including; phone, email, social media, video, face to face and messaging. About Us Our head office is based out of Farnborough, Hampshire where our Sales, Marketing and Security Operations Centre is based. We strive for excellence and our team is full of ambitious, skilled and hard working professionals who all share the Mondas vision. Mondas is a Cyber Consultancy that specialises in security automation. Mondas delivers bespoke Cyber Security Solutions, helping our clients streamline their incident response and recovery process with our automated approach to SOAR, SIEM & XDR. Our Sales and Marketing team is the heartbeat of our business and has been crucial to the year on year growth we have experienced and are looking to continue. We are a people first business who invest time and effort into developing our staff whether that be through training courses, on-the- job learning or certifications. We want to ensure our staff have the skills and knowledge to excel in their role. Responsibilities: Support the Sales and Marketing manager in following up on new and ongoing leads. Prepare bid documents for any ongoing opportunities that we have been invited to complete. Generate attendees for internal webinars or wider company initiatives. Work towards writing technical content that can be used as part of our marketing drives. Support the Sales and Marketing Manager to identify new sales opportunities Work with the marketing team to successfully deliver campaigns Network with professionals in the industry to generate demos, technical conversations or meeting for the sales team Assist in the creation of sales documentation and whitepapers Experience: Previous experience in sales, customer service or sales support Excellent written and verbal communication skills Good knowledge of IT and the willingness to improve your understanding within Cyber Security Demonstrable experience generating or identifying new business opportunities Ability to generate strong relationships Demonstrable history of preparing written sales documents and/or content What do we offer?: Fun and rewarding working environment A commitment to train and develop you in your business area through internal and external training, as well as certifications relevant to your business area. A people- first culture Flexible working hours Access to office perks Personal development training Location: Farnborough, Hampshire If you would like to be considered for this position please apply today, or get in touch with George Eastman
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Southampton, Hampshire
Infrastructure Manager Excellent opportunity for an Infrastructure Manager to join an excellent clients established team. The successful candidate will responsible for managing all technical aspects of our clients infrastructure estate; including co-lo and AWS (EC2, RDS and Kubernetes). The Infrastructure and Manager will also take responsibility for information security management. To be successful in this role, you will be experienced working with open-source technologies and will need to be experienced in managing data centres, along with cloud (preferable AWS). The role will remain very much hands on and would suit someone with 1-2 years od management experience or someone who is looking to take a step up into a management role. This role will have 2 direct reports. This is a fully remote position but you may be required to attend the odd company meeting in the Hampshire area. Skills required: Minimum of 5 years Infrastructure/DevOps experience within a software product organisation Experience managing risk to data assets Experience using configuration management systems - puppet Strong understanding and experience of maintaining Linux (RHEL) operating system Demonstrable commitment to learning and professional development Results orientated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good understanding of TCP, HTTP, Networking and security appliances Key responsibilities: Oversee maintenance and technical operations of compute environments ensuring availability, integrity and confidentiality of data assets and services Line management of infrastructure/DevOps engineers Experiment with new technology with a view to continually improving service delivery Take ownership and improve upon risk management processes If you feel you have the skills and experience for this opportunity, please contact Oliver Wilson or email (see below) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
02/05/2024
Full time
Infrastructure Manager Excellent opportunity for an Infrastructure Manager to join an excellent clients established team. The successful candidate will responsible for managing all technical aspects of our clients infrastructure estate; including co-lo and AWS (EC2, RDS and Kubernetes). The Infrastructure and Manager will also take responsibility for information security management. To be successful in this role, you will be experienced working with open-source technologies and will need to be experienced in managing data centres, along with cloud (preferable AWS). The role will remain very much hands on and would suit someone with 1-2 years od management experience or someone who is looking to take a step up into a management role. This role will have 2 direct reports. This is a fully remote position but you may be required to attend the odd company meeting in the Hampshire area. Skills required: Minimum of 5 years Infrastructure/DevOps experience within a software product organisation Experience managing risk to data assets Experience using configuration management systems - puppet Strong understanding and experience of maintaining Linux (RHEL) operating system Demonstrable commitment to learning and professional development Results orientated with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good understanding of TCP, HTTP, Networking and security appliances Key responsibilities: Oversee maintenance and technical operations of compute environments ensuring availability, integrity and confidentiality of data assets and services Line management of infrastructure/DevOps engineers Experiment with new technology with a view to continually improving service delivery Take ownership and improve upon risk management processes If you feel you have the skills and experience for this opportunity, please contact Oliver Wilson or email (see below) Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
The role - IT Manager The salary - £90k - £110k The location - Edinburgh I'm working with a fantastic organisation who are a global market leader in their field as they look to add an IT Manager who will manage their IT operations and oversee IT across sites in Europe and Africa. Working closely with the organisations IT Director the successful candidate will ensure that the organisation's IT strategy is delivered to the highest standard while overseeing infrastructure, networks and software applications across multiple sites and delivering upon growth projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing varied IT teams and large-scale IT infrastructure across multiple sites. While this is a management role it is still extremely technical, the organisation is looking for someone who can balance being hands-on with leading the team around them, with a mindset that no job is too small or too big. The role will also involve delivering upon an ongoing improvement of IT systems with the knowledge to look at the current infrastructure and applications being used and make suggestions upon improvements while balancing the IT budget. In return you'll join an organisation at a very exciting time as they continue to grow at an exceptional rate while being hands on with a number of exciting growth projects already lined up. Your day-to-day: Lead a team of approximately 30 IT staff with a range of specialties including, but not limited to, Infrastructure Engineers and Software Engineers. Deliver IT BAU across sites in Europe and Africa. Deliver an efficient and cost-effective IT department across multiple sites. Work towards delivering the IT strategy, working directly alongside the American-based IT director. Management of overall IT infrastructure, software applications, business continuity and cyber security to ensure a smooth-running IT function. Effective risk management and solution development. Liaising with stakeholders from a wide range of diverse business units. About you: You'll have extensive experience in a similar IT Management or Head of IT role, with the ability to balance being your technical knowledge, desire to be hands-on and considerable leadership skills. A strong background across the full sphere of IT, including Infrastructure, software applications, networking and cyber security. A solutions-driven mindset with the ability to react to business-critical issues as they arise. Experience managing large teams based both on-site and remotely. Experience managing IT budgets across multiple sites. Great people skills, with the ability to manage your team, liaise with key stakeholders and liaise with the senior leadership team. Due to the nature of this role, it could close at any time, if this role is the right fit for you then please apply now.
02/05/2024
Full time
The role - IT Manager The salary - £90k - £110k The location - Edinburgh I'm working with a fantastic organisation who are a global market leader in their field as they look to add an IT Manager who will manage their IT operations and oversee IT across sites in Europe and Africa. Working closely with the organisations IT Director the successful candidate will ensure that the organisation's IT strategy is delivered to the highest standard while overseeing infrastructure, networks and software applications across multiple sites and delivering upon growth projects. The ideal candidate will have experience managing varied IT teams and large-scale IT infrastructure across multiple sites. While this is a management role it is still extremely technical, the organisation is looking for someone who can balance being hands-on with leading the team around them, with a mindset that no job is too small or too big. The role will also involve delivering upon an ongoing improvement of IT systems with the knowledge to look at the current infrastructure and applications being used and make suggestions upon improvements while balancing the IT budget. In return you'll join an organisation at a very exciting time as they continue to grow at an exceptional rate while being hands on with a number of exciting growth projects already lined up. Your day-to-day: Lead a team of approximately 30 IT staff with a range of specialties including, but not limited to, Infrastructure Engineers and Software Engineers. Deliver IT BAU across sites in Europe and Africa. Deliver an efficient and cost-effective IT department across multiple sites. Work towards delivering the IT strategy, working directly alongside the American-based IT director. Management of overall IT infrastructure, software applications, business continuity and cyber security to ensure a smooth-running IT function. Effective risk management and solution development. Liaising with stakeholders from a wide range of diverse business units. About you: You'll have extensive experience in a similar IT Management or Head of IT role, with the ability to balance being your technical knowledge, desire to be hands-on and considerable leadership skills. A strong background across the full sphere of IT, including Infrastructure, software applications, networking and cyber security. A solutions-driven mindset with the ability to react to business-critical issues as they arise. Experience managing large teams based both on-site and remotely. Experience managing IT budgets across multiple sites. Great people skills, with the ability to manage your team, liaise with key stakeholders and liaise with the senior leadership team. Due to the nature of this role, it could close at any time, if this role is the right fit for you then please apply now.
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*This is a 2nd shift role, 2:30pm-11:00pm, Tuesday thru Saturday each week* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Production Server Operations Administrator. Candidate will provide 1st Level Support, escalation, and resolution for Incidents with minimal supervision and a high degree of decision making. Assist Operations Manager in ensuring adequate staff coverage, and other managerial duties in his/her absence. Assist in ensuring critical processing requirements are met by escalating and tracking Incidents in a consistent and timely manner to ensure that Quality Standards are met. Responsibilities: Employ first-level Incident identification and resolution techniques to address interruptions across Mainframe, UNIX, Windows, and Network platforms. Monitor multiple applications and systems using approved software. Monitor and respond to applications/systems alerts across all platforms in accordance with Quality Standards and/or Security Policies. Report and document any processing anomalies utilizing approved software. Maintain processing records and logs Escalate Production Incidents to Second-Level support as required per policy to ensure a timely resolution. Perform Mainframe IPL's, and other system commands if and when Support transmissions across SFTP/NDM. Support the execution and troubleshooting of UC4 jobs. Provide support for Production Installs, D/R and Industry tests. Maintain all off-site storage records and shipments. Rerun/Restart failed backups and perform restores when required. Work scheduled overtime when needed to ensure 24 x 7 coverage. Must adhere to all Production Operations policies and procedures Appreciation of the critically and timeliness of Service Level Agreements. Assist Management in updating and maintaining current procedures. Focus on identifying and executing on Continuous Improvement opportunities. Qualifications: Network troubleshooting. UNIX knowledge. UC4 Scheduler. Mobius via Document Direct. zOS/390 JCL, IBM utilities Transmission protocols: SFTP/NDM. Operating systems: Unix, Windows, zOS/390 Strong Desktop skills Microsoft Office Suite 5+ years of OS390 JCL and IBM utilities 5+ years working in a multi-platform environment 5+ years working knowledge of an open systems scheduling product (UC4). 5+ years working knowledge of Mobius/Brio. DevOps experience desired but not required. College degree in Computer Information Systems desired, but equivalent work experience will be considered
02/05/2024
Full time
*This is a 2nd shift role, 2:30pm-11:00pm, Tuesday thru Saturday each week* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Production Server Operations Administrator. Candidate will provide 1st Level Support, escalation, and resolution for Incidents with minimal supervision and a high degree of decision making. Assist Operations Manager in ensuring adequate staff coverage, and other managerial duties in his/her absence. Assist in ensuring critical processing requirements are met by escalating and tracking Incidents in a consistent and timely manner to ensure that Quality Standards are met. Responsibilities: Employ first-level Incident identification and resolution techniques to address interruptions across Mainframe, UNIX, Windows, and Network platforms. Monitor multiple applications and systems using approved software. Monitor and respond to applications/systems alerts across all platforms in accordance with Quality Standards and/or Security Policies. Report and document any processing anomalies utilizing approved software. Maintain processing records and logs Escalate Production Incidents to Second-Level support as required per policy to ensure a timely resolution. Perform Mainframe IPL's, and other system commands if and when Support transmissions across SFTP/NDM. Support the execution and troubleshooting of UC4 jobs. Provide support for Production Installs, D/R and Industry tests. Maintain all off-site storage records and shipments. Rerun/Restart failed backups and perform restores when required. Work scheduled overtime when needed to ensure 24 x 7 coverage. Must adhere to all Production Operations policies and procedures Appreciation of the critically and timeliness of Service Level Agreements. Assist Management in updating and maintaining current procedures. Focus on identifying and executing on Continuous Improvement opportunities. Qualifications: Network troubleshooting. UNIX knowledge. UC4 Scheduler. Mobius via Document Direct. zOS/390 JCL, IBM utilities Transmission protocols: SFTP/NDM. Operating systems: Unix, Windows, zOS/390 Strong Desktop skills Microsoft Office Suite 5+ years of OS390 JCL and IBM utilities 5+ years working in a multi-platform environment 5+ years working knowledge of an open systems scheduling product (UC4). 5+ years working knowledge of Mobius/Brio. DevOps experience desired but not required. College degree in Computer Information Systems desired, but equivalent work experience will be considered
*This is a 2nd shift role, 2:30pm-11:00pm, Tuesday thru Saturday each week* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Production Server Operations Administrator. Candidate will provide 1st Level Support, escalation, and resolution for Incidents with minimal supervision and a high degree of decision making. Assist Operations Manager in ensuring adequate staff coverage, and other managerial duties in his/her absence. Assist in ensuring critical processing requirements are met by escalating and tracking Incidents in a consistent and timely manner to ensure that Quality Standards are met. Responsibilities: Employ first-level Incident identification and resolution techniques to address interruptions across Mainframe, UNIX, Windows, and Network platforms. Monitor multiple applications and systems using approved software. Monitor and respond to applications/systems alerts across all platforms in accordance with Quality Standards and/or Security Policies. Report and document any processing anomalies utilizing approved software. Maintain processing records and logs Escalate Production Incidents to Second-Level support as required per policy to ensure a timely resolution. Perform Mainframe IPL's, and other system commands if and when Support transmissions across SFTP/NDM. Support the execution and troubleshooting of UC4 jobs. Provide support for Production Installs, D/R and Industry tests. Maintain all off-site storage records and shipments. Rerun/Restart failed backups and perform restores when required. Work scheduled overtime when needed to ensure 24 x 7 coverage. Must adhere to all Production Operations policies and procedures Appreciation of the critically and timeliness of Service Level Agreements. Assist Management in updating and maintaining current procedures. Focus on identifying and executing on Continuous Improvement opportunities. Qualifications: Network troubleshooting. UNIX knowledge. UC4 Scheduler. Mobius via Document Direct. zOS/390 JCL, IBM utilities Transmission protocols: SFTP/NDM. Operating systems: Unix, Windows, zOS/390 Strong Desktop skills Microsoft Office Suite 5+ years of OS390 JCL and IBM utilities 5+ years working in a multi-platform environment 5+ years working knowledge of an open systems scheduling product (UC4). 5+ years working knowledge of Mobius/Brio. DevOps experience desired but not required. College degree in Computer Information Systems desired, but equivalent work experience will be considered
02/05/2024
Full time
*This is a 2nd shift role, 2:30pm-11:00pm, Tuesday thru Saturday each week* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Production Server Operations Administrator. Candidate will provide 1st Level Support, escalation, and resolution for Incidents with minimal supervision and a high degree of decision making. Assist Operations Manager in ensuring adequate staff coverage, and other managerial duties in his/her absence. Assist in ensuring critical processing requirements are met by escalating and tracking Incidents in a consistent and timely manner to ensure that Quality Standards are met. Responsibilities: Employ first-level Incident identification and resolution techniques to address interruptions across Mainframe, UNIX, Windows, and Network platforms. Monitor multiple applications and systems using approved software. Monitor and respond to applications/systems alerts across all platforms in accordance with Quality Standards and/or Security Policies. Report and document any processing anomalies utilizing approved software. Maintain processing records and logs Escalate Production Incidents to Second-Level support as required per policy to ensure a timely resolution. Perform Mainframe IPL's, and other system commands if and when Support transmissions across SFTP/NDM. Support the execution and troubleshooting of UC4 jobs. Provide support for Production Installs, D/R and Industry tests. Maintain all off-site storage records and shipments. Rerun/Restart failed backups and perform restores when required. Work scheduled overtime when needed to ensure 24 x 7 coverage. Must adhere to all Production Operations policies and procedures Appreciation of the critically and timeliness of Service Level Agreements. Assist Management in updating and maintaining current procedures. Focus on identifying and executing on Continuous Improvement opportunities. Qualifications: Network troubleshooting. UNIX knowledge. UC4 Scheduler. Mobius via Document Direct. zOS/390 JCL, IBM utilities Transmission protocols: SFTP/NDM. Operating systems: Unix, Windows, zOS/390 Strong Desktop skills Microsoft Office Suite 5+ years of OS390 JCL and IBM utilities 5+ years working in a multi-platform environment 5+ years working knowledge of an open systems scheduling product (UC4). 5+ years working knowledge of Mobius/Brio. DevOps experience desired but not required. College degree in Computer Information Systems desired, but equivalent work experience will be considered
IT Security Manager - Security Operations - Birmingham Hybrid working available Salary £40,000-50,950 %Flex fund IT Security Manager required for a leading client based in Birmingham. My client is currently seeking a IT Security Manager to come on board to effectively manage the Security Operations pillar within the IT Security, Compliance & Identity function. This involves overseeing Security technology and Security Operations Centre management. Additionally, this position involves leveraging and applying understanding of business objectives and security needs to identify issues and establish priorities for both internal and external delivery teams. Key skills and responsibilities, * Strong IT Security Management experience * Direct the Security Operations pillar, devising and implementing requirements, techniques, and resources to enhance value and mitigate risks across proactive monitoring, incident response, threat management, and vulnerability management, among other areas. * Spearhead the development and upkeep of Security Operations policies, standards, procedures, and documentation, including playbooks and guidelines. * Oversee the implementation and adherence to security operations procedures, assessing real and potential security breaches, and ensuring thorough investigation and resolution. * Familiarity with IT Service Frameworks, methodologies, and industry best practices such as ITIL v4 and Agile. * Understanding of day-to-day operations and industry best practices within a Security Operations Center (SOC). * Proficiency in technical security aspects including Firewalls, network security groups, and access controls. * Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams through the entire IT service life cycle, fortifying security measures, and advancing capabilities through continual service enhancement. * Track record of leading response efforts during live cyber incidents and executing remediation strategies. * Experience collaborating with supplier teams to facilitate managed services delivery for enhancements. * Broad experience spanning the entire spectrum of IT security, encompassing software, Servers, infrastructure, and networks. * Proven expertise in designing and implementing secure systems, and leading reviews of intricate security matters when necessary. Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Emma Siwicki at Crimson for immediate consideration. Not interested? Do you know someone who might be a perfect fit for this role? Refer a friend and earn £250 worth of vouchers! Crimson is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy
01/05/2024
Full time
IT Security Manager - Security Operations - Birmingham Hybrid working available Salary £40,000-50,950 %Flex fund IT Security Manager required for a leading client based in Birmingham. My client is currently seeking a IT Security Manager to come on board to effectively manage the Security Operations pillar within the IT Security, Compliance & Identity function. This involves overseeing Security technology and Security Operations Centre management. Additionally, this position involves leveraging and applying understanding of business objectives and security needs to identify issues and establish priorities for both internal and external delivery teams. Key skills and responsibilities, * Strong IT Security Management experience * Direct the Security Operations pillar, devising and implementing requirements, techniques, and resources to enhance value and mitigate risks across proactive monitoring, incident response, threat management, and vulnerability management, among other areas. * Spearhead the development and upkeep of Security Operations policies, standards, procedures, and documentation, including playbooks and guidelines. * Oversee the implementation and adherence to security operations procedures, assessing real and potential security breaches, and ensuring thorough investigation and resolution. * Familiarity with IT Service Frameworks, methodologies, and industry best practices such as ITIL v4 and Agile. * Understanding of day-to-day operations and industry best practices within a Security Operations Center (SOC). * Proficiency in technical security aspects including Firewalls, network security groups, and access controls. * Demonstrated leadership in guiding teams through the entire IT service life cycle, fortifying security measures, and advancing capabilities through continual service enhancement. * Track record of leading response efforts during live cyber incidents and executing remediation strategies. * Experience collaborating with supplier teams to facilitate managed services delivery for enhancements. * Broad experience spanning the entire spectrum of IT security, encompassing software, Servers, infrastructure, and networks. * Proven expertise in designing and implementing secure systems, and leading reviews of intricate security matters when necessary. Interested? Please submit your updated CV to Emma Siwicki at Crimson for immediate consideration. Not interested? Do you know someone who might be a perfect fit for this role? Refer a friend and earn £250 worth of vouchers! Crimson is acting as an employment agency regarding this vacancy
The Opportunity: Consulting as an IT Live Service Manager, you will be leading agile cross-functional teams for the seamless support of critical digital services, overseeing the end-to-end support and improvement of cloud-native offerings, prioritising client experience and meeting SLAs. You will act as a focal point for your clients, using a confident, professional and transparent approach to build effective engagements and productive relationships, handling high-priority incidents for high-volume accounts, collaborating with Delivery Managers and key stakeholders to provide the required hands-on leadership for their service delivery offering. Skills and Experience: Demonstrated senior leadership or management experience overseeing business-critical services, systems, and/or infrastructure, ensuring compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and contractual obligations Experience in supporting integrated digital services involving multiple organizations and systems Experience of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Standard and/or operating in a highly-regulated environment is preferred Experience of working with multi-disciplined teams comprising software developers, testers, Infrastructure Engineers, and IT operations staff in a DevOps environment Effective verbal and written communication skills, capable of simplifying complex concepts for stakeholders across all seniority levels, up to Director Level. Demonstrated enthusiasm for knowledge-sharing and mentoring junior team members Proficient in continuous service improvement using agile methodologies (Scrum, etc.) Capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines, demonstrating clear prioritization in a fast-paced and agile environment N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo Basic Security Clearance once established in your role. Please call Matthew Craig here at ISR to learn more?
30/04/2024
Full time
The Opportunity: Consulting as an IT Live Service Manager, you will be leading agile cross-functional teams for the seamless support of critical digital services, overseeing the end-to-end support and improvement of cloud-native offerings, prioritising client experience and meeting SLAs. You will act as a focal point for your clients, using a confident, professional and transparent approach to build effective engagements and productive relationships, handling high-priority incidents for high-volume accounts, collaborating with Delivery Managers and key stakeholders to provide the required hands-on leadership for their service delivery offering. Skills and Experience: Demonstrated senior leadership or management experience overseeing business-critical services, systems, and/or infrastructure, ensuring compliance with SLAs, KPIs, and contractual obligations Experience in supporting integrated digital services involving multiple organizations and systems Experience of the Government Digital Service (GDS) Standard and/or operating in a highly-regulated environment is preferred Experience of working with multi-disciplined teams comprising software developers, testers, Infrastructure Engineers, and IT operations staff in a DevOps environment Effective verbal and written communication skills, capable of simplifying complex concepts for stakeholders across all seniority levels, up to Director Level. Demonstrated enthusiasm for knowledge-sharing and mentoring junior team members Proficient in continuous service improvement using agile methodologies (Scrum, etc.) Capable of working under pressure and meeting tight deadlines, demonstrating clear prioritization in a fast-paced and agile environment N.B. Candidates will have or be willing to undergo Basic Security Clearance once established in your role. Please call Matthew Craig here at ISR to learn more?
The Opportunity: My client working within the IT sector are currently looking to recruit for a Business Development Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. In this role you will create long-term relationships with their customers. The Business Development Manager's role is to oversee a portfolio of assigned customers, develop new business from existing clients and actively seek new sales opportunities. Account Management Responsibilities include developing strong relationships with customers, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders and preparing sales reports. The successful Business Development Managers also answer client queries and identify new business opportunities among existing customers. In this role, you will liaise with cross-functional internal teams (including Business Operations, Presales, Service Delivery and Project Management) to manage the customer experience. NB: Candidates must be eligible and willing to go through BPSS security clearance Skills and Experience: Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level Solid experience with CRM software, delivering client-focused solutions and services to customer needs Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail and remaining customer-centric Please contact John Noonan here at ISR to learn more to learn more .
30/04/2024
Full time
The Opportunity: My client working within the IT sector are currently looking to recruit for a Business Development Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. In this role you will create long-term relationships with their customers. The Business Development Manager's role is to oversee a portfolio of assigned customers, develop new business from existing clients and actively seek new sales opportunities. Account Management Responsibilities include developing strong relationships with customers, connecting with key business executives and stakeholders and preparing sales reports. The successful Business Development Managers also answer client queries and identify new business opportunities among existing customers. In this role, you will liaise with cross-functional internal teams (including Business Operations, Presales, Service Delivery and Project Management) to manage the customer experience. NB: Candidates must be eligible and willing to go through BPSS security clearance Skills and Experience: Demonstrable ability to communicate, present and influence key stakeholders at all levels of an organization, including executive and C-level Solid experience with CRM software, delivering client-focused solutions and services to customer needs Proven ability to juggle multiple account management projects at a time, while maintaining sharp attention to detail and remaining customer-centric Please contact John Noonan here at ISR to learn more to learn more .
HM Land Registry ("HMLR") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to shape, provide oversight and manage the implementation and maintenance of Microsoft Power Platform solutions within a brand-new PowerApps team in IT Operations at HMLR. Starting salary of £54,388 to £61,850 dependent upon interview assessment plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. Their existing software systems and services form part of the critical national infrastructure, safeguarding land and property ownership valued at £7 trillion enabling over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales. The Power Platform team sits within the IT Operations Practice, a new team to the organisation and will form part of a wider group of infrastructure engineering teams which design, deliver and support corporate services, for 6500 internal users with some exciting deliverables already rolled out for testing such as a new Desk Booking application. This role is to provide leadership to the team and engage with other Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads, Delivery Leads, New Service Managers and Architects to deliver solutions to agreed designs. You will lead and manage the implementation, and maintenance of Infrastructure and Microsoft Power Platform solutions, provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to the Power platform team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, development, and security of our Power Platform environment. The role holder will champion and lead on taking forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians throughout the IT Operations Practice and wider. Responsibilities include: Lead on the design, development and maintenance of Microsoft Power Apps solutions running on the Power Platform, using Power Fx low code programming. Use Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Co-pilot Studio and other Power Platform related technologies to create low code solutions if and where necessary. Lead on engagement with stakeholders to understand business needs required for the development of Power Apps. Support end-users adoption of Power Platform technologies. Leading on the creation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines for Power Platform and Azure Services Take a leading role in the technical development of staff within the practice helping understand technical skills and capability required now and in the future Task manage technical staff resource as required, setting them clear objectives and tracking them to completion whilst providing appropriate feedback to line managers. There will be line management responsibility, previous experience is desirable Essential skills: Strong knowledge of Power Platform components (Power Apps/Power Automate/Power BI/Microsoft Co-pilot Studio) Some Scripting or programming knowledge (eg C#, ASP.NET, Ruby, Java, Python, Power Fx, JavaScript) Experience of implementing and managing Power Platform components and infrastructure solutions and administration tasks within the Power Platform environment. Experience of optimising power apps to increase performance Evidence of planning and managing significant technical change. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Location Expectation is to be working from the Plymouth office 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week). Benefits Alongside your salary of circa £62,000 HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme and the following benefits: Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays Personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Attractive pension options inc. 28% Civil Service Pension contribution Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Further information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 5 out of the past 5 years. This posy may include participation in an on-call rota, subject to additional pay.
26/04/2024
Full time
HM Land Registry ("HMLR") and Inspire People are partnering together to bring you an exciting opportunity for a Lead Infrastructure Engineer to shape, provide oversight and manage the implementation and maintenance of Microsoft Power Platform solutions within a brand-new PowerApps team in IT Operations at HMLR. Starting salary of £54,388 to £61,850 dependent upon interview assessment plus excellent Civil Service benefits and 28% pension contribution. Flexible, hybrid working from Plymouth. HMLR's ambition is to become the world's leading land registry for speed, simplicity and an open approach to data. Their existing software systems and services form part of the critical national infrastructure, safeguarding land and property ownership valued at £7 trillion enabling over £1 trillion worth of personal and commercial lending to be secured against property across England and Wales. The Power Platform team sits within the IT Operations Practice, a new team to the organisation and will form part of a wider group of infrastructure engineering teams which design, deliver and support corporate services, for 6500 internal users with some exciting deliverables already rolled out for testing such as a new Desk Booking application. This role is to provide leadership to the team and engage with other Lead Infrastructure Engineers, Technical Leads, Delivery Leads, New Service Managers and Architects to deliver solutions to agreed designs. You will lead and manage the implementation, and maintenance of Infrastructure and Microsoft Power Platform solutions, provide guidance, mentorship, and oversight to the Power platform team, ensuring the reliability, scalability, development, and security of our Power Platform environment. The role holder will champion and lead on taking forward technical consolidation and/or improvement activities providing guidance and leadership to technicians throughout the IT Operations Practice and wider. Responsibilities include: Lead on the design, development and maintenance of Microsoft Power Apps solutions running on the Power Platform, using Power Fx low code programming. Use Power Apps, Power Automate, Power BI, and Microsoft Co-pilot Studio and other Power Platform related technologies to create low code solutions if and where necessary. Lead on engagement with stakeholders to understand business needs required for the development of Power Apps. Support end-users adoption of Power Platform technologies. Leading on the creation of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery pipelines for Power Platform and Azure Services Take a leading role in the technical development of staff within the practice helping understand technical skills and capability required now and in the future Task manage technical staff resource as required, setting them clear objectives and tracking them to completion whilst providing appropriate feedback to line managers. There will be line management responsibility, previous experience is desirable Essential skills: Strong knowledge of Power Platform components (Power Apps/Power Automate/Power BI/Microsoft Co-pilot Studio) Some Scripting or programming knowledge (eg C#, ASP.NET, Ruby, Java, Python, Power Fx, JavaScript) Experience of implementing and managing Power Platform components and infrastructure solutions and administration tasks within the Power Platform environment. Experience of optimising power apps to increase performance Evidence of planning and managing significant technical change. Effective communication skills, including the ability to interact and build working relationships with stakeholders. Location Expectation is to be working from the Plymouth office 60% of your time across the month (typically 3 days/week). Benefits Alongside your salary of circa £62,000 HM Land Registry contributes £9,881 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme and the following benefits: Annual leave of 28.5 days' paid holiday during each holiday year plus 8 days public holidays Personalised training and development plans including expensed accreditations with training days set aside Flexi-time scheme (You decide what working hours work best for you) Attractive pension options inc. 28% Civil Service Pension contribution Social and sports club Access to our employee assistance programme for counselling and support on a wide range of issues Interest-free loan for season tickets Cycle to work scheme (salary sacrifice). HMLR have a strong and positive culture, a commitment to inclusivity, an emphasis on continuous learning and development and flexible ways of working. Further information This role requires SC clearance, a condition of which is to have been present in the UK for 5 out of the past 5 years. This posy may include participation in an on-call rota, subject to additional pay.