Job Title: Technology Architect Location: UK/London, Remote Salary : 80-90K Contract Type: Full Time About The Company You will be joining a team of creators and champions of the best British TV, and hosts to the world's largest collection. Who are on a mission to bring the most engaging and relevant British TV experience to fans all around the world. Job Purpose This creative company is on the lookout for a dynamic Technology Architect to join their passionate team, focusing on creating and refining scalable video streaming products with a global scope. This pivotal role is Embedded within a diverse and skilled team, where creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to quality are highly valued. As a Technology Architect, you'll play a crucial role in both contributing to and shaping the team's strategy and technological direction. Your responsibilities will include working closely with the Lead Solution Architect in a hands-on capacity, directly influencing and shaping their pioneering global video streaming services. You'll engage in various projects, from enhancing current streaming platforms to designing innovative solutions for global content delivery, ensuring that the organisation continue to offer top tier streaming experiences. A Technical Architect would: Have a solid understanding of cloud services like AWS or MSFT Azure and how they can be leveraged in different scenarios. Translate technical requirements into detailed architecture for robust and scalable systems. Work closely with development teams to understand their needs and assist in implementing CI/CD pipelines. Have experience with software development processes and be able to guide and support teams in adhering to best practices. Act as a bridge between the technical team and the Lead Solution Architect, ensuring that the technical details align with the overall solution architecture. Responsibilities Technical Leadership Collaborate closely with the Lead Architect and act as a key member in technology sessions, providing technical expertise and oversight on new and existing solutions. Oversee 3rd party application architectures and integration's while ensuring best practices and compliance with corporate policies and standards. Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, taking direction and executing with precision. Provide technical oversight to product development, support, and quality assurance teams. Analyse existing systems and identify areas for improvement or optimization. Evaluate new technologies and trends to propose enhancements or updates to the current systems. Knowledge and experience with specific technologies and tools, such as Kubernetes, Docker, .Net, Python, or Node.js, are highly desirable. Business & Analysis Monitor service operations performance, ensuring core KPIs are met. Oversee SLA reporting and conduct ad hoc analysis, providing transparency into the global technology stack's performance. Act as an internal technology consultant, leading and managing strategic projects with a proactive approach. Collaborate across all stakeholder teams to understand business needs and goals. Document and prioritise requirements alongside the product team, with consideration for both functional and non-functional aspects. Develop detailed use cases and user stories that outline specific interactions and workflows. Skills and Personal Attributes Strong analytical skills to assess and resolve issues quickly and effectively. Demonstrable experience in Software Engineering and Architecture. Ability to translate business and operational requirements into solution designs. Strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously given direction. Proactivity and a strong desire to take initiative. Familiarity with Agile working practices. Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and changes. Effectively managing one's own time and prioritising tasks to meet deadlines. Understanding and respect for diverse cultures and practices. Qualifications and Experience AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate or Professional is highly desirable. Mid-level experience in software design patterns and cloud-based solutions. Must have experience with AWS; knowledge of Azure is a plus. Experience in developing direct-to-consumer technologies and cloud-scale microservices development. Experience with OTT (Over-The-Top) is a strong plus. Knowledge of scalable digital consumer product architectures, preferably in SVOD and/or media supply chain areas Familiarity with connected TV platforms (Roku, tvOS, Samsung, LG, etc.) and mobile applications (iOS, Android), with an emphasis on understanding their architectures and integrations rather than hands-on development. If you are looking for a new opportunity and interested in thus role then please apply today! Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
17/05/2024
Full time
Job Title: Technology Architect Location: UK/London, Remote Salary : 80-90K Contract Type: Full Time About The Company You will be joining a team of creators and champions of the best British TV, and hosts to the world's largest collection. Who are on a mission to bring the most engaging and relevant British TV experience to fans all around the world. Job Purpose This creative company is on the lookout for a dynamic Technology Architect to join their passionate team, focusing on creating and refining scalable video streaming products with a global scope. This pivotal role is Embedded within a diverse and skilled team, where creativity, collaboration, and a commitment to quality are highly valued. As a Technology Architect, you'll play a crucial role in both contributing to and shaping the team's strategy and technological direction. Your responsibilities will include working closely with the Lead Solution Architect in a hands-on capacity, directly influencing and shaping their pioneering global video streaming services. You'll engage in various projects, from enhancing current streaming platforms to designing innovative solutions for global content delivery, ensuring that the organisation continue to offer top tier streaming experiences. A Technical Architect would: Have a solid understanding of cloud services like AWS or MSFT Azure and how they can be leveraged in different scenarios. Translate technical requirements into detailed architecture for robust and scalable systems. Work closely with development teams to understand their needs and assist in implementing CI/CD pipelines. Have experience with software development processes and be able to guide and support teams in adhering to best practices. Act as a bridge between the technical team and the Lead Solution Architect, ensuring that the technical details align with the overall solution architecture. Responsibilities Technical Leadership Collaborate closely with the Lead Architect and act as a key member in technology sessions, providing technical expertise and oversight on new and existing solutions. Oversee 3rd party application architectures and integration's while ensuring best practices and compliance with corporate policies and standards. Demonstrate the ability to work autonomously, taking direction and executing with precision. Provide technical oversight to product development, support, and quality assurance teams. Analyse existing systems and identify areas for improvement or optimization. Evaluate new technologies and trends to propose enhancements or updates to the current systems. Knowledge and experience with specific technologies and tools, such as Kubernetes, Docker, .Net, Python, or Node.js, are highly desirable. Business & Analysis Monitor service operations performance, ensuring core KPIs are met. Oversee SLA reporting and conduct ad hoc analysis, providing transparency into the global technology stack's performance. Act as an internal technology consultant, leading and managing strategic projects with a proactive approach. Collaborate across all stakeholder teams to understand business needs and goals. Document and prioritise requirements alongside the product team, with consideration for both functional and non-functional aspects. Develop detailed use cases and user stories that outline specific interactions and workflows. Skills and Personal Attributes Strong analytical skills to assess and resolve issues quickly and effectively. Demonstrable experience in Software Engineering and Architecture. Ability to translate business and operational requirements into solution designs. Strong communication skills and the ability to work autonomously given direction. Proactivity and a strong desire to take initiative. Familiarity with Agile working practices. Willingness to learn and adapt to new technologies and changes. Effectively managing one's own time and prioritising tasks to meet deadlines. Understanding and respect for diverse cultures and practices. Qualifications and Experience AWS Certified Solutions Architect-Associate or Professional is highly desirable. Mid-level experience in software design patterns and cloud-based solutions. Must have experience with AWS; knowledge of Azure is a plus. Experience in developing direct-to-consumer technologies and cloud-scale microservices development. Experience with OTT (Over-The-Top) is a strong plus. Knowledge of scalable digital consumer product architectures, preferably in SVOD and/or media supply chain areas Familiarity with connected TV platforms (Roku, tvOS, Samsung, LG, etc.) and mobile applications (iOS, Android), with an emphasis on understanding their architectures and integrations rather than hands-on development. If you are looking for a new opportunity and interested in thus role then please apply today! Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Director of Risk Management Software Engineering. Candidate will be responsible for functions within Quantitative Risk Management for developing and maintaining risk models for margin, clearing fund and stress testing with the focus on developing and maintaining risk model software in production, and environments and infrastructure used in model implementation and testing. Responsibilities: Collaborate with other developers, quantitative analysts, business users, data & technology staff to expand QRM's technical capabilities for model development, back-testing and monitoring. Develop and maintain software and environments used to implement and test systems for pricing, margin risk and stress testing of financial products and derivatives. Configure and manage resources in the local and AWS cloud environments and deploy QRM's software on these resources. Develop CI/CD pipelines. Configure, execute, and monitor execution pipelines for model testing, back-testing and monitoring. Contribute to development of QRM's databases and ETLs. Integrate model prototypes, model library and model testing tools using best industry practices and innovations. Create unit and integration tests; build and enhance test automation tools. Participate in code reviews and demo accomplishments. Write technical documentation and user manuals. Provide production support and perform troubleshooting. Provide hands-on technical leadership and active coordination of tasks and priorities. Provide guidance and support for the team and reporting for the management. Qualifications: Strong programming skills. Able to read and/or write code using a programming language (eg, Java, C++, Python, etc.) in a collaborative software development setting: The role requires advanced coding, database and environment manipulation skills. Track record of complex production implementations and a demonstrated ability in developing and maintaining enterprise level software, including in the cloud environment. Proficiency in technical and/or scientific documentation (eg, white papers, user guides, etc.) Strong problem-solving skills: Be able to accurately identify a problem's source, severity, and impact to determine possible solutions and needed resources. Experience with Agile/SCRUM or another rapid development framework. Financial products knowledge is a plus: understanding of markets and financial derivatives in equities, interest rate, and commodity products. Background in Financial mathematics is a plus: derivatives pricing models, stochastic calculus, statistics and probability theory, linear algebra. Master's degree or equivalent in a computational or numerical field such as computer science, information systems, mathematics, physics 10+ years of experience as a software developer with exposure to the cloud or high-performance computing areas Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java (preferred) or another object-oriented language is required, including effective application of design patterns and best coding practices. DevOps experience, with a good command of CI/CD process and tools (eg, Git, GitHub, Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, Helm, Harness). Experience in containerized deployment in cloud environments. Experienced with cloud technology (AWS preferred), infrastructure-as-code (eg Terraform), managing and orchestrating containerized workloads (eg Kubernetes). Experience with logging, profiling, monitoring, telemetry (eg Splunk, OpenTelemetry). Good command of database technology and query languages (SQL) and non-relational DB and other Big Data technology, including efficient storage and serialization protocols (eg Parquet, Avro, Protocol Buffers). Experience with automated quality assurance frameworks (eg, Junit, TestNG, PyTest, etc.). Experience with high performance and distributed computing. Experience with productivity tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Office. Experience with Scripting languages such as Python is a plus. Experience with numerical libraries and/or scientific computing is a plus.
16/05/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Director of Risk Management Software Engineering. Candidate will be responsible for functions within Quantitative Risk Management for developing and maintaining risk models for margin, clearing fund and stress testing with the focus on developing and maintaining risk model software in production, and environments and infrastructure used in model implementation and testing. Responsibilities: Collaborate with other developers, quantitative analysts, business users, data & technology staff to expand QRM's technical capabilities for model development, back-testing and monitoring. Develop and maintain software and environments used to implement and test systems for pricing, margin risk and stress testing of financial products and derivatives. Configure and manage resources in the local and AWS cloud environments and deploy QRM's software on these resources. Develop CI/CD pipelines. Configure, execute, and monitor execution pipelines for model testing, back-testing and monitoring. Contribute to development of QRM's databases and ETLs. Integrate model prototypes, model library and model testing tools using best industry practices and innovations. Create unit and integration tests; build and enhance test automation tools. Participate in code reviews and demo accomplishments. Write technical documentation and user manuals. Provide production support and perform troubleshooting. Provide hands-on technical leadership and active coordination of tasks and priorities. Provide guidance and support for the team and reporting for the management. Qualifications: Strong programming skills. Able to read and/or write code using a programming language (eg, Java, C++, Python, etc.) in a collaborative software development setting: The role requires advanced coding, database and environment manipulation skills. Track record of complex production implementations and a demonstrated ability in developing and maintaining enterprise level software, including in the cloud environment. Proficiency in technical and/or scientific documentation (eg, white papers, user guides, etc.) Strong problem-solving skills: Be able to accurately identify a problem's source, severity, and impact to determine possible solutions and needed resources. Experience with Agile/SCRUM or another rapid development framework. Financial products knowledge is a plus: understanding of markets and financial derivatives in equities, interest rate, and commodity products. Background in Financial mathematics is a plus: derivatives pricing models, stochastic calculus, statistics and probability theory, linear algebra. Master's degree or equivalent in a computational or numerical field such as computer science, information systems, mathematics, physics 10+ years of experience as a software developer with exposure to the cloud or high-performance computing areas Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java (preferred) or another object-oriented language is required, including effective application of design patterns and best coding practices. DevOps experience, with a good command of CI/CD process and tools (eg, Git, GitHub, Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, Helm, Harness). Experience in containerized deployment in cloud environments. Experienced with cloud technology (AWS preferred), infrastructure-as-code (eg Terraform), managing and orchestrating containerized workloads (eg Kubernetes). Experience with logging, profiling, monitoring, telemetry (eg Splunk, OpenTelemetry). Good command of database technology and query languages (SQL) and non-relational DB and other Big Data technology, including efficient storage and serialization protocols (eg Parquet, Avro, Protocol Buffers). Experience with automated quality assurance frameworks (eg, Junit, TestNG, PyTest, etc.). Experience with high performance and distributed computing. Experience with productivity tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Office. Experience with Scripting languages such as Python is a plus. Experience with numerical libraries and/or scientific computing is a plus.
Python Back End engineers are required by this leading Product company as they look to bring their development back in-house and build out the functionality on an already-successful platform operating in a niche space with a fantastic client base.You will be spearheading the creation and deployment of ground-breaking software solutions Key Responsibilities: Work as part of a cross-functional team to help drive the development of new features Lead change, innovation, and drive transformation within our teams: your expertise will identify opportunities for improvement in our Front End applications, tooling, and architecture. Ensure best practices and patterns: you will advocate and enforce best standards, and patterns. Your deep understanding of Front End technologies will help you to guide your peers - ensuring that our code is of high quality. Work on automation and process improvement: you will increase efficiency, reliability, and scalability, by creating automated processes that improve development workflows. Promote engineering ways of working: by taking the lead in establishing the importance of engineering first principles in your team and ensuring they are followed. Collaborate and share knowledge: you will engage with the engineering community, using your expertise to contribute to events and knowledge-sharing initiatives. You will inspire and motivate your peers to learn - improving their capabilities. Participate in hiring new engineers: you will be part of the interview and hiring process, using your experience and insights to identify top talent. You will help build the engineering team. Required Skills and Qualifications: Significant experience in API and web application development using Python with Flask and/or FastAPI Experience with creating REST APIs Experience with Cloud Functions, ideally in Google Cloud/Terraform Experience with containerisation - Docker/Kubernetes Ability to design architectures to meet scalability, reliability and security targets Good problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development In-depth understanding of best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns in Back End development. Experience in automating builds, code checks, and releases using industry-standard tools. Knowledge and experience of Agile methodologies and practices Experience of B2B2C SaaS products would be an advantage The role requires 2 days a week in the London office
15/05/2024
Full time
Python Back End engineers are required by this leading Product company as they look to bring their development back in-house and build out the functionality on an already-successful platform operating in a niche space with a fantastic client base.You will be spearheading the creation and deployment of ground-breaking software solutions Key Responsibilities: Work as part of a cross-functional team to help drive the development of new features Lead change, innovation, and drive transformation within our teams: your expertise will identify opportunities for improvement in our Front End applications, tooling, and architecture. Ensure best practices and patterns: you will advocate and enforce best standards, and patterns. Your deep understanding of Front End technologies will help you to guide your peers - ensuring that our code is of high quality. Work on automation and process improvement: you will increase efficiency, reliability, and scalability, by creating automated processes that improve development workflows. Promote engineering ways of working: by taking the lead in establishing the importance of engineering first principles in your team and ensuring they are followed. Collaborate and share knowledge: you will engage with the engineering community, using your expertise to contribute to events and knowledge-sharing initiatives. You will inspire and motivate your peers to learn - improving their capabilities. Participate in hiring new engineers: you will be part of the interview and hiring process, using your experience and insights to identify top talent. You will help build the engineering team. Required Skills and Qualifications: Significant experience in API and web application development using Python with Flask and/or FastAPI Experience with creating REST APIs Experience with Cloud Functions, ideally in Google Cloud/Terraform Experience with containerisation - Docker/Kubernetes Ability to design architectures to meet scalability, reliability and security targets Good problem-solving skills with an emphasis on product development In-depth understanding of best practices, coding standards, and architectural patterns in Back End development. Experience in automating builds, code checks, and releases using industry-standard tools. Knowledge and experience of Agile methodologies and practices Experience of B2B2C SaaS products would be an advantage The role requires 2 days a week in the London office
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, APPIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SALARY: $140k - $145k - $152k plus 15% bonus LOCATION: Chicago, IL Hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days remote Looking for someone to design development testing and do the implementation of appian software. You will need 5 years Front End user experience, JavaScript automating workflows inside appian aws unix linux Java python node js angular 2.0 or react js and Middleware technologies. Working knowledge of devops terraform ansible Jenkins Kubernetes helm and cicd pipelines. Must have a degree and be apian certified developer required Contribute to design, technical direction and architecture including collaborating with various teams to build fit for purpose solutions. 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 Drives continuous improvement efforts by identifying and championing practical means of reducing time to market while maintaining high quality Qualifications: 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) Technical Skills: 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) Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL, Object-based, Graph (required) Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc (required) Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics (required) Education and/or Experience: BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field Appian certified developer
13/05/2024
Full time
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL, APPIAN SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SALARY: $140k - $145k - $152k plus 15% bonus LOCATION: Chicago, IL Hybrid 3 days onsite, 2 days remote Looking for someone to design development testing and do the implementation of appian software. You will need 5 years Front End user experience, JavaScript automating workflows inside appian aws unix linux Java python node js angular 2.0 or react js and Middleware technologies. Working knowledge of devops terraform ansible Jenkins Kubernetes helm and cicd pipelines. Must have a degree and be apian certified developer required Contribute to design, technical direction and architecture including collaborating with various teams to build fit for purpose solutions. 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 Drives continuous improvement efforts by identifying and championing practical means of reducing time to market while maintaining high quality Qualifications: 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) Technical Skills: 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) Experience working with various types of databases like Relational, NoSQL, Object-based, Graph (required) Working knowledge of DevOps tools. Eg Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm and CI/CD pipeline etc (required) Familiarity with monitoring related tools and frameworks like Splunk, ElasticSearch, Prometheus, AppDynamics (required) Education and/or Experience: BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field Appian certified developer
- Head of Site Reliability/Infrastructure - Glasgow/Hybrid - Excellent Salary & Benefits Package - Immediate Start Fantastic new opportunity to the market to join our Glasgow-based Fintech client, specialising in managed Cloud provision. The business is entering a growth phase and now recruiting for a seasoned Head of Site Reliability with an infrastructure background, as they continue to grow their tech team from their newly opened, state-of-the-art tech hub in Glasgow. This is a key hire and the first in this space, as the business begins to build out their new Site Reliability team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building out the function, providing true leadership and co-ordination, whilst having a breadth of technical know-how. This opportunity is truly greenfield in nature and offers a blank canvas to implement plans and procedures with the aim of improving the infrastructure reliability, security and functionality with automation at the forefront. Reporting into the COO, you will be a natural leader of people and teams, with the goal of collaborating on the design, deployment, and maintenance of the global infrastructure and to provide system support for the Security, Network Operations and Development teams. The role would ideally suit an experienced automation-focused individual with comprehensive working infrastructure knowledge of Windows and Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu), as well as network operating systems experience. Commercial use of Infrastructure-As-Code (IAC) tooling such as Terraform and Ansible is also beneficial. Candidates who are proactive and dedicated are preferred, as this role is highly visible. You will also be a significant contributor to the team's IT success, supporting and delivering infrastructure and solutions and working directly with data centre, network, software development and project teams alike. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in a site reliability engineering, DevOps, or similar role, with multiple years in a leadership position. Extensive background in cloud computing services (AWS, Google Cloud or Azure) Container orchestration technology exposure (eg Kubernetes). Proficiency in automation Knowledge of Scripting languages (Python, Shell or Go). Knowledge of Cyber Security principles and best practices. Knowledge of regulatory environments and compliance standards Exceptional problem-solving skills Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and leadership abilities Strong track-record of building and motivating high-performing teams. Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.The above is not exhaustive. Please forward your CV to discuss this requirement in more detail to (see below) The above is not exhaustive. Please forward your CV to discuss this requirement in more detail to (see below)
13/05/2024
Full time
- Head of Site Reliability/Infrastructure - Glasgow/Hybrid - Excellent Salary & Benefits Package - Immediate Start Fantastic new opportunity to the market to join our Glasgow-based Fintech client, specialising in managed Cloud provision. The business is entering a growth phase and now recruiting for a seasoned Head of Site Reliability with an infrastructure background, as they continue to grow their tech team from their newly opened, state-of-the-art tech hub in Glasgow. This is a key hire and the first in this space, as the business begins to build out their new Site Reliability team. The successful candidate will be responsible for building out the function, providing true leadership and co-ordination, whilst having a breadth of technical know-how. This opportunity is truly greenfield in nature and offers a blank canvas to implement plans and procedures with the aim of improving the infrastructure reliability, security and functionality with automation at the forefront. Reporting into the COO, you will be a natural leader of people and teams, with the goal of collaborating on the design, deployment, and maintenance of the global infrastructure and to provide system support for the Security, Network Operations and Development teams. The role would ideally suit an experienced automation-focused individual with comprehensive working infrastructure knowledge of Windows and Linux environments (RHEL, Ubuntu), as well as network operating systems experience. Commercial use of Infrastructure-As-Code (IAC) tooling such as Terraform and Ansible is also beneficial. Candidates who are proactive and dedicated are preferred, as this role is highly visible. You will also be a significant contributor to the team's IT success, supporting and delivering infrastructure and solutions and working directly with data centre, network, software development and project teams alike. Key Skills & Experience Proven experience in a site reliability engineering, DevOps, or similar role, with multiple years in a leadership position. Extensive background in cloud computing services (AWS, Google Cloud or Azure) Container orchestration technology exposure (eg Kubernetes). Proficiency in automation Knowledge of Scripting languages (Python, Shell or Go). Knowledge of Cyber Security principles and best practices. Knowledge of regulatory environments and compliance standards Exceptional problem-solving skills Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication and leadership abilities Strong track-record of building and motivating high-performing teams. Bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.The above is not exhaustive. Please forward your CV to discuss this requirement in more detail to (see below) The above is not exhaustive. Please forward your CV to discuss this requirement in more detail to (see below)
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* *We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for a Director, Software Engineering - QRM. This director will manage 6 people and will help develop software applications and solutions for the quantitative management platform. This director will need hands-on experience with Java, DevOps, CICD, AWS, Containers, terraform, Etc. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain software and environments used to implement and test systems for pricing, margin risk and stress testing of financial products and derivatives. Configure and manage resources in the local and AWS cloud environments and deploy QRM's software on these resources. Develop CI/CD pipelines. Configure, execute, and monitor execution pipelines for model testing, backtesting and monitoring. Contribute to development of QRM's databases and ETLs. Integrate model prototypes, model library and model testing tools using best industry practices and innovations. Create unit and integration tests; build and enhance test automation tools. Participate in code reviews and demo accomplishments. Write technical documentation and user manuals. Provide production support and perform troubleshooting. Provide hands-on technical leadership and active coordination of tasks and priorities. Provide guidance and support for the team and reporting for the management. Qualifications: Master's degree or equivalent in a computational or numerical field such as computer science, information systems, mathematics, physics 10+ years of experience as a software developer with exposure to the cloud or high-performance computing areas Strong programming skills. Able to read and/or write code using a programming language (eg, Java, C++, Python, etc.) in a collaborative software development setting: The role requires advanced coding, database and environment manipulation skills. Proficiency in Java (preferred) or another object-oriented language is required, including effective application of design patterns and best coding practices. DevOps experience, with a good command of CI/CD process and tools (eg, Git, GitHub, Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, Helm, Harness). Experience in containerized deployment in cloud environments. Experienced with cloud technology (AWS preferred), infrastructure-as-code (eg Terraform), managing and orchestrating containerized workloads (eg Kubernetes). Experience with logging, profiling, monitoring, telemetry (eg Splunk, OpenTelemetry). Good command of database technology and query languages (SQL) and non-relational DB and other Big Data technology, including efficient storage and serialization protocols (eg Parquet, Avro, Protocol Buffers). Experience with automated quality assurance frameworks (eg, Junit, TestNG, PyTest, etc.). Experience with high performance and distributed computing. Experience with productivity tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Office.
10/05/2024
Full time
*Hybrid, 3 days onsite, 2 days remote* *We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for a Director, Software Engineering - QRM. This director will manage 6 people and will help develop software applications and solutions for the quantitative management platform. This director will need hands-on experience with Java, DevOps, CICD, AWS, Containers, terraform, Etc. Responsibilities: Develop and maintain software and environments used to implement and test systems for pricing, margin risk and stress testing of financial products and derivatives. Configure and manage resources in the local and AWS cloud environments and deploy QRM's software on these resources. Develop CI/CD pipelines. Configure, execute, and monitor execution pipelines for model testing, backtesting and monitoring. Contribute to development of QRM's databases and ETLs. Integrate model prototypes, model library and model testing tools using best industry practices and innovations. Create unit and integration tests; build and enhance test automation tools. Participate in code reviews and demo accomplishments. Write technical documentation and user manuals. Provide production support and perform troubleshooting. Provide hands-on technical leadership and active coordination of tasks and priorities. Provide guidance and support for the team and reporting for the management. Qualifications: Master's degree or equivalent in a computational or numerical field such as computer science, information systems, mathematics, physics 10+ years of experience as a software developer with exposure to the cloud or high-performance computing areas Strong programming skills. Able to read and/or write code using a programming language (eg, Java, C++, Python, etc.) in a collaborative software development setting: The role requires advanced coding, database and environment manipulation skills. Proficiency in Java (preferred) or another object-oriented language is required, including effective application of design patterns and best coding practices. DevOps experience, with a good command of CI/CD process and tools (eg, Git, GitHub, Gradle, Jenkins, Docker, Helm, Harness). Experience in containerized deployment in cloud environments. Experienced with cloud technology (AWS preferred), infrastructure-as-code (eg Terraform), managing and orchestrating containerized workloads (eg Kubernetes). Experience with logging, profiling, monitoring, telemetry (eg Splunk, OpenTelemetry). Good command of database technology and query languages (SQL) and non-relational DB and other Big Data technology, including efficient storage and serialization protocols (eg Parquet, Avro, Protocol Buffers). Experience with automated quality assurance frameworks (eg, Junit, TestNG, PyTest, etc.). Experience with high performance and distributed computing. Experience with productivity tools such as Jira, Confluence, MS Office.