Job Title: Storage and Compute Architect Type: Full-Time - Hybrid £600 - £800 per day (inside IR35) Start Date - May 2024 Location - London (Hybrid) JOB DESCRIPTION: The Storage & Compute Architect has a primary objective to support Infrastructure Services by maintaining a high level of technical expertise in Storage & Compute Architecture, supporting delivery teams and engineers in the deployment of services, and serving as an escalation point for delivery engineers. You will also be responsible for assisting with introducing new services, including developing and documenting deployment methodologies, and working with delivery teams to develop those capabilities in the field. RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPERIENCE: Expert in design, implementation, and management of physical and virtual environments including VMware, Hyper-V, KVM and Nutanix. Build and administer storage solutions, including direct attached, SAN, NAS, and cloud storage, ensuring data availability and integrity. Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure efficient operation of compute and storage resources. Conduct capacity planning and provide recommendations for infrastructure enhancements. Design and implement advanced functions related to compute resources (Servers, virtual machines, containers) Be proficient in storage systems including file, object storage, block and databases. Optimise data storage and retrieval mechanisms for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Drive architecture discussions related to cloud security, privacy, and compliance. Consider scalability, performance, agility, and high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) aspects. Strong knowledge of server hardware, virtualisation platforms, and storage technologies. Experience with cloud computing services (eg AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is advantageous Certifications in relevant technologies are highly desirable. Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a knack for breaking down complex situations into manageable components, facilitating clear decision-making processes and action plans. Expertise in aligning technical solutions with business objectives, demonstrating a deep understanding of how technology can drive efficiency, growth, and competitive advantage. Minimum five years (5) of industry experience in IT infrastructure architecture development and technology consulting, advisory, or professional services. Extensive large scale and high-performance computing experience required Highly Skilled in at least one (1) of the following with more being preferred: Nvidia GPU/DGX computing and/or other similar solutions, InfiniBand networking, Red Hat or other Linux distributions, infrastructure automation solutions. Experience with Kubernetes or other containerisation solutions Experience with automation using Ansible, Terraform or other orchestration tools. Working knowledge of cloud inter connectivity or multi-cloud technologies (Equinix, Megaport, Aviatrix etc) is advantageous. Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
28/03/2024
Project-based
Job Title: Storage and Compute Architect Type: Full-Time - Hybrid £600 - £800 per day (inside IR35) Start Date - May 2024 Location - London (Hybrid) JOB DESCRIPTION: The Storage & Compute Architect has a primary objective to support Infrastructure Services by maintaining a high level of technical expertise in Storage & Compute Architecture, supporting delivery teams and engineers in the deployment of services, and serving as an escalation point for delivery engineers. You will also be responsible for assisting with introducing new services, including developing and documenting deployment methodologies, and working with delivery teams to develop those capabilities in the field. RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPERIENCE: Expert in design, implementation, and management of physical and virtual environments including VMware, Hyper-V, KVM and Nutanix. Build and administer storage solutions, including direct attached, SAN, NAS, and cloud storage, ensuring data availability and integrity. Monitor system performance, troubleshoot issues, and ensure efficient operation of compute and storage resources. Conduct capacity planning and provide recommendations for infrastructure enhancements. Design and implement advanced functions related to compute resources (Servers, virtual machines, containers) Be proficient in storage systems including file, object storage, block and databases. Optimise data storage and retrieval mechanisms for performance, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Drive architecture discussions related to cloud security, privacy, and compliance. Consider scalability, performance, agility, and high availability/disaster recovery (HA/DR) aspects. Strong knowledge of server hardware, virtualisation platforms, and storage technologies. Experience with cloud computing services (eg AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) is advantageous Certifications in relevant technologies are highly desirable. Exceptional problem-solving skills, with a knack for breaking down complex situations into manageable components, facilitating clear decision-making processes and action plans. Expertise in aligning technical solutions with business objectives, demonstrating a deep understanding of how technology can drive efficiency, growth, and competitive advantage. Minimum five years (5) of industry experience in IT infrastructure architecture development and technology consulting, advisory, or professional services. Extensive large scale and high-performance computing experience required Highly Skilled in at least one (1) of the following with more being preferred: Nvidia GPU/DGX computing and/or other similar solutions, InfiniBand networking, Red Hat or other Linux distributions, infrastructure automation solutions. Experience with Kubernetes or other containerisation solutions Experience with automation using Ansible, Terraform or other orchestration tools. Working knowledge of cloud inter connectivity or multi-cloud technologies (Equinix, Megaport, Aviatrix etc) is advantageous. Networking People (UK) is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
Job Title: Principal Software Engineer - Education Technology Location: Fully Remote Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum + 10% Bonus Are you a seasoned Software Engineer with a passion for revolutionising education technology? Do you thrive in an environment where innovation and collaboration intersect? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Company Overview: Our Client are a pioneering force in education technology, dedicated to shaping the future of learning through innovative solutions and unparalleled expertise. As we continue to expand our horizons, we're seeking a talented Principal Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. Role Overview: As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in architecting and implementing robust solutions to drive our education technology platform forward. You'll lead by example, leveraging your expertise in NodeJS and other technologies to enhance their tech stack, which includes Java, Kotlin, Micronaut, React, and Kubernetes. Experience with AWS is highly desirable as they continue to leverage cloud technologies to scale their platform. Responsibilities: Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance software solutions using NodeJS and other technologies in the tech stack. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure alignment with business objectives. Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. Architect and implement best practices for software development, including coding standards, testing methodologies, and deployment strategies. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, providing recommendations for technology adoption and enhancement. Requirements: Extensive experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on NodeJS development. Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Micronaut, React, Kubernetes, and AWS. Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable, highly available software solutions. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Benefits: Competitive salary up to £75,000 per annum. 10% bonus based on performance. Fully remote role, offering flexibility and work-life balance. Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the education technology sector. Continuous learning and development opportunities. Dynamic and inclusive company culture. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to transform education and are ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you! (see below)
28/03/2024
Full time
Job Title: Principal Software Engineer - Education Technology Location: Fully Remote Salary: Up to £75,000 per annum + 10% Bonus Are you a seasoned Software Engineer with a passion for revolutionising education technology? Do you thrive in an environment where innovation and collaboration intersect? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Company Overview: Our Client are a pioneering force in education technology, dedicated to shaping the future of learning through innovative solutions and unparalleled expertise. As we continue to expand our horizons, we're seeking a talented Principal Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. Role Overview: As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll play a pivotal role in architecting and implementing robust solutions to drive our education technology platform forward. You'll lead by example, leveraging your expertise in NodeJS and other technologies to enhance their tech stack, which includes Java, Kotlin, Micronaut, React, and Kubernetes. Experience with AWS is highly desirable as they continue to leverage cloud technologies to scale their platform. Responsibilities: Lead the design and development of scalable, high-performance software solutions using NodeJS and other technologies in the tech stack. Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive innovation and ensure alignment with business objectives. Mentor and coach junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth. Architect and implement best practices for software development, including coding standards, testing methodologies, and deployment strategies. Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends, providing recommendations for technology adoption and enhancement. Requirements: Extensive experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on NodeJS development. Proficiency in Java, Kotlin, Micronaut, React, Kubernetes, and AWS. Proven track record of designing and implementing scalable, highly available software solutions. Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Benefits: Competitive salary up to £75,000 per annum. 10% bonus based on performance. Fully remote role, offering flexibility and work-life balance. Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the education technology sector. Continuous learning and development opportunities. Dynamic and inclusive company culture. If you're passionate about leveraging technology to transform education and are ready to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you! (see below)
DevSecOps - Upto £60,000 On-site 5 days (West - Midlands) We value discussion and debate as part of our approach. We will question assumptions, ambition and process - but do so with respect and humility. We relish difficult problems, and overcome them with innovation, creativity and technical freedom to help us design optimum solutions. Ethics, privacy and quality are at the heart of our work and we will not sacrifice these for outcomes. We treat data with respect and use it only for the right purpose. Our people are positive, dedicated and relentless. Data is a vast topic, but we strive for interactions that are engaging, informative and fun in equal measure. But maintain a steely focus on outcomes and delivering quality products for our customers. Requirements Specialised in cloud management of platforms, applications, data and supporting infrastructure in the capacity of a system administrator of either the AWS or Azure platform Developing automation to support continuous delivery of changes using technologies on the Azure platform. Developing infrastructure as a service configuration to automate the creation of infrastructure and platforms to host test and production systems Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats Familiar with the NCSC secure design principles Familiar with managing security of cloud platforms, including administration of secrets, tokens and certificates. Working with Architects, Data and Software Engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions Responsible for the design, security, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure Making and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached with the ability to understand and resolve technical disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk. Communicating effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries to understand the context and how to make complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for non-technical audiences. Understanding of how to expose data from systems (for example, through APIs), link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services. Ensuring that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Ideal Candidates will demonstrate: Experience working across cyber security teams would be beneficial Solid infrastructure design experience for both on-prem and cloud, to implement or migrate applications and databases to Azure. Solid experience in a range of technologies and be able to make assessments as to what is best to be used for the projects and the organisation. As well as suggest and develop innovative approaches within constrained projects and environments. Strong experience in software development, change/release management processes, and technical governance to fully understand the typical life cycle and maintenance of live systems. Ability to work with containerization platforms such as Kubernetes, PKS, Docker; cloud provisioning software, including Ansible, Terraform, Azure blueprints, ARM templates; and application performance analysis and monitoring Experience of functional and non-functional testing including automated deployment experience of applications and databases. Understanding of the government digital service manual and standards across Discovery/Alpha/Beta/Live phases. Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS technologies and the implications of their use compared with bespoke development. Being able to provide training, support and mentoring to the wider business Knowledge of how to ensure that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Desirable Skills & Experience: Worked as part of a system support team, managing live systems and triaging & resolving incidents to resolution including management of known defects and issues. Worked as part of multi-disciplinary project team. Experience with Terraform to deploy cloud infrastructure in Azure Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to automate the build and deploy of containerised applications Experience implementing effective instrumentation to monitor applications Experience implementing SAST and DAST tooling in deployment pipelines like Trivvy and SonarQube Experience of both AWS and Azure Dev Ops tooling. This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Benefits Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
28/03/2024
Full time
DevSecOps - Upto £60,000 On-site 5 days (West - Midlands) We value discussion and debate as part of our approach. We will question assumptions, ambition and process - but do so with respect and humility. We relish difficult problems, and overcome them with innovation, creativity and technical freedom to help us design optimum solutions. Ethics, privacy and quality are at the heart of our work and we will not sacrifice these for outcomes. We treat data with respect and use it only for the right purpose. Our people are positive, dedicated and relentless. Data is a vast topic, but we strive for interactions that are engaging, informative and fun in equal measure. But maintain a steely focus on outcomes and delivering quality products for our customers. Requirements Specialised in cloud management of platforms, applications, data and supporting infrastructure in the capacity of a system administrator of either the AWS or Azure platform Developing automation to support continuous delivery of changes using technologies on the Azure platform. Developing infrastructure as a service configuration to automate the creation of infrastructure and platforms to host test and production systems Building and setting up new development tools and infrastructure Understanding the needs of stakeholders and conveying this to developers Working on ways to automate and improve development and release processes Testing and examining code written by others and analysing results Ensuring that systems are safe and secure against cybersecurity threats Familiar with the NCSC secure design principles Familiar with managing security of cloud platforms, including administration of secrets, tokens and certificates. Working with Architects, Data and Software Engineers to ensure that development follows established processes and works as intended Planning out projects and being involved in project management decisions Responsible for the design, security, and maintenance of cloud infrastructure Making and guiding effective decisions, explaining clearly how the decision has been reached with the ability to understand and resolve technical disputes across varying levels of complexity and risk. Communicating effectively across organisational, technical and political boundaries to understand the context and how to make complex and technical information and language simple and accessible for non-technical audiences. Understanding of how to expose data from systems (for example, through APIs), link data from multiple systems and deliver streaming services. Ensuring that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Ideal Candidates will demonstrate: Experience working across cyber security teams would be beneficial Solid infrastructure design experience for both on-prem and cloud, to implement or migrate applications and databases to Azure. Solid experience in a range of technologies and be able to make assessments as to what is best to be used for the projects and the organisation. As well as suggest and develop innovative approaches within constrained projects and environments. Strong experience in software development, change/release management processes, and technical governance to fully understand the typical life cycle and maintenance of live systems. Ability to work with containerization platforms such as Kubernetes, PKS, Docker; cloud provisioning software, including Ansible, Terraform, Azure blueprints, ARM templates; and application performance analysis and monitoring Experience of functional and non-functional testing including automated deployment experience of applications and databases. Understanding of the government digital service manual and standards across Discovery/Alpha/Beta/Live phases. Understanding of SaaS, PaaS, IaaS technologies and the implications of their use compared with bespoke development. Being able to provide training, support and mentoring to the wider business Knowledge of how to ensure that risks associated with deployment are adequately understood and documented. Desirable Skills & Experience: Worked as part of a system support team, managing live systems and triaging & resolving incidents to resolution including management of known defects and issues. Worked as part of multi-disciplinary project team. Experience with Terraform to deploy cloud infrastructure in Azure Experience with Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions to automate the build and deploy of containerised applications Experience implementing effective instrumentation to monitor applications Experience implementing SAST and DAST tooling in deployment pipelines like Trivvy and SonarQube Experience of both AWS and Azure Dev Ops tooling. This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Benefits Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website.
Contract - UC4 Automation Engineer Rate: Open Location: Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote Qualifications Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, DB2, CyberArk, Harness, JIRA, Jenkins, Splunk, Confluence, Git, JSON, API Testing, Cucumber, Selenium, Terraform, Ansible, Veracode, Virtualan, UC4, Change Data Capture, Docker, AWS/Google/Azure Cloud, Open API/Swagger, SOAP Web Service(JAX-WS), Restful Web Service (JAX-RS), Apache-CXF, Spring-Core, Spring WS, Spring Transaction, Spring-Integration, JDBC, Shell Scripting, XML, JavaScript, SQL, Python, JMeter, Gatling, Perl, PowerShell. SignalFX, AppDynamics. Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, LogicMonitor, BMC MainView, Real Time, and Historical monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud. Web Servers/App. Servers/Containers Experience; Database Technologies: DB2, PostgreSQL Responsibilities Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles.
26/03/2024
Project-based
Contract - UC4 Automation Engineer Rate: Open Location: Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote Qualifications Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, DB2, CyberArk, Harness, JIRA, Jenkins, Splunk, Confluence, Git, JSON, API Testing, Cucumber, Selenium, Terraform, Ansible, Veracode, Virtualan, UC4, Change Data Capture, Docker, AWS/Google/Azure Cloud, Open API/Swagger, SOAP Web Service(JAX-WS), Restful Web Service (JAX-RS), Apache-CXF, Spring-Core, Spring WS, Spring Transaction, Spring-Integration, JDBC, Shell Scripting, XML, JavaScript, SQL, Python, JMeter, Gatling, Perl, PowerShell. SignalFX, AppDynamics. Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, LogicMonitor, BMC MainView, Real Time, and Historical monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud. Web Servers/App. Servers/Containers Experience; Database Technologies: DB2, PostgreSQL Responsibilities Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles.
Contract - UC4 Automation Engineer Rate: Open Location: Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote Qualifications Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, DB2, CyberArk, Harness, JIRA, Jenkins, Splunk, Confluence, Git, JSON, API Testing, Cucumber, Selenium, Terraform, Ansible, Veracode, Virtualan, UC4, Change Data Capture, Docker, AWS/Google/Azure Cloud, Open API/Swagger, SOAP Web Service(JAX-WS), Restful Web Service (JAX-RS), Apache-CXF, Spring-Core, Spring WS, Spring Transaction, Spring-Integration, JDBC, Shell Scripting, XML, JavaScript, SQL, Python, JMeter, Gatling, Perl, PowerShell. SignalFX, AppDynamics. Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, LogicMonitor, BMC MainView, Real Time, and Historical monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud. Web Servers/App. Servers/Containers Experience; Database Technologies: DB2, PostgreSQL Responsibilities Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles.
26/03/2024
Project-based
Contract - UC4 Automation Engineer Rate: Open Location: Dallas, TX or Chicago, IL Hybrid: 3 days on-site, 2 days remote Qualifications Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Kafka, Docker, Kubernetes, DB2, CyberArk, Harness, JIRA, Jenkins, Splunk, Confluence, Git, JSON, API Testing, Cucumber, Selenium, Terraform, Ansible, Veracode, Virtualan, UC4, Change Data Capture, Docker, AWS/Google/Azure Cloud, Open API/Swagger, SOAP Web Service(JAX-WS), Restful Web Service (JAX-RS), Apache-CXF, Spring-Core, Spring WS, Spring Transaction, Spring-Integration, JDBC, Shell Scripting, XML, JavaScript, SQL, Python, JMeter, Gatling, Perl, PowerShell. SignalFX, AppDynamics. Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, LogicMonitor, BMC MainView, Real Time, and Historical monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud. Web Servers/App. Servers/Containers Experience; Database Technologies: DB2, PostgreSQL Responsibilities Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles.
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Global Firm is currently seeking a Kafka Cloud Engineer. Candidate will perform a range of activities required to both maintain and continuously automate a large, complex virtualization and cloud-based computing environment. In addition, you will provide technical guidance within the team on kafka and when called upon, serve as a technical liaison between internal departments. This will involve utilizing best practices for the management, architecture, configuration, DR, administration, and automation of the enterprise server virtualization environment with cloud technologies. Responsibilities: Provide professional input to the organization for cloud and virtualization end-to-end architecture and IaaS, as well as PaaS and SaaS solutions such as AWS RedShift Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures Enable DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems Provide advanced Kafka administrative support Design, configure, implement and support an automated workflow for cloud and virtual environment provisioning, with a particular focus on Kafka clusters. Implement production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation Perform cloud computing and virtual environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support Write and maintain documentation of relevant operating procedures and processes Design, develop, and build the business's cloud infrastructure architecture Qualifications : Strong experience with Confluent's Kafka Products and Platforms [Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, and storage (basic) and (advanced) knowledge of Confluent Kafka. Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability Experience working in an environment with a defined production change control process [Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure Strong hands-on experience Scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS. AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired Relevant industry certifications such as Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka Certificates or Licenses: Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required 3+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized Servers/cloud systems and Kafka systems.
25/03/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Global Firm is currently seeking a Kafka Cloud Engineer. Candidate will perform a range of activities required to both maintain and continuously automate a large, complex virtualization and cloud-based computing environment. In addition, you will provide technical guidance within the team on kafka and when called upon, serve as a technical liaison between internal departments. This will involve utilizing best practices for the management, architecture, configuration, DR, administration, and automation of the enterprise server virtualization environment with cloud technologies. Responsibilities: Provide professional input to the organization for cloud and virtualization end-to-end architecture and IaaS, as well as PaaS and SaaS solutions such as AWS RedShift Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures Enable DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems Provide advanced Kafka administrative support Design, configure, implement and support an automated workflow for cloud and virtual environment provisioning, with a particular focus on Kafka clusters. Implement production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation Perform cloud computing and virtual environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support Write and maintain documentation of relevant operating procedures and processes Design, develop, and build the business's cloud infrastructure architecture Qualifications : Strong experience with Confluent's Kafka Products and Platforms [Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, and storage (basic) and (advanced) knowledge of Confluent Kafka. Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability Experience working in an environment with a defined production change control process [Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure Strong hands-on experience Scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS. AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired Relevant industry certifications such as Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka Certificates or Licenses: Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required 3+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized Servers/cloud systems and Kafka systems.
Subject: Cloud Consultant/Architect - On-Site - Gloucestershire/Bristol - £65 to £95K - AWS - IaaS - PaaS - Kubernetes - Automation Job Title: Cloud Technical Consultant/Architect Location: Gloucestershire/Bristol Salary: £65 - £95K Per Annum Benefits: Bonus, flexible working hours, career opportunities, private medical, excellent pension, and social benefits Active DV Clearance is highly desirable. Please note that candidates will need to be eligible to undergo DV Clearance. The Client: Curo are collaborating with a global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. They help companies connect, protect, analyse, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. The Candidate: This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has big ambitions and an outstanding ability to create strong relationships - or for a dynamic & seasoned Technologist who is looking for new & exciting opportunities to make a difference. Your focus will be to provide clients with the optimal consultative service and experience, resulting in business outcomes that meeting core client values and business requirements. If you are looking for challenges in a fast paced, thriving, international work environment, then we definitely want to hear from you. The Role: This is a brand new opportunity for a bright, driven, customer focussed professional to join our clients Cloud Delivery' team, and work alongside our Enterprise Cloud specialists to drive forward the design, deployment & operations of Cloud Infrastructure, Automation and Containerisation projects for the end-client. The delivery team help deliver valued clients the most effective Cloud solution to suit the organisational requirements of dynamic and fast-paced business. They support them to exploit maximum business benefit from Cloud solutions, leveraging best in class internal and Partner technologies to create relevant and engaging experiences. Duties: Support the design and development of new capabilities, preparing solution options, investigating technology, designing and running proof of concepts, providing assessments, advice and solution options, providing high level and low level design documentation. Cloud engineering capability to leverage Public Cloud platform using automated build processes deployed using Infrastructure as Code. Provide technical challenge and assurance throughout development and delivery of work. Develop re-useable common solutions and patterns to reduce development lead times, improve commonality and lowering Total Cost of Ownership. Work independently and/or within a team using a DevOps way of working. Required Technical skills & experience: Experienced in Cloud native technologies in AWS. Experienced in deploying IaaS/PaaS in Multi Cloud Environments. Experienced in Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering building and testing new capabilities, and supporting the development of new solutions and common templates. Experienced in being able to act as bridge from the infrastructure through to user facing systems. Desirable Technical Skills & Experience: Experienced in Kubernetes Containers. Experienced in the use of Automation tools eg Terraform, Ansible, Foreman, Puppet and Python. Experienced in different flavours of Linux platform and services. To apply for this Cloud Consultant/Architect permanent job, please click the button below and submit your latest CV. Curo Services endeavours to respond to all applications, however this may not always be possible during periods of high volume. Thank you for your patience. Curo Services is a trading name of Curo Resourcing Ltd and acts as an Employment Business for contract and temporary recruitment as well as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.
25/03/2024
Full time
Subject: Cloud Consultant/Architect - On-Site - Gloucestershire/Bristol - £65 to £95K - AWS - IaaS - PaaS - Kubernetes - Automation Job Title: Cloud Technical Consultant/Architect Location: Gloucestershire/Bristol Salary: £65 - £95K Per Annum Benefits: Bonus, flexible working hours, career opportunities, private medical, excellent pension, and social benefits Active DV Clearance is highly desirable. Please note that candidates will need to be eligible to undergo DV Clearance. The Client: Curo are collaborating with a global edge-to-cloud company advancing the way people live and work. They help companies connect, protect, analyse, and act on their data and applications wherever they live, from edge to cloud, so they can turn insights into outcomes at the speed required to thrive in today's complex world. The Candidate: This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who has big ambitions and an outstanding ability to create strong relationships - or for a dynamic & seasoned Technologist who is looking for new & exciting opportunities to make a difference. Your focus will be to provide clients with the optimal consultative service and experience, resulting in business outcomes that meeting core client values and business requirements. If you are looking for challenges in a fast paced, thriving, international work environment, then we definitely want to hear from you. The Role: This is a brand new opportunity for a bright, driven, customer focussed professional to join our clients Cloud Delivery' team, and work alongside our Enterprise Cloud specialists to drive forward the design, deployment & operations of Cloud Infrastructure, Automation and Containerisation projects for the end-client. The delivery team help deliver valued clients the most effective Cloud solution to suit the organisational requirements of dynamic and fast-paced business. They support them to exploit maximum business benefit from Cloud solutions, leveraging best in class internal and Partner technologies to create relevant and engaging experiences. Duties: Support the design and development of new capabilities, preparing solution options, investigating technology, designing and running proof of concepts, providing assessments, advice and solution options, providing high level and low level design documentation. Cloud engineering capability to leverage Public Cloud platform using automated build processes deployed using Infrastructure as Code. Provide technical challenge and assurance throughout development and delivery of work. Develop re-useable common solutions and patterns to reduce development lead times, improve commonality and lowering Total Cost of Ownership. Work independently and/or within a team using a DevOps way of working. Required Technical skills & experience: Experienced in Cloud native technologies in AWS. Experienced in deploying IaaS/PaaS in Multi Cloud Environments. Experienced in Cloud and Infrastructure Engineering building and testing new capabilities, and supporting the development of new solutions and common templates. Experienced in being able to act as bridge from the infrastructure through to user facing systems. Desirable Technical Skills & Experience: Experienced in Kubernetes Containers. Experienced in the use of Automation tools eg Terraform, Ansible, Foreman, Puppet and Python. Experienced in different flavours of Linux platform and services. To apply for this Cloud Consultant/Architect permanent job, please click the button below and submit your latest CV. Curo Services endeavours to respond to all applications, however this may not always be possible during periods of high volume. Thank you for your patience. Curo Services is a trading name of Curo Resourcing Ltd and acts as an Employment Business for contract and temporary recruitment as well as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.
Contract - Performance Testing/Automated Test Systems - Java to Python They're going from an old system to a new system, so it is all about automated test systems Test cases Converting Java to Python Python Scripting UC4 is a plus Must have heavy Cloud Kafka is a high plus, but not necessary All about CI/CD and automation LOCATION: CHICAGO - HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE C2C SELLING POINTS: Performance testing open source tools like jmeter gatling Perl solid python Scripting familiar with creating modules that multiply transaction (data) multiple platforms store data financial environment Java cloud automation look at Java and convert it to python 20% SDET automation testing QA automation testing using CICD concepts. Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Analyze business requirements and functional documents and create solid test strategies that define test environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria and help to define the resources and tools needed to execute test cycles. Design, develop and implement automated testing solutions that will be utilized in a parallel testing project (Legacy versus OVAT). Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles. This includes extensive knowledge of the platform and the ability to troubleshoot environmental issues that could occur in the new cloud platform in a timely manner. REQUIRED: Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Python Scripting Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud.
22/03/2024
Project-based
Contract - Performance Testing/Automated Test Systems - Java to Python They're going from an old system to a new system, so it is all about automated test systems Test cases Converting Java to Python Python Scripting UC4 is a plus Must have heavy Cloud Kafka is a high plus, but not necessary All about CI/CD and automation LOCATION: CHICAGO - HYBRID 3 DAYS ONSITE C2C SELLING POINTS: Performance testing open source tools like jmeter gatling Perl solid python Scripting familiar with creating modules that multiply transaction (data) multiple platforms store data financial environment Java cloud automation look at Java and convert it to python 20% SDET automation testing QA automation testing using CICD concepts. Performance Testing with open-source tools like JMeter, Gatling. Perl Scripting, PowerShell Scripting, solid Python Scripting and Java. Setting up of parallel testing environments that will be used to compare existing system business processes and data to a new cloud-based system/platform. Goal is to ensure that new system is producing correct results and performing as expected before it can become the official system of record. The ability to take raw data, mask it and create algorithms and solutions that increase the data load that will feed into our new Clearing System and with no issues, duplicates or any other data issues that will cause it to be rejected. Analyze business requirements and functional documents and create solid test strategies that define test environment, phases of testing, entrance and exit criteria and help to define the resources and tools needed to execute test cycles. Design, develop and implement automated testing solutions that will be utilized in a parallel testing project (Legacy versus OVAT). Assist in the set up and maintenance of cloud-based performance and functional test environments in the Cloud (AWS) and define the steps to automate the process for continuous testing and iterations of cycles. This includes extensive knowledge of the platform and the ability to troubleshoot environmental issues that could occur in the new cloud platform in a timely manner. REQUIRED: Python Scripting SDET automation testing skills/QA automation engineering Experience with Performance Engineering concepts and methodologies as well as cloud technologies and migrations using public cloud vendor preferably using cloud foundational services like AWS's VPCs, Solid utility building with Python, Perl and Powershell. Test automation using CI/CD concepts. Languages & Technologies: Java, Python Scripting Software tools and Utilities: Jenkins, Kubernetes, Enterprise Architect (EA), Enterprise Manager-UM, SQL Developer, JConsole, Visual Studio, JMeter, Bitbucket, Git, CVS, SVN, PuTTy, Microsoft Visio, TOAD, SourceTree, JIRA, Confluence, Sonar, Bamboo, Splunk, Automic (UC4), Apache Kafka, monitoring tools on-prem and in the Cloud.
We're delighted to have partnered with a disruptive and fast-growing industry leader revolutionising their field within the finance sector. The organisation have transformed the market by designing an advanced and forward-thinking financial management solution platform centred around employee compensation and benefits. They are seeking a skilled Software Engineer, primarily on the Backend side with a keen interest in Elixir to join their growing development team. As a Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work within their product, engineering and design teams, defining both long-term strategy and short-term roadmaps. Mainly though, you will have the opportunity to build and develop awesome product features integrated within the codebase. The ideal candidate should have the majority of the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. You have at least 3 years of building Back End systems. Proficiency in Elixir. Must have experience in at least one other language (Golang/.Net/React etc). Strong experience with relational databases (SQL/PostgreSQL) Solid experience in cloud-based development (AWS). Kubernetes (K8s) for orchestration. DDD (Domain-Driven Design) & TDD (Test-Driven Development). Having a product development mindset is essential. You have a drive to solve problems, are a team player & love to learn. Permanent/Full-Time Employment. Fully Remote.
22/03/2024
Full time
We're delighted to have partnered with a disruptive and fast-growing industry leader revolutionising their field within the finance sector. The organisation have transformed the market by designing an advanced and forward-thinking financial management solution platform centred around employee compensation and benefits. They are seeking a skilled Software Engineer, primarily on the Backend side with a keen interest in Elixir to join their growing development team. As a Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work within their product, engineering and design teams, defining both long-term strategy and short-term roadmaps. Mainly though, you will have the opportunity to build and develop awesome product features integrated within the codebase. The ideal candidate should have the majority of the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. You have at least 3 years of building Back End systems. Proficiency in Elixir. Must have experience in at least one other language (Golang/.Net/React etc). Strong experience with relational databases (SQL/PostgreSQL) Solid experience in cloud-based development (AWS). Kubernetes (K8s) for orchestration. DDD (Domain-Driven Design) & TDD (Test-Driven Development). Having a product development mindset is essential. You have a drive to solve problems, are a team player & love to learn. Permanent/Full-Time Employment. Fully Remote.
We're delighted to have partnered with a disruptive and fast-growing industry leader revolutionising their field within the finance sector. The organisation have transformed the market by designing an advanced and forward-thinking financial management solution platform centred around employee compensation and benefits. They are seeking an experienced Senioe Software Engineer, primarily on the Backend side with a keen interest in Elixir to join their growing development team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work within their product, engineering and design teams, defining both long-term strategy and short-term roadmaps. Mainly though, you will have the opportunity to build and develop awesome product features integrated within the codebase. The ideal candidate should have the majority of the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. You have at least 5 years of building Back End systems. Proficiency in Elixir. Must have experience in at least one other language (Golang/.Net/React etc). Strong experience with relational databases (SQL/PostgreSQL) Solid experience in cloud-based development (AWS). Kubernetes (K8s) for orchestration. DDD (Domain-Driven Design) & TDD (Test-Driven Development). Having a product development mindset is essential. You have a drive to solve problems, are a team player & love to learn. Permanent/Full-Time Employment. Fully Remote.
22/03/2024
Full time
We're delighted to have partnered with a disruptive and fast-growing industry leader revolutionising their field within the finance sector. The organisation have transformed the market by designing an advanced and forward-thinking financial management solution platform centred around employee compensation and benefits. They are seeking an experienced Senioe Software Engineer, primarily on the Backend side with a keen interest in Elixir to join their growing development team. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work within their product, engineering and design teams, defining both long-term strategy and short-term roadmaps. Mainly though, you will have the opportunity to build and develop awesome product features integrated within the codebase. The ideal candidate should have the majority of the following: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. You have at least 5 years of building Back End systems. Proficiency in Elixir. Must have experience in at least one other language (Golang/.Net/React etc). Strong experience with relational databases (SQL/PostgreSQL) Solid experience in cloud-based development (AWS). Kubernetes (K8s) for orchestration. DDD (Domain-Driven Design) & TDD (Test-Driven Development). Having a product development mindset is essential. You have a drive to solve problems, are a team player & love to learn. Permanent/Full-Time Employment. Fully Remote.
Principle Software Engineer £75,000 + 10% bonus & benefits Fully Remote My client is a tech for good company that aim to deliver market leading digital learning to millions of students across thousands of schools. They are pioneers in digital learning, and are looking for a Principle Engineer to join their team. As a Principal Software Engineer of the Product and Enterprise Ops team, you will be instrumental in the solution architecture, engineering direction, and engineering capability of the core platform. You will define and integrate the architectural roadmap with broader, next-generation enterprise platform services to consistently deliver high-quality software. You will use your experience and communication skills to collaborate with engineering and operations teams. Essential Job Functions Analyse requirements for stories/tasks from product owners to create solution designs and provide useful timeline estimates. Code solutions using appropriate languages - Node.js primarily. Some knowledge of Java, React, and Kubernetes is helpful). Use metrics to identify opportunities and create new features. Write clean, maintainable code with minimal defects so that future work on any codebase that you touch can be easily understood and maintained by other developers. Test code functionality through unit tests so that we can be assured of expected code functionality before deployment. Work with data and databases, as well as the appropriate technologies and languages for data transfer. Resolve any customer support issues when required as part of the team's strategy, so that products continue to delight customers and ensure the capability of products. Work with management and stakeholders to ensure an understanding of the current progress in your work. Write simple, easily understood documentation so that better decisions can be made in the moment regarding which tasks to work on next, and both existing and future team members can understand what you have worked on and the reasons behind any architectural or stylistic choices you may have made. Learn about new technologies and adopt them into your working pattern to ensure you are up to date with emerging trends and can provide forward-thinking solutions to problems. Proactively identify areas of the application that can be improved and work with Product Owners to add those tasks to the workstream to ensure the product remains competitive Own the packaging and release of your code through a CI/CD pipeline and resolve any issues so that customers can use the features or bug fixes you deliver. Constructively conduct Pull Request reviews on other team members' code so that the bar on code quality continues raising and team members are encouraged to develop. Train and mentor other team members, ensuring that you are knowledge-sharing to build team efficiencies. Continuously identify and implement ideas that improve the overall developer experience. Promote Product and Enterprise Operations culture and values Experience & Technical Skills Experience designing and creating Restful Services Experience in designing and building solutions using Microservices Architecture & Event Driven Architecture Experience with Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Strong understanding and experience with AWS or other cloud providers Capable of high level strategic architectural planning and goal setting Strong technology leader in two or more domains; working knowledge of all enterprise domains Mastery with Node.js and proficient in other languages and frameworks such as Java, React.js, and Kubernetes. Last but not least You'll Have the ability to innovate and evaluate at a senior level; thinks strategically across one or more technologies Drive continuous improvement across architecture, engineering, and quality Be an excellent communicator to non-technologists and Product teams; makes technical issues readily understandable to general audiences If this sounds like you and you have the right skills and experience to excel, please apply.
22/03/2024
Full time
Principle Software Engineer £75,000 + 10% bonus & benefits Fully Remote My client is a tech for good company that aim to deliver market leading digital learning to millions of students across thousands of schools. They are pioneers in digital learning, and are looking for a Principle Engineer to join their team. As a Principal Software Engineer of the Product and Enterprise Ops team, you will be instrumental in the solution architecture, engineering direction, and engineering capability of the core platform. You will define and integrate the architectural roadmap with broader, next-generation enterprise platform services to consistently deliver high-quality software. You will use your experience and communication skills to collaborate with engineering and operations teams. Essential Job Functions Analyse requirements for stories/tasks from product owners to create solution designs and provide useful timeline estimates. Code solutions using appropriate languages - Node.js primarily. Some knowledge of Java, React, and Kubernetes is helpful). Use metrics to identify opportunities and create new features. Write clean, maintainable code with minimal defects so that future work on any codebase that you touch can be easily understood and maintained by other developers. Test code functionality through unit tests so that we can be assured of expected code functionality before deployment. Work with data and databases, as well as the appropriate technologies and languages for data transfer. Resolve any customer support issues when required as part of the team's strategy, so that products continue to delight customers and ensure the capability of products. Work with management and stakeholders to ensure an understanding of the current progress in your work. Write simple, easily understood documentation so that better decisions can be made in the moment regarding which tasks to work on next, and both existing and future team members can understand what you have worked on and the reasons behind any architectural or stylistic choices you may have made. Learn about new technologies and adopt them into your working pattern to ensure you are up to date with emerging trends and can provide forward-thinking solutions to problems. Proactively identify areas of the application that can be improved and work with Product Owners to add those tasks to the workstream to ensure the product remains competitive Own the packaging and release of your code through a CI/CD pipeline and resolve any issues so that customers can use the features or bug fixes you deliver. Constructively conduct Pull Request reviews on other team members' code so that the bar on code quality continues raising and team members are encouraged to develop. Train and mentor other team members, ensuring that you are knowledge-sharing to build team efficiencies. Continuously identify and implement ideas that improve the overall developer experience. Promote Product and Enterprise Operations culture and values Experience & Technical Skills Experience designing and creating Restful Services Experience in designing and building solutions using Microservices Architecture & Event Driven Architecture Experience with Agile methodologies and Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Strong understanding and experience with AWS or other cloud providers Capable of high level strategic architectural planning and goal setting Strong technology leader in two or more domains; working knowledge of all enterprise domains Mastery with Node.js and proficient in other languages and frameworks such as Java, React.js, and Kubernetes. Last but not least You'll Have the ability to innovate and evaluate at a senior level; thinks strategically across one or more technologies Drive continuous improvement across architecture, engineering, and quality Be an excellent communicator to non-technologists and Product teams; makes technical issues readily understandable to general audiences If this sounds like you and you have the right skills and experience to excel, please apply.
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Global Firm is currently seeking a Kafka Cloud Engineer. Candidate will perform a range of activities required to both maintain and continuously automate a large, complex virtualization and cloud-based computing environment. In addition, you will provide technical guidance within the team on kafka and when called upon, serve as a technical liaison between internal departments. This will involve utilizing best practices for the management, architecture, configuration, DR, administration, and automation of the enterprise server virtualization environment with cloud technologies. Responsibilities: Provide professional input to the organization for cloud and virtualization end-to-end architecture and IaaS, as well as PaaS and SaaS solutions such as AWS RedShift Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures Enable DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems Provide advanced Kafka administrative support Design, configure, implement and support an automated workflow for cloud and virtual environment provisioning, with a particular focus on Kafka clusters. Implement production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation Perform cloud computing and virtual environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support Write and maintain documentation of relevant operating procedures and processes Design, develop, and build the business's cloud infrastructure architecture Qualifications : Strong experience with Confluent's Kafka Products and Platforms [Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, and storage (basic) and (advanced) knowledge of Confluent Kafka. Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability Experience working in an environment with a defined production change control process [Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure Strong hands-on experience Scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS. AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired Relevant industry certifications such as Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka Certificates or Licenses: Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required 3+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized Servers/cloud systems and Kafka systems.
11/03/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Global Firm is currently seeking a Kafka Cloud Engineer. Candidate will perform a range of activities required to both maintain and continuously automate a large, complex virtualization and cloud-based computing environment. In addition, you will provide technical guidance within the team on kafka and when called upon, serve as a technical liaison between internal departments. This will involve utilizing best practices for the management, architecture, configuration, DR, administration, and automation of the enterprise server virtualization environment with cloud technologies. Responsibilities: Provide professional input to the organization for cloud and virtualization end-to-end architecture and IaaS, as well as PaaS and SaaS solutions such as AWS RedShift Develop and maintain a library of deployable, tested, and documented automation design scripts, processes, and procedures Enable DevOps development activities and complex development tasks that will involve working with tools such as Docker, Kafka and container management systems Provide advanced Kafka administrative support Design, configure, implement and support an automated workflow for cloud and virtual environment provisioning, with a particular focus on Kafka clusters. Implement production changes during defined maintenance windows and support on call rotation Perform cloud computing and virtual environment build-outs, software installation, maintenance and support Write and maintain documentation of relevant operating procedures and processes Design, develop, and build the business's cloud infrastructure architecture Qualifications : Strong experience with Confluent's Kafka Products and Platforms [Working knowledge of infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, and storage (basic) and (advanced) knowledge of Confluent Kafka. Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability Experience working in an environment with a defined production change control process [Demonstrates history of working within deadlines and ability to work well under pressure Strong hands-on experience Scripting/development skills in Python, Ruby, Go, Java, JavaScript, etc. in a corporate environment Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, OpenShift, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS. AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification or higher strongly desired Relevant industry certifications such as Confluent Certified Administrator for Apache Kafka Certificates or Licenses: Bachelor's degree, preferably in a technical discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, etc.), or equivalent combination of education and experience required 3+ years experience in IT systems installation, operations, administration, and maintenance of virtualized Servers/cloud systems and Kafka systems.