Applause IT

Head of Infrastructure - Linux, Ansible, Docker Birmingham - £55,000 - £70,000 + Benefits Applause IT are seeking a Head of Infrastructure with solid experience in managing the day-to-day infrastructure across frequent software deployments is sought by a scaling e-retail business. Present in more than 30 countries worldwide and offering a localised customer experience no matter where you are, you'll be managing the network, middleware and operating systems that support these complex proprietary systems. You'll be responsible for developing the vision and delivery of the internal architecture across the infrastructure team and monitoring key processes and metrics. The successful Head of Infrastructure will have knowledge of: Experience in cloud architectures Hands on Infrastructure experience Software deployment Solid Linux experience - Centos ideally but open to flavours Containerisation - Docker / Kubernetes Ansible Zabbix Oracle DB If you are interested in finding out more then click APPLY NOW or send your CV to Head of Infrastructure - Linux, Ansible, Docker Birmingham - £55,000 - £70,000 + Benefits

Data Engineer - Fully Remote - £50,000 - £90,000 + Benefits ApplauseIT are looking for a number of experienced Data Engineers with between 3 and 8+ years' of working similar positions. Ideally the successful Data Engineer will have a strong understanding of ETL, Python and Cloud is sought by an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that focuses on delivering outstanding conversational experiences. Boasting Partners such as Google and Gymshark they create personalised conversation through automation and the creation of actionable insights. As a Data Engineer you will be joining their software engineering function to contribute to the solution design and implementation, while sharing responsibility for performance, and scalability, in what is a very relaxed but innovative environment. The successful Data Engineer will ideally have the following: Strong Python coding ability Proficiency with using AWS or other cloud platforms (GCP, Azure) Experience with SQL and Databases Vast experience / Knowledge of ETL / ELT processing / streaming pipelines Along with a competitive salary and fully remote working, you will have the opportunity to work in a varied role to empower some of the biggest brands to deliver customer experiences of the highest standard! - Fully Remote - £50,000 - £90,000 + Benefits Data Engineer

Graduate .NET Developer Preston Brook - £25,000 A Graduate .NET Developer is sought by a leading software company working in managing large data sets and working on their market leading products. The Graduate .NET Developer will be able to work under their own initiative but also be able to quickly build rapport with fellow members of the team. The ideal Graduate .NET Developer would have a love for technology and be keen to personally develop into the future. You will be joining a small team and be working on some very interesting projects, with lots of variety. This is a fantastic opportunity to get into development and gain exposure to cloud technologies. Essential Skills: C# .NET ASP.NET SQL Server Desirable Skills: JavaScript Exposure to cloud technologies - Azure / AWS If you are a Graduate .NET Developer and are interested in this, please click "APPLY NOW" or email - Graduate .NET Developer

Test Analyst - Software, Web, Mobile Manchester - £27,000-£30,000 (Full time) Introduction Applause IT are recruiting a Test Analyst for one of the world's leading producers of Virtual Sports Events. Virtual Sporting events consist of Virtual races, team-based sports, games and more. As well as this, they supply all the leading UK Bookmakers as well as several high-profile international clients. The Test Analyst We are looking for the individual to have a great eye for detail as all the Virtual Sporting events are to be as life like as possible! The tester will need to have a sharp eye for spotting mistakes to ensure the best service is provided for customers. The tester will be working closely with a team of Testers, Artists, Software Developers and Project Mangers working collaboratively to deliver amazing software. Skills / Experience 2+ year's system testing with experience of working in a fast paced environment 2+ year's testing in a Windows environment Experience with Test Case Management Software - Quality Centre, TestRail etc. Proficient with Jira Ability to work in a demanding environment on several projects Knowledge of the software development life cycle Keen eye for detail and an emphasis on accuracy If you feel this is the perfect role for you please APPLY, alternatively email or call for more information! Test Analyst - Burton On Trent £27,000 - £30,000 - Full time

Account Manager, BDM - IT Managed Services Sales Birmingham, West Midlands £36,000 - £48,000 Base salary (depending on experience) + Car or Allowance + Commission (OTE to 110K+ readily achievable) + Bens Established technology Telecoms and IT VAR, requires experienced IT Infrastructure and Managed Services Salesperson to develop existing accounts and cross sell various IT tech and services across their substantial client base. This is a role with capacity to move into management and build a team around yourself, once established. Day to day you will be selling a wide range of modern IT technology and services including MS Teams, MS365, Azure, Datto, Sophos, Cisco Meraki Wireless, Leased lines and help desk service contracts, all to be delivered highly experienced team of IT engineers and help desk staff with pre-sales Consultant back up. To be successful in this role you will need good track record gained in a similar role selling similar IT products and services products to mid-market. You will need to be a good farmer able to strengthen relationships and spot opportunities to grow accounts. Good use of Sales CRM, billing platforms and help desk software essential along with a reasonable knowledge of modern it networks and commercial service drivers. Activities will involve offering vulnerability assessments leading to Cyber sales, Hardware Upgrades, Migration to cloud etc. My client has over 800 customers who have ongoing telecoms, connectivity and/or mobile contracts with them with masses of clear opportunity to sell IT products across that whole base. Please send CV now and call Tim Morris on to find out more To 48K + Car + OTE 100K+

Graduate Technical Business Analyst £26,000 - £28,000 + benefits Applause IT is looking for a Graduate Technical Business Analyst for our client, a software house, who have opened an office in Birmingham. The role will be fundamental in designing and implementing new software solutions. The successful candidate will solve a varying degree of problems on a daily basis, working with clients to understand their needs and technical requirements, turning this into detail specifications. Strong communication skills and the ability to build and maintain relationships with customers is essential in succeeding in this position. Essential Criteria: 2:1 or above in a STEM subject (including subjects like Psychology, Statistics, Bio-sciences etc.) Excellent A-levels, preferably an A in Maths Excellent problem solving skills Organised, logical and practical Ability to work as a team If this role appeals, APPLY NOW! Graduate Technical Business Analyst £26,000 - £28,000 + benefits

Technical Business Analyst Stourbridge £45,000-£55,000 Applause IT are looking for a Technical Business Analyst to join our client's team in Stourbridge. They specialise in creating loyalty solutions for automotive retailers, including Porsche and Mercedes-Benz. Working alongside the Product Owner and other stakeholders, the successful candidate will work on BAU projects as well as the implementation of new projects. As a Technical Business Analyst, some key responsibilities may include liaising with the service team, delivery and operational team to ensure appropriate delivery plans, and gathering requirements. Having some technical experience is desired as the role involves leading the technical delivery of client and internal projects. The successful candidate will manage resource to support product development and delivery of projects. Essential Criteria SDLC APIs (predominantly REST but any exposure to SOAP is beneficial) Experience of gathering requirements and technical documentation? AWS/Cloud experience including but not limited to PaaS and SaaS architecture models Experience working with agile methodologies Technical Business Analyst Stourbridge £45,000-£55,000

Transport Management and Logistics Systems Sales Business Development Manager £40,000 - £60,000 + Car + Bens + Great commission plan for earnings of 100K + OTE Birmingham, West Midlands. To suit a midlands-based candidate close to M6, M5, M42 corridor. Regular UK travel required. Established international Logistics and Transport Management Systems vendor requires experienced field ready Sales Business Development Manager to spearhead their sales activity entry into the UK Market. The position offers a unique opportunity to sell to the whole of the UK market as first salesperson in the UK. You will be joining a new team working from a newly established sales and services hub in central Birmingham. The company currently has 200 + staff across 5 locations and group turnover in excess of 20M euros per annum. The product is an established and highly customisable modular logistics and transport planning (TMS) system sold to mid-market and enterprise customers including functions for road, air and sea freight, telematics, company portals and web systems, docking, transport, fleet management, warehousing, and route planning and optimisation. The role: You will be acquiring potential customers in person, by phone, email and/or via Teams (Existing customers are typically freight forwarders, shippers and hauliers from industry and trade) To present the software solution online and on site to potential new customers Provide RFIs, quotes, build a solid pipeline of sales and enter/conclude contract negotiations Managing existing clients in the designated region (UK wide + Ireland) Reporting (pipeline, forecast etc) to Sales Director in Germany. Skills and experience required: Graduate or graduate calibre in a relevant numerate business or software / systems degree or similar with proven relevant professional sales experience in a similar role. Strong general IT skills and understanding along with appreciation of modern development environments / dev life cycle / tech stack and of relational databases is required. Previous experience selling anything that sits on an Oracle platform is particularly sought after though by no means essential. Minimum 3 years sales experience in a similar role with a proven track record of delivering full sales cycle new business acquisition of similar customers. Ideally you will have sold similar software systems to the UK market previously so any experience selling similar Logistics and Transport Management Systems and to road freight clients is preferred. Strong communication and presentation skills. Dedication to the job and excellent sales techniques. Marketing support will be provided although you must of a new business hunter mentality. Willingness to travel across the UK. You will require a valid passport as you'll be attending a in depth induction in a wonderful part of central Europe on joining the new UK team, prior to commencing your work. What's in it for me? A highly competitive basic salary, car allowance, solid commission plan, pension, above average annual leave, and health insurance all on offer here. Please send CV now and call Tim Morris on to find out more Transport Management and Logistics Systems Sales Business Development Manager To £60K + Car + Double OTE Birmingham, West Midlands.

Salesforce Solutions Architect Day Rate - £500 - £550/Day Project Information: In depth knowledge of Salesforce Service Cloud and explicitly experience of using it in a Call Centre environment operating at a large scale (must have) Experience of integrating a virtual contact centre with Salesforce (must have) Specifically experience of Genesis Pure Cloud (should have) Knowledge of specific integration patterns and tools for the Salesforce platform (must have) Specifically a good knowledge of Salesforce connect (external objects) to integrate with APIs (must have) Knowledge of industry standard integration patterns (must have) Key Responsibilities of the successful Salesforce Solutions Architect: Delivering technical architecture, across multiple programs according standards & departmental expectations Leading and guiding introduction, design & continuous development of CI/CD across the SalesForce ecosystem, engaging with other key stakeholders Designing integration architecture, data architecture, overall solution architecture and business/process architecture Regularly attending and contributing (weekly) Technical Design Authority meetings and have a detailed understanding of the product roadmap Designing and implementing specific SFDC designs for the environment and deliver technical solutions Implementing and maintaining high standards of solution design and implementation Leading client meetings to gather business requirements and translate them into technical solutions Working according to any processes (e.g. Scrum, Agile, CI/CD etc.) Requirements Minimum 5-years experience designing Salesforce solutions, preferably within a retail / ecommerce technology Salesforce Partner Strong operational knowledge of as well as Salesforce Certifications in Sales, Service, Community, Marketing clouds. Experience documenting end to end solutions. Strong track record in data modelling, Cloud architecture, SalesForce, integration technologies, performance and scalability architecture Self-started and possesses a strong initiative to find ways to implement improvements to solutions, systems, and processes. Capable and organised communicator who is proficient in working with customers as well as globally, dispersed teams. Genesis Pure Cloud Salesforce Connect Day Rate - £500 - £550/Day Salesforce Solutions Architect

Project Manager - Remote Day Rate - £300 - £400 /DAY (Outside IR35) Halesowen - B32 3QT ApplauseIT are hiring for a Project Manager on a long-term day rate contract. The position is required by a leading specialist innovative care and education provider. The Project Manager will work on delivering a large systems implementation and will need to be able to hit the ground running for this important project. The successful Project Manager will be an individual who is capable to also work on multiple projects simultaneously, with great interpersonal qualities. Key responsibilities for the successful Project Manager will include, working alongside internal departments to meet business requirements and to communicate these throughout the organisation. While it is important for the Project Manager to have a strong Finance Background, comfortable working on Finance Systems and a very analytical mind being good with process. You will take full ownership and responsibility for the continued delivery of a key project, getting involved at all stages of the full product / customer lifecycle to ensure all requirements are met and delivered against. Ideal skill set of the Project Manager: Demonstrable experience planning, designing, monitoring, controlling and delivering large scale IT projects Experience writing and delivering the Project Initiation Document (PID) - identifying the resources, people, systems and processes needed to successfully deliver the project Experience working with internal and external teams across multiple disciplines. The ability to track key project milestones and analyse progress to report back to key stakeholders Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite Strong Financial Services Background Excellent communication skills Prince2 qualification - beneficial Please send CV now to george[at]applauseit[dot]co[uk] and call George Postle on to find out more. Halesowen - B32 3QT Day Rate - £300 - £400 /DAY (Outside IR35) Project Manager - Remote

Lead .NET Developer £50,000 - £60,000 - Manchester - Part Remote Applause IT are working in partnership with a market leading company that has been innovating and developing software for the downstream oil and LPG industries for decades to find a talented and enthusiastic Lead .NET Developer. The successful Lead .NET Developer will work in an agile team environment building the next generation of systems and will work collaboratively to define and develop new and existing software features, coordinating with the Product Owner to identify technical solutions and acceptance criteria. Ideal skill set of the successful Lead .NET Developer: Commercial experience leading, mentoring, coaching and line managing developers Proven in commercial experience using C#, .NET and MVC Excellent understanding of JavaScript (Alongside experience with one of the following frameworks Angular/React/Vue) Strong communication skills; both written and verbal Benefits Provided by Our Client: Flexible working arrangements 7 hour working day Company pension scheme Death in service benefit of 6x salary Permanent health insurance Private health care Employee assistance programme 25 days annual leave plus statutory bank holidays Free parking Free beans to cup coffee in our amazing, open plan, bright new offices If you are a Lead .NET Developer based in the Manchester area looking to grow with a successful company and work in a role you are destined to love, do not hold back! Apply now! Lead .NET Developer - Manchester

Product Owner Manchester - £40,000-£45,000 + benefits Applause IT are hiring for a passionate product owner to work for a rapidly growing company that produces intelligent video technologies. They have a primary focus on AI based edge analytics and low-bandwidth, low-latency live video streaming. As a Product Owner you will work alongside the product management and software development team in an agile environment. The company requires at least 3-5 years experience in a busy agile development environment. This includes experience with Scrum and the Scaled Agile Framework as well as hands on experience of writing features and user stories. Excellent communications and being able to work collaboratively is essential alongside the ability to understand complex business and technical issues and influence decision making at all levels of the organisation. Essential criteria: Experienced software product owner Familiar with mobile development and app stores (iOS and Android) Familiar with web UI development Able to support UX and UI design Ability to lead multi-disciplined team of engineers. The company offers 25 days holiday, life assurance, access to ClassPass, and Group Income Protection and EAP. If you are an experienced Product Owner please send your CV to and call Ros Green on to find out more. Product Owner £40,000-£45,000 + benefits