Starling technology works in a hybrid pattern from home and our three offices and we think we will be for a while to come. We're open to applications from across the UK but our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London, Southampton or Cardiff office, so that when we're able to see each other and collaborate in person again, we're ready to go! We are very open about how we deliver software - have a look at our QCon presentations or engineering podcasts to see what our developers have been up to. You can also try coding against your own bank account with us using our open APIs (see the developer site) Starling engineers love building things, creating new stuff, learning new technologies and working with others across all areas of the business to bring brilliant products and features to life. We're open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications. If you care enough to find elegant solutions to difficult technical problems, we'd love to hear from you. Requirements Our engineering teams already operate with reliability and devops practices in mind. As Starling engineering grows, we want to boost the adoption of these practices. This is where you would come in. The responsibilities of the role include: Design, author, run, and measure systems to improve our observability, incident response and general reliability posture. Collaborate with, support and educate other teams in order to establish key practices in their development lifecycle. Organise and participate in incident investigation and follow-up, to make sure we keep learning from incidents. An overview of the skills (not all required): Coding mindset, beyond simple scripting, in a major language (e.g., Java, Go, Python) and passion to reduce toil via automation. Good troubleshooting skills and interest in investigating to get to the bottom of problems. Like to take ownership of a feature from the original idea through to production. Experience with observability/monitoring/telemetry. Passionate about tracking progress or regression through indicators and setting objectives (SLIs/SLOs). Good understanding of Linux operating system concepts, containerisation, standard network protocols and running distributed systems at scale in public clouds (we operate in AWS). Benefits 33 days holiday (including public hols). You'll also get your birthday on us 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth Contributory pension scheme We have many varied social groups set up and run by our employees - ForTheWin (a gaming group), Starling FC, book club and many more! Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, shopping and train tickets via a Perkbox membership Access to 'salary sacrifice' benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme Gym membership options About Us: Starling is a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. Since our launch in 2014, we've surpassed 2 million accounts, including over 350,000 business accounts. Our total deposits, meanwhile, have topped £5 billion and we have lent over £2bn over the same period. We're a fully licensed UK bank, and we have the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive technology company. We've won the Best British Bank award four years running, and now employ over 1500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff & Dublin offices. Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
04/01/2022
Full time
Starling technology works in a hybrid pattern from home and our three offices and we think we will be for a while to come. We're open to applications from across the UK but our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London, Southampton or Cardiff office, so that when we're able to see each other and collaborate in person again, we're ready to go! We are very open about how we deliver software - have a look at our QCon presentations or engineering podcasts to see what our developers have been up to. You can also try coding against your own bank account with us using our open APIs (see the developer site) Starling engineers love building things, creating new stuff, learning new technologies and working with others across all areas of the business to bring brilliant products and features to life. We're open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications. If you care enough to find elegant solutions to difficult technical problems, we'd love to hear from you. Requirements Our engineering teams already operate with reliability and devops practices in mind. As Starling engineering grows, we want to boost the adoption of these practices. This is where you would come in. The responsibilities of the role include: Design, author, run, and measure systems to improve our observability, incident response and general reliability posture. Collaborate with, support and educate other teams in order to establish key practices in their development lifecycle. Organise and participate in incident investigation and follow-up, to make sure we keep learning from incidents. An overview of the skills (not all required): Coding mindset, beyond simple scripting, in a major language (e.g., Java, Go, Python) and passion to reduce toil via automation. Good troubleshooting skills and interest in investigating to get to the bottom of problems. Like to take ownership of a feature from the original idea through to production. Experience with observability/monitoring/telemetry. Passionate about tracking progress or regression through indicators and setting objectives (SLIs/SLOs). Good understanding of Linux operating system concepts, containerisation, standard network protocols and running distributed systems at scale in public clouds (we operate in AWS). Benefits 33 days holiday (including public hols). You'll also get your birthday on us 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth Contributory pension scheme We have many varied social groups set up and run by our employees - ForTheWin (a gaming group), Starling FC, book club and many more! Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, shopping and train tickets via a Perkbox membership Access to 'salary sacrifice' benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme Gym membership options About Us: Starling is a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. Since our launch in 2014, we've surpassed 2 million accounts, including over 350,000 business accounts. Our total deposits, meanwhile, have topped £5 billion and we have lent over £2bn over the same period. We're a fully licensed UK bank, and we have the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive technology company. We've won the Best British Bank award four years running, and now employ over 1500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff & Dublin offices. Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
Starling engineers love building things, creating new stuff, learning new technologies and working with others across all areas of the business to bring brilliant products and features to life. Hear from our engineers in our latest blogs or our case studies with Women in Tech. As a Starling Engineer you will: Contribute to our award winning platform and internal tooling Build new features and products from scratch Be able to see the impact that your work has on the lives of our millions of customers Share your knowledge with those around you, contributing to our learning culture Own your projects, working in small teams across the bank to collaboratively deliver Aim for greatness in everything you do, staying curious and inquisitive Be part of a scaling team and organisation as we change banking for good Requirements We have native Android apps written in Kotlin respectively. The apps are award winning and one of the main channels for customers using the bank. We are looking for android engineers to work on these apps who: Want to work on a feature rich mobile app with millions of customers; Can produce robust, well tested code that will give our customers the reliability that they need; Care about the product, the user experience and the design; Think (like us) that a small number of empowered developers is the right way to deliver software; Benefits Starling technology works in a hybrid pattern both from home and one of our three offices. We're open to applications from across the UK including fully remote, if you're hybrid our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London, Southampton or Cardiff office, so that we're able to see each other and collaborate in person too. Benefits: 25 days holiday (plus public holidays) An extra day's holiday for your birthday, taken a week on either side of the day 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Part-time and/or flexible hours available for most roles Hybrid/remote working Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton Generous family-friendly policies Enhanced sick pay Contributory pension scheme Varied social groups set up and run by our employees Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a cashback scheme, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, a birthday box and weekly free coffee Access to 'salary sacrifice' benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme About Us: Starling is a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. Since our launch in 2014, we've surpassed 2 million accounts, including over 350,000 business accounts. Our total deposits, meanwhile, have topped £5 billion and we have lent over £2bn over the same period. We're a fully licensed UK bank, and we have the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive technology company. We've won the Best British Bank award four years running, and now employ over 1500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff & Dublin offices. Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
04/01/2022
Full time
Starling engineers love building things, creating new stuff, learning new technologies and working with others across all areas of the business to bring brilliant products and features to life. Hear from our engineers in our latest blogs or our case studies with Women in Tech. As a Starling Engineer you will: Contribute to our award winning platform and internal tooling Build new features and products from scratch Be able to see the impact that your work has on the lives of our millions of customers Share your knowledge with those around you, contributing to our learning culture Own your projects, working in small teams across the bank to collaboratively deliver Aim for greatness in everything you do, staying curious and inquisitive Be part of a scaling team and organisation as we change banking for good Requirements We have native Android apps written in Kotlin respectively. The apps are award winning and one of the main channels for customers using the bank. We are looking for android engineers to work on these apps who: Want to work on a feature rich mobile app with millions of customers; Can produce robust, well tested code that will give our customers the reliability that they need; Care about the product, the user experience and the design; Think (like us) that a small number of empowered developers is the right way to deliver software; Benefits Starling technology works in a hybrid pattern both from home and one of our three offices. We're open to applications from across the UK including fully remote, if you're hybrid our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London, Southampton or Cardiff office, so that we're able to see each other and collaborate in person too. Benefits: 25 days holiday (plus public holidays) An extra day's holiday for your birthday, taken a week on either side of the day 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Part-time and/or flexible hours available for most roles Hybrid/remote working Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth including mental health support and cancer care. Partner benefits include discounts with Waitrose, Mr&Mrs Smith and Peloton Generous family-friendly policies Enhanced sick pay Contributory pension scheme Varied social groups set up and run by our employees Perkbox membership giving access to retail discounts, a cashback scheme, a wellness platform for physical and mental health, a birthday box and weekly free coffee Access to 'salary sacrifice' benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme About Us: Starling is a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. Since our launch in 2014, we've surpassed 2 million accounts, including over 350,000 business accounts. Our total deposits, meanwhile, have topped £5 billion and we have lent over £2bn over the same period. We're a fully licensed UK bank, and we have the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive technology company. We've won the Best British Bank award four years running, and now employ over 1500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff & Dublin offices. Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
Like a lot of technology companies, we are mostly working remotely at Starling and we think we will be for a while to come. We're open to applications from across the UK but our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London or Cardiff office, so that when we're able to see each other and collaborate in person again, we're ready to go! We are a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. We've built an app with smart money management tools to help our customers live a healthier financial life. We also offer groundbreaking B2B banking and payments services. We are very open about how we deliver software - have a look at our QCon presentations or engineering podcasts to see what our developers have been up to. You can also try coding against your own bank account with us using our open APIs (see the developer site) Starling technologists love building things, creating new stuff, learning new technologies and working with others across all areas of the business to bring brilliant products and features to life. We're open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications. If you care enough to find elegant solutions to difficult technical problems, we'd love to hear from you. Requirements Subject matter expert on IFRS9 and associated reporting Significant experience completing IFRS9 model developments and subsequently closely monitoring model performance Excellent skills in SQL Strong coding knowledge and experience in Python. Python is the preferred model development language. Ability to write and review clean, well-documented code in a collaborative development Subject matter expertise on capital models and reporting would be beneficial Relevant experience within an FCA regulated company, across multiple lending products Proven track record in the regular reporting and management of IFRS9 models and month end reporting Experience working alongside or within data functions Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills Highly numerate, with a relevant degree and excellent analytical skills Highly organised, with the ability to deliver to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities within a dynamic environment Development of Retail and SME IFRS9 models for Starling Bank - this includes model development, enhancement, validation and monitoring Contributing updates on month end performance for the monthly Impairment Committee Completing regular reporting to drive insight into portfolio performance Champion compliance with the UK capital and impairment regulatory regime Build strong stakeholder relationships, both with internal and key external contacts Responsibilities: Development of Retail and SME IFRS9 models for Starling Bank - this includes model development, enhancement, validation and monitoring Contributing updates on month end performance for the monthly Impairment Committee Completing regular reporting to drive insight into portfolio performance Champion compliance with the UK capital and impairment regulatory regime Build strong stakeholder relationships, both with internal and key external contacts Benefits 33 days holiday (including public hols). You'll also get your birthday on us 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth Contributory pension scheme We have many varied social groups set up and run by our employees - ForTheWin (a gaming group), Starling FC, book club and many more! Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, shopping and train tickets via a Perkbox membership Access to 'salary sacrifice' benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme Gym membership options About Us: Starling is a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. Since our launch in 2014, we've surpassed 2 million accounts, including over 350,000 business accounts. Our total deposits, meanwhile, have topped £5 billion and we have lent over £2bn over the same period. We're a fully licensed UK bank, and we have the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive technology company. We've won the Best British Bank award four years running, and now employ over 1500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff & Dublin offices. Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
04/01/2022
Full time
Like a lot of technology companies, we are mostly working remotely at Starling and we think we will be for a while to come. We're open to applications from across the UK but our preference is that you're located within a commutable distance to either our London or Cardiff office, so that when we're able to see each other and collaborate in person again, we're ready to go! We are a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. We've built an app with smart money management tools to help our customers live a healthier financial life. We also offer groundbreaking B2B banking and payments services. We are very open about how we deliver software - have a look at our QCon presentations or engineering podcasts to see what our developers have been up to. You can also try coding against your own bank account with us using our open APIs (see the developer site) Starling technologists love building things, creating new stuff, learning new technologies and working with others across all areas of the business to bring brilliant products and features to life. We're open-minded when it comes to hiring and we care more about aptitude and attitude than specific experience or qualifications. If you care enough to find elegant solutions to difficult technical problems, we'd love to hear from you. Requirements Subject matter expert on IFRS9 and associated reporting Significant experience completing IFRS9 model developments and subsequently closely monitoring model performance Excellent skills in SQL Strong coding knowledge and experience in Python. Python is the preferred model development language. Ability to write and review clean, well-documented code in a collaborative development Subject matter expertise on capital models and reporting would be beneficial Relevant experience within an FCA regulated company, across multiple lending products Proven track record in the regular reporting and management of IFRS9 models and month end reporting Experience working alongside or within data functions Excellent influencing, interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills Highly numerate, with a relevant degree and excellent analytical skills Highly organised, with the ability to deliver to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities within a dynamic environment Development of Retail and SME IFRS9 models for Starling Bank - this includes model development, enhancement, validation and monitoring Contributing updates on month end performance for the monthly Impairment Committee Completing regular reporting to drive insight into portfolio performance Champion compliance with the UK capital and impairment regulatory regime Build strong stakeholder relationships, both with internal and key external contacts Responsibilities: Development of Retail and SME IFRS9 models for Starling Bank - this includes model development, enhancement, validation and monitoring Contributing updates on month end performance for the monthly Impairment Committee Completing regular reporting to drive insight into portfolio performance Champion compliance with the UK capital and impairment regulatory regime Build strong stakeholder relationships, both with internal and key external contacts Benefits 33 days holiday (including public hols). You'll also get your birthday on us 16 hours paid volunteering time a year Private Medical Insurance with VitalityHealth Contributory pension scheme We have many varied social groups set up and run by our employees - ForTheWin (a gaming group), Starling FC, book club and many more! Discounts on cinema tickets, restaurants, shopping and train tickets via a Perkbox membership Access to 'salary sacrifice' benefits such as Cycle to Work scheme Gym membership options About Us: Starling is a leading digital bank on a mission to disrupt the banking industry. Since our launch in 2014, we've surpassed 2 million accounts, including over 350,000 business accounts. Our total deposits, meanwhile, have topped £5 billion and we have lent over £2bn over the same period. We're a fully licensed UK bank, and we have the culture and spirit of a fast-moving, disruptive technology company. We've won the Best British Bank award four years running, and now employ over 1500 people across our London, Southampton, Cardiff & Dublin offices. Starling Bank is an equal opportunity employer, and we're proud of our ongoing efforts to foster diversity & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment at Starling Bank are considered without regard to race, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. By submitting your application, you agree that Starling Bank may collect your personal data for recruiting and related purposes. Our Privacy Notice explains what personal information we may process, where we may process your personal information, its purposes for processing your personal information, and the rights you can exercise over our use of your personal information.
Projective Group is an independent consulting and talent ecosystem powered by both ::projective and Exellys (our tech talent incubator).
About Projective Group
We are an innovation, business and technology consulting firm exclusively focused on the financial services industry to deliver sustainable change . We combine deep financial domain expertise, innovative new thinking and solution technology with the ecosystem partners in our network. With this combination, we deliver on the promises we make: to transform, to create value, and to take out cost.
Our people are a unique mix of industry practitioners, management consultants and delivery & technology experts. We serve our client with office locations in major European financial centres including: London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris.
Through our recent partnership with investment firm GIMV, Projective Group is ideally equipped and on track to hit our goal: a turnover of 100 million euros by the end of 2023.
To help realize this goal, we are now looking for technical change talent with a versatile Financial Services consulting background for our client in London . We are recruiting diverse tech talents across the key domains of C++ development and QA .
You have at least 2 years’ experience as a tech consultant as either a C++ developer or QA Engineer, and are able to work independently, with excellent problem solving & analytical skills. You will need a computer science or applied informatics degree.
In addition, you should have experience in some of the following:
A range of proven technologies, such as C++, STL, Java or Python;
Experience in complex code/scripts and implementing CI/CD pipeline;
Experience with testing methodology and/or risk management (ISTQB, CAT);
Experience with Testing Tools (Robot Framework, Jmeter, Jenkins);
Experience with Test Management Tools (Xray, …);
Knowledge of Linux OS (RedHat), Windows and UNIX (command line);
Knowledge of Cyber Security, including PKI;
Knowledge of Basic Networking Tools, including MQ and Public Cloud;
Knowledge of DevOps Tools (Docker, Jenkins, Ansible);
Knowledge of Collaboration Tools, including Git, Cmake, Conan;
What You Can Expect From Us
You will get the chance to develop your skills in a BizDevOps agile environment .
Do meaningful work. When you join us, you’ll work on purposeful projects with progressive technology.
At Projective Group, consultants will be supported by a dedicated coach/mentor and will receive a unique world-class training program that will drive them to faster professional growth.
Consultants receive a unique compensation model that rewards ongoing delivery and contribution to the success of Projective Group.
It’s all about our people - our DNA motivates our employees to go all-in and transpires in everything we do and makes us unique as an employer.
We are the owners of our personal development
We carry no levels nor position titles
We all share the same annual company objectives
We frequently meet at the bar - a place of many stories
We regularly celebrate success and organise yearly exotic off-sites no one wants to miss (you can check our 2020 Marrakech aftermovie below!)
Are you ready to take on a high-impact role at a distinctive, innovative and fast growing company?
12/05/2021
Full time
Projective Group is an independent consulting and talent ecosystem powered by both ::projective and Exellys (our tech talent incubator).
About Projective Group
We are an innovation, business and technology consulting firm exclusively focused on the financial services industry to deliver sustainable change . We combine deep financial domain expertise, innovative new thinking and solution technology with the ecosystem partners in our network. With this combination, we deliver on the promises we make: to transform, to create value, and to take out cost.
Our people are a unique mix of industry practitioners, management consultants and delivery & technology experts. We serve our client with office locations in major European financial centres including: London, Brussels, Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Paris.
Through our recent partnership with investment firm GIMV, Projective Group is ideally equipped and on track to hit our goal: a turnover of 100 million euros by the end of 2023.
To help realize this goal, we are now looking for technical change talent with a versatile Financial Services consulting background for our client in London . We are recruiting diverse tech talents across the key domains of C++ development and QA .
You have at least 2 years’ experience as a tech consultant as either a C++ developer or QA Engineer, and are able to work independently, with excellent problem solving & analytical skills. You will need a computer science or applied informatics degree.
In addition, you should have experience in some of the following:
A range of proven technologies, such as C++, STL, Java or Python;
Experience in complex code/scripts and implementing CI/CD pipeline;
Experience with testing methodology and/or risk management (ISTQB, CAT);
Experience with Testing Tools (Robot Framework, Jmeter, Jenkins);
Experience with Test Management Tools (Xray, …);
Knowledge of Linux OS (RedHat), Windows and UNIX (command line);
Knowledge of Cyber Security, including PKI;
Knowledge of Basic Networking Tools, including MQ and Public Cloud;
Knowledge of DevOps Tools (Docker, Jenkins, Ansible);
Knowledge of Collaboration Tools, including Git, Cmake, Conan;
What You Can Expect From Us
You will get the chance to develop your skills in a BizDevOps agile environment .
Do meaningful work. When you join us, you’ll work on purposeful projects with progressive technology.
At Projective Group, consultants will be supported by a dedicated coach/mentor and will receive a unique world-class training program that will drive them to faster professional growth.
Consultants receive a unique compensation model that rewards ongoing delivery and contribution to the success of Projective Group.
It’s all about our people - our DNA motivates our employees to go all-in and transpires in everything we do and makes us unique as an employer.
We are the owners of our personal development
We carry no levels nor position titles
We all share the same annual company objectives
We frequently meet at the bar - a place of many stories
We regularly celebrate success and organise yearly exotic off-sites no one wants to miss (you can check our 2020 Marrakech aftermovie below!)
Are you ready to take on a high-impact role at a distinctive, innovative and fast growing company?
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with approximately 1,350 stores, and operations in eight countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of 74,000 colleagues.We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels. About the role: Deputised by the Digital Engineering Manager as the Lead Developer you will be responsible for the day-to-day performance, productivity, and growth of the development team. You will lead by example to drive quality, whilst helping to ensure that we are delivering stable, performant, secure and scalable solutions to our customers. You will develop your team and guide engineers to build and produce better solutions. Your experience enables you to blend technical know-how with people leadership so that your team are inspired to go above and beyond and really push their careers forward. Whilst still involved with our technology stack, your primary passion and focus is on seeing engineers progress and wanting to create an environment where individuals can create/maintain/support learn good practices and make sure your team takes accountability learn and flourish. People development is at the heart of this role, and you should be driven by seeing your team progress their skills, experience, and their careers. Responsibilities: Ensure that your team are adhering to our software development principles and quality standards so that work is done to a high standard Understand in depth and be able to convey the importance of principles of good software design so that we can produce good quality software at pace. Understand in depth and be able to convey the importance of technical practices we use here at Kingfisher (such as TDD and Pair programming) so that we are working consistently and can reap the benefits of these practices. Encouraging an open mindset Advocate learning and taking the time to do so personally, so others follow Identifying headcount needs, as well as planning and recruiting as needed. Everyday activities will typically include: Working across multiple agile teams, advising, mentoring and line managing software engineers Act as an escalation point for Scrum Teams, unblocking technical or project related issues to maintain delivery progress. Support the Engineering Manager with resourcing and other day to day management duties, deputising for them when required Maintain high performing teams by driving continuous improvement of engineering and agile practices and standards Be an active member of the Kingfisher Technical Community to help define development processes, and code quality standards, also serve as a technical leader within the organisation Establish a culture of trust and collaboration across the development teams and other business functions Champion agile practices and be a coach and mentor to the team Qualifications: Team leadership and people development (covering, line management, coaching, and mentoring) Communicates clearly with a considered and empathetic approach Holds in-depth knowledge and is an advocate of TDD and pair programming to develop scalable and maintainable applications. Demonstrates a good understanding of programming through building quality, performant, and secure solutions. Has the ability to interpret digital/business strategy and can help drive teams towards goals when crafting solutions Is a strong influencer both inside and outside of their team. Is experienced and comfortable in building lasting and collaborative relationships both inside and outside of their team. - Competitive Salary Ranges Strong Bonus Opportunity Private Healthcare Excellent Pension Contributions 25 days holiday Share Options Life Assurance 20% Discount Card for Kingfisher Group companies Travel Allowance Screening Call Technical Test with Senior Developers + Tech Lead Competency interview with Digital Engineering Manager Final Chat With Head of Engineering Agile, Java, JavaScript, Building Teams, ManagementAgile, Java, JavaScript, TDD
17/03/2021
Full time
Kingfisher plc is an international home improvement company with approximately 1,350 stores, and operations in eight countries across Europe. We operate under retail banners including B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt, Screwfix, TradePoint and Koçtaş, supported by a team of 74,000 colleagues.We offer home improvement products and services to consumers and trade professionals who shop in our stores and via our e-commerce channels. About the role: Deputised by the Digital Engineering Manager as the Lead Developer you will be responsible for the day-to-day performance, productivity, and growth of the development team. You will lead by example to drive quality, whilst helping to ensure that we are delivering stable, performant, secure and scalable solutions to our customers. You will develop your team and guide engineers to build and produce better solutions. Your experience enables you to blend technical know-how with people leadership so that your team are inspired to go above and beyond and really push their careers forward. Whilst still involved with our technology stack, your primary passion and focus is on seeing engineers progress and wanting to create an environment where individuals can create/maintain/support learn good practices and make sure your team takes accountability learn and flourish. People development is at the heart of this role, and you should be driven by seeing your team progress their skills, experience, and their careers. Responsibilities: Ensure that your team are adhering to our software development principles and quality standards so that work is done to a high standard Understand in depth and be able to convey the importance of principles of good software design so that we can produce good quality software at pace. Understand in depth and be able to convey the importance of technical practices we use here at Kingfisher (such as TDD and Pair programming) so that we are working consistently and can reap the benefits of these practices. Encouraging an open mindset Advocate learning and taking the time to do so personally, so others follow Identifying headcount needs, as well as planning and recruiting as needed. Everyday activities will typically include: Working across multiple agile teams, advising, mentoring and line managing software engineers Act as an escalation point for Scrum Teams, unblocking technical or project related issues to maintain delivery progress. Support the Engineering Manager with resourcing and other day to day management duties, deputising for them when required Maintain high performing teams by driving continuous improvement of engineering and agile practices and standards Be an active member of the Kingfisher Technical Community to help define development processes, and code quality standards, also serve as a technical leader within the organisation Establish a culture of trust and collaboration across the development teams and other business functions Champion agile practices and be a coach and mentor to the team Qualifications: Team leadership and people development (covering, line management, coaching, and mentoring) Communicates clearly with a considered and empathetic approach Holds in-depth knowledge and is an advocate of TDD and pair programming to develop scalable and maintainable applications. Demonstrates a good understanding of programming through building quality, performant, and secure solutions. Has the ability to interpret digital/business strategy and can help drive teams towards goals when crafting solutions Is a strong influencer both inside and outside of their team. Is experienced and comfortable in building lasting and collaborative relationships both inside and outside of their team. - Competitive Salary Ranges Strong Bonus Opportunity Private Healthcare Excellent Pension Contributions 25 days holiday Share Options Life Assurance 20% Discount Card for Kingfisher Group companies Travel Allowance Screening Call Technical Test with Senior Developers + Tech Lead Competency interview with Digital Engineering Manager Final Chat With Head of Engineering Agile, Java, JavaScript, Building Teams, ManagementAgile, Java, JavaScript, TDD
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
At AlphaSights, we search through more than 500 million professionals working in the world today to find the small handful of experts qualified to answer our clients' needs. They use these insights to drive amazing progress within their organisations. Our mission is to provide access to dispersed, hidden, and underutilized knowledge.
We’ve made terrific progress working in this new space, but there is still an incredible amount to do. We’ve only just scratched the surface on how we can apply technology to this problem.
AlphaSights' Frontend Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products, both internal and client facing. As a frontend engineer you will build ambitious web applications, on the edge of what is possible with today’s browsers. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We want our senior engineers to lead the thinking in their area of expertise and encourage everyone around them to continuously improve.
You will:
- Build and own our frontend architecture
- Push the boundaries of modern frontend engineering to build fast and ambitious web applications
- Work closely with our Product Team to build features that have significant business impact
- Design elegant and intuitive UI components
- Drive forward thinking for frontend technologies at AlphaSights
- Proactively identify and improve our front-end developer experience
- Work in small, nimble teams
- Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
- Contribute to our open source projects
You might be a fit if you:
- Have a deep understanding of JavaScript and its fundamentals
- Is experienced leading high performing engineering teams, and setting high standards in front-end development
- Understand the complexities of the DOM and CSS, especially how they interact
- Interpret UI performance metrics and address issues accordingly
- Know and understand the implications of the latest developments in ECMAScript
- Learn from and mentor other engineers
- Reason about trade-offs when discussing frontend technologies
- Navigate and write backend code where necessary
You might:
- Build UIs to schedule multi-party communication with heavy constraints
- Integrate our software to browsers, web email clients, and web calendars to meet our users needs
- Launch new product initiatives that delight our clients and differentiate our services
- Develop innovative search and discovery interfaces that are mission critical to our knowledge-search business
Who you would work with:
- You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
- We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
- Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more: http://engineering.alphasights.com
23/02/2021
Full time
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
At AlphaSights, we search through more than 500 million professionals working in the world today to find the small handful of experts qualified to answer our clients' needs. They use these insights to drive amazing progress within their organisations. Our mission is to provide access to dispersed, hidden, and underutilized knowledge.
We’ve made terrific progress working in this new space, but there is still an incredible amount to do. We’ve only just scratched the surface on how we can apply technology to this problem.
AlphaSights' Frontend Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products, both internal and client facing. As a frontend engineer you will build ambitious web applications, on the edge of what is possible with today’s browsers. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We want our senior engineers to lead the thinking in their area of expertise and encourage everyone around them to continuously improve.
You will:
- Build and own our frontend architecture
- Push the boundaries of modern frontend engineering to build fast and ambitious web applications
- Work closely with our Product Team to build features that have significant business impact
- Design elegant and intuitive UI components
- Drive forward thinking for frontend technologies at AlphaSights
- Proactively identify and improve our front-end developer experience
- Work in small, nimble teams
- Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
- Contribute to our open source projects
You might be a fit if you:
- Have a deep understanding of JavaScript and its fundamentals
- Is experienced leading high performing engineering teams, and setting high standards in front-end development
- Understand the complexities of the DOM and CSS, especially how they interact
- Interpret UI performance metrics and address issues accordingly
- Know and understand the implications of the latest developments in ECMAScript
- Learn from and mentor other engineers
- Reason about trade-offs when discussing frontend technologies
- Navigate and write backend code where necessary
You might:
- Build UIs to schedule multi-party communication with heavy constraints
- Integrate our software to browsers, web email clients, and web calendars to meet our users needs
- Launch new product initiatives that delight our clients and differentiate our services
- Develop innovative search and discovery interfaces that are mission critical to our knowledge-search business
Who you would work with:
- You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
- We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
- Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
Find out more: http://engineering.alphasights.com
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The Engineering Manager Role
AlphaSights' Engineering Managers are technical team leaders early in their management experience. They are still honing their management skills with the support of more senior technical leadership, but excel at unlocking their team’s potential for high quality delivery. They manage both the technical and the people side of their teams; being both a career mentor as well as a technical mentor for their developers. They spend a majority of their time ensuring the technical excellence of their team, unblocking their team for maximum delivery, and communicating the team’s needs and progress to the rest of the organization. As an engineering manager you are expected to be able to write and optimize code, as well as ensure that your developers can do the same. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We are seeking engineering managers looking to grow their experience and expertise, and experienced engineering leaders that are looking to expand their career into technical management. In either case, you should be skilled as an individual contributor as well as interested in running (and building) technical teams and holding them accountable to an incredibly high standard. You should be comfortable working across multiple technical languages, be excited to learn new technologies, and experienced providing technical mentorship to your teams.
You will:
Manage a team (or subset of a team depending on experience level) of software engineers, including task planning and code reviews
Technically manage (and typically build) large areas of our product and service ecosystem
Work with Product Owners to flesh out business requirements and ensure that the team is solving the right problems to help the business
Ensure that the team adheres to high standards and practices sustainable engineering
Help your team grow from both a technical and career perspective.
Follow an agile methodology for rapid, nimble delivery.
What We Look For:
Have at least 4 years of professional development experience, and have served as a technical lead (or manager) for at least a year.
Enjoy mentoring other team members, including code reviews and tech talks
Can balance deep work with cross team collaboration
Enjoy writing code in a variety of languages
Constantly learn from and mentor other engineers
What You Can Expect
You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
23/02/2021
Full time
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The Engineering Manager Role
AlphaSights' Engineering Managers are technical team leaders early in their management experience. They are still honing their management skills with the support of more senior technical leadership, but excel at unlocking their team’s potential for high quality delivery. They manage both the technical and the people side of their teams; being both a career mentor as well as a technical mentor for their developers. They spend a majority of their time ensuring the technical excellence of their team, unblocking their team for maximum delivery, and communicating the team’s needs and progress to the rest of the organization. As an engineering manager you are expected to be able to write and optimize code, as well as ensure that your developers can do the same. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We are seeking engineering managers looking to grow their experience and expertise, and experienced engineering leaders that are looking to expand their career into technical management. In either case, you should be skilled as an individual contributor as well as interested in running (and building) technical teams and holding them accountable to an incredibly high standard. You should be comfortable working across multiple technical languages, be excited to learn new technologies, and experienced providing technical mentorship to your teams.
You will:
Manage a team (or subset of a team depending on experience level) of software engineers, including task planning and code reviews
Technically manage (and typically build) large areas of our product and service ecosystem
Work with Product Owners to flesh out business requirements and ensure that the team is solving the right problems to help the business
Ensure that the team adheres to high standards and practices sustainable engineering
Help your team grow from both a technical and career perspective.
Follow an agile methodology for rapid, nimble delivery.
What We Look For:
Have at least 4 years of professional development experience, and have served as a technical lead (or manager) for at least a year.
Enjoy mentoring other team members, including code reviews and tech talks
Can balance deep work with cross team collaboration
Enjoy writing code in a variety of languages
Constantly learn from and mentor other engineers
What You Can Expect
You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The Back End Role
AlphaSights' Back End Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products and services, both internal and client facing. As a back end engineer, you will remove pain-points, optimise workflows, and enhance the intelligence and capabilities of our systems. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We care more about your engineering skill versus your deep knowledge of a particular language or framework.
Learn more about Tech at AlphaSights in this video .
Learn more about our Engineering Team on our website.
You will:
Diagnose complex issues across various levels of the stack
Improve the performance of our applications
Improve developer tooling and processes
Work in small, nimble teams
Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
Contribute to our open source projects
What We Look For
Have 3+ years of industry experience
Are able to write code in a high-level programming language.
Can balance deep work with cross-team collaboration
Enjoy writing code in a variety of languages
See yourself as an entrepreneur as well as an engineer
Are you hesitant to submit an application because you're not sure if you check every box? Apply anyway! We’d love to hear from you and see how you can drive impact in our firm.
What You Can Expect
You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides a great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
23/02/2021
Full time
This position is eligible for remote working opportunities within the United Kingdom.
About AlphaSights
AlphaSights provides global investment and business professionals with on-demand access to business expertise across all industries and geographies. Through AlphaSights, decision makers from investment management, private equity, management consulting, and corporates connect with a dynamic network of industry experts that provide qualitative and quantitative market insights, industry expertise, and execution support. Leveraging cutting-edge technology and our global team of 1,000+ professionals in nine offices on three continents, we support our clients 24/7 around the globe. AlphaSights regularly ranks as one of the fastest-growing companies in the world. Learn more at alphasights.com .
The Back End Role
AlphaSights' Back End Engineers build features across our ecosystem of products and services, both internal and client facing. As a back end engineer, you will remove pain-points, optimise workflows, and enhance the intelligence and capabilities of our systems. You'll work closely with a variety of people in the business to arrive at the best solution, immediately see the impact of your work, and get feedback directly from users.
We're looking for people who are interested in building software systems to an incredibly high standard, comfortable working across multiple languages, and learn quickly when new technologies are introduced. We care more about your engineering skill versus your deep knowledge of a particular language or framework.
Learn more about Tech at AlphaSights in this video .
Learn more about our Engineering Team on our website.
You will:
Diagnose complex issues across various levels of the stack
Improve the performance of our applications
Improve developer tooling and processes
Work in small, nimble teams
Understand our business context deeply and leverage your engineering knowledge to propose creative solutions to problems
Contribute to our open source projects
What We Look For
Have 3+ years of industry experience
Are able to write code in a high-level programming language.
Can balance deep work with cross-team collaboration
Enjoy writing code in a variety of languages
See yourself as an entrepreneur as well as an engineer
Are you hesitant to submit an application because you're not sure if you check every box? Apply anyway! We’d love to hear from you and see how you can drive impact in our firm.
What You Can Expect
You would join a dynamic, multinational, and diverse team who enjoy solving interesting problems in a collaborative environment
We have self-taught engineers as well as graduates from top Computer Science and Engineering schools
Your co-workers will include motivated recent graduates as well as experienced industry leaders from companies such as Google and Amazon
Don't worry if your experience or background doesn't match all of these areas, we believe a broad spectrum of experience provides a great perspective on solving problems in new and innovative ways and we’d love to hear from you.
Within Data & Analytics, the Development team is in charge of developing the company’s Global Information Systems and maintaining them aligned with company’s business needs. To achieve this mission, the team is leading projects from business requirements gathering to project delivery. In the scope of a large Supplier Revenue Management project, the Senior Java QA Analyst is responsible for creating and executing end-to-end test plans in an Agile setting to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected. Main responsibilities:
Create and execute end-to-end test plans (manual and automated) for an existing Java Web Application from SQL back end to User Interface to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected to the business environment and end-user.
Compliance to expressed requirements/user stories
Performance
Reliability
Integrate with an Agile Scrum team
Effectively communicate with the rest of the Scrum team (Product Owner, Developer, Business Analyst and Development Manager).
Estimate workload for tasks as part of the Release and Sprint Planning.
Indicate performed and upcoming activities as well as known impediment/issues.
Express issues in a clear, consistent and understandable manner (written, verbal).
Take ownership of all assigned tasks and project related assignments.
Ensure direct communication over email/ticketing chain to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
Contribute in release readiness/Demos.
Update on regular basis collaboration suites used to share progress/status on the project (Rally, Quality Center, and Subversion for example).
Effectively advocate and disseminate Quality Assurance best practices in the team.
The successful candidate will have:
Education and Experience
Bachelor or Masters of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent
Significant (6+years) experience in Software Quality Assurance preferably on Java Web Application establishing/running end to end (from DB backend to UI) test strategy/test Plans/Test cases and their execution
Experience setting up, enhancing and maintaining automated test suites
Experience including automated testing in a continuous integration setting
Experience integrating in a Scrum driven development team
Experience interacting with product owner/end user for User Acceptance Testing
Technical Skills
SQL querying (Oracle Certification is a plus)
One general-purpose programming/scripting language (Java or equivalent) to support automation work.
Automated Functional and regression testing suite (Selenium, QTP or equivalent)
Agile collaboration suite (Rally, JIRA or equivalent)
Quality Management suite (requirements management, test management, HP Quality Center or equivalent)
Configuration management (CVS, SVN, ClearCase or equivalent) in a continuous integration setting
Continuous Integration environment (Jenkins or equivalent) as a user
Soft Skills
Clear communicator (written and verbal), Ability to moderate conference calls
Creative solving of technical problems
Able to focus on deadlines and deliverables in an autonomous manner
Able to present the development team as well as our products in a positive and professional manner
Enthusiastic about learning new technical skills and tools
30/11/2018
Full time
Within Data & Analytics, the Development team is in charge of developing the company’s Global Information Systems and maintaining them aligned with company’s business needs. To achieve this mission, the team is leading projects from business requirements gathering to project delivery. In the scope of a large Supplier Revenue Management project, the Senior Java QA Analyst is responsible for creating and executing end-to-end test plans in an Agile setting to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected. Main responsibilities:
Create and execute end-to-end test plans (manual and automated) for an existing Java Web Application from SQL back end to User Interface to ensure the delivered solutions comply with applicable quality standards and perform as expected to the business environment and end-user.
Compliance to expressed requirements/user stories
Performance
Reliability
Integrate with an Agile Scrum team
Effectively communicate with the rest of the Scrum team (Product Owner, Developer, Business Analyst and Development Manager).
Estimate workload for tasks as part of the Release and Sprint Planning.
Indicate performed and upcoming activities as well as known impediment/issues.
Express issues in a clear, consistent and understandable manner (written, verbal).
Take ownership of all assigned tasks and project related assignments.
Ensure direct communication over email/ticketing chain to ensure timely resolution of identified issues.
Contribute in release readiness/Demos.
Update on regular basis collaboration suites used to share progress/status on the project (Rally, Quality Center, and Subversion for example).
Effectively advocate and disseminate Quality Assurance best practices in the team.
The successful candidate will have:
Education and Experience
Bachelor or Masters of Science in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent
Significant (6+years) experience in Software Quality Assurance preferably on Java Web Application establishing/running end to end (from DB backend to UI) test strategy/test Plans/Test cases and their execution
Experience setting up, enhancing and maintaining automated test suites
Experience including automated testing in a continuous integration setting
Experience integrating in a Scrum driven development team
Experience interacting with product owner/end user for User Acceptance Testing
Technical Skills
SQL querying (Oracle Certification is a plus)
One general-purpose programming/scripting language (Java or equivalent) to support automation work.
Automated Functional and regression testing suite (Selenium, QTP or equivalent)
Agile collaboration suite (Rally, JIRA or equivalent)
Quality Management suite (requirements management, test management, HP Quality Center or equivalent)
Configuration management (CVS, SVN, ClearCase or equivalent) in a continuous integration setting
Continuous Integration environment (Jenkins or equivalent) as a user
Soft Skills
Clear communicator (written and verbal), Ability to moderate conference calls
Creative solving of technical problems
Able to focus on deadlines and deliverables in an autonomous manner
Able to present the development team as well as our products in a positive and professional manner
Enthusiastic about learning new technical skills and tools
itarle AG is looking to employ an experienced technologist to further develop its Best Execution Technology suite. This encompasses Algorithmic Trading, Smart Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the next generation of products, in addition to leveraging cutting edge technologies, development of methodologies and processes to maintain and build on itarle’s market leading position. This is an ideal role for a senior developer currently working in a bank, trading firm, fintech, or trading venue who is keen to further their career in a small, agile environment where the focus is building world-class technology.
The engineering team consists of statisticians, data scientists and technologists who are responsible for building and maintaining the itarle product suite.
Duties
Implementing the technology strategy for itarle, maintaining the existing code base and developing new products.
Actively developing high quality production code for algorithmic trading, Smart Order Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis.
Delivering well-thought out, clean code, helping us scale to support business growth, and expanding DevOps capabilities to further improve service quality to our clients.
Required technical expertise
5+ years experience of writing high performance Java 1.8, including concurrency and distributed systems.
Strong knowledge and experience in unit- and integration testing, working in a CI/CD environment, and using distributed version control systems.
Object-oriented design and reactive programming.
Good working knowledge of Linux and Docker.
Experience in Maven, Spring, and JMS, and a desire to reduce the footprint of these technologies by migrating to Gradle, Kafka, and smaller, lightweight services that can largely do away with Spring.
Relational databases.
Desirable technical skills
ELK stack.
Prometheus / Grafana / Opentracing.
C++ / Python / Groovy / Kotlin.
Actor frameworks (e.g. Akka).
Javascript/HTML5.
Atlassian workflow & productivity tools.
Ansible.
28/09/2018
Full time
itarle AG is looking to employ an experienced technologist to further develop its Best Execution Technology suite. This encompasses Algorithmic Trading, Smart Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing the next generation of products, in addition to leveraging cutting edge technologies, development of methodologies and processes to maintain and build on itarle’s market leading position. This is an ideal role for a senior developer currently working in a bank, trading firm, fintech, or trading venue who is keen to further their career in a small, agile environment where the focus is building world-class technology.
The engineering team consists of statisticians, data scientists and technologists who are responsible for building and maintaining the itarle product suite.
Duties
Implementing the technology strategy for itarle, maintaining the existing code base and developing new products.
Actively developing high quality production code for algorithmic trading, Smart Order Routing and Transaction Cost Analysis.
Delivering well-thought out, clean code, helping us scale to support business growth, and expanding DevOps capabilities to further improve service quality to our clients.
Required technical expertise
5+ years experience of writing high performance Java 1.8, including concurrency and distributed systems.
Strong knowledge and experience in unit- and integration testing, working in a CI/CD environment, and using distributed version control systems.
Object-oriented design and reactive programming.
Good working knowledge of Linux and Docker.
Experience in Maven, Spring, and JMS, and a desire to reduce the footprint of these technologies by migrating to Gradle, Kafka, and smaller, lightweight services that can largely do away with Spring.
Relational databases.
Desirable technical skills
ELK stack.
Prometheus / Grafana / Opentracing.
C++ / Python / Groovy / Kotlin.
Actor frameworks (e.g. Akka).
Javascript/HTML5.
Atlassian workflow & productivity tools.
Ansible.
Luxury Travel Group trading as Scott Dunn and Imagine Travel – Chichester based
Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,000 - £27,000
A growing and dynamic multi-brand, multi-site, luxury holidays operator with over 350 users across the globe, is looking to recruit a Systems Administrator, based in Chichester. Salary is up to £27k plus great benefits.
Reporting to Head of Business technology, the role’s primary responsibility will be to provide first and second line of IT support (and often 3rd) to the company’s users and assist in the installation, configuration, management and support of all software and hardware systems.
The role is hands-on and diverse, so each day is never the same. It often involves project work. We are looking for an aspiring and experienced IT professional with 3-4 solid years of work experience in IT, computing related university graduate with strong interpersonal skills , technical knowledge, creative problem solving, and reliable organizational skills. The role will fit well a supportive and friendly Systems Administrator with excellent communication skills, who has already accumulated some work experience in a support centric/network administrator role and is looking for its next role to grow their technical skillset, with an established though dynamic company with impressive business growth and future prospects.
You will be working as part of a team of five IT professionals and nine developers based between our UK and global offices. You will be required to travel regularly to our main office in London Putney on business expenses. As is usual in the industry, you will occasionally be required to work out of hours, according to the business needs and the role may include some overseas travel.
The company’s IT network is modern, and it is using the following systems and technologies.
Advanced Firewalls with several security features. All sites are interconnected via VPN Tunnels.
Windows 2012 R2/Windows 2016 servers (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, DFS)
Windows 10 Dell workstations in an AD domain environment
Microsoft Office 365
Many O365 Applications including SharePoint and Skype for Business
Mitel/Shoretel VOIP Telephony system
Web Proxy server, Antispam platform, Antivirus, Remote Access, IIS Servers
VMware ESXi 6
SQL Server 2012 R2/2008 R2
Microsoft Azure Public Cloud
The successful candidate is expected to be skilful in most of the above systems, beyond just basic understanding and familiarisation. This is a key requirement. Training on bespoke systems will be provided. SQL Server knowledge, VMWare, and Azure skillset is not essential. Some VOIP Telephony system experience is desirable.
Abilities and skills:
Ability to troubleshoot common hardware/software issues
Ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
Ability to follow instructions and work autonomously (but able to ask for help when needed!)
Ability to quickly gain new skills and knowledge when faced with new challenges
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills (You will be using the phone extensively)
Be friendly, supportive and helpful to all internal users
Ability to assess and solve problems quickly and effectively
Work as part of a team in demanding situation with the ability to maintain composure and sense of humour!
Have an attitude of ‘nothing is too much trouble’ and able to show respect to others
07/08/2018
Full time
Luxury Travel Group trading as Scott Dunn and Imagine Travel – Chichester based
Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,000 - £27,000
A growing and dynamic multi-brand, multi-site, luxury holidays operator with over 350 users across the globe, is looking to recruit a Systems Administrator, based in Chichester. Salary is up to £27k plus great benefits.
Reporting to Head of Business technology, the role’s primary responsibility will be to provide first and second line of IT support (and often 3rd) to the company’s users and assist in the installation, configuration, management and support of all software and hardware systems.
The role is hands-on and diverse, so each day is never the same. It often involves project work. We are looking for an aspiring and experienced IT professional with 3-4 solid years of work experience in IT, computing related university graduate with strong interpersonal skills , technical knowledge, creative problem solving, and reliable organizational skills. The role will fit well a supportive and friendly Systems Administrator with excellent communication skills, who has already accumulated some work experience in a support centric/network administrator role and is looking for its next role to grow their technical skillset, with an established though dynamic company with impressive business growth and future prospects.
You will be working as part of a team of five IT professionals and nine developers based between our UK and global offices. You will be required to travel regularly to our main office in London Putney on business expenses. As is usual in the industry, you will occasionally be required to work out of hours, according to the business needs and the role may include some overseas travel.
The company’s IT network is modern, and it is using the following systems and technologies.
Advanced Firewalls with several security features. All sites are interconnected via VPN Tunnels.
Windows 2012 R2/Windows 2016 servers (AD, DNS, DHCP, GPO, DFS)
Windows 10 Dell workstations in an AD domain environment
Microsoft Office 365
Many O365 Applications including SharePoint and Skype for Business
Mitel/Shoretel VOIP Telephony system
Web Proxy server, Antispam platform, Antivirus, Remote Access, IIS Servers
VMware ESXi 6
SQL Server 2012 R2/2008 R2
Microsoft Azure Public Cloud
The successful candidate is expected to be skilful in most of the above systems, beyond just basic understanding and familiarisation. This is a key requirement. Training on bespoke systems will be provided. SQL Server knowledge, VMWare, and Azure skillset is not essential. Some VOIP Telephony system experience is desirable.
Abilities and skills:
Ability to troubleshoot common hardware/software issues
Ability to meet deadlines and adjust to changing priorities
Ability to follow instructions and work autonomously (but able to ask for help when needed!)
Ability to quickly gain new skills and knowledge when faced with new challenges
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent verbal and written communication skills (You will be using the phone extensively)
Be friendly, supportive and helpful to all internal users
Ability to assess and solve problems quickly and effectively
Work as part of a team in demanding situation with the ability to maintain composure and sense of humour!
Have an attitude of ‘nothing is too much trouble’ and able to show respect to others
Job Purpose
We are looking for a backend developer with a solid grounding in Object Oriented Design and
programming, with 5+ years’ experience working with Microsoft technologies within the .NET
framework.
The candidate should have substantial experience developing and maintaining scalable, robust,
high performance enterprise solutions, using SOA and Test-Driven Methodologies in an Agile
environment, ideally across a range of different clients and systems.
Candidates must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills to manage and complete
multiple tasks quickly within the constraints of agreed timelines and budgets.
Role & Responsibility
Collect requirements/specifications from internal and external stake-holders
Clarifying what actions the program is intended to perform
Breaking down program specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into code
Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project, to write a specific section of the program
Combining all elements of the program design and testing it
Prepare test cases and for unit testing and integration testing
Ensuring the quality of applications through unit testing
Testing sample data-sets to check that output from the program works as intended
Follow coding standards and properly documenting code
Perform and participate in code reviews to identify basic technical and logical errors
Deploying the program into production
Accurately estimate times for tasks
Reacting to problems and correcting the program as necessary
Evaluating and increasing the program's effectiveness
Adapting the program to new requirements, as necessary
Conducting user acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily, quickly and
accurately
Schedule meetings with management and/or customers to demonstrate progress and discuss project status and issues
Scaling an application and/or its hosting environment to support increases in traffic.
Setting up or using a version control system, and manage control with file based assets and data
Writing detailed documentation for the operation of the program by users and computer operators accurately estimate times for tasks
Qualification & Skills Requirements
Core Skills (Mandatory)
5+ years of C#
.NET 4.0/4.5
5+ years of SQL Server
2+ years of Cloud services, ideally Windows Azure
Web API, Restful services
Experience with nHibernate or Entity Framework
Design patterns, SOLID principles, N-tier architectures
Solid process understanding - AGILE, SCRUM, TDD
Desirable Skills
Front end - Javascript, angular.js, HTML5, CSS3
Hadoop/HDInsight
Apache Spark
Essential Personal Skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal - able to communicate effectively with
peers, managers, and clients
Ability to deliver development to an agreed plan
Positive attitude and desire to learn
01/08/2017
Full time
Job Purpose
We are looking for a backend developer with a solid grounding in Object Oriented Design and
programming, with 5+ years’ experience working with Microsoft technologies within the .NET
framework.
The candidate should have substantial experience developing and maintaining scalable, robust,
high performance enterprise solutions, using SOA and Test-Driven Methodologies in an Agile
environment, ideally across a range of different clients and systems.
Candidates must possess strong organizational and interpersonal skills to manage and complete
multiple tasks quickly within the constraints of agreed timelines and budgets.
Role & Responsibility
Collect requirements/specifications from internal and external stake-holders
Clarifying what actions the program is intended to perform
Breaking down program specification into its simplest elements and translating this logic into code
Working as part of a team, which may be established purely for a particular project, to write a specific section of the program
Combining all elements of the program design and testing it
Prepare test cases and for unit testing and integration testing
Ensuring the quality of applications through unit testing
Testing sample data-sets to check that output from the program works as intended
Follow coding standards and properly documenting code
Perform and participate in code reviews to identify basic technical and logical errors
Deploying the program into production
Accurately estimate times for tasks
Reacting to problems and correcting the program as necessary
Evaluating and increasing the program's effectiveness
Adapting the program to new requirements, as necessary
Conducting user acceptance testing to ensure the program can be used easily, quickly and
accurately
Schedule meetings with management and/or customers to demonstrate progress and discuss project status and issues
Scaling an application and/or its hosting environment to support increases in traffic.
Setting up or using a version control system, and manage control with file based assets and data
Writing detailed documentation for the operation of the program by users and computer operators accurately estimate times for tasks
Qualification & Skills Requirements
Core Skills (Mandatory)
5+ years of C#
.NET 4.0/4.5
5+ years of SQL Server
2+ years of Cloud services, ideally Windows Azure
Web API, Restful services
Experience with nHibernate or Entity Framework
Design patterns, SOLID principles, N-tier architectures
Solid process understanding - AGILE, SCRUM, TDD
Desirable Skills
Front end - Javascript, angular.js, HTML5, CSS3
Hadoop/HDInsight
Apache Spark
Essential Personal Skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal - able to communicate effectively with
peers, managers, and clients
Ability to deliver development to an agreed plan
Positive attitude and desire to learn
C# Developer - Central London - £40,000+ Excellent benefits
not for profit organization
Central London
We have been appointed to recruit for a C# software developer for a company that operate in an interesting and niche not for profit sector. Our client based in central London have fantastic offices and the chance to work with the latest technology and diverse projects. This is a new role within the business to join a small software development team where you will be tasked with building and supporting new applications. C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server and MVC environment.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for technical development and strong .Net skils.
The successful candidate will be expected to be able to hit the ground running with the
ability to design technical solutions, communicate confidently to non-technical employees and
produce quality, maintainable code.
Skills / Environment
* C#
* ASP.NET
* MVC
* SQL Server
If you are looking for a new challenge and want to work for a company that really value its staff, please apply now.
This role may suit any candidate who has held the following job titles: Software Developer, Software Engineer, C# Developer, .NET Developer, Web Developer
C# Developer - Central London - £40,000+ Excellent benefits
not for profit organization
Central London
We will always email you a full role specification, name our client and wait for your email authorisation before we send your CV to this organisation. Deerfoot IT: Est. 1997. REC member. ISO certified. *Each time we send a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation (charity no. 1070906).
Deerfoot is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
02/05/2017
C# Developer - Central London - £40,000+ Excellent benefits
not for profit organization
Central London
We have been appointed to recruit for a C# software developer for a company that operate in an interesting and niche not for profit sector. Our client based in central London have fantastic offices and the chance to work with the latest technology and diverse projects. This is a new role within the business to join a small software development team where you will be tasked with building and supporting new applications. C#, ASP.Net, SQL Server and MVC environment.
We are looking for someone who has a passion for technical development and strong .Net skils.
The successful candidate will be expected to be able to hit the ground running with the
ability to design technical solutions, communicate confidently to non-technical employees and
produce quality, maintainable code.
Skills / Environment
* C#
* ASP.NET
* MVC
* SQL Server
If you are looking for a new challenge and want to work for a company that really value its staff, please apply now.
This role may suit any candidate who has held the following job titles: Software Developer, Software Engineer, C# Developer, .NET Developer, Web Developer
C# Developer - Central London - £40,000+ Excellent benefits
not for profit organization
Central London
We will always email you a full role specification, name our client and wait for your email authorisation before we send your CV to this organisation. Deerfoot IT: Est. 1997. REC member. ISO certified. *Each time we send a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation (charity no. 1070906).
Deerfoot is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
We’re looking for an energetic and experienced digital project manager who will manage the delivery of Agile projects across The Mix.
You will have directly responsibility for our development team and extensive project management experience including scoping and managing digital projects. The ideal candidate will also have technical knowledge as well as an understanding of user led design techniques
We are looking for someone who works well in a fast-paced environment and who has a passion for managing and developing digital solutions to help young people improve their life choices.
Overall purpose of the job
To manage the digital delivery team and to lead in the scoping, defining, scheduling, resourcing, tracking and delivery of digital projects at The Mix ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget and to agreed requirements.
Key responsibility:
Ensure the ongoing maintenance and development of The Mix Services
Lead the scoping, articulation and delivery of digital assets
Project management
Contribute to the digital strategy
Responsible for:
Developers
Freelancers, interns, agencies and volunteers as required
Location:
The Charity’s service hub, currently in Glentworth Street, London, NW1
Main tasks and responsibilities:
Manage and maintain an accurate and achievable schedule of all digital developments within The Mix, through liaison with technical staff, project managers and department
Plan and schedule development iterations, assisting with testing where required
Lead the scoping of digital projects and articulate development needs
Liaise with project managers and departments across the organisation to ensure that digital requirements documentation is created to the desired standard and available in a timely fashion Ensure the integration of digital services
Provide strong project management skills, taking on new projects when needed
Support departments and teams across The Mix with digital solutions and projects
Provide IT project advice and decision support information to project stakeholders
Manage digital partnerships, attending and manage meetings with external organisations and agencies when needed
Maximise user experience of The Mix digital services
Lead co-creation sessions with young people when needed
Manage a variety of projects ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget
Budget and expenditure management
Ensure the development team develops and maintains the skill base required for delivery
Provide excellent recruitment, supervision and management of staff
Any other duties as required
Person Specification:
Essential
Experienced project manager with evidence of scoping and managing digital projects
Experience of managing the full software development lifecycle
A good understanding of usability and accessibility needs
Experience of user-centred design process
Experience/understanding of Agile software development methodologies - particularly XP/Scrum
Broad technical knowledge, with a passion for the possibilities that new technologies and methodologies offer to the youth and community sector
Organised and able to manage a range of competing priorities
Self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain relationships
Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with users of varying technical ability
Desirable
Experience of budget management
Good knowledge of creative facilitation and user led design techniques
Line management experience
Qualified in Agile
01/12/2016
Full time
We’re looking for an energetic and experienced digital project manager who will manage the delivery of Agile projects across The Mix.
You will have directly responsibility for our development team and extensive project management experience including scoping and managing digital projects. The ideal candidate will also have technical knowledge as well as an understanding of user led design techniques
We are looking for someone who works well in a fast-paced environment and who has a passion for managing and developing digital solutions to help young people improve their life choices.
Overall purpose of the job
To manage the digital delivery team and to lead in the scoping, defining, scheduling, resourcing, tracking and delivery of digital projects at The Mix ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget and to agreed requirements.
Key responsibility:
Ensure the ongoing maintenance and development of The Mix Services
Lead the scoping, articulation and delivery of digital assets
Project management
Contribute to the digital strategy
Responsible for:
Developers
Freelancers, interns, agencies and volunteers as required
Location:
The Charity’s service hub, currently in Glentworth Street, London, NW1
Main tasks and responsibilities:
Manage and maintain an accurate and achievable schedule of all digital developments within The Mix, through liaison with technical staff, project managers and department
Plan and schedule development iterations, assisting with testing where required
Lead the scoping of digital projects and articulate development needs
Liaise with project managers and departments across the organisation to ensure that digital requirements documentation is created to the desired standard and available in a timely fashion Ensure the integration of digital services
Provide strong project management skills, taking on new projects when needed
Support departments and teams across The Mix with digital solutions and projects
Provide IT project advice and decision support information to project stakeholders
Manage digital partnerships, attending and manage meetings with external organisations and agencies when needed
Maximise user experience of The Mix digital services
Lead co-creation sessions with young people when needed
Manage a variety of projects ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget
Budget and expenditure management
Ensure the development team develops and maintains the skill base required for delivery
Provide excellent recruitment, supervision and management of staff
Any other duties as required
Person Specification:
Essential
Experienced project manager with evidence of scoping and managing digital projects
Experience of managing the full software development lifecycle
A good understanding of usability and accessibility needs
Experience of user-centred design process
Experience/understanding of Agile software development methodologies - particularly XP/Scrum
Broad technical knowledge, with a passion for the possibilities that new technologies and methodologies offer to the youth and community sector
Organised and able to manage a range of competing priorities
Self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative and as an active team member.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to build and maintain relationships
Good written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate with users of varying technical ability
Desirable
Experience of budget management
Good knowledge of creative facilitation and user led design techniques
Line management experience
Qualified in Agile
The Role:
Involves writing complex stored procedure, web programming in ASP.Net, VB.Net and Webforms
Responsible for the complete life cycle of new and Existing Applications
Working in a project based environment
Backend development, software infrastructure, server and database management
Defining application problems by conferring with other disciplines and staff at all levels, evaluating procedures and processes
To be considered for this role the successful candidate must:
Have a deep understanding of the key aspects of information technology field (hardware, software, networks, etc.) that have the potential to enhance the performance of the business.
The ability to work to clearly defined targets, which may be driven by both financial and quality measures.
A team player with strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build effective working relationships.
Excellent command of the English language.
Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
Is skilled in determining whether tasks should be attempted, identifying the most effective way of completing the tasks and preparing how to overcome unexpected difficulties.
Education Skills and Experience:
NET (VB/C#)
HTML, JS, CSS
JQUERY
SQL Server
Mobile Development Frameworks
About Edwardian Hotels London:
With an enviable collection of luxuriously distinctive hotels and restaurants such as The May Fair Hotel, Radisson Blu Edwardian London Hotels, Monmouth Kitchen, Steak & Lobster, Scoff & Banter, May Fair Kitchen and May Fair Bar; in the most desirable locations of the UK's most vibrant cities, Edwardian Hotels London vision is unique: To Be Memory Makers.
We are looking for an experienced ASP.Net developer to join our IT department in the role of IT Systems Analyst/Software Developer, reporting directly to the Director of Information Technology.
The ideal candidate would join our in-house development team sharing in the responsibility for the complete life cycle of new and existing Applications from analysing existing arrangements to implementing new systems.
We Believe In Developing and Delighting Our Hosts So You Will Receive:
Competitive Salary
Complimentary 2 night stay in a luxury Edwardian Hotel of your choice (after 2 years’ service)
Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, friends and family
Discounts on food and beverage up to 30% in all Edwardian restaurants and bars
Discounts on Spas and beauty treatments
Hot meals and salad bar, teas, coffees and juices provided each day
Uniforms provided per role requirement
All Edwardian Hosts must have valid permission to live and work in the United Kingdom. Verification of documentation will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process.
26/10/2016
Full time
The Role:
Involves writing complex stored procedure, web programming in ASP.Net, VB.Net and Webforms
Responsible for the complete life cycle of new and Existing Applications
Working in a project based environment
Backend development, software infrastructure, server and database management
Defining application problems by conferring with other disciplines and staff at all levels, evaluating procedures and processes
To be considered for this role the successful candidate must:
Have a deep understanding of the key aspects of information technology field (hardware, software, networks, etc.) that have the potential to enhance the performance of the business.
The ability to work to clearly defined targets, which may be driven by both financial and quality measures.
A team player with strong interpersonal skills with an ability to build effective working relationships.
Excellent command of the English language.
Ability to multitask and work well under pressure.
Is skilled in determining whether tasks should be attempted, identifying the most effective way of completing the tasks and preparing how to overcome unexpected difficulties.
Education Skills and Experience:
NET (VB/C#)
HTML, JS, CSS
JQUERY
SQL Server
Mobile Development Frameworks
About Edwardian Hotels London:
With an enviable collection of luxuriously distinctive hotels and restaurants such as The May Fair Hotel, Radisson Blu Edwardian London Hotels, Monmouth Kitchen, Steak & Lobster, Scoff & Banter, May Fair Kitchen and May Fair Bar; in the most desirable locations of the UK's most vibrant cities, Edwardian Hotels London vision is unique: To Be Memory Makers.
We are looking for an experienced ASP.Net developer to join our IT department in the role of IT Systems Analyst/Software Developer, reporting directly to the Director of Information Technology.
The ideal candidate would join our in-house development team sharing in the responsibility for the complete life cycle of new and existing Applications from analysing existing arrangements to implementing new systems.
We Believe In Developing and Delighting Our Hosts So You Will Receive:
Competitive Salary
Complimentary 2 night stay in a luxury Edwardian Hotel of your choice (after 2 years’ service)
Preferential accommodation rates for all Edwardian Hotels for Hosts, friends and family
Discounts on food and beverage up to 30% in all Edwardian restaurants and bars
Discounts on Spas and beauty treatments
Hot meals and salad bar, teas, coffees and juices provided each day
Uniforms provided per role requirement
All Edwardian Hosts must have valid permission to live and work in the United Kingdom. Verification of documentation will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process.
Platform Engineers wanted. £60,000 - £85,000. London. Agile Delivery Consultancy.
Our award winning client, who are a well-known Agile delivery consultancy are looking for Platform Engineers/ DevOps Engineers who are passionate about working with the latest technologies and passionate about exceeding client expectations. You will get the chance to work with different clients, across different industries and therefore gain exposure to different technology sets. If interested, please see the details below:
Platform Engineer
Salary: £60,000 - £85,000.
Location: Central London
Duration: Permanent
Benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Regular get togethers, special interest and sporting groups
• Fully stocked kitchens with free treats, food and drink
• Competitive salary and rewards structure
• Secondment opportunities between the UK and USA
• Commuter benefits programme
• Lunch and learns, tech talks and coding challenges
• A weekend away every summer
• Healthcare and income protection
Responsibilities:
Platform Engineer works primarily within a project team with the following responsibilities:
• Managing, supporting, maintaining and improving the project’s infrastructure, automation, continuous integration system and application release process.
• Acting as a bridge between operations and development teams.
• Supporting knowledge transfer by mentoring others.
• You will need to be seen as a leader within the field of ‘Dev Ops’ and understand the effect of delivering leading edge technical solutions and the technical impact on the client.
• As a subject Matter expert, you will be required to get involved in Pre-Sales and bid activities, to ensure we are able to present the very best and market leading solution to our clients.
Essential
• Strong commercial experience of managing complex multi-tier enterprise infrastructure environments.
• In-depth configuration management, automation and scripting skills including use of a scripting language such as Python or Ruby, proficiency with shell scripting (e.g. BASH)
• In-depth knowledge of platform and application automated deployment technologies (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Cobbler, Puppet, Chef, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, Foreman)
• Exposure to iterative/agile development methodologies (SCRUM, XP, DSDM, RUP etc.)
• Exposure to continuous integration and build tools (e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Use of source code version control (e.g. git, subversion).
• Excellent Linux/Unix system administration skills with a bias towards RedHat Enterprise Linux versions 6 and 7.
• Understanding of software and infrastructure architecture including performance tuning applications, infrastructure and databases.
• Good database knowledge and SQL skills (on an enterprise database such as Oracle or EnterpriseDB).
• In depth knowledge of virtualisation platforms and cloud orchestration technologies such as AWS, VSphere, Xenserver, Xen, Cloudstack etc.
• Experience with building systems in an autoscaling environment including Self-Healing systems
If interested, please get in contact, I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Tom Bacon
DevOps recruitment consultant
Xpertise Recruitment
(Apply online only)
09/09/2016
Platform Engineers wanted. £60,000 - £85,000. London. Agile Delivery Consultancy.
Our award winning client, who are a well-known Agile delivery consultancy are looking for Platform Engineers/ DevOps Engineers who are passionate about working with the latest technologies and passionate about exceeding client expectations. You will get the chance to work with different clients, across different industries and therefore gain exposure to different technology sets. If interested, please see the details below:
Platform Engineer
Salary: £60,000 - £85,000.
Location: Central London
Duration: Permanent
Benefits
• Flexible working hours
• Regular get togethers, special interest and sporting groups
• Fully stocked kitchens with free treats, food and drink
• Competitive salary and rewards structure
• Secondment opportunities between the UK and USA
• Commuter benefits programme
• Lunch and learns, tech talks and coding challenges
• A weekend away every summer
• Healthcare and income protection
Responsibilities:
Platform Engineer works primarily within a project team with the following responsibilities:
• Managing, supporting, maintaining and improving the project’s infrastructure, automation, continuous integration system and application release process.
• Acting as a bridge between operations and development teams.
• Supporting knowledge transfer by mentoring others.
• You will need to be seen as a leader within the field of ‘Dev Ops’ and understand the effect of delivering leading edge technical solutions and the technical impact on the client.
• As a subject Matter expert, you will be required to get involved in Pre-Sales and bid activities, to ensure we are able to present the very best and market leading solution to our clients.
Essential
• Strong commercial experience of managing complex multi-tier enterprise infrastructure environments.
• In-depth configuration management, automation and scripting skills including use of a scripting language such as Python or Ruby, proficiency with shell scripting (e.g. BASH)
• In-depth knowledge of platform and application automated deployment technologies (e.g. Ansible, Terraform, Cobbler, Puppet, Chef, Tivoli Provisioning Manager, Foreman)
• Exposure to iterative/agile development methodologies (SCRUM, XP, DSDM, RUP etc.)
• Exposure to continuous integration and build tools (e.g. Jenkins, TeamCity).
• Use of source code version control (e.g. git, subversion).
• Excellent Linux/Unix system administration skills with a bias towards RedHat Enterprise Linux versions 6 and 7.
• Understanding of software and infrastructure architecture including performance tuning applications, infrastructure and databases.
• Good database knowledge and SQL skills (on an enterprise database such as Oracle or EnterpriseDB).
• In depth knowledge of virtualisation platforms and cloud orchestration technologies such as AWS, VSphere, Xenserver, Xen, Cloudstack etc.
• Experience with building systems in an autoscaling environment including Self-Healing systems
If interested, please get in contact, I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks
Tom Bacon
DevOps recruitment consultant
Xpertise Recruitment
(Apply online only)
Python Developer - Django - Early Stage Startup - Gain D3/React
Python Developer needed by an early stage startup who are building a platform which is set to seriously disrupt the legal industry. Startups in this space are starting to attract the buzz and investment that has been seen in Fintech over the last few years. These guys are ahead of the curve and have already proven the validity of their product.
The Python Developer who joins this team will be working with a small but highly skilled team of software engineers. They have recently hired a CTO with a very impressive background and need to add at least one Python Developer to the team in order to maintain their pace of growth. You would be working on their platform which is built in Python and Django, on the frontend they are using D3.js and React.
If you are a solid Python Developer with exposure to Django I'm very keen to talk to you about this role. Any Javascript experience is desirable but you don't need to be an expert in any particular flavour.
This is an incredible opportunity to join and early stage startup and receive significant equity. The technical team they are assembling is very talented and their roadmap is ambitious but very achievable. You will gain exposure to new technology and have a huge input into the way things are done. There will be plenty of room for you to progress your career as this business grows.
Get in touch now for further details.
No terminology in this advert is designed to discriminate on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, creed, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation. First Point, Search Point and Reference Point are part of Talent Point Ltd; proud members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) 00072652, an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against these or any other class protected by applicable law
09/09/2016
Python Developer - Django - Early Stage Startup - Gain D3/React
Python Developer needed by an early stage startup who are building a platform which is set to seriously disrupt the legal industry. Startups in this space are starting to attract the buzz and investment that has been seen in Fintech over the last few years. These guys are ahead of the curve and have already proven the validity of their product.
The Python Developer who joins this team will be working with a small but highly skilled team of software engineers. They have recently hired a CTO with a very impressive background and need to add at least one Python Developer to the team in order to maintain their pace of growth. You would be working on their platform which is built in Python and Django, on the frontend they are using D3.js and React.
If you are a solid Python Developer with exposure to Django I'm very keen to talk to you about this role. Any Javascript experience is desirable but you don't need to be an expert in any particular flavour.
This is an incredible opportunity to join and early stage startup and receive significant equity. The technical team they are assembling is very talented and their roadmap is ambitious but very achievable. You will gain exposure to new technology and have a huge input into the way things are done. There will be plenty of room for you to progress your career as this business grows.
Get in touch now for further details.
No terminology in this advert is designed to discriminate on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, creed, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation. First Point, Search Point and Reference Point are part of Talent Point Ltd; proud members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) 00072652, an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against these or any other class protected by applicable law
Python Developer - Lead - Drive Agile Adoption
Python Developer needed to join a hugely successful start up and lead a small but highly skilled team. This startup has already proven the validity of their product, gained significant revenue and are now looking to scale up their team and break into new markets. Their product is a mobile messaging platform which they sell as a white label product to their customers.
The Lead Python Developer who join this team will be working in a microservices environment using Flask and Celery. You don't need experience with these frameworks just a willingness to pick them up. This is a team which values quality over speed when it comes to development, everything is heavily tested and built with reliability, performance and security in mind. As Lead Developer within this team you would work closely with the Head of Engineering, the ScrumMaster and the CTO to drive a culture of best practice and improve their Agile processes.
This role would suit any Python Developer with high standards of software engineering. You may not have worked as a Lead Python Developer before but you will need to be comfortable embracing Agile and ensuring the the rest of the team build their tests before they start coding, manage the product feature backlog and generally drive best practice.
Please get in touch now if you are a Python Developer looking to for the chance to Lead a small team and improve the processes.
No terminology in this advert is designed to discriminate on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, creed, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation. First Point, Search Point and Reference Point are part of Talent Point Ltd; proud members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) 00072652, an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against these or any other class protected by applicable law
09/09/2016
Python Developer - Lead - Drive Agile Adoption
Python Developer needed to join a hugely successful start up and lead a small but highly skilled team. This startup has already proven the validity of their product, gained significant revenue and are now looking to scale up their team and break into new markets. Their product is a mobile messaging platform which they sell as a white label product to their customers.
The Lead Python Developer who join this team will be working in a microservices environment using Flask and Celery. You don't need experience with these frameworks just a willingness to pick them up. This is a team which values quality over speed when it comes to development, everything is heavily tested and built with reliability, performance and security in mind. As Lead Developer within this team you would work closely with the Head of Engineering, the ScrumMaster and the CTO to drive a culture of best practice and improve their Agile processes.
This role would suit any Python Developer with high standards of software engineering. You may not have worked as a Lead Python Developer before but you will need to be comfortable embracing Agile and ensuring the the rest of the team build their tests before they start coding, manage the product feature backlog and generally drive best practice.
Please get in touch now if you are a Python Developer looking to for the chance to Lead a small team and improve the processes.
No terminology in this advert is designed to discriminate on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, creed, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation. First Point, Search Point and Reference Point are part of Talent Point Ltd; proud members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) 00072652, an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate against these or any other class protected by applicable law
About Capgemini
With 180,000 people in over 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2015 global revenues of EUR 11.9 billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business, technology and digital solutions that fit their needs, enabling them to achieve innovation and competitiveness. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore®, its worldwide delivery model.
What the Digital Customer Experience (DCX) Practice does
The Financial Services Digital Customer Experience Practice is a globally distributed 2500+ people organization, which focuses on helping our Financial Services clients deliver a
superior experience to their customers, prospects and staff.
In our vision customer experience bridges the gap between businesses and consumers goals, and “determine whether companies thrive and profit, or struggle and fade”. It is ultimately delivered by people, processes and digital technologies which allow for improved sales and services, sales force efficiency, reduced costs and higher speed to value.
Our clients and business partners are not only Banks and Insurance companies entering in the Digital Era, they are also FinTech firms combining mobile and blockchain technologies to build future internet based financial ecosystems. We are engaged from idea origination all the way through digital strategy and system implementation and contribute the
Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange to design innovative solutions for our clients, and partner with the world leading digital transformation technology vendors, to build intelligent, adaptive, componentized IT platforms, combining new technologies with mobile front ends, business process management, customer relationship management, marketing and sales automation as well as content management.
Main Purpose of Role
Capgemini Financial Services are looking for Lead Java Developers who will be responsible to create solutions by developing, implementing, and maintaining Java based components and interfaces.
You will work closely with Capgemini colleagues and clients, as a member of the Software engineering team typically within or associated with a consulting or delivery engagement.
You should have strong skills with Core Java Development using Core Java Components(JDK) Multi Threading(preferred), Collections, Design Patterns, Database, SQL, etc.
Key Responsibilities:
• To define objectives by analysing user requirements; envisioning system features and functionality.
• Lead a team of Java Developers
• To design and develop user interfaces to internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and feature priorities throughout the development life cycle; determining design methodologies and tool sets; completing programming using languages and software products; designing and conducting tests.
• To integrate applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers.
• To create multimedia applications by using authoring tools.
• To complete application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• To develop comprehensive documentation and assistance tools.
• To update job knowledge by researching new internet/intranet technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations.
• Be a contributor to the creation of best practices through the identification of reusable project-level assets.
• Undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions.
• Writes and codes individual programs according to specifications.
Skills and Experience needed
• Proven experience with Core Java Development
• Proven experience of leading and managing teams
• Candidates with good understanding of Application, Information, and Integration Implementation.
• Should have strong background/experience working with financial services clients.
• Prefer extensive experience in the following areas:
• Core Java (Version 7 preferred, version 5 essential), Multithreading, Concurrency, Collections, etc
• Web Frameworks (Struts 2, Apache Tiles, Spring, Hibernate)
• Spring Modules (IoC, AOP, Transactions, MVC, Webflow, Security, Web Services, Integration), Struts, Mulesoft
• Java EE/J2EE Technologies (JSF, JSP, Servlet, JMS, EJB, JPA, JTA)
• RDBMS (PL/SQL, Oracle DB)
• Design Patterns (J2EE, GOF)
• Design Approaches and principles (DDD, SOLID, GRASP)
• Application Server (Weblogic, Websphere, Glassfish, JBoss, Apache)
• Mobile applications and frameworks (e.g. Kony)
• Others (XML, UML)
• Experience of developing Enterprise Integration solutions using at least one of the following technology stacks:
• IBM Web Sphere (Message broker, Web Sphere MQ, Portal, ESB, Process Server, Data Power)
• Oracle Fusion Middleware (WebLogic Integration, WebCentre, Oracle ESB, Oracle BPM, BAM)
• A demonstrable Java EE/J2EE background is essential as a significant proportion of the projects will be focused around the delivery of enterprise solutions
• Agile development practices are essential (CI, TDD, BDD, etc)
• Object Oriented Analysis and Design skills are essential
• UML skills are essential
• Ability to design/develop sensible, simple solutions to complex problems
• Excellent knowledge of software design patterns and when to apply them
• Commercial awareness, including ability to recognise commercial and technical risk
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to deliver innovative, but realistic solutions to complex client problems
• Proficient at communicating complex technical issues to both business and technical audiences
• Fully flexible approach to working hours and working away from home during the week. Willing to work both nationally and internationally
• Qualified to degree level
Desirable:
• Experience of Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience of technologies such as BPEL, Rules Engine etc
• Experience of application server administration, clustering, deployment, Continuous Integration etc
• Experience of any UI toolkits like Google UI Kit or Yahoo UI library
• Significant consulting experience within major consultancy or SI organization
Experience working with Banking, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Industry/Domain
Additional Information
Location and travel
Whilst you will have London as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles will involve periods of time away from home at short notice.
We offer an excellent remuneration package to include flexible benefits and bonus dependent on the candidate's competency, skills and level of expertise.
Proof of right to work in the UK In order to commence a role with Capgemini UK plc you will be required to provide documentary proof prior to joining the Company that you are entitled to live and work in the UK.
Capgemini is an equal opportunities employer.
Please contact us if you consider yourself to have a disability that requires an adjustment to help facilitate your application, interview or the joining process
09/09/2016
About Capgemini
With 180,000 people in over 40 countries, Capgemini is one of the world's foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services. The Group reported 2015 global revenues of EUR 11.9 billion. Together with its clients, Capgemini creates and delivers business, technology and digital solutions that fit their needs, enabling them to achieve innovation and competitiveness. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business ExperienceTM, and draws on Rightshore®, its worldwide delivery model.
What the Digital Customer Experience (DCX) Practice does
The Financial Services Digital Customer Experience Practice is a globally distributed 2500+ people organization, which focuses on helping our Financial Services clients deliver a
superior experience to their customers, prospects and staff.
In our vision customer experience bridges the gap between businesses and consumers goals, and “determine whether companies thrive and profit, or struggle and fade”. It is ultimately delivered by people, processes and digital technologies which allow for improved sales and services, sales force efficiency, reduced costs and higher speed to value.
Our clients and business partners are not only Banks and Insurance companies entering in the Digital Era, they are also FinTech firms combining mobile and blockchain technologies to build future internet based financial ecosystems. We are engaged from idea origination all the way through digital strategy and system implementation and contribute the
Capgemini Applied Innovation Exchange to design innovative solutions for our clients, and partner with the world leading digital transformation technology vendors, to build intelligent, adaptive, componentized IT platforms, combining new technologies with mobile front ends, business process management, customer relationship management, marketing and sales automation as well as content management.
Main Purpose of Role
Capgemini Financial Services are looking for Lead Java Developers who will be responsible to create solutions by developing, implementing, and maintaining Java based components and interfaces.
You will work closely with Capgemini colleagues and clients, as a member of the Software engineering team typically within or associated with a consulting or delivery engagement.
You should have strong skills with Core Java Development using Core Java Components(JDK) Multi Threading(preferred), Collections, Design Patterns, Database, SQL, etc.
Key Responsibilities:
• To define objectives by analysing user requirements; envisioning system features and functionality.
• Lead a team of Java Developers
• To design and develop user interfaces to internet/intranet applications by setting expectations and feature priorities throughout the development life cycle; determining design methodologies and tool sets; completing programming using languages and software products; designing and conducting tests.
• To integrate applications by designing database architecture and server scripting; studying and establishing connectivity with network systems, search engines, and information servers.
• To create multimedia applications by using authoring tools.
• To complete application development by coordinating requirements, schedules, and activities; contributing to team meetings; troubleshooting development and production problems across multiple environments and operating platforms.
• To develop comprehensive documentation and assistance tools.
• To update job knowledge by researching new internet/intranet technologies and software products; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organisations.
• Be a contributor to the creation of best practices through the identification of reusable project-level assets.
• Undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions.
• Writes and codes individual programs according to specifications.
Skills and Experience needed
• Proven experience with Core Java Development
• Proven experience of leading and managing teams
• Candidates with good understanding of Application, Information, and Integration Implementation.
• Should have strong background/experience working with financial services clients.
• Prefer extensive experience in the following areas:
• Core Java (Version 7 preferred, version 5 essential), Multithreading, Concurrency, Collections, etc
• Web Frameworks (Struts 2, Apache Tiles, Spring, Hibernate)
• Spring Modules (IoC, AOP, Transactions, MVC, Webflow, Security, Web Services, Integration), Struts, Mulesoft
• Java EE/J2EE Technologies (JSF, JSP, Servlet, JMS, EJB, JPA, JTA)
• RDBMS (PL/SQL, Oracle DB)
• Design Patterns (J2EE, GOF)
• Design Approaches and principles (DDD, SOLID, GRASP)
• Application Server (Weblogic, Websphere, Glassfish, JBoss, Apache)
• Mobile applications and frameworks (e.g. Kony)
• Others (XML, UML)
• Experience of developing Enterprise Integration solutions using at least one of the following technology stacks:
• IBM Web Sphere (Message broker, Web Sphere MQ, Portal, ESB, Process Server, Data Power)
• Oracle Fusion Middleware (WebLogic Integration, WebCentre, Oracle ESB, Oracle BPM, BAM)
• A demonstrable Java EE/J2EE background is essential as a significant proportion of the projects will be focused around the delivery of enterprise solutions
• Agile development practices are essential (CI, TDD, BDD, etc)
• Object Oriented Analysis and Design skills are essential
• UML skills are essential
• Ability to design/develop sensible, simple solutions to complex problems
• Excellent knowledge of software design patterns and when to apply them
• Commercial awareness, including ability to recognise commercial and technical risk
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to deliver innovative, but realistic solutions to complex client problems
• Proficient at communicating complex technical issues to both business and technical audiences
• Fully flexible approach to working hours and working away from home during the week. Willing to work both nationally and internationally
• Qualified to degree level
Desirable:
• Experience of Service Oriented Architecture
• Experience of technologies such as BPEL, Rules Engine etc
• Experience of application server administration, clustering, deployment, Continuous Integration etc
• Experience of any UI toolkits like Google UI Kit or Yahoo UI library
• Significant consulting experience within major consultancy or SI organization
Experience working with Banking, Financial Services, Capital Markets, Industry/Domain
Additional Information
Location and travel
Whilst you will have London as an office base location, you must be fully flexible in terms of assignment location, as these roles will involve periods of time away from home at short notice.
We offer an excellent remuneration package to include flexible benefits and bonus dependent on the candidate's competency, skills and level of expertise.
Proof of right to work in the UK In order to commence a role with Capgemini UK plc you will be required to provide documentary proof prior to joining the Company that you are entitled to live and work in the UK.
Capgemini is an equal opportunities employer.
Please contact us if you consider yourself to have a disability that requires an adjustment to help facilitate your application, interview or the joining process
Job Title: Lead Developer (Principal Software Engineer)
Req ID: 85317BR
Location: London
Summary of Role
A fantastic opportunity to join Raytheon UK in our brand new Cyber Centre Team based in London, Greater Manchester and Gloucester. We have a wide range of software engineering vacancies at various levels in our rapidly growing Software Development Team. We operate an Agile/Scrum methodology and you will be involved in the full software development lifecycle, developing solutions using the latest technologies.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are looking for something different and who are demanding of themselves and others around them to achieve success. Raytheon’s ambition is to provide an environment that is more silicon valley than security and defence. We want to encourage individual innovation and progression that is both exciting and rewarding. Raytheon also supports on-going professional development through both formal and on-the-job training to help you further develop your career and develop your management and leadership potential.
If you are looking for a role and a team that will challenge you to achieve success for our customers then providing you have the skills and the ability to achieve government clearance, we want to hear from you today.
Main Duties
• Basic objective: To design, develop and maintain mission critical applications and systems
• Design and develop product functionality, user interfaces and performance improvements
• Act as lead engineer for large scale programme
• High competency in use of software patterns.
• Demonstrable experience as a software architect
• Responsible for section/business area resource planning
• Key contributor & independent reviewer at gate & design reviews
• Lead scrumteam meetings
• Responsible for personal development of team members
Candidate Requirements
Essential
Two or more of the following skills:
• Java application development
• C# based application development
• Web application frameworks development in languages such as JavaScript, jQuery, node.js, angular.js, HTML5/CSS3
• Experience of Data Analytics and Visualisation
• Experience of Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Pig, Hive, Spark)
Desirable
• Application development using Java orientated middleware, for example, JEE, Spring, Hibernate, Apache Camel
• Software application development utilising RDBMS (e.g. Oracle/MySQL) and/or unstructured persistence layers, (e.g. ElasticSearch, MongoDB )
• Experience Working in an Agile/SCRUM/DevOps delivery model
• Experience of scripting languages; Perl, Python, ruby
• Experience with high performance distributed systems
• Experience in secure development techniques and tools that produce secure systems
• Understanding of virtualisation (e.g. VMWare and Hyper-V)
• Experience of software development in a military or government project background would be an advantage
About Raytheon:
Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. We are a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and have developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software solutions at its facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Waddington and Broughton.
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specialising in defence, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
Raytheon Career Development:
Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules, to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role.
Standard Benefits:
• 25 days holiday + statutory holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced sick pay scheme
Diversity:
Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.
Security:
All successful applicants must be eligible and willing to obtain SC clearance with the view to progressing to DV level which would be sponsored by Raytheon UK. For further information on the criteria to obtain this please visit - https(url removed)
09/09/2016
Job Title: Lead Developer (Principal Software Engineer)
Req ID: 85317BR
Location: London
Summary of Role
A fantastic opportunity to join Raytheon UK in our brand new Cyber Centre Team based in London, Greater Manchester and Gloucester. We have a wide range of software engineering vacancies at various levels in our rapidly growing Software Development Team. We operate an Agile/Scrum methodology and you will be involved in the full software development lifecycle, developing solutions using the latest technologies.
We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are looking for something different and who are demanding of themselves and others around them to achieve success. Raytheon’s ambition is to provide an environment that is more silicon valley than security and defence. We want to encourage individual innovation and progression that is both exciting and rewarding. Raytheon also supports on-going professional development through both formal and on-the-job training to help you further develop your career and develop your management and leadership potential.
If you are looking for a role and a team that will challenge you to achieve success for our customers then providing you have the skills and the ability to achieve government clearance, we want to hear from you today.
Main Duties
• Basic objective: To design, develop and maintain mission critical applications and systems
• Design and develop product functionality, user interfaces and performance improvements
• Act as lead engineer for large scale programme
• High competency in use of software patterns.
• Demonstrable experience as a software architect
• Responsible for section/business area resource planning
• Key contributor & independent reviewer at gate & design reviews
• Lead scrumteam meetings
• Responsible for personal development of team members
Candidate Requirements
Essential
Two or more of the following skills:
• Java application development
• C# based application development
• Web application frameworks development in languages such as JavaScript, jQuery, node.js, angular.js, HTML5/CSS3
• Experience of Data Analytics and Visualisation
• Experience of Big Data Technologies (Hadoop, Pig, Hive, Spark)
Desirable
• Application development using Java orientated middleware, for example, JEE, Spring, Hibernate, Apache Camel
• Software application development utilising RDBMS (e.g. Oracle/MySQL) and/or unstructured persistence layers, (e.g. ElasticSearch, MongoDB )
• Experience Working in an Agile/SCRUM/DevOps delivery model
• Experience of scripting languages; Perl, Python, ruby
• Experience with high performance distributed systems
• Experience in secure development techniques and tools that produce secure systems
• Understanding of virtualisation (e.g. VMWare and Hyper-V)
• Experience of software development in a military or government project background would be an advantage
About Raytheon:
Raytheon UK is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. We are a prime contractor and major supplier to the UK Ministry of Defence and have developed strong capabilities in mission systems integration in defence, national security and commercial markets. Raytheon UK also designs, develops and manufactures a range of high-technology electronic systems and software solutions at its facilities in Harlow, Glenrothes, Gloucester, Waddington and Broughton.
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of $23 billion and 61,000 employees worldwide, is a technology and innovation leader specialising in defence, security and civil markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as cyber security and a broad range of mission support services. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass.
Raytheon Career Development:
Raytheon has a wealth of resources available to help you develop your career from the moment you join. Activities range from on-line learning modules, to external training and support for taking professional qualifications relevant to your role.
Standard Benefits:
• 25 days holiday + statutory holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance
• Flexible Benefits
• Enhanced sick pay scheme
Diversity:
Diversity is a core business imperative at Raytheon. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes inclusiveness and always employs the best professionals for the job. Having a diverse workforce allows Raytheon to draw upon a range of different ideas and experiences which supports growing our business and creates an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity for success.
Security:
All successful applicants must be eligible and willing to obtain SC clearance with the view to progressing to DV level which would be sponsored by Raytheon UK. For further information on the criteria to obtain this please visit - https(url removed)
