Azure Site Reliability Engineer Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading service provider to recruit an experienced Azure Site Reliability Engineer to join a growing team of talented Cloud Engineers providing high level support and project delivery for a large customer base. Please note this is a fully remote role and you must be eligible to gain security clearance (do not need to hold currently). The Role As an Azure Site Reliability Engineer you will support the cloud infrastructure used to deliver cloud hosted managed services to customers. You will have a high customer focus being actively involved in the support and development of the service including: the resolution of support cases, live service monitoring and maintenance, new service provision and continuous improvement projects. You will provide high quality operational and technical support to customers and will be responsible for availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning. The Responsibilities Provide L3/L4 analytical incident management and resolution alongside project-based deliverables Contribute to the planning of application/infrastructure releases and configuration changes Resolve support requests from customers by phone, email and online making use of the call logging system Interact with key internal stakeholders and external third-party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems Provide input to administering and maintaining all production and development environments Create detailed technical and procedural documentation (eg architecture, configuration and setup) Design appropriate metrics for reporting on key performance and quality indicators, particularly in terms of in-depth trend analysis Service transition and complete Operational Acceptance (OA) of new customer services Implementation and delivery of Microsoft Azure projects The Requirements Extensive experience of Microsoft Azure and its relevant build, deployment, automation, networking, and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments. Microsoft Azure certifications: AZ-103/104 - Azure Administrator Good operational experience supporting Microsoft public cloud technologies and services at an enterprise level (multi-tenant) with in-depth knowledge of the following: Azure Active Directory (RBAC and IAM) Azure Networking Azure Storage Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Azure Security Center Demonstrable career operational experience from one of the following areas: Server Infrastructure Engineering (Virtualisation/Windows/Linux). Office/Microsoft 365 Administration. Network Engineering. DevOps (CI/CD, pipelines and Infrastructure as Code) In-depth knowledge of a Scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, Azure Cli) Bright attitude and a deep desire to learn Experience with helpdesk IT Service Management Tools (eg BMC Remedy/Service Now). If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a leading cloud team team please apply now. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.
26/04/2024
Full time
Azure Site Reliability Engineer Akkodis are currently working in partnership with a leading service provider to recruit an experienced Azure Site Reliability Engineer to join a growing team of talented Cloud Engineers providing high level support and project delivery for a large customer base. Please note this is a fully remote role and you must be eligible to gain security clearance (do not need to hold currently). The Role As an Azure Site Reliability Engineer you will support the cloud infrastructure used to deliver cloud hosted managed services to customers. You will have a high customer focus being actively involved in the support and development of the service including: the resolution of support cases, live service monitoring and maintenance, new service provision and continuous improvement projects. You will provide high quality operational and technical support to customers and will be responsible for availability, latency, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, emergency response, and capacity planning. The Responsibilities Provide L3/L4 analytical incident management and resolution alongside project-based deliverables Contribute to the planning of application/infrastructure releases and configuration changes Resolve support requests from customers by phone, email and online making use of the call logging system Interact with key internal stakeholders and external third-party vendors to troubleshoot and resolve complex problems Provide input to administering and maintaining all production and development environments Create detailed technical and procedural documentation (eg architecture, configuration and setup) Design appropriate metrics for reporting on key performance and quality indicators, particularly in terms of in-depth trend analysis Service transition and complete Operational Acceptance (OA) of new customer services Implementation and delivery of Microsoft Azure projects The Requirements Extensive experience of Microsoft Azure and its relevant build, deployment, automation, networking, and security technologies in cloud and hybrid environments. Microsoft Azure certifications: AZ-103/104 - Azure Administrator Good operational experience supporting Microsoft public cloud technologies and services at an enterprise level (multi-tenant) with in-depth knowledge of the following: Azure Active Directory (RBAC and IAM) Azure Networking Azure Storage Azure Monitor and Log Analytics Azure Security Center Demonstrable career operational experience from one of the following areas: Server Infrastructure Engineering (Virtualisation/Windows/Linux). Office/Microsoft 365 Administration. Network Engineering. DevOps (CI/CD, pipelines and Infrastructure as Code) In-depth knowledge of a Scripting language (PowerShell, Bash, Azure Cli) Bright attitude and a deep desire to learn Experience with helpdesk IT Service Management Tools (eg BMC Remedy/Service Now). If you are looking for an exciting new challenge to join a leading cloud team team please apply now. Modis International Ltd acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers in the UK. Modis Europe Ltd provide a variety of international solutions that connect clients to the best talent in the world. For all positions based in Switzerland, Modis Europe Ltd works with its licensed Swiss partner Accurity GmbH to ensure that candidate applications are handled in accordance with Swiss law. Both Modis International Ltd and Modis Europe Ltd are Equal Opportunities Employers. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Modis International Ltd and/or Modis Europe Ltd. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement which explains how we will use your information is available on the Modis website.
VMware Specialist - SC Cleared Duration: 4 Month Contract Daily rate: £450 - £525 per day Location: Corsham Onsite 5 days *Requires active Security Clearance* 3rd/4th Line Infrastructure and Network Engineers - Server, VMware, vRA, Network, Switches, Firewalls (5 positions) What we are looking for: We are looking for Infrastructure, Network and VMWare engineers who have some of the following experiences and have the Technical Skills listed below (not all are essential). There is a requirement for on-site work building out physical infrastructure within data centres or configuring virtual infrastructure within our Corsham offices. VMWare VSphere, VCF (essential) Not all essential, we are looking for people with a variety of experience: Lead on the implementation and support of the physical infrastructure, supporting core systems and networking to ensure the security, stability and performance of all systems. Implement and support key security improvements across all core systems and infrastructure. Network, Switches and Firewall install, configuration and problem diagnostics. Skills in cloud architecture and subsequent documentation production ie HLD, LLDs A good understanding of cyber security as it pertains to Hardware and Software configurations. Overarching knowledge of private cloud architecture including Automation, SDN and resource management. If you are interested please apply for more information
26/04/2024
Project-based
VMware Specialist - SC Cleared Duration: 4 Month Contract Daily rate: £450 - £525 per day Location: Corsham Onsite 5 days *Requires active Security Clearance* 3rd/4th Line Infrastructure and Network Engineers - Server, VMware, vRA, Network, Switches, Firewalls (5 positions) What we are looking for: We are looking for Infrastructure, Network and VMWare engineers who have some of the following experiences and have the Technical Skills listed below (not all are essential). There is a requirement for on-site work building out physical infrastructure within data centres or configuring virtual infrastructure within our Corsham offices. VMWare VSphere, VCF (essential) Not all essential, we are looking for people with a variety of experience: Lead on the implementation and support of the physical infrastructure, supporting core systems and networking to ensure the security, stability and performance of all systems. Implement and support key security improvements across all core systems and infrastructure. Network, Switches and Firewall install, configuration and problem diagnostics. Skills in cloud architecture and subsequent documentation production ie HLD, LLDs A good understanding of cyber security as it pertains to Hardware and Software configurations. Overarching knowledge of private cloud architecture including Automation, SDN and resource management. If you are interested please apply for more information
Information Security Analyst required by a global services organisation, to be based in Cheshire with hybrid working (four days per week remote), who has recently embarked on a significant, multiyear IT transformation programme. Role - Information Security Analyst Location - Cheshire with hybrid working (four days per week remote) Skills - Information Security Analyst, Information Security, SOC, Cyber Security Salary - £40,000 to £48,000 + benefits The Information Security Analyst will have experience working in a variety of different areas of information security, which could include network security, email gateway security, cloud security, vulnerability management and/or security architecture, hold a professional or academic qualification within information security, be a proven self-starter with strong collaboration and integrity competencies and have good written and verbal communication skills. Your role be to work closely with the Security Operational Centre to detect, investigate and address insecure features and malicious activities across the global networks and infrastructure, reporting on potential threats. In return my client can offer a competitive base salary and benefits and the opportunity to join a global services organisation, working closely the wider information security team, where training and development is actively encouraged. Gilbert Scott Associates Ltd is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
26/04/2024
Full time
Information Security Analyst required by a global services organisation, to be based in Cheshire with hybrid working (four days per week remote), who has recently embarked on a significant, multiyear IT transformation programme. Role - Information Security Analyst Location - Cheshire with hybrid working (four days per week remote) Skills - Information Security Analyst, Information Security, SOC, Cyber Security Salary - £40,000 to £48,000 + benefits The Information Security Analyst will have experience working in a variety of different areas of information security, which could include network security, email gateway security, cloud security, vulnerability management and/or security architecture, hold a professional or academic qualification within information security, be a proven self-starter with strong collaboration and integrity competencies and have good written and verbal communication skills. Your role be to work closely with the Security Operational Centre to detect, investigate and address insecure features and malicious activities across the global networks and infrastructure, reporting on potential threats. In return my client can offer a competitive base salary and benefits and the opportunity to join a global services organisation, working closely the wider information security team, where training and development is actively encouraged. Gilbert Scott Associates Ltd is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.
Job Title: Information Security Officer Location: Exeter - Fully Remote Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 + benefits Are you an experienced Information Security Officer looking for your next challenge? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. My client, a specialist financial services business with an excellent reputation, is currently investing within their Information/Cyber Security team. As part of this investment, they are looking to hire an Information Security Officer to join the team. Reporting directly into the CISO you will provide the specialist expertise to maintain and support IT security strategies by managing the overall IT security governance and compliance processes, ensuring that effective IT security controls and processes are being implemented across the business. They are also undergoing a major transformation programme at the moment and the role will be instrumental in supporting the projects by providing project assurance from an information security perspective. Key responsibilities To probe systems and processes to ensure appropriate controls are applied. Provide security advice based on best practice to IT or Systems Owners. Evaluation and risk assessment of new suppliers, software, systems or technologies. Annual security reviews and risk assessment of IT suppliers. Perform penetration testing. Analyse IT requirements and provide objective advice on best practice IT security. Identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities. Research/evaluate emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them. Plan and test for disaster recovery, business continuity and create contingency plans for the event of any security breaches. Monitor for attacks, intrusions and unusual, unauthorised or illegal activity. Identify any gaps in controls on systems eg Active Directory, Intune, AWS, etc. Control use of software libraries by developers and ensure vulnerabilities identified are resolved. Conduct personalised Security Training for different employee groups. Conduct internal audit under CISO supervision. Investigate security alerts and provide support for incident response. Maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security. Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues. Review and refine IT security controls to ensure that they are appropriate to mitigate underlying resilience and residual risk. To influence and manage IT security development best practices on the codebase for both internal and external development teams. To design the security architecture topology, making sure it is part of the Service management framework. To oversee all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, and maintenance of information security policies and procedures by ensuring these policies and procedures encompass the overall security of information at rest or in transit within the systems. To ensure vulnerabilities are managed by directing periodic internal/external penetration tests using ethical hacking. Upon request of the CISO, to deputise any meetings as necessary to prioritise recommended improvements. Skills and Experience required Proven background within a similar Information Security Officer position. Proven background within Information Security using proven methodologies with external resources. Information Security certification (CISSP, CEH, CISM, etc) A strong knowledge of ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials + Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive. The ability to explain the risk of security threats and creating mitigations. Experience with securing cloud-based services such as Azure or AWS. A good understanding of GDPR standards and practices. Excellent written and verbal communications skills as appropriate for the needs of the audience. For more information or to apply please send a copy of your CV to (see below)
26/04/2024
Full time
Job Title: Information Security Officer Location: Exeter - Fully Remote Salary: £65,000 - £70,000 + benefits Are you an experienced Information Security Officer looking for your next challenge? If so, this could be the ideal opportunity for you. My client, a specialist financial services business with an excellent reputation, is currently investing within their Information/Cyber Security team. As part of this investment, they are looking to hire an Information Security Officer to join the team. Reporting directly into the CISO you will provide the specialist expertise to maintain and support IT security strategies by managing the overall IT security governance and compliance processes, ensuring that effective IT security controls and processes are being implemented across the business. They are also undergoing a major transformation programme at the moment and the role will be instrumental in supporting the projects by providing project assurance from an information security perspective. Key responsibilities To probe systems and processes to ensure appropriate controls are applied. Provide security advice based on best practice to IT or Systems Owners. Evaluation and risk assessment of new suppliers, software, systems or technologies. Annual security reviews and risk assessment of IT suppliers. Perform penetration testing. Analyse IT requirements and provide objective advice on best practice IT security. Identify and mitigate network vulnerabilities. Research/evaluate emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them. Plan and test for disaster recovery, business continuity and create contingency plans for the event of any security breaches. Monitor for attacks, intrusions and unusual, unauthorised or illegal activity. Identify any gaps in controls on systems eg Active Directory, Intune, AWS, etc. Control use of software libraries by developers and ensure vulnerabilities identified are resolved. Conduct personalised Security Training for different employee groups. Conduct internal audit under CISO supervision. Investigate security alerts and provide support for incident response. Maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security. Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues. Review and refine IT security controls to ensure that they are appropriate to mitigate underlying resilience and residual risk. To influence and manage IT security development best practices on the codebase for both internal and external development teams. To design the security architecture topology, making sure it is part of the Service management framework. To oversee all ongoing activities related to the development, implementation, and maintenance of information security policies and procedures by ensuring these policies and procedures encompass the overall security of information at rest or in transit within the systems. To ensure vulnerabilities are managed by directing periodic internal/external penetration tests using ethical hacking. Upon request of the CISO, to deputise any meetings as necessary to prioritise recommended improvements. Skills and Experience required Proven background within a similar Information Security Officer position. Proven background within Information Security using proven methodologies with external resources. Information Security certification (CISSP, CEH, CISM, etc) A strong knowledge of ISO27001 and Cyber Essentials + Systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a strong sense of ownership and drive. The ability to explain the risk of security threats and creating mitigations. Experience with securing cloud-based services such as Azure or AWS. A good understanding of GDPR standards and practices. Excellent written and verbal communications skills as appropriate for the needs of the audience. For more information or to apply please send a copy of your CV to (see below)
IT Security Architect London, City/Hybrid Circa £100k plus bonus plus benefits Security Architecture, Applications, Infrastructure, MS IT Security Architect is sought by prestigious and vibrant financial services organisation in the City. This role will see you reporting into the Global Head of IT Security as a key contributor to their operational security delivery framework, encompassing IT infrastructure and business application security on a global scale. This role will be instrumental in ensuring that they design and implement robust secure IT solutions that align to their IT and Security strategies, you will be joining at an exciting time as the IT organisation delivers numerous transformational technology and security improvement projects, leverages the latest cloud services, and other emerging technologies to enable the business to deliver on its future objectives. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement security solutions that protect the organisation's systems, networks, and applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align security measures with business objectives while ensuring compliance with industry requirements and regulations. Drive innovation in security solutions, addressing both current vulnerabilities and anticipating future risk. Evaluate and recommend emerging security technologies and tools to enhance the organisation's security posture. Conduct risk assessments, reviews, and modelling to identify potential security vulnerabilities and threats. Provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to IT/business stakeholders delivering global technology change supporting increasing cloud application adoption. Making recommendations to stakeholders to ensure that systems and applications have appropriate security controls in place. Review new systems security posture, propose improvements and oversee compliance with approved designs Key Requirements: Significant previous IT security architecture experience. A consultancy background would be ideal. Experience of working in an established architecture function authoring technical documentation such as strategy papers, requirement documents and high-level designs. Industry recognised technical certifications such as CISSP, TOGAF CCSP or vendor specific certifications. Proven experience of designing top to bottom systems/solutions with focus on all aspects of Security (Network, Infrastructure, Access, Cloud Services, Controls, and SecOps) Knowledge and experience of cloud specific security challenges, designs and solutions. Demonstrated involvement in major IT/cloud transformation initiatives, with the ability to navigate the complexities and ensure security considerations are integrated throughout. Knowledge and experience of security standards, procedures, reviews and automation. Experience in designing compensating controls when systems cannot integrate with preferred security solutions Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies Please note this is a brand-new opportunity and we are looking for someone who can craft their own position within a successful, fast paced team. Employee progression and wellbeing are paramount to this organisation. For a full consultation on this role please email your CV to Arc IT Recruitment. Salary range based on experience
26/04/2024
Full time
IT Security Architect London, City/Hybrid Circa £100k plus bonus plus benefits Security Architecture, Applications, Infrastructure, MS IT Security Architect is sought by prestigious and vibrant financial services organisation in the City. This role will see you reporting into the Global Head of IT Security as a key contributor to their operational security delivery framework, encompassing IT infrastructure and business application security on a global scale. This role will be instrumental in ensuring that they design and implement robust secure IT solutions that align to their IT and Security strategies, you will be joining at an exciting time as the IT organisation delivers numerous transformational technology and security improvement projects, leverages the latest cloud services, and other emerging technologies to enable the business to deliver on its future objectives. Key Responsibilities: Design and implement security solutions that protect the organisation's systems, networks, and applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align security measures with business objectives while ensuring compliance with industry requirements and regulations. Drive innovation in security solutions, addressing both current vulnerabilities and anticipating future risk. Evaluate and recommend emerging security technologies and tools to enhance the organisation's security posture. Conduct risk assessments, reviews, and modelling to identify potential security vulnerabilities and threats. Provide subject matter expertise and technical guidance to IT/business stakeholders delivering global technology change supporting increasing cloud application adoption. Making recommendations to stakeholders to ensure that systems and applications have appropriate security controls in place. Review new systems security posture, propose improvements and oversee compliance with approved designs Key Requirements: Significant previous IT security architecture experience. A consultancy background would be ideal. Experience of working in an established architecture function authoring technical documentation such as strategy papers, requirement documents and high-level designs. Industry recognised technical certifications such as CISSP, TOGAF CCSP or vendor specific certifications. Proven experience of designing top to bottom systems/solutions with focus on all aspects of Security (Network, Infrastructure, Access, Cloud Services, Controls, and SecOps) Knowledge and experience of cloud specific security challenges, designs and solutions. Demonstrated involvement in major IT/cloud transformation initiatives, with the ability to navigate the complexities and ensure security considerations are integrated throughout. Knowledge and experience of security standards, procedures, reviews and automation. Experience in designing compensating controls when systems cannot integrate with preferred security solutions Strong technical knowledge of Microsoft technologies Please note this is a brand-new opportunity and we are looking for someone who can craft their own position within a successful, fast paced team. Employee progression and wellbeing are paramount to this organisation. For a full consultation on this role please email your CV to Arc IT Recruitment. Salary range based on experience
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for a Oracle Applications DBA Tech Lead/Manager. This is a hands-on tech lead/manager. They will focus on all Oracle ERP applications and will focus heavily on Oracle EBS (11i/R12). This company is looking for someone with heavy Oracle Fusion Cloud experience. Responsibilities: You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution Provides patch management and distribution capabilities to prevent new threats with minimized physical infrastructure impacts. Creates and tests data backups. Provides data cleansing services, verifies data integrity, and implements access controls. Performs database configuration, monitoring, and tuning. Routine maintenance including problem defect analysis and resolution, space, storage, object management, physical database layout, rollback segment management, and temporary space management. Supports logs and alerts, access rights and roles, database instance version control. New IDs, roles, authorizations, audits, locked/unlocked status, revocation. Performs memory usage monitoring, database parameter configuration, database resources, I/O distribution. Ensures system health, maintenance, technical security, recovery, and basic application technical tuning. Maintains Oracle Quarterly Releases and patch management schedules. Supports Systems Development, Migration, and Integration efforts as needed. Significant contributor to work plans for security analysis and recommendations Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or similar required 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) Minimum five (5) years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Must have executed a minimum of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction thru process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, Must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Must have excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling Must have hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Support Oracle Cloud and EBS developers for custom coding, code migration, workflow and concurrent requests Knowledge of system administration functionality within Oracle Cloud ERP, Unix Shell Scripting skills on Oracle ODA's and OVM's Ability to manage and supervise DBA staff in the team. Responsible for providing day-to-day status and maintenance for Oracle EBS and ERP Cloud. Work with multiple application teams and developers.
25/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* A prestigious company is looking for a Oracle Applications DBA Tech Lead/Manager. This is a hands-on tech lead/manager. They will focus on all Oracle ERP applications and will focus heavily on Oracle EBS (11i/R12). This company is looking for someone with heavy Oracle Fusion Cloud experience. Responsibilities: You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution Provides patch management and distribution capabilities to prevent new threats with minimized physical infrastructure impacts. Creates and tests data backups. Provides data cleansing services, verifies data integrity, and implements access controls. Performs database configuration, monitoring, and tuning. Routine maintenance including problem defect analysis and resolution, space, storage, object management, physical database layout, rollback segment management, and temporary space management. Supports logs and alerts, access rights and roles, database instance version control. New IDs, roles, authorizations, audits, locked/unlocked status, revocation. Performs memory usage monitoring, database parameter configuration, database resources, I/O distribution. Ensures system health, maintenance, technical security, recovery, and basic application technical tuning. Maintains Oracle Quarterly Releases and patch management schedules. Supports Systems Development, Migration, and Integration efforts as needed. Significant contributor to work plans for security analysis and recommendations Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or similar required 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) Minimum five (5) years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Must have executed a minimum of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction thru process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, Must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Must have excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling Must have hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Support Oracle Cloud and EBS developers for custom coding, code migration, workflow and concurrent requests Knowledge of system administration functionality within Oracle Cloud ERP, Unix Shell Scripting skills on Oracle ODA's and OVM's Ability to manage and supervise DBA staff in the team. Responsible for providing day-to-day status and maintenance for Oracle EBS and ERP Cloud. Work with multiple application teams and developers.
Our client is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic network engineer to join their team based around Glasgow. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of the requirements below. If you feel that you are capable, I would love to hear from you and discuss the position in full. Duties and Responsibilities Design, implement, configure and manage the organisation's network infrastructure, including LANs, WANs, VPNs, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and wireless access points. Identify and address issues to ensure high availability, reliability, and optimal performance. Deploy and maintain the systems' infrastructure, including Servers, storage solutions, operating systems, virtualisation platforms and cloud services. Manage network and systems capacity planning to accommodate growth and changing computing requirements. Collaborate with IT teams worldwide to develop integrated network and systems solutions aligned with business objectives and technology standards. Perform regular security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and implement necessary patches, updates, and security protocols. Design, implement and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Provide technical support to end-users and other IT teams, addressing network and systems-related incidents and challenges. Document network and systems configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides to facilitate knowledge sharing and training. Stay informed about emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in networking and systems engineering. Automate network and systems tasks using Scripting languages and configuration management tools. Work with vendors and service providers for procurement, maintenance, and support of network and systems equipment and software. Install hardware for systems and users, as required. Packaging and deployment of applications and software updates. Identify, propose, contribute and manage IT projects for continuous improvement. Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or relevant work experience for a minimum of five years. Proven experience as a Network Engineer/Administrator, Systems Engineer/Administrator, or similar role, demonstrating proficiency in both networking and systems administration. Strong understanding of network protocols, routing, switching, and network security practices. Familiarity with various operating systems, including Windows and VMWare ESXi and experience in system administration. Proficiency in configuring and managing virtualisation platforms such as VMware. Scripting skills (eg, PowerShell) for network and systems automation and optimisation. Knowledge of hardware components, server architecture, and storage systems (SANs). Familiarity with security tools, encryption, certificates, PKI, authentication, and patch management for both networks and systems. Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams. Strong problem-solving abilities for diagnosing and resolving complex network and systems issues. Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and priorities while adhering to deadlines. Main benefits: Salary Life Assurance x 4 times annual salary Critical Illness x 2 times annual salary Westfield Health Cover - CashPlan and Hospital Plan Personal Private Pension (currently Scottish Widows). Salary Exchange. 5% company contribution 34 day holiday (includes public holidays) Contribution to fitness club or classes Please send a copy of your CV for more information and to discuss your suitability. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
25/04/2024
Full time
Our client is looking for a skilled and enthusiastic network engineer to join their team based around Glasgow. The ideal candidate will have a strong grasp of the requirements below. If you feel that you are capable, I would love to hear from you and discuss the position in full. Duties and Responsibilities Design, implement, configure and manage the organisation's network infrastructure, including LANs, WANs, VPNs, Routers, Switches, Firewalls, and wireless access points. Identify and address issues to ensure high availability, reliability, and optimal performance. Deploy and maintain the systems' infrastructure, including Servers, storage solutions, operating systems, virtualisation platforms and cloud services. Manage network and systems capacity planning to accommodate growth and changing computing requirements. Collaborate with IT teams worldwide to develop integrated network and systems solutions aligned with business objectives and technology standards. Perform regular security assessments and audits to identify vulnerabilities and implement necessary patches, updates, and security protocols. Design, implement and maintain disaster recovery and business continuity plans. Provide technical support to end-users and other IT teams, addressing network and systems-related incidents and challenges. Document network and systems configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides to facilitate knowledge sharing and training. Stay informed about emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in networking and systems engineering. Automate network and systems tasks using Scripting languages and configuration management tools. Work with vendors and service providers for procurement, maintenance, and support of network and systems equipment and software. Install hardware for systems and users, as required. Packaging and deployment of applications and software updates. Identify, propose, contribute and manage IT projects for continuous improvement. Qualifications, Knowledge & Skills Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field; or relevant work experience for a minimum of five years. Proven experience as a Network Engineer/Administrator, Systems Engineer/Administrator, or similar role, demonstrating proficiency in both networking and systems administration. Strong understanding of network protocols, routing, switching, and network security practices. Familiarity with various operating systems, including Windows and VMWare ESXi and experience in system administration. Proficiency in configuring and managing virtualisation platforms such as VMware. Scripting skills (eg, PowerShell) for network and systems automation and optimisation. Knowledge of hardware components, server architecture, and storage systems (SANs). Familiarity with security tools, encryption, certificates, PKI, authentication, and patch management for both networks and systems. Excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams. Strong problem-solving abilities for diagnosing and resolving complex network and systems issues. Ability to manage multiple tasks, projects, and priorities while adhering to deadlines. Main benefits: Salary Life Assurance x 4 times annual salary Critical Illness x 2 times annual salary Westfield Health Cover - CashPlan and Hospital Plan Personal Private Pension (currently Scottish Widows). Salary Exchange. 5% company contribution 34 day holiday (includes public holidays) Contribution to fitness club or classes Please send a copy of your CV for more information and to discuss your suitability. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
Responsibilities: Development: Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and secure micro-services using modern frameworks and libraries. Implement RESTful APIs using best practices and design principles. Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate requirements into technical solutions. Conduct unit and integration testing to ensure code quality and functionality. Cloud & DevOps: IBM Cloud: Design and deploy containerized applications using IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS). Utilize Terraform or ArgoCD to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management. Implement CI/CD pipelines using IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery service or other compatible tools. Configure and monitor IBM Cloud resources (VMs, storage, networking) using the appropriate tools and APIs. AWS: Design and deploy containerized applications using Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Utilize CloudFormation or Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management. Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline or other compatible tools. Configure and monitor AWS resources (EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPC) using the appropriate tools and APIs. Qualifications: Essential: 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, with a strong understanding of Front End and Back End development principles. Proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying micro-services architectures. In-depth knowledge of containerization technologies, like Docker and Kubernetes. Experience working with CI/CD tools and methodologies. Experience in at least one of the major cloud providers (IBM Cloud or AWS) with a focus on containerization and DevOps practices. Strong understanding of cloud security best practices. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Preferred: Experience working with both IBM Cloud and AWS. Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and OpenShift. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with IaC tools specific to IBM Cloud (Cloud Pak for Automation) or AWS (CloudFormation). Experience with API Gateway or similar tools for managing API deployments. Knowledge of cloud-native design patterns and best practices.
25/04/2024
Project-based
Responsibilities: Development: Design, develop, and maintain highly scalable and secure micro-services using modern frameworks and libraries. Implement RESTful APIs using best practices and design principles. Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code. Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate requirements into technical solutions. Conduct unit and integration testing to ensure code quality and functionality. Cloud & DevOps: IBM Cloud: Design and deploy containerized applications using IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service (IKS). Utilize Terraform or ArgoCD to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management. Implement CI/CD pipelines using IBM Cloud Continuous Delivery service or other compatible tools. Configure and monitor IBM Cloud resources (VMs, storage, networking) using the appropriate tools and APIs. AWS: Design and deploy containerized applications using Amazon Elastic Container Service (ECS) or Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS). Utilize CloudFormation or Terraform to automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration management. Implement CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline or other compatible tools. Configure and monitor AWS resources (EC2 instances, S3 buckets, VPC) using the appropriate tools and APIs. Qualifications: Essential: 5+ years of experience as a Full Stack Developer, with a strong understanding of Front End and Back End development principles. Proven experience in designing, developing, and deploying micro-services architectures. In-depth knowledge of containerization technologies, like Docker and Kubernetes. Experience working with CI/CD tools and methodologies. Experience in at least one of the major cloud providers (IBM Cloud or AWS) with a focus on containerization and DevOps practices. Strong understanding of cloud security best practices. Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills. Strong communication and collaboration skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Preferred: Experience working with both IBM Cloud and AWS. Experience with container orchestration tools like Kubernetes and OpenShift. Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or CloudFormation. Experience with IaC tools specific to IBM Cloud (Cloud Pak for Automation) or AWS (CloudFormation). Experience with API Gateway or similar tools for managing API deployments. Knowledge of cloud-native design patterns and best practices.
Oracle DBA Tech Team Lead/Manager Salary: Open + Bonus Location: Chelmsford, MA On-site: 5 days/week *We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role* Qualifications Bachelor's degree 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) 5+ years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Managerial/supervisory experience Minimum execution of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction through process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling. Hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Responsibilities You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security, and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance, and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution.
24/04/2024
Full time
Oracle DBA Tech Team Lead/Manager Salary: Open + Bonus Location: Chelmsford, MA On-site: 5 days/week *We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role* Qualifications Bachelor's degree 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) 5+ years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Managerial/supervisory experience Minimum execution of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction through process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling. Hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Responsibilities You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security, and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance, and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution.
Hays are looking for a Head of Infrastructure Delivery to join a SME MSP business based on the outskirts of Birmingham. HYBRID working with 3 days in the office a week (non-negotiable) You will manage a small team of engineers and be client facing for implementing and onboarding new clients in to the MSP. Key requirements: AVD, Azure and Pre-Sales experience You must be a hands-on technical expert to be able to lead service design and implementation. Your Mission Discovery, Design and Delivery - Managing technical discovery for potential projects and or service improvements. Working against the clock to deliver proposed solution designs, obtaining assurance from our Technical Architect & ultimately being responsible for the delivery of the project and the project plan.Working closely with the wider business, customers & suppliers to ensure the solutions we deliver meet business outcomes. Automation - You will be responsible for driving efficiencies in our business processes and toolsets via automation. You will have proven experience. You use tools and platforms such as Terraform, PowerShell, Power Automate & ITSM tools. Microsoft Technology - You will be an expert in key Microsoft technologies. Helping shape our service offerings which leverage Azure, Intune, 365 and many others. Major Incident Management - It doesn't happen often but when it does, you'll bring together infrastructure investigations for major incidents and work to resolve these with minimal downtime for our customers. Skills that will set you apart Windows Server design, build, management, and maintenance in a multidomain environment. VMWare Design, build, management, and maintenance. Azure landing zone design, build, management, and maintenance. Active Directory including AAD, GPOs & UAC & RBAC model creation. Automation technologies Terraform, Powershell and Power Automate. Strong experience in hybrid cloud environments and modernising Legacy infrastructure. Strong experience managing Intune policies and configuration, with the ability to troubleshoot autonomously. Experience of working in an environment aligning to ITIL best practice and focusing on the business impact & outcomes. Experience of delivering varied programmes of work and leading others who pick up small projects or workstreams within your programmes. Management and ongoing improvements to Office 365, security scores & feature development. A good understanding of cybersecurity principles and a security first approach to infrastructure design. Able to work with network Switches & Firewalls with the ability to troubleshoot autonomously. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
24/04/2024
Full time
Hays are looking for a Head of Infrastructure Delivery to join a SME MSP business based on the outskirts of Birmingham. HYBRID working with 3 days in the office a week (non-negotiable) You will manage a small team of engineers and be client facing for implementing and onboarding new clients in to the MSP. Key requirements: AVD, Azure and Pre-Sales experience You must be a hands-on technical expert to be able to lead service design and implementation. Your Mission Discovery, Design and Delivery - Managing technical discovery for potential projects and or service improvements. Working against the clock to deliver proposed solution designs, obtaining assurance from our Technical Architect & ultimately being responsible for the delivery of the project and the project plan.Working closely with the wider business, customers & suppliers to ensure the solutions we deliver meet business outcomes. Automation - You will be responsible for driving efficiencies in our business processes and toolsets via automation. You will have proven experience. You use tools and platforms such as Terraform, PowerShell, Power Automate & ITSM tools. Microsoft Technology - You will be an expert in key Microsoft technologies. Helping shape our service offerings which leverage Azure, Intune, 365 and many others. Major Incident Management - It doesn't happen often but when it does, you'll bring together infrastructure investigations for major incidents and work to resolve these with minimal downtime for our customers. Skills that will set you apart Windows Server design, build, management, and maintenance in a multidomain environment. VMWare Design, build, management, and maintenance. Azure landing zone design, build, management, and maintenance. Active Directory including AAD, GPOs & UAC & RBAC model creation. Automation technologies Terraform, Powershell and Power Automate. Strong experience in hybrid cloud environments and modernising Legacy infrastructure. Strong experience managing Intune policies and configuration, with the ability to troubleshoot autonomously. Experience of working in an environment aligning to ITIL best practice and focusing on the business impact & outcomes. Experience of delivering varied programmes of work and leading others who pick up small projects or workstreams within your programmes. Management and ongoing improvements to Office 365, security scores & feature development. A good understanding of cybersecurity principles and a security first approach to infrastructure design. Able to work with network Switches & Firewalls with the ability to troubleshoot autonomously. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found on our website.
Robert Walters is working in partnership with a UK leading utility infrastructure services provider. A multibillion turnover over business, specialising in providing services across water, energy, transport, and telecoms. Due to continued growth, they are keen to expand their technology and architecture practice. As such, they are keen to appoint a Technical Architect, you will define and deliver innovative, cost effective and efficient technical solutions. Working with the EA you will consult and contribute on the design, delivery and deployment of technical solutions. In addition, you will take ownership for the evolution of the technical architecture, analyse technical issues, business problems, develop designs and govern the solution design. The permanent opportunity for a Technical Architect, will pay a salary range of £60,000 to £75,000 plus car cash allowance and bonus with a hybrid working model. Technical Architect: Duties Develop technical solutions to meet agreed business requirements Ensure the most effective use of the available technologies from Group Represent technical change through corporate governance processes Elaborate risks, dependencies, scope, and scale of technical changes Advise on the viability of technical solutions Act as a single point of contact for technical aspects Contribute to the coordination of third parties Develop and maintain a level of technical expertise Knowledge of current best practice and industry trends Contribute to the overall IT strategy and proactively identifying continuous improvement Manage communication up to MD level across business and technical areas Ensure technical ideas and solutions are effectively translated into the real world. Provide key stake holders at a senior level the right information Technical Architect: Experience Communicate complex issues Produce high quality technical documentation and design specifications. Project management, business analysis and critical thinking skills Strong Technical Architecture background Track record of leading, influencing and creating architecture standards Technical Architect: Technical Background Modern Workplace Technologies (M365, Power Platform, Azure) Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Security + Wider Security & Compliance experience Microsoft Azure Microsoft 365 design and deployments Office 365 product suite (SharePoint/OneDrive/Exchange/Teams) Intune Product family (SCCM, Intune, MDT, MDM, Autopilot) Mobility/BYO devices and services such as Android and iOS. Microsoft certifications in M365, Power Platform, and Azure desirable Management of third-party delivery agencies to scope, refine, and produce deliverables. Gathering and managing non-functional requirements for infrastructure and technical services Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Designing secure technical solutions - networks, storage, cloud (Microsoft Azure), Servers and third-party data centres Implementing security solutions that are compliant to DPA/GDPR, cyber essentials, ISO 27001 within large enterprises. The permanent opportunity for a Technical Architect will pay a salary range of £60,000 to £75,000 plus car cash allowance and bonus with a hybrid working model. This is an opportunity to join a UK market leader, that has grown year on year. For further information, please apply with an updated CV and contact Ajay Hayre on (see below) Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
24/04/2024
Full time
Robert Walters is working in partnership with a UK leading utility infrastructure services provider. A multibillion turnover over business, specialising in providing services across water, energy, transport, and telecoms. Due to continued growth, they are keen to expand their technology and architecture practice. As such, they are keen to appoint a Technical Architect, you will define and deliver innovative, cost effective and efficient technical solutions. Working with the EA you will consult and contribute on the design, delivery and deployment of technical solutions. In addition, you will take ownership for the evolution of the technical architecture, analyse technical issues, business problems, develop designs and govern the solution design. The permanent opportunity for a Technical Architect, will pay a salary range of £60,000 to £75,000 plus car cash allowance and bonus with a hybrid working model. Technical Architect: Duties Develop technical solutions to meet agreed business requirements Ensure the most effective use of the available technologies from Group Represent technical change through corporate governance processes Elaborate risks, dependencies, scope, and scale of technical changes Advise on the viability of technical solutions Act as a single point of contact for technical aspects Contribute to the coordination of third parties Develop and maintain a level of technical expertise Knowledge of current best practice and industry trends Contribute to the overall IT strategy and proactively identifying continuous improvement Manage communication up to MD level across business and technical areas Ensure technical ideas and solutions are effectively translated into the real world. Provide key stake holders at a senior level the right information Technical Architect: Experience Communicate complex issues Produce high quality technical documentation and design specifications. Project management, business analysis and critical thinking skills Strong Technical Architecture background Track record of leading, influencing and creating architecture standards Technical Architect: Technical Background Modern Workplace Technologies (M365, Power Platform, Azure) Microsoft Enterprise Mobility and Security + Wider Security & Compliance experience Microsoft Azure Microsoft 365 design and deployments Office 365 product suite (SharePoint/OneDrive/Exchange/Teams) Intune Product family (SCCM, Intune, MDT, MDM, Autopilot) Mobility/BYO devices and services such as Android and iOS. Microsoft certifications in M365, Power Platform, and Azure desirable Management of third-party delivery agencies to scope, refine, and produce deliverables. Gathering and managing non-functional requirements for infrastructure and technical services Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Designing secure technical solutions - networks, storage, cloud (Microsoft Azure), Servers and third-party data centres Implementing security solutions that are compliant to DPA/GDPR, cyber essentials, ISO 27001 within large enterprises. The permanent opportunity for a Technical Architect will pay a salary range of £60,000 to £75,000 plus car cash allowance and bonus with a hybrid working model. This is an opportunity to join a UK market leader, that has grown year on year. For further information, please apply with an updated CV and contact Ajay Hayre on (see below) Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates
Job: Security Architect Location: Reading, UK, Hybrid Job Type: Permanent Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Architect to join our team who will be responsible for development of the Security Architecture that ensures the appropriate protection of all aspects of security, (people, process, electronic, data, physical) in Spring Fibre. You will be a subject matter expert and provide security guidance and recommendations to technology/business teams and contribute toSpring's security policies, standards, and guidelines related to information and Network security. This is a technical role and suitable for someone who has hands on experience in Cybersecurity. Responsibilities Help develop an Enterprise Security Architecture Framework, including patterns for identity & authentication, authorization and access control, cryptographic key and certificate management, auditing and security monitoring, data leakage prevention, privacy enhancement & protection and other standards in alignment with Enterprise Architect platforms. Establish metrics and monitoring to report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Security Architecture function. Identify, register and maintain security risks throughout their lifetimes, including agreeing treatment of risks with their owners, and reporting &escalating to Internal Audit and the CIO, when necessary. Develop, review and update security & privacy policies & standards and provide awareness guidelines, implementation and exceptions advice. Engage with owners & custodians of BAU IT systems to understand the architecture, data flow and security controls in their systems. Conduct periodic security compliance assessments and ISO 27001/2 reviews of BAU IT applications, infrastructures & ISMS. Review the security posture of potential M&A acquisition targets. Requirement Mapping long term business requirements to security architecture frameworks such as NIST, CIS etc. Experience delivering Hybrid Cloud and Internet facing applications with a strong focus on cyber security. Broad hands-on knowledge of Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, data encryption, and other industry-standard techniques and practices. Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, IP Networking, security best practices, and automation technologies. Application security: including but not limited to: authentication, identity and access management, auditing, use of cryptography, data security, privacy enhancing technologies, web services security, OWASP, threat & vulnerability management and secure code development methodologies. Infrastructure security: including but not limited to: network security, host security, database security, device security, VPNs & SSLs, secure file transfers, security event monitoring, malware security and cyber security. Operational security: including but not limited to: incident management, change & patch management, data centre & physical security, backups, DR & BCP, outsourcing, managed services, cloud computing, asset management, cryptographic keys & certificate management, PCI DSS and DPA compliance and ISO 27001/2. Analysing network security controls, including Firewall and Router security configuration. Preferred Delivering the security review processes and frameworks, with full audit trail. Managing multiple security assessments and changing priorities, simultaneously Ensuring Security Architecture Review is built into group wide and business specific processes for acquiring and developing new technology,including developing any needed processes. Aligning business requirements to complex security architecture frameworks. Skills Required: In depth knowledge of: Firewall: Juniper/Cisco/PaloAlto. Onion Security, Splunk, Suricata, Kali. Application Security. Identity and Access Management. Data Protection. Endpoint Security. Cyber Security Operations. Experienced with Threat Modelling. Pen testing and basic incident response. Scripting languages ( python, or PowerShell/building dashboards/au-tomating common tasks) Preferred: Experience in designing systems against a zero-trust architecture. Experience with designing SOC architectures (ie SIEM, SOAR and vulnerability management solutions). Expert-level certification in either AWS or Azure, with a Security specialization. Experience in working within regulated environments, such as PCI-DSS Experience in defining secure development life cycles. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in either Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics. CISSP, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) Certification, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or AWS Solutions Architect.
24/04/2024
Full time
Job: Security Architect Location: Reading, UK, Hybrid Job Type: Permanent Job Description We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Security Architect to join our team who will be responsible for development of the Security Architecture that ensures the appropriate protection of all aspects of security, (people, process, electronic, data, physical) in Spring Fibre. You will be a subject matter expert and provide security guidance and recommendations to technology/business teams and contribute toSpring's security policies, standards, and guidelines related to information and Network security. This is a technical role and suitable for someone who has hands on experience in Cybersecurity. Responsibilities Help develop an Enterprise Security Architecture Framework, including patterns for identity & authentication, authorization and access control, cryptographic key and certificate management, auditing and security monitoring, data leakage prevention, privacy enhancement & protection and other standards in alignment with Enterprise Architect platforms. Establish metrics and monitoring to report the effectiveness and efficiency of the Security Architecture function. Identify, register and maintain security risks throughout their lifetimes, including agreeing treatment of risks with their owners, and reporting &escalating to Internal Audit and the CIO, when necessary. Develop, review and update security & privacy policies & standards and provide awareness guidelines, implementation and exceptions advice. Engage with owners & custodians of BAU IT systems to understand the architecture, data flow and security controls in their systems. Conduct periodic security compliance assessments and ISO 27001/2 reviews of BAU IT applications, infrastructures & ISMS. Review the security posture of potential M&A acquisition targets. Requirement Mapping long term business requirements to security architecture frameworks such as NIST, CIS etc. Experience delivering Hybrid Cloud and Internet facing applications with a strong focus on cyber security. Broad hands-on knowledge of Firewalls, intrusion detection systems, data encryption, and other industry-standard techniques and practices. Strong knowledge of IT infrastructure, IP Networking, security best practices, and automation technologies. Application security: including but not limited to: authentication, identity and access management, auditing, use of cryptography, data security, privacy enhancing technologies, web services security, OWASP, threat & vulnerability management and secure code development methodologies. Infrastructure security: including but not limited to: network security, host security, database security, device security, VPNs & SSLs, secure file transfers, security event monitoring, malware security and cyber security. Operational security: including but not limited to: incident management, change & patch management, data centre & physical security, backups, DR & BCP, outsourcing, managed services, cloud computing, asset management, cryptographic keys & certificate management, PCI DSS and DPA compliance and ISO 27001/2. Analysing network security controls, including Firewall and Router security configuration. Preferred Delivering the security review processes and frameworks, with full audit trail. Managing multiple security assessments and changing priorities, simultaneously Ensuring Security Architecture Review is built into group wide and business specific processes for acquiring and developing new technology,including developing any needed processes. Aligning business requirements to complex security architecture frameworks. Skills Required: In depth knowledge of: Firewall: Juniper/Cisco/PaloAlto. Onion Security, Splunk, Suricata, Kali. Application Security. Identity and Access Management. Data Protection. Endpoint Security. Cyber Security Operations. Experienced with Threat Modelling. Pen testing and basic incident response. Scripting languages ( python, or PowerShell/building dashboards/au-tomating common tasks) Preferred: Experience in designing systems against a zero-trust architecture. Experience with designing SOC architectures (ie SIEM, SOAR and vulnerability management solutions). Expert-level certification in either AWS or Azure, with a Security specialization. Experience in working within regulated environments, such as PCI-DSS Experience in defining secure development life cycles. Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in either Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Math, Physics. CISSP, Certified Information Systems Security Professional, International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) Certification, Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect, or AWS Solutions Architect.
* Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking an Enterprise Monitoring Technical Lead Engineer with strong Splunk experience. Candidate will lead the investigating, planning, and implementing of the enterprise monitoring system, as well as identify areas for improvement, recommend allocation of resources, and work with solution architects to craft an appropriate remediation or enhancement for these systems. Responsibilities: Translate middle and senior management strategic directives into workable technical directives Monitor project status and take remedial action on projects behind schedule and/or over budget Provide subject matter expertise for ongoing support of third-party tools like Splunk Provide expert-level technical mentoring to more junior members of the team Resolve complex support issues in non-production and production environments. Have an understanding of Cloud Native applications running on Kubernetes within AWS and how exposed APIs may be used to monitor them Assist production support and development staff in debugging environment defects using logging monitors and/or APM-related profiling data Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to enterprise monitoring systems and the applications they are monitoring Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform for the installation, configuration, and/or upgrade of monitoring systems. Qualifications: Expert understanding of: Systems administration and change management practices Enterprise monitoring and reporting tools Experience Scripting and/or coding against APIs In-depth knowledge of common used management and monitoring tech Internet/Web based technologies ITIL Best Practices Experience with tech used to support microservices Network technologies AWS log collection such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs Monitoring and reporting using SNMP CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, and GIT Cloud native applications, including Terraform experience Technologies used to support microservices Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management) Security controls as applied to software technologies Bachelor's degree in a related area 10+ years of related experience 10 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment. 3 years experience working with cloud native applications 3 years experience managing technical projects Cloud certification in AWS is a plus
23/04/2024
Full time
* Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking an Enterprise Monitoring Technical Lead Engineer with strong Splunk experience. Candidate will lead the investigating, planning, and implementing of the enterprise monitoring system, as well as identify areas for improvement, recommend allocation of resources, and work with solution architects to craft an appropriate remediation or enhancement for these systems. Responsibilities: Translate middle and senior management strategic directives into workable technical directives Monitor project status and take remedial action on projects behind schedule and/or over budget Provide subject matter expertise for ongoing support of third-party tools like Splunk Provide expert-level technical mentoring to more junior members of the team Resolve complex support issues in non-production and production environments. Have an understanding of Cloud Native applications running on Kubernetes within AWS and how exposed APIs may be used to monitor them Assist production support and development staff in debugging environment defects using logging monitors and/or APM-related profiling data Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to enterprise monitoring systems and the applications they are monitoring Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform for the installation, configuration, and/or upgrade of monitoring systems. Qualifications: Expert understanding of: Systems administration and change management practices Enterprise monitoring and reporting tools Experience Scripting and/or coding against APIs In-depth knowledge of common used management and monitoring tech Internet/Web based technologies ITIL Best Practices Experience with tech used to support microservices Network technologies AWS log collection such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs Monitoring and reporting using SNMP CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, and GIT Cloud native applications, including Terraform experience Technologies used to support microservices Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management) Security controls as applied to software technologies Bachelor's degree in a related area 10+ years of related experience 10 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment. 3 years experience working with cloud native applications 3 years experience managing technical projects Cloud certification in AWS is a plus
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time onsite role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking an Senior Manager Oracle Applications DBA. Candidate will be very hands-on, and will be ensuring production up-time service levels are maintained and made available per requirements that include backup, recovery, refresh, performance tuning, and security (physical and data). Responsibilities: You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution Provides patch management and distribution capabilities to prevent new threats with minimized physical infrastructure impacts. Creates and tests data backups. Provides data cleansing services, verifies data integrity, and implements access controls. Performs database configuration, monitoring, and tuning. Routine maintenance including problem defect analysis and resolution, space, storage, object management, physical database layout, rollback segment management, and temporary space management. Supports logs and alerts, access rights and roles, database instance version control. New IDs, roles, authorizations, audits, locked/unlocked status, revocation. Performs memory usage monitoring, database parameter configuration, database resources, I/O distribution. Ensures system health, maintenance, technical security, recovery, and basic application technical tuning. Maintains Oracle Quarterly Releases and patch management schedules. Supports Systems Development, Migration, and Integration efforts as needed. Significant contributor to work plans for security analysis and recommendations Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or similar required 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) Minimum five (5) years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Must have executed a minimum of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction thru process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, Must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Must have excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling Must have hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Support Oracle Cloud and EBS developers for custom coding, code migration, workflow and concurrent requests Knowledge of system administration functionality within Oracle Cloud ERP, Unix Shell Scripting skills on Oracle ODA's and OVM's Excellent interpersonal communication skills Ability to work with team members located in multiple geographies and time zones. Ability to manage and supervise DBA staff in the team. Responsible for providing day-to-day status and maintenance for Oracle EBS and ERP Cloud.
23/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time onsite role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking an Senior Manager Oracle Applications DBA. Candidate will be very hands-on, and will be ensuring production up-time service levels are maintained and made available per requirements that include backup, recovery, refresh, performance tuning, and security (physical and data). Responsibilities: You will support the following levels: Physical - you will be responsible for the physical and technical oriented aspects eg, storage, security, networking and more; Application - you will handle all application-related issues (eg, queries, users, Embedded SQL's etc.) You will ensure database resources are sized properly and a design strategy is developed to make sure that the database is maintained at a healthy size. You will ensure availability and performance of multi database and application environments with very large volumes and sizes. Responsible to manage Oracle Cloud OCI platform and maintain the ongoing integrations and configurations to keep the Cloud platform in a healthy condition. You will manage or perform routine DBA tasks like database maintenance, backups, recovery, table space management, upgrades, etc. You will execute periodic health checks for databases and recommend changes that should be executed in the production environment to ensure optimal performance. You will interact and work with multiple infrastructure, Security and IT teams as part of environment setup, maintenance and support. This is an important function of this role. Plans and responds to service outages including backup and restore. Monitors system performance diagnosing software and hardware failures to resolution Provides patch management and distribution capabilities to prevent new threats with minimized physical infrastructure impacts. Creates and tests data backups. Provides data cleansing services, verifies data integrity, and implements access controls. Performs database configuration, monitoring, and tuning. Routine maintenance including problem defect analysis and resolution, space, storage, object management, physical database layout, rollback segment management, and temporary space management. Supports logs and alerts, access rights and roles, database instance version control. New IDs, roles, authorizations, audits, locked/unlocked status, revocation. Performs memory usage monitoring, database parameter configuration, database resources, I/O distribution. Ensures system health, maintenance, technical security, recovery, and basic application technical tuning. Maintains Oracle Quarterly Releases and patch management schedules. Supports Systems Development, Migration, and Integration efforts as needed. Significant contributor to work plans for security analysis and recommendations Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree Computer Science or similar required 10+ years Oracle EBS (11i/R12) Minimum five (5) years in ERP Cloud platform 20+ years of experience as Oracle ERP APPS DBA Must have executed a minimum of two Upgrade cycles in the past. Will be responsible for Cutover Downtime reduction thru process improvements in each Upgrade iteration, Must have experience in EBS Application architecture, Concurrent managers, Workflow, layout of application on infrastructure, etc. Must have excellent knowledge in cloning, patching, backup recovery of ERP application including knowledge of ODI, FAW/ADW, Performance tuning, SQL profiling Must have hands on experience of RMAN, Backup Management and different Recovery techniques. Design and Implement disaster recovery plans. Support Oracle Cloud and EBS developers for custom coding, code migration, workflow and concurrent requests Knowledge of system administration functionality within Oracle Cloud ERP, Unix Shell Scripting skills on Oracle ODA's and OVM's Excellent interpersonal communication skills Ability to work with team members located in multiple geographies and time zones. Ability to manage and supervise DBA staff in the team. Responsible for providing day-to-day status and maintenance for Oracle EBS and ERP Cloud.
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
* Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking an Enterprise Monitoring Technical Lead Engineer with strong Splunk experience. Candidate will lead the investigating, planning, and implementing of the enterprise monitoring system, as well as identify areas for improvement, recommend allocation of resources, and work with solution architects to craft an appropriate remediation or enhancement for these systems. Responsibilities: Translate middle and senior management strategic directives into workable technical directives Monitor project status and take remedial action on projects behind schedule and/or over budget Provide subject matter expertise for ongoing support of third-party tools like Splunk Provide expert-level technical mentoring to more junior members of the team Resolve complex support issues in non-production and production environments. Have an understanding of Cloud Native applications running on Kubernetes within AWS and how exposed APIs may be used to monitor them Assist production support and development staff in debugging environment defects using logging monitors and/or APM-related profiling data Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to enterprise monitoring systems and the applications they are monitoring Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform for the installation, configuration, and/or upgrade of monitoring systems. Qualifications: Expert understanding of: Systems administration and change management practices Enterprise monitoring and reporting tools Experience Scripting and/or coding against APIs In-depth knowledge of common used management and monitoring tech Internet/Web based technologies ITIL Best Practices Experience with tech used to support microservices Network technologies AWS log collection such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs Monitoring and reporting using SNMP CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, and GIT Cloud native applications, including Terraform experience Technologies used to support microservices Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management) Security controls as applied to software technologies Bachelor's degree in a related area 10+ years of related experience 10 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment. 3 years experience working with cloud native applications 3 years experience managing technical projects Cloud certification in AWS is a plus
23/04/2024
Full time
* Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking an Enterprise Monitoring Technical Lead Engineer with strong Splunk experience. Candidate will lead the investigating, planning, and implementing of the enterprise monitoring system, as well as identify areas for improvement, recommend allocation of resources, and work with solution architects to craft an appropriate remediation or enhancement for these systems. Responsibilities: Translate middle and senior management strategic directives into workable technical directives Monitor project status and take remedial action on projects behind schedule and/or over budget Provide subject matter expertise for ongoing support of third-party tools like Splunk Provide expert-level technical mentoring to more junior members of the team Resolve complex support issues in non-production and production environments. Have an understanding of Cloud Native applications running on Kubernetes within AWS and how exposed APIs may be used to monitor them Assist production support and development staff in debugging environment defects using logging monitors and/or APM-related profiling data Create procedural and troubleshooting documentation related to enterprise monitoring systems and the applications they are monitoring Write complex automation scripts using common automation tools, such as Jenkins, Ansible, and Terraform for the installation, configuration, and/or upgrade of monitoring systems. Qualifications: Expert understanding of: Systems administration and change management practices Enterprise monitoring and reporting tools Experience Scripting and/or coding against APIs In-depth knowledge of common used management and monitoring tech Internet/Web based technologies ITIL Best Practices Experience with tech used to support microservices Network technologies AWS log collection such as CloudTrail, CloudWatch, VPC Flow Logs Monitoring and reporting using SNMP CI/CD tools such as Artifactory, Jenkins, and GIT Cloud native applications, including Terraform experience Technologies used to support microservices Encryption technologies (SSL/TLS, PKI Infrastructure management) Security controls as applied to software technologies Bachelor's degree in a related area 10+ years of related experience 10 years experience working in a distributed multi-platform environment. 3 years experience working with cloud native applications 3 years experience managing technical projects Cloud certification in AWS is a plus
You will be: Working closely with Business Analysts , supporting the development of good business and technical requirements. Working closely with internal and external technical teams (delivery, development and test) ensuring the built solution aligns to the agreed design. Working with the Project Management Office , aligning to our delivery strategies. Working with Enterprise Architecture , aligning solutions to our technology strategies. Leading the recommendation of appropriate technologies and architectures to meet requirements for particular projects (within the constraints of Project Needs, Business Needs, Enterprise Architecture and Technology). Ensuring technology options are fully costed, and risks and benefits understood to enable effective decision-making by project teams, sponsors and subject matter experts Ensuring clear handover of agreed design to delivery teams and continued architectural support throughout the delivery and cutover of solutions. Ensuring software vendors and outsourced implementation partners meet the required technology specifications to deliver a quality product, adhering to technical governance . Building and maintaining customer and stakeholder relationships that will support our ability to deliver its mission, its reputation and remain sustainable. Being an agent of change through visible ownership, clear and consistent communication and a focus on benefits realisation . Ensuring compliance with appropriate internal and external governance including quality, health, safety, security and environmental legislation, minimising risk to the business and enhancing our reputation. We are now working in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in. About the Candidate Knowledge, Experience and Skills Strong solutions architecture skills and experience Knowledge and experience with hybrid cloud and on-prem environments Exposure to the cyber security aspects of solution architectures Well versed with cloud architecture frameworks and design patterns Knowledge of data architecture and exposure to the pros and cons of various forms of data storage and processing Knowledge and experience with MS Azure solution architectures (esp. IaaS, PaaS and SaaS based solutions) Experience in MS Azure Infra, Networks, Storage, Apps and Azure DevOps Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage types, PowerShell DSC, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory (Entra), and Azure Site Recovery Experience in developing and deploying cloud native applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities (App Services Plans, Key Vault, Azure Cosmos DB types) Strong communications , listening and influencing skills (diagrams, written and verbal) Experience in creating solution proposals, statement of work (SOW), presenting and articulating Strong business and technical analysis skills Ability to research existing and new solution components and blueprints to match with solution requirements Ability to use a risk based approach to recommendations on architectures Ability to tailor your approach to the given project/business area/vendor Ability to cope with ambiguity , whilst still striving for the required levels of clarity Understanding that "perfect is the enemy of good" Some experience diagramming with UML and utilising blueprint diagrams Exposure to how business works (ie you have sight outside of just the IT department) Personal Qualities Diligent , resilient and self-reliant Adaptable to different teams and environments Passionate for architecting good solutions within given constraints Self-motivated to drive your own learning (esp. in the MS Azure cloud solutions architecture space) Keen to grow knowledge in self and others through mentoring, coaching and sharing experience. Content not to reinvent the wheel, but to use existing solution sets and blueprints where available, and weave together and tailor where needed
23/04/2024
Full time
You will be: Working closely with Business Analysts , supporting the development of good business and technical requirements. Working closely with internal and external technical teams (delivery, development and test) ensuring the built solution aligns to the agreed design. Working with the Project Management Office , aligning to our delivery strategies. Working with Enterprise Architecture , aligning solutions to our technology strategies. Leading the recommendation of appropriate technologies and architectures to meet requirements for particular projects (within the constraints of Project Needs, Business Needs, Enterprise Architecture and Technology). Ensuring technology options are fully costed, and risks and benefits understood to enable effective decision-making by project teams, sponsors and subject matter experts Ensuring clear handover of agreed design to delivery teams and continued architectural support throughout the delivery and cutover of solutions. Ensuring software vendors and outsourced implementation partners meet the required technology specifications to deliver a quality product, adhering to technical governance . Building and maintaining customer and stakeholder relationships that will support our ability to deliver its mission, its reputation and remain sustainable. Being an agent of change through visible ownership, clear and consistent communication and a focus on benefits realisation . Ensuring compliance with appropriate internal and external governance including quality, health, safety, security and environmental legislation, minimising risk to the business and enhancing our reputation. We are now working in a hybrid way, with a mix of remote and office working. We strive to offer a great work life balance - if you are looking for flexible options, we will try to make this work where business possible. This will be dependent on the kind of role you do and part of the business you work in. About the Candidate Knowledge, Experience and Skills Strong solutions architecture skills and experience Knowledge and experience with hybrid cloud and on-prem environments Exposure to the cyber security aspects of solution architectures Well versed with cloud architecture frameworks and design patterns Knowledge of data architecture and exposure to the pros and cons of various forms of data storage and processing Knowledge and experience with MS Azure solution architectures (esp. IaaS, PaaS and SaaS based solutions) Experience in MS Azure Infra, Networks, Storage, Apps and Azure DevOps Experience with Azure Resource Manager, Resource Groups, Virtual Networks, Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage types, PowerShell DSC, Azure Automation, Azure Active Directory (Entra), and Azure Site Recovery Experience in developing and deploying cloud native applications using Azure PaaS Capabilities (App Services Plans, Key Vault, Azure Cosmos DB types) Strong communications , listening and influencing skills (diagrams, written and verbal) Experience in creating solution proposals, statement of work (SOW), presenting and articulating Strong business and technical analysis skills Ability to research existing and new solution components and blueprints to match with solution requirements Ability to use a risk based approach to recommendations on architectures Ability to tailor your approach to the given project/business area/vendor Ability to cope with ambiguity , whilst still striving for the required levels of clarity Understanding that "perfect is the enemy of good" Some experience diagramming with UML and utilising blueprint diagrams Exposure to how business works (ie you have sight outside of just the IT department) Personal Qualities Diligent , resilient and self-reliant Adaptable to different teams and environments Passionate for architecting good solutions within given constraints Self-motivated to drive your own learning (esp. in the MS Azure cloud solutions architecture space) Keen to grow knowledge in self and others through mentoring, coaching and sharing experience. Content not to reinvent the wheel, but to use existing solution sets and blueprints where available, and weave together and tailor where needed
Digital & Technology Advisory Lead) - Aero and Rail Transportation Location: UK/Europe ( Preferably: UK/France/Italy ) Remote-Flexible for travel if required Experience: 10+ years of experience in an ER&D segment, a technology leader having performed roles in Business Development, Pre-sales, Customer facing engagements, Industry expert working and living in Europe. Job Description Business Development Skills & Experience: Driving end-to-end pursuit cycle Work very closely (possibly co-located) and working closely with Sales & Account Management to identify/create, qualify and drive to closure, opportunities with medical devices and healthcare providers. Shape and solution software engagements in collaboration with subject matter experts as relevant. Develop and communicate compelling value propositions with key stakeholders (CTO/Engineering/Product Digital Org.); Client relationship management and networking with Clients R&D peers: Forging strong relationships Build trusted advisor relationships and influential partnerships with clients R&D peer architect/SMEs/specialist based on a strong foundation of business and technology expertise and leverage them to gather insights concerning eg on-going/upcoming project initiatives/WoW/technical approaches-directions at customer end Job Description Summary Lead will be responsible for supporting the go-to-market efforts of Client's Aero and Rail Transport business having worked in the industry and deep understanding of the market including trends and projects in rolling stock, rail control, services, and infrastructure. Signaling and Supervision systems, next Generation Platforms, Cybersecurity. An ideal candidate should be familiar with and having been involved with generating new business in following areas: - Digital Engineering (Digital Thread, PLM, MOM, Aftermarket sales), Digital Technology (Data Platforms, Data Analytics, GEN AI Cloud software solutions), - Autonomous Solutions (Smart Factors, Intelligent Products, hyper sensorization and IoT, V&V, H/W Build to Spec Products, and S/W Embedded solutions, Wireless Connectivity in Aero& Rail Transport), - Sustainability (Renewable materials and smart grids, renewable fuels eg, Hydrogen, Electrification and EV solutions)
23/04/2024
Full time
Digital & Technology Advisory Lead) - Aero and Rail Transportation Location: UK/Europe ( Preferably: UK/France/Italy ) Remote-Flexible for travel if required Experience: 10+ years of experience in an ER&D segment, a technology leader having performed roles in Business Development, Pre-sales, Customer facing engagements, Industry expert working and living in Europe. Job Description Business Development Skills & Experience: Driving end-to-end pursuit cycle Work very closely (possibly co-located) and working closely with Sales & Account Management to identify/create, qualify and drive to closure, opportunities with medical devices and healthcare providers. Shape and solution software engagements in collaboration with subject matter experts as relevant. Develop and communicate compelling value propositions with key stakeholders (CTO/Engineering/Product Digital Org.); Client relationship management and networking with Clients R&D peers: Forging strong relationships Build trusted advisor relationships and influential partnerships with clients R&D peer architect/SMEs/specialist based on a strong foundation of business and technology expertise and leverage them to gather insights concerning eg on-going/upcoming project initiatives/WoW/technical approaches-directions at customer end Job Description Summary Lead will be responsible for supporting the go-to-market efforts of Client's Aero and Rail Transport business having worked in the industry and deep understanding of the market including trends and projects in rolling stock, rail control, services, and infrastructure. Signaling and Supervision systems, next Generation Platforms, Cybersecurity. An ideal candidate should be familiar with and having been involved with generating new business in following areas: - Digital Engineering (Digital Thread, PLM, MOM, Aftermarket sales), Digital Technology (Data Platforms, Data Analytics, GEN AI Cloud software solutions), - Autonomous Solutions (Smart Factors, Intelligent Products, hyper sensorization and IoT, V&V, H/W Build to Spec Products, and S/W Embedded solutions, Wireless Connectivity in Aero& Rail Transport), - Sustainability (Renewable materials and smart grids, renewable fuels eg, Hydrogen, Electrification and EV solutions)
Solutions Architect - MS Azure/MS Full Dev Stack - Flex Hybrid Working/Manchester - £67K + Benefits Due to growth our clients Architecture team are expanding with either an experienced Solution Architect or Senior Software Developer who is looking to step up into transitioning into a Solution Architect role. If you have the experience and confidence to drive solutions and can effectively influence innovation and change. This role requires extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the Microsoft development stack and related technologies surrounding the .NET framework, with focus on best practice and the latest cloud design patterns - if that's you then read on! To apply you should tick most of the bullets for the following skills and experience: Experience in the design of Azure cloud applications and the methods used to analyze and documents architectures Expert in software architecture and defining cloud solutions. Knowledge of Azure Cloud architecture, components, and services including security, high availability, disaster recovery and performance tuning Knowledge of Azure cloud design patterns, application migration and modernization approaches Extensive commercial software development knowledge in cloud and on-premise environments Advanced knowledge of software design patterns Advanced knowledge of OO design principles and techniques Ability to persuaded and influence both internal and external stakeholders. Logical thinker, able to diagnose, troubleshoot and co-ordinate resolution of complex technical issues in a pressured environment. Nurture, support and encourage the development teams to ensure they stay engaged with the technical vision Have a can-do attitude with the ability to manage your own time Be inquisitive and eager to research and learn new and emerging technologies Provide architectural leadership, driving solution implementations through to successful delivery. Solid commercial acumen Be a strong team player Fantastic organisation and team to work in, snapshot of benefits include: 35 hour week, excellent contributory pension (up to 11.5%), up to 30 days leave, Life Assurance & BUPA PMI etc. Teams interviews ASAP, 2 stage process to offer. Start ASAP. Stuart Graham (see below)
23/04/2024
Full time
Solutions Architect - MS Azure/MS Full Dev Stack - Flex Hybrid Working/Manchester - £67K + Benefits Due to growth our clients Architecture team are expanding with either an experienced Solution Architect or Senior Software Developer who is looking to step up into transitioning into a Solution Architect role. If you have the experience and confidence to drive solutions and can effectively influence innovation and change. This role requires extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the Microsoft development stack and related technologies surrounding the .NET framework, with focus on best practice and the latest cloud design patterns - if that's you then read on! To apply you should tick most of the bullets for the following skills and experience: Experience in the design of Azure cloud applications and the methods used to analyze and documents architectures Expert in software architecture and defining cloud solutions. Knowledge of Azure Cloud architecture, components, and services including security, high availability, disaster recovery and performance tuning Knowledge of Azure cloud design patterns, application migration and modernization approaches Extensive commercial software development knowledge in cloud and on-premise environments Advanced knowledge of software design patterns Advanced knowledge of OO design principles and techniques Ability to persuaded and influence both internal and external stakeholders. Logical thinker, able to diagnose, troubleshoot and co-ordinate resolution of complex technical issues in a pressured environment. Nurture, support and encourage the development teams to ensure they stay engaged with the technical vision Have a can-do attitude with the ability to manage your own time Be inquisitive and eager to research and learn new and emerging technologies Provide architectural leadership, driving solution implementations through to successful delivery. Solid commercial acumen Be a strong team player Fantastic organisation and team to work in, snapshot of benefits include: 35 hour week, excellent contributory pension (up to 11.5%), up to 30 days leave, Life Assurance & BUPA PMI etc. Teams interviews ASAP, 2 stage process to offer. Start ASAP. Stuart Graham (see below)
Pertemps Network Group
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Solutions Architect - MS Azure/MS Full Dev Stack - Flex Hybrid Working/Milton Keynes - £69K + Benefits Due to growth our clients Architecture team are expanding with either an experienced Solution Architect or Senior Software Developer who is looking to step up into transitioning into a Solution Architect role. If you have the experience and confidence to drive solutions and can effectively influence innovation and change. This role requires extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the Microsoft development stack and related technologies surrounding the .NET framework, with focus on best practice and the latest cloud design patterns - if that's you then read on! To apply you should have the following skills and experience: Experience in the design of Azure cloud applications and the methods used to analyze and documents architectures. Expert in software architecture and defining cloud solutions. Knowledge of Azure Cloud architecture, components, and services including security, high availability, disaster recovery and performance tuning Knowledge of Azure cloud design patterns, application migration and modernization approaches Extensive commercial software development knowledge in cloud and on-premise environments Advanced knowledge of software design patterns Advanced knowledge of OO design principles and techniques Ability to persuaded and influence both internal and external stakeholders. Logical thinker, able to diagnose, troubleshoot and co-ordinate resolution of complex technical issues in a pressured environment. Nurture, support and encourage the development teams to ensure they stay engaged with the technical vision Have a can-do attitude with the ability to manage your own time Be inquisitive and eager to research and learn new and emerging technologies Provide architectural leadership, driving solution implementations through to successful delivery. Solid commercial acumen Be a strong team player Fantastic organisation and team to work in, snapshot of benefits include: 35 hour week, excellent contributory pension (up to 11.5%), up to 30 days leave, Life Assurance & BUPA PMI etc. Teams interviews ASAP, 2 stage process to offer. Start ASAP. Stuart Graham (see below)
23/04/2024
Full time
Solutions Architect - MS Azure/MS Full Dev Stack - Flex Hybrid Working/Milton Keynes - £69K + Benefits Due to growth our clients Architecture team are expanding with either an experienced Solution Architect or Senior Software Developer who is looking to step up into transitioning into a Solution Architect role. If you have the experience and confidence to drive solutions and can effectively influence innovation and change. This role requires extensive knowledge of the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the Microsoft development stack and related technologies surrounding the .NET framework, with focus on best practice and the latest cloud design patterns - if that's you then read on! To apply you should have the following skills and experience: Experience in the design of Azure cloud applications and the methods used to analyze and documents architectures. Expert in software architecture and defining cloud solutions. Knowledge of Azure Cloud architecture, components, and services including security, high availability, disaster recovery and performance tuning Knowledge of Azure cloud design patterns, application migration and modernization approaches Extensive commercial software development knowledge in cloud and on-premise environments Advanced knowledge of software design patterns Advanced knowledge of OO design principles and techniques Ability to persuaded and influence both internal and external stakeholders. Logical thinker, able to diagnose, troubleshoot and co-ordinate resolution of complex technical issues in a pressured environment. Nurture, support and encourage the development teams to ensure they stay engaged with the technical vision Have a can-do attitude with the ability to manage your own time Be inquisitive and eager to research and learn new and emerging technologies Provide architectural leadership, driving solution implementations through to successful delivery. Solid commercial acumen Be a strong team player Fantastic organisation and team to work in, snapshot of benefits include: 35 hour week, excellent contributory pension (up to 11.5%), up to 30 days leave, Life Assurance & BUPA PMI etc. Teams interviews ASAP, 2 stage process to offer. Start ASAP. Stuart Graham (see below)
Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for design and support of core platform engineering automation. This role will drive the strategy for infrastructure automation and be charged to improve application adoption, reduce overall operational support, and increase end-user usability of our platform services. Candidate will provide team leadership required to support a large, complex Architect L3 Linux based computing environment and an increasing transition to Linux infrastructure in AWS. Assist in driving infrastructure as code mentality throughout the organization and demonstrate a passion for automation concepts and tools. Responsibilities: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Qualifications : Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Linux shells and standard utilities, and common Linux security tools at L3 level In depth system administration knowledge and skills for RedHat Linux. Technical Skills: Kubernetes Experience - Strong knowledge in Kubernetes deployment frameworks/platforms including Helm, Docker, Rancher, OpenShift, EKS. Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred. Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness. CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices) Resilient Design - Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.
19/04/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for this permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Financial Company is currently seeking a Senior Linux DevOps Engineer. Candidate will be responsible for design and support of core platform engineering automation. This role will drive the strategy for infrastructure automation and be charged to improve application adoption, reduce overall operational support, and increase end-user usability of our platform services. Candidate will provide team leadership required to support a large, complex Architect L3 Linux based computing environment and an increasing transition to Linux infrastructure in AWS. Assist in driving infrastructure as code mentality throughout the organization and demonstrate a passion for automation concepts and tools. Responsibilities: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Qualifications : Hands-on experience with: Terraform, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Kafka, Github, and configuration management tools such as Ansible. Relevant experience with configuration and implementation of IaaS, Infrastructure as code, AWS, Azure, etc. Extensive knowledge of Linux operating systems, Linux shells and standard utilities, and common Linux security tools at L3 level In depth system administration knowledge and skills for RedHat Linux. Technical Skills: Kubernetes Experience - Strong knowledge in Kubernetes deployment frameworks/platforms including Helm, Docker, Rancher, OpenShift, EKS. Linux Experience: Provide advanced system administration, operational support and problem resolution for a large complex Linux computing environment, including both virtualized and physical Servers. Create and Patch AMIs, perform pull requests, write Automation code using tools such as Ansible, Terraform, etc. Cloud Experience - Strong knowledge of secure cloud infrastructure design and components, such as: Servers, operating systems, networks, IAM, and storage. Cloud Certifications, specifically AWS Cloud certification would be preferred. Infra Automation - Expert knowledge in core automation development toolchain including Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Git, Harness. CICD Experience - Mastery of CICD best practices in a large organization. (GitOps/DevOps, secure builds, secure code promotion, deployments (Harness/Argo), automated testing (app and infra), integration of policy frameworks, cost-optimization, SLSA best practices) Resilient Design - Experience with architecting, implementing and maintaining highly available mission critical environments for 24/7 availability.