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Head of Systems Development We re Quickline, and we believe everyone deserves great internet. Whoever you are, wherever you are and whatever you do online - our customers are at the heart of everything we do. So we re on a mission to provide lightning fast, reliable broadband that reaches the places other providers leave behind. Our mission relies on a team full of inspiring, customer obsessed people, and we re looking for a Head of Systems Development to ensure the systems estate operates efficiently and securely to help deliver the digital transformation strategy. Could that be you? If leading a high-performing technical team to deliver innovative, reliable, and scalable systems solutions motivates you, and seeing technology enable business transformation and deliver measurable outcomes gives you a sense of achievement, we would be very interested in learning more about your experience and expertise. Here s why you ll love this role - Lead and inspire a talented team of developers, architects, analysts, and testers ( Salesforce & non Salesforce) - Shape and deliver Quickline s digital transformation strategy. - Work with cutting edge OSS/BSS and IT systems across a dynamic enterprise. - Collaborate with senior leadership to drive data driven decision-making. - Play a pivotal role in ensuring secure, reliable, and compliant systems. Here s why you ll be great in this role - Proven experience leading software development or IT operations teams in complex environments. - Thrives in fast paced settings and excels at driving organizational change. - Strong strategic mindset paired with operational execution skills. - Effective communicator and collaborator across diverse teams and stakeholders. - Passionate about leveraging technology to deliver exceptional customer experiences. The benefits - Pension 5% employer / 5% employee contribution. - Health Cashback Scheme Can claim back prescription, GP and optician charges, therapy allowance, private outpatient consultations, EAP, 24/7 remote GP service, member discounts. - 25 days annual leave + bank holidays, your birthday, house move and wedding day off. - Option to buy up to 3 additional days annual leave - High Street Shopping Discount Scheme - Holidays, food and drink, insurance, sport, tech, high street, Ikea, M&S, cinema etc. - Free Parking on site. - Regular Lunch & Learns - Social Events Summer and End of Year parties etc. - Customer Obsessed Awards - Regular opportunities to win! and more. Note to agencies Quickline have an internal recruitment team. We will not accept unsolicited CVs from any source other than directly from a candidate via our Applicant Tracking System ( ATS ). Any unsolicited CVs sent to Quickline, via the Quickline careers email address, directly to Quickline employees or managers, will be considered Quickline property and Quickline are free to contact those prospective candidates directly with zero financial repercussions. For further information refer to our careers page. Please note: You must have the right to work in the UK in order to be successfully appointed to this role

Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Diversity is essential to achieving our mission and we're committed to building a workplace that reflects individuals with different backgrounds and experiences. In order to achieve this, we must start with our job postings. This guide will provide details on how to draft inclusive job postings optimizing for a more diverse candidate pool. By considering the needs of our candidates, this guide will: teach you to eliminate words or phrases that might discourage diverse candidates from applying, provide internal/external resources on Meta's diversity initiatives, and provide a sample job posting highlighting which changes were made to make it more inclusive.Through organizations like the Telecom Infra Project () (TIP) and through direct engagement with individual operators around the world, the team collaborates globally with the telecom industry to identify and execute a range of connectivity programs. If you have passion for working with operators, ISPs, technology vendors and other industry stakeholders to drive innovative, cutting edge, cost-efficient connectivity infrastructure projects that will deliver Internet access to the unconnected while significantly scaling current networks - then this is a great role for you.As a Connectivity Technologies and Ecosystems Manager you will work closely with the Meta Connectivity team and TIP ecosystem members to develop technologies and programs to bring more people online to a faster Internet. You will interface with large network operators, industry leading hardware/software vendors, systems solution providers, and many other connectivity partners, to understand how Meta and its partners' contributions can be of most impact to the diverse connectivity ecosystem. This position is full-time and is based in Madrid. Connectivity Technologies and Ecosystems Manager Responsibilities: A telecom technology and industry expert who questions the status quo and develops a strategic vision for the connectivity technology landscape to shape Meta's efforts in the validation of telecom technologies, spanning radio, transport and core. And ultimately enable infrastructure solutions with the network operator community and drive deployments across the industry at large. Develop and own end-to-end implementation of frameworks that accelerate readiness of telecom solutions through rigorous technical testing and certification, in internal and third-party testing facilities across the globe. Manage technical and business relationships with network operators and infrastructure partners to help reduce friction and remove obstacles facing networking hardware/software development, testing, and market adoption. Identify key use cases and common technical requirements from operator partners to drive technology validation and certification parameters within Meta programs and the technology vendor community. Identify key metrics/measures that will be used to evaluate success and validate the business impact of the program. Carefully track industry trends in technology testing and certification, as well as in commercial and technical evaluation and procurement of solutions, and develop programs, frameworks and processes that reduce operator overhead, and that ultimately drive adoption of products that represent a technical and/or commercial advantage for network operators. Align cross-functional stakeholders on objectives and goals for the program, gather and prioritize requirements. Build relationships, gain consensus, remove tension/roadblocks and focus on the solution. Minimum Qualifications: Ability to drive infrastructure hardware/software proof of concepts trials within Meta and TIP programs and/or at partner labs ultimately leading to field trial evaluations prior to rapid commercial deployment. Fluency in English and at least one other major European language, French or Spanish preferred. 10+ years of experience as a program manager/engineer/architect in one or more of the telecom infrastructure areas - Radio, Transport, Core. Communication skills including ability to speak to technical and business audiences Ability to understand high level architecture for system dependencies and translate these into technical requirements and roadmaps. BS or higher in Telecommunications engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent degree/experience. Preferred Qualifications: Track record of managing complex programs with multiple internal and external dependencies, through the entire lifecycle, from inception to completion. Experience in new product introduction and technology deployment projects covering a wide range of hardware (radio access, IP, optical, compute) and software (OSS, BSS, SDN) technologies. Firm understanding of the telecom technology industry: use cases, solutions, standards, certification bodies, technology providers, etc. Firm understanding of mobile and fixed broadband network operators: service offerings, organisational structures, challenges, procurement processes, competitive landscape, etc. Ability to understand network operator deployment scenarios such as different geographies, population densities, indoor vs. outdoor, range of ARPUs and uses cases such as fixed/mobile access, enterprise/public access to drive development of flexible, cost-effective and open infrastructure

Are you an experienced technical architect looking for a new opportunity? We are looking for a principal technical architect to join our fantastic team in the SSCL sector. In this role, you will be an acknowledged leader in Sopra Steria in your technology area. You main responsibilities within this role will be to maintain ownership, enabling technology and infrastructure architecture throughout the program. You should have end-to-end awareness and visibility of all the physical, virtual and software assets in use by all parts of the business. The daily activities will include providing guidance and support to both fellow EAs, Solution Architects, Designers and run-staff on the best possible selection and use of supporting technology and infrastructure to deliver the business outcomes at the optimised level of TCO and compliance. We can offer great career progression opportunities, ability to be based anywhere across the UK, benefits which you can flex to meet your needs and training and development opportunities. What you will be doing: Lead development of the Technology road map and infrastructure reference architectures, working in conjunction with Defence Digital, DBS MP&V representatives, IT Operations and Security Lead on development of strategy, approach and roadmaps for the selection and implementation of Technologies and their supporting infrastructures. Develop Technology strategy and infrastructure operating model supporting implementation of a Cloud First operational stance suitable to deliver the program objectives around improved transparency, disaggregation and lower operating costs Provide coaching, guidance and direction to service design resources aligned to delivery project workstreams within the Technology and Infrastructure space Provide direction and guidance to service transition managers supporting implementation of new technologies and integration into the service operating model Develop organisation design, roles and responsibilities and processes, working with business analysts, process designers, solutions architects and other stakeholders across SSCL Defence for the ongoing support and upkeep of business supporting infrastructures Support and direct the work of the designers to ensure solution design adherence to the Technology Reference Model and roadmap Chair working groups on new capability delivery to ensure appropriate use of Technology and Infrastructure throughout the business Represent the business interests in industry and supplier forums Maintain the business demand position for current and future technologies and services with Defence Digital Consult on all Evergreen decisions to ensure Technology and Infrastructure lifecycle management is being applied in the most cost-effective manner Maintain on-going market survey for new Technologies and infrastructure providers and best-practice models What you'll bring: WAN & LAN services: Carrier networking: MPLS, Carrier Ethernet, network edge services network security: Fortinet FW, Web application firewalls, Vulnerability scanning & vulnerability management network services, Cisco switching and routing Cloud and virtualisation services: Oracle Cloud Infrastructure IaaS and PaaS Azure, AWS VMWare, Hyper-V Public and private cloud (cloud at customer, VMWare, Citrix Cloud provisioning & build tools - FlexDeploy, Terraform, Chef/Puppet, Python etc. End-user compute/Collaboration platforms: Windows Server SCOM/SCCM and supporting technologies Collaboration technologies: MS Exchange, O365, SharePoint JIRA / Confluence IP Telephony and Contact centre: Enterprise IPT and Contact Centre solutions (Cisco UCCX/UCCE, Avaya etc.) Omnichannel and portal/contact centre integration OSS / BSS tools: ITSM tools: ServiceNow / SolarWinds SOC/SIEM: Splunk, Nexus, Syslog NG, Capacity Management Application performance management Application integration API Management / API gateway services inc. Software AG webMethods, Oracle Integration Cloud Managed file transfer If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Employment Type: Full-time Location : Anywhere Security Clearance Level: SC Internal Recruiter: Marion Salary: £80,000 to £100,000 Benefits: £6,600 car allowance, 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical (couple), life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about our company? Shared Services Connected Ltd was established as a joint venture between the Cabinet Office and Sopra Steria, in 2013 as part of the Government's Shared Services Strategy for Smarter Government programme and operates from four regional centres of excellence: Blackpool; Newcastle; Newport; and York. We deliver best in class business transformation programmes to across the Public Sector with a target to release one billion pounds of savings to the public. We have established an enviable track record in the design and delivery of large-scale innovative HR, Payroll, IT, and Finance & Accounting solutions to significantly improve efficiencies and enhance service levels across Government and Public Sector. Our clients include a number of government agencies including the Department for Work and Pensions, Environment Agency Department for Education, Ministry of Justice and Home Office as well as the Metropolitan Police Service and the Construction Industry Training Board. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.

JOB TITLE: OSS Solution Designer LOCATION: Irlam (relocating to Salford Quays from April 2017) SALARY: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package The primary function of the role involves the design of IT Software solutions to produce reliable and fit for purpose systems and processes. These systems and processes enable TalkTalk to offer new and innovative products with a great customer experience. How will I add value in this role? • Interprets and occasionally documents requirements identified into a set of functional designs for consumption by development departments • Derives solution design by working with business analysts, solution and enterprise architects, delivery and operational teams • Ensures the solution design meets the business objectives and aligns with the architectural blueprints and governance framework • Facilitates and leads design workshops with subject matter experts, delivery leads and other required parties • Works closely with the development teams to ensure that the implementation is effective and faithful to the original design and of appropriate quality • Become a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to the business and technology What do I need in order to deliver in this role? Must have: • Educated to a degree level or equivalent • Experience working on complex IT projects (including past experience in development, for example, .NET, C#, C++, Java, SQL, Oracle) • Enthusiastic and self-driven • Strong communication skills, verbally and in documentation/presentation Be great to also have: • Knowledge of telecommunications systems and products (BSS/OSS, Networks, LLU, Fibre, Ethernet, SIP) • Related IT Qualifications The Company It’s an exciting time to be a part of TalkTalk as we lead the way as the UK’s leading provider of value for money landline, broadband, mobile and TV services with a customer base of over 4 million amid continued growth. With a commitment to developing its talent, TalkTalk offers a genuinely diverse, safe and supportive work environment, where "actions not words" fosters a culture of achievement and personal development. The Benefits In return, we offer employee benefits that are second-to-none and include attractive discounts off our exciting range of products and services, and a challenging but supportive work environment within a highly innovative division of TalkTalk. We believe that working at TalkTalk is more than just a job. With a commitment to developing talent and putting our customers and the wider community at the forefront of everything we do, we believe that TalkTalk really is a Brighter Place for Everyone! How to apply If you are driven and focused on getting results and thrive in a fast pace environment, this might be the opportunity you're looking for! Apply now to the TalkTalk Careers team via the online application link

JOB TITLE: OSS Solution Designer LOCATION: Irlam (relocating to Salford Quays from April 2017) SALARY: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package The primary function of the role involves the design of IT Software solutions to produce reliable and fit for purpose systems and processes. These systems and processes enable TalkTalk to offer new and innovative products with a great customer experience. How will I add value in this role? • Interprets and occasionally documents requirements identified into a set of functional designs for consumption by development departments • Derives solution design by working with business analysts, solution and enterprise architects, delivery and operational teams • Ensures the solution design meets the business objectives and aligns with the architectural blueprints and governance framework • Facilitates and leads design workshops with subject matter experts, delivery leads and other required parties • Works closely with the development teams to ensure that the implementation is effective and faithful to the original design and of appropriate quality • Become a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to the business and technology What do I need in order to deliver in this role? Must have: • Educated to a degree level or equivalent • Experience working on complex IT projects (including past experience in development, for example, .NET, C#, C++, Java, SQL, Oracle) • Enthusiastic and self-driven • Strong communication skills, verbally and in documentation/presentation Be great to also have: • Knowledge of telecommunications systems and products (BSS/OSS, Networks, LLU, Fibre, Ethernet, SIP) • Related IT Qualifications The Company It’s an exciting time to be a part of TalkTalk as we lead the way as the UK’s leading provider of value for money landline, broadband, mobile and TV services with a customer base of over 4 million amid continued growth. With a commitment to developing its talent, TalkTalk offers a genuinely diverse, safe and supportive work environment, where "actions not words" fosters a culture of achievement and personal development. The Benefits In return, we offer employee benefits that are second-to-none and include attractive discounts off our exciting range of products and services, and a challenging but supportive work environment within a highly innovative division of TalkTalk. We believe that working at TalkTalk is more than just a job. With a commitment to developing talent and putting our customers and the wider community at the forefront of everything we do, we believe that TalkTalk really is a Brighter Place for Everyone! How to apply If you are driven and focused on getting results and thrive in a fast pace environment, this might be the opportunity you're looking for! Apply now to the TalkTalk Careers team via the online application link

JOB TITLE: OSS Solution Designer LOCATION: Irlam (relocating to Salford Quays from April 2017) SALARY: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package The primary function of the role involves the design of IT Software solutions to produce reliable and fit for purpose systems and processes. These systems and processes enable TalkTalk to offer new and innovative products with a great customer experience. How will I add value in this role? • Interprets and occasionally documents requirements identified into a set of functional designs for consumption by development departments • Derives solution design by working with business analysts, solution and enterprise architects, delivery and operational teams • Ensures the solution design meets the business objectives and aligns with the architectural blueprints and governance framework • Facilitates and leads design workshops with subject matter experts, delivery leads and other required parties • Works closely with the development teams to ensure that the implementation is effective and faithful to the original design and of appropriate quality • Become a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to the business and technology What do I need in order to deliver in this role? Must have: • Educated to a degree level or equivalent • Experience working on complex IT projects (including past experience in development, for example, .NET, C#, C++, Java, SQL, Oracle) • Enthusiastic and self-driven • Strong communication skills, verbally and in documentation/presentation Be great to also have: • Knowledge of telecommunications systems and products (BSS/OSS, Networks, LLU, Fibre, Ethernet, SIP) • Related IT Qualifications The Company It’s an exciting time to be a part of TalkTalk as we lead the way as the UK’s leading provider of value for money landline, broadband, mobile and TV services with a customer base of over 4 million amid continued growth. With a commitment to developing its talent, TalkTalk offers a genuinely diverse, safe and supportive work environment, where "actions not words" fosters a culture of achievement and personal development. The Benefits In return, we offer employee benefits that are second-to-none and include attractive discounts off our exciting range of products and services, and a challenging but supportive work environment within a highly innovative division of TalkTalk. We believe that working at TalkTalk is more than just a job. With a commitment to developing talent and putting our customers and the wider community at the forefront of everything we do, we believe that TalkTalk really is a Brighter Place for Everyone! How to apply If you are driven and focused on getting results and thrive in a fast pace environment, this might be the opportunity you're looking for! Apply now to the TalkTalk Careers team via the online application link

JOB TITLE: OSS Solution Designer LOCATION: Irlam (relocating to Salford Quays from April 2017) SALARY: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package The primary function of the role involves the design of IT Software solutions to produce reliable and fit for purpose systems and processes. These systems and processes enable TalkTalk to offer new and innovative products with a great customer experience. How will I add value in this role? • Interprets and occasionally documents requirements identified into a set of functional designs for consumption by development departments • Derives solution design by working with business analysts, solution and enterprise architects, delivery and operational teams • Ensures the solution design meets the business objectives and aligns with the architectural blueprints and governance framework • Facilitates and leads design workshops with subject matter experts, delivery leads and other required parties • Works closely with the development teams to ensure that the implementation is effective and faithful to the original design and of appropriate quality • Become a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to the business and technology What do I need in order to deliver in this role? Must have: • Educated to a degree level or equivalent • Experience working on complex IT projects (including past experience in development, for example, .NET, C#, C++, Java, SQL, Oracle) • Enthusiastic and self-driven • Strong communication skills, verbally and in documentation/presentation Be great to also have: • Knowledge of telecommunications systems and products (BSS/OSS, Networks, LLU, Fibre, Ethernet, SIP) • Related IT Qualifications The Company It’s an exciting time to be a part of TalkTalk as we lead the way as the UK’s leading provider of value for money landline, broadband, mobile and TV services with a customer base of over 4 million amid continued growth. With a commitment to developing its talent, TalkTalk offers a genuinely diverse, safe and supportive work environment, where "actions not words" fosters a culture of achievement and personal development. The Benefits In return, we offer employee benefits that are second-to-none and include attractive discounts off our exciting range of products and services, and a challenging but supportive work environment within a highly innovative division of TalkTalk. We believe that working at TalkTalk is more than just a job. With a commitment to developing talent and putting our customers and the wider community at the forefront of everything we do, we believe that TalkTalk really is a Brighter Place for Everyone! How to apply If you are driven and focused on getting results and thrive in a fast pace environment, this might be the opportunity you're looking for! Apply now to the TalkTalk Careers team via the online application link