Syntax Consultancy

Snr User Researcher Leeds (Hybrid) Permanent to £65,000 DOE + Benefits Senior User Researcher needed with strong Government Digital Service (GDS) experience to join a growing User Centred Design (UCD) practice. Hybrid Working: 2-3 days/week remote (WFH), and 1-2 days/week working on-site in the Leeds office. Leading UCD projects for clients and applying User Centred Design methods within GDS and Agile environments. A chance to work with a leading global IT and Digital transformation business delivering UCD solutions for both Government + private sector clients. Key experience, responsibilities + tasks: In-depth experience of conducting User Research and User Centred Design (UCD), and able to translate findings into actionable insights. Proficient with Government Digital Service (GDS) standards, assessments + running discoveries to GDS. Scoping and delivering UCD components of end-to-end User Research activities across a range of complex client programmes. Creating User Research deliverables + executing User Research activities based on client requirements + project needs. Articulating project scope + success criteria to diverse audiences through clear communication. Supporting clients across all phases of the design process, from ideation through to implementation. Strong facilitation skills including in-person/remote workshops, research sessions + meetings. Stakeholder Management: ensuring alignment and buy-in, educating stakeholders on UCD approaches and methods, commercial awareness + flagging blockers. Applying UCD and Agile expertise to bids for transformation projects, ensuring fit with client requirements and needs. Commercial awareness including identifying new opportunities for cross-selling User Research/UCD services that could benefit clients. Contributing to UCD strategy + supporting the growth of the UCD community. Any experience of NHS Service Standards/Healthcare sector would be an advantage. Benefits: Salary to £65k (DOE) + Hybrid Working + Bonus + Pension + 22 days holiday plus BHs (rising to 25 days) + Death in Service + Health Care Plan + More.

Windows Rollout Engineer Nottingham 3 Month Contract £14.82 ph (Inside IR35) Windows Rollout Engineer needed for a 3 Month Rolling Contract. Deploying Windows 10 and supporting multiple NHS sites across several sites in Nottinghamshire. Start ASAP in November 2021. Must hold a Full UK Driving Licence + have reliable access to your own car. Key skills, experience + tasks will include: Windows 10 rollout/deployment across multiple NHS sites (moving from Windows 7 to 10). Customer site visits in Nottinghamshire primarily Hospitals, GP surgeries + clinical sites. Providing IT technical support where necessary (IT problem diagnosis, trouble-shooting and fixes). NHS industry experience strongly preferred. Business mileage will be paid for travel between NHS sites. Excellent customer-facing experience - positive, approachable + professional. IR35 Status: this assignment has been designated as Inside IR35.

Oracle APEX Developer 6 Month Contract Leeds £450-475/day (Outside IR35) Oracle APEX Developer needed for a 6 Month Rolling Contact. Outside IR35. Start ASAP in November 2021. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business on large-scale digital modernisation projects for Government clients. The client is based in Leeds. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work remotely from home (WFH). Key skills, experience + tasks will include: Strong hands-on Oracle APEX components and ORDS technical expertise. Creating REST APIs in APEX, JSON, SOAP and AJAX. Shared components, page zero concepts, page rendering + interactive reports. Oracle PL/SQL development/programming and database features. UNIX Shell Scripting, PL/SQL and SQL. JavaScript, Jquery, CSS + HTML experience preferred. DBA activities (table space management, export/import, etc).

DevOps Engineer needed with SC Security Clearance - SC Cleared , Amazon Web Services (AWS), Jenkins, Docker & Kubernetes for a 6 month rolling contract in Croydon or Reading. Start ASAP ideally in November2021. The customer site is based in Croydon. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work 100% remotely. A chance to work with a leading global digital transformation business on large-scale Government IT modernisation projects. Key skills, experience and responsibilities will include... DevOps Engineer required to join the AWS (Amazon Web Services) migration team. Through knowledge of Jenkins and pipeline using Groovy scripts In-depth knowledge of containerisation including Docker In depth experience of Kubernetes Basic Terraform Scripting Basic Knowledge and experience of working with AWS services Ability to work closely with central dev ops, software developers, testers, and product owners Agile principles to deploy and operate application and supporting systems. Help the development team to automate and streamline operations and processes. Build and maintain tools for deployment, monitoring and operations and troubleshoot and resolve issues in our development, test and production environments. Continuous delivery Release and deployment management processes to ensure that applications can be packaged and deployed That security is integral in code Improve communication between development and ops Automate the work flows Automation of deployments AWS certification preferred (Associate level). Active SC Security Clearance is required. NEXT STEPS Please email through a copy of your CV for consideration stating your work availability, £ salary expectations and a short paragraph explaining why you believe you are a strong match for this position. If your experience matches the job description a member of the Syntax team will contact you to talk you through the full details and to answer any questions you may have. We do our very best to respond to all applications. However, due to high volumes of enquiries we regret it is not always possible to do this. ABOUT US Syntax Consultancy Ltd is a leading independent IT, Digital and Tech recruitment specialist. We offer 30+ years' experience in providing outstanding talent into clients throughout the UK & Europe, including the IT Consultancy, Government, Education, NHS, Software and Retail markets. We specialise in supplying high-end Contract/Interim and Permanent IT, Digital and Technical professionals who make an immediate, positive impact. At Syntax we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding service to candidates and clients alike. We aim to make the recruitment process as positive and hassle-free as possible, whatever the final outcome. Syntax Consultancy Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.

DevOps Engineer Birmingham 6 Month Contract 450-475 day - Outside IR35 SC cleared DevOps Engineer needed with SC Security Clearance - SC Cleared , AWS, Terraform for a 6 month rolling contract in Birmingham. Start ASAP ideally in November2021. The customer site is based in Birmingham. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work 100% remotely. A chance to work with a leading global digital transformation business on large-scale Government IT modernisation projects. Key skills, experience and responsibilities will include... DevOps Engineer required with good experience of working on AWS, Terraform expertise and with SC and AWS certification. DevOps engineer to be part of the AWS migration team. The candidate should have extensive experience working on the AWS platform and supporting similar migration project . Strong experience building and maintaining production systems within the AWS ecosystem using products such as EC2, RDS, S3, ELB, AG,Route 53 etc Expertise in provisioning infrastructure using Terraform . Thorough understating of configuration management concept. Expertise using Puppet. Deep experience in administering RHEL Linux systems Strong programming and Scripting fundamentals Good understanding of networking concepts. Ideally the engineer should have an AWS associate level certification and experience of security sensitive systems would be desirable. AWS certification preferred (Associate level). Active SC Security Clearance is required. NEXT STEPS Please email through a copy of your CV for consideration stating your work availability, £ salary expectations and a short paragraph explaining why you believe you are a strong match for this position. If your experience matches the job description a member of the Syntax team will contact you to talk you through the full details and to answer any questions you may have. We do our very best to respond to all applications. However, due to high volumes of enquiries we regret it is not always possible to do this. ABOUT US Syntax Consultancy Ltd is a leading independent IT, Digital and Tech recruitment specialist. We offer 30+ years' experience in providing outstanding talent into clients throughout the UK & Europe, including the IT Consultancy, Government, Education, NHS, Software and Retail markets. We specialise in supplying high-end Contract/Interim and Permanent IT, Digital and Technical professionals who make an immediate, positive impact. At Syntax we pride ourselves on providing an outstanding service to candidates and clients alike. We aim to make the recruitment process as positive and hassle-free as possible, whatever the final outcome. Syntax Consultancy Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency.

Senior DevOps engineer Yorkshire (Fully remote) Permanent £85,000 to £90,000 Senior DevOps engineer needed with Award winning leading provider of content protection Cyber solutions. Start date: Subject to your notice period. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work remotely from home (WFH). A chance to join a leading DevOps team offering the opportunity to work on a large-scale cloud-hosted application and services. You'll be able to architect a cloud-based environment's autoscaling and at-edge compute features and be familiar with cloud-hosted IaaS and PaaS solutions and services. Proven commercial DevOps experience, Strong Linux experience, ideally with Ubuntu, with Shell Scripting skills. In depth knowledge of cloud service management systems and APIs. In depth experience with AWS services such as EC2, ECS, S3, RDS/Aurora, Route 53 etc. Infrastructure automation experience, ideally using Terraform. Experience of Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery, ideally with GitLab. Experience with containerisation, ideally using Docker and ECS or Kubernetes. Experience with web/API server, such as Apache or NGINX. Infrastructure monitoring experience, ideally using Prometheus. Familiarity working in a development team that uses Software Configuration Management (SCM) concepts, version control (incl. Git).

1st Line Support Leicester Permanent £18,000 - £20,000 (DOE) 1st Line IT Support Analyst needed for a superb permanent career opportunity based in Leicester. A chance to join an established and expanding technology business providing specialist software. Start ASAP during November/December 2021. This employer will conduct interviews by phone/video-call. You will also be able to work from home on a flexible basis as requirements dictate. Key skills, experience + duties will include: Acting as first point of contact for customer IT support calls for incidents raised. Responsible for proactively managing customer expectations + providing an excellent end-to-end customer experience. Providing remote 1st line IT support for customers on specialist SaaS software platforms. Trouble-shooting + resolving basic IT issues + escalating more complex incidents to 2/3rd line engineers + designated third party suppliers. Key Tasks: logging IT support calls, log-in issues, software installation, incident management, call escalation, on-boarding new customers, documenting support cases + working to agreed SLAs. Personal Skills: approachable, positive, collaborative, analytical, problem-solver, attention to detail, organised, initiative + able to prioritise. Previous experience of IT support for Schools, Colleges, Academies or Educational establishments would be an advantage.

Java Technical Lead 4 Month Contract Essex (Southend) £500-525/day (Outside IR35) Java Technical Lead needed for a 4 Month Contract for a customer based in Essex (Southend). Outside IR35. Start ASAP in October 2021. Experience of team leading/mentoring high performing development teams + AWS Cloud solutions is preferred. A chance to work with a leading global IT transformation business on large-scale digital modernisation projects for Government clients. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic you will be able to work remotely with the occasional office visit: Java Technical Lead with strong hands-on Server Side, RESTful web services + microservices development experience. Proven experience of leading, mentoring + driving development teams. Essential Skills: Java 8/11, Spring Boot, XML, REST APIs + database programming skills (Oracle, MySQL, PostreSQL). Experience on AWS Cloud including: ECS, EKS, API Gateway + Serverless technologies. CI/CD + DevOps technologies including: Git, Jenkins + Ansible preferred. Large-scale Public Sector/Government integration projects involving messaging, web services + distributed systems preferred. JavaScript, Angular and/or NodeJS experience preferred. Advantageous Skills: Amazon EKS, RHEL, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Apache Camel, WSO2 Integrator, ELK Stack, OpenStack, Azure Cloud, Pega BPM. Agile development methods: Scrum, Kanban, BDD, TDD.