Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Manager of Internal Audit and Information Security. Candidate will manage independent assessments of the Information Technology and Security environment, risk management, and other objectives as needed. The role is responsible for defining the proper scope, approach, and quality are integrated into each audit and that regulatory, operational, and strategic risks are sufficiently mitigated by Management. This role will also be required to present recommendations for improvements to the Internal Audit Leadership and finding owners. In addition, as a manager you will own the coaching of your direct reports, developing their skills and supporting their career development. Responsibilities: Aid in the development of the risk assessment and comprehensive audit plan on an annual basis. Lead multiple audits and validations simultaneously. Defining and leading the execution of audit projects in accordance with the annual audit plan. Owning the audit quality, accuracy of results, and delivery in a timely manner. Leading audits related to organization changes including business requirements definitions, technology implementations (eg, changes to the supported business processes), engagement and alignment of change initiatives to business objectives. Ability to clearly articulate professional principles and standards (eg, AICPA, IIA IPPF, COBIT, NIST CSF) and the relevancy to risk management and impact on policies and procedures. In addition, leveraging these principles and standards to test and evaluate corporate risk management processes and controls. Maintaining an understanding of policies, procedures, standards, and supporting technologies, and educating staff accordingly, to effectively identify potential risks and alternatives to mitigate risk exposure leveraging leading practices. Keeping current on leading practices and emerging risks within the financial services industry and making recommendations for improvements as necessary. Serving as a liaison with external parties and regulators to facilitate timely and efficient external reviews, knowledge transfer, and controls and process education. Supporting other department-wide activities such as but not limited to peer reviews of audit deliverables, policy and procedure development and refinement, etc. Lead and implement strategic initiatives related to new audit programs/processes, technology or other initiatives. Planning, leading and reporting for risk-based and special request audit assignments. Proactively identifying regulatory, operational, and/or strategic risks to the organization and deliver recommendations for improvements to senior leadership. Developing and maintaining effective relationships with business groups and leadership and partnering with management. Effectively lead audit staff, providing direction, clearly defined performance expectations, coaching and feedback, and recognition/motivation. Providing oversight and coaching to the team, both internal and/or co-sourced resources, confirming the delivery, quality and auditee experience. Qualifications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to handle potentially sensitive situations and discussions. Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities. Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts, and prepare and present concise oral and written reports. Ability to work independently or as part of a team, prioritizing multiple audit assignments to simultaneously complete each in a timely fashion. Experience working in a complex, fast paced environment. Experience using the principles, practices, and techniques involved in conducting audits in accordance with the requirements set forth in the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing published by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). [Preferred] Consulting and/or accounting firm experience. [Preferred] Experience in Financial Services/Security Industry and working with regulations such as Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI). Technical Skills: [Required] Microsoft Office applications [Required] Proficiency using Archer or other audit or Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) software [Required] Familiarity with security tools such as: CyberArk, Splunk, SailPoint [Required] Familiarity with change management tools such as: ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, GitHub [Preferred] Familiarity with databases such as: Oracle, DB2, SQL [Preferred] Familiarity with cloud based solutions: AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, Workday Education and/or Experience: [Required] Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. [Required] 5+ years of experience (audit-related) in conducting risk-based Information Technology and Security audits and projects, cyber security reviews, and internal audits. Certificates or Licenses: [One of these required] Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent.
03/05/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Manager of Internal Audit and Information Security. Candidate will manage independent assessments of the Information Technology and Security environment, risk management, and other objectives as needed. The role is responsible for defining the proper scope, approach, and quality are integrated into each audit and that regulatory, operational, and strategic risks are sufficiently mitigated by Management. This role will also be required to present recommendations for improvements to the Internal Audit Leadership and finding owners. In addition, as a manager you will own the coaching of your direct reports, developing their skills and supporting their career development. Responsibilities: Aid in the development of the risk assessment and comprehensive audit plan on an annual basis. Lead multiple audits and validations simultaneously. Defining and leading the execution of audit projects in accordance with the annual audit plan. Owning the audit quality, accuracy of results, and delivery in a timely manner. Leading audits related to organization changes including business requirements definitions, technology implementations (eg, changes to the supported business processes), engagement and alignment of change initiatives to business objectives. Ability to clearly articulate professional principles and standards (eg, AICPA, IIA IPPF, COBIT, NIST CSF) and the relevancy to risk management and impact on policies and procedures. In addition, leveraging these principles and standards to test and evaluate corporate risk management processes and controls. Maintaining an understanding of policies, procedures, standards, and supporting technologies, and educating staff accordingly, to effectively identify potential risks and alternatives to mitigate risk exposure leveraging leading practices. Keeping current on leading practices and emerging risks within the financial services industry and making recommendations for improvements as necessary. Serving as a liaison with external parties and regulators to facilitate timely and efficient external reviews, knowledge transfer, and controls and process education. Supporting other department-wide activities such as but not limited to peer reviews of audit deliverables, policy and procedure development and refinement, etc. Lead and implement strategic initiatives related to new audit programs/processes, technology or other initiatives. Planning, leading and reporting for risk-based and special request audit assignments. Proactively identifying regulatory, operational, and/or strategic risks to the organization and deliver recommendations for improvements to senior leadership. Developing and maintaining effective relationships with business groups and leadership and partnering with management. Effectively lead audit staff, providing direction, clearly defined performance expectations, coaching and feedback, and recognition/motivation. Providing oversight and coaching to the team, both internal and/or co-sourced resources, confirming the delivery, quality and auditee experience. Qualifications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to handle potentially sensitive situations and discussions. Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities. Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts, and prepare and present concise oral and written reports. Ability to work independently or as part of a team, prioritizing multiple audit assignments to simultaneously complete each in a timely fashion. Experience working in a complex, fast paced environment. Experience using the principles, practices, and techniques involved in conducting audits in accordance with the requirements set forth in the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing published by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). [Preferred] Consulting and/or accounting firm experience. [Preferred] Experience in Financial Services/Security Industry and working with regulations such as Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI). Technical Skills: [Required] Microsoft Office applications [Required] Proficiency using Archer or other audit or Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) software [Required] Familiarity with security tools such as: CyberArk, Splunk, SailPoint [Required] Familiarity with change management tools such as: ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, GitHub [Preferred] Familiarity with databases such as: Oracle, DB2, SQL [Preferred] Familiarity with cloud based solutions: AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, Workday Education and/or Experience: [Required] Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. [Required] 5+ years of experience (audit-related) in conducting risk-based Information Technology and Security audits and projects, cyber security reviews, and internal audits. Certificates or Licenses: [One of these required] Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent.
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Manager of Internal Audit and Information Security. Candidate will manage independent assessments of the Information Technology and Security environment, risk management, and other objectives as needed. The role is responsible for defining the proper scope, approach, and quality are integrated into each audit and that regulatory, operational, and strategic risks are sufficiently mitigated by Management. This role will also be required to present recommendations for improvements to the Internal Audit Leadership and finding owners. In addition, as a manager you will own the coaching of your direct reports, developing their skills and supporting their career development. Responsibilities: Aid in the development of the risk assessment and comprehensive audit plan on an annual basis. Lead multiple audits and validations simultaneously. Defining and leading the execution of audit projects in accordance with the annual audit plan. Owning the audit quality, accuracy of results, and delivery in a timely manner. Leading audits related to organization changes including business requirements definitions, technology implementations (eg, changes to the supported business processes), engagement and alignment of change initiatives to business objectives. Ability to clearly articulate professional principles and standards (eg, AICPA, IIA IPPF, COBIT, NIST CSF) and the relevancy to risk management and impact on policies and procedures. In addition, leveraging these principles and standards to test and evaluate corporate risk management processes and controls. Maintaining an understanding of policies, procedures, standards, and supporting technologies, and educating staff accordingly, to effectively identify potential risks and alternatives to mitigate risk exposure leveraging leading practices. Keeping current on leading practices and emerging risks within the financial services industry and making recommendations for improvements as necessary. Serving as a liaison with external parties and regulators to facilitate timely and efficient external reviews, knowledge transfer, and controls and process education. Supporting other department-wide activities such as but not limited to peer reviews of audit deliverables, policy and procedure development and refinement, etc. Lead and implement strategic initiatives related to new audit programs/processes, technology or other initiatives. Planning, leading and reporting for risk-based and special request audit assignments. Proactively identifying regulatory, operational, and/or strategic risks to the organization and deliver recommendations for improvements to senior leadership. Developing and maintaining effective relationships with business groups and leadership and partnering with management. Effectively lead audit staff, providing direction, clearly defined performance expectations, coaching and feedback, and recognition/motivation. Providing oversight and coaching to the team, both internal and/or co-sourced resources, confirming the delivery, quality and auditee experience. Qualifications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to handle potentially sensitive situations and discussions. Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities. Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts, and prepare and present concise oral and written reports. Ability to work independently or as part of a team, prioritizing multiple audit assignments to simultaneously complete each in a timely fashion. Experience working in a complex, fast paced environment. Experience using the principles, practices, and techniques involved in conducting audits in accordance with the requirements set forth in the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing published by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). [Preferred] Consulting and/or accounting firm experience. [Preferred] Experience in Financial Services/Security Industry and working with regulations such as Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI). Technical Skills: [Required] Microsoft Office applications [Required] Proficiency using Archer or other audit or Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) software [Required] Familiarity with security tools such as: CyberArk, Splunk, SailPoint [Required] Familiarity with change management tools such as: ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, GitHub [Preferred] Familiarity with databases such as: Oracle, DB2, SQL [Preferred] Familiarity with cloud based solutions: AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, Workday Education and/or Experience: [Required] Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. [Required] 5+ years of experience (audit-related) in conducting risk-based Information Technology and Security audits and projects, cyber security reviews, and internal audits. Certificates or Licenses: [One of these required] Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent.
03/05/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Manager of Internal Audit and Information Security. Candidate will manage independent assessments of the Information Technology and Security environment, risk management, and other objectives as needed. The role is responsible for defining the proper scope, approach, and quality are integrated into each audit and that regulatory, operational, and strategic risks are sufficiently mitigated by Management. This role will also be required to present recommendations for improvements to the Internal Audit Leadership and finding owners. In addition, as a manager you will own the coaching of your direct reports, developing their skills and supporting their career development. Responsibilities: Aid in the development of the risk assessment and comprehensive audit plan on an annual basis. Lead multiple audits and validations simultaneously. Defining and leading the execution of audit projects in accordance with the annual audit plan. Owning the audit quality, accuracy of results, and delivery in a timely manner. Leading audits related to organization changes including business requirements definitions, technology implementations (eg, changes to the supported business processes), engagement and alignment of change initiatives to business objectives. Ability to clearly articulate professional principles and standards (eg, AICPA, IIA IPPF, COBIT, NIST CSF) and the relevancy to risk management and impact on policies and procedures. In addition, leveraging these principles and standards to test and evaluate corporate risk management processes and controls. Maintaining an understanding of policies, procedures, standards, and supporting technologies, and educating staff accordingly, to effectively identify potential risks and alternatives to mitigate risk exposure leveraging leading practices. Keeping current on leading practices and emerging risks within the financial services industry and making recommendations for improvements as necessary. Serving as a liaison with external parties and regulators to facilitate timely and efficient external reviews, knowledge transfer, and controls and process education. Supporting other department-wide activities such as but not limited to peer reviews of audit deliverables, policy and procedure development and refinement, etc. Lead and implement strategic initiatives related to new audit programs/processes, technology or other initiatives. Planning, leading and reporting for risk-based and special request audit assignments. Proactively identifying regulatory, operational, and/or strategic risks to the organization and deliver recommendations for improvements to senior leadership. Developing and maintaining effective relationships with business groups and leadership and partnering with management. Effectively lead audit staff, providing direction, clearly defined performance expectations, coaching and feedback, and recognition/motivation. Providing oversight and coaching to the team, both internal and/or co-sourced resources, confirming the delivery, quality and auditee experience. Qualifications: Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing, including the ability to handle potentially sensitive situations and discussions. Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities. Demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and evaluate facts, and prepare and present concise oral and written reports. Ability to work independently or as part of a team, prioritizing multiple audit assignments to simultaneously complete each in a timely fashion. Experience working in a complex, fast paced environment. Experience using the principles, practices, and techniques involved in conducting audits in accordance with the requirements set forth in the International Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing published by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA). [Preferred] Consulting and/or accounting firm experience. [Preferred] Experience in Financial Services/Security Industry and working with regulations such as Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI). Technical Skills: [Required] Microsoft Office applications [Required] Proficiency using Archer or other audit or Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) software [Required] Familiarity with security tools such as: CyberArk, Splunk, SailPoint [Required] Familiarity with change management tools such as: ServiceNow, Jira, Confluence, GitHub [Preferred] Familiarity with databases such as: Oracle, DB2, SQL [Preferred] Familiarity with cloud based solutions: AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud, Workday Education and/or Experience: [Required] Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Information Technology, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or related field. [Required] 5+ years of experience (audit-related) in conducting risk-based Information Technology and Security audits and projects, cyber security reviews, and internal audits. Certificates or Licenses: [One of these required] Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or equivalent.
Position Available: Mechanical Manufacturing Technician Location: Hertfordshire (Hybrid) & Dynamic Working Hours Salary: Up to £39,000 + Paid Overtime & Company Bonus & Very Good Pension Package, Subsidised Canteen + Gym onsite Experience needed: Experience in assembling mechanical components from smaller fixtures to larger and more complex systems. As well as this, it is essential the successful Mechanical Manufacturing Technician is able to complete and certify hardware builds by following detailed planning instructions and drawings. About the role We are a leading defence company who are at the forefront of innovation in the industry and your work will have a direct impact on the safety and security of the UK & our allies. We are currently looking for a Mechanical Manufacturing Technician to work in our team. In this role you will support the team in: Ensuring manufacturing build times are met. Maintaining a safe working environment and a good housekeeping policy. Ensuring compliance across all stages of the manufacturing process. Communicating best practice to other team members. Maintaining product certification and approval via regular audits. Certifying products in line with product certification procedures. What we need from you: Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 is essential for this role. Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent certificate is a plus. Ideally have manual handling training but not essential, training can be provided. Ideally training (Including overhead cranes) but not essential, training can be provided. The successful candidate should be a team player who is able to demonstrate customer focus. They should also have proven planning and organising skills and be flexible and adaptable. If you would like to know more details about the position or want to register your interest, hit apply below. We'd love to hear from you!
03/05/2024
Full time
Position Available: Mechanical Manufacturing Technician Location: Hertfordshire (Hybrid) & Dynamic Working Hours Salary: Up to £39,000 + Paid Overtime & Company Bonus & Very Good Pension Package, Subsidised Canteen + Gym onsite Experience needed: Experience in assembling mechanical components from smaller fixtures to larger and more complex systems. As well as this, it is essential the successful Mechanical Manufacturing Technician is able to complete and certify hardware builds by following detailed planning instructions and drawings. About the role We are a leading defence company who are at the forefront of innovation in the industry and your work will have a direct impact on the safety and security of the UK & our allies. We are currently looking for a Mechanical Manufacturing Technician to work in our team. In this role you will support the team in: Ensuring manufacturing build times are met. Maintaining a safe working environment and a good housekeeping policy. Ensuring compliance across all stages of the manufacturing process. Communicating best practice to other team members. Maintaining product certification and approval via regular audits. Certifying products in line with product certification procedures. What we need from you: Formal technical engineering/craft apprenticeship to NVQ Level 3/TR23/TR21 is essential for this role. Formal further education certificate to HNC or equivalent certificate is a plus. Ideally have manual handling training but not essential, training can be provided. Ideally training (Including overhead cranes) but not essential, training can be provided. The successful candidate should be a team player who is able to demonstrate customer focus. They should also have proven planning and organising skills and be flexible and adaptable. If you would like to know more details about the position or want to register your interest, hit apply below. We'd love to hear from you!
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for a Oracle Applications DBA Tech Lead/Manager. This is a hands-on tech lead/manager. They will focus on all Oracle ERP applications and will focus heavily on Oracle EBS (11i/R12). This company is looking for someone with heavy Oracle Fusion Cloud experience. Responsibilities: You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution Provides patch management and distribution capabilities to prevent new threats with minimized physical infrastructure impacts. Creates and tests data backups. Provides data cleansing services, verifies data integrity, and implements access controls. Performs database configuration, monitoring, and tuning. Routine maintenance including problem defect analysis and resolution, space, storage, object management, physical database layout, rollback segment management, and temporary space management. Supports logs and alerts, access rights and roles, database instance version control. New IDs, roles, authorizations, audits, locked/unlocked status, revocation. Performs memory usage monitoring, database parameter configuration, database resources, I/O distribution. Ensures system health, maintenance, technical security, recovery, and basic application technical tuning. Maintains Oracle Quarterly Releases and patch management schedules. Supports Systems Development, Migration, and Integration efforts as needed. Significant contributor to work plans for security analysis and recommendations Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or similar required 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) Minimum five (5) years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Must have executed a minimum of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction thru process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, Must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Must have excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling Must have hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Support Oracle Cloud and EBS developers for custom coding, code migration, workflow and concurrent requests Knowledge of system administration functionality within Oracle Cloud ERP, Unix Shell Scripting skills on Oracle ODA's and OVM's Ability to manage and supervise DBA staff in the team. Responsible for providing day-to-day status and maintenance for Oracle EBS and ERP Cloud. Work with multiple application teams and developers.
02/05/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for a Oracle Applications DBA Tech Lead/Manager. This is a hands-on tech lead/manager. They will focus on all Oracle ERP applications and will focus heavily on Oracle EBS (11i/R12). This company is looking for someone with heavy Oracle Fusion Cloud experience. Responsibilities: You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution Provides patch management and distribution capabilities to prevent new threats with minimized physical infrastructure impacts. Creates and tests data backups. Provides data cleansing services, verifies data integrity, and implements access controls. Performs database configuration, monitoring, and tuning. Routine maintenance including problem defect analysis and resolution, space, storage, object management, physical database layout, rollback segment management, and temporary space management. Supports logs and alerts, access rights and roles, database instance version control. New IDs, roles, authorizations, audits, locked/unlocked status, revocation. Performs memory usage monitoring, database parameter configuration, database resources, I/O distribution. Ensures system health, maintenance, technical security, recovery, and basic application technical tuning. Maintains Oracle Quarterly Releases and patch management schedules. Supports Systems Development, Migration, and Integration efforts as needed. Significant contributor to work plans for security analysis and recommendations Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or similar required 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) Minimum five (5) years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Must have executed a minimum of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction thru process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, Must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Must have excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling Must have hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Support Oracle Cloud and EBS developers for custom coding, code migration, workflow and concurrent requests Knowledge of system administration functionality within Oracle Cloud ERP, Unix Shell Scripting skills on Oracle ODA's and OVM's Ability to manage and supervise DBA staff in the team. Responsible for providing day-to-day status and maintenance for Oracle EBS and ERP Cloud. Work with multiple application teams and developers.
We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst. From a service perspective, the team are responsible for maintaining and supporting the Bank's SWIFT product estate which underpin critical financial services. The ideal candidate will have: Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM Key areas of responsibility are: Technical Display an ability to provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services Use their technical and business experience to support production and UAT financial messaging systems. Provide daily support of operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution. Provide out of hours support, including bank holidays Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to FMS guidelines and standards. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews. Apply analytical and problem solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL) Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents. Service Improvement Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls Implement process changes that improve the service delivered to the business Identify improvements that result in increased team performance against Technology's SLA Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the life cycle Team Working Engage with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally Ensure team standards and processes are adhered to Proactively contribute and update system/process documentation Consistently demonstrate bank values in day to day work, namely being: collaborative, inclusive, empowering, decisive and open Adopt the Service First culture If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.
02/05/2024
Project-based
We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst. From a service perspective, the team are responsible for maintaining and supporting the Bank's SWIFT product estate which underpin critical financial services. The ideal candidate will have: Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM Key areas of responsibility are: Technical Display an ability to provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services Use their technical and business experience to support production and UAT financial messaging systems. Provide daily support of operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution. Provide out of hours support, including bank holidays Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to FMS guidelines and standards. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews. Apply analytical and problem solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL) Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents. Service Improvement Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls Implement process changes that improve the service delivered to the business Identify improvements that result in increased team performance against Technology's SLA Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the life cycle Team Working Engage with multiple stakeholders both internally and externally Ensure team standards and processes are adhered to Proactively contribute and update system/process documentation Consistently demonstrate bank values in day to day work, namely being: collaborative, inclusive, empowering, decisive and open Adopt the Service First culture If you feel you have the skills and experience needed for this role; please do apply now.
We are seeking an Senior Configuration Analyst with extensive previous experience of configuring and supporting SWIFT products. You will be expected to provide out of hours support, including Bank holidays Key accountabilities: Provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services Use your technical and business experience to support the organisation's production and UAT financial messaging systems. Provide daily support of the operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution. Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to guidelines and standards. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews. Apply analytical and problem solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL) Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents. Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the life cycle The ideal candidate will have demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products: Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM Transaction Delivery Agent Key requirements: An ability to engage confidently and effectively with senior stakeholders, both business and technical Strong analytical skills including the ability to translate requirements into a low level technical design Strong technical aptitude with the ability to pick up new technologies quickly Strong problem solving skills The ability to create concise, informative technical documentation The ability to work well under pressure The ability to identify and escalate risks in the interests of protecting Live service/systems Good interpersonal communication skills with an ability to interpret and present information to a variety of recipients. Desirable technical experience: SWIFT Alliance Access SWIFT Security Officer and O2M IBM MQ Client If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the Guaranteed Interview' scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the equivalent PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we provide the best talent and encourage all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
02/05/2024
Project-based
We are seeking an Senior Configuration Analyst with extensive previous experience of configuring and supporting SWIFT products. You will be expected to provide out of hours support, including Bank holidays Key accountabilities: Provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services Use your technical and business experience to support the organisation's production and UAT financial messaging systems. Provide daily support of the operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution. Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to guidelines and standards. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews. Apply analytical and problem solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL) Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents. Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the life cycle The ideal candidate will have demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products: Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM Transaction Delivery Agent Key requirements: An ability to engage confidently and effectively with senior stakeholders, both business and technical Strong analytical skills including the ability to translate requirements into a low level technical design Strong technical aptitude with the ability to pick up new technologies quickly Strong problem solving skills The ability to create concise, informative technical documentation The ability to work well under pressure The ability to identify and escalate risks in the interests of protecting Live service/systems Good interpersonal communication skills with an ability to interpret and present information to a variety of recipients. Desirable technical experience: SWIFT Alliance Access SWIFT Security Officer and O2M IBM MQ Client If you consider yourself to have a disability or if you are a veteran, and you meet the essential criteria for the role, you will be put forward for the Guaranteed Interview' scheme whereby you will have the opportunity to discuss this role and your suitability with a member of the Sourcing team. If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the equivalent PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we provide the best talent and encourage all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
Role: Senior Swift Configuration Analyst Location : London (3 days/week on site) IR35: Inside Rate: £1000/day (Umbrella) MAX Duration: 6 months Security Clearance: SC (Must be eligible for DV) Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst to join the Financial Messaging Services team (FMS) within the Digital Platforms division of Technology. FMS support and configure third party applications and hardware, primarily products provided by SWIFT. The successful candidate should have extensive previous experience of configuring and supporting SWIFT products. Detailed Description of the Role: We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst to join the Financial Messaging Services team. From a service perspective, the team are responsible for maintaining and supporting SWIFT product estate which underpin critical financial services within the Banking, Payments and Financial Resilience directorate. Key areas of responsibility are: Technical Display an ability to provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services Use their technical and business experience to support production and UAT financial messaging systems. Provide daily support of the operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution. Provide out of hours support, including Bank holidays Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to FMS guidelines and standards. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews. Apply analytical and problem solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL) Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents. Service Improvement Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls Implement process changes that improve the service delivered to the business Identify improvements that result in increased team performance against Technology's SLA Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the life cycle The ideal candidate will have: Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM Transaction Delivery Agent Demonstrable technical experience with the following products SWIFT Alliance Access SWIFT Security Officer and O2M IBM MQ Client Both Windows and Linux operating systems Security Clearance: SC - CANDIDATE MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC Disability Confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Armed Forces Covenant CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know. To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources.
02/05/2024
Project-based
Role: Senior Swift Configuration Analyst Location : London (3 days/week on site) IR35: Inside Rate: £1000/day (Umbrella) MAX Duration: 6 months Security Clearance: SC (Must be eligible for DV) Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst to join the Financial Messaging Services team (FMS) within the Digital Platforms division of Technology. FMS support and configure third party applications and hardware, primarily products provided by SWIFT. The successful candidate should have extensive previous experience of configuring and supporting SWIFT products. Detailed Description of the Role: We are seeking an experienced senior configuration analyst to join the Financial Messaging Services team. From a service perspective, the team are responsible for maintaining and supporting SWIFT product estate which underpin critical financial services within the Banking, Payments and Financial Resilience directorate. Key areas of responsibility are: Technical Display an ability to provide technical leadership for the development and support of SWIFT services Use their technical and business experience to support production and UAT financial messaging systems. Provide daily support of the operational Live and UAT financial messaging systems; monitoring performance and ensure full and rapid problem resolution. Provide out of hours support, including Bank holidays Deliver high quality software components and documentation which conform to FMS guidelines and standards. Coordinate operational activity for a set of systems/services. This will include (but is not limited to) failover and backup tests, pen test response/remediation, audit actions, risk and threat registers and security reviews. Apply analytical and problem solving skills to incidents, requests and problems (as defined by ITIL) Triage calls as they arrive, making initial assessments around impact and urgency to derive priority Proactively manage major/significant IT incidents. Service Improvement Proactively seek out system improvements that result in a reduction in support calls Implement process changes that improve the service delivered to the business Identify improvements that result in increased team performance against Technology's SLA Empower first line colleagues and the business to be able to resolve incidents and requests earlier in the life cycle The ideal candidate will have: Demonstrable specialist experience of the following SWIFT products Alliance Connect Alliance Gateway Alliance Web Platform SWIFT Alliance Messaging Hub HSM Transaction Delivery Agent Demonstrable technical experience with the following products SWIFT Alliance Access SWIFT Security Officer and O2M IBM MQ Client Both Windows and Linux operating systems Security Clearance: SC - CANDIDATE MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SC Disability Confident As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. Armed Forces Covenant CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses/partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates/military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. If you qualify for the above, please notify us. We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview. Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know. To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources.
Category Buyer Contract length: 2 years contract with high potential transitioning to permanent Working setting: Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site Working hours: Mon-Thu (full business hours), Friday (half day) Location: Peterlee (25% UK/EU travel) Role Responsibility: Sourcing strategy, cost management, contract negotiation, supplier relationships, assurance of supply, supplier risk sensing, audits processes, etc. Job Role Expectations | Functional/Technical Skills | Soft Skills: Sourcing - Responsible and accountable for directing the development, and/or communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy. Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs. Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers. Leadership - Provides leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing. Demonstrates leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement; as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Mentors and develops other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned). Promotes the highest level of professionalism and business ethics. Strategy - Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs. Develops and leads 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation. Must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies. Customers - Manages suppliers delivering into many company facilities. Typical internal customers include contacts at all organization levels, worldwide. Solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions. The role identifies and satisfies Critical Customer Requirements (CCR), managing Product expectations for Global Purchasing to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage. Supplier Development - Collaborates with Supplier Development Engineers to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers. Builds and fosters mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels. Analytical (descriptive), problem solving, and project leadership expertise. Effective communicator/ability to build effective relationships. Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by the company and our suppliers. Negotiation skills, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements. Business Acumen - P&L understanding/micro & macro economics. Growth/entrepreneur mindset Key Experiences : Purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering Category team or product team experience Project leadership experience Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Understanding of QCLDM Knowledge of purchasing strategy and supplier sourcing strategies Software experience using MS Office, SAP (nice to have),etc. Minimum 3 years of Procurement experience Future Experiences : Develop, communicate and implement worldwide sourcing strategy Deliver a lean, responsive and resilient material and services flow Meet defined response time, cost, quality and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations Set the vision for global supply network solutions to meet enterprise or business unit needs Collaborate with senior stakeholders Candidate must be based in UK, there is no relocation package or visa sponsorship offered. Job Title: Category Buyer Location: Peterlee, UK Job Type: Contract Trading as Aston Carter. Allegis Group Limited, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Aston Carter is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available on the website. To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to the website. We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.
02/05/2024
Project-based
Category Buyer Contract length: 2 years contract with high potential transitioning to permanent Working setting: Hybrid - 3 days/week on-site Working hours: Mon-Thu (full business hours), Friday (half day) Location: Peterlee (25% UK/EU travel) Role Responsibility: Sourcing strategy, cost management, contract negotiation, supplier relationships, assurance of supply, supplier risk sensing, audits processes, etc. Job Role Expectations | Functional/Technical Skills | Soft Skills: Sourcing - Responsible and accountable for directing the development, and/or communication and implementation of a site, regional, or worldwide sourcing strategy. Responsible for managing policies, agreements, source catalogs, and special purchasing programs, and supporting specific Product line(s) NPI programs. Accountable for the liaison with the corresponding Category/Platform based Buyers. Leadership - Provides leadership for sourcing, logistics and resource management decisions. Lead continuous improvement initiatives and purchasing new product introduction activities within Purchasing. Demonstrates leadership in recognizing the potential for cost and inventory reductions, and quality improvement; as well as responsibility for soundness of business proposals and risk assessment. Mentors and develops other Buyers, SQEs, and Purchasing Analysts (where assigned). Promotes the highest level of professionalism and business ethics. Strategy - Tools and Techniques of 6 Sigma will be required and may be attained by Black Belt, Green Belt, Project Sponsor, or other 6 Sigma related training programs. Develops and leads 6 Sigma Strategic Sourcing teams to fully understand the current performance of the supply base, evaluate strategic options, decide a course of action, and begin implementation. Must also have strong knowledge of the product, NPI, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Category Strategies. Customers - Manages suppliers delivering into many company facilities. Typical internal customers include contacts at all organization levels, worldwide. Solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions. The role identifies and satisfies Critical Customer Requirements (CCR), managing Product expectations for Global Purchasing to deliver benefits required to sustain a competitive advantage. Supplier Development - Collaborates with Supplier Development Engineers to ensure continuous improvement in QCLDM with key suppliers. Builds and fosters mutually beneficial supplier relationships at all organizational levels. Analytical (descriptive), problem solving, and project leadership expertise. Effective communicator/ability to build effective relationships. Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles as applied by the company and our suppliers. Negotiation skills, able to interpret, analyze and negotiate contractual cost elements. Business Acumen - P&L understanding/micro & macro economics. Growth/entrepreneur mindset Key Experiences : Purchasing, logistics, manufacturing, and/or engineering Category team or product team experience Project leadership experience Understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Understanding of QCLDM Knowledge of purchasing strategy and supplier sourcing strategies Software experience using MS Office, SAP (nice to have),etc. Minimum 3 years of Procurement experience Future Experiences : Develop, communicate and implement worldwide sourcing strategy Deliver a lean, responsive and resilient material and services flow Meet defined response time, cost, quality and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations Set the vision for global supply network solutions to meet enterprise or business unit needs Collaborate with senior stakeholders Candidate must be based in UK, there is no relocation package or visa sponsorship offered. Job Title: Category Buyer Location: Peterlee, UK Job Type: Contract Trading as Aston Carter. Allegis Group Limited, Bracknell, RG12 1RT, United Kingdom. No Allegis Group Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency as set out in the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003. Aston Carter is a company within the Allegis Group network of companies (collectively referred to as "Allegis Group"). Aerotek, Aston Carter, EASi, Talentis Solutions, TEKsystems, Stamford Consultants and The Stamford Group are Allegis Group brands. If you apply, your personal data will be processed as described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice available on the website. To access our Online Privacy Notice, which explains what information we may collect, use, share, and store about you, and describes your rights and choices about this, please go to the website. We are part of a global network of companies and as a result, the personal data you provide will be shared within Allegis Group and transferred and processed outside the UK, Switzerland and European Economic Area subject to the protections described in the Allegis Group Online Privacy Notice. We store personal data in the UK, EEA, Switzerland and the USA. If you would like to exercise your privacy rights, please visit the "Contacting Us" section of our Online Privacy Notice for details on how to contact us. To protect your privacy and security, we may take steps to verify your identity, such as a password and user ID if there is an account associated with your request, or identifying information such as your address or date of birth, before proceeding with your request. If you are resident in the UK, EEA or Switzerland, we will process any access request you make in accordance with our commitments under the UK Data Protection Act, EU-U.S. Privacy Shield or the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield.
IBM Z Storage Manager Initial 12-month Contract Via Umbrella UK - Remote - Commutable to either Edinburgh or Canary Wharf office when required. One of Loriens Banking Clients is looking for an experience IBM Z Storage Manager to join them on an initial 12-month contract. The role is looking for someone who comes from a Storage Management/Engineering background with the ability to work and partner with external vendors, support/lead technical management of deployment projects at enterprise-scale level. Responsibilities Perform a Technical Project Management role for large zSeries infrastructure deployment and evergreening projects Setup automation to reduce manaual interventions in the Storage infrastructure Test new software and exploit functionality Consolidate and reduce infrastructure complexity Risk and Cost Management Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services Business stakeholder management Vendor liaison and management zSeries Storage hardware/software design, configuration, testing, implementation and support Essential Skills/Experience zSeries Storage Management/Engineering background preferred and/or experience to equivalent level Working and partnering with vendors (eg IBM, DELL, Broadcom) Supporting and/or leading technical management of large infrastructure deployment projects Experience supporting large-scale enterprise IT environment and the Embedded controls within change, incident, and problem management processes Experience working with Agile working practices and tooling Experience and awareness of security, audit, risk and compliance within enterprise IT environment Technical Skills IBM DS8K disk hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills including DSCLI Scripting and familiarity with HMC GUI DELL DLM virtual tape (VTE with Data Domain) hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills with knowledge of GUI, NFS and Linux Broadcom (Brocade) DCX hardware skills and FICON/FIBRE concepts and configuration. Set-up and utilising SanNav and Maps IBM core knowledge: z/OS, TSO, SDSF, JCL, IDCAMS, IWS IBM storage knowledge: DFHSM, DFDSS, ICKDSF, DFSMS (inc. OAM), TDMF, GDPS, CSM Broadcom (CA): CA1, CA Vantage, CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View, Endeavor Dino Software: T-rex, Terradon Rocket: CR+ Interchip: RTD. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
02/05/2024
Project-based
IBM Z Storage Manager Initial 12-month Contract Via Umbrella UK - Remote - Commutable to either Edinburgh or Canary Wharf office when required. One of Loriens Banking Clients is looking for an experience IBM Z Storage Manager to join them on an initial 12-month contract. The role is looking for someone who comes from a Storage Management/Engineering background with the ability to work and partner with external vendors, support/lead technical management of deployment projects at enterprise-scale level. Responsibilities Perform a Technical Project Management role for large zSeries infrastructure deployment and evergreening projects Setup automation to reduce manaual interventions in the Storage infrastructure Test new software and exploit functionality Consolidate and reduce infrastructure complexity Risk and Cost Management Ensure Service Quality Targets are met for offered platform services Business stakeholder management Vendor liaison and management zSeries Storage hardware/software design, configuration, testing, implementation and support Essential Skills/Experience zSeries Storage Management/Engineering background preferred and/or experience to equivalent level Working and partnering with vendors (eg IBM, DELL, Broadcom) Supporting and/or leading technical management of large infrastructure deployment projects Experience supporting large-scale enterprise IT environment and the Embedded controls within change, incident, and problem management processes Experience working with Agile working practices and tooling Experience and awareness of security, audit, risk and compliance within enterprise IT environment Technical Skills IBM DS8K disk hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills including DSCLI Scripting and familiarity with HMC GUI DELL DLM virtual tape (VTE with Data Domain) hardware installation design, upgrade and support skills with knowledge of GUI, NFS and Linux Broadcom (Brocade) DCX hardware skills and FICON/FIBRE concepts and configuration. Set-up and utilising SanNav and Maps IBM core knowledge: z/OS, TSO, SDSF, JCL, IDCAMS, IWS IBM storage knowledge: DFHSM, DFDSS, ICKDSF, DFSMS (inc. OAM), TDMF, GDPS, CSM Broadcom (CA): CA1, CA Vantage, CA Disk, CA Allocate, CA View, Endeavor Dino Software: T-rex, Terradon Rocket: CR+ Interchip: RTD. Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Appian Development. This role will focus on design, development, testing, and implementation of Appian. Responsibilities: Applies expert knowledge of Java, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, Angular 2.0 or ReactJS and middle-ware technologies in independently designing and developing key services with a focus on continuous integration and delivery Participates in code reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Integrating disparate data from REST and WebSocket services within a cohesive user interface Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen DevOps frameworks Qualifications: BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field (required) Appian certified developer (required) Blue Prism certified associate developer or higher (preferred) 5+ years of Front End, User Experience, development (required) 5+ years of experience in JavaScript skills (required) 3 + years of experience automating workflows inside Appian and in conjunction with integration to other tools (required) 3+ years of experience in React application development (required) 3+ years of hands-on HTML5/CSS3 experience (required) Experience with Java and/or Python (required) Experience with popular Javascript frameworks such as React, Node JS, Vue, Angular 2.0 (required) Experience of working with websockets, HTTP 1.1 and HTTP/2 (required) Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON RPC (required) Ability to write clean, bug-free code that is easy to understand and easily maintainable (required) Experience with BDD methodologies & automated acceptance testing (required) 5+ years hands-on experience in Java, including good understanding of Java fundamentals such as Memory Model, Runtime Environment, Concurrency and Multithreading (required) Past/Current experience of 3+ years working on a large scale cloud native project (platform: Unix/Linux, Type of Systems: event-driven/transaction processing/high performance computing) as Technical Lead. These experiences should include developing/architecting core libraries or framework used by the platform to support fundamental services like storage, alert notifications, security, etc. (required) Appian Process Modeling, Smart Services, Rules and Tempo event services, database, and Web services (required) Experience with cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc. (required) Experience with distributed message brokers using Kafka (required) Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks such as AWS EMR, Hadoop, HDFS, S3, MapReduce, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink etc. (required) Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc (required)
01/05/2024
Full time
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Appian Development. This role will focus on design, development, testing, and implementation of Appian. Responsibilities: Applies expert knowledge of Java, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, Angular 2.0 or ReactJS and middle-ware technologies in independently designing and developing key services with a focus on continuous integration and delivery Participates in code reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Integrating disparate data from REST and WebSocket services within a cohesive user interface Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen DevOps frameworks Qualifications: BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field (required) Appian certified developer (required) Blue Prism certified associate developer or higher (preferred) 5+ years of Front End, User Experience, development (required) 5+ years of experience in JavaScript skills (required) 3 + years of experience automating workflows inside Appian and in conjunction with integration to other tools (required) 3+ years of experience in React application development (required) 3+ years of hands-on HTML5/CSS3 experience (required) Experience with Java and/or Python (required) Experience with popular Javascript frameworks such as React, Node JS, Vue, Angular 2.0 (required) Experience of working with websockets, HTTP 1.1 and HTTP/2 (required) Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON RPC (required) Ability to write clean, bug-free code that is easy to understand and easily maintainable (required) Experience with BDD methodologies & automated acceptance testing (required) 5+ years hands-on experience in Java, including good understanding of Java fundamentals such as Memory Model, Runtime Environment, Concurrency and Multithreading (required) Past/Current experience of 3+ years working on a large scale cloud native project (platform: Unix/Linux, Type of Systems: event-driven/transaction processing/high performance computing) as Technical Lead. These experiences should include developing/architecting core libraries or framework used by the platform to support fundamental services like storage, alert notifications, security, etc. (required) Appian Process Modeling, Smart Services, Rules and Tempo event services, database, and Web services (required) Experience with cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc. (required) Experience with distributed message brokers using Kafka (required) Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks such as AWS EMR, Hadoop, HDFS, S3, MapReduce, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink etc. (required) Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc (required)
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Appian Development. This role will focus on design, development, testing, and implementation of Appian. Responsibilities: Applies expert knowledge of Java, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, Angular 2.0 or ReactJS and middle-ware technologies in independently designing and developing key services with a focus on continuous integration and delivery Participates in code reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Integrating disparate data from REST and WebSocket services within a cohesive user interface Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen DevOps frameworks Qualifications: BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field (required) Appian certified developer (required) Blue Prism certified associate developer or higher (preferred) 5+ years of Front End, User Experience, development (required) 5+ years of experience in JavaScript skills (required) 3 + years of experience automating workflows inside Appian and in conjunction with integration to other tools (required) 3+ years of experience in React application development (required) 3+ years of hands-on HTML5/CSS3 experience (required) Experience with Java and/or Python (required) Experience with popular Javascript frameworks such as React, Node JS, Vue, Angular 2.0 (required) Experience of working with websockets, HTTP 1.1 and HTTP/2 (required) Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON RPC (required) Ability to write clean, bug-free code that is easy to understand and easily maintainable (required) Experience with BDD methodologies & automated acceptance testing (required) 5+ years hands-on experience in Java, including good understanding of Java fundamentals such as Memory Model, Runtime Environment, Concurrency and Multithreading (required) Past/Current experience of 3+ years working on a large scale cloud native project (platform: Unix/Linux, Type of Systems: event-driven/transaction processing/high performance computing) as Technical Lead. These experiences should include developing/architecting core libraries or framework used by the platform to support fundamental services like storage, alert notifications, security, etc. (required) Appian Process Modeling, Smart Services, Rules and Tempo event services, database, and Web services (required) Experience with cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc. (required) Experience with distributed message brokers using Kafka (required) Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks such as AWS EMR, Hadoop, HDFS, S3, MapReduce, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink etc. (required) Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc (required)
01/05/2024
Full time
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an Associate Principal, Appian Development. This role will focus on design, development, testing, and implementation of Appian. Responsibilities: Applies expert knowledge of Java, Python, JavaScript, NodeJS, Angular 2.0 or ReactJS and middle-ware technologies in independently designing and developing key services with a focus on continuous integration and delivery Participates in code reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Integrating disparate data from REST and WebSocket services within a cohesive user interface Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet: both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented Writes unit and integration tests based on chosen DevOps frameworks Qualifications: BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field (required) Appian certified developer (required) Blue Prism certified associate developer or higher (preferred) 5+ years of Front End, User Experience, development (required) 5+ years of experience in JavaScript skills (required) 3 + years of experience automating workflows inside Appian and in conjunction with integration to other tools (required) 3+ years of experience in React application development (required) 3+ years of hands-on HTML5/CSS3 experience (required) Experience with Java and/or Python (required) Experience with popular Javascript frameworks such as React, Node JS, Vue, Angular 2.0 (required) Experience of working with websockets, HTTP 1.1 and HTTP/2 (required) Experience with RESTful APIs and JSON RPC (required) Ability to write clean, bug-free code that is easy to understand and easily maintainable (required) Experience with BDD methodologies & automated acceptance testing (required) 5+ years hands-on experience in Java, including good understanding of Java fundamentals such as Memory Model, Runtime Environment, Concurrency and Multithreading (required) Past/Current experience of 3+ years working on a large scale cloud native project (platform: Unix/Linux, Type of Systems: event-driven/transaction processing/high performance computing) as Technical Lead. These experiences should include developing/architecting core libraries or framework used by the platform to support fundamental services like storage, alert notifications, security, etc. (required) Appian Process Modeling, Smart Services, Rules and Tempo event services, database, and Web services (required) Experience with cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Security groups, EC2, RDS, S3 ACLs, KMS, AWS CLI and IAM etc. (required) Experience with distributed message brokers using Kafka (required) Experience with high speed distributed computing frameworks such as AWS EMR, Hadoop, HDFS, S3, MapReduce, Apache Spark, Apache Hive, Kafka Streams, Apache Flink etc. (required) Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc (required)
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*There is no sponsorship for this 6 month contract role* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Sr. Performance Testing Engineer with SDET experience. Candidate will be on a team that is responsible for the operationalization of new projects as it pertains to performance testing and other processes that will be necessary to maintain the new system when it goes live. Duties will include but not limited to parallel testing, creating test automation processes that will simplify the parallel testing process. UAT Testing and documenting test results. Responsibilities: Requirements analysis and requirements gathering as it relates to test planning End to End Test planning and execution Assist with the standing up of on-prem and AWS test platforms Assist with the creation of best practices deployment processes Assist with the development of automated testing processes that will simplify our parallel testing process (Encore Versus RTC) Work with our business partners on in the development of test plans and test cases Prepare documentation needed for any automated process and other testing procedures created (test plans, architecture/design) Participates in test results reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Drives continuous improvement efforts by identifying and championing practical means of reducing time to market while maintaining high quality Must be a willing self-starter, independent and comfortable with a fast paced, dynamic environment A team player who assists the team as required to achieve collective goals & delivery milestones including knowledge-share Embraces and advocates for Agile best practices for software development discipline (be true to Agile Manifesto) Actively participates in creation and review of both business and technical user stories, providing constructive feedback and input on both work effort estimation as well as architecture/design improvements Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc. Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented. Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements. Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required Assist with departmental and new employee training Qualifications: Requires an in-depth knowledge of a development life cycle. Must be competent at the highest technical level in all phases of application development and implementation and testing Requires good communication, analytical, sound judgment and management skills Ability to work effectively with clients, management, and staff. 7+ years experience with SQL to maintain, create and retrieve information from structured or unstructured data stores. Ability to quickly resolve complex data issues in accessing, updating, manipulating, inserting, and modifying data efficiently. Functional and technical specifications creation knowledge Leadership capabilities Knowledge of QA best practices (system, regression, unit, performance) Good organization skills and documentation creation Intellectually curious and eager to learn BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required. Masters degree preferred.
29/04/2024
Project-based
*There is no sponsorship for this 6 month contract role* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Sr. Performance Testing Engineer with SDET experience. Candidate will be on a team that is responsible for the operationalization of new projects as it pertains to performance testing and other processes that will be necessary to maintain the new system when it goes live. Duties will include but not limited to parallel testing, creating test automation processes that will simplify the parallel testing process. UAT Testing and documenting test results. Responsibilities: Requirements analysis and requirements gathering as it relates to test planning End to End Test planning and execution Assist with the standing up of on-prem and AWS test platforms Assist with the creation of best practices deployment processes Assist with the development of automated testing processes that will simplify our parallel testing process (Encore Versus RTC) Work with our business partners on in the development of test plans and test cases Prepare documentation needed for any automated process and other testing procedures created (test plans, architecture/design) Participates in test results reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Drives continuous improvement efforts by identifying and championing practical means of reducing time to market while maintaining high quality Must be a willing self-starter, independent and comfortable with a fast paced, dynamic environment A team player who assists the team as required to achieve collective goals & delivery milestones including knowledge-share Embraces and advocates for Agile best practices for software development discipline (be true to Agile Manifesto) Actively participates in creation and review of both business and technical user stories, providing constructive feedback and input on both work effort estimation as well as architecture/design improvements Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc. Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented. Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements. Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required Assist with departmental and new employee training Qualifications: Requires an in-depth knowledge of a development life cycle. Must be competent at the highest technical level in all phases of application development and implementation and testing Requires good communication, analytical, sound judgment and management skills Ability to work effectively with clients, management, and staff. 7+ years experience with SQL to maintain, create and retrieve information from structured or unstructured data stores. Ability to quickly resolve complex data issues in accessing, updating, manipulating, inserting, and modifying data efficiently. Functional and technical specifications creation knowledge Leadership capabilities Knowledge of QA best practices (system, regression, unit, performance) Good organization skills and documentation creation Intellectually curious and eager to learn BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required. Masters degree preferred.