About Ekco Founded in 2016 Ekco is now one of the fastest growing cloud solution providers in Europe! We specialise in enabling companies to progress along the path of cloud maturity, managing transformation and driving better outcomes from our customers' existing technology investments. In a few words, we take businesses to the cloud and back! We have over 600 highly talented and supportive colleagues (and counting) across a number of regional offices in Ireland, UK, Netherlands & Malaysia. About the role Reporting into the Head of Technical Operations, you will be responsible for management and planning all Network Infrastructure both internally and customer facing where Ekco provides services/support, including Local and Wide Area Networks. You will provide technical expertise, support and specialist advice in delivering operational infrastructure services. Also, you will have line management responsibilities for geographically spread team, ensuring they are appropriately skilled, and that resource is allocated to support the services Ekco provides and project work as required. Job Duties/Requirements of Role As the Ekco Networks Practice Lead you will play a key role in: Own the day-to-day support and management of Ekco's UK Network(s) service ensuring it is performant, available and that any interruptions to the service or business are minimised with Incidents, Request and changes resolved/fulfilled within a timely manner in line with their SLA's Provide technical oversight of the Networks supported, inputting to architectural decisions and acting as the technical design authority within Ekco's Services. Establish operational procedures to ensure that the Network Practice and other Practices work together seamlessly to support the business. Undertake technology life cycle management to ensure that all Network equipment is maintained and patched to current levels, owning a high-level plan for replacements to allow for budgetary forecasts. Own all tools required to manage the network, ensuring that these are properly managed, maintained and accessible to teams who need them to provide support. As an Ekco Practice Leader you will play a key role in: Driving a UK centric approach to delivering customer facing technical support. Actively promoting this approach. Taking ownership of your respective practice to ensure award winning service is delivered Leading by example ensuring your team and others are living up to the standards we all set Going above and beyond to deliver, not accepting just good service, good is not good enough only excellent will do. Constantly be looking for opportunities to improve the service we offer Working with other practice leaders to ensure no ticket/piece or work gets left behind Continually developing knowledge of industry best practice and standards Ensuring processes are followed and where processes don't exist helping to define them Ensuring SLA's and KPI's are hit for yours and your peers' practices, reporting weekly & monthly to demonstrate this Acting as Major Incident Manager as and when required on a rota (1/6) Regularly conducting 1-2-1s with the team ensuring each team member has objectives and a CDPs in place Acting as a single point of contact for presales activity in your respective practice, bring together resources to support sales activities. About You You will have: A strong customer focus, with an ability to continually anticipate and meet customers' needs excelling in communicating at all levels within a customer organisation. Nine or more years of experience in datacentre networks CCNP level certification, or alternative vendor equivalent Expert-level understanding of fundamental networking principles. Experience working with network software and hardware. Solid understanding of routing design (BGP, VRF, OSPF) Solid understanding of Layer-2 design. Experience of network security components (Firewall, IPS) Preferred knowledge of Cisco, Dell, HPE, Aruba, CX Palo Alto, F5 Experience of multiple different monitoring tools such as PRTG, Azure Monitor, SolarWinds, Logic Monitor to name just a few Ability to develop documented long term technical strategy aligned to the technical roadmap for Ekco services. Experience in supporting the growth of talented and skilled engineers while maintaining a highly engaged team Experience in working to ensure customer solutions and services comply with the relevant product standards and internal documentation (in accordance with ISO certification) Experience of managing a 24/7 technical support operations including management of an on-call rota The Desirables Understanding of Service Management best practices frameworks such as ITIL Knowledge of NSX would be a bonus Why Ekco Ekco are committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging We recognise the value of internal mobility and encourage opportunities for internal development & progression Flexible working with a family friendly focus are at the core of our company values Employee perks Time off - 25 days leave + public holidays x1 day Birthday leave per year Company Pension Scheme (employer contribution 5%) + flexible salary sacrifice Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to dedicated mental health, emotional wellbeing and general advice. Private Medical Healthcare with Bupa (post probation) Discounted Dental Insurance with Bupa (via salary sacrifice) Learning & development - Unlimited access to Udemy learning platform A lot of responsibilities & opportunities to grow (also internationally)
15/08/2023
Full time
About Ekco Founded in 2016 Ekco is now one of the fastest growing cloud solution providers in Europe! We specialise in enabling companies to progress along the path of cloud maturity, managing transformation and driving better outcomes from our customers' existing technology investments. In a few words, we take businesses to the cloud and back! We have over 600 highly talented and supportive colleagues (and counting) across a number of regional offices in Ireland, UK, Netherlands & Malaysia. About the role Reporting into the Head of Technical Operations, you will be responsible for management and planning all Network Infrastructure both internally and customer facing where Ekco provides services/support, including Local and Wide Area Networks. You will provide technical expertise, support and specialist advice in delivering operational infrastructure services. Also, you will have line management responsibilities for geographically spread team, ensuring they are appropriately skilled, and that resource is allocated to support the services Ekco provides and project work as required. Job Duties/Requirements of Role As the Ekco Networks Practice Lead you will play a key role in: Own the day-to-day support and management of Ekco's UK Network(s) service ensuring it is performant, available and that any interruptions to the service or business are minimised with Incidents, Request and changes resolved/fulfilled within a timely manner in line with their SLA's Provide technical oversight of the Networks supported, inputting to architectural decisions and acting as the technical design authority within Ekco's Services. Establish operational procedures to ensure that the Network Practice and other Practices work together seamlessly to support the business. Undertake technology life cycle management to ensure that all Network equipment is maintained and patched to current levels, owning a high-level plan for replacements to allow for budgetary forecasts. Own all tools required to manage the network, ensuring that these are properly managed, maintained and accessible to teams who need them to provide support. As an Ekco Practice Leader you will play a key role in: Driving a UK centric approach to delivering customer facing technical support. Actively promoting this approach. Taking ownership of your respective practice to ensure award winning service is delivered Leading by example ensuring your team and others are living up to the standards we all set Going above and beyond to deliver, not accepting just good service, good is not good enough only excellent will do. Constantly be looking for opportunities to improve the service we offer Working with other practice leaders to ensure no ticket/piece or work gets left behind Continually developing knowledge of industry best practice and standards Ensuring processes are followed and where processes don't exist helping to define them Ensuring SLA's and KPI's are hit for yours and your peers' practices, reporting weekly & monthly to demonstrate this Acting as Major Incident Manager as and when required on a rota (1/6) Regularly conducting 1-2-1s with the team ensuring each team member has objectives and a CDPs in place Acting as a single point of contact for presales activity in your respective practice, bring together resources to support sales activities. About You You will have: A strong customer focus, with an ability to continually anticipate and meet customers' needs excelling in communicating at all levels within a customer organisation. Nine or more years of experience in datacentre networks CCNP level certification, or alternative vendor equivalent Expert-level understanding of fundamental networking principles. Experience working with network software and hardware. Solid understanding of routing design (BGP, VRF, OSPF) Solid understanding of Layer-2 design. Experience of network security components (Firewall, IPS) Preferred knowledge of Cisco, Dell, HPE, Aruba, CX Palo Alto, F5 Experience of multiple different monitoring tools such as PRTG, Azure Monitor, SolarWinds, Logic Monitor to name just a few Ability to develop documented long term technical strategy aligned to the technical roadmap for Ekco services. Experience in supporting the growth of talented and skilled engineers while maintaining a highly engaged team Experience in working to ensure customer solutions and services comply with the relevant product standards and internal documentation (in accordance with ISO certification) Experience of managing a 24/7 technical support operations including management of an on-call rota The Desirables Understanding of Service Management best practices frameworks such as ITIL Knowledge of NSX would be a bonus Why Ekco Ekco are committed to cultivating an environment that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging We recognise the value of internal mobility and encourage opportunities for internal development & progression Flexible working with a family friendly focus are at the core of our company values Employee perks Time off - 25 days leave + public holidays x1 day Birthday leave per year Company Pension Scheme (employer contribution 5%) + flexible salary sacrifice Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - access to dedicated mental health, emotional wellbeing and general advice. Private Medical Healthcare with Bupa (post probation) Discounted Dental Insurance with Bupa (via salary sacrifice) Learning & development - Unlimited access to Udemy learning platform A lot of responsibilities & opportunities to grow (also internationally)
Are you an experienced infrastructure engineer looking for a "hands on" role? This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team of engineers, working within our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector (ADS) As our new Infrastructure Engineer, you will be the main point of contact (PoC) for all hardware and datacentre related matters. Responsible for the design and deployment of all hardware for a green field enterprise system, including the creation of design artefacts for datacentre, remote site hardware dispositions, rack layouts and network & power cabling schema. Ideally be skilled in the design, sizing, configuration and connecting of Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays, including knowledge and experience of RAID standards, block and files storage, storage resilience and multi-site storage replication. This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills. What you will be doing: Design a multi-site platform based upon commodity off the shelf (COTS) server, storage and networking hardware hosting Window Server and Client Operating Systems, VMware / vSphere Hypervisors and CISCO switch / router operating systems. Produce and maintain design artefacts, such as but not limited to Low-Level Designs, Release Notes, Platform Services related fail-over / disaster recovery instructions Documenting new procedures and review/update as required thought the delivery Assist in the management of Platform Services deployments through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to test and reference, through to the mission-critical production systems Provide input into the Event and Protective monitoring processes as relates to the hardware lights-out / remote consoles network connectivity Develop and maintain Client and third party supplier relationships as will be required to ensure the smooth delivery within the areas of responsibility Provide regular updates to the Technical and project leadership regarding all aspects of the Platform Services hardware delivery. What you will bring: Vocational/Diploma/Associate Degree (technical field) or relevant certification or relevant experience with a deploying enterprise hardware into datacentre-type environments Skilled in the deployment of enterprise hardware installations and the management of cabling and patching matrices Familiarity with deploying Microsoft Windows-based Servers and VMware ESXi hypervisors Strong understanding of deploying resilient hardware solutions Hands-on experience of deploying and managing Network Attached Storage arrays Experienced in the use of Microsoft Event Management software such as System Centre Operations Manager (SCOM) and / or SolarWinds Have a good understanding of 'Secure by Design' principles and practices Experience working in Multi-Datacentre Environments where availability, resilience and fault tolerance are key elements of every design A good understanding of networking as relates to Window Servers and Clients and VMware virtual networking Conversant with modern cabling safety standards such as low-smoke, zero halogen (LSZH) Conversant with different cable and presentation types, such as but not limited to optical fibre presentation (LC, SC), short-wave or long-wave, copper (RJ45) CAT6a - CAT7, Shielded and non-shielded and bandwidth compatibility UK Passport holder Active SC Security Clearance Would be great if you had: Experience in the use and implementation of BMC products, such as Truesight (Event Management) and Atrium (CMDB) Experience of deploying Window Server operating systems in virtual environments Experience with calculation datacentre requirements, such as peak circuit sizing, cooling Familiarity with the MoD and their design guidance and policies to align delivery with MoD Joint Service Publications (JSP) 440 including MoD Site coordinating Installation Design Authority (SCIDA) rules and regulations Expertise in storage array deployment, configuration, management including scaling, replication, fault tolerance and resilience Employment type: Full-time, permanent Location: Hemel Hempstead - Office based Security Clearance Level : You must be currently SC Cleared willing to undergo DV MOD Clearance Internal Recruiter: Carolyne Salary: £54K Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund which is 3% of base salary If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about Sector/Company Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
21/09/2022
Full time
Are you an experienced infrastructure engineer looking for a "hands on" role? This is an exciting opportunity to join a newly formed team of engineers, working within our Aerospace, Defence and Security sector (ADS) As our new Infrastructure Engineer, you will be the main point of contact (PoC) for all hardware and datacentre related matters. Responsible for the design and deployment of all hardware for a green field enterprise system, including the creation of design artefacts for datacentre, remote site hardware dispositions, rack layouts and network & power cabling schema. Ideally be skilled in the design, sizing, configuration and connecting of Network Attached Storage (NAS) arrays, including knowledge and experience of RAID standards, block and files storage, storage resilience and multi-site storage replication. This is a "hands-on" position requiring solid technical, as well as excellent interpersonal and communications skills. What you will be doing: Design a multi-site platform based upon commodity off the shelf (COTS) server, storage and networking hardware hosting Window Server and Client Operating Systems, VMware / vSphere Hypervisors and CISCO switch / router operating systems. Produce and maintain design artefacts, such as but not limited to Low-Level Designs, Release Notes, Platform Services related fail-over / disaster recovery instructions Documenting new procedures and review/update as required thought the delivery Assist in the management of Platform Services deployments through multiple product lifecycle environments, from development to test and reference, through to the mission-critical production systems Provide input into the Event and Protective monitoring processes as relates to the hardware lights-out / remote consoles network connectivity Develop and maintain Client and third party supplier relationships as will be required to ensure the smooth delivery within the areas of responsibility Provide regular updates to the Technical and project leadership regarding all aspects of the Platform Services hardware delivery. What you will bring: Vocational/Diploma/Associate Degree (technical field) or relevant certification or relevant experience with a deploying enterprise hardware into datacentre-type environments Skilled in the deployment of enterprise hardware installations and the management of cabling and patching matrices Familiarity with deploying Microsoft Windows-based Servers and VMware ESXi hypervisors Strong understanding of deploying resilient hardware solutions Hands-on experience of deploying and managing Network Attached Storage arrays Experienced in the use of Microsoft Event Management software such as System Centre Operations Manager (SCOM) and / or SolarWinds Have a good understanding of 'Secure by Design' principles and practices Experience working in Multi-Datacentre Environments where availability, resilience and fault tolerance are key elements of every design A good understanding of networking as relates to Window Servers and Clients and VMware virtual networking Conversant with modern cabling safety standards such as low-smoke, zero halogen (LSZH) Conversant with different cable and presentation types, such as but not limited to optical fibre presentation (LC, SC), short-wave or long-wave, copper (RJ45) CAT6a - CAT7, Shielded and non-shielded and bandwidth compatibility UK Passport holder Active SC Security Clearance Would be great if you had: Experience in the use and implementation of BMC products, such as Truesight (Event Management) and Atrium (CMDB) Experience of deploying Window Server operating systems in virtual environments Experience with calculation datacentre requirements, such as peak circuit sizing, cooling Familiarity with the MoD and their design guidance and policies to align delivery with MoD Joint Service Publications (JSP) 440 including MoD Site coordinating Installation Design Authority (SCIDA) rules and regulations Expertise in storage array deployment, configuration, management including scaling, replication, fault tolerance and resilience Employment type: Full-time, permanent Location: Hemel Hempstead - Office based Security Clearance Level : You must be currently SC Cleared willing to undergo DV MOD Clearance Internal Recruiter: Carolyne Salary: £54K Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy additional days, private medical, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund which is 3% of base salary If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you! Although this role is advertised as full-time, we support different ways of working and can offer a range of flexible working arrangements. So, if you're interested and need to work flexibly, we encourage you to apply and talk to us about what might be possible. Loved reading about this job and want to know more about Sector/Company Our Aerospace, Defence and Security business designs, develops and deploys digital solutions that bring clients enduring business value across the UK's Public and Private sectors. We foster a culture in which employees feel valued and supported, delivering exceptional rates of customer satisfaction in the UK's most complex safety- and security-critical markets. We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida , the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.
Engineering Manager l End to end product l Compute and storage l Datacentres l Logistics l Technology l £600-£650 PD | London | 6 month contract l Outside IR35 Method Resourcing are working with a brilliant consultancy who are on the lookout out for an engineering manager specialising in end compute and storage solutions. The successful contractor will have the following experience: A total of 10+ years of industry experience with 5+ years of experience in architecting and/or developing and delivering end to end products/solutions. Minimum of 3+ years of experience in managing teams Expertise in providing operationally critical technology services on the industrial solution side. Experience in Compute and storage of Datacenters for large scale industries for automated environment and production purposes. Experience in building solutions which can be horizontally scalable, distributed, resilient, fault tolerant and monitored. Expertise in modern technology patterns eg On prime (SaaS, PaaS, HCI etc.), Hybrid & Cloud Datacenter solutions Virtualisation and Containerization (VMware, Docker) for modern warehouses, automated outdoor terminals, IOT and Asset Digitalization. Experience in building solutions in an agile/DevOps environment as well as managing teams in that space Good understanding of device attributes hereunder performance of equipment under circumstances of industrial environment The ability to continually identify team improvements (retrospective analysis, maturity assessments and OKR's and KPI's) An understanding of the trade-off between technical investments and continual delivery of business outcome The ability to provide direction, support and guidance for others hereunder mentor, code-review and contribute to product development Independently lead solution design and estimation Understanding infrastructure industry trends and relevant innovations in solution delivery methods Experience with Information Security management - Maintain the data confidentiality & integrity and relevant compliance of information systems. Understand life cycle implementation of enterprise architecture solutions and associated industry (IT) standards Day rate: £600-£650 per day Contract: 6 months initial Start: As soon as possible Location: Remote work with some being complete in London IR35: Outside Please send me your CV if you are interested to (see below). Engineering Manager l End to end product l Compute and storage l Datacentres l Logistics l Technology l £600-£650 PD | London | 6 month contract l Outside IR35
08/12/2021
Contractor
Engineering Manager l End to end product l Compute and storage l Datacentres l Logistics l Technology l £600-£650 PD | London | 6 month contract l Outside IR35 Method Resourcing are working with a brilliant consultancy who are on the lookout out for an engineering manager specialising in end compute and storage solutions. The successful contractor will have the following experience: A total of 10+ years of industry experience with 5+ years of experience in architecting and/or developing and delivering end to end products/solutions. Minimum of 3+ years of experience in managing teams Expertise in providing operationally critical technology services on the industrial solution side. Experience in Compute and storage of Datacenters for large scale industries for automated environment and production purposes. Experience in building solutions which can be horizontally scalable, distributed, resilient, fault tolerant and monitored. Expertise in modern technology patterns eg On prime (SaaS, PaaS, HCI etc.), Hybrid & Cloud Datacenter solutions Virtualisation and Containerization (VMware, Docker) for modern warehouses, automated outdoor terminals, IOT and Asset Digitalization. Experience in building solutions in an agile/DevOps environment as well as managing teams in that space Good understanding of device attributes hereunder performance of equipment under circumstances of industrial environment The ability to continually identify team improvements (retrospective analysis, maturity assessments and OKR's and KPI's) An understanding of the trade-off between technical investments and continual delivery of business outcome The ability to provide direction, support and guidance for others hereunder mentor, code-review and contribute to product development Independently lead solution design and estimation Understanding infrastructure industry trends and relevant innovations in solution delivery methods Experience with Information Security management - Maintain the data confidentiality & integrity and relevant compliance of information systems. Understand life cycle implementation of enterprise architecture solutions and associated industry (IT) standards Day rate: £600-£650 per day Contract: 6 months initial Start: As soon as possible Location: Remote work with some being complete in London IR35: Outside Please send me your CV if you are interested to (see below). Engineering Manager l End to end product l Compute and storage l Datacentres l Logistics l Technology l £600-£650 PD | London | 6 month contract l Outside IR35
Senior Software Engineer/Senior Software Developer/Senior Ruby Developer £500 - £600 per day (Outside of IR35) 6-month Contract London - Remote We are representing a growing SaaS organisation who are looking for a Ruby developer to join their development team for an initial 6-month contract. Having received funding to expand their product capability, my client has set up a new squad to deliver numerous new features, functionality, and design. Because of this new team and reshuffle, they now need an experienced software engineer to continue the expansion work of their existing product, built on Ruby on Rails. Currently, we are looking for truly outstanding Ruby Developer with experience writing clean code that is robust and scalable. You will be working with a mature product function and experienced software engineering managers while utilising Agile and TDD principles. Tech Stack: Ruby (with Rails) . Client-side web apps are written in React , and some services in Clojure and Java . The platform is built into several datacentres and runs on Kubernetes . Please apply if this sounds of interest. £500-£600 per day (Outside of IR35) Senior Software Engineer/Senior Software Developer/Senior Ruby Developer
05/11/2021
Contractor
Senior Software Engineer/Senior Software Developer/Senior Ruby Developer £500 - £600 per day (Outside of IR35) 6-month Contract London - Remote We are representing a growing SaaS organisation who are looking for a Ruby developer to join their development team for an initial 6-month contract. Having received funding to expand their product capability, my client has set up a new squad to deliver numerous new features, functionality, and design. Because of this new team and reshuffle, they now need an experienced software engineer to continue the expansion work of their existing product, built on Ruby on Rails. Currently, we are looking for truly outstanding Ruby Developer with experience writing clean code that is robust and scalable. You will be working with a mature product function and experienced software engineering managers while utilising Agile and TDD principles. Tech Stack: Ruby (with Rails) . Client-side web apps are written in React , and some services in Clojure and Java . The platform is built into several datacentres and runs on Kubernetes . Please apply if this sounds of interest. £500-£600 per day (Outside of IR35) Senior Software Engineer/Senior Software Developer/Senior Ruby Developer
Senior Software Engineer / Senior Software Developer / Senior Ruby Developer £500 - £600 per day (Outside of IR35) 6-month Contract London - Remote We are representing a growing SaaS organisation who are looking for a Ruby developer to join their development team for an initial 6-month contract. Having received funding to expand their product capability, my client has set up a new squad to deliver numerous new features, functionality, and design. Because of this new team and reshuffle, they now need an experienced software engineer to continue the expansion work of their existing product, built on Ruby on Rails. Currently, we are looking for truly outstanding Ruby Developer with experience writing clean code that is robust and scalable. You will be working with a mature product function and experienced software engineering managers while utilising Agile and TDD principles. Tech Stack: Ruby (with Rails) . Client-side web apps are written in React , and some services in Clojure and Java . The platform is built into several datacentres and runs on Kubernetes . Please apply if this sounds of interest. £500-£600 per day (Outside of IR35) Senior Software Engineer / Senior Software Developer / Senior Ruby Developer
04/11/2021
Contractor
Senior Software Engineer / Senior Software Developer / Senior Ruby Developer £500 - £600 per day (Outside of IR35) 6-month Contract London - Remote We are representing a growing SaaS organisation who are looking for a Ruby developer to join their development team for an initial 6-month contract. Having received funding to expand their product capability, my client has set up a new squad to deliver numerous new features, functionality, and design. Because of this new team and reshuffle, they now need an experienced software engineer to continue the expansion work of their existing product, built on Ruby on Rails. Currently, we are looking for truly outstanding Ruby Developer with experience writing clean code that is robust and scalable. You will be working with a mature product function and experienced software engineering managers while utilising Agile and TDD principles. Tech Stack: Ruby (with Rails) . Client-side web apps are written in React , and some services in Clojure and Java . The platform is built into several datacentres and runs on Kubernetes . Please apply if this sounds of interest. £500-£600 per day (Outside of IR35) Senior Software Engineer / Senior Software Developer / Senior Ruby Developer
Technimove are the market leaders in physical IT migrations, working with thousands of companies small, medium and enterprise. We organise and manage UK-based and international relocations, data centre migrations and transport services.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Projects Team for a Senior Project Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be responsible for organising various projects, working directly with our customers and internal departments in order to deliver a migration project to an approved plan within the agreed timescale. The position is ideally suited to someone with a technical background using their experiences gained in similar roles.
Skills
Prince2 certified
Passion for topics around IT infrastructure and Datacentre planning and development
Strong leadership skills with a high sense of responsibility and quality
Very strong communication and moderation skills in English
High motivation and ability to work under pressure
Experience of project planning methodologies such as critical path planning
Extensive knowledge of IT and Microsoft Office applications
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Problem solving skills
Ability to accurately review and analyze detailed information
Ability to take responsibility and operate with minimal supervision
Ability to work with a wide range of people
Key Responsibilities
Communicate ideas for improving company processes with a positive and constructive attitude, and for developing this attitude in others
Assistance and support of existing client teams, in the preparation of collateral required ahead of each migration.
Able to deliver Technimove’s proven migration methodology
Attend conference calls and meetings to overcome strategic hurdles and give best practice advice, against Technimove’s migration process to minimise downtime and risk.
Liaising with the client and internal teams throughout the project process
Able to conduct project kick-off meetings, define project objectives and scope, track risks, assumptions, and manage detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project.
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with project owners, business functions, IT developers, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
Conduct regular meetings, facilitate communications, ensure coordination, and cooperation among team members.
Plan and facilitate project review meetings to expedite requirements and resolution of project issues.
01/03/2017
Full time
Technimove are the market leaders in physical IT migrations, working with thousands of companies small, medium and enterprise. We organise and manage UK-based and international relocations, data centre migrations and transport services.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Projects Team for a Senior Project Coordinator. The ideal candidate will be responsible for organising various projects, working directly with our customers and internal departments in order to deliver a migration project to an approved plan within the agreed timescale. The position is ideally suited to someone with a technical background using their experiences gained in similar roles.
Skills
Prince2 certified
Passion for topics around IT infrastructure and Datacentre planning and development
Strong leadership skills with a high sense of responsibility and quality
Very strong communication and moderation skills in English
High motivation and ability to work under pressure
Experience of project planning methodologies such as critical path planning
Extensive knowledge of IT and Microsoft Office applications
Excellent communication and leadership skills
Excellent planning and organizational skills
Problem solving skills
Ability to accurately review and analyze detailed information
Ability to take responsibility and operate with minimal supervision
Ability to work with a wide range of people
Key Responsibilities
Communicate ideas for improving company processes with a positive and constructive attitude, and for developing this attitude in others
Assistance and support of existing client teams, in the preparation of collateral required ahead of each migration.
Able to deliver Technimove’s proven migration methodology
Attend conference calls and meetings to overcome strategic hurdles and give best practice advice, against Technimove’s migration process to minimise downtime and risk.
Liaising with the client and internal teams throughout the project process
Able to conduct project kick-off meetings, define project objectives and scope, track risks, assumptions, and manage detailed project schedules using Microsoft Project.
Develop and maintain productive working relationships with project owners, business functions, IT developers, vendors, and other project stakeholders.
Conduct regular meetings, facilitate communications, ensure coordination, and cooperation among team members.
Plan and facilitate project review meetings to expedite requirements and resolution of project issues.
Technimove are the market leaders in physical IT migrations, working with thousands of companies small, medium and enterprise. We organise and manage UK-based and international relocations, data centre migrations and transport services.
We are currently looking for a Senior Data Centre Project Manager to join our ever expanding team.
About the Job
Based in London
Reporting to the CTO
My client is seeking Senior Project Managers to join their expanding team. You will have a deep technology competence and would have come from an engineering / network background and managed Enterprise size Datacentres in the UK. The successful candidate will have at least 10 years comprehensive experience leading complex Datacentre migration projects, have over 10 years detailed expertise leveraging data replication technologies for both server migrations and IT Disaster Recovery solutions. The candidate will also have a detailed history of working in a wide variety of complex data centre environments and have a strong track record of IT Service Continuity Management, IT Service Management, ITIL, and proven CritSit incident management expertise.
Experience in Finance and/or Public Sector would be advantageous
The Role
Own and lead the end to end migration of all services throughout the migration project
Own the end to end weekly Start Stop Migration Work Flow view for all Service Components being migrated in each calendar month
Track the successful completion of all migration project activity Milestones. Provide weekly reporting on all Service Component migrations to senior management and to the Programme Board on a fortnightly/monthly basis
Accountable for defining, optimizing and operating infrastructure
Project Manage all assigned Service Component migration activity
Enable and assist with the creation of technical plans to migrate existing production datacentres to new/consolidated locations
Interface with internal technical subject matter experts and drive to conclusion any technical open issues and manage the risks related to the programme
Create and document technical requirements and designs; - Manage all technical aspects of the Data Centre migration phases (Assessment, Planning and Execution)
Skill and attributes required
Prince2 certified
ITIL Foundation or Practitioner certified
Understanding of Successful Programme Management methodology
A successful computer science education
Managed Enterprise datacentres
Must have come from an architectural and technical background and still have the ability to read network diagrams etc
Must have technical experience with virtual environments and P2V
Experienced in sponsoring technology projects
Passion for topics around IT infrastructure and Datacentre planning and development
Strong conceptual thinking and understanding of the core processes to run IT infrastructure is essential
Ability and experience to produce business cases and respective execution plans
Good understanding of all of the various technologies surrounding security
Strong leadership skills with a high sense of responsibility and quality
Very strong communication and moderation skills in English
High motivation and ability to work under pressure
01/03/2017
Full time
Technimove are the market leaders in physical IT migrations, working with thousands of companies small, medium and enterprise. We organise and manage UK-based and international relocations, data centre migrations and transport services.
We are currently looking for a Senior Data Centre Project Manager to join our ever expanding team.
About the Job
Based in London
Reporting to the CTO
My client is seeking Senior Project Managers to join their expanding team. You will have a deep technology competence and would have come from an engineering / network background and managed Enterprise size Datacentres in the UK. The successful candidate will have at least 10 years comprehensive experience leading complex Datacentre migration projects, have over 10 years detailed expertise leveraging data replication technologies for both server migrations and IT Disaster Recovery solutions. The candidate will also have a detailed history of working in a wide variety of complex data centre environments and have a strong track record of IT Service Continuity Management, IT Service Management, ITIL, and proven CritSit incident management expertise.
Experience in Finance and/or Public Sector would be advantageous
The Role
Own and lead the end to end migration of all services throughout the migration project
Own the end to end weekly Start Stop Migration Work Flow view for all Service Components being migrated in each calendar month
Track the successful completion of all migration project activity Milestones. Provide weekly reporting on all Service Component migrations to senior management and to the Programme Board on a fortnightly/monthly basis
Accountable for defining, optimizing and operating infrastructure
Project Manage all assigned Service Component migration activity
Enable and assist with the creation of technical plans to migrate existing production datacentres to new/consolidated locations
Interface with internal technical subject matter experts and drive to conclusion any technical open issues and manage the risks related to the programme
Create and document technical requirements and designs; - Manage all technical aspects of the Data Centre migration phases (Assessment, Planning and Execution)
Skill and attributes required
Prince2 certified
ITIL Foundation or Practitioner certified
Understanding of Successful Programme Management methodology
A successful computer science education
Managed Enterprise datacentres
Must have come from an architectural and technical background and still have the ability to read network diagrams etc
Must have technical experience with virtual environments and P2V
Experienced in sponsoring technology projects
Passion for topics around IT infrastructure and Datacentre planning and development
Strong conceptual thinking and understanding of the core processes to run IT infrastructure is essential
Ability and experience to produce business cases and respective execution plans
Good understanding of all of the various technologies surrounding security
Strong leadership skills with a high sense of responsibility and quality
Very strong communication and moderation skills in English
High motivation and ability to work under pressure
IT Hosting Support Team Leader - Top 3 Managed Cloud & Hosting Brand
Glasgow
£25,000 - £30,000 DOE + Full Company Benefits
About Us:
We are delighted to offer this opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading managed hosting companies. Originally founded in 1998, the Group has evolved to become one of Europe's leading providers of managed hosting, Datacentre and cloud computing, serving over 300,000 customers each day. We offer managed hosting solutions for any size or type of business, from a single server to complex managed hosting environments.
The IT Support Team Leader Role:
> The IT Support Team Leader role:
> You will be responsible for the 24x7 management of all Hosting, and out of hours customer contacts, support requests, outages and escalations
> You will be responsible for managing the Team to deliver customer focused support
> You will ensure the smooth running of all aspects of the Glasgow Datacentre
What it takes:
IT Hosting Support Team Leader Skills/Experience:
> Excellent customer care skills and experience
> Robust technical knowledge and experience
> Previous Helpdesk Management experience
> Excellent verbal and written communication skills
> Good knowledge of hosting products and services
> Must demonstrate a flexible approach to work as well as the ability to prioritise workload
> Good problem solving skills
> Sound Team Leader experience in a technical customer support environment
> Excellent interpersonal skills
> Excellent people manager
Key Responsibilities:
> Manage Hosting System Engineers and Monitoring Technicians to deliver a customer focussed quality service 24x7
> Manage all Hosting customer support requests 24x7 liaising with other Datacentres to ensure quality responses delivered at all times within service levels agreed
> Manage the system outage notification process, liaising internally and externally as required
> Manage all Datacentre processes to ensure a well run 24x7 operation
> Control customer escalations, liaising internally and directly with customers to resolve issues quickly and with minimum customer impact
> Liaise with the Group Operations Director regarding security facilities etc
> Assist as required in acquisition of new customers supporting the Sales, Pre-sales and Solutions Teams as necessary
> Lead, manage and develop the Team, evaluating individual and team performance regularly
> Undertake Health & Safety Tasks as required
> Provide feedback to enhance customer processes/systems
> Undertake analysis and reporting as required
> Support other Teams when required
> Undertake special projects as allocated by management/directors
> Assist with ad hoc administration as required
What do we offer in return? ….
> We’ll shout you to lunch once a month
> ½ Day off on your Birthday
> Breakfast on us every day, including a hot roll on Fridays
> Free on-site car parking
> Long service benefits
> Snacks, drinks and fruit all day, everyday
> Pension
> Share save and childcare voucher schemes
> Supported training and access to an online training portal 24/7
Training & Development:
As you can gather, we have a relaxed and friendly working environment but don’t be fooled; you will be working with some of the country’s best talent and greatest technical experts. We want our people to thrive, prosper and to leave work every day feeling valued and that they have made a difference. Talented, motivated and creative people lie at the heart of our success so we invest heavily in our people and their professional and personal development through our online training portal and Management and Leadership Development Programme.
We look forward to hearing from you...
You may have worked in the following capacities:
Data Centre Support Team Leader, IT Hosting Support Lead, Hosting Support Desk Leader, Datacentre Support Team Supervisor, IT Support Supervisor, IT Service Desk Team Leader.
Interested? Just Apply Below...
In 2005 we ripped up the rule book to deliver a recruitment agency experience that makes everyone feel just that little bit happier. By applying you consent to us processing & passing your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. If your skills match the role you will hear back from us within 2 business days. Good luck, Team RR
09/09/2016
IT Hosting Support Team Leader - Top 3 Managed Cloud & Hosting Brand
Glasgow
£25,000 - £30,000 DOE + Full Company Benefits
About Us:
We are delighted to offer this opportunity to join one of the UK’s leading managed hosting companies. Originally founded in 1998, the Group has evolved to become one of Europe's leading providers of managed hosting, Datacentre and cloud computing, serving over 300,000 customers each day. We offer managed hosting solutions for any size or type of business, from a single server to complex managed hosting environments.
The IT Support Team Leader Role:
> The IT Support Team Leader role:
> You will be responsible for the 24x7 management of all Hosting, and out of hours customer contacts, support requests, outages and escalations
> You will be responsible for managing the Team to deliver customer focused support
> You will ensure the smooth running of all aspects of the Glasgow Datacentre
What it takes:
IT Hosting Support Team Leader Skills/Experience:
> Excellent customer care skills and experience
> Robust technical knowledge and experience
> Previous Helpdesk Management experience
> Excellent verbal and written communication skills
> Good knowledge of hosting products and services
> Must demonstrate a flexible approach to work as well as the ability to prioritise workload
> Good problem solving skills
> Sound Team Leader experience in a technical customer support environment
> Excellent interpersonal skills
> Excellent people manager
Key Responsibilities:
> Manage Hosting System Engineers and Monitoring Technicians to deliver a customer focussed quality service 24x7
> Manage all Hosting customer support requests 24x7 liaising with other Datacentres to ensure quality responses delivered at all times within service levels agreed
> Manage the system outage notification process, liaising internally and externally as required
> Manage all Datacentre processes to ensure a well run 24x7 operation
> Control customer escalations, liaising internally and directly with customers to resolve issues quickly and with minimum customer impact
> Liaise with the Group Operations Director regarding security facilities etc
> Assist as required in acquisition of new customers supporting the Sales, Pre-sales and Solutions Teams as necessary
> Lead, manage and develop the Team, evaluating individual and team performance regularly
> Undertake Health & Safety Tasks as required
> Provide feedback to enhance customer processes/systems
> Undertake analysis and reporting as required
> Support other Teams when required
> Undertake special projects as allocated by management/directors
> Assist with ad hoc administration as required
What do we offer in return? ….
> We’ll shout you to lunch once a month
> ½ Day off on your Birthday
> Breakfast on us every day, including a hot roll on Fridays
> Free on-site car parking
> Long service benefits
> Snacks, drinks and fruit all day, everyday
> Pension
> Share save and childcare voucher schemes
> Supported training and access to an online training portal 24/7
Training & Development:
As you can gather, we have a relaxed and friendly working environment but don’t be fooled; you will be working with some of the country’s best talent and greatest technical experts. We want our people to thrive, prosper and to leave work every day feeling valued and that they have made a difference. Talented, motivated and creative people lie at the heart of our success so we invest heavily in our people and their professional and personal development through our online training portal and Management and Leadership Development Programme.
We look forward to hearing from you...
You may have worked in the following capacities:
Data Centre Support Team Leader, IT Hosting Support Lead, Hosting Support Desk Leader, Datacentre Support Team Supervisor, IT Support Supervisor, IT Service Desk Team Leader.
Interested? Just Apply Below...
In 2005 we ripped up the rule book to deliver a recruitment agency experience that makes everyone feel just that little bit happier. By applying you consent to us processing & passing your application to our client for review for this vacancy only. If your skills match the role you will hear back from us within 2 business days. Good luck, Team RR
