Comtecs Ltd

Cyber Security Engineer CyberSec Engineer / IT Security Specialist - Disaster Recovery, Resilience Testing, CyberSec Improvements, Vulnerability Scanning / Management, Infrastructure, Nutanix, Commvault, VMware, Azure, PowerShell, Python; Law Firm, Permanent, London/ Hybrid (3/2). £80k - £95k (On Experience) +Bonus +Benefits Global Low Firm seeks experienced Cyber Security Engineer / IT Security Specialist to join the IT Infrastructure Engineering Team and play a key role in the strengthening of the IT security position and critically ensuring that Disaster Recovery, failover, and operational resilience capabilities are effective and continually improved through ongoing testing and (re)engineering. This is a hands-on, process-driven role where you will ensure that disaster recovery (DR), failover, and operational resilience capabilities are robust, tested, reviewed, and continuously improved. You'll play a critical part in safeguarding business continuity and strengthening our cyber security posture, working closely with infrastructure, security, and business continuity teams. As such the CyberSec Engineer / IT Security Specialist will: Lead the planning, orchestration, and execution of DR and resilience testing Perform targeted regular and ad-hoc scans to identify potential breaches of the firms data and security policies ensuring RTOs/RPOs are validated. Drive remediation activities to closure, maintaining clear evidence and documentation for client, regulatory, and audit standards. Partner with Infrastructure teams to identify and remediate vulnerabilities across hardware and software. Act as the primary technical liaison with the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) team, supporting BIAs and resilience obligations. Lead incident response investigations, mitigation, and ongoing security improvements. Support Cyber Essentials Plus accreditation and contribute to maintaining a strong external security rating. Produce clear reporting, dashboards, and technical documentation, ensuring runbooks and procedures are accurate and practical. You will be an experienced Cyber Security Engineer who has worked in a hands-on capacity across a range of technologies with a significant focus on infrastructure, cloud and enterprise software environments. You will have broad InfoSec / CyberSec awareness combined with significant hands-on security engineering and resilience experience: Hands-on experience in disaster recovery, failover testing, and IT operational resilience. Solid knowledge of business continuity and security frameworks (ISO27001, ISO22301, NIST etc). Proficiency with infrastructure tooling and at least one scripting language (PowerShell or Python preferred). Experience with Nutanix, VMware, Commvault, and hybrid cloud platforms Azure (preferred), AWS or GCP. Understanding of vulnerability management, monitoring, and orchestration tools. Relevant certifications such as Microsoft SC-200, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), CBCP/CBCI or equivalent. We are open to receiving applications from across a broad range of industries including Legal Services, Professional Services, Financial Services or Consultancy inc Deloitte, PwC, KMPG, Accenture, EY, McKinsey & Company etc. This is a high-impact role where you will directly influence the security, resilience, and continuity of a leading professional services environment. You will have exposure to senior stakeholders, and the opportunity to shape how the firm safeguards and future-proofs the IT infrastructure. You will possess exceptional communication skills and have the commercial acumen to be able to influence at the most senior level of this global organisation.

Head of Information Technology/Head of Information Systems - IT Strategy, Technology Leadership, Line Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Governance; Management oversight of: Infrastructure/Cloud, Datacentre, Service Delivery, Applications, ERP, Security, Vendor Management, Programme Management; ITIL. Permanent, East Kent/Hybrid (3/2). £95k - £110k +Bonus +Benefits (Negotiable of experience). Head of IT/Head of Information Systems required by leading organisation within the heavy building materials, logistics and construction industry. The Head of IT/Head of Information Systems will be responsible for overseeing the strategic direction, development, and management of information systems and technology infrastructure across all business units. This role ensures that IT operations are aligned with busine strategy and drive digital transformation initiatives. The successful candidate will lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of secure, scalable, and efficient systems (Enterprise Software Applications, Infrastructure and while managing IT operations, governance, cybersecurity, data strategy, compliance and budgets. As such you will have ultimate responsibility for: IT Strategy, Digital Transformation, IT Programmes and the evolution of the IT environment Oversight of the design, delivery and management of all IT systems inc Applications, Infrastructure (Desktop, Server inc Datacentre, Cloud, Networks etc) Service Delivery, ITIL processes and support for a mid-sized national userbase IT Security and Governance inc InfoSec Policy and Procedure Senior level business stakeholder engagement and advisory Line and subsequent Matrix management of a multi-disciplinary team Budgetary management and reporting Vendor selection and management including contract management We welcome candidates from a range of backgrounds but any experience within building services, construction, engineering, primary industry, logistics or related sectors would be of additional interest. You will however be able to demonstrate: Significant experience gained in IT leadership roles at a senior level with overall Strong leadership and management oversight experience of a small teams of Infrastructure, Application Support, Service Delivery and Project/Programme Management functions Vendor and departmental budgetary management responsibility Proven experience in enterprise IT management, systems integration, cybersecurity, and digital transformation (ERP/CRM/Azure Cloud, Networks etc) Hands-on senior level Programme and Project Management expertise Strong knowledge of IT governance frameworks (eg, ITIL) and compliance standards. Experience managing IT operations across multiple sites or business units is highly desirable. Bachelor's or Master's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Information Systems, or a related field ITIL awareness and Change Management This is an excellent opportunity to join a stable, well-established leader in the construction industry during a time of operational change; you will be instrumental in leading and shaping the IT/IS environment over many years to come. You will need a driving license and car to reach the company's head offices. Easily commutable from Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Ramsgate, Deal, Folkestone, Dover, Faversham or Ashford, Kent.

Data Architect/Datawarehouse Architect/Enterprise Data Architect - Master Data Management, Datamodelling, Datawarehouse Design (Azure), Data Architecture; ETL, (Oracle/DB2/SQL Server), Strategic Data Architecture, Business Intelligence Output, Machine Learning, RPA, Automation. Insurance/Financial Services, Permanent, London (Remote/Hybrid), £85k - £90k +Bonus +Excellent Benefits Global Insurance Corporation currently seeks an Enterprise Data Architect/Datawarehouse Architect to provide architectural, design and consultancy in relation to global enterprise wide systems which are highly transactional in nature. You will be responsible for leading strategic data architecture across enterprise level systems by undertaking Datamodelling, master data management (MDM) techniques, and planning and documenting system architectures, both high and low level designs. Specifically, this will involve creation of the logical data models and supervision of more junior architects who create physical data models. Furthermore the Data Architect will drive architectural data strategy within the Azure cloud data services incorporating data warehouses/data lakes using Azure Data Bricks and Azure Data Factory etc. You will also lead the drive towards automation of processes, particularly ETL with a Machine Learning/Data Science approach. Critically, you will be able to influence both business and technical stakeholders to help drive architectural initiatives within the data management space resulting in better output across a range of Business Intelligence platforms as well as better efficiency across the global enterprise. The role has visibility across EMEA, LATAM and ASIAPAC. This is a senior level technical role which does not require any hands on coding or development activity however ability to create high level and low level design and data models will be required. You will however need to have come from within a background of technical experience incorporating ETL pipelines, Database and Datawarehouse design and development, Data Science and Machine Learning techniques ideally from within a commercial environment as opposed to purely academic (where possible). We are searching for a Senior Data Architect/Enterprise Data Architect/Datawarehouse Consultant/Data Manager ideally from within the Insurance/Reinsurance sector but other areas of Financial Service will be acceptable. You will have worked as a Data Architect/Enterprise Architect/Solution Architect in a European or global organisation ideally within Insurance, Reinsurance, Pensions, Banking, Financial Services or consultancy firms such as Accenture, Cognizant, CapGemini, IBM etc. You will possess an ability to create high level designs, low level technical design and advise technical teams where required. You will be a senior level architect who is used to engaging with executives on a global basis and able to promote and influence particularly when presenting around emerging/contemporary technologies such as Azure Data Services (Data Bricks, Data Factory etc), automation of ETL pipelines, Data Science approaches (using Python for instance), Machine Learning and automation. An understanding of Agile/Scrum will also be required combined with excellent written and verbal communication skills. This is an excellent opportunity to work on a cutting edge enterprise level systems used on a global basis within a stable and expanding, Insurance and Financial Services environment. Competitive salary, bonus, share-scheme offered to the successful candidate. City of London location with hybrid, remote working/flexible working practices and corporate benefits offered.

IT Support Analyst / Desktop Support Analyst - 1st & 2nd Line Support, Win10, MS Office, Windows Server 2016, AD/GP, MS Office 365, LAN/Wireless, Permanent, Central London/South West London, £30k - £35k (Negotiable on sklls and/or experience) +Benefits. Medium sized construction and building services company, (part of major conglomerate) seeks an IT Support Analyst to provide 1st & 2nd line support as part of a small team, for around 200 users in London. You will provide user and technical support over the phone, at the desktop and remotely providing high quality customer service at all times. You will work within a small internal team of IT engineers and as such gain a great deal of ownership and technological exposure, retaining input when escalating issues so as to develop technological expertise. Working within this professional services environment the IT Support Analyst will respond to users' calls and emails providing 1st & 2nd line support across laptops, PC's, running Win10, MS O365, iPhone and Android mobile devices printers, printer networks and other desktop tools and technologies including MS Teams Video Conferencing facilities. You will provide user support for technical issues such as network connections (LAN/VPN/Wireless/Remote Access), the VoIP phone system (basic support and liaison with 3rd party support/vendors to resolve issues) as well as MS Office applications including Powerpoint, Excel & Outlook. Secondly, you will be responsible for managing the user profiles within Windows Server 2016 / Azure Active Directory / Group Policy, creating new user profiles and email accounts in MS O365. Troubleshooting issues with Active Directory/Group Policies will also be required. We are searching for an IT Support Analyst / Desktop Support Engineer / 1st & 2nd Line Support Engineer who has gained experience in both telephone and desktop support and is capable of providing 2nd line support across a range of desktop technologies. Additionally you will need to be comfortable troubleshooting issues with additional software systems, connections and server comms issues, and be able to create users' accounts in Windows Server Active Directory & MS Office 365; it is essential that you have previous experience of Active Directory as well as Office 365 experience and can demonstrate this at interview stage. You may have been working as a 1st or 2nd line desktop support engineer ideally within a medium sized professional services, law firm, marketing agency, accountancy practice, construction firm, engineering consultancy or IT Managed Service Provider, or another similar professional services environment. You will be looking for an opportunity to mix your support work with project work and gain experience of technologies such as SCCM, Sharepoint, SQL and MS Azure cloud technologies and other elements of O365. Strong verbal and written communication skills are pre-requisite. We are searching for an individual who wants to grow with the company, utilise their existing 1st & 2nd line support experience to make a valuable contribution and develop your skills and experience with a view to promotion as this growing construction business develops its IT department and service offering. This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly growing company within a role which offers career progression and substantial hands-on exposure to a number of cutting edge technologies within the Microsoft stack.

Finance Systems Architect - Applications (Risk, Actuarial, Legal, HR), Global Architectures, Azure Cloud Solutions, Information Security, Strategy, Leadership. Insurance, Financial Services. Permanent, London/Flexible Working. c.£72k +Bonus +Benefits Global Insurance Company seeks an Finance Systems Architect to lead platforms architecture reference models and frameworks and facilitate their enablement and adoption within the enterprise. You will play a key role in the development, recommendation and delivery of technology roadmaps leading to application transformation and modernisation. Working with product delivery and operational support teams you will develop flexible, adaptable, modular and reusable solution architecture designs and implement appropriate architecture governance processes and tools while maintaining a key focus on design patterns and technology standards. In order to meet the needs of ongoing evolution of a core finance system (incorporating Risk, Actuarial, HR & Legal modules) which make use of Service Oriented Architecture and Microservices with a focus on UX/UI application delivery using technology such as Angular and React to improve employee experience. You will also need to feed into the data security strategy. The Finance Systems Architect will Develop and maintain a repository of architecture assets and coordinate effective reuse across the enterprise, act as an proponent of Agile and DevOps practices in collaboration with product delivery and operation support teams and foster innovation and reuse of global frameworks across the enterprise. This will require knowledge of a broad range of environments including Azure cloud, enterprise application environments, contemporary software development frameworks including SOA and Microservices along with EAI, ETL and ESB. Experience with UX/UI and Javascript frameworks/apps utilising React and Angular would be a distinct advantage. An understanding of operational data security principles, from an architectural and strategic perspective would also be highly beneficial. A background in C# programming would also be an advantage. We are searching for a Finance Systems Architect / Technical Architect who has worked in a similar capacity across all core technologies listed above in a global enterprise and played a key role in the development of architectures, architectural strategy definition and leadership of digital transformation within a financial services environment. You will be able to create detailed architectural designs, high & low level, and provide guidance to development teams and operational support teams who will subsequently be responsible for delivering service improvements within their specific siloes. You will have worked as an Finance Systems Architect in a European or global organisation ideally within Insurance, Reinsurance, Pensions, Banking or Financial Services. You will possess a background in programming (C#) and have a solid understanding of the DevOps CI/CD approach. Excellent organisational abilities and excellent communication skills required. Excellent opportunity to join a very stable, global insurance brand at an exciting period of digital transformation.

Business Intelligence (BI) Developer - Qliksense; Qlikview, Dashboards, Reports, Data analysis, Netezza Datamarts, Oracle, SQL Server. Stakeholder Engagement. c.65k +Excellent Benefits. City of London/Hybrid (3 days per week). BI Developer (Qliksense, Qlikview, Netezza Datamarts) required to work with a multi-national Insurance Corporation focussing on the production of Management Information and Business Intelligence output from enterprise level finance underwriting and claims systems. Ultimately this requires an experienced BI Developer to use a range of skills in Qliksense, Qlikview, Netezza, Oracle, SQL Server to manage data within multiple repositories with a view to improving BI output. To achieve this you will identify and discuss Business Intelligence (BI) and management reporting requirements with senior business users of all disciplines, analyse those requirements before delivering through enhancements to Qlik using a range of techniques applicable to your background and the environment. The position will focus on movement of data as well as the development of Data Analytics related BI Reports and Dashboards (Qliksense/Qlikview); it is a role within the Management Information (MI) team which is responsible for the production and delivery of reporting, business intelligence, and data solutions for overseas markets. The strategic product offered by the MIS department is a data warehouse fronted by fully functional Business Intelligence tools (ranging from Qliksense incorporating Qilkview with some Cognos Legacy systems in production) offering informational support for managing all aspects of business activities. A major part of the BI Developer role will be to engage stakeholders to gather requirements for enhancements to the enterprise systems being enhanced at any given point and document business reporting requirements. Ideally, you will be well versed in implementing project/data controls and overseeing reconciliation based on finance data MI output. We are searching for a BI Developer/MI Developer/ETL Developer who possesses experience gained within Management Information Systems and/or Business Intelligence project delivery fields. The successful candidate will be able to confidently communicate with business users to elicit and translate requirements prior to creating reports and dashboards in Qliksense/Qlikview. You will have experience of working with data warehouses and ideally be able to build robust systems employing UX/UI design principles and working closely with these teams. In addition to your Qlikview/Qliksense experience you will be proficient in ETL techniques with tools such as Netezza, Informatica and SSIS (or other similar tools) along with solid SQL experience. Excellent communication skills are pre-requisite. Excellent opportunity to work within a stable, multi-national environment within a key role enabling the enhancement of enterprise level systems on a global basis. Located in the City of London with excellent benefits and career progression prospects. Please note that this is an initial 12 month FTC contract complete with a full range of benefits but with the opportunity to permanent in due course. Hybrid working with 3 days per week required in the City of London.

Magic Circle Law Firm seeks a Procurement Adviser with strong law firm or legal services experience to assist with the projects, procurement, financial management and full-life cycle procurement process of products and services purchased by the firm. Candidates must have law firm experience within a law firm (or potentially a large accountancy firm) environment. The Procurement Adviser will use their previous experience of at least three years procurement of IT products and services to plan, coordinate and help facilitate the process across the enterprise and apply acquired knowledge of Procurement supported by excellent organisational and communication skills. Essential experience includes authorisation and payment of invoices, Purchase Orders, Twice yearly budget prep, Procurement of both hardware and software services, support of procurement centered projects, license administrations to include microsft and Adobe., digital cert. and domain purchase admin, prep/presentation of departmental KPIs. In addition to IT Procurement skills (pref to include: CIPS cert level 3/4 in procurement and supply) and strong Legal sector (or large accountancy firm) experience there is a preference towards candidates with exposure to Organisational Change processes, budget forecasting, cost management, ITIL and Prince 2 practices. The Project Adviser will use their previous experience of helping to run a firms IT Procurement process to plan, manage time and resources, across an international enterprise. Liaising with Senior business and IT stakeholders you will you will also be responsible for measurement and analysis of supplier KPIs. Excellent opportunity to join one of the most prestigious international law firms. Permanent role with bonus, strong benefits package and excellent long term career development potential. City.

Web Application Developer/API Integration Developer/Software Developer - C#, .NET Core, Azure, API Gateways, SQL Server, NoSQL, NodeJS, WDSL, SOAP, RESTful, Microservices, AGILE/SCRUM. Permanent. City of London/Remoet Hybrid ( 3 days per week in London) £60k - £65k (2 positions vacant) +Bonus +Benefits Multi-national insurance company seeks a Web Application Developer/API Integration Developer to play a key role in the development of API gateways for access to external services and/or access for 3rd parties to their systems for the placement of business via contemporary digital platforms. You will play a key role in the Build, support and management of APIs on the API Gateway through the development of web services using a range of technologies including WDSL, Soap and Restful approaches. The APIs will be developed using C#/.NET Core and deployed within Azure using a DevOps approach (CI/CD) and predicated upon microservice architecture. Frameworks such as Node.JS will be employed and data drawn from multiple sources including SQL Server and NoSQL environments. Working within the full life cycle the Web Application Developer/API Integration Developer will work with architectural teams and at times, business users and will be required to develop use cases from requirements and model these into high quality APIs within a small team. We are searching for a Web Application Developer/API Integration Developer/Software Developer who has been working in a full stack application development capacity within the full life cycle utilising C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, NoSQL within an Azure cloud deployment environment. You will be experienced in developing Restful APIs within Microservice architectures and comfortable working downstream to ensure integration with external 3rd party services. Experience gained with NodeJS frameworks, WDSL, Soap etc will all be highly beneficial within this role. Experience working within the full life cycle working closely with architects and the business and demonstrable ability to develop use cases is preferred. Experience gained within Insurance environments highly beneficial although non-essential - we can consider experience from within any sector for this role. Azure certification preferred although non-essential. This is an excellent opportunity for career progression, technical advancement and commercial reward for a technically astute and commercially aware individual. Global insurance company; City of London office location with flexible working post-pandemic in a Hybrid config with 3 days per week onsite. Please note that this is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract complete with full benefits; strong likelihood of extension/permanent engagement beyond 12 months.

Agile Project Manager - Insurance, Croydon, Permanent. £50k-£55k +Bonus +Excellent Benefits inc Flexible Working. UK Insurance Company operating within both Home and Motor insurance currently seeks an Agile Project Manager to play a key role in the delivery and enhancements of a web based digital insurance distribution platform which enables partner firms to sell personal lines insurance products to a global market. The successful candidate will manage the team and project within an Agile methodology, from a client (partner) facing position but in a purely hands-off capacity. The Agile Project Manager will gather requirements, define scope, plan and manage the execution of project deliverables. This will be done by coordinating closely between Agile digital delivery teams, product teams and business units (actuarial risk, underwriting, operations etc). Secondly, the Agile Project manager will allocate work within each specific workstream and work with the team to identify issues and ultimately select the best route to solve problems following recommendations from Senior Developers. You will act as the point of contact for the Product Owners, BAs, Technical Architects as well as the internal and, critically, external clients and play a role within the strategic architectural decision making process to ensure solutions design are deliverable within the parameters of the technologies employed. You will be heavily involved in sprint planning and all Agile/Scrum ceremonies and have a strong understanding of Product Ownership and roadmap management inc using JIRA for user stories and tickets. This is an excellent role for a progressive, dynamic division operating from within a UK insurance company where you will be working on a number of projects. Very stable environment, excellent opportunity for career development.

Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer - Wintel, VMware, Windows Server AD/GP, Azure, SAN/NAS. Permanent, Birmingham, West Midlands / Flexible Working. £55k - £60k +Bonus +Benefits Global organization with significant inhouse server infrastructure seeks an Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer to join the team and be involved in a mix of 3rd line support and project delivery work focusing on their Wintel Server and Storage Area Network (SAN) estates. As the Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer you will carry out installations, upgrade, moves, maintenance and decommissioning of all Wintel servers (Windows Server, VMWare ESXi etc) and server related equipment adhering to a strict set of guidelines. You will also monitor and maintain all server and SAN and NAS related hardware, including their supporting infrastructure, configuration of SAN related server software and the provisioning of storage. Infrastructure support work will focus on 3rd line server engineering and involved server maintenance and patching, rebuilds and configurations as well as some CLI work using Powershell. You will also participate in the execution of the firm's regular Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery testing by providing replicated copies of data between sites, clustering services and snapshots of data for backup. Project work will focus on the improvement and upgrade of both Wintel Server and related SAN environments combined with NAS hardware estates and combine additional work surrounding the cloud migration strategy which will involve a combination of both MS Azure and AWS deployments and migrations. We are searching for Infrastructure Analyst / 3rd Line Support Engineer / Infrastructure Engineer who has worked on a large-scale global server environment where you have gained a mixture of experience of 3rd line BAU support work as well as project work centered around Windows Server 2012 / 2016 / 2019 Active Directory / Group Policy, VMWare Esxi Clusters, SAN storage technologies along with MS Azure & AWS deployment exposure as part of a cloud deployment programme. You will be comfortable working with hardware associated to SAN/NAS estate environments and ideally have some exposure to Dell PowerMax, Isilon and ECS but other SAN storage technologies can be considered. Ideally you will possess some experience of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity processes. You will be well organised and possess exceptional communication skills. Exceptional opportunity to join a global organisation operating within the professional services environment with significant investment in infrastructure and projects including major cloud deployment programmes. Excellent remuneration and benefits package offered combined with flexible/hybrid working environment

Project Manager - BI, MIS, Data Warehouse, Analytics, Oracle, Cognos, Contract, £65-£70k Croydon UK Insurance Company currently seeks a Project Manager to deliver multiple projects within the software application and data environments with specific emphasis on the enhancement of the Business Intelligence and MIS systems based on Datawarehouse technologies and their related systems. Working across database, software and web development environments the Project Manager will work within the full life cycle to engage stakeholders, gather requirements, plan, estimate, execute and deliver enhancements to systems covering ecommerce, document management, data warehouse, business intelligence technologies, analytics and reporting systems as well as insurance policy registration and management systems. Senior management reporting on progress, budget and compliance issues along with direct line management of cross-functional team will also form a major element of this role. We are searching for a Project Manager who has a broad range of experience working in large-scale projects gained within Insurance and/or Financial Services covering the application and database arenas with significant business intelligence exposure. You will be confident in your ability to engage senor level stakeholders and discuss software development and business intelligence concepts with developers, architects, business analysts and other project managers. You will hold a recognised Project Management qualification (Prince II, PMI, PMBOK, CPM etc) and possess extensive relevant and successful experience of the delivery of multiple projects within the application/database and business intelligence fields ideally gained within a global insurance company or multi-national financial services company. Excellent communication skills are pre-requisite; experience gained with portfolio management tool Clarity desirable.

IT Security Officer / IT Security Analyst / IT Risk Analyst - Security Audits, Risk Assessments, CISM, CISSP, CySA+, CASP+ etc; Security Standards. Guildford (2 days per week); Fully remote during pandemic, 2 days per week onsite post-return-to-office. Permanent. c.£55k- £65k + Benefits Global Insurance Company seeks an IT Security Officer / IT Security Analyst / IT Risk Analyst to assist in the development and dissemination of information security policies, procedures, and guidelines across the organisation. This is a Security Analysis role which will require the management of audits, risk assessments and the subsequent management and oversight of remedial actions taken by various software development and DevOps/SysAdmin teams and perimeter defence Network Engineering teams. The IT Security Officer / IT Security Analyst / IT Risk Analyst will monitor existing IT security controls to ensure compliance with security policies and procedures, identify vulnerabilities, take ownership of core security areas in active processes and projects on the security roadmap and create security policies which meet modern security compliance standards. This will involve managing the development of security procedures within the specific areas (software, network, production server, devops etc) and report to the Global Security team on the state of these areas. Day-to-day activities will require you to liaise with various business and technical departmental stakeholders to actively identify and resolve vulnerabilities in the technical environment. You will also need to identify areas for improvement in security policies and procedures relating to multiple enterprise systems and infrastructure environments operated by the corporate entity. You will employ a variety of standards covering aspects such as COBIT, IASME Cyber Security, GDPR and work to bring systems up to standards required by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority: BaFin (due to the company's presence and profile in Germany). We are searching for an IT Security Officer / IT Security Analyst / IT Risk Analyst who can bring procedural security knowledge, experience along with technical understanding of software, server and network environments and the application of security procedures within best practice. You will be an information security professional who holds certifications ranging from CySA+, CASP+, CISSP, Security+, CISA, CISM, and may have some exposure to frameworks such as COBIT, ISO27001 or have worked to FCA standards or indeed to BaFin standards within financial services. You will be familiar with undertaking risk assessments and reporting results and guidance to technical teams and business stakeholders alike and working closely with senior level business stakeholders to disseminate a security focussed approach. Excellent organisation and communication skills are pre-requisite. Excellent opportunity to work with one of the world's largest Insurance companies employing cutting edge technologies dispersed across a global enterprise. Excellent opportunity for career growth and personal development.

Scrum Master / Agile / Insurance / 12 Month FTC - £65k + Excellent benefits / Croydon or Bournemouth Scrum Coach/Scrum Master required by a UK insurance company. You must have extensive experience as a Scrum Master and Coach with SME level exposure to and understanding of Agile principles. You must have proven line management experience in achieving successful project deliverables with a track record of pragmatic procedures and strong results. We are a seeking a highly motivated, collaborative and inspiring individual with essential expertise in Agile principles (in time setting up an Agile Centre of Excellence across digital) to act as Scrum Master for up to 3 teams. Key functions will include facilitation of the main Scrum ceremonies - sprint planning, daily standup, sprint demos and retrospective; acting as a key point of liaison between Developers and other stakeholder within IT across the business. You will be a Certified Scrum Master / Practitioner, with a full knowledge of SDLC and Lean / Kanban principles. Rapid Application Development technology, particularly Mendix would be highly advantageous. Excellent opportunity to work within a stable environment with a key role enabling the enhancement of enterprise level systems. 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Microsoft Trainer / Learning & Development Specialist - MS O365, MS Teams Collaboration products, MTRs, Unified Communications (UCC), A/V Services. Permanent. Fully Remote / 100% Work From Home (during and post-pandemic). £55k - £60 +Benefits Microsoft Trainer / Learning & Development Specialist required by leading MSP service provider to global financial services organisations and the public sector. You will join a newly formed, global, division and focus on the design delivery of training services focussed on the range of Unified Communications (UCC) products and services centred around the MS Teams collaboration technology: Microsoft Teams Rooms (MTRs) and related MS Office 365 products. As a leading provider of managed services within the Audio Visual arena the company has, like many other MSPs, seen a surge in demand for Microsoft-centric products focused largely around MS Teams. Their focus is on the large-scale implementation and management of multiple meeting rooms, largely within global financial services organization, employing the MS Teams Rooms capability. This MS Teams platform offers wider capability than simple video conferencing and employs MS Power Apps for additional in-room functionality and combines multiple screens, automated focus and zoom, interactive whiteboards and much more. This position will play a key role to ensure the successful usage and adoption of the new services by end users within an organisation. The Microsoft Trainer / Learning & Development Specialist will devise training plans, sessions and seminars for all levels of technical experience and seniority and create all of the appropriate training materials and presentations required to deliver these sessions. You will also create user guidance manuals which can be referred to by users post-training. Once in place, the Microsoft Trainer / Learning & Development Specialist will deliver these sessions over remote MS Teams with a view to ensuring that users maximise the usage of the MS Teams facilities with particular focus on MTRs and UCC (Unified Communications). Whilst the training will focus on MS Teams functionality you will need to train users on its integration with aspects such as MS Office (calendars, invite management for example) along with additional functionality being delivered with MS Power Apps such as control of heating and ventilation controls within a meeting room. During this work you may be required to deliver some 1st line support activities or escalate to support teams. You will also work closely with account management teams and advise if you identify areas for improvement within client environments. We are searching for a Microsoft Trainer / Learning & Development Specialist / IT Trainer who has a deep understanding of Microsoft products, in particular MS Teams and MS Outlook. Experience with MS Teams collaboration rooms would be advantageous but non-essential. Experience gained working with Audio Visual hardware and services (such as Cisco Webex for example) would be beneficial but non-essential. You will be comfortable designing training schemes, creating training materials and Powerpoint presentation decks and be confident in your ability to manage training sessions of varying sizes with end users (of varying levels of seniority) over MS Teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills combined with presentational confidence (public speaking) are pre-requisite. Exceptional opportunity to join a new department within one of the largest global MSPs within its field at an exciting time of ongoing growth and product innovation. Fully remote role, we are welcoming applications from across the UK with the caveat that the occasional meeting in the Greater London area may be required from time to time which would require an overnight stay.