Harvey Nash Plc
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Here at Harvey Nash we have an exciting new opportunity to join a growing Software Consultancy as a UX Designer . The role would be joining a small team of designers responsible for creating and designing user-centric interfaces. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather user requirements and translate them into intuitive and visually pleasing designs. Some responsibilities include Conduct user research and gather user requirements Facilitate design workshops Create wireframes and prototypes Conduct usability testing and iterate designs based on user feedback To be considered, I'm looking to speak with candidates who have a proven track record in a similar design role hitting deadlines, knowledge of UX tools (Figma etc ) and someone who is able to communicate effectively for collaboration with teams and stakeholders. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity then please send your up to date CV to the following link for review
25/04/2024
Full time
Here at Harvey Nash we have an exciting new opportunity to join a growing Software Consultancy as a UX Designer . The role would be joining a small team of designers responsible for creating and designing user-centric interfaces. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to gather user requirements and translate them into intuitive and visually pleasing designs. Some responsibilities include Conduct user research and gather user requirements Facilitate design workshops Create wireframes and prototypes Conduct usability testing and iterate designs based on user feedback To be considered, I'm looking to speak with candidates who have a proven track record in a similar design role hitting deadlines, knowledge of UX tools (Figma etc ) and someone who is able to communicate effectively for collaboration with teams and stakeholders. If you would like to learn more about this opportunity then please send your up to date CV to the following link for review
Senior Communications Manager - 6 months - Inside IR35 - Edinburgh Day Rate - Circa £280 Harvey Nash's public sector client are currently looking to recruit a Senior Communications Manager to join their team based in Edinburgh for an initial 6 month period. As a senior communications manager, you will work alongside a communications manager to act as a key source of communications support to the organisation. You will work to proactively increase the promotion, awareness and understanding of the organisation across Scotland using a variety of approaches. Main Duties You will be responsible for helping to produce a comprehensive and wide ranging communications and engagement strategy and to develop key metrics to evaluate and measure the success of this strategy. You will work proactively and positively with the media, justice partners, and other stakeholders to promote awareness among the public as well as practitioners, and policymakers. This will involve proactive media and social media campaigns; initiating and drafting news releases and features; and populating the organisations blog page. You will be responsible for helping to provide a comprehensive media service including handling media enquiries, tracking relevant news items, reporting on analytics, and being on-call out of hours. You will be responsible for contributing to ongoing social media work relating to the organisations various platforms: X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. This will include creating posts such as 'Friday Facts' and other informational or aware-raising material. This will involve designing and creating new resources on an ongoing basis, including social media clips, reels, and other innovative footage or images. This may involve filming interviews with members and a creative and pro-active approach to other filming opportunities. You will have lead responsibility for website content and expansion including procurement exercises, improving accessibility, and the design and development of educational material such as: lectures and school resources; online presentations; infographic sheets and images; videos; and interactive resources including quizzes and case studies. You will have responsibility in planning and running online and in-person events or conferences and fully support members with presentations at such events. In collaboration with other team members, you will work to identify and progress new opportunities to promote the organisation and its work in a variety of ways. You will provide support to the organisations edicated Communications Committee, helping to set meeting agendas, producing meeting papers, and ensuring actions points are progressed timeously. Essential skills: Excellent oral and written communications and engagement skills including experience of drafting or presenting a wide range of material and resources for the media, social media, stakeholders, and the public Excellent interpersonal skills to support productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders Ability to offer constructive challenge in a productive way where appropriate, including with senior office bearers Ability to work both autonomously and with colleagues to ensure a high volume and range of work is completed timeously Experience and knowledge of website development or content management systems, media handling, events handling, and a solid working experience of social media management Ability to proactively shape objectives and manage priorities productively with innovation and creativity Political acuity and an understanding of the criminal justice system Desirable Skills: experience of supporting a committee, or Board or similar project management skills This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.
25/04/2024
Project-based
Senior Communications Manager - 6 months - Inside IR35 - Edinburgh Day Rate - Circa £280 Harvey Nash's public sector client are currently looking to recruit a Senior Communications Manager to join their team based in Edinburgh for an initial 6 month period. As a senior communications manager, you will work alongside a communications manager to act as a key source of communications support to the organisation. You will work to proactively increase the promotion, awareness and understanding of the organisation across Scotland using a variety of approaches. Main Duties You will be responsible for helping to produce a comprehensive and wide ranging communications and engagement strategy and to develop key metrics to evaluate and measure the success of this strategy. You will work proactively and positively with the media, justice partners, and other stakeholders to promote awareness among the public as well as practitioners, and policymakers. This will involve proactive media and social media campaigns; initiating and drafting news releases and features; and populating the organisations blog page. You will be responsible for helping to provide a comprehensive media service including handling media enquiries, tracking relevant news items, reporting on analytics, and being on-call out of hours. You will be responsible for contributing to ongoing social media work relating to the organisations various platforms: X, Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. This will include creating posts such as 'Friday Facts' and other informational or aware-raising material. This will involve designing and creating new resources on an ongoing basis, including social media clips, reels, and other innovative footage or images. This may involve filming interviews with members and a creative and pro-active approach to other filming opportunities. You will have lead responsibility for website content and expansion including procurement exercises, improving accessibility, and the design and development of educational material such as: lectures and school resources; online presentations; infographic sheets and images; videos; and interactive resources including quizzes and case studies. You will have responsibility in planning and running online and in-person events or conferences and fully support members with presentations at such events. In collaboration with other team members, you will work to identify and progress new opportunities to promote the organisation and its work in a variety of ways. You will provide support to the organisations edicated Communications Committee, helping to set meeting agendas, producing meeting papers, and ensuring actions points are progressed timeously. Essential skills: Excellent oral and written communications and engagement skills including experience of drafting or presenting a wide range of material and resources for the media, social media, stakeholders, and the public Excellent interpersonal skills to support productive working relationships with colleagues and stakeholders Ability to offer constructive challenge in a productive way where appropriate, including with senior office bearers Ability to work both autonomously and with colleagues to ensure a high volume and range of work is completed timeously Experience and knowledge of website development or content management systems, media handling, events handling, and a solid working experience of social media management Ability to proactively shape objectives and manage priorities productively with innovation and creativity Political acuity and an understanding of the criminal justice system Desirable Skills: experience of supporting a committee, or Board or similar project management skills This role has been deemed Inside IR35 by the client. Applicants must hold, or be happy to apply for, a valid Basic Disclosure Scotland. Please click the link to apply.
Principal SAP Solutions Architect - Hybrid Harvey Nash is currently recruiting for a permanent role with our client, a leading organisation in the retail industry who are currently undergoing lots of change and transformation. It is a really exciting time for an enthusiastic Solutions Architect to join the team and have instant impact in the successful implementation of S/4 Finance and rollout of SAP across the wider business. As a Principal SAP Solutions Architect, you'll be our expert in SAP design, and we'll look to you to lead on our roadmap definition, drive strategic development, and proactively support the delivery of solutions in-line with proposed designs. The role: Lead the design direction for our SAP solutions, providing expertise and guidance. Collaborate with colleagues to ensure that designs fit within our IT landscape. Analyse solution options, make key design decisions, and complete the appropriate architecture design documentation. Ensure that the delivered solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards. Stay informed about new technologies, relevant industry trends, and the latest innovations. Use this knowledge to influence practical architecture designs and decisions. Contribute to our architecture community of practice by sharing your knowledge and experience with other colleagues. The candidate: Extensive SAP Lead Design Experience: Demonstrated expertise in SAP architecture design, best practices, and standards. Complex SAP Project Involvement: Successfully contributed to intricate SAP projects, including those with tightly integrated end-to-end solutions, particularly within the finance domain. Industry-Specific SAP Finance Knowledge: Proficient in SAP Finance, with experience in industries such as Retail, Wholesale, or Consumer Packaged Goods. Solid Understanding of S/4 Finance: Well-versed in key S/4 Finance processes, including Management and Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, AP/AR, Tax, and Treasury. Effective Communication and Relationship-Building: Skilled at influencing and constructively challenging individuals across diverse contexts. Please apply now or contact me directly for a confidential conversation: Email - (see below) Principal SAP Solutions Architect - Hybrid
24/04/2024
Full time
Principal SAP Solutions Architect - Hybrid Harvey Nash is currently recruiting for a permanent role with our client, a leading organisation in the retail industry who are currently undergoing lots of change and transformation. It is a really exciting time for an enthusiastic Solutions Architect to join the team and have instant impact in the successful implementation of S/4 Finance and rollout of SAP across the wider business. As a Principal SAP Solutions Architect, you'll be our expert in SAP design, and we'll look to you to lead on our roadmap definition, drive strategic development, and proactively support the delivery of solutions in-line with proposed designs. The role: Lead the design direction for our SAP solutions, providing expertise and guidance. Collaborate with colleagues to ensure that designs fit within our IT landscape. Analyse solution options, make key design decisions, and complete the appropriate architecture design documentation. Ensure that the delivered solutions meet business needs and align with architectural governance and standards. Stay informed about new technologies, relevant industry trends, and the latest innovations. Use this knowledge to influence practical architecture designs and decisions. Contribute to our architecture community of practice by sharing your knowledge and experience with other colleagues. The candidate: Extensive SAP Lead Design Experience: Demonstrated expertise in SAP architecture design, best practices, and standards. Complex SAP Project Involvement: Successfully contributed to intricate SAP projects, including those with tightly integrated end-to-end solutions, particularly within the finance domain. Industry-Specific SAP Finance Knowledge: Proficient in SAP Finance, with experience in industries such as Retail, Wholesale, or Consumer Packaged Goods. Solid Understanding of S/4 Finance: Well-versed in key S/4 Finance processes, including Management and Financial Reporting, Financial Planning & Analysis, AP/AR, Tax, and Treasury. Effective Communication and Relationship-Building: Skilled at influencing and constructively challenging individuals across diverse contexts. Please apply now or contact me directly for a confidential conversation: Email - (see below) Principal SAP Solutions Architect - Hybrid
Harvey Nash Plc
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne And Wear
Senior Software Developer Are you passionate about test driven development and working on a vast range of innovative technology? We are currently looking for a number of software developers with a variety of different skill sets to join our client whilst they experience a period of exciting growth. This role gives an exciting opportunity for passionate developers to get involved with some innovative greenfield projects, working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional and agile team. What you will be doing: As a Senior Software Developer, you will contribute to the development of innovative digital products in order to enhance customer experiences. You will develop and maintain high-quality, scalable code across diverse digital platforms. You will be responsible for collaborating closely with interdisciplinary teams within an agile framework. You will be working in an agile product focused team. You will uphold best practices in CI/CD, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity. You will promote the importance of clean, testable code and continuous enhancement. Who you will be: You will demonstrate a proven track record of developing clean, testable and maintainable code working with C#, .NET and Object-Oriented design. Ideally you will have experience working on mobile development, whether this be IOS, Flutter or Android. You will have a strong background of working with RESTful APIs. It is essential that you possess a proactive attitude with the ability to foster productive relationships with stakeholders and the wider team. You will have experience working with modern microservice architecture. You will have a strong understanding of working with Docker and Kubernetes. If you are interested, please get in touch with me to schedule a call and we can discuss further!
22/04/2024
Full time
Senior Software Developer Are you passionate about test driven development and working on a vast range of innovative technology? We are currently looking for a number of software developers with a variety of different skill sets to join our client whilst they experience a period of exciting growth. This role gives an exciting opportunity for passionate developers to get involved with some innovative greenfield projects, working as part of a collaborative, cross-functional and agile team. What you will be doing: As a Senior Software Developer, you will contribute to the development of innovative digital products in order to enhance customer experiences. You will develop and maintain high-quality, scalable code across diverse digital platforms. You will be responsible for collaborating closely with interdisciplinary teams within an agile framework. You will be working in an agile product focused team. You will uphold best practices in CI/CD, cloud platforms, and cybersecurity. You will promote the importance of clean, testable code and continuous enhancement. Who you will be: You will demonstrate a proven track record of developing clean, testable and maintainable code working with C#, .NET and Object-Oriented design. Ideally you will have experience working on mobile development, whether this be IOS, Flutter or Android. You will have a strong background of working with RESTful APIs. It is essential that you possess a proactive attitude with the ability to foster productive relationships with stakeholders and the wider team. You will have experience working with modern microservice architecture. You will have a strong understanding of working with Docker and Kubernetes. If you are interested, please get in touch with me to schedule a call and we can discuss further!
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. They are looking for a Senior Developer to join them. IT Services are advertising a challenging and rewarding role as part of our growing Integration Team. We are building a modern API led approach to Integrations across our estate with the design and implementation of Spring Boot REST APIs using KONG API Gateway Enterprise Products, as well as AWS Infrastructure and tools. Over time we will have a Full Lifecycle API Management Framework in place as part of this work. The team also designs and builds ETL pipelines using a modern data and event driven architecture. We provide a central point of expertise to own and manage our integration tools, processes and standards, and set our future approach to integration. As part of this we provide support to colleagues and suppliers who use our tooling to build their own integrations Essential criteria: Experience in developing systems using a variety of technologies. SpringBoot and Java are our current stack. Experience with Python is a bonus. Expertise with relational and non-relational databases. Expertise in designing and building APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc) Understanding of the life cycle of API management issues such as Security and Traffic Management, Access Control, etc. Expertise in effective collaborative working as part of a team, and the associated tools (Git, Jira, etc) and practices (Agile). Experience of driving continual improvements to systems, processes and working practices to deliver increased performance, efficiency and quality on the systems we maintain. Experience developing, monitoring, debugging and fault handling complex integrations between different systems using a variety of methods and approaches. Wide range of knowledge of tools and techniques for developing high quality software (eg continuous integration/deployment, software testing, containerisation, dependency management, etc.) Ability to learn new technologies and techniques, set standards and support team members on their use. Manage own time when working on several projects simultaneously, with an ability to prioritise and complete urgent fixes as they occur. Ability to support and mentor more junior members of the team. What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more Generous pension scheme A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
19/04/2024
Full time
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. They are looking for a Senior Developer to join them. IT Services are advertising a challenging and rewarding role as part of our growing Integration Team. We are building a modern API led approach to Integrations across our estate with the design and implementation of Spring Boot REST APIs using KONG API Gateway Enterprise Products, as well as AWS Infrastructure and tools. Over time we will have a Full Lifecycle API Management Framework in place as part of this work. The team also designs and builds ETL pipelines using a modern data and event driven architecture. We provide a central point of expertise to own and manage our integration tools, processes and standards, and set our future approach to integration. As part of this we provide support to colleagues and suppliers who use our tooling to build their own integrations Essential criteria: Experience in developing systems using a variety of technologies. SpringBoot and Java are our current stack. Experience with Python is a bonus. Expertise with relational and non-relational databases. Expertise in designing and building APIs (REST, GraphQL, etc) Understanding of the life cycle of API management issues such as Security and Traffic Management, Access Control, etc. Expertise in effective collaborative working as part of a team, and the associated tools (Git, Jira, etc) and practices (Agile). Experience of driving continual improvements to systems, processes and working practices to deliver increased performance, efficiency and quality on the systems we maintain. Experience developing, monitoring, debugging and fault handling complex integrations between different systems using a variety of methods and approaches. Wide range of knowledge of tools and techniques for developing high quality software (eg continuous integration/deployment, software testing, containerisation, dependency management, etc.) Ability to learn new technologies and techniques, set standards and support team members on their use. Manage own time when working on several projects simultaneously, with an ability to prioritise and complete urgent fixes as they occur. Ability to support and mentor more junior members of the team. What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more Generous pension scheme A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website: gov.uk/criminal-record-checks-apply-role. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University. Reporting to the CTO you will line manage a team of SAP specialists who deliver both BAU and change for SAP. Currently on SAP ECC, we will be starting a major programme of work to change how we use SAP across Finance and HR, introduce new models and move progressively to S4/HANA. Essential criteria: Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects Proven experience of managing multi-disciplined technical teams Confident and capable people manager with proven experience of line management and mentoring of team members Proven knowledge and experience of managing SAP environments Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems/applications - specifically SAP Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more. Generous pension scheme. A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel. A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
19/04/2024
Full time
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University. Reporting to the CTO you will line manage a team of SAP specialists who deliver both BAU and change for SAP. Currently on SAP ECC, we will be starting a major programme of work to change how we use SAP across Finance and HR, introduce new models and move progressively to S4/HANA. Essential criteria: Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects Proven experience of managing multi-disciplined technical teams Confident and capable people manager with proven experience of line management and mentoring of team members Proven knowledge and experience of managing SAP environments Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems/applications - specifically SAP Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more. Generous pension scheme. A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel. A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University. Reporting to the CTO, you will run a team of software engineers who deliver our in-house Student Record System. This system, called CIS, is undergoing a process of modernisation of which the first major stage was completed last year with an upgrade and move to AWS. Essential criteria: Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects Experience with software engineering including modern development practices and embedding best practice into teams Proven knowledge and experience of managing complex business systems systems on a cloud platform (AWS preferred but training can be provided) Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems/applications Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more Generous pension scheme A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page
19/04/2024
Full time
Harvey Nash have partnered exclusively with the University of Sheffield as they continue revolutionise their solutions and solidify its position as a leading Russell Group university. IT Services at the University of Sheffield provide a full range of complex services that support all our staff and students. Working in a new product-led way, the department is undergoing a significant amount of change as it establishes itself as a key partner across the University. Reporting to the CTO, you will run a team of software engineers who deliver our in-house Student Record System. This system, called CIS, is undergoing a process of modernisation of which the first major stage was completed last year with an upgrade and move to AWS. Essential criteria: Experience of delivering technology programmes of work which have interdependent high-level milestones of interrelated projects Experience with software engineering including modern development practices and embedding best practice into teams Proven knowledge and experience of managing complex business systems systems on a cloud platform (AWS preferred but training can be provided) Experience of managing suppliers and delivery partners including managing the outputs and planning of the deliverables to time, cost & quality Experience of creating technology roadmaps to ensure the validity and security of the domain systems/applications Proven experience managing successful technology transitions and migrations Proven experience of stakeholder management with both suppliers and internal stakeholders Demonstrable ability to motivate high performance in others What we offer A minimum of 41 days annual leave including bank holiday and closure days (pro rata) with the ability to purchase more Generous pension scheme A wide range of discounts and rewards on shopping, eating out and travel A commitment to your development access to learning and mentoring schemes A range of generous family-friendly policies + more! The University of Sheffield is a certified Disability Confident Employer. Disability Confident is a recognition given by the Government's Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to employers based in Great Britain who have agreed to take action to meet thirteen commitments regarding the employment, retention, training and career development of disabled employees. One of these commitments is to offer an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job. A false declaration of disability to obtain an interview will result in the invalidation of any offer made. If you consider yourself to have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and would like your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme, please make this visible in your application or send an email to the consultant (see below) Criminal record A basic DBS check will be needed for this role. More details on the checks can be found on the Government website. Possession of a criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment at the University of Sheffield. We recognise the value of steady employment in the rehabilitation process and examine each case in its own right. More information can be found on our Information for candidates page