Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited
Gloucester, Gloucestershire
Senior Back End Developer (Cyber) Location: On-site 5-days (Worcester/Ebbw Vale/Gloucester/Great Malvern) Company: Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited About Us: Methods is a leading £100M+ IT Services Consultancy with a rich history of transforming the public sector in the UK. With over 30 years of experience, we collaborate with central government departments and agencies to create innovative, people-centred solutions. Now expanding into the private sector, we continue to drive success through our commitment to technology, data, and a human touch. Role Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Back End Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python and SQL, with a proven track record of developing and maintaining robust Back End systems. You will collaborate closely with Front End developers, data engineers, and product managers to build scalable, efficient applications that meet user needs. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain reliable Back End systems using Python and SQL. Utilize frameworks like Django, Flask, FastAPI, Asyncio, Aiohttp, and SQLAlchemy. Develop and document RESTful APIs, WebSocket, and GraphQL services. Manage and optimize databases (PostgreSQL, NATS, Redis, Min.IO). Implement cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure services. Ensure security protocols with OAuth and KeyCloak. Conduct testing with SonarQube, Pytest, isort, black, and bandit. Use Git for version control. Implement containerization and orchestration with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm. Develop CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps Pipelines. Collaborate using Jira and Confluence. Monitor and enhance system performance with Prometheus and Grafana. Requirements: Extensive experience as a Senior Back End Developer. Proficient in Python and SQL. Skilled with frameworks and libraries: Django, Flask, FastAPI, Asyncio, Aiohttp, SQLAlchemy. Experience in developing/managing RESTful APIs, WebSocket, GraphQL services. Database management expertise (PostgreSQL, NATS, Redis, Min.IO). Hands-on with Microsoft Azure services. Security implementation knowledge (OAuth, KeyCloak). Testing proficiency (SonarQube, Pytest, isort, black, bandit). Version control with Git. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm. CI/CD processes familiarity (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines). Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Problem-solving abilities. Security Clearance: This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Benefits: Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website
Nov 06, 2024
Full time
Senior Back End Developer (Cyber) Location: On-site 5-days (Worcester/Ebbw Vale/Gloucester/Great Malvern) Company: Methods Business and Digital Technology Limited About Us: Methods is a leading £100M+ IT Services Consultancy with a rich history of transforming the public sector in the UK. With over 30 years of experience, we collaborate with central government departments and agencies to create innovative, people-centred solutions. Now expanding into the private sector, we continue to drive success through our commitment to technology, data, and a human touch. Role Overview: We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Back End Developer to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Python and SQL, with a proven track record of developing and maintaining robust Back End systems. You will collaborate closely with Front End developers, data engineers, and product managers to build scalable, efficient applications that meet user needs. Key Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain reliable Back End systems using Python and SQL. Utilize frameworks like Django, Flask, FastAPI, Asyncio, Aiohttp, and SQLAlchemy. Develop and document RESTful APIs, WebSocket, and GraphQL services. Manage and optimize databases (PostgreSQL, NATS, Redis, Min.IO). Implement cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure services. Ensure security protocols with OAuth and KeyCloak. Conduct testing with SonarQube, Pytest, isort, black, and bandit. Use Git for version control. Implement containerization and orchestration with Docker, Kubernetes, and Helm. Develop CI/CD pipelines with GitHub Actions and Azure DevOps Pipelines. Collaborate using Jira and Confluence. Monitor and enhance system performance with Prometheus and Grafana. Requirements: Extensive experience as a Senior Back End Developer. Proficient in Python and SQL. Skilled with frameworks and libraries: Django, Flask, FastAPI, Asyncio, Aiohttp, SQLAlchemy. Experience in developing/managing RESTful APIs, WebSocket, GraphQL services. Database management expertise (PostgreSQL, NATS, Redis, Min.IO). Hands-on with Microsoft Azure services. Security implementation knowledge (OAuth, KeyCloak). Testing proficiency (SonarQube, Pytest, isort, black, bandit). Version control with Git. Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, Helm. CI/CD processes familiarity (GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines). Excellent collaboration and communication skills. Problem-solving abilities. Security Clearance: This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Benefits: Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website
DevOps Engineer (Cloud Infra Background) Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has worked with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to deliver value to our customers through effective application of digital thinking and technology change. Methods was acquired by ALTEN Plc (a French multi-national Engineering and IT company) in 2022. Our strategy is to deliver profitable, sustainable growth; expanding ALTEN's Enterprise IT Service capabilities in the UK for both public and private sector customers. Our TDSE (Technical Delivery and Software Engineering) portfolio is a key part of Methods' growth strategy, focusing on software and cloud engineering, consultancy, and technical architecture. Our aim is to deliver profitable growth and value by delivering high-quality solutions, built using a DevOps and continuous delivery culture to support digital, data and technology transformation. The business has grown rapidly (from startup in 2019 to just under £30m turnover in 2022-3) and targets profitable growth over the next 5 years as part of ALTEN's global expansion strateg. Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet. We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Predominantly focused on the public-sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio. Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. Summary Profile: You will work in a small team of DevOps engineers within a wider programme team, and need to have experience of working with the required technologies (see below) on complex programmes; responsible for delivering functional, non-functional, and support requirements. This role is primarily focused in AWS but people with extensive experience in Azure or Google Cloud and willing to cross-train will also be considered. Requirements Engineering: Write software, from build system automation to automated deployment, to scale our engineering delivery. Bring in continuous deployment practices to enhance our Agile posture. Imagine, architect, develop, deploy, and evolve CI and CD systems for cloud applications. Write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Industry standard tools and services. Write application deployment automation using industry standard deployment and configuration tools. Design and implement continuous delivery pipelines that serve the purpose of provisioning and operating client test as well as production environments. Provide systems support including responding to monitoring alerts. Implement and stay abreast of Cloud and DevOps industry best practices and tooling. Work with developers to identify necessary Azure resources and automate their provisioning. Document automation processes. Workstation issue troubleshooting (eg Proxy, McAfee). CI/CD infrastructure and process troubleshooting (disk space, network issues etc). CI/CD pipeline support (troubleshooting, support with setting up in new projects). Work closely with key stakeholders to capture, understand, and derive DevOps requirements. Operations: Availability and capacity management. You can define, understand, plan, forecast, measure, maintain and improve all aspects of the availability of services. You control and manage service availability to meet the needs of the business in a cost-effective manner. This includes managing the capability, functionality and sustainability of service components. Ownership and initiative. You can take ownership of problems and incidents and proactively resolve technical problems, ensuring that technical solutions continue to meet business requirements. You know how to take full accountability for your actions and choices. Security and Design: Information security. You maintain the security, privacy and integrity of information systems through compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and departmental policies. You advocate the concept of Secure by Design and information security practises being the responsibility of the whole team, not one person. Culture: User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and service designers and/or represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can guide user research to embrace diversity and focus on all users. You know how to prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. Collaborative working. You can work with a range of agile methodologies, predominantly Scrum or Kanban, focused on delivering tangible, usable features and software at the end of each iteration. You understand the importance of clear, open communication in co-located and remote teams, and can foster a culture of collaboration. Skills & Experience Hands-on experience in continuous delivery and continuous integration of CI/CD pipelines, particularly CircleCI. Experience with GitHub Repos, branching, code review and code sis tools. Proficient with Git, Git Flow, Azure DevOps. Strong hands-on expertise in diverse DevSecOps concepts/tools, especially on GitOps, Pipelines, GitHub, GitHub actions. Ability to assess the requirement, environment and suggest right tools/technologies. Hands on experience on Kubernetes and containerization technologies like Docker and EKS. Good knowledge on Shell Scripting. Expertise in debugging and providing solutions and workarounds. Knowledge on different monitoring and logging solutions available on Cloud, preferably on AWS. Expertise on Function-as-a-Service, eg Lambda. Excellent communication, presentation, and coding abilities. Technologies. Essential Extensive AWS experience. Git (GitHub or GitLab). Linux. Terraform. Ansible. Jenkins. Docker. Scripting and automation. Kubernetes. Bonus Azure and Google Cloud. ELK. Active Directory. Helm. Networking. Desirable Knowledge of integrating solutions with Government services including Gov Pay, Gov Notify, Gov Gateway, Gov Verify etc. Additional This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Details of Have you lived in the UK for the last 5 years? Have you travelled outside of the UK for more than 28 days in the last 12 months? If yes, please ask for further details: Dates, location, reason for travel Have you had any extended periods of travel over 3 months in the last 5 years? If yes, please ask for further details: Dates, location, reason for travel Do you have dual nationality or any former nationalities? Are you willing to go through the vetting process for SC? This role is mainly home-based with occasional travel to the office. Benefits Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website
Dec 06, 2023
Full time
DevOps Engineer (Cloud Infra Background) Since our establishment in 1990, Methods has worked with a range of central government departments and agencies to transform the way the public sector operates in the UK. Our mission is to deliver value to our customers through effective application of digital thinking and technology change. Methods was acquired by ALTEN Plc (a French multi-national Engineering and IT company) in 2022. Our strategy is to deliver profitable, sustainable growth; expanding ALTEN's Enterprise IT Service capabilities in the UK for both public and private sector customers. Our TDSE (Technical Delivery and Software Engineering) portfolio is a key part of Methods' growth strategy, focusing on software and cloud engineering, consultancy, and technical architecture. Our aim is to deliver profitable growth and value by delivering high-quality solutions, built using a DevOps and continuous delivery culture to support digital, data and technology transformation. The business has grown rapidly (from startup in 2019 to just under £30m turnover in 2022-3) and targets profitable growth over the next 5 years as part of ALTEN's global expansion strateg. Our human touch sets us apart from other consultancies, system integrators and software houses - with people, technology, and data at the heart of who we are, we believe in creating value and sustainability through everything we do for our clients, staff, communities, and the planet. We support our clients in the success of their projects while working collaboratively to share skill sets and solve problems. At Methods we have fun while working hard; we are not afraid of making mistakes and learning from them. Predominantly focused on the public-sector, Methods is now building a significant private sector client portfolio. Methods was acquired by the Alten Group in early 2022. Summary Profile: You will work in a small team of DevOps engineers within a wider programme team, and need to have experience of working with the required technologies (see below) on complex programmes; responsible for delivering functional, non-functional, and support requirements. This role is primarily focused in AWS but people with extensive experience in Azure or Google Cloud and willing to cross-train will also be considered. Requirements Engineering: Write software, from build system automation to automated deployment, to scale our engineering delivery. Bring in continuous deployment practices to enhance our Agile posture. Imagine, architect, develop, deploy, and evolve CI and CD systems for cloud applications. Write Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Industry standard tools and services. Write application deployment automation using industry standard deployment and configuration tools. Design and implement continuous delivery pipelines that serve the purpose of provisioning and operating client test as well as production environments. Provide systems support including responding to monitoring alerts. Implement and stay abreast of Cloud and DevOps industry best practices and tooling. Work with developers to identify necessary Azure resources and automate their provisioning. Document automation processes. Workstation issue troubleshooting (eg Proxy, McAfee). CI/CD infrastructure and process troubleshooting (disk space, network issues etc). CI/CD pipeline support (troubleshooting, support with setting up in new projects). Work closely with key stakeholders to capture, understand, and derive DevOps requirements. Operations: Availability and capacity management. You can define, understand, plan, forecast, measure, maintain and improve all aspects of the availability of services. You control and manage service availability to meet the needs of the business in a cost-effective manner. This includes managing the capability, functionality and sustainability of service components. Ownership and initiative. You can take ownership of problems and incidents and proactively resolve technical problems, ensuring that technical solutions continue to meet business requirements. You know how to take full accountability for your actions and choices. Security and Design: Information security. You maintain the security, privacy and integrity of information systems through compliance with relevant legislation, regulations and departmental policies. You advocate the concept of Secure by Design and information security practises being the responsibility of the whole team, not one person. Culture: User focus. You can collaborate with user researchers and service designers and/or represent users internally. You can explain the difference between user needs and the desires of the user. You can guide user research to embrace diversity and focus on all users. You know how to prioritise and define approaches to understand the user story, guiding others in doing so. Collaborative working. You can work with a range of agile methodologies, predominantly Scrum or Kanban, focused on delivering tangible, usable features and software at the end of each iteration. You understand the importance of clear, open communication in co-located and remote teams, and can foster a culture of collaboration. Skills & Experience Hands-on experience in continuous delivery and continuous integration of CI/CD pipelines, particularly CircleCI. Experience with GitHub Repos, branching, code review and code sis tools. Proficient with Git, Git Flow, Azure DevOps. Strong hands-on expertise in diverse DevSecOps concepts/tools, especially on GitOps, Pipelines, GitHub, GitHub actions. Ability to assess the requirement, environment and suggest right tools/technologies. Hands on experience on Kubernetes and containerization technologies like Docker and EKS. Good knowledge on Shell Scripting. Expertise in debugging and providing solutions and workarounds. Knowledge on different monitoring and logging solutions available on Cloud, preferably on AWS. Expertise on Function-as-a-Service, eg Lambda. Excellent communication, presentation, and coding abilities. Technologies. Essential Extensive AWS experience. Git (GitHub or GitLab). Linux. Terraform. Ansible. Jenkins. Docker. Scripting and automation. Kubernetes. Bonus Azure and Google Cloud. ELK. Active Directory. Helm. Networking. Desirable Knowledge of integrating solutions with Government services including Gov Pay, Gov Notify, Gov Gateway, Gov Verify etc. Additional This role will require you to have or be willing to go through Security Clearance. As part of the onboarding process candidates will be asked to complete a Baseline Personnel Security Standard; details of the evidence required to apply may be found on the government website Gov.UK. If you are unable to meet this and any associated criteria, then your employment may be delayed, or rejected. Details of this will be discussed with you at interview. Details of Have you lived in the UK for the last 5 years? Have you travelled outside of the UK for more than 28 days in the last 12 months? If yes, please ask for further details: Dates, location, reason for travel Have you had any extended periods of travel over 3 months in the last 5 years? If yes, please ask for further details: Dates, location, reason for travel Do you have dual nationality or any former nationalities? Are you willing to go through the vetting process for SC? This role is mainly home-based with occasional travel to the office. Benefits Methods is passionate about its people; we want our colleagues to develop the things they are good at and enjoy. By joining us you can expect Autonomy to develop and grow your skills and experience Be part of exciting project work that is making a difference in society Strong, inspiring and thought-provoking leadership A supportive and collaborative environment Development - access to LinkedIn Learning, a management development programme, and training Wellness - 24/7 confidential employee assistance programme Flexible Working - including home working and part time Social - office parties, breakfast Tuesdays, monthly pizza Thursdays, Thirsty Thursdays, and commitment to charitable causes Time Off - 25 days of annual leave a year, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy 5 extra days each year Volunteering - 2 paid days per year to volunteer in our local communities or within a charity organisation Pension - Salary Exchange Scheme with 4% employer contribution and 5% employee contribution Discretionary Company Bonus - based on company and individual performance Life Assurance - of 4 times base salary Private Medical Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Worldwide Travel Insurance - which is non-contributory (spouse and dependants included) Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay Travel - season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme For a full list of benefits please visit our website
End Date Monday 26 December 2022 Salary Range £70,784 - £132,720 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Software Engineer (F) Data Transfer & Management Services Job Description Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you ll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM s Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank s dataset. We re currently supporting 1 000 s of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you ll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You ll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we ll make a difference. At LBG, we re invested in your continual development. That s why we ve fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life s phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Dec 19, 2022
Full time
End Date Monday 26 December 2022 Salary Range £70,784 - £132,720 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Software Engineer (F) Data Transfer & Management Services Job Description Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you ll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM s Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank s dataset. We re currently supporting 1 000 s of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you ll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You ll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we ll make a difference. At LBG, we re invested in your continual development. That s why we ve fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life s phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Virtualization Infrastructure Lead Job description About Us Founded in 1996, FlexTrade Systems is the global leader in high performance, multi asset order and execution management solutions. FlexTrade introduced the first trading system that enabled clients to control and customize their proprietary algorithms while maintaining the confidentiality of their trading strategies via a vendor-provided, broker-neutral platform. Our worldwide client base spans more than 175 buy- and sell-side institutions, including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading advisors and institutional brokers. Located in London, with offices in New York, North America, and Asia, FlexTrade maintains an experienced staff of developers, programmers, strategists, and product specialists, who work together with our clients' technologists and traders to break new ground in the field of electronic trading.We offer competitive salaries, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package. The Team We are actively seeking experienced candidates to lead our Global Virtualization and Infrastructure team that supports FlexTrade's Global infrastructure hosting operations.As a financial services technology vendor that delivers mission critical Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to our clients, FlexTrade's Infrastructure Operations is vital to our business and foundational to customer success. You will be a vital asset to the leadership of FlexTrade's IT Operations, who play an integral role in the business, keeping our revenue generating SaaS environment free from downtime. This ensures we can deliver a high level of service to our diverse set of clients, including large asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokers which in turn maintains FlexTrade's reputation as a market leader in Electronic Trading space. This presents an exciting challenge for the Global Infrastructure Lead.The Virtualization Infrastructure Lead will oversee a global team of 3+ members. This role will report to the Head of Global Infrastructure (based in Great Neck, NY). About You The successful applicant will have experience in leading small teams as well as hands on knowledge of running and maintaining a SaaS hosting environment. This position is responsible for ensuring effective delivery of services and successful delivery of key infrastructure and network projects through both team management and direct contribution. This position will also be a key enabler driving collaboration with IT Infrastructure Operations Teams based in AMS and APAC. The Job As Virtualization Infrastructure Lead for a global infrastructure team, you will be responsible for managing a team of infrastructure engineers. The team is part of a global IT organization and will drive virtualization and infrastructure reliability and ensure that the most critical outages to our business, guest, and team members has prompt recovery, and effective communication to stakeholders. Core Responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. Requirements Provide strategic direction and oversight for the design, development, operation, and support of IT systems to deliver FlexTrade's solutions. Manage the full end to end technology life cycle within the infrastructure space Ensure effective service delivery and management through timely project delivery and working closely with our Hosting Operations team to support ticket-based work Work projects and ticket escalations as needed to ensure successful delivery of services and projects. Manage and take part (if needed) in rota and on-call coverage for the running of the FlexTrade environment. Manage, escalate, and analyze incidents and problems for the production environment, assessing patterns, making recommendations, and providing appropriate communication. Work with other support groups (e.g., development, client services) to define workflows and update standard operating procedures. Follows industry best practices where appropriate. Provide leadership, coaching and direction to the local team, coordinate with the wider, global, infrastructure teams and foster a business-oriented culture and mindset. Working with the global team to identify critical infrastructure projects and advise on emerging technologies to ensure IT capabilities respond to the needs of FlexTrade's business strategy. Engage with existing or prospective clients in EMEA seeking to evaluate or develop a better understanding of FlexTrade's application hosting environment Knowledge, Skills & Experience Minimum of eight (8) years of Engineering work experience Minimum of six (6) years of experience in Network troubleshooting in a 24x7 Operations Center Minimum of two (2) years of direct management experience Ability to supervise and motivate others Ability to work with others to resolve problems, handle requests or situations Proven experience of Infrastructure design and implementation Deep understanding of current and emerging infrastructure technologies and how other enterprises are employing them. Team leadership and management experience Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and technologies to business leaders, and business concepts to the infrastructure operations team. Experience in managing data centre environments including installations, patching, lifecycle management, capacity management, process automation, orchestration etc. ITIL certification and/or technical certifications in any of the above technologies' desirable Understanding of infrastructure stack, including Physical Infrastructure Stack - Compute, Storage, Networking (e.g., Cisco) Virtualization (e.g., VMWare) Linux/Windows OS Network Connectivity (VPLS, VPN, Leased Lines, Cross Connects) Familiarity with emerging technologies including Cloud Technologies incl Private/Hybrid Cloud (AWS, Azure, VMC) Continuous Integration/Development (Jenkins) Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Monitoring Technologies Ability to drive organizational change and build infrastructure capabilities that effectively optimize operational efficiency and deliver innovative and agile solutions. The ability to plan and script complex changes within the Network infrastructure. Patching & upgrade management of devices Participates in change control committee, providing input into all changes/additions to network to ensure minimal disruption to production system. Strong vendor management and partner relation skills. Education & Qualifications Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience. 8+ years of relevant experience ITIL certification and/or technical certifications in any of the above technologies' desirable
Dec 19, 2022
Full time
Virtualization Infrastructure Lead Job description About Us Founded in 1996, FlexTrade Systems is the global leader in high performance, multi asset order and execution management solutions. FlexTrade introduced the first trading system that enabled clients to control and customize their proprietary algorithms while maintaining the confidentiality of their trading strategies via a vendor-provided, broker-neutral platform. Our worldwide client base spans more than 175 buy- and sell-side institutions, including investment banks, hedge funds, asset managers, commodity trading advisors and institutional brokers. Located in London, with offices in New York, North America, and Asia, FlexTrade maintains an experienced staff of developers, programmers, strategists, and product specialists, who work together with our clients' technologists and traders to break new ground in the field of electronic trading.We offer competitive salaries, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package. The Team We are actively seeking experienced candidates to lead our Global Virtualization and Infrastructure team that supports FlexTrade's Global infrastructure hosting operations.As a financial services technology vendor that delivers mission critical Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) to our clients, FlexTrade's Infrastructure Operations is vital to our business and foundational to customer success. You will be a vital asset to the leadership of FlexTrade's IT Operations, who play an integral role in the business, keeping our revenue generating SaaS environment free from downtime. This ensures we can deliver a high level of service to our diverse set of clients, including large asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokers which in turn maintains FlexTrade's reputation as a market leader in Electronic Trading space. This presents an exciting challenge for the Global Infrastructure Lead.The Virtualization Infrastructure Lead will oversee a global team of 3+ members. This role will report to the Head of Global Infrastructure (based in Great Neck, NY). About You The successful applicant will have experience in leading small teams as well as hands on knowledge of running and maintaining a SaaS hosting environment. This position is responsible for ensuring effective delivery of services and successful delivery of key infrastructure and network projects through both team management and direct contribution. This position will also be a key enabler driving collaboration with IT Infrastructure Operations Teams based in AMS and APAC. The Job As Virtualization Infrastructure Lead for a global infrastructure team, you will be responsible for managing a team of infrastructure engineers. The team is part of a global IT organization and will drive virtualization and infrastructure reliability and ensure that the most critical outages to our business, guest, and team members has prompt recovery, and effective communication to stakeholders. Core Responsibilities of this job are described within this job description. Job duties may change at any time due to business needs. Requirements Provide strategic direction and oversight for the design, development, operation, and support of IT systems to deliver FlexTrade's solutions. Manage the full end to end technology life cycle within the infrastructure space Ensure effective service delivery and management through timely project delivery and working closely with our Hosting Operations team to support ticket-based work Work projects and ticket escalations as needed to ensure successful delivery of services and projects. Manage and take part (if needed) in rota and on-call coverage for the running of the FlexTrade environment. Manage, escalate, and analyze incidents and problems for the production environment, assessing patterns, making recommendations, and providing appropriate communication. Work with other support groups (e.g., development, client services) to define workflows and update standard operating procedures. Follows industry best practices where appropriate. Provide leadership, coaching and direction to the local team, coordinate with the wider, global, infrastructure teams and foster a business-oriented culture and mindset. Working with the global team to identify critical infrastructure projects and advise on emerging technologies to ensure IT capabilities respond to the needs of FlexTrade's business strategy. Engage with existing or prospective clients in EMEA seeking to evaluate or develop a better understanding of FlexTrade's application hosting environment Knowledge, Skills & Experience Minimum of eight (8) years of Engineering work experience Minimum of six (6) years of experience in Network troubleshooting in a 24x7 Operations Center Minimum of two (2) years of direct management experience Ability to supervise and motivate others Ability to work with others to resolve problems, handle requests or situations Proven experience of Infrastructure design and implementation Deep understanding of current and emerging infrastructure technologies and how other enterprises are employing them. Team leadership and management experience Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts and technologies to business leaders, and business concepts to the infrastructure operations team. Experience in managing data centre environments including installations, patching, lifecycle management, capacity management, process automation, orchestration etc. ITIL certification and/or technical certifications in any of the above technologies' desirable Understanding of infrastructure stack, including Physical Infrastructure Stack - Compute, Storage, Networking (e.g., Cisco) Virtualization (e.g., VMWare) Linux/Windows OS Network Connectivity (VPLS, VPN, Leased Lines, Cross Connects) Familiarity with emerging technologies including Cloud Technologies incl Private/Hybrid Cloud (AWS, Azure, VMC) Continuous Integration/Development (Jenkins) Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) Monitoring Technologies Ability to drive organizational change and build infrastructure capabilities that effectively optimize operational efficiency and deliver innovative and agile solutions. The ability to plan and script complex changes within the Network infrastructure. Patching & upgrade management of devices Participates in change control committee, providing input into all changes/additions to network to ensure minimal disruption to production system. Strong vendor management and partner relation skills. Education & Qualifications Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, information systems, or related field, or equivalent work experience. 8+ years of relevant experience ITIL certification and/or technical certifications in any of the above technologies' desirable
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic, articulate Infrastructure Service Engineer from a highly technical background who is looking to work for an exciting, rapidly growing organisation who genuinely care about their people and their vets. Responsibilities Technically own escalations and be the subject matter export for BAU tickets escalated from 1st/2nd line teams. Manage 3rd party vendors to drive fault resolution and change on software/hardware issues. Manage multiple managed service providers to drive fault resolution and change on hardware/software/cloud solutions. Document all fixes into a Knowledge Base to share between colleagues. Act as the subject matter expert for our public cloud infrastructure including supporting the migration from on-prem/datacentre into our public cloud infrastructure ensuring all best practice is adhered to as dictated by the Enterprise Architect Using RMM platforms, provide analysis into reporting and also proactive preventative care to our infrastructure and reactive response to alerts. React to security alerts highlighted to VP from infosec toolsets, respond to output from penetration tests to Remedy vulnerabilities Ensure ITSM tooling platforms are actively maintained with ticket updates, problem records, change notifications and asset management Designing and performing tests for the functionality, performance, and manageability of IT services to support service transition activities Skills From a highly technical background, with experience of ensuring the lights are on 24x7 with only limited and controlled downtime. Strong Public cloud - specifically Azure and Office 365 services Solid VMware and Hyper-V knowledge from basic build to advanced multi-host clustering Proven knowledge of physical server hardware components and configuration with strong fault diagnostic capabilities Working experience of managing WAN, SDWAN, MPLS, FTTp/c, FortiGate Firewall/Manager/Analyzer, Draytek Router, Ubiquiti stack, Wireless Networks Detailed understanding of TCP/IP, IP routing protocols (BGP and OSPF) Detailed and working knowledge of Microsoft Server operating systems, Active Directory and components, including INTUNE, group policy and WSUS 'strong demonstrable experience of managing/leading IT service teams providing a 24x7 service. In-depth incident management knowledge, understanding of ITSM toolsets (Freshservice being desirable) ITIL V3 or V4 Foundation or a clear commitment to complete within 6 months. Ability to capture, analyze data and produce meaningful reports. Have strong customer service skills. Experience within geographically diverse enterprise pressurized environment. Willingness to travel when required.
Dec 18, 2022
Full time
Our client is looking for an enthusiastic, articulate Infrastructure Service Engineer from a highly technical background who is looking to work for an exciting, rapidly growing organisation who genuinely care about their people and their vets. Responsibilities Technically own escalations and be the subject matter export for BAU tickets escalated from 1st/2nd line teams. Manage 3rd party vendors to drive fault resolution and change on software/hardware issues. Manage multiple managed service providers to drive fault resolution and change on hardware/software/cloud solutions. Document all fixes into a Knowledge Base to share between colleagues. Act as the subject matter expert for our public cloud infrastructure including supporting the migration from on-prem/datacentre into our public cloud infrastructure ensuring all best practice is adhered to as dictated by the Enterprise Architect Using RMM platforms, provide analysis into reporting and also proactive preventative care to our infrastructure and reactive response to alerts. React to security alerts highlighted to VP from infosec toolsets, respond to output from penetration tests to Remedy vulnerabilities Ensure ITSM tooling platforms are actively maintained with ticket updates, problem records, change notifications and asset management Designing and performing tests for the functionality, performance, and manageability of IT services to support service transition activities Skills From a highly technical background, with experience of ensuring the lights are on 24x7 with only limited and controlled downtime. Strong Public cloud - specifically Azure and Office 365 services Solid VMware and Hyper-V knowledge from basic build to advanced multi-host clustering Proven knowledge of physical server hardware components and configuration with strong fault diagnostic capabilities Working experience of managing WAN, SDWAN, MPLS, FTTp/c, FortiGate Firewall/Manager/Analyzer, Draytek Router, Ubiquiti stack, Wireless Networks Detailed understanding of TCP/IP, IP routing protocols (BGP and OSPF) Detailed and working knowledge of Microsoft Server operating systems, Active Directory and components, including INTUNE, group policy and WSUS 'strong demonstrable experience of managing/leading IT service teams providing a 24x7 service. In-depth incident management knowledge, understanding of ITSM toolsets (Freshservice being desirable) ITIL V3 or V4 Foundation or a clear commitment to complete within 6 months. Ability to capture, analyze data and produce meaningful reports. Have strong customer service skills. Experience within geographically diverse enterprise pressurized environment. Willingness to travel when required.
Overview: The Senior Infrastructure Analyst will manage and participate in the delivery and support of IT infrastructure and IT infrastructure security for new and existing systems and solutions. You will support team members in the provision of 2nd and 3rd line technical IM&T support (Desktop, Software, Infrastructure and Telephony maintaining and delivering a high degree of customer service for all RSSB IM&T support queries. Responsibilities: Proactively respond to security vulnerabilities identified by monitoring tools, performing remediation tasks Responsible for monitoring and reporting for on-premise and cloud infrastructure systems, for the early identification of issues Ensure RSSB infrastructure is secure and adheres to Cyber Security standards Act as escalation point for technical issues Responsible for the administration and operation of the RSSB cloud and onsite physical infrastructure environments Management and oversight of the network infrastructure, including network switches, routers, firewalls and virtualised environment. Manage internal and external stakeholders and supplier relationships Analyse and make recommendations to improve infrastructure, network, and reliability of systems, threats and vulnerabilities to improve security posture of IT systems Apply IT best practice to achieve effective management of change (Requests for Change) whilst mitigating risk of system failures / outages Responsible for system and data backups, restores and DR tests, taking ownership of data integrity enabling DR processes and business continuity Maintain governance over endpoint device management solutions (e.g. Intune) where they have an impact on security of the IT environment Work with the wider IM&T Team, business, internal and external business partners to ensure that security is factored into the evaluation, selection, installation, delivery and configuration process of solutions and systems Plan, manage and communicate infrastructure change with IT Operation Team Leads, Information Security manager and wider IM&T / business departments Mentor and coach colleagues and provide peer to peer advice, as required Qualifications: Computer science, Microsoft, CompTIA or related field qualifications / certifications or relevant demonstrable experience Proactive with a willingness to take ownership and responsibility for work tasks and issues, delivering a high standard of work Proficient in Windows Server v2008/2012/2019+ management to include Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GPO) and SQL Server Deploy patches and software applications using InTune / WSUS Knowledge of administering and supporting Azure AD, Azure IaaS/PaaS Management of backup/recovery solutions (g. Veeam, Arcserve) Experience with operating system hardening, vulnerability assessments, security audits, penetration testing, intrusion prevention systems and other security control systems for example PAM, SIEM, IDR etc. Practical experience with endpoint security, content filtering, vulnerability scanning and anti-malware Knowledge of at least one scripting language (e.g., PowerShell) MS InTune device management (mobile and Windows 10 OS) Effective communication, stakeholder' and supplier management skills Ability to work in Teams and individually using own initiative and capable of self-managing workload. Demonstrable knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques would be beneficial Familiarity with Cyber Essentials/Plus or ISO 27001 and ITIL best practice - Incident, Problem and Change management would be beneficial We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request. We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.
Dec 18, 2022
Full time
Overview: The Senior Infrastructure Analyst will manage and participate in the delivery and support of IT infrastructure and IT infrastructure security for new and existing systems and solutions. You will support team members in the provision of 2nd and 3rd line technical IM&T support (Desktop, Software, Infrastructure and Telephony maintaining and delivering a high degree of customer service for all RSSB IM&T support queries. Responsibilities: Proactively respond to security vulnerabilities identified by monitoring tools, performing remediation tasks Responsible for monitoring and reporting for on-premise and cloud infrastructure systems, for the early identification of issues Ensure RSSB infrastructure is secure and adheres to Cyber Security standards Act as escalation point for technical issues Responsible for the administration and operation of the RSSB cloud and onsite physical infrastructure environments Management and oversight of the network infrastructure, including network switches, routers, firewalls and virtualised environment. Manage internal and external stakeholders and supplier relationships Analyse and make recommendations to improve infrastructure, network, and reliability of systems, threats and vulnerabilities to improve security posture of IT systems Apply IT best practice to achieve effective management of change (Requests for Change) whilst mitigating risk of system failures / outages Responsible for system and data backups, restores and DR tests, taking ownership of data integrity enabling DR processes and business continuity Maintain governance over endpoint device management solutions (e.g. Intune) where they have an impact on security of the IT environment Work with the wider IM&T Team, business, internal and external business partners to ensure that security is factored into the evaluation, selection, installation, delivery and configuration process of solutions and systems Plan, manage and communicate infrastructure change with IT Operation Team Leads, Information Security manager and wider IM&T / business departments Mentor and coach colleagues and provide peer to peer advice, as required Qualifications: Computer science, Microsoft, CompTIA or related field qualifications / certifications or relevant demonstrable experience Proactive with a willingness to take ownership and responsibility for work tasks and issues, delivering a high standard of work Proficient in Windows Server v2008/2012/2019+ management to include Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GPO) and SQL Server Deploy patches and software applications using InTune / WSUS Knowledge of administering and supporting Azure AD, Azure IaaS/PaaS Management of backup/recovery solutions (g. Veeam, Arcserve) Experience with operating system hardening, vulnerability assessments, security audits, penetration testing, intrusion prevention systems and other security control systems for example PAM, SIEM, IDR etc. Practical experience with endpoint security, content filtering, vulnerability scanning and anti-malware Knowledge of at least one scripting language (e.g., PowerShell) MS InTune device management (mobile and Windows 10 OS) Effective communication, stakeholder' and supplier management skills Ability to work in Teams and individually using own initiative and capable of self-managing workload. Demonstrable knowledge of common vulnerabilities and exploitation techniques would be beneficial Familiarity with Cyber Essentials/Plus or ISO 27001 and ITIL best practice - Incident, Problem and Change management would be beneficial We value diversity and equal opportunities in employment and are committed to creating a workplace which is inclusive to everyone. As a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we encourage candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria, to apply for our jobs. If you have applied under the Disability Confident Scheme, please let us know in advance by emailing If you require any reasonable adjustments with respect to our selection process including information in an alternative format, please contact us at We understand the importance of work-life balance and we offer our staff the flexibility to work within our core hours and the option to vary their location between both the office and home. If you are looking for further flexibility, speak to us at interview stage so that we can consider your request. We value our staff and we offer a competitive benefits package to ensure our staff can achieve their best throughout their journey with us. This includes 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays); a holiday buy and sell scheme; private medical and dental cover; a season ticket loan and travel subsidy; access to a cycle to work scheme; volunteer leave; a performance related bonus and pension.
Salary 60,000 - 70,000 GBP per year Requirements: - A Combination of these Essential Skills is needed for the Agile Lead Developer: GraphQL: query language and server-side runtime for application programming interfaces (APIs). Key priority it to give clients exactly the data they request and no more. Kubernetes: a platform for managing containerised applications across a cluster of nodes Docker: a platform that simplifies the process of building, running, managing, and distributing applications; achieved through virtualising of the operating system of the computer on which it is hosted Apache Kafka: distributed data store optimised for ingesting and processing streaming data in real-time Apache NiFi: open source dataflow management tool that can collect, route, enrich, transform and process data in a reliable and scalable manner Apache HBASE: open-source, NoSQL, distributed big data store. Enables real-time access to petabytes of data and is very effective for handling large, sparse datasets. Apache Pheonix: open source, massively parallel relational database layer built on Apache HBase Hadoop: open source, Java-based software platform that manages data processing and storage for big data applications VMWare: platform which enables multiple virtual machines (VMs) to run on the same physical server PostreSQL database: enterprise class open source and highly stable relational database which supports both SQL (relational) and JSON (non-relational) querying Python, Java, C#/C Development languages Cloud: understanding of how to deploy to AWS/Azure We look for outstanding technical people, creative and analytical thinkers, decisions makers, influencers, excellent communicators. Join us today. Responsibilities: - As the demand for QinetiQ's services continues to increase, we are looking to set up a Digital Delivery Team to support Royal Navy (RN) requirements for Agile delivery of Digital and Data capability, both on extant and emerging opportunities. This is a hands-on development role, with additional responsibilities including technical coach and domain expert for the rest of the development team (including architectural design). You will become a focal point to facilitate interactions among the team, the product owner, and other stakeholders. You will also act as a proxy for people external to the development team to discuss issues (including Product Owner), in order to protect the majority of the development team from interruptions. Due to the nature of the role, you must be eligible for security clearance. Technologies: - GraphQL - Kubernetes - C# - VMware - Python - Cloud - AWS - C - Docker - Kafka - PostgreSQL More: At QinetiQ we're dedicated to defending sovereign capability, protecting lives and securing the vital interests of our customers. We are a company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise that helps our customers protect, improve and advance their vital interests. Working across every aspect of the life cycle of critical equipment and infrastructure, providing services and products that address our customers' most pressing challenges; our breadth and depth of experience spans many markets and industries. What's in it for the Agile Developer? A competitive Salary Working for a recognised company with an excellent reputation Career development across a diverse International organisation Excellent benefits package including contributory pension, Life Cover, income protection and much more Working in a company who invest in their team (including certifications & subscriptions) You will be working within industry leading teams and people Why Join QinetiQ? As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here. Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer includes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance, and much more. About QinetiQ As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.
Dec 17, 2022
Full time
Salary 60,000 - 70,000 GBP per year Requirements: - A Combination of these Essential Skills is needed for the Agile Lead Developer: GraphQL: query language and server-side runtime for application programming interfaces (APIs). Key priority it to give clients exactly the data they request and no more. Kubernetes: a platform for managing containerised applications across a cluster of nodes Docker: a platform that simplifies the process of building, running, managing, and distributing applications; achieved through virtualising of the operating system of the computer on which it is hosted Apache Kafka: distributed data store optimised for ingesting and processing streaming data in real-time Apache NiFi: open source dataflow management tool that can collect, route, enrich, transform and process data in a reliable and scalable manner Apache HBASE: open-source, NoSQL, distributed big data store. Enables real-time access to petabytes of data and is very effective for handling large, sparse datasets. Apache Pheonix: open source, massively parallel relational database layer built on Apache HBase Hadoop: open source, Java-based software platform that manages data processing and storage for big data applications VMWare: platform which enables multiple virtual machines (VMs) to run on the same physical server PostreSQL database: enterprise class open source and highly stable relational database which supports both SQL (relational) and JSON (non-relational) querying Python, Java, C#/C Development languages Cloud: understanding of how to deploy to AWS/Azure We look for outstanding technical people, creative and analytical thinkers, decisions makers, influencers, excellent communicators. Join us today. Responsibilities: - As the demand for QinetiQ's services continues to increase, we are looking to set up a Digital Delivery Team to support Royal Navy (RN) requirements for Agile delivery of Digital and Data capability, both on extant and emerging opportunities. This is a hands-on development role, with additional responsibilities including technical coach and domain expert for the rest of the development team (including architectural design). You will become a focal point to facilitate interactions among the team, the product owner, and other stakeholders. You will also act as a proxy for people external to the development team to discuss issues (including Product Owner), in order to protect the majority of the development team from interruptions. Due to the nature of the role, you must be eligible for security clearance. Technologies: - GraphQL - Kubernetes - C# - VMware - Python - Cloud - AWS - C - Docker - Kafka - PostgreSQL More: At QinetiQ we're dedicated to defending sovereign capability, protecting lives and securing the vital interests of our customers. We are a company of over 6,000 dedicated people providing technological and scientific expertise that helps our customers protect, improve and advance their vital interests. Working across every aspect of the life cycle of critical equipment and infrastructure, providing services and products that address our customers' most pressing challenges; our breadth and depth of experience spans many markets and industries. What's in it for the Agile Developer? A competitive Salary Working for a recognised company with an excellent reputation Career development across a diverse International organisation Excellent benefits package including contributory pension, Life Cover, income protection and much more Working in a company who invest in their team (including certifications & subscriptions) You will be working within industry leading teams and people Why Join QinetiQ? As we continue to grow into new markets around the world, there's never been a more exciting time to join QinetiQ. The formula for success is our appetite for innovation, courage to take on a wide variety of complex challenges. You'll experience a unique working environment where teams from different backgrounds, disciplines, and experiences enjoy collaborating widely and openly as we undertake this exciting and rewarding journey. Through effective teamwork, and pulling together, you'll get to experience what happens when we all share different perspectives, blend disciplines, and link technologies; constantly discovering new ways of solving complex problems in a diverse and inclusive environment where you can be authentic, feel valued and realise your full potential. Read more about our diverse and inclusive workplace culture here. Joining QinetiQ offers you an opportunity to work on a broad range of interesting defence-based projects with vast career progression across a global organisation in addition to competitive personal and professional benefits. You'll receive a highly competitive salary and benefits package: our basic salaries are very attractive as we constantly review what's happening in the market. The range of benefits that we offer includes, flexible working, generous holiday entitlements, Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance, and much more. About QinetiQ As a company of over 6,000 dedicated professionals, we are a world-centre of excellence in research and development and act as a catalyst for fast-track innovation, offering outstanding experimentation facilities, and technical, engineering and scientific expertise. QinetiQ is made up of dedicated experts in defence, aerospace, security and related markets, all working together to explore new ways of protecting what matters most. Being part of QinetiQ means being central to the safety and security of the world around us. Partnering with our customers, we help to save lives; reduce risks to society; and maintain the global infrastructure on which we all depend. Come and find out how you can play a role.
End Date Monday 26 December 2022 Salary Range £70,784 - £132,720 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Software Engineer (F) Data Transfer & Management Services Job Description Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you ll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM s Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank s dataset. We re currently supporting 1 000 s of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you ll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You ll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we ll make a difference.At LBG, we re invested in your continual development. That s why we ve fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life s phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace?If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Dec 17, 2022
Full time
End Date Monday 26 December 2022 Salary Range £70,784 - £132,720 We support agile working - click here for more information on agile working options. Agile Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Software Engineer (F) Data Transfer & Management Services Job Description Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you ll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM s Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank s dataset. We re currently supporting 1 000 s of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you ll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You ll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we ll make a difference.At LBG, we re invested in your continual development. That s why we ve fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life s phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace?If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM's Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank's dataset. We're currently supporting 1'000's of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you'll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You'll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we'll make a difference. At LBG, we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life's phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
Dec 15, 2022
Full time
Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM's Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank's dataset. We're currently supporting 1'000's of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you'll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You'll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we'll make a difference. At LBG, we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life's phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM's Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank's dataset. We're currently supporting 1'000's of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you'll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You'll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we'll make a difference. At LBG, we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life's phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
Dec 15, 2022
Full time
Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM's Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank's dataset. We're currently supporting 1'000's of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you'll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You'll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we'll make a difference. At LBG, we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life's phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM's Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank's dataset. We're currently supporting 1'000's of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you'll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You'll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/ GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/ service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/ partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we'll make a difference. At LBG, we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life's phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
Dec 15, 2022
Full time
Location: Centron House, Wythenshawe, Manchester M22 5QZ Salary: £70,784-88,480 per annum Benefits also include: Annual personal bonus percentage; Employer pension contribution (up to 15%); 4% flexible cash pot; private medical insurance, and; 30 days holiday plus bank holidays; We also offer agile working patters from working 1-2 days per week from home, full-time, part-time, or flexible work schedules, for example start and finish times, or compressed hours! Our Mission We're on a journey to build the bank of the future, and we need your help. We're continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Become part of our diverse team where you'll impact the lives of more than 26 million customers through brands including Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland, and Scottish Widows. About the team We're the Data Transfer and Management Services Lab building and managing the future centralised digital nervous system, using the power of our existing batch technologies centred on IBM's Infosphere DataStage stack, alongside our emerging cloud strategy and streaming analytics capability to get closer to our customers. All of this is underpinned by the excellent Data Management delivered through the latest industry tooling and strong governance practises. This will be the backbone of our Event data processing hub. Our goal is, within the confines of strong governance, to democratise Lloyds Bank's dataset. We're currently supporting 1'000's of processes across the Bank, acting as the Enterprise Data Integration and Management function within the Bank for Retail, Risk, Fraud, Customer insight, Commercial and Corporate. The next phase of our transformation is moving more into streaming of data and cloud technologies underpinned again through Data Management tools and techniques to meet data needs and our team will be right at the heart of that transformation. About the role Our team is looking for a hardworking and adaptable Lead Engineer, a technical leader with data engineering expertise, with a growth mind-set and a dedication to technical leadership, developing strategy and driving the direction of an engineering team. As a key member of our agile development community, you'll evolve our data capabilities whilst embracing the best industry standards. In this technical leader role, you'll make a real difference, and you'll blend both deep domain and technical expertise across a number of components and feature teams. You'll be innovating the epicentre of the digital revolution in Enterprise Data as we begin our journey to the cloud and enabling earlier value release for our customers. Driving down the total cost of ownership of our products and driving agile adoption as part of the broader engineering community. You'll hold a key role in setting the direction and vision for the team, for all software engineers in your area, and for collaborating and forging relationships with teams in the UK (London, Bristol, and Manchester) and India. Skills and Experience required We encourage applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds, however, you will need to be able to demonstrate the below on your CV for consideration for this role: Required Demonstrable technical leadership, setting direction, vision, and strategy for team Real passion for coaching and mentoring of less experienced software engineers Technical know-how of ETL Tooling and Streaming and how they fit with cloud technologies experience, and delivering data engineering solutions Mainframe understanding and experience, specifically with scheduling capability, knowledge of containers at scale: such as, AKS/ GKE, Docker, Kubernetes, Helm, Istio Knowledge of microservices/ service mesh, cloud native solutions from cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Azure Understanding of job frameworks such as Kafka Streams, Spark, Apache Storm or similar Technical background on DevOps tooling on capabilities such as GitHub, Jenkins and UrbanCode. Database technology experience such as Teradata, Oracle, Hadoop, DB2 and familiarity with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra and HBase. Nice to have Ability to show capability to change, evolve and to learn new tools and techniques and help and encourage others to do likewise Demonstratable and accomplished experience in supplier/ partner management, analysis and design of solutions, proto-typing, build, test and implementation Track-record of championing cultural changes including adoption of agile e.g. JIRA, Confluence, and practices e.g. SAFe, LeSS, Huge LeSS Experience in metadata harvesting, knowledge of metadata solutions, data management practises and tooling for example Collibra, Information Governance Catalogue (IBM IGC), Atacamma and Ab>Initio Metadata Hub About LBG Together we'll make a difference. At LBG, we're invested in your continual development. That's why we've fostered a collaborative learning environment that supports your career goals and encourages knowledge-sharing. It also helps that we have a reputation for being a caring, encouraging employer, willing to support and invest in people as they move through life's phases and variety of challenges. We're proud to have received the following industry recognition: 'Stonewall Top Private Sector Employer', 'Top10 Employer for Working Families', 'The Times Top 50 Employer for Women', 'Gold Standard' and "Best Workplace Adjustments Process" from the Business Disability Forum - each demonstrating our dedication to the principles of agile working and inclusion for all. Sound like your ideal next workplace? If you have the right skills, we're after and playing a key role in our continuing transformation programme appeals then get in touch. We'd love to hear from you.
Senior IT Architect Company Details: The Senior IT Infrastructure Architect Lead will provide technical leadership in the delivery of infrastructure solutions across the EMEA region. The Senior IT Infrastructure Architect Lead will be a thought leader in the planning, design and implementation of customer systems as well as the development of new product platforms. This role will have line management responsibility for a small team of IT Architects, which will involve mentoring, day to day management and guidance of their team members and ownership of any people related matters. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority. Job Details: Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Technical Design Authority on existing contracts and in flight projects. Line management of a small team of IT Architects for all people related activities such as new hire onboarding, performance management, wellbeing monitoring and general team engagement and motivation. Responsible for the delivery of infrastructure solution designed for bid and proposal efforts to ensure fit for purpose and cost-effective Hosting and Service requirements are included, providing technical documentation to support proposed solutions in close collaboration with Services teams. Provide Technical Leadership to cross-disciplined technical resources to form effective technical project teams, managing and influencing these resources to ensure fit for purpose solutions are delivered that adhere to best practice and are designed with supportability in mind. Collaborate with Engineering, IT and Test Teams to determine how best to leverage tools and techniques involving infrastructure as code, configuration management and other DevOps-type techniques to improve delivery quality, speed and experience. Manage releases through the Gateway process including requirements gathering, prototyping, development, testing and deployment in line with IT processes. Act as technical interface (including solution oversight) between Bid teams, existing customers, Service Managers and Specialist IT teams as required. Work with Subject Matter Experts to define technology roadmaps, statements of principles and consistent rules to ensure standardisation and commonality between systems. Keep up to date with Industry trends and customer requirements, the technology landscape and best practices in order to deliver technical roadmaps and plans in line with wider IT and strategic objectives. Coach, mentor and train other team members and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Habitually review working practices and performance with a view to improving processes, procedures and general levels of service, ultimately engendering a "continuous improvement" culture resulting in enhanced customer experience and company profitability. Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment. Makes presentations before management and customers. Maintains liaison with customer, subcontractor and vendor representatives. Provide specialist support/advice on projects as required. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them. Minimum Job Requirements: Skills knowledge and experience: Extensive proven experience in designing and implementing multifaceted complex IT related projects Practical experience across a wide range of IT systems and technologies, such as server hardware, virtualization platforms, network and security infrastructure, storage and SAN, and database. Exceptional leadership skills and boundless optimism, unwilling to tolerate mediocrity and passionate about being part of a high performing team Experience of developing clear, concise documentation (design, technical and support) Experience of designing and implementing 24/7 transactional systems PCI-DSS standards knowledge GDPR/Personal Data handling standards knowledge Significant demonstrable experience with Cloud technologies ie MS Azure, AWS Experience within Infrastructure and Software Engineering Previous experience leading a Team of people within IT Architecture A strong track record of leadership and influence as this individual will work across the organization with multiple and varied technical teams to define, design, and drive the development and delivery of complex technical strategy and solutions. Education and qualifications Essential: Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science or relation field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both Desirable: Current driving license and own car for travelling to and from other sites. TOGAF v9 or later
Dec 14, 2022
Full time
Senior IT Architect Company Details: The Senior IT Infrastructure Architect Lead will provide technical leadership in the delivery of infrastructure solutions across the EMEA region. The Senior IT Infrastructure Architect Lead will be a thought leader in the planning, design and implementation of customer systems as well as the development of new product platforms. This role will have line management responsibility for a small team of IT Architects, which will involve mentoring, day to day management and guidance of their team members and ownership of any people related matters. This position typically works under limited supervision and direction. Incumbents of this position will regularly exercise discretionary and substantial decision-making authority. Job Details: Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: Technical Design Authority on existing contracts and in flight projects. Line management of a small team of IT Architects for all people related activities such as new hire onboarding, performance management, wellbeing monitoring and general team engagement and motivation. Responsible for the delivery of infrastructure solution designed for bid and proposal efforts to ensure fit for purpose and cost-effective Hosting and Service requirements are included, providing technical documentation to support proposed solutions in close collaboration with Services teams. Provide Technical Leadership to cross-disciplined technical resources to form effective technical project teams, managing and influencing these resources to ensure fit for purpose solutions are delivered that adhere to best practice and are designed with supportability in mind. Collaborate with Engineering, IT and Test Teams to determine how best to leverage tools and techniques involving infrastructure as code, configuration management and other DevOps-type techniques to improve delivery quality, speed and experience. Manage releases through the Gateway process including requirements gathering, prototyping, development, testing and deployment in line with IT processes. Act as technical interface (including solution oversight) between Bid teams, existing customers, Service Managers and Specialist IT teams as required. Work with Subject Matter Experts to define technology roadmaps, statements of principles and consistent rules to ensure standardisation and commonality between systems. Keep up to date with Industry trends and customer requirements, the technology landscape and best practices in order to deliver technical roadmaps and plans in line with wider IT and strategic objectives. Coach, mentor and train other team members and foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation. Habitually review working practices and performance with a view to improving processes, procedures and general levels of service, ultimately engendering a "continuous improvement" culture resulting in enhanced customer experience and company profitability. Recommends test control, strategies, apparatus and equipment. Makes presentations before management and customers. Maintains liaison with customer, subcontractor and vendor representatives. Provide specialist support/advice on projects as required. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed, the job holder is required to perform other duties assigned by their manager from time-to-time, as may be reasonably required of them. Minimum Job Requirements: Skills knowledge and experience: Extensive proven experience in designing and implementing multifaceted complex IT related projects Practical experience across a wide range of IT systems and technologies, such as server hardware, virtualization platforms, network and security infrastructure, storage and SAN, and database. Exceptional leadership skills and boundless optimism, unwilling to tolerate mediocrity and passionate about being part of a high performing team Experience of developing clear, concise documentation (design, technical and support) Experience of designing and implementing 24/7 transactional systems PCI-DSS standards knowledge GDPR/Personal Data handling standards knowledge Significant demonstrable experience with Cloud technologies ie MS Azure, AWS Experience within Infrastructure and Software Engineering Previous experience leading a Team of people within IT Architecture A strong track record of leadership and influence as this individual will work across the organization with multiple and varied technical teams to define, design, and drive the development and delivery of complex technical strategy and solutions. Education and qualifications Essential: Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, computer science or relation field or equivalent professional experience or combination of both Desirable: Current driving license and own car for travelling to and from other sites. TOGAF v9 or later
DATA ENGINEERING MANAGER LONDON - HYBRID, 2 DAYS A WEEK IN OFFICE UP TO £75K+ BONUS (10 - 20%) Harnham are hiring a Data Engineering Manager for a large insurance company based in London. This role includes leading a group of 5 or more Data Engineers in a significant data transformation. This is a great opportunity for a Data Leader to get significant exposure with Senior Stakeholders in this business. THE COMPANY: This role is for a large insurance company in London that is going through a significant digital transformation. This data transformation means that they are now needing someone to lead one of their Data Engineering teams. The company has some significant growth plans for the next 2 years so this is a great time to join the team. THE ROLE: As a Data Engineering Manager, you will help lead a group of Data Engineers to implement the long-term data strategy. The role will consist of 80% managing 5 Data Engineers and 20% hands-on coding. The teams at this company are cross-functional so you will be working alongside Software Engineers and Data Scientists. In this role, you will be reporting directly to the Head of Engineering. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: The ideal Data Engineering Manager will have experience in: Leading a team of Data Engineers to take a project from inception to deployment Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Implementation of a Snowflake data warehouse Commercial experience with Databricks Querying datasets using SQL Excellent Python programming and coding experience Working in an Azure cloud environment HOW TO APPLY: Please register your interest by sending your CV to Ewan Heyworth via the apply link on this page.
Dec 07, 2022
Full time
DATA ENGINEERING MANAGER LONDON - HYBRID, 2 DAYS A WEEK IN OFFICE UP TO £75K+ BONUS (10 - 20%) Harnham are hiring a Data Engineering Manager for a large insurance company based in London. This role includes leading a group of 5 or more Data Engineers in a significant data transformation. This is a great opportunity for a Data Leader to get significant exposure with Senior Stakeholders in this business. THE COMPANY: This role is for a large insurance company in London that is going through a significant digital transformation. This data transformation means that they are now needing someone to lead one of their Data Engineering teams. The company has some significant growth plans for the next 2 years so this is a great time to join the team. THE ROLE: As a Data Engineering Manager, you will help lead a group of Data Engineers to implement the long-term data strategy. The role will consist of 80% managing 5 Data Engineers and 20% hands-on coding. The teams at this company are cross-functional so you will be working alongside Software Engineers and Data Scientists. In this role, you will be reporting directly to the Head of Engineering. YOUR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE: The ideal Data Engineering Manager will have experience in: Leading a team of Data Engineers to take a project from inception to deployment Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Implementation of a Snowflake data warehouse Commercial experience with Databricks Querying datasets using SQL Excellent Python programming and coding experience Working in an Azure cloud environment HOW TO APPLY: Please register your interest by sending your CV to Ewan Heyworth via the apply link on this page.
Role - Lead / Principal Data Scientist Location - Manchester Work Pattern - Hybrid - 2-3 days a week in the office. Skills - Python / Machine Learning / Cloud (Azure / GCP) Salary - up to £65,000 - £70,000 We are now searching for a Lead or Principal level Data Scientist for well-know Manchester based business and this role is exclusively available through Oscar. The role Essentially, this role oversees the Data Science and Engineering team and has a clear progression pathway to a "Head of Data Science" type role. Currently they are a team of 5 and what we are looking for is for someone to sit between the current "Head of" and the technical members of the team which comprise 1 Data Engineer and 4 Data Scientists. We have placed 80% of the members of that team so we know them well. You will have line management responsibilities for the people within the team and be responsibly for things like setting objectives, performance feedback, training objectives. The team is very strong and has a range of experience levels within it. The company The Data Science team is a key pillar in the success of the business and as such they have a series of model which use on a daily basis to inform decision making. They do have some major projects in play for development which I will run through with you before an interview but they cover areas such as: Purchase and Sales prices of products Customer behaviour Improving UX And a couple more! The role is based in Manchester and offered on a hybrid basis with at least a couple of days a week in the office. Responsibilities: Communicating and translating technologically complex ideas into potential added business value Communicating how data science & engineering can push the business forward Overseeing the businesses direction of data science, engineering and ML and planning for future Understanding stakeholders' problems and aiding in generating solutions business wide Getting hands-on with problem solving as well as managing both long- and short-term projects Developer of ML solutions within the business Training, Developing, Coaching, Mentoring younger members of the team Continually looking for opportunities to optimise ML models but also the tools and technologies within the data science group. Promotion of best practise within in Data Science team Act as an evangelist for Data, Analytics and Data Science within he company and with with stakeholders across the business to ensure we are extracting as much value as possible Skills Experienced Data Scientist with a track record of leading projects Programming - knowledge in Python (plus libraries) and tools as well as a willingness to learn new ones Cloud - Azure or GCP preferred Management - we are looking for someone who has managed before, can be 1 person or more. Apply Now! If you are an experience Data Analyst or BI Analyst and you are looking to progress with an organisation that has a fantastic approach to work in a supportive and creative environment, then look no further - this is the role for you! Referrals: If this role isn't right for you, do you know someone that might be interested? You could earn £1,000 of retail vouchers if you refer a successful candidate to Oscar. Email: to recommend someone for this role Interviews for this role will be held imminently. To be considered, please send your CV to me now to avoid disappointment. Role - Lead / Principal Data Scientist Location - Manchester Work Pattern - Hybrid - 2-3 days a week in the office. Skills - Python / Machine Learning / Cloud (Azure / GCP) Salary - up to £65,000 - £70,000 Oscar Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.
Dec 02, 2022
Full time
Role - Lead / Principal Data Scientist Location - Manchester Work Pattern - Hybrid - 2-3 days a week in the office. Skills - Python / Machine Learning / Cloud (Azure / GCP) Salary - up to £65,000 - £70,000 We are now searching for a Lead or Principal level Data Scientist for well-know Manchester based business and this role is exclusively available through Oscar. The role Essentially, this role oversees the Data Science and Engineering team and has a clear progression pathway to a "Head of Data Science" type role. Currently they are a team of 5 and what we are looking for is for someone to sit between the current "Head of" and the technical members of the team which comprise 1 Data Engineer and 4 Data Scientists. We have placed 80% of the members of that team so we know them well. You will have line management responsibilities for the people within the team and be responsibly for things like setting objectives, performance feedback, training objectives. The team is very strong and has a range of experience levels within it. The company The Data Science team is a key pillar in the success of the business and as such they have a series of model which use on a daily basis to inform decision making. They do have some major projects in play for development which I will run through with you before an interview but they cover areas such as: Purchase and Sales prices of products Customer behaviour Improving UX And a couple more! The role is based in Manchester and offered on a hybrid basis with at least a couple of days a week in the office. Responsibilities: Communicating and translating technologically complex ideas into potential added business value Communicating how data science & engineering can push the business forward Overseeing the businesses direction of data science, engineering and ML and planning for future Understanding stakeholders' problems and aiding in generating solutions business wide Getting hands-on with problem solving as well as managing both long- and short-term projects Developer of ML solutions within the business Training, Developing, Coaching, Mentoring younger members of the team Continually looking for opportunities to optimise ML models but also the tools and technologies within the data science group. Promotion of best practise within in Data Science team Act as an evangelist for Data, Analytics and Data Science within he company and with with stakeholders across the business to ensure we are extracting as much value as possible Skills Experienced Data Scientist with a track record of leading projects Programming - knowledge in Python (plus libraries) and tools as well as a willingness to learn new ones Cloud - Azure or GCP preferred Management - we are looking for someone who has managed before, can be 1 person or more. Apply Now! If you are an experience Data Analyst or BI Analyst and you are looking to progress with an organisation that has a fantastic approach to work in a supportive and creative environment, then look no further - this is the role for you! Referrals: If this role isn't right for you, do you know someone that might be interested? You could earn £1,000 of retail vouchers if you refer a successful candidate to Oscar. Email: to recommend someone for this role Interviews for this role will be held imminently. To be considered, please send your CV to me now to avoid disappointment. Role - Lead / Principal Data Scientist Location - Manchester Work Pattern - Hybrid - 2-3 days a week in the office. Skills - Python / Machine Learning / Cloud (Azure / GCP) Salary - up to £65,000 - £70,000 Oscar Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy in the privacy section of the Oscar website.
Principal API Platform Architect Salary national £60,000 - £75,000 London £70,000 - £85,000 Aviva have embarked on a major programme across its UK businesses, to modernise and transform the Enterprise Integration estate using microservices hosted on Industry best open-source API management gateway, service mesh, poly cloud, containers; all underpinned by DevSecOps. We are seeking a passionate experienced Principal API Platform Architect with ambitions to drive the best technology and development practices. You will have come from a strong technical background using Java, Spring, build tools such as Maven and Gradle, cloud development in AWS / Azure / GCP, SQL and NoSQL and also have experience of building, defining and managing successful teams. You are also expected to have experience of software design and architecture following clean architecture, domain driven design, serverless or microservices as well as DevOps and Test automation. A bit about the job: Our API First strategy will be underpinning Aviva strategy of Customer Centricity, Automation, Digitisation, and Simplification. As a Principal API Platform Architect, you will join API Programme team to own, shape and maintain an industry first API estate using cutting edge open-source tools. You'll have exposure across the full software development lifecycle and will be working with a modern poly cloud microservices tech stack. You will be working in collaboration with Platform Owners, Product Owners, Lead Software Engineers and Security specialists to bring to life your integration platform product roadmap ensuring the ongoing quality and architecture of the platform(s) at the same time driving the future technical direction. Skills and experience we're looking for: Development of RESTful API's using Java 8+ on a Spring framework including microservices and containers Experience of server-side Java development and associated concerns (e.g., thread management, database access, ORM, security) Experience in the configuration & management of CI/CD tooling, ideally using Azure DevOps and/or Jenkins Knowledge of authentication/authorisation approaches; particularly OAuth 2.0 and OIDC Knowledge or experience in creating and managing Docker images, containers, and knowledge along with understanding of network services such as DNS, TLS/SSL, Load Balancing, Reverse Proxies and HTTP Aviva is for everyone: We are inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you. We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Lacey Lane Mckoy a call on or send an email to
Nov 30, 2022
Full time
Principal API Platform Architect Salary national £60,000 - £75,000 London £70,000 - £85,000 Aviva have embarked on a major programme across its UK businesses, to modernise and transform the Enterprise Integration estate using microservices hosted on Industry best open-source API management gateway, service mesh, poly cloud, containers; all underpinned by DevSecOps. We are seeking a passionate experienced Principal API Platform Architect with ambitions to drive the best technology and development practices. You will have come from a strong technical background using Java, Spring, build tools such as Maven and Gradle, cloud development in AWS / Azure / GCP, SQL and NoSQL and also have experience of building, defining and managing successful teams. You are also expected to have experience of software design and architecture following clean architecture, domain driven design, serverless or microservices as well as DevOps and Test automation. A bit about the job: Our API First strategy will be underpinning Aviva strategy of Customer Centricity, Automation, Digitisation, and Simplification. As a Principal API Platform Architect, you will join API Programme team to own, shape and maintain an industry first API estate using cutting edge open-source tools. You'll have exposure across the full software development lifecycle and will be working with a modern poly cloud microservices tech stack. You will be working in collaboration with Platform Owners, Product Owners, Lead Software Engineers and Security specialists to bring to life your integration platform product roadmap ensuring the ongoing quality and architecture of the platform(s) at the same time driving the future technical direction. Skills and experience we're looking for: Development of RESTful API's using Java 8+ on a Spring framework including microservices and containers Experience of server-side Java development and associated concerns (e.g., thread management, database access, ORM, security) Experience in the configuration & management of CI/CD tooling, ideally using Azure DevOps and/or Jenkins Knowledge of authentication/authorisation approaches; particularly OAuth 2.0 and OIDC Knowledge or experience in creating and managing Docker images, containers, and knowledge along with understanding of network services such as DNS, TLS/SSL, Load Balancing, Reverse Proxies and HTTP Aviva is for everyone: We are inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair. We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working - spending around 60% of their time in our offices and 40% at home. To find out more about working at Aviva take a look here We interview every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the job. Once you've applied, please send us an email stating that you have a disclosed disability, and we'll interview you. We'd love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Lacey Lane Mckoy a call on or send an email to
Job Role Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Software Engineer. As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you'll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for but part of a much bigger Engineering community to give you the support you need to grow in your career. We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You'll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you'll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK. About you You will have experience in many of the following: Programming in one or more of JavaScript, Java, .Net, Python Collaboratively designing and building Proof of Concept or Production systems Source controlling your code with Version Control Systems, for example Git, Mercurial, Perforce Utilising CI/CD tools, such as Bamboo, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bitbucket, in order to streamline delivery of new features and fixes Continual testing of code using Automated Testing Frameworks Ensuring code consistency and quality by utilising static code analysis tools e.g. SonarQube Team working inside an agile environment e.g. Scrum, Lean, Kanban Common software design patterns Using precedent and your own creativity to solve our client's challenges! It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them Machine Learning software e.g. Amazon and Azure machine learning, or Google's TensorFlow Deploying and managing in Cloud Computing such as AWS, MS Azure Containerisation e.g. Docker, Kubernetes Relational, document, or graph database systems Software configuration and deployment e.g. Ansible Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. You will be joining our National Security business which is the largest area within our UK business. Our mission is to be the most trusted partner for our National Security clients in delivery of their core mission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employees working across our security and law enforcement customers. This year, we are looking to build on our success and grow even further by recruiting over 100 new members to our team. We have a rich history of working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40 years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to our customers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out their vital missions. More about BAE Systems You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We're a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA For more information please visit our website: Help us secure a connected world. Apply now and be inspired. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.
Sep 23, 2022
Full time
Job Role Are you passionate about working with cutting-edge technology and self-motivated to find innovative solutions to complex challenges as part of a team who help keep the UK safe? Join BAE Systems as an experienced Software Engineer. As a key member of a Software Engineering team, you'll be working with our National Security Customers to build systems that support their core mission capabilities. You'll work as part of empowered, autonomous DevOps teams with regular contact with end-users to flexibly and efficiently understand, design, develop, deploy and maintain applications and services. You'll be encouraged to identify new ways of solving problems and get to work in a range of different teams across our customer organisations. You will work in a small team given as much ownership and responsibility as you have the appetite for but part of a much bigger Engineering community to give you the support you need to grow in your career. We fully embrace DevOps ways of working in our teams, and build a very broad range of capabilities for our customers. We therefore value Engineers who enjoy playing a role in the full delivery lifecycle and are flexible to learn and pick up new technologies and approaches. You'll be playing a role in identifying the right technologies to use for the job and be supported with training as needed through access to services such as Pluralsight. Not only will your team be directly making a huge impact upon the systems you work on, you'll be doing it for an organisation who makes a huge impact to the security of the UK. About you You will have experience in many of the following: Programming in one or more of JavaScript, Java, .Net, Python Collaboratively designing and building Proof of Concept or Production systems Source controlling your code with Version Control Systems, for example Git, Mercurial, Perforce Utilising CI/CD tools, such as Bamboo, Jenkins, TeamCity, Bitbucket, in order to streamline delivery of new features and fixes Continual testing of code using Automated Testing Frameworks Ensuring code consistency and quality by utilising static code analysis tools e.g. SonarQube Team working inside an agile environment e.g. Scrum, Lean, Kanban Common software design patterns Using precedent and your own creativity to solve our client's challenges! It would be great if you also had experience in some of these, but if not we'll help you with them Machine Learning software e.g. Amazon and Azure machine learning, or Google's TensorFlow Deploying and managing in Cloud Computing such as AWS, MS Azure Containerisation e.g. Docker, Kubernetes Relational, document, or graph database systems Software configuration and deployment e.g. Ansible Security Clearance is required for this vacancy. If you are not currently Security Cleared, you will need to be eligible for this and willing to go through the process. How we will support you Work-life balance is important; you can work around core hours with flexible and part-time working, and many of our roles include hybrid working enabling a mix of working from home and in the office You'll get 25 days holiday a year and the option to buy/sell and carry over from the year before Our flexible benefits package includes private medical and dental insurance, a competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, taste cards and more You'll have a dedicated Career Manager to help you develop your career and guide you on your journey through BAE You'll be part of our company bonus scheme You are welcome to join any/all of our Diversity and Support groups. These groups cover everything from gender diversity to mental health and wellbeing. About our team Our people are what differentiates us, they are resourceful, innovative and dedicated. We have a mix of generalists and specialists and recognise that this diversity contributes to our success. We recognise the benefits of forming teams from a mix of disciplines, which allows us to come up with cutting edge, high quality solutions. Our breadth of work across the Public Sector provides diverse opportunities for our people to develop their careers in new areas of expertise and with new clients. You'll be part of a big company, but we try to create a culture that feels like a small one. The work will stretch you and be challenging, but we encourage a healthy work-life balance. Most of all, we know teams who work well together also perform well. We'll do everything we can to ensure you have fun at work, and in social activities outside of it whether that's virtually or in person, as conditions allow. You will be joining our National Security business which is the largest area within our UK business. Our mission is to be the most trusted partner for our National Security clients in delivery of their core mission. At the end of 2020 we had over 700 employees working across our security and law enforcement customers. This year, we are looking to build on our success and grow even further by recruiting over 100 new members to our team. We have a rich history of working within National Security. In fact, we have over 40 years' experience of delivering advice and solutions to our customers in this sector, supporting them in carrying out their vital missions. More about BAE Systems You will work for a division of BAE Systems who helps nations, governments and businesses around the world defend themselves against cyber crime, reduce their risk in the connected world, comply with regulation, and transform their operations. We're a consultancy and products business and employ smart, motivated individuals who work together across a range of projects and products. You'll get to work on a variety of different systems for different customers throughout your career with us. We're passionate about Diversity and Inclusion in our workforce and the people you'll work with will reflect this. We employ over 4,000 people across 18 countries in the Americas, APAC, UK and EMEA For more information please visit our website: Help us secure a connected world. Apply now and be inspired. Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We use our intelligence-led insights to help defend Governments, Nations and Societies from cyber-attacks and financial crime. Our customers depend on our evolving capabilities to help them safely grow their organisations. Our unprecedented access to threat intelligence, world-leading analysts and market-leading technology means we can help them to adapt, evolve and stay ahead of the criminals.
About Enable: Market forces are dramatically reshaping supply chains, forcing drastic changes in trading behaviors between manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Many key business decisions are being made without a single source of truth to back them up, resulting in struggles to keep up with consumer expectations and increased disputes between partners. At Enable, we believe in removing barriers between trading partners to create a healthier supply chain - and there's no better way to do this than with rebates. Rebates drive partner behaviors, while increasing loyalty and trust. They help businesses and their trading partners better understand their data, boost their financial performance, mitigate risks, and drive efficiency and trust. When trading partners can make the best decisions for their businesses, everyone wins: manufacturers, distributors, retailers and, most importantly, end consumers. That's the core of what we're doing at Enable: creating a healthy, vibrant supply chain ecosystem where partner collaboration drives the best products, services and values to customers. As we grow and scale as a company, we are looking for a Technical Lead DevOps who can take our services to the next level, help lead improvements to our platforms, and is a passionate technologist that is excited about automation and engineering, and building future proof production reliable platforms We need someone passionate about building resilient and scalable systems for a company achieving exponential growth. This role will be pivotal in helping Enable achieve the agility necessary to reach the hypergrowth requirements of our customers. The platforms owned by the DevOps Team should be interpreted as a foundation, acting as service providers for other teams. As Enable embraces the capabilities of Azure and the Cloud in general, we are requiring more and more out of our Platform and we need people to help us make that happen. We need a technical strategist, working across product management, product engineering, QA, and senior leadership to create an end-to-end Platform strategy that unlocks the full commercial capabilities of the Enable SaaS Platform Responsibilities: Help manage and release our SaaS offerings (products) onto our global Azure infrastructure. Be the CI/CD authority and champion CI/CD best practices across the whole technology team by working with the development teams to ensure great collaboration and constant improvement System provisioning and automation, monitoring, metrics, scalability, security and hardening. Working with other engineers, providing the knowledge to deliver a smooth automation process from the start to the end of the project lifecycle. Helping maintain Infrastructure as Code, alongside Docker & Azure Container ecosystem Own the infrastructure platform technical strategy Accountable for meeting the SLA's and KPI's defined for the applications on the Azure platform. Requirements: Strong understanding of Cloud technology - specifically Azure Knowledge of IAM stack, including identity, authentication and federation Experience working in a highly available production environment Excellent knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Skilled with one of: Terraform, Packer, AKS Excellent understanding of security and automating security in the pipeline. C# & Powershell scripting, with knowledge of Python a plus The ability to technically lead, manage and inspire other members of the DevOps team Familiarity with IaaS and managing Windows Servers for legacy support as we continue to migrate to PaaS Experience integrating test automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines, coalescing results, and delivering data for decision making. Enable Global Inc provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Enable complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Enable expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Enable employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
Sep 20, 2022
Full time
About Enable: Market forces are dramatically reshaping supply chains, forcing drastic changes in trading behaviors between manufacturers, distributors and retailers. Many key business decisions are being made without a single source of truth to back them up, resulting in struggles to keep up with consumer expectations and increased disputes between partners. At Enable, we believe in removing barriers between trading partners to create a healthier supply chain - and there's no better way to do this than with rebates. Rebates drive partner behaviors, while increasing loyalty and trust. They help businesses and their trading partners better understand their data, boost their financial performance, mitigate risks, and drive efficiency and trust. When trading partners can make the best decisions for their businesses, everyone wins: manufacturers, distributors, retailers and, most importantly, end consumers. That's the core of what we're doing at Enable: creating a healthy, vibrant supply chain ecosystem where partner collaboration drives the best products, services and values to customers. As we grow and scale as a company, we are looking for a Technical Lead DevOps who can take our services to the next level, help lead improvements to our platforms, and is a passionate technologist that is excited about automation and engineering, and building future proof production reliable platforms We need someone passionate about building resilient and scalable systems for a company achieving exponential growth. This role will be pivotal in helping Enable achieve the agility necessary to reach the hypergrowth requirements of our customers. The platforms owned by the DevOps Team should be interpreted as a foundation, acting as service providers for other teams. As Enable embraces the capabilities of Azure and the Cloud in general, we are requiring more and more out of our Platform and we need people to help us make that happen. We need a technical strategist, working across product management, product engineering, QA, and senior leadership to create an end-to-end Platform strategy that unlocks the full commercial capabilities of the Enable SaaS Platform Responsibilities: Help manage and release our SaaS offerings (products) onto our global Azure infrastructure. Be the CI/CD authority and champion CI/CD best practices across the whole technology team by working with the development teams to ensure great collaboration and constant improvement System provisioning and automation, monitoring, metrics, scalability, security and hardening. Working with other engineers, providing the knowledge to deliver a smooth automation process from the start to the end of the project lifecycle. Helping maintain Infrastructure as Code, alongside Docker & Azure Container ecosystem Own the infrastructure platform technical strategy Accountable for meeting the SLA's and KPI's defined for the applications on the Azure platform. Requirements: Strong understanding of Cloud technology - specifically Azure Knowledge of IAM stack, including identity, authentication and federation Experience working in a highly available production environment Excellent knowledge of Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Skilled with one of: Terraform, Packer, AKS Excellent understanding of security and automating security in the pipeline. C# & Powershell scripting, with knowledge of Python a plus The ability to technically lead, manage and inspire other members of the DevOps team Familiarity with IaaS and managing Windows Servers for legacy support as we continue to migrate to PaaS Experience integrating test automation frameworks into CI/CD pipelines, coalescing results, and delivering data for decision making. Enable Global Inc provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Enable complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Enable expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Enable employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
About Capgemini Invent At Capgemini Invent, we help our clients to embrace innovation and transformation to get the future they want. By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their business, helping them navigate today, while plotting a course for the future. About Capgemini Invent As the digital innovation, design and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group, Capgemini Invent enables CxOs to envision and shape the future of their businesses. Located in more than 36 offices and 37 creative studios around the world, it comprises a 10,000+ strong team of strategists, data scientists, product and experience designers, brand experts and technologists who develop new digital services, products, experiences and business models for sustainable growth. Capgemini Invent is an integral part of Capgemini, a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2021 global revenues of €18 billion Our brand promise "Get The Future You Want" reflects our passion for people and technology and highlights the company's commitment to inclusion and sustainability. An important aspect of 'Get the Future You Want' is to balance hybrid ways of working between your Capgemini office, home, and client location (where applicable). We recognise that it is an imperative to create flexibility so you can enjoy an optimal work-life balance and feel empowered to achieve success. When you come onboard, or before, please discuss this with your manager so you can agree the best ways of working for your role, team, and client. Get The Future You Want Why this role? Within this role you will use your experience as a Data Scientist to help our clients better understand and overcome any challenges that require the use of data and the associated services and pipelines. You will work across multiple industries to identify innovative data science solutions, based on best practice, that can be applied to address specific business needs and challenges. You will have technical expertise in data science - both in techniques and in platforms, with the ability to develop new solutions and propositions where required. You will put your consulting skills in practice by planning, managing, and organising projects, delivering presentations to clients, and working to specified deadlines. You will continue to develop new skills with support from your colleagues, to ensure that current methods are used where appropriate. You will seek to deliver work in a structured manner within a team of peers, finding a balance between creativity and practicality to ensure we meet client standards effectively and consistently. Why you ? You'll have experience in some of the following areas (not all are required): Working within the fields of Data Science and Analytics, with a proven track record of successfully delivered work Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills, with experience in enabling clients to better understand and derive better value and insights from their data A desire to provide solutions to the real-world issues and challenges that our clients face regularly with data and data-driven approaches Operational understanding and experience in working within Agile delivery frameworks Strong foundation in statistical modelling, natural language processing, time-series analysis, spatial analysis, and mathematical modelling methodologies Architectural and/or feature knowledge of one or more of the listed AI Platforms: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce Einstein, Adobe Sensei Architectural and/or feature knowledge of one or more of the listed Languages or Packages: Python, R, MATLAB, STATA, SPSS, SAS, PowerBI, Tableau Why us? As a team: We value diversity: we embrace the value that diverse teams bring to our A&AI practice and our clients. We focus on clients: positively impacting our clients data culture and operations We are committed to learning and development: obsessed with advancing our data, insights and analytics skills We're stronger when we collaborate: active collaboration and other Invent capabilities and with wider Capgemini, most notably I&D, Tessella and with select third party alliances We foster community: building new analytics and AI products and services through our functional and industry communities of interest We believe data can be a driver for a better world: we will use our AI & analytics skills to improve sustainability, address climate change and champion active inclusion
Sep 20, 2022
Full time
About Capgemini Invent At Capgemini Invent, we help our clients to embrace innovation and transformation to get the future they want. By combining strategy, technology, data science, and creative design expertise with an inventive mindset, we partner with our clients to innovate and transform their business, helping them navigate today, while plotting a course for the future. About Capgemini Invent As the digital innovation, design and transformation brand of the Capgemini Group, Capgemini Invent enables CxOs to envision and shape the future of their businesses. Located in more than 36 offices and 37 creative studios around the world, it comprises a 10,000+ strong team of strategists, data scientists, product and experience designers, brand experts and technologists who develop new digital services, products, experiences and business models for sustainable growth. Capgemini Invent is an integral part of Capgemini, a global leader in partnering with companies to transform and manage their business by harnessing the power of technology. The Group is guided everyday by its purpose of unleashing human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. It is a responsible and diverse organization of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong 55-year heritage and deep industry expertise, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to address the entire breadth of their business needs, from strategy and design to operations, fueled by the fast evolving and innovative world of cloud, data, AI, connectivity, software, digital engineering and platforms. The Group reported in 2021 global revenues of €18 billion Our brand promise "Get The Future You Want" reflects our passion for people and technology and highlights the company's commitment to inclusion and sustainability. An important aspect of 'Get the Future You Want' is to balance hybrid ways of working between your Capgemini office, home, and client location (where applicable). We recognise that it is an imperative to create flexibility so you can enjoy an optimal work-life balance and feel empowered to achieve success. When you come onboard, or before, please discuss this with your manager so you can agree the best ways of working for your role, team, and client. Get The Future You Want Why this role? Within this role you will use your experience as a Data Scientist to help our clients better understand and overcome any challenges that require the use of data and the associated services and pipelines. You will work across multiple industries to identify innovative data science solutions, based on best practice, that can be applied to address specific business needs and challenges. You will have technical expertise in data science - both in techniques and in platforms, with the ability to develop new solutions and propositions where required. You will put your consulting skills in practice by planning, managing, and organising projects, delivering presentations to clients, and working to specified deadlines. You will continue to develop new skills with support from your colleagues, to ensure that current methods are used where appropriate. You will seek to deliver work in a structured manner within a team of peers, finding a balance between creativity and practicality to ensure we meet client standards effectively and consistently. Why you ? You'll have experience in some of the following areas (not all are required): Working within the fields of Data Science and Analytics, with a proven track record of successfully delivered work Strong stakeholder management and presentation skills, with experience in enabling clients to better understand and derive better value and insights from their data A desire to provide solutions to the real-world issues and challenges that our clients face regularly with data and data-driven approaches Operational understanding and experience in working within Agile delivery frameworks Strong foundation in statistical modelling, natural language processing, time-series analysis, spatial analysis, and mathematical modelling methodologies Architectural and/or feature knowledge of one or more of the listed AI Platforms: Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce Einstein, Adobe Sensei Architectural and/or feature knowledge of one or more of the listed Languages or Packages: Python, R, MATLAB, STATA, SPSS, SAS, PowerBI, Tableau Why us? As a team: We value diversity: we embrace the value that diverse teams bring to our A&AI practice and our clients. We focus on clients: positively impacting our clients data culture and operations We are committed to learning and development: obsessed with advancing our data, insights and analytics skills We're stronger when we collaborate: active collaboration and other Invent capabilities and with wider Capgemini, most notably I&D, Tessella and with select third party alliances We foster community: building new analytics and AI products and services through our functional and industry communities of interest We believe data can be a driver for a better world: we will use our AI & analytics skills to improve sustainability, address climate change and champion active inclusion
About the team The role is part of our outstanding, highly skilled Engineering Operations team, which supports our 1,000+ developers and their enabling infrastructure. The team supports a global workforce with key locations in Guildford, London, Gloucester, Leeds, Poland and Kuala Lumpur and supports a mix of Windows, Linux and MacOS technologies. We primarily follow an Infrastructure-as-Code deployment model and Agile delivery processes, for both operational management and new capability delivery. About the role The successful candidate will join the Engineering Operations team, which is spread between the UK, Poland and Kuala Lumpur. You will have responsibility for delivering new enabling capabilities, developing and delivering templated systems, resolving infrastructure support issues and maintaining, managing and optimising the overall performance and availability of the infrastructure. Our customers are our internal engineering and product teams and we will work to bridge the gap between infrastructure and software development and drive efficiency through high levels of automation. Whilst technology-delivery is core to our role, so too is the appreciation of how we enable the business to service their customers. This role is offered on a permanent basis, from either our Guildford or Leeds offices, however the role may be predominantly home based with travel to the office on average two days per week in line with our Hybrid Ways of Working. There will be periods where more frequent visits to the office are required, as well as occasional UK travel. Occasional out of hours support may also be required. The principle responsibilities of the role are: Complete routine operations schedules for servers, server applications, databases, systems and network elements using established and repeatable procedures following corporate standards and requirements Infrastructure Support across VMWare, Windows Server; Linux, Macs Installation and support of infrastructure hardware and software Identify underlying problems discovered during day-to-day operations and managing them to resolution within Service Level Agreements Leading or supporting transformation projects to deliver new services What you'll be doing Infrastructure Support across VMWare, Windows Server; Linux, Macs Administering multiple virtualised production environments Installation and support of infrastructure hardware and software Resolving incidents within agreed service levels Technical input into infrastructure changes following change management processes. Delivery of new infrastructure services Identify underlying problems discovered during day-to-day operations, raising them with the Product Owner or Infrastructure Manager and managing them to resolution Complete routine weekly maintenance of servers, server applications, databases, systems and network elements using established and repeatable procedures following corporate standards and requirements. Updating or writing additional material as required Liaise with other support teams and third parties to ensure that incidents are escalated and resolved within Service Level Agreements Working at all data classification levels, a sound understanding of security processes and policies is required What we're looking for Essential skills and experience: Prior experience of install, administration and support of VMware vSphere Infrastructure, mostly 6.5/6.7 or later Install, configure & support Microsoft Windows Server 2012+ and Windows 10+ or Linux - preferably Redhat/Alma Install and configuration of HP & Dell hardware Automation techniques using Powershell, Terraform, Ansible and Puppet Desirable: Administration of AWS / Azure Linux certification MacOS Support Essentials or ACSP VCP Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop Degree or relevant experience in a busy IT department Good understanding security hardening and CIS Hardening techniques and best practices. Good understanding of networking Business expertise: Great attention to detail Excellent analytical & problem solving skills Positive attitude Ability to cope with occasional pressure Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in an international environment Flexible approach to work with the ability to pro-actively take the initiative and work independently with little supervision, and also to be part of a collaborative team where ideas & skills are shared Ability to assess the impact of making changes on existing environments Professional / flexible individual that can adapt quickly to changing requirements or priorities and where necessary divert to assist other teams/projects See the bigger picture - outcome focused Able to bring your true-self to work and have fun whilst working Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Launched in 2022, Digital Intelligence is part of BAE Systems, and has a rich heritage in helping to defend nations and businesses around the world from advanced threats. Division overview: Functions At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and the business could not operate without all the dedicated work of our Functions teams. From Finance & Operations through Communications & Marketing, to HR and Site Operations and more, our Functions teams enable our divisions to implement ground-breaking digital transformations and crucial defence software. As part of Functions, you will be supporting and partnering with our global business from the backline, being a strategic advisor within your specialist area, and ensuring the business runs smoothly and efficiently. We all have a role to play in defending our clients; and this is yours.
Sep 13, 2022
Full time
About the team The role is part of our outstanding, highly skilled Engineering Operations team, which supports our 1,000+ developers and their enabling infrastructure. The team supports a global workforce with key locations in Guildford, London, Gloucester, Leeds, Poland and Kuala Lumpur and supports a mix of Windows, Linux and MacOS technologies. We primarily follow an Infrastructure-as-Code deployment model and Agile delivery processes, for both operational management and new capability delivery. About the role The successful candidate will join the Engineering Operations team, which is spread between the UK, Poland and Kuala Lumpur. You will have responsibility for delivering new enabling capabilities, developing and delivering templated systems, resolving infrastructure support issues and maintaining, managing and optimising the overall performance and availability of the infrastructure. Our customers are our internal engineering and product teams and we will work to bridge the gap between infrastructure and software development and drive efficiency through high levels of automation. Whilst technology-delivery is core to our role, so too is the appreciation of how we enable the business to service their customers. This role is offered on a permanent basis, from either our Guildford or Leeds offices, however the role may be predominantly home based with travel to the office on average two days per week in line with our Hybrid Ways of Working. There will be periods where more frequent visits to the office are required, as well as occasional UK travel. Occasional out of hours support may also be required. The principle responsibilities of the role are: Complete routine operations schedules for servers, server applications, databases, systems and network elements using established and repeatable procedures following corporate standards and requirements Infrastructure Support across VMWare, Windows Server; Linux, Macs Installation and support of infrastructure hardware and software Identify underlying problems discovered during day-to-day operations and managing them to resolution within Service Level Agreements Leading or supporting transformation projects to deliver new services What you'll be doing Infrastructure Support across VMWare, Windows Server; Linux, Macs Administering multiple virtualised production environments Installation and support of infrastructure hardware and software Resolving incidents within agreed service levels Technical input into infrastructure changes following change management processes. Delivery of new infrastructure services Identify underlying problems discovered during day-to-day operations, raising them with the Product Owner or Infrastructure Manager and managing them to resolution Complete routine weekly maintenance of servers, server applications, databases, systems and network elements using established and repeatable procedures following corporate standards and requirements. Updating or writing additional material as required Liaise with other support teams and third parties to ensure that incidents are escalated and resolved within Service Level Agreements Working at all data classification levels, a sound understanding of security processes and policies is required What we're looking for Essential skills and experience: Prior experience of install, administration and support of VMware vSphere Infrastructure, mostly 6.5/6.7 or later Install, configure & support Microsoft Windows Server 2012+ and Windows 10+ or Linux - preferably Redhat/Alma Install and configuration of HP & Dell hardware Automation techniques using Powershell, Terraform, Ansible and Puppet Desirable: Administration of AWS / Azure Linux certification MacOS Support Essentials or ACSP VCP Citrix XenApp / XenDesktop Degree or relevant experience in a busy IT department Good understanding security hardening and CIS Hardening techniques and best practices. Good understanding of networking Business expertise: Great attention to detail Excellent analytical & problem solving skills Positive attitude Ability to cope with occasional pressure Excellent communication skills (written & verbal) Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in an international environment Flexible approach to work with the ability to pro-actively take the initiative and work independently with little supervision, and also to be part of a collaborative team where ideas & skills are shared Ability to assess the impact of making changes on existing environments Professional / flexible individual that can adapt quickly to changing requirements or priorities and where necessary divert to assist other teams/projects See the bigger picture - outcome focused Able to bring your true-self to work and have fun whilst working Life at BAE Systems Digital Intelligence We are embracing Hybrid Working. This means you and your colleagues may be working in different locations, such as from home, another BAE Systems office or client site, some or all of the time, and work might be going on at different times of the day. By embracing technology, we can interact, collaborate and create together, even when we're working remotely from one another. Hybrid Working allows for increased flexibility in when and where we work, helping us to balance our work and personal life more effectively, and enhance wellbeing. Diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of BAE Systems Digital Intelligence. We are proud to have an organisational culture where employees with varying perspectives, skills, life experiences and backgrounds - the best and brightest minds - can work together to achieve excellence and realise individual and organisational potential. About BAE Systems Digital Intelligence BAE Systems Digital Intelligence is home to 4,800 digital, cyber and intelligence experts. We work collaboratively across 16 countries to collect, connect and understand complex data, so that governments, nation states, armed forces and commercial businesses can unlock digital advantage in the most demanding environments. Launched in 2022, Digital Intelligence is part of BAE Systems, and has a rich heritage in helping to defend nations and businesses around the world from advanced threats. Division overview: Functions At BAE Systems Digital Intelligence, we pride ourselves in being a leader in the cyber defence industry, and the business could not operate without all the dedicated work of our Functions teams. From Finance & Operations through Communications & Marketing, to HR and Site Operations and more, our Functions teams enable our divisions to implement ground-breaking digital transformations and crucial defence software. As part of Functions, you will be supporting and partnering with our global business from the backline, being a strategic advisor within your specialist area, and ensuring the business runs smoothly and efficiently. We all have a role to play in defending our clients; and this is yours.
We are seeking a talented Lead Android Developer with a keen interest in cloud communications to join our team ASAP. Immediate start available! Our revolutionary communications platform turns mobile phones into the most advanced office telephone system on the planet! Our challenger product has caught the wave of the post-pandemic anywhere' office. And it's set to be very, very big, so this is a fantastic opportunity to join at the start of our scale up phase. We encourage you to apply for this role even if you don't meet 100% of the bullet points. Role Info: Android Application Developer North London, HQ (Moving to Kings Cross 2022)/Hybrid Remote Based - Meet once a week in London £55,000 - £70,000 Plus, Excellent Perks & Benefits Working Hours: 09:30 - 18:00 Seniority: Intermediate Culture: Small and dynamic where unorthodox ideas meet intelligent debate and growth mindsets make anything possible through proactive problem solving. Product: Cloud Telecommunications - We are the everywhere phone system for the everywhere office on a mission to empower business mobility. Languages: Kotlin, Java Interview Process: Tech to Tech chat through your experience(s) with our CTO, and no trial by white board we promise! The Android Application Developer Role: You will work within the software engineering team to develop exciting new cloud-based telephony products. You will take ownership of development of the native Android version of the product and are responsible for its technical design, deployment and maintenance. The application utilises web service APIs exposed by the platform's Server Side components hosted on Microsoft Azure. As this application is key to our future strategy, you will have the opportunity to make a major contribution to the future growth, competitive advantage and commercial success of the company. You'll be ideal for us if you have: + 3+ years' experience designing and developing Android applications on a range of screen sizes and devices + Android app user interface design in line with Google's UI/UX guidelines + Experience of preparing Android applications for deployment to the Google Play Store + Extensive experience of using an Agile development approach (eg Scrum, Lean, FDD) for rapid application development and release Core Technical Skills include: + Languages: Kotlin, Java + IDEs: Android Studio + Technologies: Android 9.0+ (SDK API level 29+), JSON, RESTful HTTP APIs + Use of Git for source code version control + Familiarity with the best practices in Android development, including but not limited to design patterns such as Android Architecture Components and MVVM, and test tools like Espresso Other Useful skills would be: + Data synchronisation using MongoDB Realm + Security; OAuth2.x, Auth0 + Knowledge of mobile telephony or VoIP + Automated test tools for mobile applications + Push notifications using Firebase or GCM (knowledge of Azure Notification Hubs an advantage) + Experience of Android app development for systems hosted on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure + Microsoft App Center + JavaScript, Node.js + C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core What's in it for you? Our engineering team DNA includes telecoms, media and even astrophysics with notable achievements (and patented) success in video-streaming, cloud-based communications and financial services software. We are a blend of grounded technology enthusiasts guided by commercially proven entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated both start-up and corporate worlds. Work with a team of engineers creating something tangible and useful with a telecommunications product that is coming into its own in our post pandemic world. We're also better for the planet, reducing the need for unnecessary fixed and mobile hardware, saving precious natural resources and conserving energy. This is a great opportunity to take, shape and potentially become a future leader within our business. You'll also be helping to shape the future of modern workforces, equipping businesses with new options to communicate with remote staff and customers, releasing IT Managers from the pain of managing mobile handsets and giving employees back control of their work life balance. Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the UK. Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Your Experience/Background/Previous Roles May Include: Lead Android Developer, Software Engineer, Mobile Apps Application Developer, Mid-Level Android Developer, Android Architect. Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.
Dec 08, 2021
Full time
We are seeking a talented Lead Android Developer with a keen interest in cloud communications to join our team ASAP. Immediate start available! Our revolutionary communications platform turns mobile phones into the most advanced office telephone system on the planet! Our challenger product has caught the wave of the post-pandemic anywhere' office. And it's set to be very, very big, so this is a fantastic opportunity to join at the start of our scale up phase. We encourage you to apply for this role even if you don't meet 100% of the bullet points. Role Info: Android Application Developer North London, HQ (Moving to Kings Cross 2022)/Hybrid Remote Based - Meet once a week in London £55,000 - £70,000 Plus, Excellent Perks & Benefits Working Hours: 09:30 - 18:00 Seniority: Intermediate Culture: Small and dynamic where unorthodox ideas meet intelligent debate and growth mindsets make anything possible through proactive problem solving. Product: Cloud Telecommunications - We are the everywhere phone system for the everywhere office on a mission to empower business mobility. Languages: Kotlin, Java Interview Process: Tech to Tech chat through your experience(s) with our CTO, and no trial by white board we promise! The Android Application Developer Role: You will work within the software engineering team to develop exciting new cloud-based telephony products. You will take ownership of development of the native Android version of the product and are responsible for its technical design, deployment and maintenance. The application utilises web service APIs exposed by the platform's Server Side components hosted on Microsoft Azure. As this application is key to our future strategy, you will have the opportunity to make a major contribution to the future growth, competitive advantage and commercial success of the company. You'll be ideal for us if you have: + 3+ years' experience designing and developing Android applications on a range of screen sizes and devices + Android app user interface design in line with Google's UI/UX guidelines + Experience of preparing Android applications for deployment to the Google Play Store + Extensive experience of using an Agile development approach (eg Scrum, Lean, FDD) for rapid application development and release Core Technical Skills include: + Languages: Kotlin, Java + IDEs: Android Studio + Technologies: Android 9.0+ (SDK API level 29+), JSON, RESTful HTTP APIs + Use of Git for source code version control + Familiarity with the best practices in Android development, including but not limited to design patterns such as Android Architecture Components and MVVM, and test tools like Espresso Other Useful skills would be: + Data synchronisation using MongoDB Realm + Security; OAuth2.x, Auth0 + Knowledge of mobile telephony or VoIP + Automated test tools for mobile applications + Push notifications using Firebase or GCM (knowledge of Azure Notification Hubs an advantage) + Experience of Android app development for systems hosted on cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure + Microsoft App Center + JavaScript, Node.js + C#, .NET Framework, .NET Core What's in it for you? Our engineering team DNA includes telecoms, media and even astrophysics with notable achievements (and patented) success in video-streaming, cloud-based communications and financial services software. We are a blend of grounded technology enthusiasts guided by commercially proven entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated both start-up and corporate worlds. Work with a team of engineers creating something tangible and useful with a telecommunications product that is coming into its own in our post pandemic world. We're also better for the planet, reducing the need for unnecessary fixed and mobile hardware, saving precious natural resources and conserving energy. This is a great opportunity to take, shape and potentially become a future leader within our business. You'll also be helping to shape the future of modern workforces, equipping businesses with new options to communicate with remote staff and customers, releasing IT Managers from the pain of managing mobile handsets and giving employees back control of their work life balance. Equal Opportunities: We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome individuals who are in possession of the appropriate requirements to work within the UK. Sounds like a good fit? Apply here for a fast-track path to the Hiring Manager Your Experience/Background/Previous Roles May Include: Lead Android Developer, Software Engineer, Mobile Apps Application Developer, Mid-Level Android Developer, Android Architect. Application notice We take your privacy seriously. When you apply, we shall process your details and pass your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text or telephone. Your data is processed on the basis of our legitimate interests in fulfilling the recruitment process. Please refer to our Data Privacy Policy & Notice on our website for further details. If you have any pre-application questions please contact us first quoting the job title & ref. Good luck, Team RR.