*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* *Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an IT Security GRC Specialist. This specialist will be the SME for information security GRC and will perform key risk management functions within the security governance department. They will do 3rd party vendor risk management and internal risk management. Experience with frameworks ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Responsibilities: Management of process improvement, control maturity, and communication of risk throughout assigned GRC service activities. Level II responsibilities include incorporating ISO 27001 principles for continuous improvement throughout all services and support activities. Respond to security assessments, questionnaires and audits from clients and third-party business partners in a timely manner. Document and perform assessments as needed. This service also provides contract review for security requirements. Technical writing for policies, standards and communications. Lead in the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, processes guidelines and support documentation. Lead, evaluate, and supports the processes necessary to assure that Information Technology (IT) systems meet the organization's cybersecurity and risk requirements. Conduct evaluations of an IT program or its individual components to determine compliance with published standards. Exception management, processing and tracking requests for exception to security controls. Ensures appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives. Serve as a subject matter expert for Information Security consulting to technical/non-technical management and staff. Ensures security awareness training is aligned, defined, and executed. Evaluation of cyber training/education courses and methods based on instructional needs. Administration of the GRC technology platforms. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or five (5) years of work experience in IT Security is required. Four (4) years of Information Security experience required. Those containing hands on technical experience are preferred. Strong knowledge on Security frameworks and technologies such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Technical writing experience is required. Experience with instructional content educational writing strongly preferred. Strong knowledge of risk management principles and practices are required. Strong knowledge of security administration and role-based security controls are required. Three or more years of experience managing timelines and being self-directed preferred. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool management (Administrative and/or Engineering) is preferred. Interview, gather, and understand content from subject-matter experts. Maintain accurate records and manage client security and risk requests. Ability to perform as primary Security Subject Matter Expert (SME). Ability to facilitate and lead project and vendor risk assessments with relative independence and provide guidance on secure design and operation. Ability to independently complete and assist in completing client security questionnaires and security assessments concerning the Firm's security program and controls. Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain security policy, standard, guideline, and procedure documents. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other relevant training and certifications are preferred.
05/07/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* *Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an IT Security GRC Specialist. This specialist will be the SME for information security GRC and will perform key risk management functions within the security governance department. They will do 3rd party vendor risk management and internal risk management. Experience with frameworks ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Responsibilities: Management of process improvement, control maturity, and communication of risk throughout assigned GRC service activities. Level II responsibilities include incorporating ISO 27001 principles for continuous improvement throughout all services and support activities. Respond to security assessments, questionnaires and audits from clients and third-party business partners in a timely manner. Document and perform assessments as needed. This service also provides contract review for security requirements. Technical writing for policies, standards and communications. Lead in the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, processes guidelines and support documentation. Lead, evaluate, and supports the processes necessary to assure that Information Technology (IT) systems meet the organization's cybersecurity and risk requirements. Conduct evaluations of an IT program or its individual components to determine compliance with published standards. Exception management, processing and tracking requests for exception to security controls. Ensures appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives. Serve as a subject matter expert for Information Security consulting to technical/non-technical management and staff. Ensures security awareness training is aligned, defined, and executed. Evaluation of cyber training/education courses and methods based on instructional needs. Administration of the GRC technology platforms. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or five (5) years of work experience in IT Security is required. Four (4) years of Information Security experience required. Those containing hands on technical experience are preferred. Strong knowledge on Security frameworks and technologies such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Technical writing experience is required. Experience with instructional content educational writing strongly preferred. Strong knowledge of risk management principles and practices are required. Strong knowledge of security administration and role-based security controls are required. Three or more years of experience managing timelines and being self-directed preferred. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool management (Administrative and/or Engineering) is preferred. Interview, gather, and understand content from subject-matter experts. Maintain accurate records and manage client security and risk requests. Ability to perform as primary Security Subject Matter Expert (SME). Ability to facilitate and lead project and vendor risk assessments with relative independence and provide guidance on secure design and operation. Ability to independently complete and assist in completing client security questionnaires and security assessments concerning the Firm's security program and controls. Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain security policy, standard, guideline, and procedure documents. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other relevant training and certifications are preferred.
Software Development Engineer in Test Location: BASED AT CLIENT LOCATIONS, WORKING REMOTELY, OR BASED IN OUR GODALMING OR MILTON KEYNES OFFICES. Salary: £45,000 -£48,000 + Company Benefits. Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be SC Clearable, which means you must have lived here continuously for the last 5 years. Role Summary Triad Group Plc is seeking a skilled 'Software Development Engineer in Test' to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software solutions for public sector projects. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with our award-winning team and contribute to the success of our projects. Why Triad: Glassdoor score of 4.6/5 98% of our staff would recommend Triad to a friend 100% CEO approval "At Triad, I have felt a sense of support and community from day one. The range of projects and flexibility to try different roles means I can forge my own career path with the support of my peers." About Us Triad Group Plc is an award-winning digital, data, and technology partner dedicated to helping organisations committed to meaningful change. We strive to make the world a better place by focusing on excellence and efficiency, consistently delivering high-quality services to our clients. Our mission is to become the UK's favourite technology company by 2025. Join our award-winning team, recognized twice for "Project Excellence" at "The Chartered Institute for IT & Computing Awards." Operating at the heart of the public sector, Triad understands the technology challenges faced by this sector and is committed to delivering the best value for UK citizens. With a 35-year track record of success across public, private, and third sectors, Triad defines, designs, and delivers innovative digital solutions. Our flat management structure and absence of burdensome hierarchy foster autonomy, creativity, and innovation, enabling us to tackle complex problems effectively. Responsibilities: Develop and implement test automation strategies using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium WebDriver. You must have previously worked independently as you will be required to create test frameworks from scratch. Design, execute, and maintain automated test scripts to validate accessibility, software functionality, performance, and security. Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage. Identify and prioritise test cases for automation, considering both functional and non-functional requirements. Continuously improve test automation frameworks and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Perform root cause analysis of defects and work closely with development teams to resolve issues. Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Document test plans, test cases, and test results to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing within the team. Requirements: Relevant training, qualifications, and experience in software development practices (Apprenticeship/Degree/Masters etc). Proven experience in test automation using Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium WebDriver. Some coding in Java may be required so Java skills would be highly desirable. Familiarity with public sector projects and compliance requirements is highly desirable. Previous experience working in a consultancy environment is beneficial. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail. Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. What You Will Get: 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. Matched pension contributions of 5%. Free private health care and medical cover with Bupa (taxable as a benefit). Perkbox membership. Gym membership (up to £40 per month towards a gym of your choice or free membership at Lakeshore Fitness in Milton Keynes). Cycle-to-work scheme. Free health and wellbeing services (AIG Smart Health and Canada Life WeCare). What Our Colleagues Have to Say Please see for yourself Our Selection Process After applying, our in-house talent team will introduce Triad, discuss the role, and gather basic information. If shortlisted, you will have an interview with a senior member of Triad staff to explore mutual cultural fit and allow you to ask questions. Following that you will be invited to attend a final stage 'workshop' based interview with the senior management team. Other information If this role is of interest to you or you would like more information please contact Laura Waddy or submit your application now! Triad is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. We are proud that our recruitment process has been recognised as inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role. We are a signatory on the Tech Talent Charter that aims to bring industries and organisations together to drive greater inclusion and diversity in technology roles, in addition as a Disability Confident employer.
05/07/2024
Full time
Software Development Engineer in Test Location: BASED AT CLIENT LOCATIONS, WORKING REMOTELY, OR BASED IN OUR GODALMING OR MILTON KEYNES OFFICES. Salary: £45,000 -£48,000 + Company Benefits. Due to the nature of the work, applicants must be SC Clearable, which means you must have lived here continuously for the last 5 years. Role Summary Triad Group Plc is seeking a skilled 'Software Development Engineer in Test' to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and reliability of our software solutions for public sector projects. This position offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with our award-winning team and contribute to the success of our projects. Why Triad: Glassdoor score of 4.6/5 98% of our staff would recommend Triad to a friend 100% CEO approval "At Triad, I have felt a sense of support and community from day one. The range of projects and flexibility to try different roles means I can forge my own career path with the support of my peers." About Us Triad Group Plc is an award-winning digital, data, and technology partner dedicated to helping organisations committed to meaningful change. We strive to make the world a better place by focusing on excellence and efficiency, consistently delivering high-quality services to our clients. Our mission is to become the UK's favourite technology company by 2025. Join our award-winning team, recognized twice for "Project Excellence" at "The Chartered Institute for IT & Computing Awards." Operating at the heart of the public sector, Triad understands the technology challenges faced by this sector and is committed to delivering the best value for UK citizens. With a 35-year track record of success across public, private, and third sectors, Triad defines, designs, and delivers innovative digital solutions. Our flat management structure and absence of burdensome hierarchy foster autonomy, creativity, and innovation, enabling us to tackle complex problems effectively. Responsibilities: Develop and implement test automation strategies using tools such as Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium WebDriver. You must have previously worked independently as you will be required to create test frameworks from scratch. Design, execute, and maintain automated test scripts to validate accessibility, software functionality, performance, and security. Collaborate with developers, product managers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements and ensure comprehensive test coverage. Identify and prioritise test cases for automation, considering both functional and non-functional requirements. Continuously improve test automation frameworks and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Perform root cause analysis of defects and work closely with development teams to resolve issues. Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Document test plans, test cases, and test results to facilitate communication and knowledge sharing within the team. Requirements: Relevant training, qualifications, and experience in software development practices (Apprenticeship/Degree/Masters etc). Proven experience in test automation using Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium WebDriver. Some coding in Java may be required so Java skills would be highly desirable. Familiarity with public sector projects and compliance requirements is highly desirable. Previous experience working in a consultancy environment is beneficial. Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment. Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a keen attention to detail. Self-motivated and adaptable, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. What You Will Get: 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays. Matched pension contributions of 5%. Free private health care and medical cover with Bupa (taxable as a benefit). Perkbox membership. Gym membership (up to £40 per month towards a gym of your choice or free membership at Lakeshore Fitness in Milton Keynes). Cycle-to-work scheme. Free health and wellbeing services (AIG Smart Health and Canada Life WeCare). What Our Colleagues Have to Say Please see for yourself Our Selection Process After applying, our in-house talent team will introduce Triad, discuss the role, and gather basic information. If shortlisted, you will have an interview with a senior member of Triad staff to explore mutual cultural fit and allow you to ask questions. Following that you will be invited to attend a final stage 'workshop' based interview with the senior management team. Other information If this role is of interest to you or you would like more information please contact Laura Waddy or submit your application now! Triad is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified people regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion, or belief. We are proud that our recruitment process has been recognised as inclusive and accessible to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for any role. We are a signatory on the Tech Talent Charter that aims to bring industries and organisations together to drive greater inclusion and diversity in technology roles, in addition as a Disability Confident employer.
Mainframe Programmer/Analyst (Cobol) INSIDE IR35. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, and ideally eligible for SC clearance This is a great new opportunity to join our growing team as a Mainframe Developer specializing in Cobol. Your primary responsibility as a VME Consultant will be to manage and optimize Legacy VME systems within the UK public sector. This pivotal role involves ensuring the smooth operation, thorough testing, and successful implementation of VME applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including testers, programmers, and implementation specialists, to deliver high-quality solutions. Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive tests, developing and maintaining VME applications using Cobol, Assembler, or PL/I, and optimizing code for performance and security. Additionally, you will coordinate the deployment of VME solutions, provide technical support, propose enhancements, and create detailed technical documentation. Strong problem-solving skills, familiarity with Legacy Mainframe environments, and excellent communication abilities are essential. Experience in technology consultancy and public sector environments is highly desirable. * Conduct thorough testing of VME applications, identifying and resolving issues promptly. * Collaborate with testers to create test plans, execute test cases, and validate system functionality. * Develop, enhance, and maintain VME applications using languages such as Cobol, Assembler, or PL/I. * Optimise code for performance, reliability, and security. * Coordinate the deployment of VME solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. * Provide technical support during implementation, addressing any challenges that arise. * Analyse existing VME codebase and propose enhancements or modernisation strategies. * Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for system improvements. * Create comprehensive technical documentation for VME applications. * Train end-users and technical staff on VME best practices and troubleshooting. * Communicate effectively with project managers, business analysts, and end-users. * Understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Requirements: * Proven experience working with VME systems, including Cobol, Assembler, or PL/I. * Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. * Familiarity with Legacy Mainframe environments and associated tools. * Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Desirable Requirements: * Experience working with a technology consultancy. * Experience in Public Sector environments Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
05/07/2024
Project-based
Mainframe Programmer/Analyst (Cobol) INSIDE IR35. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK, and ideally eligible for SC clearance This is a great new opportunity to join our growing team as a Mainframe Developer specializing in Cobol. Your primary responsibility as a VME Consultant will be to manage and optimize Legacy VME systems within the UK public sector. This pivotal role involves ensuring the smooth operation, thorough testing, and successful implementation of VME applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including testers, programmers, and implementation specialists, to deliver high-quality solutions. Key responsibilities include conducting comprehensive tests, developing and maintaining VME applications using Cobol, Assembler, or PL/I, and optimizing code for performance and security. Additionally, you will coordinate the deployment of VME solutions, provide technical support, propose enhancements, and create detailed technical documentation. Strong problem-solving skills, familiarity with Legacy Mainframe environments, and excellent communication abilities are essential. Experience in technology consultancy and public sector environments is highly desirable. * Conduct thorough testing of VME applications, identifying and resolving issues promptly. * Collaborate with testers to create test plans, execute test cases, and validate system functionality. * Develop, enhance, and maintain VME applications using languages such as Cobol, Assembler, or PL/I. * Optimise code for performance, reliability, and security. * Coordinate the deployment of VME solutions, ensuring seamless integration with existing systems. * Provide technical support during implementation, addressing any challenges that arise. * Analyse existing VME codebase and propose enhancements or modernisation strategies. * Collaborate with stakeholders to identify opportunities for system improvements. * Create comprehensive technical documentation for VME applications. * Train end-users and technical staff on VME best practices and troubleshooting. * Communicate effectively with project managers, business analysts, and end-users. * Understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Requirements: * Proven experience working with VME systems, including Cobol, Assembler, or PL/I. * Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail. * Familiarity with Legacy Mainframe environments and associated tools. * Excellent communication and collaboration abilities. Desirable Requirements: * Experience working with a technology consultancy. * Experience in Public Sector environments Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds. Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.
Service Centre Manager - Education - West London - Service Desk Prestigious and UK renowned West London Education Establishment, urgently requires a dynamic, talented to Service Centre Manager to help lead their team to the next stage of their evolution The role will be both challenging and varied and involve: The strong Leadership & Management of Service Centre/Service Desk Teams High awareness & commercial experience of Customer Care & Customer first Continuous Service Improvement - ITIL V3 Key Technical service areas will include: Endpoint and Application support (Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure support/End User Computing management platforms Print services/Endpoint security services/Teaching and learning IT services To be considered you will have demonstrable experience: Leading and managing a Service Centre/Service Desk environment with multiple teams ideally within an Education setting ITIL v3 + In return you will get the opportunity to make a significant impact, as well as grow & develop with an organisation that rewards achievers Shortlisting today Salary £42k-47k + Excellent Benefits + Pension Location - West London/Hybrid
05/07/2024
Full time
Service Centre Manager - Education - West London - Service Desk Prestigious and UK renowned West London Education Establishment, urgently requires a dynamic, talented to Service Centre Manager to help lead their team to the next stage of their evolution The role will be both challenging and varied and involve: The strong Leadership & Management of Service Centre/Service Desk Teams High awareness & commercial experience of Customer Care & Customer first Continuous Service Improvement - ITIL V3 Key Technical service areas will include: Endpoint and Application support (Windows, MacOS, iOS and Android) Virtual Desktop Infrastructure support/End User Computing management platforms Print services/Endpoint security services/Teaching and learning IT services To be considered you will have demonstrable experience: Leading and managing a Service Centre/Service Desk environment with multiple teams ideally within an Education setting ITIL v3 + In return you will get the opportunity to make a significant impact, as well as grow & develop with an organisation that rewards achievers Shortlisting today Salary £42k-47k + Excellent Benefits + Pension Location - West London/Hybrid
Prestigious opportunity with a UK Market leader for a Cloud Engineer - Azure/O365! Supporting around 2500 users across over 350 locations, we are seeking an ambitious individual to join our success story. We are a continually expanding technology team providing support within Operations, Applications, Service Desk and Infrastructure. This includes but is not limited to print, network, communications, Citrix, Desktops, AD and security. As one of our Infrastructure Engineers you will specialise in O365 and Cloud and be responsible for:- Administration and management of the Microsoft Cloud Environment. Documentation of the cloud environment through a process of continual improvement. Performing tenant to tenant migrations using 3rd party tools. Proactive monitoring and fault-finding of cloud infrastructure, ensuring the availability, integrity, performance, resilience (inc. backups). Disaster recovery planning, implementation, and remediation for all systems. Assist with the implementation, enforcement, and review of security policies with security personnel. Provide cover for all other key elements of IT Infrastructure within the business Timely escalation of issues to IT Service Desk Manager. Contribute to the planning and implementation of multiple projects. Training of Service Desk and Infrastructure team in any service-related provision. Provide systems training, 1 to 1 or group training, on any aspect of systems or procedures. If you possess a combination of some of the following skills then LETS TALK! System analysis, capacity planning, testing, and troubleshooting knowledge. Experience in AD, DNS, DHCP, DFS, GPO. Tenant migrations. Experience of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) Cloud-based technologies, O365, Exchange Online and Azure O365 Skills including usage, licencing, and administration. InTune VMWare ITIL knowledge including change, problem, and incident management is advantageous but not essential. Extensive knowledge of key infrastructure elements. In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development in an enjoyable team environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. 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.
05/07/2024
Full time
Prestigious opportunity with a UK Market leader for a Cloud Engineer - Azure/O365! Supporting around 2500 users across over 350 locations, we are seeking an ambitious individual to join our success story. We are a continually expanding technology team providing support within Operations, Applications, Service Desk and Infrastructure. This includes but is not limited to print, network, communications, Citrix, Desktops, AD and security. As one of our Infrastructure Engineers you will specialise in O365 and Cloud and be responsible for:- Administration and management of the Microsoft Cloud Environment. Documentation of the cloud environment through a process of continual improvement. Performing tenant to tenant migrations using 3rd party tools. Proactive monitoring and fault-finding of cloud infrastructure, ensuring the availability, integrity, performance, resilience (inc. backups). Disaster recovery planning, implementation, and remediation for all systems. Assist with the implementation, enforcement, and review of security policies with security personnel. Provide cover for all other key elements of IT Infrastructure within the business Timely escalation of issues to IT Service Desk Manager. Contribute to the planning and implementation of multiple projects. Training of Service Desk and Infrastructure team in any service-related provision. Provide systems training, 1 to 1 or group training, on any aspect of systems or procedures. If you possess a combination of some of the following skills then LETS TALK! System analysis, capacity planning, testing, and troubleshooting knowledge. Experience in AD, DNS, DHCP, DFS, GPO. Tenant migrations. Experience of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS) Cloud-based technologies, O365, Exchange Online and Azure O365 Skills including usage, licencing, and administration. InTune VMWare ITIL knowledge including change, problem, and incident management is advantageous but not essential. Extensive knowledge of key infrastructure elements. In return, you will be rewarded with ongoing training and career development in an enjoyable team environment. What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. 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.
Cloud Engineer- Automation, Azure, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Bicep, Hybrid working, AVD A leading provider within financial services is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer-Automation with a solid background in Azure and the full suite of products. The role: As an Automation Engineer, you will participate in a team developing, testing, and maintaining virtualization solutions for the whole group. You'll be responsible for the development of these solutions, which will bring genuine benefits based on business requirements. You'll also be key to furthering the skills of more junior colleagues to improve capabilities within the team. Operating in an exciting environment with the opportunity to work across the Azure technology stack, you'll be working closely with vendors and influencing them to align their products with the strategic goals. Required Skills: Preferred qualifications or experience of this level:AZ104 and AZ140 Infrastructure services like Virtual Machines, Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage, Security, and Network Components. Azure policies and governance tools for handling compliance and security Expertise in securing virtualized environments, including threat detection, incident response, and compliance frameworks. Automation tooling for example, Logic Apps, Functions, Azure Automation, Event Grid etc AVD architecture, deployment options, management tools, and security standard methodologies. You'll possess experience with Infrastructure & Configuration as code concepts and tools: Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Bicep, Terraform, or similar. Proven experience of PowerShell, KQL, YAML for automating AVD-related tasks. Experience building and deploying secure and scalable Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments through CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps Understanding of Git or other version control systems for running IaaC code effectively. 2 Days are required onsite each week. Cloud Engineer-Automation, Azure, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Bicep, Hybrid working, AVD McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
05/07/2024
Full time
Cloud Engineer- Automation, Azure, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Bicep, Hybrid working, AVD A leading provider within financial services is seeking a hands-on Cloud Engineer-Automation with a solid background in Azure and the full suite of products. The role: As an Automation Engineer, you will participate in a team developing, testing, and maintaining virtualization solutions for the whole group. You'll be responsible for the development of these solutions, which will bring genuine benefits based on business requirements. You'll also be key to furthering the skills of more junior colleagues to improve capabilities within the team. Operating in an exciting environment with the opportunity to work across the Azure technology stack, you'll be working closely with vendors and influencing them to align their products with the strategic goals. Required Skills: Preferred qualifications or experience of this level:AZ104 and AZ140 Infrastructure services like Virtual Machines, Azure Active Directory, Azure Storage, Security, and Network Components. Azure policies and governance tools for handling compliance and security Expertise in securing virtualized environments, including threat detection, incident response, and compliance frameworks. Automation tooling for example, Logic Apps, Functions, Azure Automation, Event Grid etc AVD architecture, deployment options, management tools, and security standard methodologies. You'll possess experience with Infrastructure & Configuration as code concepts and tools: Azure Resource Manager (ARM) templates, Bicep, Terraform, or similar. Proven experience of PowerShell, KQL, YAML for automating AVD-related tasks. Experience building and deploying secure and scalable Azure Virtual Desktop (AVD) environments through CI/CD pipelines in Azure DevOps Understanding of Git or other version control systems for running IaaC code effectively. 2 Days are required onsite each week. Cloud Engineer-Automation, Azure, Azure DevOps, PowerShell, Bicep, Hybrid working, AVD McGregor Boyall is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on any grounds.
Rate: 500-600 on-site requirement: Remote Clearance required: SC Clearance or DV Clearance ( must be Eligible for DV) Key Responsibilities: Identifying and resolving impacts of changes to the API services Be a point of reference for the project on all API Management matters Reporting and escalating as appropriate to the project manager on progress against plan, conflicts, and technical issues resolution Design and implement API solutions using Web Methods API Gateway Oversee the installation, configuration, and deployment of the WebMEthods API Gateway Manage the administration of the API Gateway, including monitoring, maintenance, and upgrades Develop API policies and security measures to protect against unauthorised access and threats Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into API solutions Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of API services Stay updated with latest trends and developments in API management and Web Methods technology Essential Skills: 5+ years of Technical Lead Engineer experience including Essential Experience of using Software AG web Methods API Gateway Knowledge of API management (generic) API Services Life cycle, (generic) OpenAPI Swagger API definition formats RESTful and SOAP web services js, (generic) JSON, (generic) OAuth 2.0, LDAP, Kerberos DevOps CI/CD tools, (very generic) Scripting (generic) Configuration Management, Monitoring and Alerting configuration (generic) API Security Desirable Skills Networks understanding Identity and Access Management understanding Database understanding Business Process understanding Client Work flows Product Life cycle.
05/07/2024
Project-based
Rate: 500-600 on-site requirement: Remote Clearance required: SC Clearance or DV Clearance ( must be Eligible for DV) Key Responsibilities: Identifying and resolving impacts of changes to the API services Be a point of reference for the project on all API Management matters Reporting and escalating as appropriate to the project manager on progress against plan, conflicts, and technical issues resolution Design and implement API solutions using Web Methods API Gateway Oversee the installation, configuration, and deployment of the WebMEthods API Gateway Manage the administration of the API Gateway, including monitoring, maintenance, and upgrades Develop API policies and security measures to protect against unauthorised access and threats Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business requirements and translate them into API solutions Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability of API services Stay updated with latest trends and developments in API management and Web Methods technology Essential Skills: 5+ years of Technical Lead Engineer experience including Essential Experience of using Software AG web Methods API Gateway Knowledge of API management (generic) API Services Life cycle, (generic) OpenAPI Swagger API definition formats RESTful and SOAP web services js, (generic) JSON, (generic) OAuth 2.0, LDAP, Kerberos DevOps CI/CD tools, (very generic) Scripting (generic) Configuration Management, Monitoring and Alerting configuration (generic) API Security Desirable Skills Networks understanding Identity and Access Management understanding Database understanding Business Process understanding Client Work flows Product Life cycle.
Commercial Contracts Manager We are a leading defence company who are at the forefront of innovation in the industry and your work will have a direct impact on the safety and security of the UK & our allies. We are currently hiring several commercial managers to join our team who are responsible for maximising business opportunities through strategic planning and playing a pivotal role in securing new contracts. About the role: In this role, your responsibilities will encompass driving the route to contract process, which includes bidding, cost management, and contract negotiations. You will be tasked with drafting and negotiating bespoke contract terms, ensuring they comply with the MoD structure, and creating confidentiality, loan, license, and NDA agreements for approval. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of contracts by reviewing deliverables and acceptance criteria. Building and nurturing collaborative relationships with customers will be essential, and you will act as the primary point of contact for contractual information and agreements. Effective communication with stakeholders at all organisational levels will be key to success in this position, and you will also be expected to represent the commercial team in progress/reviews and customer meetings. What's in it for you: Paid overtime Bonus scheme Comprehensive pension package Clear and realistic career progression opportunities Annual salary review & help with cost-of-living crisis 25 days holiday + opportunity to buy more & earn more from OT On site benefits including free parking & very subsidised meals Family feel company What we need from you: Experience of drafting, negotiating and agreeing contracts and agreements A confident communicator, both orally and in writing Comfortable building effective working relationships Strong attention to detail and analytical in approach Defence knowledge and familiarity with MoD contracting structure, including DEFCONs and QDCs, is an advantage Eligibility for security clearance If you would like to know more details about the position or want to register your interest, hit apply below. We'd love to hear from you!
05/07/2024
Full time
Commercial Contracts Manager We are a leading defence company who are at the forefront of innovation in the industry and your work will have a direct impact on the safety and security of the UK & our allies. We are currently hiring several commercial managers to join our team who are responsible for maximising business opportunities through strategic planning and playing a pivotal role in securing new contracts. About the role: In this role, your responsibilities will encompass driving the route to contract process, which includes bidding, cost management, and contract negotiations. You will be tasked with drafting and negotiating bespoke contract terms, ensuring they comply with the MoD structure, and creating confidentiality, loan, license, and NDA agreements for approval. Additionally, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of contracts by reviewing deliverables and acceptance criteria. Building and nurturing collaborative relationships with customers will be essential, and you will act as the primary point of contact for contractual information and agreements. Effective communication with stakeholders at all organisational levels will be key to success in this position, and you will also be expected to represent the commercial team in progress/reviews and customer meetings. What's in it for you: Paid overtime Bonus scheme Comprehensive pension package Clear and realistic career progression opportunities Annual salary review & help with cost-of-living crisis 25 days holiday + opportunity to buy more & earn more from OT On site benefits including free parking & very subsidised meals Family feel company What we need from you: Experience of drafting, negotiating and agreeing contracts and agreements A confident communicator, both orally and in writing Comfortable building effective working relationships Strong attention to detail and analytical in approach Defence knowledge and familiarity with MoD contracting structure, including DEFCONs and QDCs, is an advantage Eligibility for security clearance If you would like to know more details about the position or want to register your interest, hit apply below. We'd love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities Lead a team of Platform Engineers to design, build test and maintain the cloud application infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that underpin all internal and external Digital services. Ensure security, stability and capacity is Embedded in the development and deployment of services. Champion a Platform Engineering culture by creating and building close collaboration and working practices between the product, engineering and operational business services teams supported by the appropriate use of automation tools. Manage and develop the Platform Engineering capability by providing technical leadership for the in-house team and external suppliers. Contribute to business case development, articulating benefits and return on investment. Ensure solutions delivered to time, cost and quality requirements. Design solutions and services with security controls Embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services. Lead the teams in support, design and implementation of infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, database, software, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions, virtual and cloud including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Required Skills/Experience Demonstrable experience managing highly skilled Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers or Software Engineers including mentoring and driving best practice. Strong technical background, either from a software engineering or infrastructure engineering background, with strong experience in Platform Engineering tooling and techniques. Experienced driving efficiencies, through automation and process design and implementation in particular in the automation of application deployment methodologies. Experience of building and optimising deployment pipelines and deployment strategies on popular CI/CD tools such as Jenkins. Experience designing, securing, scaling and administering cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure. Experience managing complex, multi-server services in a high availability production environment. Solid understanding of containerisation, ideally having implemented Docker containers into production environments. Experience of Agile tools and processes eg Azure DevOps etc. Knowledge and understanding of latest trends in DevOps/Platform Engineering methodologies, processes, and tools as well as emerging solutions and ability to apply them when appropriate. If this role would be of interest, then please apply to this advert and I will be in contact to give you more detail. Fruition are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
05/07/2024
Full time
Key Responsibilities Lead a team of Platform Engineers to design, build test and maintain the cloud application infrastructure and CI/CD pipelines that underpin all internal and external Digital services. Ensure security, stability and capacity is Embedded in the development and deployment of services. Champion a Platform Engineering culture by creating and building close collaboration and working practices between the product, engineering and operational business services teams supported by the appropriate use of automation tools. Manage and develop the Platform Engineering capability by providing technical leadership for the in-house team and external suppliers. Contribute to business case development, articulating benefits and return on investment. Ensure solutions delivered to time, cost and quality requirements. Design solutions and services with security controls Embedded, specifically engineered as mitigation against security threats as a core part of the solutions and services. Lead the teams in support, design and implementation of infrastructure technologies and solutions such as: compute, storage, networking, physical infrastructure, database, software, commercial off the shelf (COTS) and open source packages and solutions, virtual and cloud including IaaS, PaaS and SaaS. Required Skills/Experience Demonstrable experience managing highly skilled Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers or Software Engineers including mentoring and driving best practice. Strong technical background, either from a software engineering or infrastructure engineering background, with strong experience in Platform Engineering tooling and techniques. Experienced driving efficiencies, through automation and process design and implementation in particular in the automation of application deployment methodologies. Experience of building and optimising deployment pipelines and deployment strategies on popular CI/CD tools such as Jenkins. Experience designing, securing, scaling and administering cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure. Experience managing complex, multi-server services in a high availability production environment. Solid understanding of containerisation, ideally having implemented Docker containers into production environments. Experience of Agile tools and processes eg Azure DevOps etc. Knowledge and understanding of latest trends in DevOps/Platform Engineering methodologies, processes, and tools as well as emerging solutions and ability to apply them when appropriate. If this role would be of interest, then please apply to this advert and I will be in contact to give you more detail. Fruition are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
Vulnerability Assessment Manager VA Manager/Attack Surface Reduction Manager, Cyber Risk Assessment, Security is required for this financial based in Buckinghamshire x2 days a week in office, x3 remote. You will be experienced in vulnerability management tools and their implementation, vulnerability risk management as well as an eye for detail and structure. You will play a critical role in proactively identifying and mitigating potential unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. £75 - 95,000 + Excellent Financial Benefits + Bonus Hybrid working. Buckinghamshire based x2 days a week, x3 remote working available. You will have an Infrastructure background, which might include Sys Admin, Service Desk, Infra Engineering then moved in to the Vulnerability Management arena. This role requires solid communication skills, where you could be liaising at all levels, including the CISO. You will: Manage Deliverables which are closely coordinated with and integrated across all UK CISO functions for strategy development, continuous learning and awareness, reporting, innovation, service development and business/3rd party engagement. Delivering solutions to reduce the attach surface of UK assets from analysis of cyber metrics. Reporting of detailed findings, exploitation procedures and mitigation techniques and to effectively communicate with stakeholders. Ensuring continuous operations for core capabilities: threat identification and monitoring, vulnerability life cycle, critical vulnerability triage, risk reporting, and consultation on mitigation. Analysing cyber metrics to identify, prioritise and remediate root cause to reduce attach surface. You will bring: Experience in application vulnerability assessment and management, able to accurately assess the potential impacts of security flaws and involve technical teams accordingly. Understanding vulnerability analysis in the context of the most common infrastructure models (on-prem DC infrastructure & DMZ, cloud IaaS/PaaS, Enterprise SaaS.) Knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), common attack vectors, and security best practices. Ability to design and execute scenario-based tests tailored to the firm's infrastructure and practices. Project management (technical) experience preferably within cyber security.
05/07/2024
Full time
Vulnerability Assessment Manager VA Manager/Attack Surface Reduction Manager, Cyber Risk Assessment, Security is required for this financial based in Buckinghamshire x2 days a week in office, x3 remote. You will be experienced in vulnerability management tools and their implementation, vulnerability risk management as well as an eye for detail and structure. You will play a critical role in proactively identifying and mitigating potential unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. £75 - 95,000 + Excellent Financial Benefits + Bonus Hybrid working. Buckinghamshire based x2 days a week, x3 remote working available. You will have an Infrastructure background, which might include Sys Admin, Service Desk, Infra Engineering then moved in to the Vulnerability Management arena. This role requires solid communication skills, where you could be liaising at all levels, including the CISO. You will: Manage Deliverables which are closely coordinated with and integrated across all UK CISO functions for strategy development, continuous learning and awareness, reporting, innovation, service development and business/3rd party engagement. Delivering solutions to reduce the attach surface of UK assets from analysis of cyber metrics. Reporting of detailed findings, exploitation procedures and mitigation techniques and to effectively communicate with stakeholders. Ensuring continuous operations for core capabilities: threat identification and monitoring, vulnerability life cycle, critical vulnerability triage, risk reporting, and consultation on mitigation. Analysing cyber metrics to identify, prioritise and remediate root cause to reduce attach surface. You will bring: Experience in application vulnerability assessment and management, able to accurately assess the potential impacts of security flaws and involve technical teams accordingly. Understanding vulnerability analysis in the context of the most common infrastructure models (on-prem DC infrastructure & DMZ, cloud IaaS/PaaS, Enterprise SaaS.) Knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), common attack vectors, and security best practices. Ability to design and execute scenario-based tests tailored to the firm's infrastructure and practices. Project management (technical) experience preferably within cyber security.
Attack Surface Reduction, Manager Grade You will be experienced in vulnerability management tools and their implementation, vulnerability risk management as well as an eye for detail and structure. You will play a critical role in proactively identifying and mitigating potential unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. £75 - 95,000 + Excellent Financial Benefits + Bonus Hybrid working. Buckinghamshire based x2 days a week, x3 remote working available. You will have an Infrastructure background, which might include Sys Admin, Service Desk, Infra Engineering then moved in to the Vulnerability Management arena. This role requires solid communication skills, where you could be liaising at all levels, including the CISO. You will: Manage Deliverables which are closely coordinated with and integrated across all UK CISO functions for strategy development, continuous learning and awareness, reporting, innovation, service development and business/3rd party engagement. Delivering solutions to reduce the attach surface of UK assets from analysis of cyber metrics. Reporting of detailed findings, exploitation procedures and mitigation techniques and to effectively communicate with stakeholders. Ensuring continuous operations for core capabilities: threat identification and monitoring, vulnerability life cycle, critical vulnerability triage, risk reporting, and consultation on mitigation. Analysing cyber metrics to identify, prioritise and remediate root cause to reduce attach surface. You will bring: Experience in application vulnerability assessment and management, able to accurately assess the potential impacts of security flaws and involve technical teams accordingly. Understanding vulnerability analysis in the context of the most common infrastructure models (on-prem DC infrastructure & DMZ, cloud IaaS/PaaS, Enterprise SaaS) Knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), common attack vectors, and security best practices. Ability to design and execute scenario-based tests tailored to the firm's infrastructure and practices. Project management (technical) experience preferably within cyber security.
05/07/2024
Full time
Attack Surface Reduction, Manager Grade You will be experienced in vulnerability management tools and their implementation, vulnerability risk management as well as an eye for detail and structure. You will play a critical role in proactively identifying and mitigating potential unauthorized access, data breaches, and other security incidents. £75 - 95,000 + Excellent Financial Benefits + Bonus Hybrid working. Buckinghamshire based x2 days a week, x3 remote working available. You will have an Infrastructure background, which might include Sys Admin, Service Desk, Infra Engineering then moved in to the Vulnerability Management arena. This role requires solid communication skills, where you could be liaising at all levels, including the CISO. You will: Manage Deliverables which are closely coordinated with and integrated across all UK CISO functions for strategy development, continuous learning and awareness, reporting, innovation, service development and business/3rd party engagement. Delivering solutions to reduce the attach surface of UK assets from analysis of cyber metrics. Reporting of detailed findings, exploitation procedures and mitigation techniques and to effectively communicate with stakeholders. Ensuring continuous operations for core capabilities: threat identification and monitoring, vulnerability life cycle, critical vulnerability triage, risk reporting, and consultation on mitigation. Analysing cyber metrics to identify, prioritise and remediate root cause to reduce attach surface. You will bring: Experience in application vulnerability assessment and management, able to accurately assess the potential impacts of security flaws and involve technical teams accordingly. Understanding vulnerability analysis in the context of the most common infrastructure models (on-prem DC infrastructure & DMZ, cloud IaaS/PaaS, Enterprise SaaS) Knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exposures (CVEs), common attack vectors, and security best practices. Ability to design and execute scenario-based tests tailored to the firm's infrastructure and practices. Project management (technical) experience preferably within cyber security.
Your new company A successful SaaS company providing incident, claims and insurance risk management solutions to a broad range of clients across the world. The company has twice been listed in The Sunday Times' fastest growing IT Companies and operates 3 Azure Production Environments. Your new role MS SQL Server and Azure SQL Server are critical to the success of our clients' software, and they are looking for someone to join their team to help us take our products to the next level. This is a great role for a SQL Server Admin/Expert to join a small but experienced software company where they can make a significant impact on the approach, growth and development of the product range. You will work closely with the Account Managers and on some occasions with clients. Your focus must be the end user and client. This means functionality, usability, performance, scalability and quality must be paramount in your work. We are seeking a mid-to-senior professional with at least 5 years of commercial experience. Knowledge is more important than the exact number of years. Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, security and performance of business-critical database systems Utilise your extensive experience to design, implement, and maintain high-performance SQL Server databases, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and reliability. Creation of monitoring and maintenance jobs and reports to help proactively identify any performance or scalability issues that should be addressed, slow running queries or indexes that should be optimised or reviewed Perform in-depth performance tuning and optimisation, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and other related issues. Analyse wait events and proactively address performance challenges to ensure smooth and efficient database operations. Oversee and manage database replication strategies, including setup, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of replication environments. Perform regular monitoring, tuning, and optimisation of our databases Troubleshooting various database issues and T-SQL queries Improving the Reporting infrastructure for our SaaS products - through SSRS, PowerBI and other tools High degree of organisational skills Interest in upskilling and in other database technologies and Azure Services to help improve product outcomes Ability to work with and advise developers. Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in SQL Server database administration What you'll need to succeed Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server 2019 or above Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server Internals, Query Tuning and Optimisation and T-SQL Expertise in analysing and mitigating wait events, bottlenecks, and resource contention. Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing database replication solutions. In-depth knowledge of SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery mechanisms. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Azure knowledge is a plus. Willingness to further grow on Azure technologies is a must. Knowledge of SSRS Knowledge of Replication Team player, can do attitude, willing to transfer knowledge Ability to work within small multi-skilled teams and to communicate about technical aspects in a clear manner Willingness to implement projects on time and to budget Ability to empathise with clients Ability to create and maintain accurate/accessible and organised documentation. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or tasks Desirable but not Essential: Knowledge of Power BI and Azure Experience of Multi-Tenanted databases to service SaaS solutions Familiarity/Experience with embedding Power BI or knowledge of the Fabric Suite Azure SQL Experience What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and 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.
05/07/2024
Full time
Your new company A successful SaaS company providing incident, claims and insurance risk management solutions to a broad range of clients across the world. The company has twice been listed in The Sunday Times' fastest growing IT Companies and operates 3 Azure Production Environments. Your new role MS SQL Server and Azure SQL Server are critical to the success of our clients' software, and they are looking for someone to join their team to help us take our products to the next level. This is a great role for a SQL Server Admin/Expert to join a small but experienced software company where they can make a significant impact on the approach, growth and development of the product range. You will work closely with the Account Managers and on some occasions with clients. Your focus must be the end user and client. This means functionality, usability, performance, scalability and quality must be paramount in your work. We are seeking a mid-to-senior professional with at least 5 years of commercial experience. Knowledge is more important than the exact number of years. Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, security and performance of business-critical database systems Utilise your extensive experience to design, implement, and maintain high-performance SQL Server databases, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and reliability. Creation of monitoring and maintenance jobs and reports to help proactively identify any performance or scalability issues that should be addressed, slow running queries or indexes that should be optimised or reviewed Perform in-depth performance tuning and optimisation, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and other related issues. Analyse wait events and proactively address performance challenges to ensure smooth and efficient database operations. Oversee and manage database replication strategies, including setup, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of replication environments. Perform regular monitoring, tuning, and optimisation of our databases Troubleshooting various database issues and T-SQL queries Improving the Reporting infrastructure for our SaaS products - through SSRS, PowerBI and other tools High degree of organisational skills Interest in upskilling and in other database technologies and Azure Services to help improve product outcomes Ability to work with and advise developers. Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in SQL Server database administration What you'll need to succeed Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server 2019 or above Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server Internals, Query Tuning and Optimisation and T-SQL Expertise in analysing and mitigating wait events, bottlenecks, and resource contention. Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing database replication solutions. In-depth knowledge of SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery mechanisms. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Azure knowledge is a plus. Willingness to further grow on Azure technologies is a must. Knowledge of SSRS Knowledge of Replication Team player, can do attitude, willing to transfer knowledge Ability to work within small multi-skilled teams and to communicate about technical aspects in a clear manner Willingness to implement projects on time and to budget Ability to empathise with clients Ability to create and maintain accurate/accessible and organised documentation. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or tasks Desirable but not Essential: Knowledge of Power BI and Azure Experience of Multi-Tenanted databases to service SaaS solutions Familiarity/Experience with embedding Power BI or knowledge of the Fabric Suite Azure SQL Experience What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and 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.
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Franklin Park, Illinois
*We are unable to sponsor for permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking an SAP Functional Architect with PLM/QM experience. Candidate will provide leadership and support for the development of enterprise systems that support efficient and effective business processes. Interacts directly and self-sufficiently with user management, IT Management, and the IT technical staff to identify needs and create a business case in support of strategic and tactical plans. Works with the Executive IT team, Project Manager, and executive process experts to lead the effort for all Business Systems project activities. Responsibilities: Keeps current on existing system platforms and with new advancements and capabilities relevant to functional area's. Supports development quality assurance and production business systems issues and the support of new implementations. Develops and mentor IT resources, sets annual goals and measures for team. Serves as a focal point and primary liaison with the CIO on all the business systems strategies and tasks planned and coordinated by the Information Technology Department. Ensures that all new reports and changes to reports are done without duplicating reports that already exist. Leads the effort to develop application system security for respective area of the business. Accountable to ensure appropriate application security is in place and in line with company policies and applicable regulations. Mentor and train business users. Helps lead the management staff on the evolution of management, decision support, and transaction systems and how these relate to business process design and redesign. Ability to work with business stakeholders to continuously improve or reengineer business processes in line with best-in-class business model. Possess a high degree of understanding of IT development techniques such as SAP configuration and the SAP Implementation Management Guide (IMG). Must be capable of carrying out SAP system configuration changes in a given discipline (eg, PLM, IPS, ECTR, Quality, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales etc.) while able to lead the effort of all Business Analysts on staff. Comprehensive functional and technical experience with SAP ECC, PLM(NWBC), SAP Engineering control center (ECTR), CAD (Creo), PLM, QM, IPS Ticket system, Document Management systems, Workflows, Part Generation tools, Conversion Servers (Cideon, .riess) and Engineering Record. Responsible for system configuration and development in line with business end user requirements. Ensures transaction appropriateness and integrity while also ensuring the appropriateness of access security. Ensures that documentation of all work done is sufficient to ensure efficient business continuance should personal changes occur. Documents current business process and incorporates new process changes as needed. Coordinates with business stakeholders to identify requirements, build business/use cases and identify costs, return-on-investment, and KPI's to measure benefit realization. Assesses business needs resulting from as-is business process analysis and how improved business processes, support systems, and technology can improve them. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Bachelor's degree in engineering/computer science or business administration. 5+ Years Relevant Experience Hands-on enterprise systems experience with at least one full life cycle implementation of SAP (PLM/ECTR/IPS/Workflow). A solid, practical, hands-on understanding of R&D and New Product Development for a manufacturing company. Ability to work with and lead others in a matrixed management environment Deep knowledge of business case development/Change management - including the development of return on investment (ROI) scenarios. Detailed understanding of enterprise systems including the ability to develop and configure the solutions specific to R&D/NPDI, PLM, IPS, ECTR, Quality Management Module, Workflows, and Engineering). High degree of skill regarding communication, Change Management, and business process redesign.
04/07/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor for permanent Full time role* *Position is bonus eligible* Prestigious Enterprise Company is currently seeking an SAP Functional Architect with PLM/QM experience. Candidate will provide leadership and support for the development of enterprise systems that support efficient and effective business processes. Interacts directly and self-sufficiently with user management, IT Management, and the IT technical staff to identify needs and create a business case in support of strategic and tactical plans. Works with the Executive IT team, Project Manager, and executive process experts to lead the effort for all Business Systems project activities. Responsibilities: Keeps current on existing system platforms and with new advancements and capabilities relevant to functional area's. Supports development quality assurance and production business systems issues and the support of new implementations. Develops and mentor IT resources, sets annual goals and measures for team. Serves as a focal point and primary liaison with the CIO on all the business systems strategies and tasks planned and coordinated by the Information Technology Department. Ensures that all new reports and changes to reports are done without duplicating reports that already exist. Leads the effort to develop application system security for respective area of the business. Accountable to ensure appropriate application security is in place and in line with company policies and applicable regulations. Mentor and train business users. Helps lead the management staff on the evolution of management, decision support, and transaction systems and how these relate to business process design and redesign. Ability to work with business stakeholders to continuously improve or reengineer business processes in line with best-in-class business model. Possess a high degree of understanding of IT development techniques such as SAP configuration and the SAP Implementation Management Guide (IMG). Must be capable of carrying out SAP system configuration changes in a given discipline (eg, PLM, IPS, ECTR, Quality, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales etc.) while able to lead the effort of all Business Analysts on staff. Comprehensive functional and technical experience with SAP ECC, PLM(NWBC), SAP Engineering control center (ECTR), CAD (Creo), PLM, QM, IPS Ticket system, Document Management systems, Workflows, Part Generation tools, Conversion Servers (Cideon, .riess) and Engineering Record. Responsible for system configuration and development in line with business end user requirements. Ensures transaction appropriateness and integrity while also ensuring the appropriateness of access security. Ensures that documentation of all work done is sufficient to ensure efficient business continuance should personal changes occur. Documents current business process and incorporates new process changes as needed. Coordinates with business stakeholders to identify requirements, build business/use cases and identify costs, return-on-investment, and KPI's to measure benefit realization. Assesses business needs resulting from as-is business process analysis and how improved business processes, support systems, and technology can improve them. Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Bachelor's degree in engineering/computer science or business administration. 5+ Years Relevant Experience Hands-on enterprise systems experience with at least one full life cycle implementation of SAP (PLM/ECTR/IPS/Workflow). A solid, practical, hands-on understanding of R&D and New Product Development for a manufacturing company. Ability to work with and lead others in a matrixed management environment Deep knowledge of business case development/Change management - including the development of return on investment (ROI) scenarios. Detailed understanding of enterprise systems including the ability to develop and configure the solutions specific to R&D/NPDI, PLM, IPS, ECTR, Quality Management Module, Workflows, and Engineering). High degree of skill regarding communication, Change Management, and business process redesign.
NO SPONSORSHIP Oracle Applications DBA Tech Lead/Manage Extremely hands on position, managing one person They have to have some sort of prior supervisory or hands on management experience SALARY: $175K PLUS 10% BONUS LOCATION: CHELMSFORD, MA (5 DAYS ONSITE) Looking for a candidate with strong communication skills. This is all about oracle EBS 11i/r12. You will need 10+ years E-business suite cloud platform, oracle ERP applications suite. Job Summary Immediate need for a Senior Manager Oracle Applications DBA to join our team in Chelmsford, MA. This is an exciting Full time opportunity to work in a fast-paced team environment. The selected candidate will ensure production uptime service levels are maintained and made available per requirements that include backup, recovery, refresh, performance tuning, and security (physical and data). 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. Required/Preferred Education and Experience 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 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 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.
04/07/2024
Full time
NO SPONSORSHIP Oracle Applications DBA Tech Lead/Manage Extremely hands on position, managing one person They have to have some sort of prior supervisory or hands on management experience SALARY: $175K PLUS 10% BONUS LOCATION: CHELMSFORD, MA (5 DAYS ONSITE) Looking for a candidate with strong communication skills. This is all about oracle EBS 11i/r12. You will need 10+ years E-business suite cloud platform, oracle ERP applications suite. Job Summary Immediate need for a Senior Manager Oracle Applications DBA to join our team in Chelmsford, MA. This is an exciting Full time opportunity to work in a fast-paced team environment. The selected candidate will ensure production uptime service levels are maintained and made available per requirements that include backup, recovery, refresh, performance tuning, and security (physical and data). 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. Required/Preferred Education and Experience 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 Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 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.
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* *Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an IT Security GRC Specialist. This specialist will be the SME for information security GRC and will perform key risk management functions within the security governance department. They will do 3rd party vendor risk management and internal risk management. Experience with frameworks ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Responsibilities: Management of process improvement, control maturity, and communication of risk throughout assigned GRC service activities. Level II responsibilities include incorporating ISO 27001 principles for continuous improvement throughout all services and support activities. Respond to security assessments, questionnaires and audits from clients and third-party business partners in a timely manner. Document and perform assessments as needed. This service also provides contract review for security requirements. Technical writing for policies, standards and communications. Lead in the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, processes guidelines and support documentation. Lead, evaluate, and supports the processes necessary to assure that Information Technology (IT) systems meet the organization's cybersecurity and risk requirements. Conduct evaluations of an IT program or its individual components to determine compliance with published standards. Exception management, processing and tracking requests for exception to security controls. Ensures appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives. Serve as a subject matter expert for Information Security consulting to technical/non-technical management and staff. Ensures security awareness training is aligned, defined, and executed. Evaluation of cyber training/education courses and methods based on instructional needs. Administration of the GRC technology platforms. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or five (5) years of work experience in IT Security is required. Four (4) years of Information Security experience required. Those containing hands on technical experience are preferred. Strong knowledge on Security frameworks and technologies such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Technical writing experience is required. Experience with instructional content educational writing strongly preferred. Strong knowledge of risk management principles and practices are required. Strong knowledge of security administration and role-based security controls are required. Three or more years of experience managing timelines and being self-directed preferred. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool management (Administrative and/or Engineering) is preferred. Interview, gather, and understand content from subject-matter experts. Maintain accurate records and manage client security and risk requests. Ability to perform as primary Security Subject Matter Expert (SME). Ability to facilitate and lead project and vendor risk assessments with relative independence and provide guidance on secure design and operation. Ability to independently complete and assist in completing client security questionnaires and security assessments concerning the Firm's security program and controls. Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain security policy, standard, guideline, and procedure documents. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other relevant training and certifications are preferred.
04/07/2024
Full time
*We are unable to sponsor as this is a permanent Full time role* *Hybrid 3 days onsite 2 days remote* A prestigious company is looking for an IT Security GRC Specialist. This specialist will be the SME for information security GRC and will perform key risk management functions within the security governance department. They will do 3rd party vendor risk management and internal risk management. Experience with frameworks ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Responsibilities: Management of process improvement, control maturity, and communication of risk throughout assigned GRC service activities. Level II responsibilities include incorporating ISO 27001 principles for continuous improvement throughout all services and support activities. Respond to security assessments, questionnaires and audits from clients and third-party business partners in a timely manner. Document and perform assessments as needed. This service also provides contract review for security requirements. Technical writing for policies, standards and communications. Lead in the creation and maintenance of security policies, standards, processes guidelines and support documentation. Lead, evaluate, and supports the processes necessary to assure that Information Technology (IT) systems meet the organization's cybersecurity and risk requirements. Conduct evaluations of an IT program or its individual components to determine compliance with published standards. Exception management, processing and tracking requests for exception to security controls. Ensures appropriate treatment of risk, compliance, and assurance from internal and external perspectives. Serve as a subject matter expert for Information Security consulting to technical/non-technical management and staff. Ensures security awareness training is aligned, defined, and executed. Evaluation of cyber training/education courses and methods based on instructional needs. Administration of the GRC technology platforms. Qualifications Bachelor's degree or five (5) years of work experience in IT Security is required. Four (4) years of Information Security experience required. Those containing hands on technical experience are preferred. Strong knowledge on Security frameworks and technologies such as ISO 27001, NIST, SOC, SIG is required. Technical writing experience is required. Experience with instructional content educational writing strongly preferred. Strong knowledge of risk management principles and practices are required. Strong knowledge of security administration and role-based security controls are required. Three or more years of experience managing timelines and being self-directed preferred. Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) tool management (Administrative and/or Engineering) is preferred. Interview, gather, and understand content from subject-matter experts. Maintain accurate records and manage client security and risk requests. Ability to perform as primary Security Subject Matter Expert (SME). Ability to facilitate and lead project and vendor risk assessments with relative independence and provide guidance on secure design and operation. Ability to independently complete and assist in completing client security questionnaires and security assessments concerning the Firm's security program and controls. Demonstrate the ability to create and maintain security policy, standard, guideline, and procedure documents. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA), Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), or other relevant training and certifications are preferred.
*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.
04/07/2024
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.
Infrastructure Manager - Onsite We are delighted to partner with a global organisation based in the Ellesmere Port area to join their team on a permanent basis with an initial requirement to help guide their Infrastructure team throughout a period of change. You will be managing the day to day onsite operational support engineering team which has around 10 team members, spread across 3 sites in the UK. Travel to all 3 sites will be required. Role responsibilities: Manage and maintain IT security policies and procedures. Review weekly performance, analyse and identify trends and record/monitor improvements and risks. Assist in the supervision of the correct use of the IT systems in the sites and cooperate in the creation of user and best practice guides. Supervise the maintenance and upgrading of operating systems, commercial and proprietary software. Together with the Group Head of IT Infrastructure maintain hardware, software, networks, IT communication and cybersecurity policies. Resolve and coordinate incidents affecting the systems. Assist the Group's Head of IT infrastructures in planning and coordinating the activities, technical and material resources and supporting staff regarding operating systems, database management systems, ERP, standard office and mail software and communications. Manage supplier relations and support contracts. Design training and development plans for the infrastructure team and perform personnel appraisals. Manage Infrastructure IT Projects Proactively deal with internal customer queries. Skills required: Experience in people management Experience in managing IT Projects Experience in IT infrastructure support and end user's support IT Security Communications and networks experience Excellent communication skills Infrastructure Manager - Onsite Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website
04/07/2024
Full time
Infrastructure Manager - Onsite We are delighted to partner with a global organisation based in the Ellesmere Port area to join their team on a permanent basis with an initial requirement to help guide their Infrastructure team throughout a period of change. You will be managing the day to day onsite operational support engineering team which has around 10 team members, spread across 3 sites in the UK. Travel to all 3 sites will be required. Role responsibilities: Manage and maintain IT security policies and procedures. Review weekly performance, analyse and identify trends and record/monitor improvements and risks. Assist in the supervision of the correct use of the IT systems in the sites and cooperate in the creation of user and best practice guides. Supervise the maintenance and upgrading of operating systems, commercial and proprietary software. Together with the Group Head of IT Infrastructure maintain hardware, software, networks, IT communication and cybersecurity policies. Resolve and coordinate incidents affecting the systems. Assist the Group's Head of IT infrastructures in planning and coordinating the activities, technical and material resources and supporting staff regarding operating systems, database management systems, ERP, standard office and mail software and communications. Manage supplier relations and support contracts. Design training and development plans for the infrastructure team and perform personnel appraisals. Manage Infrastructure IT Projects Proactively deal with internal customer queries. Skills required: Experience in people management Experience in managing IT Projects Experience in IT infrastructure support and end user's support IT Security Communications and networks experience Excellent communication skills Infrastructure Manager - Onsite Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website
Your new company A successful SaaS company providing incident, claims and insurance risk management solutions to a broad range of clients across the world. The company has twice been listed in The Sunday Times' fastest growing IT Companies and operates 3 Azure Production Environments. Your new role MS SQL Server and Azure SQL Server are critical to the success of our clients' software, and they are looking for someone to join their team to help us take our products to the next level. This is a great role for a SQL Server Admin/Expert to join a small but experienced software company where they can make a significant impact on the approach, growth and development of the product range. You will work closely with the Account Managers and on some occasions with clients. Your focus must be the end user and client. This means functionality, usability, performance, scalability and quality must be paramount in your work. We are seeking a mid-to-senior professional with at least 5 years of commercial experience. Knowledge is more important than the exact number of years. Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, security and performance of business-critical database systems Utilise your extensive experience to design, implement, and maintain high-performance SQL Server databases, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and reliability. Creation of monitoring and maintenance jobs and reports to help proactively identify any performance or scalability issues that should be addressed, slow running queries or indexes that should be optimised or reviewed Perform in-depth performance tuning and optimisation, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and other related issues. Analyse wait events and proactively address performance challenges to ensure smooth and efficient database operations. Oversee and manage database replication strategies, including setup, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of replication environments. Perform regular monitoring, tuning, and optimisation of our databases Troubleshooting various database issues and T-SQL queries Improving the Reporting infrastructure for our SaaS products - through SSRS, PowerBI and other tools High degree of organisational skills Interest in upskilling and in other database technologies and Azure Services to help improve product outcomes Ability to work with and advise developers. Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in SQL Server database administration What you'll need to succeed Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server 2019 or above Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server Internals, Query Tuning and Optimisation and T-SQL Expertise in analysing and mitigating wait events, bottlenecks, and resource contention. Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing database replication solutions. In-depth knowledge of SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery mechanisms. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Azure knowledge is a plus. Willingness to further grow on Azure technologies is a must. Knowledge of SSRS Knowledge of Replication Team player, can do attitude, willing to transfer knowledge Ability to work within small multi-skilled teams and to communicate about technical aspects in a clear manner Willingness to implement projects on time and to budget Ability to empathise with clients Ability to create and maintain accurate/accessible and organised documentation. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or tasks Desirable but not Essential: Knowledge of Power BI and Azure Experience of Multi-Tenanted databases to service SaaS solutions Familiarity/Experience with embedding Power BI or knowledge of the Fabric Suite Azure SQL Experience What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and 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.
04/07/2024
Full time
Your new company A successful SaaS company providing incident, claims and insurance risk management solutions to a broad range of clients across the world. The company has twice been listed in The Sunday Times' fastest growing IT Companies and operates 3 Azure Production Environments. Your new role MS SQL Server and Azure SQL Server are critical to the success of our clients' software, and they are looking for someone to join their team to help us take our products to the next level. This is a great role for a SQL Server Admin/Expert to join a small but experienced software company where they can make a significant impact on the approach, growth and development of the product range. You will work closely with the Account Managers and on some occasions with clients. Your focus must be the end user and client. This means functionality, usability, performance, scalability and quality must be paramount in your work. We are seeking a mid-to-senior professional with at least 5 years of commercial experience. Knowledge is more important than the exact number of years. Responsible for the design, implementation, maintenance, security and performance of business-critical database systems Utilise your extensive experience to design, implement, and maintain high-performance SQL Server databases, ensuring optimal performance, availability, and reliability. Creation of monitoring and maintenance jobs and reports to help proactively identify any performance or scalability issues that should be addressed, slow running queries or indexes that should be optimised or reviewed Perform in-depth performance tuning and optimisation, identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks, slow queries, and other related issues. Analyse wait events and proactively address performance challenges to ensure smooth and efficient database operations. Oversee and manage database replication strategies, including setup, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting of replication environments. Perform regular monitoring, tuning, and optimisation of our databases Troubleshooting various database issues and T-SQL queries Improving the Reporting infrastructure for our SaaS products - through SSRS, PowerBI and other tools High degree of organisational skills Interest in upskilling and in other database technologies and Azure Services to help improve product outcomes Ability to work with and advise developers. Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in SQL Server database administration What you'll need to succeed Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server 2019 or above Excellent knowledge of MS SQL Server Internals, Query Tuning and Optimisation and T-SQL Expertise in analysing and mitigating wait events, bottlenecks, and resource contention. Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing database replication solutions. In-depth knowledge of SQL Server high availability and disaster recovery mechanisms. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail Azure knowledge is a plus. Willingness to further grow on Azure technologies is a must. Knowledge of SSRS Knowledge of Replication Team player, can do attitude, willing to transfer knowledge Ability to work within small multi-skilled teams and to communicate about technical aspects in a clear manner Willingness to implement projects on time and to budget Ability to empathise with clients Ability to create and maintain accurate/accessible and organised documentation. Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects or tasks Desirable but not Essential: Knowledge of Power BI and Azure Experience of Multi-Tenanted databases to service SaaS solutions Familiarity/Experience with embedding Power BI or knowledge of the Fabric Suite Azure SQL Experience What you need to do now If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and 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.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Cosham, Hampshire
You're second line support with some 3rd line experience and would like and opportunity to take the lead on project work. Read on. Step up into a senior role, within a Portsmouth based internal IT team, deputising and working closely with the IT Service Delivery Manager to help deliver on a number of implementation projects. Day to day you will also be the escalation point for the service desk and laisse with the parent company's infrastructure team who provide infrastructure, under your guidance! The company itself offers the best of both worlds in terms of the dynamics a small to medium technology lead business of less than 300 employees, but part of a wider instant recognisable brand with fantastic benefits. You will: Play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing their IT infrastructure and security. Provide advanced support to their ServiceDesk, Manage endpoint patching Lead IT projects, Ensure compliance with IT security policies. Make recommendations on opportunities for improvement Benefits include: Up to 30 Days of annual leave, 11% employer Pension contribution, Private Medical,External and internal training for all IT staff. Life Assurance, Bonus, car scheme and much more. If you: Have 5+ years experience within IT Support Are comfortable communicating with the CEO to the receptionist. Are eligible for basic security clearance, ie have lived in the UK for at least 5 years. ( no it's not a defence company ) Happy with the option to work from home for 2 days a week Then get in touch. As the agency of choice for this urgent requirement contact me, Louis Woods at Spectrum IT Recruitment to find out more and get your applications under way. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
04/07/2024
Full time
You're second line support with some 3rd line experience and would like and opportunity to take the lead on project work. Read on. Step up into a senior role, within a Portsmouth based internal IT team, deputising and working closely with the IT Service Delivery Manager to help deliver on a number of implementation projects. Day to day you will also be the escalation point for the service desk and laisse with the parent company's infrastructure team who provide infrastructure, under your guidance! The company itself offers the best of both worlds in terms of the dynamics a small to medium technology lead business of less than 300 employees, but part of a wider instant recognisable brand with fantastic benefits. You will: Play a critical role in maintaining and enhancing their IT infrastructure and security. Provide advanced support to their ServiceDesk, Manage endpoint patching Lead IT projects, Ensure compliance with IT security policies. Make recommendations on opportunities for improvement Benefits include: Up to 30 Days of annual leave, 11% employer Pension contribution, Private Medical,External and internal training for all IT staff. Life Assurance, Bonus, car scheme and much more. If you: Have 5+ years experience within IT Support Are comfortable communicating with the CEO to the receptionist. Are eligible for basic security clearance, ie have lived in the UK for at least 5 years. ( no it's not a defence company ) Happy with the option to work from home for 2 days a week Then get in touch. As the agency of choice for this urgent requirement contact me, Louis Woods at Spectrum IT Recruitment to find out more and get your applications under way. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Technical Architect Our client is looking for an experienced Technical Architect/Lead Developer to join them ASAP on a permenant full time basis. You will be responsible for helping to design, implement, develop, build and debug products. You will be knowledgeable in the appropriate technology stack and create designs that consider scalability, security, performance, and maintainability. Hybrid Flexible working £80,000 - 90,000 p/a Location - Surrey Key skills/experience 4 years + as a Technical Solution Architect 8 years or more Development experience - ASP.NET C# using Visual Studio, .NET CORE Architecture design of both high-level and low-level technical designs Solution implementation, ensure alignment of technical solution with project requirements Code reviews, policing best practices, code quality, testing, and documentation Performance optimisation, design scalable solutions that perform Technical documentation, create and maintain HLDs, architecture diagrams, specs and design patterns Stakeholder collaboration, proven experiences with BAs, CTO, Leads, DevOps, project managers Monitoring and logging, best practice for designing a robust platform API Integrations Experience of developing websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and bootstrap Skill experience of SQL databases - writing stored procedures and backup/restore Experience of web technologies ie, MVC, Web APIs, REST and XML/JSON services Experience of source control and branching using TFS; Git, Azure Cloud and Microservices solutions Event driven architecture Security and Compliance, including secure auth, data encryption, and compliance with industry standards such as GDPR Cosmos DB Highly desirable skills Elasticsearch | Docker | Azure Service Bus | Azure DevOps | gRPC | SonarCloud | Experience of HMRC APIs | Experience of automation tools such as Octopus Deploy and MS Build | Scalability and Performance Testing Benefits private health insurance Group Life Insurance Income Protection Dental Insurance Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website
04/07/2024
Full time
Technical Architect Our client is looking for an experienced Technical Architect/Lead Developer to join them ASAP on a permenant full time basis. You will be responsible for helping to design, implement, develop, build and debug products. You will be knowledgeable in the appropriate technology stack and create designs that consider scalability, security, performance, and maintainability. Hybrid Flexible working £80,000 - 90,000 p/a Location - Surrey Key skills/experience 4 years + as a Technical Solution Architect 8 years or more Development experience - ASP.NET C# using Visual Studio, .NET CORE Architecture design of both high-level and low-level technical designs Solution implementation, ensure alignment of technical solution with project requirements Code reviews, policing best practices, code quality, testing, and documentation Performance optimisation, design scalable solutions that perform Technical documentation, create and maintain HLDs, architecture diagrams, specs and design patterns Stakeholder collaboration, proven experiences with BAs, CTO, Leads, DevOps, project managers Monitoring and logging, best practice for designing a robust platform API Integrations Experience of developing websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and bootstrap Skill experience of SQL databases - writing stored procedures and backup/restore Experience of web technologies ie, MVC, Web APIs, REST and XML/JSON services Experience of source control and branching using TFS; Git, Azure Cloud and Microservices solutions Event driven architecture Security and Compliance, including secure auth, data encryption, and compliance with industry standards such as GDPR Cosmos DB Highly desirable skills Elasticsearch | Docker | Azure Service Bus | Azure DevOps | gRPC | SonarCloud | Experience of HMRC APIs | Experience of automation tools such as Octopus Deploy and MS Build | Scalability and Performance Testing Benefits private health insurance Group Life Insurance Income Protection Dental Insurance Due to the volume of applications received for positions, it will not be possible to respond to all applications and only applicants who are considered suitable for interview will be contacted. Proactive Appointments Limited operates as an employment agency and employment business and is an equal opportunities organisation We take our obligations to protect your personal data very seriously. Any information provided to us will be processed as detailed in our Privacy Notice, a copy of which can be found on our website