Request Technology - Craig Johnson
Chicago, Illinois
*There is no sponsorship for this 6 month contract role* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Sr. Performance Testing Engineer with SDET experience. Candidate will be on a team that is responsible for the operationalization of new projects as it pertains to performance testing and other processes that will be necessary to maintain the new system when it goes live. Duties will include but not limited to parallel testing, creating test automation processes that will simplify the parallel testing process. UAT Testing and documenting test results. Responsibilities: Requirements analysis and requirements gathering as it relates to test planning End to End Test planning and execution Assist with the standing up of on-prem and AWS test platforms Assist with the creation of best practices deployment processes Assist with the development of automated testing processes that will simplify our parallel testing process (Encore Versus RTC) Work with our business partners on in the development of test plans and test cases Prepare documentation needed for any automated process and other testing procedures created (test plans, architecture/design) Participates in test results reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Drives continuous improvement efforts by identifying and championing practical means of reducing time to market while maintaining high quality Must be a willing self-starter, independent and comfortable with a fast paced, dynamic environment A team player who assists the team as required to achieve collective goals & delivery milestones including knowledge-share Embraces and advocates for Agile best practices for software development discipline (be true to Agile Manifesto) Actively participates in creation and review of both business and technical user stories, providing constructive feedback and input on both work effort estimation as well as architecture/design improvements Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc. Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented. Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements. Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required Assist with departmental and new employee training Qualifications: Requires an in-depth knowledge of a development life cycle. Must be competent at the highest technical level in all phases of application development and implementation and testing Requires good communication, analytical, sound judgment and management skills Ability to work effectively with clients, management, and staff. 7+ years experience with SQL to maintain, create and retrieve information from structured or unstructured data stores. Ability to quickly resolve complex data issues in accessing, updating, manipulating, inserting, and modifying data efficiently. Functional and technical specifications creation knowledge Leadership capabilities Knowledge of QA best practices (system, regression, unit, performance) Good organization skills and documentation creation Intellectually curious and eager to learn BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required. Masters degree preferred.
22/04/2024
Project-based
*There is no sponsorship for this 6 month contract role* Prestigious Financial Institution is currently seeking a Sr. Performance Testing Engineer with SDET experience. Candidate will be on a team that is responsible for the operationalization of new projects as it pertains to performance testing and other processes that will be necessary to maintain the new system when it goes live. Duties will include but not limited to parallel testing, creating test automation processes that will simplify the parallel testing process. UAT Testing and documenting test results. Responsibilities: Requirements analysis and requirements gathering as it relates to test planning End to End Test planning and execution Assist with the standing up of on-prem and AWS test platforms Assist with the creation of best practices deployment processes Assist with the development of automated testing processes that will simplify our parallel testing process (Encore Versus RTC) Work with our business partners on in the development of test plans and test cases Prepare documentation needed for any automated process and other testing procedures created (test plans, architecture/design) Participates in test results reviews, proactively identifying and mitigating potential issues and defects as well as assisting with continuous improvement Drives continuous improvement efforts by identifying and championing practical means of reducing time to market while maintaining high quality Must be a willing self-starter, independent and comfortable with a fast paced, dynamic environment A team player who assists the team as required to achieve collective goals & delivery milestones including knowledge-share Embraces and advocates for Agile best practices for software development discipline (be true to Agile Manifesto) Actively participates in creation and review of both business and technical user stories, providing constructive feedback and input on both work effort estimation as well as architecture/design improvements Participating in innovative design and proof of concepts with emerging technologies and solutions Embrace industry best practices like continuous integration, continuous deployment, automated testing, TDD etc. Follows agreed upon SDLC procedures to ensure that all information system products and services meet both explicit and implicit quality standards, end-user functional requirements, architectural standards, performance requirements, audit requirements, security rules are upheld, and external facing reporting is properly represented. Performs application and project risk analysis and recommends quality improvements. Assists Production Support by providing advice on system functionality and fixes as required Assist with departmental and new employee training Qualifications: Requires an in-depth knowledge of a development life cycle. Must be competent at the highest technical level in all phases of application development and implementation and testing Requires good communication, analytical, sound judgment and management skills Ability to work effectively with clients, management, and staff. 7+ years experience with SQL to maintain, create and retrieve information from structured or unstructured data stores. Ability to quickly resolve complex data issues in accessing, updating, manipulating, inserting, and modifying data efficiently. Functional and technical specifications creation knowledge Leadership capabilities Knowledge of QA best practices (system, regression, unit, performance) Good organization skills and documentation creation Intellectually curious and eager to learn BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field required. Masters degree preferred.
We are looking for one GoLang developer with Blockchain experience to support the dynamic development team of our client, a famous BLOCKCHAIN company. Work on cutting-edge software in an initial 6-12 months contract starting ASAP, with potential extensions. Our client is a well-known BLOCKCHAIN company with IT teams in both London and Geneva , where REMOTE work is possible. Elevate your career with us! REMOTE work is possible, but t here is a preference for the team members to be based in London, so that they'll have the opportunity to collaborate in the London office periodically (eg 1-2 days per month), when necessary. Background: Our client seeks to offer a scalable and usable blockchain platform for efficient transactions and distributed data applications for consumer, enterprise, and government users. Y o u r primary responsibility will be to contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of the Teranode Unbounded software system. You will work closely with senior developers and stakeholders to translate requirements into functional code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to the overall success of the project. Ro l e and Responsibilities Collaborate with senior developers and stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, and propose efficient and effective technical solutions. Participate in the design and development of software applications, adhering to coding standards and best practices. Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, utilizing appropriate programming languages and frameworks. Perform unit testing and debugging of software applications to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable solutions. Assist in the integration of software components and third-party libraries to build robust and scalable applications. Collaborate with the team and other departments to identify and address software defects and performance issues. Contribute to code reviews, providing constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement. Adhere to project timelines and deliver software solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations. Skills and Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). At least 2 years previous experience as a software developer or internships in a professional software development environment is required. Solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, and algorithms. Proficiency in Go. Proficiency in a lower-level language such as C++ or Rust is a plus. Familiarity with web development frameworks (eg, Angular, React, or Vue.js) and Back End technologies (eg, Node.js, Django, or ASP.NET) is a plus. Knowledge of relational databases and SQL. Experience with version control systems (eg, Git) and collaborative development workflows. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a detail-oriented mindset. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders. Self-motivated and eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. BitcoinSV and Blockchain knowledge is a plus, but not mandatory. AWARD & OTHERS The applicants attention is drawn to the important role that the curriculum vitae plays in the evaluation. Curriculum vitae shall illustrate the specific skills relevant to this request. We would like to receive CVs of suitable candidates together with pricing quotations, based on a daily net rate for off-site work. PROVIDER infom consulting is an owner-managed business and consulting firm in Germany. The company supports large corporations and larger SMEs across Europe. Our IT experts are realising projects for the European Institutions, United Nations agencies, International Organisations and multinational companies across the EU. TO DO - QUESTIONS INTRO': Can you please provide a 3-4 sentences summary how you fit It's a kind of Intro' to be used for your presentation to the client, which will help a lot. RATE(S): Can you tell me your daily rate (all in) in Euro, please? For off-site work? CV: Can you send your CV in DOC-format highlighting the specific skills relevant to this request, please? Can you tell me your availability (or notice period), please? We need one single key-consultant, who needs to be available full-time, 8 hrs per working day, Mon-Fri, 40 hrs/week, to work with the team in Geneva-time-zone.
22/04/2024
Project-based
We are looking for one GoLang developer with Blockchain experience to support the dynamic development team of our client, a famous BLOCKCHAIN company. Work on cutting-edge software in an initial 6-12 months contract starting ASAP, with potential extensions. Our client is a well-known BLOCKCHAIN company with IT teams in both London and Geneva , where REMOTE work is possible. Elevate your career with us! REMOTE work is possible, but t here is a preference for the team members to be based in London, so that they'll have the opportunity to collaborate in the London office periodically (eg 1-2 days per month), when necessary. Background: Our client seeks to offer a scalable and usable blockchain platform for efficient transactions and distributed data applications for consumer, enterprise, and government users. Y o u r primary responsibility will be to contribute to the design, development, and maintenance of the Teranode Unbounded software system. You will work closely with senior developers and stakeholders to translate requirements into functional code, participate in code reviews, and contribute to the overall success of the project. Ro l e and Responsibilities Collaborate with senior developers and stakeholders to gather and analyze requirements, and propose efficient and effective technical solutions. Participate in the design and development of software applications, adhering to coding standards and best practices. Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code, utilizing appropriate programming languages and frameworks. Perform unit testing and debugging of software applications to ensure the delivery of high-quality, reliable solutions. Assist in the integration of software components and third-party libraries to build robust and scalable applications. Collaborate with the team and other departments to identify and address software defects and performance issues. Contribute to code reviews, providing constructive feedback and suggestions for improvement. Adhere to project timelines and deliver software solutions that meet or exceed customer expectations. Skills and Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience). At least 2 years previous experience as a software developer or internships in a professional software development environment is required. Solid understanding of software development principles, data structures, and algorithms. Proficiency in Go. Proficiency in a lower-level language such as C++ or Rust is a plus. Familiarity with web development frameworks (eg, Angular, React, or Vue.js) and Back End technologies (eg, Node.js, Django, or ASP.NET) is a plus. Knowledge of relational databases and SQL. Experience with version control systems (eg, Git) and collaborative development workflows. Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with a detail-oriented mindset. Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders. Self-motivated and eager to learn and grow in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team. BitcoinSV and Blockchain knowledge is a plus, but not mandatory. AWARD & OTHERS The applicants attention is drawn to the important role that the curriculum vitae plays in the evaluation. Curriculum vitae shall illustrate the specific skills relevant to this request. We would like to receive CVs of suitable candidates together with pricing quotations, based on a daily net rate for off-site work. PROVIDER infom consulting is an owner-managed business and consulting firm in Germany. The company supports large corporations and larger SMEs across Europe. Our IT experts are realising projects for the European Institutions, United Nations agencies, International Organisations and multinational companies across the EU. TO DO - QUESTIONS INTRO': Can you please provide a 3-4 sentences summary how you fit It's a kind of Intro' to be used for your presentation to the client, which will help a lot. RATE(S): Can you tell me your daily rate (all in) in Euro, please? For off-site work? CV: Can you send your CV in DOC-format highlighting the specific skills relevant to this request, please? Can you tell me your availability (or notice period), please? We need one single key-consultant, who needs to be available full-time, 8 hrs per working day, Mon-Fri, 40 hrs/week, to work with the team in Geneva-time-zone.
Development Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 Our client is looking for a Developer in the Java/Microservices/AWS space to join a growing practice. What you'll be doing: You will be part of an agile team contributing to the build of digital products, developing new and enhancing existing software components. Your primary role is to develop clean code, adhering to SOLID principles that is well tested, performant and maintainable. They should adhere to the agreed development life cycle, frameworks and quality criteria and collaborate readily with other agile delivery team members to enable the right outcome for the customer. This includes, working with Quality Assurance to support test automation, DevOps engineers to support security, configurability and smooth code deployment, plus pairing with other team members/new colleagues to assist with knowledge transfer, on boarding and pair coding/code reviews. In this role, you will be primarily responsible for: * Delivery of high-quality development work results (structure, content, form) * Integrating the application Front End services (with a basic understanding of web Front End technologies) * Managing the exchange of data between different Back End services (owned by separate development teams) and Front End application and third party API integration * Development of all Server Side logic, working with BA and Quality Assurance to ensure business logic is implemented as required and fully testable * Introducing and owning technical user stories for integration and service optimisation * Documenting solutions through flowcharts, diagrams, code comments, clear code and via Confluence/knowledge base articles * Ensuring compliance with quality guidelines (Unit Tests, Code Quality, Test Driven Development) * Addressing non-functional requirements and operational/support-relevant topics during conception and implementation (eg logging, capacity/performance management, monitoring and distributed tracing/debugging) * End-to-end thinking during development - supporting and improving releases from test to integration and production environments * Proactive skill and artefact building with regards assessing and adopting new technologies * Presentation and demonstration of concepts and services via show-and-tell demos, tech-talks and taking part in direct user feedback and evaluation sessions * Providing and collaborating to produce development work estimates * Following agile software development life cycles, but maintaining foresight to reduce tech debt where possible and not at the cost of good documentation, test automation and non-functional considerations * Working under pressure and at pace when required to meet urgent client needs. What experience you'll bring: In order to be successful in this role, you will have proven experience in and a solid understanding of most of the following: * Delivering integration micro-service patterns using Java Spring Boot * Applying SOLID principles and creating clean code * Experience working with streaming data (eg Apache Kafka) and AWS native messaging/streaming features * API specification/design and documentation * Working with SQL and NoSQL data sources such as Postgres and Mongo Experience with DevOps tooling and application hosting services such as: * Jenkins, Drone, AWS CodeCommit/Pipeline/Deploy * Atlassian stack, Azure DevOps/Docker/Kubernetes/Function as a Service deployments * Broader AWS knowledge (eg S3, KMS, EKS) * Great attention to detail, organisational skills and a keen analytical mind * Experience with Front End JavaScript frameworks, such as React * Proven delivery success in large scale development projects (including, for example, enterprise integration patterns, high assurance/secure services, high throughput/availability non-functional demands) * Demonstrable collaborative team working and taking ownership of delivery commitments and addressing challenges Education and Experience * SC Cleared * Experienced in consulting and ability to cope with pressured environments. * Ideally Public Sector/Central Government experience * Proven experience as Microservices Developer * Ideally AWS or Kubernetes Application Developer Certified Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.
18/04/2024
Full time
Development Engineer Location: Hybrid/London Salary: £60,000 - £65,000 Our client is looking for a Developer in the Java/Microservices/AWS space to join a growing practice. What you'll be doing: You will be part of an agile team contributing to the build of digital products, developing new and enhancing existing software components. Your primary role is to develop clean code, adhering to SOLID principles that is well tested, performant and maintainable. They should adhere to the agreed development life cycle, frameworks and quality criteria and collaborate readily with other agile delivery team members to enable the right outcome for the customer. This includes, working with Quality Assurance to support test automation, DevOps engineers to support security, configurability and smooth code deployment, plus pairing with other team members/new colleagues to assist with knowledge transfer, on boarding and pair coding/code reviews. In this role, you will be primarily responsible for: * Delivery of high-quality development work results (structure, content, form) * Integrating the application Front End services (with a basic understanding of web Front End technologies) * Managing the exchange of data between different Back End services (owned by separate development teams) and Front End application and third party API integration * Development of all Server Side logic, working with BA and Quality Assurance to ensure business logic is implemented as required and fully testable * Introducing and owning technical user stories for integration and service optimisation * Documenting solutions through flowcharts, diagrams, code comments, clear code and via Confluence/knowledge base articles * Ensuring compliance with quality guidelines (Unit Tests, Code Quality, Test Driven Development) * Addressing non-functional requirements and operational/support-relevant topics during conception and implementation (eg logging, capacity/performance management, monitoring and distributed tracing/debugging) * End-to-end thinking during development - supporting and improving releases from test to integration and production environments * Proactive skill and artefact building with regards assessing and adopting new technologies * Presentation and demonstration of concepts and services via show-and-tell demos, tech-talks and taking part in direct user feedback and evaluation sessions * Providing and collaborating to produce development work estimates * Following agile software development life cycles, but maintaining foresight to reduce tech debt where possible and not at the cost of good documentation, test automation and non-functional considerations * Working under pressure and at pace when required to meet urgent client needs. What experience you'll bring: In order to be successful in this role, you will have proven experience in and a solid understanding of most of the following: * Delivering integration micro-service patterns using Java Spring Boot * Applying SOLID principles and creating clean code * Experience working with streaming data (eg Apache Kafka) and AWS native messaging/streaming features * API specification/design and documentation * Working with SQL and NoSQL data sources such as Postgres and Mongo Experience with DevOps tooling and application hosting services such as: * Jenkins, Drone, AWS CodeCommit/Pipeline/Deploy * Atlassian stack, Azure DevOps/Docker/Kubernetes/Function as a Service deployments * Broader AWS knowledge (eg S3, KMS, EKS) * Great attention to detail, organisational skills and a keen analytical mind * Experience with Front End JavaScript frameworks, such as React * Proven delivery success in large scale development projects (including, for example, enterprise integration patterns, high assurance/secure services, high throughput/availability non-functional demands) * Demonstrable collaborative team working and taking ownership of delivery commitments and addressing challenges Education and Experience * SC Cleared * Experienced in consulting and ability to cope with pressured environments. * Ideally Public Sector/Central Government experience * Proven experience as Microservices Developer * Ideally AWS or Kubernetes Application Developer Certified Disclaimer: This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.