Date: 4 May 2024 Location: Manchester Airport, GB Company: MAG Based at Manchester Airport Permanent Role Office or Flexible/Hybrid working for a better work/life balance We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds Manchester Airport Group: At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You'll also have access to some great benefits including: Bonus scheme 11% company contribution pension 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Free parking Subsidised public transport Huge range of company discounts Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week The Role: MAG Technology is currently expanding and we are looking for Solution Architects to help us to transform our business through technology, digital and automation. Working across our airports and group functions, you'lll define technology solutions to meet requirements, taking into account systems, data, process and people. Ensuring that designs are aligned to the overarching technology end state strategies (or challenging them if you see fit!), you'll work hand in hand with business analysts, project managers, development teams (both internal and external) and the business stakeholders directly to ensure that solutions will meet desired business outcomes, and add value to MAG. You'll be helping to solve problems for our business including working out how to digitize our passenger journey, improve aircraft turnaround times, optimize colleague experiences and drive efficiencies across our group. You'll have a hand in delivery end to end, from inception and shaping, right through to post go live support. What will make you a successful Solution Architect? As well as the ability to interact, influence and build consensus with senior stakeholders, you'll have excellent interpersonal, networking, presentation and communication skills and be commercially astute. You'll also have a detailed technical knowledge spanning enterprise technologies, systems and infrastructure, private and public cloud, development and DevOps toolsets with experience building and executing an IT strategy, maintaining a technology roadmap and being able to adapt to business, market and technical change. You'll have experience of developing, mapping and maintaining a technical architecture including enterprise, applications, service, infrastructure and data using a recognised methodology e.g. TOGAF. You'll have experience communicating complex technical information and informing the priority of spend, based on technical input and related risk vs. conflicting business priority. You'll be able to provide architecture expertise & guidance to the Heads-of-Technology, advising on possible solution sets and opportunities to increase capability. Desirable skills include an understanding of the Airport/Aviation Tech landscape; knowledge of the processes, applications, technology and data requirements, major trends and complexities of such a business. Experience of airport development and construction projects and experience of Enterprise Asset Management systems / IoT / Smart Infrastructure and be TOGAF certified, or equivalent. Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We're also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups. As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process. You can contact the team by emailing Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women's Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity
May 05, 2024
Full time
Date: 4 May 2024 Location: Manchester Airport, GB Company: MAG Based at Manchester Airport Permanent Role Office or Flexible/Hybrid working for a better work/life balance We are proud to be a diverse employer, and we welcome candidates from all backgrounds Manchester Airport Group: At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As At MAG we provide the airport facilities and travel services that people need to connect with the world. As the largest UK owned airport operator, we serve over 60 million passengers a year from Manchester, London Stansted, and East Midlands Airports. With over 270 destinations across the globe, our businesses not only bring people together but also support the prosperity of the regions in which we operate. At MAG, we recognise creating a first-class journey for our customers starts by creating a first-class career journey for our colleagues and we are committed to building inclusive environments in which our people can thrive. You'll also have access to some great benefits including: Bonus scheme 11% company contribution pension 25 days holiday plus bank holidays Free parking Subsidised public transport Huge range of company discounts Free Virtual GP service, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week The Role: MAG Technology is currently expanding and we are looking for Solution Architects to help us to transform our business through technology, digital and automation. Working across our airports and group functions, you'lll define technology solutions to meet requirements, taking into account systems, data, process and people. Ensuring that designs are aligned to the overarching technology end state strategies (or challenging them if you see fit!), you'll work hand in hand with business analysts, project managers, development teams (both internal and external) and the business stakeholders directly to ensure that solutions will meet desired business outcomes, and add value to MAG. You'll be helping to solve problems for our business including working out how to digitize our passenger journey, improve aircraft turnaround times, optimize colleague experiences and drive efficiencies across our group. You'll have a hand in delivery end to end, from inception and shaping, right through to post go live support. What will make you a successful Solution Architect? As well as the ability to interact, influence and build consensus with senior stakeholders, you'll have excellent interpersonal, networking, presentation and communication skills and be commercially astute. You'll also have a detailed technical knowledge spanning enterprise technologies, systems and infrastructure, private and public cloud, development and DevOps toolsets with experience building and executing an IT strategy, maintaining a technology roadmap and being able to adapt to business, market and technical change. You'll have experience of developing, mapping and maintaining a technical architecture including enterprise, applications, service, infrastructure and data using a recognised methodology e.g. TOGAF. You'll have experience communicating complex technical information and informing the priority of spend, based on technical input and related risk vs. conflicting business priority. You'll be able to provide architecture expertise & guidance to the Heads-of-Technology, advising on possible solution sets and opportunities to increase capability. Desirable skills include an understanding of the Airport/Aviation Tech landscape; knowledge of the processes, applications, technology and data requirements, major trends and complexities of such a business. Experience of airport development and construction projects and experience of Enterprise Asset Management systems / IoT / Smart Infrastructure and be TOGAF certified, or equivalent. Equal Opportunities & Reasonable Adjustments At MAG we believe in the importance of diversity & inclusion for all. We are committed to creating a workforce that is reflective of our society. As such we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We're also committed to well-being with a focus on mental health and supporting colleagues from underrepresented groups through our Colleague Resource Groups. As a Disability Confident employer we are committed to creating an environment where candidates and employees can perform at their optimum. Please let us know if we can provide you with any reasonable adjustments to aid your application or interview process. You can contact the team by emailing Our Colleague Resource Groups include: Women's Network, Embrace - Race & Ethnicity Group, Fly With Pride (LGBTQIA+), Mental Health, Parent & Carers, Disabilities including neurodiversity
Location: Luton (1 day per week onsite) Duration: 12 month contract Rate: 78ph UMB (Inside IR35) Job specification: Our client is looking for a security engineer with expertise in developing and maintaining product security management systems for defence and government customers. This position will report to the Head of Product Security and will take responsibility for all security aspects of product design, development, verification and maintenance through all phases of the product lifecycle. The role will focus on undertaking security risk assessments for products, preparing security risk mitigation plans, deriving security requirements and working with product development teams to design, implement and maintain appropriate security controls. Key Responsibility Areas: The successful candidate will report to the Head of Product Security (ISP) and be responsible for providing security advice to product development teams in a range areas including: Production of Security Managements Plans, work package descriptions and cost estimates in support of product bids, services and proposals. Undertaking security risk assessments, risk mitigation plans, mitigation gap analysis and preparation of security management documentation for system Accreditation. Defining product security requirements, advising development teams on suitable implementation standards and techniques and overseeing product development activities. Liaison with Security Accreditors and Security Assurance Coordinators in support of security accreditation. Preparation of Protection Profiles, Security Targets and Evaluation Management Plans, and liaison with NCSC and commercial evaluation teams in support of evaluation activities. Preparation of TEMPEST Control Plans, advising development teams on appropriate implementation techniques and liaising with TEMPEST test facilities. Advising development teams on suitable platform lockdown and configurations, and supporting Penetration test activities. Analysing penetration test results and preparation of remedial action plans. Prepare and implement through life support and maintenance for product security including vulnerability and patch management plans Lead security incident management teams during incident/crisis situations in conjunction with Head of Product Security Review and maintain corporate product security policies. Deliver product security training to project engineering teams. Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required: Experience in the development of security solutions for a military &/or commercial products and systems. Graduate degree in relevant engineering, computing or related scientific discipline, and/or evidence of further professional study. Registered NCSC certified professional at senior level or above, or NCSC recognised qualification, e.g. ISC2Certified Information System Security Professional. Knowledge of UK/NATO Information Assurance standards, procedures & systems, including Government Functional Standard GovS 007: Security, HMG IS1&2, ISO27000 series standards, NIST SP800 series standards, JSP440, JSP604, guidance material provided by NCSC, CPNI and NIST. Practical experience of producing Security Accreditation documentation Practical experience of NCSC and Common Criteria security evaluation techniques. Knowledge of current crypto technologies and key management systems Model Base System Engineering (MBSE) knowledge Understanding operating systems, firmware and software security controls and how to apply them. Understanding of existing, current and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualisation and web Excellent verbal & written communication skills. Good team worker with ability to influence and motivate. Positive attitude and drive to improve the business. Ability to obtain SC clearance with UK-eyes only caveat. Enterprise Security Architectures (SABSA, MODAF). Desirable: DV Clearance. Knowledge of Quantum Cryptography & Quantum Key management. Current threat intelligence awareness. Knowledge of NATO security policy, risk management and Accreditation. Understanding of the role of advisory boards within the UK Government or NATO for security.
May 05, 2024
Contractor
Location: Luton (1 day per week onsite) Duration: 12 month contract Rate: 78ph UMB (Inside IR35) Job specification: Our client is looking for a security engineer with expertise in developing and maintaining product security management systems for defence and government customers. This position will report to the Head of Product Security and will take responsibility for all security aspects of product design, development, verification and maintenance through all phases of the product lifecycle. The role will focus on undertaking security risk assessments for products, preparing security risk mitigation plans, deriving security requirements and working with product development teams to design, implement and maintain appropriate security controls. Key Responsibility Areas: The successful candidate will report to the Head of Product Security (ISP) and be responsible for providing security advice to product development teams in a range areas including: Production of Security Managements Plans, work package descriptions and cost estimates in support of product bids, services and proposals. Undertaking security risk assessments, risk mitigation plans, mitigation gap analysis and preparation of security management documentation for system Accreditation. Defining product security requirements, advising development teams on suitable implementation standards and techniques and overseeing product development activities. Liaison with Security Accreditors and Security Assurance Coordinators in support of security accreditation. Preparation of Protection Profiles, Security Targets and Evaluation Management Plans, and liaison with NCSC and commercial evaluation teams in support of evaluation activities. Preparation of TEMPEST Control Plans, advising development teams on appropriate implementation techniques and liaising with TEMPEST test facilities. Advising development teams on suitable platform lockdown and configurations, and supporting Penetration test activities. Analysing penetration test results and preparation of remedial action plans. Prepare and implement through life support and maintenance for product security including vulnerability and patch management plans Lead security incident management teams during incident/crisis situations in conjunction with Head of Product Security Review and maintain corporate product security policies. Deliver product security training to project engineering teams. Skills, Qualifications & Knowledge Required: Experience in the development of security solutions for a military &/or commercial products and systems. Graduate degree in relevant engineering, computing or related scientific discipline, and/or evidence of further professional study. Registered NCSC certified professional at senior level or above, or NCSC recognised qualification, e.g. ISC2Certified Information System Security Professional. Knowledge of UK/NATO Information Assurance standards, procedures & systems, including Government Functional Standard GovS 007: Security, HMG IS1&2, ISO27000 series standards, NIST SP800 series standards, JSP440, JSP604, guidance material provided by NCSC, CPNI and NIST. Practical experience of producing Security Accreditation documentation Practical experience of NCSC and Common Criteria security evaluation techniques. Knowledge of current crypto technologies and key management systems Model Base System Engineering (MBSE) knowledge Understanding operating systems, firmware and software security controls and how to apply them. Understanding of existing, current and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualisation and web Excellent verbal & written communication skills. Good team worker with ability to influence and motivate. Positive attitude and drive to improve the business. Ability to obtain SC clearance with UK-eyes only caveat. Enterprise Security Architectures (SABSA, MODAF). Desirable: DV Clearance. Knowledge of Quantum Cryptography & Quantum Key management. Current threat intelligence awareness. Knowledge of NATO security policy, risk management and Accreditation. Understanding of the role of advisory boards within the UK Government or NATO for security.
Ready for a fresh, new career? Look no further because one of the world's most iconic brands can help you get there. Why Join Us? At Subway, "better" is baked into our DNA. We are a brand that believes in continued improvement in our lives, our businesses, and our planet. From the handshake that started our very first sandwich shop to earning our position as one of the world's leading restaurant brands, we've always embraced change and the path ahead. And today, we're making better living way easier. Our purpose is about more than the food we serve in our restaurants. It's centered onfueling healthy businesses and healthier lives. It is one of the most exciting times to join the Subway team and contribute to our transformational journey. About the Role: We have an exciting opportunity to support our Technology team as a Sr. Support Engineer based in London. The Sr. Support Engineer will primarily support global and regional applications in Europe by helping triage any issues in production and then coordinating the support and development activities across multiple cross-discipline teams in the Subway ecosystem, mostly focusing on the Digital domain. They will also collaborate with the Architecture teams to direct detailed solution implementations on large-scale projects and ensure solution alignment with development teams across the enterprise. The Sr. Support Engineer will partner with product owners and project managers to align on scope, requirements, and schedule for overall delivery for any new features released in global applications as well as regional applications. If you feel that this is the role for you, and you are successful with your application, be ready to be Bold , Empowered , Accountable , and ready to have Fun in a fast paced and agile working environment. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Troubleshoot any production issues with global/regional applications in the region and then involve the appropriate support and development teams as needed. Drive for results on the overall project delivery by continually coordinating across application development teams to ensure aligned technical solution for a high-quality, high performance & resiliency, and supportable product. Align with Product Owner and Stakeholders on scope and requirements for large scale projects. Drive detailed technical discovery across cross-discipline team to identify requirements gaps upfront in the project lifecycle. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture to ensure clarity of solution across the cross-discipline development teams. Continually address issues and risks in the implementation of the solution that arise during a project lifecycle. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field required. 8+ years' experience developing production software. 5+ years leading software development teams. Hands-on experience in architecting, solutioning, delivery, coding, maintenance, and security of enterprise technology solution with custom and vendor packaged solutions. Experience in a technical delivery lead role successfully driving the large-scale complex applications. Knowledge of B2B and B2C e-Commerce implementations. Ability to support large-scale software engineering projects throughout the full software development life cycle. Experience using modern software engineering and product development approaches including Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud (AWS primarily and/or Azure) etc. Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across varying levels of personnel. Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required. Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action. What do we Offer? Competitive Bonus Tuition Reimbursement Company Holidays Employee Resource Groups Volunteering time And Many More Actual pay is determined based on a number of job-related factors including skills, education, training, credentials, qualifications, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, geographic location, performance, and working conditions.
May 05, 2024
Full time
Ready for a fresh, new career? Look no further because one of the world's most iconic brands can help you get there. Why Join Us? At Subway, "better" is baked into our DNA. We are a brand that believes in continued improvement in our lives, our businesses, and our planet. From the handshake that started our very first sandwich shop to earning our position as one of the world's leading restaurant brands, we've always embraced change and the path ahead. And today, we're making better living way easier. Our purpose is about more than the food we serve in our restaurants. It's centered onfueling healthy businesses and healthier lives. It is one of the most exciting times to join the Subway team and contribute to our transformational journey. About the Role: We have an exciting opportunity to support our Technology team as a Sr. Support Engineer based in London. The Sr. Support Engineer will primarily support global and regional applications in Europe by helping triage any issues in production and then coordinating the support and development activities across multiple cross-discipline teams in the Subway ecosystem, mostly focusing on the Digital domain. They will also collaborate with the Architecture teams to direct detailed solution implementations on large-scale projects and ensure solution alignment with development teams across the enterprise. The Sr. Support Engineer will partner with product owners and project managers to align on scope, requirements, and schedule for overall delivery for any new features released in global applications as well as regional applications. If you feel that this is the role for you, and you are successful with your application, be ready to be Bold , Empowered , Accountable , and ready to have Fun in a fast paced and agile working environment. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Troubleshoot any production issues with global/regional applications in the region and then involve the appropriate support and development teams as needed. Drive for results on the overall project delivery by continually coordinating across application development teams to ensure aligned technical solution for a high-quality, high performance & resiliency, and supportable product. Align with Product Owner and Stakeholders on scope and requirements for large scale projects. Drive detailed technical discovery across cross-discipline team to identify requirements gaps upfront in the project lifecycle. Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture to ensure clarity of solution across the cross-discipline development teams. Continually address issues and risks in the implementation of the solution that arise during a project lifecycle. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related field required. 8+ years' experience developing production software. 5+ years leading software development teams. Hands-on experience in architecting, solutioning, delivery, coding, maintenance, and security of enterprise technology solution with custom and vendor packaged solutions. Experience in a technical delivery lead role successfully driving the large-scale complex applications. Knowledge of B2B and B2C e-Commerce implementations. Ability to support large-scale software engineering projects throughout the full software development life cycle. Experience using modern software engineering and product development approaches including Agile, CI/CD, DevOps, Cloud (AWS primarily and/or Azure) etc. Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate and communicate effectively across varying levels of personnel. Driving for Results - Sets high standards of performance for self and/or others; assumes responsibility for work objectives; initiates, focuses, and monitors the efforts of self and/or others toward the accomplishment goals; proactively takes action and goes beyond what is required. Problem Solving and Decision Making - Identifies and understands issues, problems, and opportunities; obtains and compares information from different sources to draw conclusions, develops and evaluates alternatives and solutions, solves problems, and chooses a course of action. What do we Offer? Competitive Bonus Tuition Reimbursement Company Holidays Employee Resource Groups Volunteering time And Many More Actual pay is determined based on a number of job-related factors including skills, education, training, credentials, qualifications, scope and complexity of role responsibilities, geographic location, performance, and working conditions.
More details Lead Security Architect Salary: Circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester, and Milton Park - Oxfordshire) Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers. Cyber Security at Jisc: The security team protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. We innovate so that individual institutions don't have to. We explore the evolution of secure, sustainable next generation networking to help institutions thrive in the evolving digital infrastructure landscape. About the role: You will be working within the architecture and engineering team which includes the Critical Infrastructure Services. You will take responsibility for the development, design, capacity, capability, and leadership of the critical national Protective DNS and NTS/NTP/PTP infrastructure. This includes strategic direction and feedback in the wider Cybersecurity division and how it impacts Jisc's overall service provision. We are looking for somebody who has in depth technical knowledge of Security Operations, including infrastructure and networks along with proven experience of technology operations within an enterprise environment. You will need to be able to demonstrate your previous experience in delivering security related national services, as well as operational experience of DNS and ideally NTS services. You will have strong communication skills and to be able confidently discuss complex technical topics to a range of differing technical stakeholders, whilst effectively communicating that the services we provide underpin the internet and how they ensure the interactions between humans and machines do so seamlessly. This is a key role at Jisc, and you will pay an integral part in ensuring the delivery of security related national services and overseeing how this contributes to our strategic direction in the wider Cybersecurity division, and how it affects Jisc's overall service provision. Responsibilities will include: • Responsibility for the security architecture for Jisc's Critical National Infrastructure to ensure that it is fit for purpose and meets the defined regulatory and legislative requirements. • Lead, manage and drive the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) team to ensure they operate as a high performing team and in accordance to defined service level agreements and product requirements. • Motivate and inspire colleagues and customers through a cultural and technology change • Deploy technical solutions that encompass security by design and development lifecycles. • Ensure systems are fully documented and operated within the Jisc policy framework, maintaining compliance to ISO9001 and ISO27001. Key Skills and Experience: • Experience of delivering security related national services. • Operational experience of DNS and NTS guidelines and frameworks. • Experience of operating services within NCSC guidelines and frameworks. • Management of Authoritative and Recursive nameservers, and the hardware/software that might underpin this • Working experience and knowledge of data networks and communications • Active in promoting security best practice with the ability to keep pace with the evolving technology and threat environments. • Experience of working within or implementing environments complying with standards such as ISO/IEC 270001, ISO/IEC 9001 Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work for us? At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer: • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas • A generous pension scheme • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment • Financial well-being support • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores • Cycle to work scheme • Employee recognition awards and travel loans • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity. Application process: Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! We advertised this role on 25/03/2024. Job Ref LS-LSA-2503 Location Hybrid - Any of our hubs - UK Function Cyber security Salary Circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Status Full Time Type Permanent Hours 35
May 05, 2024
Full time
More details Lead Security Architect Salary: Circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester, and Milton Park - Oxfordshire) Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers. Cyber Security at Jisc: The security team protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. We innovate so that individual institutions don't have to. We explore the evolution of secure, sustainable next generation networking to help institutions thrive in the evolving digital infrastructure landscape. About the role: You will be working within the architecture and engineering team which includes the Critical Infrastructure Services. You will take responsibility for the development, design, capacity, capability, and leadership of the critical national Protective DNS and NTS/NTP/PTP infrastructure. This includes strategic direction and feedback in the wider Cybersecurity division and how it impacts Jisc's overall service provision. We are looking for somebody who has in depth technical knowledge of Security Operations, including infrastructure and networks along with proven experience of technology operations within an enterprise environment. You will need to be able to demonstrate your previous experience in delivering security related national services, as well as operational experience of DNS and ideally NTS services. You will have strong communication skills and to be able confidently discuss complex technical topics to a range of differing technical stakeholders, whilst effectively communicating that the services we provide underpin the internet and how they ensure the interactions between humans and machines do so seamlessly. This is a key role at Jisc, and you will pay an integral part in ensuring the delivery of security related national services and overseeing how this contributes to our strategic direction in the wider Cybersecurity division, and how it affects Jisc's overall service provision. Responsibilities will include: • Responsibility for the security architecture for Jisc's Critical National Infrastructure to ensure that it is fit for purpose and meets the defined regulatory and legislative requirements. • Lead, manage and drive the Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) team to ensure they operate as a high performing team and in accordance to defined service level agreements and product requirements. • Motivate and inspire colleagues and customers through a cultural and technology change • Deploy technical solutions that encompass security by design and development lifecycles. • Ensure systems are fully documented and operated within the Jisc policy framework, maintaining compliance to ISO9001 and ISO27001. Key Skills and Experience: • Experience of delivering security related national services. • Operational experience of DNS and NTS guidelines and frameworks. • Experience of operating services within NCSC guidelines and frameworks. • Management of Authoritative and Recursive nameservers, and the hardware/software that might underpin this • Working experience and knowledge of data networks and communications • Active in promoting security best practice with the ability to keep pace with the evolving technology and threat environments. • Experience of working within or implementing environments complying with standards such as ISO/IEC 270001, ISO/IEC 9001 Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work for us? At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer: • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas • A generous pension scheme • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment • Financial well-being support • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores • Cycle to work scheme • Employee recognition awards and travel loans • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity. Application process: Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! We advertised this role on 25/03/2024. Job Ref LS-LSA-2503 Location Hybrid - Any of our hubs - UK Function Cyber security Salary Circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Status Full Time Type Permanent Hours 35
More details Senior Security Platform Engineer Salary: Circa £45,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester, and Milton Park - Oxfordshire) Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers. About the team: The security team, part of Group CTO, protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. By fostering collaboration and continuous improvement, Jisc is committed to building a comprehensive security solution that empowers institutions to defend against evolving cyber threats. We are actively developing our Security operation centre (SOC) services which includes a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) services, 24x7 security event monitoring and endpoint detection and response services. About the role: Working within the Architecture and engineering team, reporting into the Lead Security Architect, you will take responsibility for the establishment and development of the varying Jisc cyber security's public cloud and IaaS/SaaS infrastructure. You will act as a point of escalation for the users and services hosted on this infrastructure so strong communication skills and the ability to discuss complex technical topics with technical and non-technical audiences and to persuade them to follow best practice will be key. You will need to have previous experience in creating and deploying technical solutions in public cloud solutions platforms and be able to demonstrate your knowledgeable in IaaS, SaaS, and Linux server administration. You will also have the opportunity to represent and promote Jisc to external communities, attending conferences and taking an active role in taskforces set up to further the development of technologies, including assisting to advance the Jisc brand externally. Other responsibilities will include: • Develop and maintain platforms and their applications to support the cyber security division. • Develop and Maintain documentation in accordance with standards with Jisc and the cyber security division. • Monitoring the security status of the services and infrastructure - identifying and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities. • Provide professional expertise to technical programmes and projects of increasing scale and complexity. • Manage a technical team, ensuring the team maintain appropriate technical qualifications. Key Skills and Experience: • Deploying, Integrating, and administering a wide variety of proprietary and open-source systems. • Administering a variety of common web server technologies (including MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Ruby, Java, Python). • Automating systems and processes, building in resilience. • Fluency in one or more scripting languages, such as Python. • Ability to keep pace with the evolving technology and threat environments • Ability to plan, prioritise and manage resources within a collaborative team-based environment. • Knowledge or experience of working enterprise public cloud technologies. (desirable) • Experience with threat intelligence, SIEM and SOAR platforms. (desirable) All roles within our Jisc Cyber Security team require employees to have enhanced background screening checks which include but are not limited to, financial and unspent criminal record checks. Some roles may also require full UK Security Check (SC) clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and be willing to undertake this process. You must be able to hold UK security clearance. Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work for us? At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer: • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas • A generous pension scheme • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment • Financial well-being support • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores • Cycle to work scheme • Employee recognition awards and travel loans • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity. Application process: Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! We advertised this role on 02/05/2024. Job Ref LS-SSPE-2404 Location Hybrid - Any of our hubs - UK Function Cyber security Salary Circa £45,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Status Full Time Type Permanent Hours 35
May 05, 2024
Full time
More details Senior Security Platform Engineer Salary: Circa £45,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester, and Milton Park - Oxfordshire) Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers. About the team: The security team, part of Group CTO, protects UK Education and Research against a wide range of cyber security threats, supporting our members and customers in improving their digital resilience. By fostering collaboration and continuous improvement, Jisc is committed to building a comprehensive security solution that empowers institutions to defend against evolving cyber threats. We are actively developing our Security operation centre (SOC) services which includes a Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) services, 24x7 security event monitoring and endpoint detection and response services. About the role: Working within the Architecture and engineering team, reporting into the Lead Security Architect, you will take responsibility for the establishment and development of the varying Jisc cyber security's public cloud and IaaS/SaaS infrastructure. You will act as a point of escalation for the users and services hosted on this infrastructure so strong communication skills and the ability to discuss complex technical topics with technical and non-technical audiences and to persuade them to follow best practice will be key. You will need to have previous experience in creating and deploying technical solutions in public cloud solutions platforms and be able to demonstrate your knowledgeable in IaaS, SaaS, and Linux server administration. You will also have the opportunity to represent and promote Jisc to external communities, attending conferences and taking an active role in taskforces set up to further the development of technologies, including assisting to advance the Jisc brand externally. Other responsibilities will include: • Develop and maintain platforms and their applications to support the cyber security division. • Develop and Maintain documentation in accordance with standards with Jisc and the cyber security division. • Monitoring the security status of the services and infrastructure - identifying and mitigating potential security vulnerabilities. • Provide professional expertise to technical programmes and projects of increasing scale and complexity. • Manage a technical team, ensuring the team maintain appropriate technical qualifications. Key Skills and Experience: • Deploying, Integrating, and administering a wide variety of proprietary and open-source systems. • Administering a variety of common web server technologies (including MySQL, PostgreSQL, PHP, Ruby, Java, Python). • Automating systems and processes, building in resilience. • Fluency in one or more scripting languages, such as Python. • Ability to keep pace with the evolving technology and threat environments • Ability to plan, prioritise and manage resources within a collaborative team-based environment. • Knowledge or experience of working enterprise public cloud technologies. (desirable) • Experience with threat intelligence, SIEM and SOAR platforms. (desirable) All roles within our Jisc Cyber Security team require employees to have enhanced background screening checks which include but are not limited to, financial and unspent criminal record checks. Some roles may also require full UK Security Check (SC) clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years and be willing to undertake this process. You must be able to hold UK security clearance. Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box, but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work for us? At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Take a look at our fantastic benefits! We offer: • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas • A generous pension scheme • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment • Financial well-being support • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores • Cycle to work scheme • Employee recognition awards and travel loans • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity. Application process: Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! We advertised this role on 02/05/2024. Job Ref LS-SSPE-2404 Location Hybrid - Any of our hubs - UK Function Cyber security Salary Circa £45,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Status Full Time Type Permanent Hours 35
More details Systems Architect Salary: From £60,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home or at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester & Milton Park-Oxfordshire) Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers. About the role: This is a key role in The Software Development Group (SDG) within the Group CTO directorate. The Systems Architect is a high level and strategically important role. It is critical in meeting future business needs and strategic goals. It requires skills and expertise to design and modernise the architecture of our data collection systems, as well as designing the future architecture of our complex products. You will need to be able to react to environment feedback, evolving system design as business needs dictate. Responsibilities will include: • Application of in-depth technical knowledge and expertise in systems and enterprise architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices, to design scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. • Works with our "Technical Design Authority" crafting technology and design choices, to create and input into our technical design strategy. • Works collaboratively with Heads of Development, Principal Developer, Technical Leads and Scrum teams providing technical expertise and advice to internal Stakeholders and Customers. • Designs and integrates complex systems, including integrating different software applications, platforms, and services, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability. • Designs and builds end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements, considering factors such as scalability, performance, availability, security, and usability. Key Skills and Experience: • Proven experience in various programming languages, software development frameworks, and technologies relevant to systems architecture. • Demonstrable experience in translating architectural designs into effective solutions. • Ability to actively consult with multiple teams with multiple design requirements. • Extensive understanding of building highly scalable applications on the AWS serverless architecture. • Ability to write secure code to the highest standard. Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work at Jisc: At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Our benefits are great too. We offer: • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas • A generous pension scheme • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks. • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment, • Financial well-being support • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores • Cycle to work scheme • Employee recognition awards and travel loans • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity. Application process: Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! We advertised this role on 24/04/2024. Job Ref JR-SA-1604 Location Hybrid - Any of our hubs - UK Function IT Salary From £60,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Status Full Time Type Permanent Hours 35
May 05, 2024
Full time
More details Systems Architect Salary: From £60,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Contract: Permanent Location: Hybrid - flexibility to work from home or at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester & Milton Park-Oxfordshire) Jisc is the UK digital, data and technology agency focused on tertiary education, research, and innovation. We are a not-for-profit organisation with a big ambition to improve lives through education and research by providing hardware, software, and networking solutions. Join us and your contribution will help us to empower UK universities, colleges, research institutions and wider customers with technology so that everyone prospers. About the role: This is a key role in The Software Development Group (SDG) within the Group CTO directorate. The Systems Architect is a high level and strategically important role. It is critical in meeting future business needs and strategic goals. It requires skills and expertise to design and modernise the architecture of our data collection systems, as well as designing the future architecture of our complex products. You will need to be able to react to environment feedback, evolving system design as business needs dictate. Responsibilities will include: • Application of in-depth technical knowledge and expertise in systems and enterprise architecture principles, methodologies, and best practices, to design scalable, secure, and high-performance systems. • Works with our "Technical Design Authority" crafting technology and design choices, to create and input into our technical design strategy. • Works collaboratively with Heads of Development, Principal Developer, Technical Leads and Scrum teams providing technical expertise and advice to internal Stakeholders and Customers. • Designs and integrates complex systems, including integrating different software applications, platforms, and services, ensuring seamless data flow and interoperability. • Designs and builds end-to-end solutions that meet business requirements, considering factors such as scalability, performance, availability, security, and usability. Key Skills and Experience: • Proven experience in various programming languages, software development frameworks, and technologies relevant to systems architecture. • Demonstrable experience in translating architectural designs into effective solutions. • Ability to actively consult with multiple teams with multiple design requirements. • Extensive understanding of building highly scalable applications on the AWS serverless architecture. • Ability to write secure code to the highest standard. Please refer to the job description for full details. Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Why work at Jisc: At Jisc, everyone plays a key role and gets the chance to feel part of it, that to us is the definition of a meaningful career. We want to create a culture of lifelong learning. You can look forward to a rewarding job with opportunities to develop and make a real difference to the education and research sectors. We believe a balance between your personal and professional life is essential to your happiness and fulfilment. We work flexibly at Jisc and focus on outputs rather than presenteeism and are open to a whole range of ways of working. It isn't about how many hours you spend at home or at work; it's about the flow you establish that brings energy to both parts of your life. Our hybrid working policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your nominated office will vary across teams and job roles. Our benefits are great too. We offer: • Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments • 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) that includes an additional three closure days over Christmas • A generous pension scheme • A range of leave options, including parental leave, 3 days volunteer leave per annum and even career breaks. • A generous budget to support you with external learning and Continuous professional development • Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office • A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning • Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment, • Financial well-being support • The opportunity to donate to charity tax-free with our Payroll Giving benefit • A wide range of discounts from retailers and big-name high-street stores • Cycle to work scheme • Employee recognition awards and travel loans • Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech Equality, diversity and inclusion We celebrate diversity, embrace our differences, through our culture and employee networks and know that this is critical for our success. We work hard to make sure we're inclusive and we are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Striving to be best in practice, we are working hard to achieve progressive change. 'Always inclusive' is one of our six guiding principles - a principle which actively encourages acceptance of differences within individuals. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, class, citizenship, marital status, disability, neurodivergence, trans status, veteran status, or gender identity. Application process: Please do let us know what reasonable adjustments you need made to the application or selection process so you can do your best. We will be happy to help you. Just so you know, we review CVs as soon as we can and aim to provide an update on your application within 4 weeks of receiving it. However, you may hear from us a lot sooner, so please keep an eye out for our emails or calls! We advertised this role on 24/04/2024. Job Ref JR-SA-1604 Location Hybrid - Any of our hubs - UK Function IT Salary From £60,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience Status Full Time Type Permanent Hours 35
Your Impact Real-Time Operations (RTO) is both one of five key lines of business today, and one of our most strategic priorities for delivering on our mission in the years and decades ahead. RTO includes our current products Axon Dispatch (the end-to-end enterprise software powering emergency services) and Axon Respond (live-streaming video, priority evidence upload, and more from our suite of cloud-connected cameras), as well as a pipeline of innovation positioning us to be the world's definitive real-time operations platform for public safety. What You'll Do Location: London, England or Remote, Greater London Area Reports to: Staff Engineer / Engineering Manager Lead engineering architecture design reviews Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews Mentoring engineers Working across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions that delight our customers Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups Building services that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space Working with the latest open source technologies What You Bring Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 6+ years of professional software development experience Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems Backend service experience in multiple, managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores You follow the latest in software engineering and open source technologies, and can intuit the fine line between promising new practice and overhyped fad You love delighting end users and hunger for novel challenges Benefits that Benefit You Competitive Base Salary Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility Comprehensive Pension Plan with Matching Contribution 30 days paid holiday in addition to UK public holidays Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for all employees Private Health Insurance Cash Plan including Dental, Optician and Therapeutic Treatment Plans GymPass Subscription Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary) Group income Protection Employee Assistance & Development Programs B enefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
May 04, 2024
Full time
Your Impact Real-Time Operations (RTO) is both one of five key lines of business today, and one of our most strategic priorities for delivering on our mission in the years and decades ahead. RTO includes our current products Axon Dispatch (the end-to-end enterprise software powering emergency services) and Axon Respond (live-streaming video, priority evidence upload, and more from our suite of cloud-connected cameras), as well as a pipeline of innovation positioning us to be the world's definitive real-time operations platform for public safety. What You'll Do Location: London, England or Remote, Greater London Area Reports to: Staff Engineer / Engineering Manager Lead engineering architecture design reviews Set a high technical bar for the team through code and architecture design reviews Mentoring engineers Working across teams with Product, Design, and Engineering to create integrated solutions that delight our customers Improve our Engineering process, including long-term thinking, sprint planning and stand-ups Building services that adhere to our high bar on availability and latency in this mission-critical space Working with the latest open source technologies What You Bring Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 6+ years of professional software development experience Experience designing and delivering highly-available, scalable cloud-based systems Backend service experience in multiple, managed languages such as Java, Scala, Go, C#, or similar Experience working with SQL or NoSQL data stores You follow the latest in software engineering and open source technologies, and can intuit the fine line between promising new practice and overhyped fad You love delighting end users and hunger for novel challenges Benefits that Benefit You Competitive Base Salary Annual Bonus and Restricted Stock Unit Eligibility Comprehensive Pension Plan with Matching Contribution 30 days paid holiday in addition to UK public holidays Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave for all employees Private Health Insurance Cash Plan including Dental, Optician and Therapeutic Treatment Plans GymPass Subscription Life assurance (x4 Annual Salary) Group income Protection Employee Assistance & Development Programs B enefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
The Global Markets Division enables our clients to execute transactions in fixed income, equity, currency, commodity, and more exotic products all over the globe. We work with some of the largest, most sophisticated, and systemically important institutions in the world, from asset managers to governments to corporates you would see on the front page of the news. Our transactions range from simple equity and futures trades at high volume, to innovative and highly bespoke derivatives; all to deliver our clients the very best experience, execution, and outcomes. Margin Engineering owns the systems that enable Goldman Sachs to manage the risk on this trading activity every single day; one of the firm's competitive advantages. We process millions of trades & positions daily to calculate margin, reconcile portfolios, and deliver valuations & reporting to our clients and regulators in the most scalable, performant, reliable and efficient way possible. Our platform manages tens of millions of continually changing datapoints, hundreds of thousands of complex computations, and tens of thousands of user workflows daily. Our systems are at the front line during geopolitical and market-moving events. Our work protects the firm and its clients and makes the global financial markets safer and more transparent. Your impact will be to help us build, improve, and adapt this platform at rapid pace to constantly changing market and client demands. You will join a global team of talented and driven technologists who are continually innovating to deliver solutions for our clients and impact the firm's bottom line. This role will provide a unique opportunity to develop your technical skills and gain exposure to one of the firm's most complex and fascinating businesses. Learning, teamwork, partnering with stakeholders, product ownership, working with very large data, designs, technical expertise, and user experience; these are all aspects where you will build your skills and make your mark. Our technology stack consists of Java, AngularJS, React, BPMNs, RESTful web services, Elastic Search, MongoDB, Graph and DB2 databases and Slang/SecDB (GS-proprietary scripting language & risk-management DB). We use Git for Version Control and new development is increasingly cloud-native, either on or off-prem. A dedication to producing high-quality software, a mindset of relentless improvement, and a willingness to learn new languages, technologies, and the business, will all be key to your success in this role. HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL • A wide variety of projects are active. We have a long pipeline of proposed business solutions, and plenty of stretch opportunities for motivated people to grow • Participate in the analysis, design, development, testing and documentation of our Margin platform • Evolve the platform to meet business, client, regulatory, operational and technical needs • Participate in the entire SDLC from definition of requirements through deployment and support • Gain technical expertise and practical experience in managing mission-critical platforms from technical experts within and outside the team • Work closely with a global Business and Operations user-base across the Global Markets Division as well as Core Engineering teams • Excellent opportunity to gain strong domain knowledge across the firms' margin processing function across any type of trade executed by our clients • On a rotation basis, be involved in addressing questions, isolating and fixing problems as part of daily processing of the margin infrastructure SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR • Strong technical, analytical and communication skills; must be a self-starter • Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment working with a diverse set of colleagues and stakeholders across regions • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development • Demonstrable core Java skills; solid understanding of Object-oriented concepts and design patterns • Experience in design and architecture of various enterprise applications with considerations of performance, scalability, resilience, supportability etc. • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and the DevOps mindset • Experience with either relational databases, NoSQL DBs, or both • Exposure to RESTful web services • Cloud-native development/architecture (K8S, AWS, etc.) Preferred Qualifications • Knowledge of financial markets • UI skills a plus (JavaScript/Angular/React etc.) • Graph database experience • Big data technology stack such as Spark, HDFS, Apache Flink etc. • Data domain modelling • Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
May 04, 2024
Full time
The Global Markets Division enables our clients to execute transactions in fixed income, equity, currency, commodity, and more exotic products all over the globe. We work with some of the largest, most sophisticated, and systemically important institutions in the world, from asset managers to governments to corporates you would see on the front page of the news. Our transactions range from simple equity and futures trades at high volume, to innovative and highly bespoke derivatives; all to deliver our clients the very best experience, execution, and outcomes. Margin Engineering owns the systems that enable Goldman Sachs to manage the risk on this trading activity every single day; one of the firm's competitive advantages. We process millions of trades & positions daily to calculate margin, reconcile portfolios, and deliver valuations & reporting to our clients and regulators in the most scalable, performant, reliable and efficient way possible. Our platform manages tens of millions of continually changing datapoints, hundreds of thousands of complex computations, and tens of thousands of user workflows daily. Our systems are at the front line during geopolitical and market-moving events. Our work protects the firm and its clients and makes the global financial markets safer and more transparent. Your impact will be to help us build, improve, and adapt this platform at rapid pace to constantly changing market and client demands. You will join a global team of talented and driven technologists who are continually innovating to deliver solutions for our clients and impact the firm's bottom line. This role will provide a unique opportunity to develop your technical skills and gain exposure to one of the firm's most complex and fascinating businesses. Learning, teamwork, partnering with stakeholders, product ownership, working with very large data, designs, technical expertise, and user experience; these are all aspects where you will build your skills and make your mark. Our technology stack consists of Java, AngularJS, React, BPMNs, RESTful web services, Elastic Search, MongoDB, Graph and DB2 databases and Slang/SecDB (GS-proprietary scripting language & risk-management DB). We use Git for Version Control and new development is increasingly cloud-native, either on or off-prem. A dedication to producing high-quality software, a mindset of relentless improvement, and a willingness to learn new languages, technologies, and the business, will all be key to your success in this role. HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL • A wide variety of projects are active. We have a long pipeline of proposed business solutions, and plenty of stretch opportunities for motivated people to grow • Participate in the analysis, design, development, testing and documentation of our Margin platform • Evolve the platform to meet business, client, regulatory, operational and technical needs • Participate in the entire SDLC from definition of requirements through deployment and support • Gain technical expertise and practical experience in managing mission-critical platforms from technical experts within and outside the team • Work closely with a global Business and Operations user-base across the Global Markets Division as well as Core Engineering teams • Excellent opportunity to gain strong domain knowledge across the firms' margin processing function across any type of trade executed by our clients • On a rotation basis, be involved in addressing questions, isolating and fixing problems as part of daily processing of the margin infrastructure SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR • Strong technical, analytical and communication skills; must be a self-starter • Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment working with a diverse set of colleagues and stakeholders across regions • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience • Minimum of 8 years of experience in software development • Demonstrable core Java skills; solid understanding of Object-oriented concepts and design patterns • Experience in design and architecture of various enterprise applications with considerations of performance, scalability, resilience, supportability etc. • Familiarity with CI/CD practices and the DevOps mindset • Experience with either relational databases, NoSQL DBs, or both • Exposure to RESTful web services • Cloud-native development/architecture (K8S, AWS, etc.) Preferred Qualifications • Knowledge of financial markets • UI skills a plus (JavaScript/Angular/React etc.) • Graph database experience • Big data technology stack such as Spark, HDFS, Apache Flink etc. • Data domain modelling • Working knowledge of UNIX/Linux ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world. We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at We're committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved. Goldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ. Role Summary A critical leadership role within the Architecture & Strategy team and across the wider Product & Engineering teams. With broad infrastructure domain knowledge, involved in shaping and directing technology strategy for the whole enterprise and engaging with Product Owners, Business Leaders, Clients and Engineering teams to ensure delivery against requirements and EQ standards. Accountable for end to end infrastructure designs, the assignment and coordination of infrastructure architecture resources to projects to ensure that business outcomes are met in a timely manner. They ensure continuous improvement, shape and approve strategies and provide input to the definition of standards and patterns. May require some travel. Business Function The team has significant influence, interacting with Engineering, Product Leaders, Business Sponsors and frequently directly with Clients. Strong engagement with our principal technology suppliers, especially AWS, Microsoft and Dell, providing opportunities for collaboration. Core Duties/Responsibilities Define and maintain architectural, security and technical standards, reflecting evolving technology and emerging best practice Communicate the context, purpose and value of architecture to the wider EQ organisation Take an active role in contributing to the effectiveness of the architecture practice across EQ by developing improved ways of working and best practice. Collaborate and coach colleagues to support the improvement of the technology practice in EQ Build awareness of the wider Equiniti environment by creating and communicating standards, architecture models and strategies. Maintain a repository for infrastructure artefacts Lead Architecture Design Reviews and other technical governance forums Ensure that the Infrastructure Architects are equipped with appropriate training, tools and operating frameworks to deliver against the demand plan from both P&E and the business units Lead analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine potential impact on the Enterprise's architecture and Infrastructure & Operations strategy. Work with strategic suppliers to understand their future vision and strategy Provide ongoing mentoring Skills, Capabilities and Attributes Extensive Infrastructure Architecture experience - across Cloud (Primarily AWS but also Microsoft Azure), Hosting, Storage, Networking, Security and End User Computing Experience leading a team of highly skilled specialists Well versed in technologies, concepts, practices, and industry direction Experience across multiple countries or strategic business units Strong communicator, capable of understanding business requirements and translating them into technical approaches Ability to build consensus between multiple stakeholders or service providers Understanding and experience applying Information Security best practices, principles and accreditations (ISO27001) Understanding of complex networking topologies and technologies Create relevant build and design standards which promote re-use and shorten the delivery lifecycle of infrastructure assets Ability to meet project deadlines, budgets and quality standards Industry certification and knowledge of architecture and delivery frameworks would be an advantage (Eg. MCSE, TOGAF, AWS Certification, Cisco Accreditation) UK SC Clearance preferred Technical Ability: In depth experience of designing, securing, implementing and supporting enterprise solutions for both traditional data centre and public cloud environments with the following technologies:- AWS services - ideally Solution Architect qualified Microsoft Active Directory spanning multiple forests and sites Core Microsoft technologies e.g. SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, M365 Automated deployment, configuration management and monitoring systems such as Puppet, Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, New Relic High availability and load balancing SAN storage solutions Infrastructure security platforms and tooling Secure File Transfer Platforms and File Services What We Offer Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Pension contributions matched up to 10% All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan - Gives all Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners sell the company for a profit Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at high street stores through EQ Wins Platform Flexible Benefits - Ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more. Time Off - 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks
May 03, 2024
Full time
Equiniti is a leading international provider of shareholder, pension, remediation, and credit technology. With over 6000 employees, it supports 37 million people in 120 countries. EQ's vision is to be the leading global share registrar, offering complementary services to its client base and our values set the core foundations to our success. We are TRUSTED to deliver on our commitments, COMMERCIAL in building long term value, COLLABORATIVE in our approach and we IMPROVE by continually enhancing our skills and services. There has never been a better time to join EQ. Role Summary A critical leadership role within the Architecture & Strategy team and across the wider Product & Engineering teams. With broad infrastructure domain knowledge, involved in shaping and directing technology strategy for the whole enterprise and engaging with Product Owners, Business Leaders, Clients and Engineering teams to ensure delivery against requirements and EQ standards. Accountable for end to end infrastructure designs, the assignment and coordination of infrastructure architecture resources to projects to ensure that business outcomes are met in a timely manner. They ensure continuous improvement, shape and approve strategies and provide input to the definition of standards and patterns. May require some travel. Business Function The team has significant influence, interacting with Engineering, Product Leaders, Business Sponsors and frequently directly with Clients. Strong engagement with our principal technology suppliers, especially AWS, Microsoft and Dell, providing opportunities for collaboration. Core Duties/Responsibilities Define and maintain architectural, security and technical standards, reflecting evolving technology and emerging best practice Communicate the context, purpose and value of architecture to the wider EQ organisation Take an active role in contributing to the effectiveness of the architecture practice across EQ by developing improved ways of working and best practice. Collaborate and coach colleagues to support the improvement of the technology practice in EQ Build awareness of the wider Equiniti environment by creating and communicating standards, architecture models and strategies. Maintain a repository for infrastructure artefacts Lead Architecture Design Reviews and other technical governance forums Ensure that the Infrastructure Architects are equipped with appropriate training, tools and operating frameworks to deliver against the demand plan from both P&E and the business units Lead analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine potential impact on the Enterprise's architecture and Infrastructure & Operations strategy. Work with strategic suppliers to understand their future vision and strategy Provide ongoing mentoring Skills, Capabilities and Attributes Extensive Infrastructure Architecture experience - across Cloud (Primarily AWS but also Microsoft Azure), Hosting, Storage, Networking, Security and End User Computing Experience leading a team of highly skilled specialists Well versed in technologies, concepts, practices, and industry direction Experience across multiple countries or strategic business units Strong communicator, capable of understanding business requirements and translating them into technical approaches Ability to build consensus between multiple stakeholders or service providers Understanding and experience applying Information Security best practices, principles and accreditations (ISO27001) Understanding of complex networking topologies and technologies Create relevant build and design standards which promote re-use and shorten the delivery lifecycle of infrastructure assets Ability to meet project deadlines, budgets and quality standards Industry certification and knowledge of architecture and delivery frameworks would be an advantage (Eg. MCSE, TOGAF, AWS Certification, Cisco Accreditation) UK SC Clearance preferred Technical Ability: In depth experience of designing, securing, implementing and supporting enterprise solutions for both traditional data centre and public cloud environments with the following technologies:- AWS services - ideally Solution Architect qualified Microsoft Active Directory spanning multiple forests and sites Core Microsoft technologies e.g. SQL Server, Exchange, SharePoint, M365 Automated deployment, configuration management and monitoring systems such as Puppet, Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation, New Relic High availability and load balancing SAN storage solutions Infrastructure security platforms and tooling Secure File Transfer Platforms and File Services What We Offer Save For Your Future - Equiniti Pension Plan; Pension contributions matched up to 10% All Employee Long Term Incentive Plan - Gives all Colleagues the opportunity to benefit if the current owners sell the company for a profit Health and Wellbeing - Employee Assistance Programme: counselling, legal & wellbeing support for colleagues and their households. Life assurance cover at 4x salary Employee discounts - Discounts and cashback at high street stores through EQ Wins Platform Flexible Benefits - Ability to purchase a wide variety of benefits through our flex plan; gadgets, travel insurance, will writing, holiday trading and more. Time Off - 28 days holiday + bank holidays. 2 volunteer days to get involved with a charity Winning together - Equiniti ICON award vouchers; recognising individuals going above and beyond to help the business succeed We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment screening checks. These consist of 5 year activity & GAP verification, DBS or Access NI, Credit, Sanctions & CIFAS checks
Head of Architecture, Europe page is loaded Head of Architecture, Europe Apply locations London, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 161326 To work collaboratively with Architects. To provide the vision, strategic direction, and initiative roadmap for enterprise-impacting, transformational, technology imperatives. To define the reference and implementation Architectures for enterprise-impacting, transformational, technology imperatives. To persuade and influences senior Business & IT leaders on the architectural direction for enterprise-wide, transformational, technology imperatives. Head of Architecture, Europe Job Description More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners. Today, Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals. Our Team & Opportunity At the core of our strategy is our technology and crew - providing best in class technology services that are designed to scale with our growing business. We encourage reuse across business lines, and a service-based architecture that enables agile delivery aligned to client outcomes. As part of the Technology team, the Head of Architecture will report into the HO International Technology Office. You will provide the vision, strategic direction, and initiative roadmap for enterprise-wide, transformational, technology imperatives across the local and international market. The Head of Architecture will provide the strategic direction and lead team of technical support staff who design, develop, test, implement and monitor software and tools. Act as a subject matter expert and thought leader, and manage the implementation and evaluation of products. Additionally, will partner with leaders to strategise and effectively shape IT demand that will deliver business impact. What you will do Define the reference and implementation architectures for enterprise-impacting, transformational, technology imperatives. Influence senior business & IT leaders on the architectural direction for enterprise-wide, transformational, technology imperatives. Build commitments to information strategy by considering and evaluating different points of view, creating a cohesive argument. Enhance organisation reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Confirm architecture capability and flexibility by developing analytical models; completing validation tests. Continuously pursue an advance-level technical acumen, establish working relationships with strategic and boutique technology providers, leverages the Internet as a critical resource for related knowledge capital, inclusive of blogs, podcasts, webinar, etc.; attends conferences and engages in associated activities (e.g., conducting presentations, leading workshops), consume and contribute content from and to Open Source communities. Meet the information architecture financial objectives by forecasting requirements preparing annual budgets; scheduling expenditures, variances, initiating corrective actions. Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Provide guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Build and develop a teams, allocate architects across a portfolio of strategic initiatives, whilst working directly with architects in conceptualising business technology solutions that have the potential to produce transformational outcomes. What are we looking for Domain Expertise A recognised reputation as a technical expert in the relevant technical platforms and systems Domain-driven or object-oriented design, cloud platforms, microservice and SOA architectures, API's, mobile and web development, data layer design and analytics platforms Development experience as a technical leader and detailed knowledge of appropriate technology and technical trends Proven ability to make architecture decisions and drive them through implementation at the product family and product level Mindset and Behaviours Visible passion of their subject area, participation in domain activities and groups Ability to find new solutions outside conventional frameworks and to make change while maintaining compliance with standards or addressing standards as they go out of date Develop strong and authentic relationships with peers, clients and key stakeholders that empower them to lead long-term collaborations and deliver successful business outcomes Openness to new ideas and desire to develop them together with the teams Creative, forward-thinking ability to envision scaled solutions and new capabilities. Ability to plan and execute pathways to achieving these across technology, process, people Agile / Digital Experience Experience in agile as a manager, architect, developer or engineer (or similar ) Understanding of their role in agile as an active participant in solution development and enforcing compliance with standards, (in contrast to a theorist architect creating "ideal" solutions) Experience leading a high-functioning, highly agile team of engineers that delivers scalable and responsive web-based cloud solutions Individual Skills Strong communication skills e.g., concise and clear explanation of complex technical ideas, solutions and alternatives to the SPO, the teams and all parties involved; proven ability to coach and mentor Contribution and collaboration internationally across APAC & USA, to uplift and support the team strategically based on best practice and transparency Specialisations that will make an impact Experience with Technology Architecture (industry) frameworks, practice and strategy Extensive (deep) experience in design, development and implementation of cloud native platforms Strategic technology plan development; expert knowledge of multiple IT platforms and an understanding of large, complex technology ecosystems and can effectively navigate both legacy (e.g. IBM mainframe) and modern technology platforms (e.g. AWS and cloud native development) with experience modernizing systems and leading large transformations. Experience with R&D, innovation, development and scaling of technology platforms Software development experience including experience as a top technologist with established world-renowned expertise, authority and leadership in the technology architect field Experience in leading people and building highly effective (new product/platform focused) software development teams Experience in operating in complex global operating environment Knowledge, skills and demonstrated experience in transformation transformative initiatives and complex programs Solution focused with mix of creativity, strategic thinking and business acumen Innovative mindset with ability to map new technologies, trends, emergent practice to business opportunities for Vanguard Knowledge of information security concepts and how they relate to digital development Expert knowledge in a broad base of legacy and emerging cloud technologies and their life cycles. Strong collaboration skills as well as excellent written and oral communication skills, including interviewing and presentation skills Inclusion Statement Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: "Do the right thing." We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values. When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose. Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. About Us Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests click apply for full job details
May 02, 2024
Full time
Head of Architecture, Europe page is loaded Head of Architecture, Europe Apply locations London, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago job requisition id 161326 To work collaboratively with Architects. To provide the vision, strategic direction, and initiative roadmap for enterprise-impacting, transformational, technology imperatives. To define the reference and implementation Architectures for enterprise-impacting, transformational, technology imperatives. To persuade and influences senior Business & IT leaders on the architectural direction for enterprise-wide, transformational, technology imperatives. Head of Architecture, Europe Job Description More than 45 years ago, John C. Bogle had a vision to start an investment company that did things differently. A company with no external shareholders. Where all the profits were invested back into the business and used to lower costs. Evidently, it was as bold as it was brilliant. To this day, Vanguard Group still has no external shareholders. That means no share prices to protect, and no profits to generate for outside owners. Today, Vanguard is one of the world's largest investment management companies, serving more than 50 million investors worldwide. For more than 25 years Vanguard Australia has been supporting individual investors, financial advisers, and superannuation members to achieve their long-term financial goals. Our Team & Opportunity At the core of our strategy is our technology and crew - providing best in class technology services that are designed to scale with our growing business. We encourage reuse across business lines, and a service-based architecture that enables agile delivery aligned to client outcomes. As part of the Technology team, the Head of Architecture will report into the HO International Technology Office. You will provide the vision, strategic direction, and initiative roadmap for enterprise-wide, transformational, technology imperatives across the local and international market. The Head of Architecture will provide the strategic direction and lead team of technical support staff who design, develop, test, implement and monitor software and tools. Act as a subject matter expert and thought leader, and manage the implementation and evaluation of products. Additionally, will partner with leaders to strategise and effectively shape IT demand that will deliver business impact. What you will do Define the reference and implementation architectures for enterprise-impacting, transformational, technology imperatives. Influence senior business & IT leaders on the architectural direction for enterprise-wide, transformational, technology imperatives. Build commitments to information strategy by considering and evaluating different points of view, creating a cohesive argument. Enhance organisation reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Confirm architecture capability and flexibility by developing analytical models; completing validation tests. Continuously pursue an advance-level technical acumen, establish working relationships with strategic and boutique technology providers, leverages the Internet as a critical resource for related knowledge capital, inclusive of blogs, podcasts, webinar, etc.; attends conferences and engages in associated activities (e.g., conducting presentations, leading workshops), consume and contribute content from and to Open Source communities. Meet the information architecture financial objectives by forecasting requirements preparing annual budgets; scheduling expenditures, variances, initiating corrective actions. Participate in special projects and performs other duties as assigned. Provide guidance and training as necessary to develop crew. Build and develop a teams, allocate architects across a portfolio of strategic initiatives, whilst working directly with architects in conceptualising business technology solutions that have the potential to produce transformational outcomes. What are we looking for Domain Expertise A recognised reputation as a technical expert in the relevant technical platforms and systems Domain-driven or object-oriented design, cloud platforms, microservice and SOA architectures, API's, mobile and web development, data layer design and analytics platforms Development experience as a technical leader and detailed knowledge of appropriate technology and technical trends Proven ability to make architecture decisions and drive them through implementation at the product family and product level Mindset and Behaviours Visible passion of their subject area, participation in domain activities and groups Ability to find new solutions outside conventional frameworks and to make change while maintaining compliance with standards or addressing standards as they go out of date Develop strong and authentic relationships with peers, clients and key stakeholders that empower them to lead long-term collaborations and deliver successful business outcomes Openness to new ideas and desire to develop them together with the teams Creative, forward-thinking ability to envision scaled solutions and new capabilities. Ability to plan and execute pathways to achieving these across technology, process, people Agile / Digital Experience Experience in agile as a manager, architect, developer or engineer (or similar ) Understanding of their role in agile as an active participant in solution development and enforcing compliance with standards, (in contrast to a theorist architect creating "ideal" solutions) Experience leading a high-functioning, highly agile team of engineers that delivers scalable and responsive web-based cloud solutions Individual Skills Strong communication skills e.g., concise and clear explanation of complex technical ideas, solutions and alternatives to the SPO, the teams and all parties involved; proven ability to coach and mentor Contribution and collaboration internationally across APAC & USA, to uplift and support the team strategically based on best practice and transparency Specialisations that will make an impact Experience with Technology Architecture (industry) frameworks, practice and strategy Extensive (deep) experience in design, development and implementation of cloud native platforms Strategic technology plan development; expert knowledge of multiple IT platforms and an understanding of large, complex technology ecosystems and can effectively navigate both legacy (e.g. IBM mainframe) and modern technology platforms (e.g. AWS and cloud native development) with experience modernizing systems and leading large transformations. Experience with R&D, innovation, development and scaling of technology platforms Software development experience including experience as a top technologist with established world-renowned expertise, authority and leadership in the technology architect field Experience in leading people and building highly effective (new product/platform focused) software development teams Experience in operating in complex global operating environment Knowledge, skills and demonstrated experience in transformation transformative initiatives and complex programs Solution focused with mix of creativity, strategic thinking and business acumen Innovative mindset with ability to map new technologies, trends, emergent practice to business opportunities for Vanguard Knowledge of information security concepts and how they relate to digital development Expert knowledge in a broad base of legacy and emerging cloud technologies and their life cycles. Strong collaboration skills as well as excellent written and oral communication skills, including interviewing and presentation skills Inclusion Statement Vanguard's continued commitment to diversity and inclusion is firmly rooted in our culture. Every decision we make to best serve our clients, crew (internally employees are referred to as crew), and communities is guided by one simple statement: "Do the right thing." We believe that a critical aspect of doing the right thing requires building diverse, inclusive, and highly effective teams of individuals who are as unique as the clients they serve. We empower our crew to contribute their distinct strengths to achieving Vanguard's core purpose through our values. When all crew members feel valued and included, our ability to collaborate and innovate is amplified, and we are united in delivering on Vanguard's core purpose. Our core purpose: To take a stand for all investors, to treat them fairly, and to give them the best chance for investment success. How We Work Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience. About Us Vanguard, one of the world's largest investment management companies, serves individual investors, institutions, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and financial professionals. We have a diverse and talented crew with a culture that promotes teamwork, along with an unwavering focus on serving our clients' best interests click apply for full job details
Senior Control System Architect (Scada) Woking (Hybrid working 3 days per week onsite) £75,000 Must hold current SC or be eligible for and willing to obtain SC clearance. Can you unlock the potential of power transmission as a Senior Control System Architect! In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the design and implementation of Power Transmission SCADA and Data Historian systems. Working collaboratively with a dynamic team, you'll be at the forefront of technical guidance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions within optimal timeframes and costs. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate closely with stakeholders and suppliers to achieve project goals. Take ownership of producing top-notch solutions while optimizing delivery time and cost. Ensure system designs align with business requirements and adhere to Architecture Principles. Provide actionable insights and proposals to the project leadership team. Work collaboratively with Product Owners, Technical Product Owners, Delivery managers, Engineers, Test Engineers, and Customer Experience Designers. Take responsibility for delivering technical artifacts and effectively communicate project risks. Manage and guide teams while handling customer and stakeholder interactions. Key Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Extensive experience in Control Systems, particularly Electrical Control Systems (e.g., GE AEMS, PowerOn Reliance, Alstom, etc.). In-depth understanding of Operations Technologies, including SCADA, RTU, Telemetry, and Substation Automation. Excellent knowledge of Data Historians such as OSI PI, GE Proficy. Proficiency in control room protocols (ICCP, C37.118, IEC 60870-5-104/101, Modbus, etc.). Strong understanding of databases (Oracle, SQL, Cosmos DB). Ability to engage with stakeholders, perform Feasibility and Analysis, and create high-level design documents. Expertise in Industrial and IT Networks protocols, VLAN, VPN, DMZ, Firewalls, Switches, Load balancers, and related standards (ISA 95). Clear understanding of Enterprise and Secure networks, with the ability to delineate system needs. Expertise in Electrical Power Systems, Substation Engineering, and Electrical Networks. Familiarity with System Operator specifics like RTU, PMU, Inertia Monitoring, and Balancing. Experience in integrating applications with different systems using Web Services (REST / SOAP API). Robust understanding of NIST/NIS-D Security Requirements and Compliance, with knowledge of IDS. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated ability to recognize and communicate project risks and adapt to changing priorities. SC Clearance or eligibility for SC Clearance is a must. It would be advantageous if you had an understanding of Settlements, Renewable Energy, etc. JBRP1_UKTJ
May 02, 2024
Full time
Senior Control System Architect (Scada) Woking (Hybrid working 3 days per week onsite) £75,000 Must hold current SC or be eligible for and willing to obtain SC clearance. Can you unlock the potential of power transmission as a Senior Control System Architect! In this pivotal role, you will spearhead the design and implementation of Power Transmission SCADA and Data Historian systems. Working collaboratively with a dynamic team, you'll be at the forefront of technical guidance, ensuring the delivery of high-quality solutions within optimal timeframes and costs. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate closely with stakeholders and suppliers to achieve project goals. Take ownership of producing top-notch solutions while optimizing delivery time and cost. Ensure system designs align with business requirements and adhere to Architecture Principles. Provide actionable insights and proposals to the project leadership team. Work collaboratively with Product Owners, Technical Product Owners, Delivery managers, Engineers, Test Engineers, and Customer Experience Designers. Take responsibility for delivering technical artifacts and effectively communicate project risks. Manage and guide teams while handling customer and stakeholder interactions. Key Skills/Knowledge/Experience: Extensive experience in Control Systems, particularly Electrical Control Systems (e.g., GE AEMS, PowerOn Reliance, Alstom, etc.). In-depth understanding of Operations Technologies, including SCADA, RTU, Telemetry, and Substation Automation. Excellent knowledge of Data Historians such as OSI PI, GE Proficy. Proficiency in control room protocols (ICCP, C37.118, IEC 60870-5-104/101, Modbus, etc.). Strong understanding of databases (Oracle, SQL, Cosmos DB). Ability to engage with stakeholders, perform Feasibility and Analysis, and create high-level design documents. Expertise in Industrial and IT Networks protocols, VLAN, VPN, DMZ, Firewalls, Switches, Load balancers, and related standards (ISA 95). Clear understanding of Enterprise and Secure networks, with the ability to delineate system needs. Expertise in Electrical Power Systems, Substation Engineering, and Electrical Networks. Familiarity with System Operator specifics like RTU, PMU, Inertia Monitoring, and Balancing. Experience in integrating applications with different systems using Web Services (REST / SOAP API). Robust understanding of NIST/NIS-D Security Requirements and Compliance, with knowledge of IDS. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multi-disciplinary team. Demonstrated ability to recognize and communicate project risks and adapt to changing priorities. SC Clearance or eligibility for SC Clearance is a must. It would be advantageous if you had an understanding of Settlements, Renewable Energy, etc. JBRP1_UKTJ
Lead Solution Architect Service Design Location Warrington, Derby or Manchester Would you like to use your Service Architecture skills to deliver clean, affordable energy for all? The Lead Solution Architect - Service role reports directly to the Enterprise Architect Lead and operates within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) tower, fostering collaboration with the Service Delivery tower. This position is instrumental in bridging the gap between service design and delivery, ensuring that the architectural vision is translated into tangible service outcomes that align with the broader enterprise objectives. Why has the role become available? As the Lead Solution Architect you will be the first dedicated Solution Architect in the Service Delivery function. What will you be doing? The Lead Solution Architect Service Design will play a crucial role in segmenting core service components by conceptualizing, designing, and implementing comprehensive service frameworks. As the primary Service Architect in this capacity, you will spearhead and propel these initiatives, collaborating extensively with various IT sectors. Being the sole Service Architect undertaking this task, there will be the freedom to personalise and own the process. Joining RR-SMR is an opportunity to be part of an innovative venture from the ground up, where autonomy is provided to shape and mold the service program without the constraints of larger corporate structures. The environment is both inventive and progressive, appealing to individuals who excel in such a dynamic atmosphere. Key skills: Ability to build relationships and engage with stakeholders. Knowledge and experience of Service Integration & Management (SIAM) model operations. Knowledge of business ecosystems, Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, predictive analytics and dashboarding. Scans emerging technologies and the business ecosystem for major disruptive technology and nontechnology trends (trendspotting) that affect business. Why Rolls-Royce SMR? At Rolls-Royce SMR we're market disruptors. We're using proven nuclear technologies combined with manufacturing philosophies to provide clean, affordable energy for all. A career with Rolls-Royce SMR will be varied, technically challenging and supportive. As our vision evolves into reality, our colleague community will grow and continue to comprise some of the most talented people in the industry. You ll also get a package that includes: £71,000 - £85,000 p/a Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 12.5% bonus Benefits Allowance £2,200 cash allowance, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays on top, enabling you to create a bespoke package Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
May 02, 2024
Full time
Lead Solution Architect Service Design Location Warrington, Derby or Manchester Would you like to use your Service Architecture skills to deliver clean, affordable energy for all? The Lead Solution Architect - Service role reports directly to the Enterprise Architect Lead and operates within the Enterprise Architecture (EA) tower, fostering collaboration with the Service Delivery tower. This position is instrumental in bridging the gap between service design and delivery, ensuring that the architectural vision is translated into tangible service outcomes that align with the broader enterprise objectives. Why has the role become available? As the Lead Solution Architect you will be the first dedicated Solution Architect in the Service Delivery function. What will you be doing? The Lead Solution Architect Service Design will play a crucial role in segmenting core service components by conceptualizing, designing, and implementing comprehensive service frameworks. As the primary Service Architect in this capacity, you will spearhead and propel these initiatives, collaborating extensively with various IT sectors. Being the sole Service Architect undertaking this task, there will be the freedom to personalise and own the process. Joining RR-SMR is an opportunity to be part of an innovative venture from the ground up, where autonomy is provided to shape and mold the service program without the constraints of larger corporate structures. The environment is both inventive and progressive, appealing to individuals who excel in such a dynamic atmosphere. Key skills: Ability to build relationships and engage with stakeholders. Knowledge and experience of Service Integration & Management (SIAM) model operations. Knowledge of business ecosystems, Software as a Service (SaaS), Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), SOA, APIs, open data, microservices, event-driven IT, predictive analytics and dashboarding. Scans emerging technologies and the business ecosystem for major disruptive technology and nontechnology trends (trendspotting) that affect business. Why Rolls-Royce SMR? At Rolls-Royce SMR we're market disruptors. We're using proven nuclear technologies combined with manufacturing philosophies to provide clean, affordable energy for all. A career with Rolls-Royce SMR will be varied, technically challenging and supportive. As our vision evolves into reality, our colleague community will grow and continue to comprise some of the most talented people in the industry. You ll also get a package that includes: £71,000 - £85,000 p/a Bonus - Performance related bonus of up to 12.5% bonus Benefits Allowance £2,200 cash allowance, 28 days holiday plus bank holidays on top, enabling you to create a bespoke package Pension - 12% employer and 6% employee contributions.
Arbuthnot Latham has been associated with banking since 1833. We combine private and commercial banking, wealth planning and investment management. We believe in traditional relationship and service-led banking powered by modern technology. Job Purpose The Solution Architect is responsible for the design and implementation of designs and documentation at the system level. This role requires strong technical expertise, communication and ability to problem solve complex problems in a way that achieves scalable, resilient and secure IT solutions. As the Solutions Architect, you will play a vital role in shaping and implementing solutions which bring to life the Bank's strategic vision for business and technology. You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders, including Business and Enterprise Architects, IT Leaders, Business Executives and Technology teams to hone and optimize our technology solutions. In your role, you will harmonise the technology with strategy. Where applicable, to place the interests of customers at the centre of all activities, act in a way that is consistent with achieving good outcomes for consumers; and to comply with the FCA and PRA's Conduct Rules. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with Product Owners, Head of Platforms, Enterprise Architects & Engineers to create the Architectural runway for our Platform teams; Be responsible for our application architecture and the delivery of our engineering design deliverables and managing architecture decisions through formal governance processes whilst ensuring IT Compliance and governance policies are met. Partner with fellow architects & service providers to elaborate on solutions, their interfaces and validating technology assumptions, evaluating implementation alternatives and software lifecycle risks, assumptions, issues & dependencies. Provide analysis of options and deliver end-to-end solution designs using relevant architectural building blocks as well as producing designs for features that enable frequent incremental customer value delivery. Promote adaptive design practises to drive collaboration across Platform teams centring on a common vision with continuous feedback. Capture technical design risks or issues and drive resolution through architectural or agile practices. Responsible for managing risks inherent to the role by diligently observing internal policies and procedures. Key Interfaces: Business Transformation and Systems Development Director Technical teams Director, Transformation Enablement Heads of IT Platforms Head of IT Infrastructure and Operations Person Specification Person Specification Knowledge/ Experience/Skills: Experience in designing complex solutions Experience working with Commercial-Off-the-Shelf and bespoke solutions Experience in both greenfield and legacy environments Strong stakeholder management in a regulated environment Experience in decommissioning legacy systems Experience in business transformation programmes Ability to influence at all levels Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities Self- starter attitude with drive to achieve Commercial awareness with an operational and strategic mindset Experience with Cloud-native services & applications (Preferably MS Azure). Experience of distributed, micro-services based or event-driven architectures. Good understanding of software design principles and best practices Experience with APIs, Integration Patterns and microservices Experience of DevOps technologies and practices Technical Skills Prior experience in a solution architecture position and demonstrable working knowledge of infrastructure and security architecture practices and concerns as well as experience in architecture and design governance. Strong understanding of building applications through containerised microservices-based architectures, with a working-to-strong understanding of cloud methodologies; Experience in the following: Mobile Native & Cross Platform Apps for Apple iOS, Android or ReactNative MuleSoft Software as a Service Platform (SalesForce, ServiceNow, Offices365) Programming languages, including Backbase stack Micro-front end and micro-service API design, event driven architecture Single Page Applications using technologies such as Backbase stack or equivalent Qualifications: Proven experience in solution architecture within banking and financial services. Technical specialism in cloud architectures, preferably Azure and / or Oracle. TOGAF 9 (or newer) Certified Problem Solving & Judgment Customer Focus Planning & Reviewing Performance Focus Expert Knowledge Communication & Confidence About Us Life, Work and Benefits Arbuthnot Latham is committed to equal-opportunities for all staff and candidates. We embrace inclusion & diversity and understand why they are critical for the success of our business and people. Competitive salary, pension & holiday allowance BUPA Health cover 4x Life Assurance Discretionary bonus Market leading maternity/paternity and menopause policies
May 02, 2024
Full time
Arbuthnot Latham has been associated with banking since 1833. We combine private and commercial banking, wealth planning and investment management. We believe in traditional relationship and service-led banking powered by modern technology. Job Purpose The Solution Architect is responsible for the design and implementation of designs and documentation at the system level. This role requires strong technical expertise, communication and ability to problem solve complex problems in a way that achieves scalable, resilient and secure IT solutions. As the Solutions Architect, you will play a vital role in shaping and implementing solutions which bring to life the Bank's strategic vision for business and technology. You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders, including Business and Enterprise Architects, IT Leaders, Business Executives and Technology teams to hone and optimize our technology solutions. In your role, you will harmonise the technology with strategy. Where applicable, to place the interests of customers at the centre of all activities, act in a way that is consistent with achieving good outcomes for consumers; and to comply with the FCA and PRA's Conduct Rules. Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with Product Owners, Head of Platforms, Enterprise Architects & Engineers to create the Architectural runway for our Platform teams; Be responsible for our application architecture and the delivery of our engineering design deliverables and managing architecture decisions through formal governance processes whilst ensuring IT Compliance and governance policies are met. Partner with fellow architects & service providers to elaborate on solutions, their interfaces and validating technology assumptions, evaluating implementation alternatives and software lifecycle risks, assumptions, issues & dependencies. Provide analysis of options and deliver end-to-end solution designs using relevant architectural building blocks as well as producing designs for features that enable frequent incremental customer value delivery. Promote adaptive design practises to drive collaboration across Platform teams centring on a common vision with continuous feedback. Capture technical design risks or issues and drive resolution through architectural or agile practices. Responsible for managing risks inherent to the role by diligently observing internal policies and procedures. Key Interfaces: Business Transformation and Systems Development Director Technical teams Director, Transformation Enablement Heads of IT Platforms Head of IT Infrastructure and Operations Person Specification Person Specification Knowledge/ Experience/Skills: Experience in designing complex solutions Experience working with Commercial-Off-the-Shelf and bespoke solutions Experience in both greenfield and legacy environments Strong stakeholder management in a regulated environment Experience in decommissioning legacy systems Experience in business transformation programmes Ability to influence at all levels Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities Self- starter attitude with drive to achieve Commercial awareness with an operational and strategic mindset Experience with Cloud-native services & applications (Preferably MS Azure). Experience of distributed, micro-services based or event-driven architectures. Good understanding of software design principles and best practices Experience with APIs, Integration Patterns and microservices Experience of DevOps technologies and practices Technical Skills Prior experience in a solution architecture position and demonstrable working knowledge of infrastructure and security architecture practices and concerns as well as experience in architecture and design governance. Strong understanding of building applications through containerised microservices-based architectures, with a working-to-strong understanding of cloud methodologies; Experience in the following: Mobile Native & Cross Platform Apps for Apple iOS, Android or ReactNative MuleSoft Software as a Service Platform (SalesForce, ServiceNow, Offices365) Programming languages, including Backbase stack Micro-front end and micro-service API design, event driven architecture Single Page Applications using technologies such as Backbase stack or equivalent Qualifications: Proven experience in solution architecture within banking and financial services. Technical specialism in cloud architectures, preferably Azure and / or Oracle. TOGAF 9 (or newer) Certified Problem Solving & Judgment Customer Focus Planning & Reviewing Performance Focus Expert Knowledge Communication & Confidence About Us Life, Work and Benefits Arbuthnot Latham is committed to equal-opportunities for all staff and candidates. We embrace inclusion & diversity and understand why they are critical for the success of our business and people. Competitive salary, pension & holiday allowance BUPA Health cover 4x Life Assurance Discretionary bonus Market leading maternity/paternity and menopause policies
Chief Data Architect required 24 month project 950/day Inside IR35 Our client a leading government organisation are seeking to recruit a Chief Data Architect to embark on a 24 month project and you will bring the below skill set: A Chief Data Architect sets the vision for the organisation's use of data and ensures that the data designs meet the needs of the enterprise. They use these enterprise designs to guide data integration, control data assets and align data investments with business strategy. They: oversee the design of multiple data models and have a broad understanding of how each model fulfils the needs of the organisation are accountable for supporting and aligning to the organisation's data strategy champion data architecture both internally and through collaborating and communicating at the most senior levels across government set the standards and ways of working for the data architecture community are accountable for assuring data models at the level of a project or enterprise provide advice to project teams and oversee the management of the full data product life cycle are responsible for ensuring that the organisation's systems are designed in accordance with the enterprise data architecture Commission and lead on the development and maintenance of enterprise data artefacts to build on and expand the Data Architecture Framework Lead governance forums on data artefact assurance Develop the data strategy Lead the team of core and project data architects, ensuring that quality is sustained and measurable against standards Work alongside Enterprise and Solution Architecture to ensure that projects and programmes deliver to the needs of the enterprise Develop Data Standards for the organisation, including for data modelling and appropriate templates and guidance for the use thereof Data modelling Data governance Data standards Metadata and repositories Turning business problems into data design Able to communicate clearly and concisely to onboard new members of the team Able to communicate the value of data architecture to those stakeholders who see it as an impediment to delivery Understands different modelling notations (UML, Dimensional, NoSQL, Data Vault, ORM, Barker Notation) Understands Meta data, reference data, transactional data and master data - able to identify and process meta data, reference data, transactional data and master data from the systems landscape Please email me your cv to (url removed) for an immediate interview People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.
May 01, 2024
Contractor
Chief Data Architect required 24 month project 950/day Inside IR35 Our client a leading government organisation are seeking to recruit a Chief Data Architect to embark on a 24 month project and you will bring the below skill set: A Chief Data Architect sets the vision for the organisation's use of data and ensures that the data designs meet the needs of the enterprise. They use these enterprise designs to guide data integration, control data assets and align data investments with business strategy. They: oversee the design of multiple data models and have a broad understanding of how each model fulfils the needs of the organisation are accountable for supporting and aligning to the organisation's data strategy champion data architecture both internally and through collaborating and communicating at the most senior levels across government set the standards and ways of working for the data architecture community are accountable for assuring data models at the level of a project or enterprise provide advice to project teams and oversee the management of the full data product life cycle are responsible for ensuring that the organisation's systems are designed in accordance with the enterprise data architecture Commission and lead on the development and maintenance of enterprise data artefacts to build on and expand the Data Architecture Framework Lead governance forums on data artefact assurance Develop the data strategy Lead the team of core and project data architects, ensuring that quality is sustained and measurable against standards Work alongside Enterprise and Solution Architecture to ensure that projects and programmes deliver to the needs of the enterprise Develop Data Standards for the organisation, including for data modelling and appropriate templates and guidance for the use thereof Data modelling Data governance Data standards Metadata and repositories Turning business problems into data design Able to communicate clearly and concisely to onboard new members of the team Able to communicate the value of data architecture to those stakeholders who see it as an impediment to delivery Understands different modelling notations (UML, Dimensional, NoSQL, Data Vault, ORM, Barker Notation) Understands Meta data, reference data, transactional data and master data - able to identify and process meta data, reference data, transactional data and master data from the systems landscape Please email me your cv to (url removed) for an immediate interview People Source Consulting Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. People Source specialise in technology recruitment across niche markets including Information Technology, Digital TV, Digital Marketing, Project and Programme Management, SAP, Digital and Consumer Electronics, Air Traffic Management, Management Consultancy, Business Intelligence, Manufacturing, Telecoms, Public Sector, Healthcare, Finance and Oil & Gas.
Job Description Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming data reporting and analytics at IQ-EQ? As the driving force behind our Data Product Ownership, you'll shape strategic vision, foster collaboration, and propel innovation to new heights. From engaging with executive sponsors to forging alliances with external partners, your role will be pivotal in driving organizational success. If you're prepared to redefine possibilities and make a lasting impact, join us in shaping the future of data analytics. Responsibilities Provide Product Ownership for the Data Reporting and Analytics, Management Information / Business Information capabilities across the IQ-EQ Group. Work with Executive sponsors, platform and product owners, suppliers and internal user groups on every aspect of business data management. Manage the strategy to store, enable and present relevant data to key stakeholders, whether internal or external. Work with application owners to understand integrated data MI capabilities and needs and build a model to enable a groupwide, consistent approach. Working with a dedicated team of technical experts to maintain comprehensive backlogs and delivery roadmaps. Work with the Group's senior business stakeholders as primary customers. Leading / guiding / advising new products / services from demand to purchase and/or liaising with other functions in Technology Collaborate with the operations staff to define, design, accept, adapt and implement features for their benefit and other business areas. Ensure new requirements are managed in a controlled fashion. Manage competing (and potentially contradictory) demand requests from across the user community; act as arbiter where needed with senior service stakeholders. Act as the technology point of contact for the business and act as a conduit as required through support. Build a Service framework to ensure full visibility of service performance through published KPI's and service reviews. Define the strategy and the roadmap toolsets and products, alongside the operational team and business stakeholders. Maximise the use of product capabilities and minimise duplicate functional overlap within the service estate. Manage the offerings across multijurisdictional and multi-regulatory domains with minimum customization. Work with vendors and internal technology teams for upgrades, issues and feature requests. Drive data consistency across the integrated corporate product / service eco-system. Develop and maintain strategic relationships with external parties, e.g. software vendors and research companies, to promote technology innovation and ensure the Group is aligned with industry best-practice and market trends. Study and analyze other solutions from the market to propose benchmarks and possible optimization for existing products. Collaborates with the appropriate technology teams to ensure a timely implementation of the business requirements, according with the priorities defined by the stakeholders. Interface with Group Architecture as required including maintenance of relevant product data in the IQ-EQ Application Catalogue and ad hoc attendance at the Group Architecture Committee (GAC) Be a thought leader for compliance-centric data and solutions. Collaborate with the Group Analytics function to ensure consistency and solution alignment. Collaborate with the Head of Information Security and CISO ensuring full compliance with all security policy and processes. Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis) Managing business stakeholders; eliciting and suggesting requirements / improvements. Maintaining constant communication with all stakeholders across the group. Balancing product value against cost; understanding and delivering / improving on ROI. Participating in the change process and technical release planning. Maintaining product backlog. Maintaining product data in the Application Catalogue and view on roadmap for the Group Target Architecture. Aligning to strategic objectives. Provide technical authority and governance across the Product Group. Present at all levels (inc C-Level and to Segment Leads) to win over key stakeholders in respect of solutions / change required. Clearly report progress against plans and escalate as needed. Key competencies for position and level Customer Focus - Gaining insight into customer needs & identifying opportunities that benefit the customer. Designing solutions that meet customer needs. Communicates Effectively - Adjusting communication style to fit the audience & message. Providing timely information to help others across the organisation. Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions. Action Orientated - Readily taking action on challenges without unnecessary planning and identifies new opportunities, taking ownership of them. Interpersonal Savy - Relating comfortably with people across all levels, functions, cultures & geographies. Builds rapport in an open, friendly & accepting way. Commercial awareness - Knowledge of what is happening in the external market and how to make Technology a differentiator. Key behaviours we expect to see In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following: Good knowledge and capability of marketplace products and usability of each. Facilitate open and frank debate to drive forward improvement. Emotional and Cultural Awareness especially in post M&A environments and in managing change. Qualifications Education / professional qualifications Degree level education is preferred. Demonstrable experience and knowledge of relevant products and toolsets. Experience across application delivery. Deep knowledge enterprise standards and approaches to MI / BI Background experience Detailed understand of data and its relationships with expertise on modelling technologies. Experience of working in an agile development environment and with 3rd party suppliers. Technical Solid understanding of data hosting solutions, including warehouses and their application in enterprise domains. Work with all elements of a Technology function to ensure the management of services. Have excellent knowledge of the various data lifecycle stages and considerations of each. Understanding of solution trade-offs such as cost, scope, timescale, and balance between long-term strategic and short-term pragmatic considerations. Company, product and market knowledge Experience within the Financial Services sector: Experience in a software vendor and/or consultancy, in particular responding to RFIs, RFPs etc and interacting directly with external customers Management and leadership Able to present and communicate solutions clearly and concisely with technical and non-technical audiences from senior stakeholders to project teams, including external customers Excellent interpersonal skills including facilitation, negotiation, collaboration and influencing Languages English Another European language is desirable Additional information At IQ-EQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations, with a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices. Company description IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Job Description Are you ready to lead the charge in transforming data reporting and analytics at IQ-EQ? As the driving force behind our Data Product Ownership, you'll shape strategic vision, foster collaboration, and propel innovation to new heights. From engaging with executive sponsors to forging alliances with external partners, your role will be pivotal in driving organizational success. If you're prepared to redefine possibilities and make a lasting impact, join us in shaping the future of data analytics. Responsibilities Provide Product Ownership for the Data Reporting and Analytics, Management Information / Business Information capabilities across the IQ-EQ Group. Work with Executive sponsors, platform and product owners, suppliers and internal user groups on every aspect of business data management. Manage the strategy to store, enable and present relevant data to key stakeholders, whether internal or external. Work with application owners to understand integrated data MI capabilities and needs and build a model to enable a groupwide, consistent approach. Working with a dedicated team of technical experts to maintain comprehensive backlogs and delivery roadmaps. Work with the Group's senior business stakeholders as primary customers. Leading / guiding / advising new products / services from demand to purchase and/or liaising with other functions in Technology Collaborate with the operations staff to define, design, accept, adapt and implement features for their benefit and other business areas. Ensure new requirements are managed in a controlled fashion. Manage competing (and potentially contradictory) demand requests from across the user community; act as arbiter where needed with senior service stakeholders. Act as the technology point of contact for the business and act as a conduit as required through support. Build a Service framework to ensure full visibility of service performance through published KPI's and service reviews. Define the strategy and the roadmap toolsets and products, alongside the operational team and business stakeholders. Maximise the use of product capabilities and minimise duplicate functional overlap within the service estate. Manage the offerings across multijurisdictional and multi-regulatory domains with minimum customization. Work with vendors and internal technology teams for upgrades, issues and feature requests. Drive data consistency across the integrated corporate product / service eco-system. Develop and maintain strategic relationships with external parties, e.g. software vendors and research companies, to promote technology innovation and ensure the Group is aligned with industry best-practice and market trends. Study and analyze other solutions from the market to propose benchmarks and possible optimization for existing products. Collaborates with the appropriate technology teams to ensure a timely implementation of the business requirements, according with the priorities defined by the stakeholders. Interface with Group Architecture as required including maintenance of relevant product data in the IQ-EQ Application Catalogue and ad hoc attendance at the Group Architecture Committee (GAC) Be a thought leader for compliance-centric data and solutions. Collaborate with the Group Analytics function to ensure consistency and solution alignment. Collaborate with the Head of Information Security and CISO ensuring full compliance with all security policy and processes. Tasks (what does the role do on a day-to-day basis) Managing business stakeholders; eliciting and suggesting requirements / improvements. Maintaining constant communication with all stakeholders across the group. Balancing product value against cost; understanding and delivering / improving on ROI. Participating in the change process and technical release planning. Maintaining product backlog. Maintaining product data in the Application Catalogue and view on roadmap for the Group Target Architecture. Aligning to strategic objectives. Provide technical authority and governance across the Product Group. Present at all levels (inc C-Level and to Segment Leads) to win over key stakeholders in respect of solutions / change required. Clearly report progress against plans and escalate as needed. Key competencies for position and level Customer Focus - Gaining insight into customer needs & identifying opportunities that benefit the customer. Designing solutions that meet customer needs. Communicates Effectively - Adjusting communication style to fit the audience & message. Providing timely information to help others across the organisation. Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions. Action Orientated - Readily taking action on challenges without unnecessary planning and identifies new opportunities, taking ownership of them. Interpersonal Savy - Relating comfortably with people across all levels, functions, cultures & geographies. Builds rapport in an open, friendly & accepting way. Commercial awareness - Knowledge of what is happening in the external market and how to make Technology a differentiator. Key behaviours we expect to see In addition to demonstrating our Group Values (Authentic, Bold, and Collaborative), the role holder will be expected to demonstrate the following: Good knowledge and capability of marketplace products and usability of each. Facilitate open and frank debate to drive forward improvement. Emotional and Cultural Awareness especially in post M&A environments and in managing change. Qualifications Education / professional qualifications Degree level education is preferred. Demonstrable experience and knowledge of relevant products and toolsets. Experience across application delivery. Deep knowledge enterprise standards and approaches to MI / BI Background experience Detailed understand of data and its relationships with expertise on modelling technologies. Experience of working in an agile development environment and with 3rd party suppliers. Technical Solid understanding of data hosting solutions, including warehouses and their application in enterprise domains. Work with all elements of a Technology function to ensure the management of services. Have excellent knowledge of the various data lifecycle stages and considerations of each. Understanding of solution trade-offs such as cost, scope, timescale, and balance between long-term strategic and short-term pragmatic considerations. Company, product and market knowledge Experience within the Financial Services sector: Experience in a software vendor and/or consultancy, in particular responding to RFIs, RFPs etc and interacting directly with external customers Management and leadership Able to present and communicate solutions clearly and concisely with technical and non-technical audiences from senior stakeholders to project teams, including external customers Excellent interpersonal skills including facilitation, negotiation, collaboration and influencing Languages English Another European language is desirable Additional information At IQ-EQ we want you to reach your full potential. We offer an inclusive and diverse environment to support your career aspirations, with a strong emphasis on continuous learning and a holistic approach to your professional and personal development. We also offer opportunities across our service lines and our international network of offices. Company description IQ-EQ is a leading Investor Services group which combines global expertise with an unwavering focus on client service delivery. We support fund managers, global companies, family offices and private clients operating worldwide.
Colt DCS provides true service and operational excellence in the sustainable design build delivery and operational management of hyperscale data centres across Europe and APAC We provide data centre solutions to hyperscale and large enterprise customers across 17 state of the art carrier neutral data centres spanning 7 cities. Our hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan effectively for the growth of their business knowing that their data centre strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow We have over 25 years of experience in the industry delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer centric data centre operator in the market We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because we know its the right thing to do for our planet Thats why were taking the ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey Colt DCS has set comprehensive near and long term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions in line with the SBT is latest Net Zero Standard. Design Manager (Senior Electrical Engineer) - London Mission: We are seeking an agile Senior Electrical Engineer to support our Delivery Team at Colt DCS, acting as a project Design Manager and an SME on discipline matters. You will report to the Regional Engineering Manager (UK / EUR) of the Major Builds Delivery Team in Colt DCS and will be based in the UK with a focus on out London portfolio. You will play a leading role in the delivery of a multi-disciplinary design, managing external engineering consultants and contractors to meet programme, design and budget for the successful delivery of the project and to achieve cost effective and resilient infrastructures in line with Colt's Global design standards. The successful candidate must take an agile approach to design, cost and programme & project management always, providing solutions to potential issues and having a direct input to the business performance, ensuring that we, as a team, deliver on time and on budget, every time. You must have the 'outside of the box' thinking mentality when reacting to design and site-specific project issues that hamper the project design or overall programme delivery, working alongside key business stakeholders to ensure we stay customer focussed on all times. Outcomes: You should manage the Design Programme to ensure on time creation and review of Employers Requirements (ER's), tender information and design documentation issued for planning and Construction. You will be required to steer and guide and challenge the external Design Consultants and Contractors when required taking a 'Trust but Verify' approach, to ensure they deliver a design to meet the requirements of the Design Brief, periodically assessing and evaluating all project related design decisions presented by consultants and contractors with support if required from Senior DCS staff. You will apply a commercial approach in all aspects of the work including design engineering and construction, working with other engineering functions, Procurement and Delivery to ensure that the procurement of all items is conducted on the most cost-effective basis to drive reduction in costs, maximise our speed to Market, while obtaining the lowest PUE values that meet Colt's sustainability and environmental targets. The Design Manager will be required to analyse, review and comment on design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data submitted for Colt DCS review on BIM 360 Platform and to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications; you will also actively participate to the team workload to ensure that all project documentation internal governance approvals are completed in a detailed and timely fashion. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will also participate in project Commissioning activities and, when requested, support and advise the Global Head of Electrical Engineering on lessons learnt from live projects regarding Electrical infrastructure, Sequence of Operations, Equipment selection, as well as participating when requested to study innovative solutions and appraise modern technologies that are available on the market. This is to ensure that Colt DCS remains the market leader with pioneering data centre design, low PUE, and 'future proofing' our Global Reference design (GRD) for any new potential technologies that we may incorporate into the overall design in the near future. You will support the Project managers to drive project programmes/delivery while working closely with the other design engineers and construction teams to ensure milestones and completion dates are met with successful handover to the client on time. You will also work on Sales requests and liaise with customers to develop specific project design requirements, together with senior staff, delivery managers, to deliver first class projects to our customers. The Team: The Delivery Team, reporting to the VP of Real Estate, is formed by in Regional groups of Project Managers, Design Managers/Engineers, Specialists (namely, Security and Commissioning), Cost Managers and Procurement Managers reporting the Regional Head of Delivery. The Design Managers are managed by a Regional Engineering Manager, who will assign a Design Manager and a supporting engineer (of opposite discipline) to each project. The Design Managers will interface daily with their peers of the Delivery team, but also with the Development Team, who is responsible for site acquisition, power and connectivity searches, authorities' approval, preparation of the project's Design Brief and Business Plan. The Centre of Excellence/Global Engineering Team, reporting to the Global Director of Design & construction, is instead responsible and owner of the GRD and technically responsible for the equipment procurement and vendors management, ensuring at each stage that the projects are compliant with our standardised design. Our core values are: Agility of a Start-Up Collaborate to perform Value Creation Step Up to Challenges The skills and Expertise Required: The ideal candidate should have robust design management skills, a proven record of accomplishment in Multi-Disciplinary Project delivery and a strong background in all aspects of mission critical systems, with a focus on Electrical engineering. A thorough understanding of site planning and interdependent disciplines, such as civils, structures, architecture, demolition, site enabling works and project delivery processes needed to support our growing fleet of Data Centres, is strongly desired. This person shall be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills, and be a self-starter that can excel with little direction. Ownership: Regularly checks with other areas of the business that they and their team are delivering on their part of any activity, working with them to resolve issues to ensure flawless delivery Regularly reviews spend and identifies opportunities to drive down the cost or improve the return on investment of their personal / team's activities Leadership: Looks at industry best practice and current trends/innovations for their role and applies these within Colt - sharing what has worked and what has not (and why) with others who hold similar roles within the business. Understands cultural differences and utilises this understanding to ensure the successful completion of a task Teamwork: Proactively requests other team member's views and opinions; using this feedback to improve personal performance Identifies areas where relationships between the team and its stakeholders are not working effectively; making well-considered recommendations on suggestions for improvement - implements agreed actions. Takes action to maintain morale and productivity of geographically distributed teams. Technical Knowledge: Previous experience of working in a MEP data centre design role within mission critical facilities with design experience with all the following: Generators, and Transformers MV and LV Switch Gear Lighting, Fire systems and Security BMS Proficient knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles General knowledge of CSA (Civils, Structural, Architectural) disciplines principles Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Excellent written and Verbal English skills. Who we are: Colt Data Centre Services provide true service and operational excellence in the sustainable design, build, delivery and operational management of hyperscale data centres across Europe and the APAC. We provide data centre solutions to hyperscale and large enterprise customers across 15 state of the art carrier neutral data centres spanning 9 cities. Our Hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow. We have over 25 years of experience in the industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer centric data centre operator in the market. We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because we know it's the right thing to do for our planet. That's why we're taking the ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey . click apply for full job details
May 01, 2024
Full time
Colt DCS provides true service and operational excellence in the sustainable design build delivery and operational management of hyperscale data centres across Europe and APAC We provide data centre solutions to hyperscale and large enterprise customers across 17 state of the art carrier neutral data centres spanning 7 cities. Our hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan effectively for the growth of their business knowing that their data centre strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow We have over 25 years of experience in the industry delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer centric data centre operator in the market We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because we know its the right thing to do for our planet Thats why were taking the ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey Colt DCS has set comprehensive near and long term Science Based Targets to cut our emissions in line with the SBT is latest Net Zero Standard. Design Manager (Senior Electrical Engineer) - London Mission: We are seeking an agile Senior Electrical Engineer to support our Delivery Team at Colt DCS, acting as a project Design Manager and an SME on discipline matters. You will report to the Regional Engineering Manager (UK / EUR) of the Major Builds Delivery Team in Colt DCS and will be based in the UK with a focus on out London portfolio. You will play a leading role in the delivery of a multi-disciplinary design, managing external engineering consultants and contractors to meet programme, design and budget for the successful delivery of the project and to achieve cost effective and resilient infrastructures in line with Colt's Global design standards. The successful candidate must take an agile approach to design, cost and programme & project management always, providing solutions to potential issues and having a direct input to the business performance, ensuring that we, as a team, deliver on time and on budget, every time. You must have the 'outside of the box' thinking mentality when reacting to design and site-specific project issues that hamper the project design or overall programme delivery, working alongside key business stakeholders to ensure we stay customer focussed on all times. Outcomes: You should manage the Design Programme to ensure on time creation and review of Employers Requirements (ER's), tender information and design documentation issued for planning and Construction. You will be required to steer and guide and challenge the external Design Consultants and Contractors when required taking a 'Trust but Verify' approach, to ensure they deliver a design to meet the requirements of the Design Brief, periodically assessing and evaluating all project related design decisions presented by consultants and contractors with support if required from Senior DCS staff. You will apply a commercial approach in all aspects of the work including design engineering and construction, working with other engineering functions, Procurement and Delivery to ensure that the procurement of all items is conducted on the most cost-effective basis to drive reduction in costs, maximise our speed to Market, while obtaining the lowest PUE values that meet Colt's sustainability and environmental targets. The Design Manager will be required to analyse, review and comment on design proposals, specifications, manuals, and other data submitted for Colt DCS review on BIM 360 Platform and to evaluate the feasibility, cost, and maintenance requirements of designs or applications; you will also actively participate to the team workload to ensure that all project documentation internal governance approvals are completed in a detailed and timely fashion. As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will also participate in project Commissioning activities and, when requested, support and advise the Global Head of Electrical Engineering on lessons learnt from live projects regarding Electrical infrastructure, Sequence of Operations, Equipment selection, as well as participating when requested to study innovative solutions and appraise modern technologies that are available on the market. This is to ensure that Colt DCS remains the market leader with pioneering data centre design, low PUE, and 'future proofing' our Global Reference design (GRD) for any new potential technologies that we may incorporate into the overall design in the near future. You will support the Project managers to drive project programmes/delivery while working closely with the other design engineers and construction teams to ensure milestones and completion dates are met with successful handover to the client on time. You will also work on Sales requests and liaise with customers to develop specific project design requirements, together with senior staff, delivery managers, to deliver first class projects to our customers. The Team: The Delivery Team, reporting to the VP of Real Estate, is formed by in Regional groups of Project Managers, Design Managers/Engineers, Specialists (namely, Security and Commissioning), Cost Managers and Procurement Managers reporting the Regional Head of Delivery. The Design Managers are managed by a Regional Engineering Manager, who will assign a Design Manager and a supporting engineer (of opposite discipline) to each project. The Design Managers will interface daily with their peers of the Delivery team, but also with the Development Team, who is responsible for site acquisition, power and connectivity searches, authorities' approval, preparation of the project's Design Brief and Business Plan. The Centre of Excellence/Global Engineering Team, reporting to the Global Director of Design & construction, is instead responsible and owner of the GRD and technically responsible for the equipment procurement and vendors management, ensuring at each stage that the projects are compliant with our standardised design. Our core values are: Agility of a Start-Up Collaborate to perform Value Creation Step Up to Challenges The skills and Expertise Required: The ideal candidate should have robust design management skills, a proven record of accomplishment in Multi-Disciplinary Project delivery and a strong background in all aspects of mission critical systems, with a focus on Electrical engineering. A thorough understanding of site planning and interdependent disciplines, such as civils, structures, architecture, demolition, site enabling works and project delivery processes needed to support our growing fleet of Data Centres, is strongly desired. This person shall be detail-oriented, possess strong organizational skills, and be a self-starter that can excel with little direction. Ownership: Regularly checks with other areas of the business that they and their team are delivering on their part of any activity, working with them to resolve issues to ensure flawless delivery Regularly reviews spend and identifies opportunities to drive down the cost or improve the return on investment of their personal / team's activities Leadership: Looks at industry best practice and current trends/innovations for their role and applies these within Colt - sharing what has worked and what has not (and why) with others who hold similar roles within the business. Understands cultural differences and utilises this understanding to ensure the successful completion of a task Teamwork: Proactively requests other team member's views and opinions; using this feedback to improve personal performance Identifies areas where relationships between the team and its stakeholders are not working effectively; making well-considered recommendations on suggestions for improvement - implements agreed actions. Takes action to maintain morale and productivity of geographically distributed teams. Technical Knowledge: Previous experience of working in a MEP data centre design role within mission critical facilities with design experience with all the following: Generators, and Transformers MV and LV Switch Gear Lighting, Fire systems and Security BMS Proficient knowledge of Mechanical Engineering principles General knowledge of CSA (Civils, Structural, Architectural) disciplines principles Minimum Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering Excellent written and Verbal English skills. Who we are: Colt Data Centre Services provide true service and operational excellence in the sustainable design, build, delivery and operational management of hyperscale data centres across Europe and the APAC. We provide data centre solutions to hyperscale and large enterprise customers across 15 state of the art carrier neutral data centres spanning 9 cities. Our Hyperscale and colocation solutions allow our customers freedom to plan effectively for the growth of their business, knowing that their data centre strategy is ready for the demands of tomorrow. We have over 25 years of experience in the industry, delivering on our vision of being the most trusted and customer centric data centre operator in the market. We put environmental awareness at the heart of everything we do because we know it's the right thing to do for our planet. That's why we're taking the ownership to reduce our environmental impact globally and make sustainability a key strategic driver. As part of our sustainability journey . click apply for full job details
Description About this role Business Unit Overview: BlackRock Solutions (BRS) is uniquely positioned to address the industry's risk management, portfolio construction and financial technology demands. The various business departments within BRS are focused on providing clients with highly scalable portfolio analytics & risk management, liability-driven investing & pension solutions, and regulatory advice & balance sheet strategy. BRS offers clients customized solutions powered by Aladdin, BlackRock's proprietary risk management system. The Aladdin Wealth Enterprise team within BRS leverages the same risk analytics used by Institutional investors to equip wealth management clients with business & risk management, and portfolio construction & analytics capabilities. Aladdin Wealth Enterprise is partnering with wealth managers to enhance their value proposition to their end clients, create rigor and scale in their investment process, and grow their businesses in a differentiated way. Position Description: The Aladdin Wealth Enterprise business is effectively a start up with the broad reach of BlackRock and Aladdin.The successful candidate will be an integral part of the team and assume the role of " Head of Implementation Project Management for EMEA ", leading the strategy and execution of all Aladdin Wealth external client Implementations in EMEA. This exciting role combines aspects of project management, client relationship management, technical execution, people management and risk analytics expertise. This candidate will be responsible for the success of all EMEA client implementations, including effectively managing project teams, tracking against key milestones, managing project risks, and keeping project stakeholders apprised of the project status. They will work closely with clients' senior management to gain a full understanding of their business processes and design the desired user journeys and workflows using Aladdin functionality. This candidate will collaborate with several teams across the firm to deliver Aladdin and ensure an outstanding client implementation experience. In addition to running large complex implementations, the candidate will help build a broader Implementation Project Management team in EMEA, define global best practices and mentor junior talent. Key Responsibilities: Lead the Implementation Project Management team in EMEA. As senior member of the broader EMEA team, contribute to the overall commercial, product and talent strategy in the region. Lead complex Tier 1 Aladdin Wealth implementations: Lead the day-to-day project management of client implementations, including creating project plans, managing action items, and coordinating resources across multiple functional areas. Lead client calls and communications as a subject matter expert on the implementation approach and design phase Gain an in-depth knowledge of Aladdin functionality to ensure clients take full advantage of the suite of Aladdin capabilities. Coordinate and assist in Aladdin configuration, testing, and user training. Convey client requirements and feedback to the Product development team to help shape the evolution of Aladdin. Present project updates to key stakeholders and senior leaders in project Steering Committees Ensure a smooth transition from implementation to on-going client support teams. Establish strong personal relationships with senior client stakeholders and represent all of BlackRock in a compelling fashion. Develop strong relationships with all groups within BlackRock to ensure an excellent client experience and help drive the product roadmap and implementation strategy, as necessary. Leadership and management skills to be the cultural flag-bearer with the ability to inspire people. Able to coach up 'star' mid-level managers on his / her team to higher levels of client delivery and execution, i.e., lead by example: show people how to build and maintain relationships/skillsets, then drive them to do it. Able to re-invent his / her team over time, via great new hires or upgrading existing talent. Have a global mindset; Identify and implement process improvements to enhance future implementations. Challenge the status quo. Skills and Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess some combination of all the following: Fluent in English, second language is a plus (Spanish, German, French) 10+ years of work experience in the financial industry preferably for a buy-side technology provider (Charles River / Temenos / Avaloq / APT / BBG Port / ) Demonstrated experience leading large teams. Demonstrated experience successfully leading strategic technology initiatives within a global organization Solid understanding of the Wealth Management / Private Banking industry (investment advisory, discretionary management, MiFID II Suitability, etc.), capital markets instruments (equities, fixed income, derivatives, alternatives) and market risk (volatility, tail risk, tracking error, etc.). CFA / FRM a strong plus Strong project management and coordination skills Strong problem solving/analytical thinking. Superior communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients. Capable of connecting with multiple audiences and articulating lines of reasoning Strong background in technical architecture design. Uncovers and meets the need of external clients; builds strong working partnerships with clients and internal organization; acts with urgency and works hard to address client demands; effectively manages clients' expectations and delivers value-added service Leads individuals and teams to achieve objectives and drive results; inspires and motivates people to the highest levels of performance. Is accessible, engaged and a positive force for change. Provides timely and actionable feedback. Ability to operate as a self-starter, operating with limited guidance in a highly matrixed organization. Enjoys a fast-paced, high-intensity environment; able to manage multiple priorities. Our benefits To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about. Our hybrid work model BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock. About BlackRock At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress. This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit Twitter: LinkedIn: BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Description About this role Business Unit Overview: BlackRock Solutions (BRS) is uniquely positioned to address the industry's risk management, portfolio construction and financial technology demands. The various business departments within BRS are focused on providing clients with highly scalable portfolio analytics & risk management, liability-driven investing & pension solutions, and regulatory advice & balance sheet strategy. BRS offers clients customized solutions powered by Aladdin, BlackRock's proprietary risk management system. The Aladdin Wealth Enterprise team within BRS leverages the same risk analytics used by Institutional investors to equip wealth management clients with business & risk management, and portfolio construction & analytics capabilities. Aladdin Wealth Enterprise is partnering with wealth managers to enhance their value proposition to their end clients, create rigor and scale in their investment process, and grow their businesses in a differentiated way. Position Description: The Aladdin Wealth Enterprise business is effectively a start up with the broad reach of BlackRock and Aladdin.The successful candidate will be an integral part of the team and assume the role of " Head of Implementation Project Management for EMEA ", leading the strategy and execution of all Aladdin Wealth external client Implementations in EMEA. This exciting role combines aspects of project management, client relationship management, technical execution, people management and risk analytics expertise. This candidate will be responsible for the success of all EMEA client implementations, including effectively managing project teams, tracking against key milestones, managing project risks, and keeping project stakeholders apprised of the project status. They will work closely with clients' senior management to gain a full understanding of their business processes and design the desired user journeys and workflows using Aladdin functionality. This candidate will collaborate with several teams across the firm to deliver Aladdin and ensure an outstanding client implementation experience. In addition to running large complex implementations, the candidate will help build a broader Implementation Project Management team in EMEA, define global best practices and mentor junior talent. Key Responsibilities: Lead the Implementation Project Management team in EMEA. As senior member of the broader EMEA team, contribute to the overall commercial, product and talent strategy in the region. Lead complex Tier 1 Aladdin Wealth implementations: Lead the day-to-day project management of client implementations, including creating project plans, managing action items, and coordinating resources across multiple functional areas. Lead client calls and communications as a subject matter expert on the implementation approach and design phase Gain an in-depth knowledge of Aladdin functionality to ensure clients take full advantage of the suite of Aladdin capabilities. Coordinate and assist in Aladdin configuration, testing, and user training. Convey client requirements and feedback to the Product development team to help shape the evolution of Aladdin. Present project updates to key stakeholders and senior leaders in project Steering Committees Ensure a smooth transition from implementation to on-going client support teams. Establish strong personal relationships with senior client stakeholders and represent all of BlackRock in a compelling fashion. Develop strong relationships with all groups within BlackRock to ensure an excellent client experience and help drive the product roadmap and implementation strategy, as necessary. Leadership and management skills to be the cultural flag-bearer with the ability to inspire people. Able to coach up 'star' mid-level managers on his / her team to higher levels of client delivery and execution, i.e., lead by example: show people how to build and maintain relationships/skillsets, then drive them to do it. Able to re-invent his / her team over time, via great new hires or upgrading existing talent. Have a global mindset; Identify and implement process improvements to enhance future implementations. Challenge the status quo. Skills and Qualifications: The ideal candidate will possess some combination of all the following: Fluent in English, second language is a plus (Spanish, German, French) 10+ years of work experience in the financial industry preferably for a buy-side technology provider (Charles River / Temenos / Avaloq / APT / BBG Port / ) Demonstrated experience leading large teams. Demonstrated experience successfully leading strategic technology initiatives within a global organization Solid understanding of the Wealth Management / Private Banking industry (investment advisory, discretionary management, MiFID II Suitability, etc.), capital markets instruments (equities, fixed income, derivatives, alternatives) and market risk (volatility, tail risk, tracking error, etc.). CFA / FRM a strong plus Strong project management and coordination skills Strong problem solving/analytical thinking. Superior communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts simply and clearly to clients. Capable of connecting with multiple audiences and articulating lines of reasoning Strong background in technical architecture design. Uncovers and meets the need of external clients; builds strong working partnerships with clients and internal organization; acts with urgency and works hard to address client demands; effectively manages clients' expectations and delivers value-added service Leads individuals and teams to achieve objectives and drive results; inspires and motivates people to the highest levels of performance. Is accessible, engaged and a positive force for change. Provides timely and actionable feedback. Ability to operate as a self-starter, operating with limited guidance in a highly matrixed organization. Enjoys a fast-paced, high-intensity environment; able to manage multiple priorities. Our benefits To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about. Our hybrid work model BlackRock's hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person - aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock. About BlackRock At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children's educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress. This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment - the one we make in our employees. It's why we're dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive. For additional information on BlackRock, please visit Twitter: LinkedIn: BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
Technology Architect - BSS/OSS - London, UK Role - Senior Technology Architect Technology - BSS/OSS Location - London Compensation - Competitive (including bonus) Job Description Today, the corporate landscape is dynamic and the world ahead is full of possibilities! None of the amazing things we do at Infosys would be possible without an equally amazing culture, the environment where ideas can flourish and where you are empowered to move forward as far as your ideas will take you. At Infosys, we assure that your career will never stand still, we will inspire you to build what's next and we will navigate further together. Our journey of learnability, values and trusted relationships with our clients continue to be the cornerstones of our organization and these values are upheld only because of our people. Your role In the role of Senior Technology Architect, you will interface with key stakeholders and apply your technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle including Requirements Elicitation, Application Architecture definition and Design. You will play an important role in creating the Architecture and high level design artifacts. You will also do technical feasibility and identify smart ways of completing client's requirement. You will guide the team technically and work closely with offshore team acting as a communication medium between the client and offshore. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. Required • Facilitate requirements gathering workshops with Product owner, Business Analysts, SMEs to identify pain points and able to articulate the requirements. • Work closely with designers to ensure all requirements are correctly and concisely documented as User Stories and assigned to appropriate Epics. Able to verify and validate solutions build considering the large e2e business know how and future road map. • Coordinate participation of different tech and business groups in requirements gathering and able to guide it as per architecture. • Capable to define architecture and have ability to guide on the TMF compliance and open forums. • Able to understand NFRs (Nonfunctional requirements), Cloudifications and technology landscape. • Introduce best practices that bring further efficiencies to defining product requirements. Learn new frameworks and tools to facilitate hand-off of requirements to the design team. • Understanding the complete lifecycle management of fixed line products and interactions with service providers such as Network service providers, Logistics providers and WFM flows. • Extensive experience on catalogue driven orchestration and EPC based model and how it drives workflows in service fulfilment domain • Experience on RESTful APIs • Experience of Microservice based Architecture. • Experience in the OSS/BSS solution architecture in broadband products like FTTX. • Well versed in Fiber transmission technology with variants of fiber technologies. • Understanding of mobile telecom architecture • Experience in service order management, CPQ, L2O, O2A and T2R. • Well versed in integration architectures. • Very good understanding of network elements and interactions. • Understanding of Devops tool like ADO, JIRA. • TM Forum APIs understanding with emphasis on Service Order Management. Preferred • Understanding of Mobile technologies such as 5G • Understanding of Digital Architecture principles • Cloud experience on hyperscalers such as AWS,Azure and GCP • Experience in BPMN Personal Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include: • High analytical skills • A high degree of initiative and flexibility • High customer orientation • High quality awareness • Excellent verbal and written communication skills About Infosys Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through the many next of their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. Visit to see how Infosys can help your enterprise navigate your next. All aspects of employment at Infosys are based on merit, competence and performance. We are committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
May 01, 2024
Full time
Technology Architect - BSS/OSS - London, UK Role - Senior Technology Architect Technology - BSS/OSS Location - London Compensation - Competitive (including bonus) Job Description Today, the corporate landscape is dynamic and the world ahead is full of possibilities! None of the amazing things we do at Infosys would be possible without an equally amazing culture, the environment where ideas can flourish and where you are empowered to move forward as far as your ideas will take you. At Infosys, we assure that your career will never stand still, we will inspire you to build what's next and we will navigate further together. Our journey of learnability, values and trusted relationships with our clients continue to be the cornerstones of our organization and these values are upheld only because of our people. Your role In the role of Senior Technology Architect, you will interface with key stakeholders and apply your technical proficiency across different stages of the Software Development Life Cycle including Requirements Elicitation, Application Architecture definition and Design. You will play an important role in creating the Architecture and high level design artifacts. You will also do technical feasibility and identify smart ways of completing client's requirement. You will guide the team technically and work closely with offshore team acting as a communication medium between the client and offshore. You will be part of a learning culture, where teamwork and collaboration are encouraged, excellence is rewarded, and diversity is respected and valued. Required • Facilitate requirements gathering workshops with Product owner, Business Analysts, SMEs to identify pain points and able to articulate the requirements. • Work closely with designers to ensure all requirements are correctly and concisely documented as User Stories and assigned to appropriate Epics. Able to verify and validate solutions build considering the large e2e business know how and future road map. • Coordinate participation of different tech and business groups in requirements gathering and able to guide it as per architecture. • Capable to define architecture and have ability to guide on the TMF compliance and open forums. • Able to understand NFRs (Nonfunctional requirements), Cloudifications and technology landscape. • Introduce best practices that bring further efficiencies to defining product requirements. Learn new frameworks and tools to facilitate hand-off of requirements to the design team. • Understanding the complete lifecycle management of fixed line products and interactions with service providers such as Network service providers, Logistics providers and WFM flows. • Extensive experience on catalogue driven orchestration and EPC based model and how it drives workflows in service fulfilment domain • Experience on RESTful APIs • Experience of Microservice based Architecture. • Experience in the OSS/BSS solution architecture in broadband products like FTTX. • Well versed in Fiber transmission technology with variants of fiber technologies. • Understanding of mobile telecom architecture • Experience in service order management, CPQ, L2O, O2A and T2R. • Well versed in integration architectures. • Very good understanding of network elements and interactions. • Understanding of Devops tool like ADO, JIRA. • TM Forum APIs understanding with emphasis on Service Order Management. Preferred • Understanding of Mobile technologies such as 5G • Understanding of Digital Architecture principles • Cloud experience on hyperscalers such as AWS,Azure and GCP • Experience in BPMN Personal Besides the professional qualifications of the candidates we place great importance in addition to various forms personality profile. These include: • High analytical skills • A high degree of initiative and flexibility • High customer orientation • High quality awareness • Excellent verbal and written communication skills About Infosys Infosys is a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients in 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With over three decades of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients through the many next of their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise and ideas from our innovation ecosystem. Visit to see how Infosys can help your enterprise navigate your next. All aspects of employment at Infosys are based on merit, competence and performance. We are committed to embracing diversity and creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Infosys is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
AVP, Value Stream Execution page is loaded AVP, Value Stream Execution Apply remote type Hybrid locations LON - London time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R-35833 Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Job Category Technology Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Travelers is seeking a AVP, Value Stream Lead to drive the execution of business strategies in an agile fashion. In this highly visible position, you will be responsible for ensuring the Value Stream itself is correctly defined, mapped, optimized, managed, and improved upon over time. You will apply strong business acumen and leadership in partnership with technology counterparts to effectively plan and deliver business outcomes in service to your business unit's strategy. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Oversee the body of work conducted within a value stream; accountable to lead, define, communicate, and champion work spanning across teams working toward common business outcomes primarily within a single business unit or product. Define short and long-term vision and strategy, facilitate and collaborate with leadership to understand business needs, ensuring alignment to overall business outcomes, including the business architecture and roadmap for achieving the strategy, vision and business outcomes; articulate the value stream vision and strategy effectively to teams and stakeholders. Partner with Technology Value Stream leader to effectively define, plan and deliver business outcomes. Drive all aspects of change management, ensuring clear sponsorship and effective stakeholder engagement and communications. Define and manage risks to delivery of value and outcomes. Build and manage change readiness strategy, using data to understand the environment to prepare for effective behavioral change management. Identify and analyze change impact, assess organizational readiness, and create change management and change communications strategies that mitigate risk and maximize employee engagement. Effectively manage a portfolio of deliverables and capabilities as well as 'test and learn'/experimentation targeted at defining/refining future deliverables, measuring performance and adjusting the overall roadmap of deliverables as needed. Identify innovative solutions both internally and in the external marketplace; ensure competitive and industry benchmarking of critical capabilities. Responsibility for the overall planning, staffing, budgeting, expense priority management, and recommendation of process changes. Manage a team; Develop a robust talent pipeline and ensure the strength of Travelers' brand while attracting top talent. Oversee data driven decisions related to funding and resource allocation, and prioritization of work; make trade-off decisions to balance quality, cost, and timelines to maximize business value and ensure alignment to business outcomes. Identify and plan for enterprise dependencies. Manage complex multi-team dynamics; remove impediments to teams' success and assist in conflict resolution, issue and dependency management. Build and foster collaborative relationships across business areas, with the ability to influence senior leadership. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Master's degree. Relevant experience in an Agile/execution leadership role delivering business solutions on a demanding schedule. Relevant experience of people leadership/ management experience. Strong business acumen and a deep strategic mindset. Proven analytical skills and experience making decisions based on hard and soft data. Strong knowledge of the Line of Business with the ability to develop and leverage business and/or vendor partnerships, consult on business priorities, and optimize value through solution identification aligned with business objectives. Agile Mindset: Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment. Infuse Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success. Product Mindset: Focus on defining a product value proposition that aligns with and supports the circle/value stream objectives and which is the north star for the Value Stream. Change Agent: Demonstrated change leadership skills including the ability to create an inclusive environment, manage conflict and develop solutions to mitigate risk. Influence: Ability to influence behaviors of leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy. Servant Leadership: Foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team. Communication: Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience. Collaboration: Expertise working with others in a cross-functional multi-team environment. Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development. What is a Must Have? Relevant business experience. People leadership/management experience. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your Pension Plan. Additionally, if you decide to contribute to the plan, you will receive an increased company contribution. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health programme provides access to free professional counseling services and other resources that support your daily life needs. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit . Travelers has more than 33,000 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Explore life at Travelers . We have 10 diversity networks, employee-led organizations dedicated to fostering the development and success of our employees. Discover diversity and inclusion . Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment. Explore benefits . Travelers has been recognized by organizations such as G.I. Jobs, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and Military Times. Read more about recognition .
May 01, 2024
Full time
AVP, Value Stream Execution page is loaded AVP, Value Stream Execution Apply remote type Hybrid locations LON - London time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R-35833 Who Are We? Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it. Job Category Technology Target Openings 1 What Is the Opportunity? Travelers is seeking a AVP, Value Stream Lead to drive the execution of business strategies in an agile fashion. In this highly visible position, you will be responsible for ensuring the Value Stream itself is correctly defined, mapped, optimized, managed, and improved upon over time. You will apply strong business acumen and leadership in partnership with technology counterparts to effectively plan and deliver business outcomes in service to your business unit's strategy. Travelers Europe currently offers flexibility to employees who wish to work on a hybrid basis in accordance with our Hybrid Work Arrangements Policy. This entails full time employees working three days a week in the office and two days at home (or pro rata for part-time employees). This policy may be changed at the Company's discretion. What Will You Do? Oversee the body of work conducted within a value stream; accountable to lead, define, communicate, and champion work spanning across teams working toward common business outcomes primarily within a single business unit or product. Define short and long-term vision and strategy, facilitate and collaborate with leadership to understand business needs, ensuring alignment to overall business outcomes, including the business architecture and roadmap for achieving the strategy, vision and business outcomes; articulate the value stream vision and strategy effectively to teams and stakeholders. Partner with Technology Value Stream leader to effectively define, plan and deliver business outcomes. Drive all aspects of change management, ensuring clear sponsorship and effective stakeholder engagement and communications. Define and manage risks to delivery of value and outcomes. Build and manage change readiness strategy, using data to understand the environment to prepare for effective behavioral change management. Identify and analyze change impact, assess organizational readiness, and create change management and change communications strategies that mitigate risk and maximize employee engagement. Effectively manage a portfolio of deliverables and capabilities as well as 'test and learn'/experimentation targeted at defining/refining future deliverables, measuring performance and adjusting the overall roadmap of deliverables as needed. Identify innovative solutions both internally and in the external marketplace; ensure competitive and industry benchmarking of critical capabilities. Responsibility for the overall planning, staffing, budgeting, expense priority management, and recommendation of process changes. Manage a team; Develop a robust talent pipeline and ensure the strength of Travelers' brand while attracting top talent. Oversee data driven decisions related to funding and resource allocation, and prioritization of work; make trade-off decisions to balance quality, cost, and timelines to maximize business value and ensure alignment to business outcomes. Identify and plan for enterprise dependencies. Manage complex multi-team dynamics; remove impediments to teams' success and assist in conflict resolution, issue and dependency management. Build and foster collaborative relationships across business areas, with the ability to influence senior leadership. Perform other duties as assigned. What Will Our Ideal Candidate Have? Master's degree. Relevant experience in an Agile/execution leadership role delivering business solutions on a demanding schedule. Relevant experience of people leadership/ management experience. Strong business acumen and a deep strategic mindset. Proven analytical skills and experience making decisions based on hard and soft data. Strong knowledge of the Line of Business with the ability to develop and leverage business and/or vendor partnerships, consult on business priorities, and optimize value through solution identification aligned with business objectives. Agile Mindset: Embody Agile core values of openness, courage, respect, focus, and commitment. Infuse Agile principles, practices and methodologies to achieve team success. Product Mindset: Focus on defining a product value proposition that aligns with and supports the circle/value stream objectives and which is the north star for the Value Stream. Change Agent: Demonstrated change leadership skills including the ability to create an inclusive environment, manage conflict and develop solutions to mitigate risk. Influence: Ability to influence behaviors of leaders at all levels and without traditional hierarchy. Servant Leadership: Foster an environment where individuals thrive as empowered and equal members of a team. Communication: Ability to communicate thoughts, concepts, practices effectively at all levels, adjusting as needed to a target audience. Collaboration: Expertise working with others in a cross-functional multi-team environment. Continuous Improvement: Demonstrate a commitment to continually improve, share learning with others and encourage team development. What is a Must Have? Relevant business experience. People leadership/management experience. What Is in It for You? Private Medical Insurance: On commencement of employment, you are eligible for single cover provided by Travelers, with the option to add cover for your dependents, at your expense through payroll deduction. Retirement: Travelers will make a core contribution of a percentage of salary to your Pension Plan. Additionally, if you decide to contribute to the plan, you will receive an increased company contribution. Holiday Entitlement: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 25 days holiday entitlement annually, plus the opportunity to purchase additional days to allow for up to a total of 35 holidays per year. Wellness Programme: The Travelers wellness programme is comprised of tools, discounts and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals and caregiving needs. In addition, our mental health programme provides access to free professional counseling services and other resources that support your daily life needs. Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards programme that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice. Employment Practices Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences. If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you. Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting. To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit . Travelers has more than 33,000 employees in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Explore life at Travelers . We have 10 diversity networks, employee-led organizations dedicated to fostering the development and success of our employees. Discover diversity and inclusion . Employees and their eligible family members - including spouses, domestic partners and children - are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment. Explore benefits . Travelers has been recognized by organizations such as G.I. Jobs, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, and Military Times. Read more about recognition .
A brilliant new opportunity has opened up with a well-known retail Bank for a Enterprise Data Architect specialising in MongoDB to join their team! This will be a position that is spearheading technical designs and solutions within the Data space, setting best practices and creating quality guidelines for the Bank to follow. The role would be perfect for someone who loves innovation, is keen to dive straight in to things and have a real impact with the work that you're doing. You'll be constantly looking to push the boundaries and make sure that you're at the forefront of modern technology, bringing the Bank with you! Experience in MongoDB and data modelling is required for this position. This is a permanent position with a salary on offer of up to 130k + comprehensive benefits package. They would like you to come to their Bristol, London or Edinburgh office on a hybrid basis (twice a week), this can be flexible and negotiable. Tech skills needed: Architectural design and scaling / optimisation Data modelling (and modelling tools) MongoDB Security within architecture (authentication experience is a big plus here) SQL Proven experience in defining & implementing architectural strategies and setting the guidelines that teams will follow from a data architecture perspective Understanding of how to transition away from legacy technology The role would be perfect for someone who loves taking their ideas into production, is committed to best practices and knows how to create comprehensive technical solutions that will be the premise for the future growth of the bank. Interviews for this role will be taking place ASAP (2 stage process) so if you like the sound of it please apply with your CV right away and let's chat! Unfortunately no sponsorship will be provided for this role.
May 01, 2024
Full time
A brilliant new opportunity has opened up with a well-known retail Bank for a Enterprise Data Architect specialising in MongoDB to join their team! This will be a position that is spearheading technical designs and solutions within the Data space, setting best practices and creating quality guidelines for the Bank to follow. The role would be perfect for someone who loves innovation, is keen to dive straight in to things and have a real impact with the work that you're doing. You'll be constantly looking to push the boundaries and make sure that you're at the forefront of modern technology, bringing the Bank with you! Experience in MongoDB and data modelling is required for this position. This is a permanent position with a salary on offer of up to 130k + comprehensive benefits package. They would like you to come to their Bristol, London or Edinburgh office on a hybrid basis (twice a week), this can be flexible and negotiable. Tech skills needed: Architectural design and scaling / optimisation Data modelling (and modelling tools) MongoDB Security within architecture (authentication experience is a big plus here) SQL Proven experience in defining & implementing architectural strategies and setting the guidelines that teams will follow from a data architecture perspective Understanding of how to transition away from legacy technology The role would be perfect for someone who loves taking their ideas into production, is committed to best practices and knows how to create comprehensive technical solutions that will be the premise for the future growth of the bank. Interviews for this role will be taking place ASAP (2 stage process) so if you like the sound of it please apply with your CV right away and let's chat! Unfortunately no sponsorship will be provided for this role.