Test Manager - 2/ 3 years Experience as a Lead

The Test Manager / Consultant is responsible for test strategy, planning, designing, building, managing, executing, analyzing and reporting on tests. Using appropriate testing tools and techniques ensuring new and amended software, together with any interfaces, performs as specified and intended against the technical and functional specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Determines testing strategy and owns the supporting processes. Takes responsibility for the management and coordination of all testing activities within a project, program or service, including test plans, resources, costs, timescales, test deliverables and traceability.
• Provides test assurance and governance for test engagements.
• Manages client relationships with respect to testing matters. Is sensitive to the client's needs and priorities when finding solutions to any issues which arise.
• Ensures that appropriate methods and tools for the planning, development, testing, operation, management and maintenance of systems are adopted and used effectively throughout the project. Provides authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution.
• Plans and manages the evaluation of test processes. Identifies, proposes, and initiates test process improvement activities within the organization, devising solutions. Takes action to exploit opportunities that will have a measurable effect on operational effectiveness, with associated benefits to the business.
• Manages the review of test results and their modification as necessary. Compile and present reports on systems quality and metrics.
• Organizes and delivers work in front-office and back-office environments.
• Is the ultimate responsible of the risk and issue management, ensuring all risks and issues are documented with the corresponding mitigations and corrective actions.
• Support the development of the test capabilities and competencies in the test services practice.
• Takes responsibility on the effort estimation.
• Supports pre-sales, bid and prospects.
• Takes responsibility on the demand management.
• Takes responsibility on the knowledge management.
• Ensure tests and results are documented, reported to stakeholders and are available for specification of user instructions.
• Act as a mentor to one or more resources, providing support and guidance by removing barriers to learning in order to promote effective participation, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve the mentee potential.
• Takes responsibility on change management in terms of scope.
• Uses quality standards to review past performance and plan future activities. Monitors and reports on the outputs from the quality assurance and audit processes. Oversee test activities and advise on best practice and ensure lessons learnt are captured and fed back into the practice for continuous process improvement.

Certifications:

• Project Management Certification: PMP or PRINCE II Recommended
• Testing Management Tooling Certification: HPQC or Equivalent Recommended
• Testing Process Certification: ISTQB Expert or Equivalent Recommended
• ITIL Certification: ITIL Foundation Recommended

Working Experience:

• Recommended Experience: 2-3 years as Test Lead

Test Manager - 2/ 3 years Experience as a Lead

The Test Manager / Consultant is responsible for test strategy, planning, designing, building, managing, executing, analyzing and reporting on tests. Using appropriate testing tools and techniques ensuring new and amended software, together with any interfaces, performs as specified and intended against the technical and functional specifications.

Responsibilities:

• Determines testing strategy and owns the supporting processes. Takes responsibility for the management and coordination of all testing activities within a project, program or service, including test plans, resources, costs, timescales, test deliverables and traceability.
• Provides test assurance and governance for test engagements.
• Manages client relationships with respect to testing matters. Is sensitive to the client's needs and priorities when finding solutions to any issues which arise.
• Ensures that appropriate methods and tools for the planning, development, testing, operation, management and maintenance of systems are adopted and used effectively throughout the project. Provides authoritative advice and guidance on any aspect of test planning and execution.
• Plans and manages the evaluation of test processes. Identifies, proposes, and initiates test process improvement activities within the organization, devising solutions. Takes action to exploit opportunities that will have a measurable effect on operational effectiveness, with associated benefits to the business.
• Manages the review of test results and their modification as necessary. Compile and present reports on systems quality and metrics.
• Organizes and delivers work in front-office and back-office environments.
• Is the ultimate responsible of the risk and issue management, ensuring all risks and issues are documented with the corresponding mitigations and corrective actions.
• Support the development of the test capabilities and competencies in the test services practice.
• Takes responsibility on the effort estimation.
• Supports pre-sales, bid and prospects.
• Takes responsibility on the demand management.
• Takes responsibility on the knowledge management.
• Ensure tests and results are documented, reported to stakeholders and are available for specification of user instructions.
• Act as a mentor to one or more resources, providing support and guidance by removing barriers to learning in order to promote effective participation, enhance individual learning, raise aspirations and achieve the mentee potential.
• Takes responsibility on change management in terms of scope.
• Uses quality standards to review past performance and plan future activities. Monitors and reports on the outputs from the quality assurance and audit processes. Oversee test activities and advise on best practice and ensure lessons learnt are captured and fed back into the practice for continuous process improvement.

Certifications:

• Project Management Certification: PMP or PRINCE II Recommended
• Testing Management Tooling Certification: HPQC or Equivalent Recommended
• Testing Process Certification: ISTQB Expert or Equivalent Recommended
• ITIL Certification: ITIL Foundation Recommended

Working Experience:

• Recommended Experience: 2-3 years as Test Lead

11508a - Finance System Implementation Consultant
Location: Working from home / field-based

Summary
In response to continued growth and client demand, our client - an established & highly successful tech firm based in Northamptonshire - are seeking an experienced Finance System Implementation Consultant on a full-time permanent basis.

You will be responsible for supporting clients through their finance and billing implementation projects, whilst maintaining an exceptional level of customer service.


Responsibilities
*Provide an exceptional level of service managing client projects, implementing a suite of bespoke finance and billing solutions,
*Successful on-boarding and servicing of clients, from project inception to handover and support beyond,
*Be the main point of contact for clients migrating from their existing finance systems, OR for new clients seeking a new finance & billing solution,
*Disseminate & persuasively promote the benefits of the company's finance products & systems to new & existing clients,
*Ad-hoc duties relevant to the role.


Requirements
Essential:
*A background in finance system implementation, migration projects & training for clients,
*Good people skills - experience communicating with finance personnel, together with a solid understanding of accounting terminology,
*Possess exceptional customer / client account management experience,
*Good analytical & problem-solving skills,
*Be a highly organised team player managing multiple products & capable of working to strict deadlines,
*Be self-motivated, assertive, proactive & possess initiative,
*Valid driving licence, willing & able to travel within the UK & occasionally Internationally to support clients as required (expenses reimbursed),
*DBS Clear.

Preferred:
*Experience of finance system implementation & management for clients,
*Education sector experience, ideally within the finance / bursar function,
*Proven experience of working in a similar role to the one described,
*QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified or part-qualified accountant or proven QBE. All qualifications should be relevant and up to date,
*SYSTEMS: extensive Sage experience, cloud-based accounting (Accounts IQ preferred), MS Office incl. Excel & PowerPoint.


Package
In return for this exciting opportunity, our client is offering the following package:

*Appointment Type: Permanent
*Salary: circa £35,000 - £40,000 + benefits (subject to experience)
*Based: Working from home / field-based
*Hours: Mon-Fri, 37.5hrs per week
*Holiday: 25 Days + Bank Holidays (increasing after 5 years' service)
*Cyclescheme
*Company Pension Scheme
*Death in Service Benefit (3x basic salary)
*Allocated time for training & professional development
*Technical equipment will be provided


If you're interested & think you're suitable for this opportunity, please apply online OR call Greg at Paul Mitchell Associates (quoting ref: 11508a) on (phone number removed).

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11508a - Finance System Implementation Consultant
Location: Working from home / field-based

Summary
In response to continued growth and client demand, our client - an established & highly successful tech firm based in Northamptonshire - are seeking an experienced Finance System Implementation Consultant on a full-time permanent basis.

You will be responsible for supporting clients through their finance and billing implementation projects, whilst maintaining an exceptional level of customer service.


Responsibilities
*Provide an exceptional level of service managing client projects, implementing a suite of bespoke finance and billing solutions,
*Successful on-boarding and servicing of clients, from project inception to handover and support beyond,
*Be the main point of contact for clients migrating from their existing finance systems, OR for new clients seeking a new finance & billing solution,
*Disseminate & persuasively promote the benefits of the company's finance products & systems to new & existing clients,
*Ad-hoc duties relevant to the role.


Requirements
Essential:
*A background in finance system implementation, migration projects & training for clients,
*Good people skills - experience communicating with finance personnel, together with a solid understanding of accounting terminology,
*Possess exceptional customer / client account management experience,
*Good analytical & problem-solving skills,
*Be a highly organised team player managing multiple products & capable of working to strict deadlines,
*Be self-motivated, assertive, proactive & possess initiative,
*Valid driving licence, willing & able to travel within the UK & occasionally Internationally to support clients as required (expenses reimbursed),
*DBS Clear.

Preferred:
*Experience of finance system implementation & management for clients,
*Education sector experience, ideally within the finance / bursar function,
*Proven experience of working in a similar role to the one described,
*QUALIFICATIONS: Qualified or part-qualified accountant or proven QBE. All qualifications should be relevant and up to date,
*SYSTEMS: extensive Sage experience, cloud-based accounting (Accounts IQ preferred), MS Office incl. Excel & PowerPoint.


Package
In return for this exciting opportunity, our client is offering the following package:

*Appointment Type: Permanent
*Salary: circa £35,000 - £40,000 + benefits (subject to experience)
*Based: Working from home / field-based
*Hours: Mon-Fri, 37.5hrs per week
*Holiday: 25 Days + Bank Holidays (increasing after 5 years' service)
*Cyclescheme
*Company Pension Scheme
*Death in Service Benefit (3x basic salary)
*Allocated time for training & professional development
*Technical equipment will be provided


If you're interested & think you're suitable for this opportunity, please apply online OR call Greg at Paul Mitchell Associates (quoting ref: 11508a) on (phone number removed).

Paul Mitchell Associates is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

By applying to this vacancy you are consenting to Paul Mitchell Associates contacting you and processing your data in line with our Privacy Policy under GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations).

If you do not consent to Paul Mitchell Associates contacting you and processing your data in line with GDPR please DO NOT apply.

For further information relating to our Privacy Policy please visit our website.

This is a role with a leading global media company who specialise in radio, although they have a wide reach into other marketing and media projects.

They're looking for a Senior React developer to join a growing team of 15 working on their flagship webapp, amongst other projects. This role has a primary focus on React skills, but the other technology in their stack includes Java, microservices, Docker, and AWS Lambda.

The full skillset for this role is as follows:

Essential:

- React

- JavaScript

Desirable:

- AWS Lambda

- Docker

- Java

- Node.js

This is a great opportunity for a developer looking to step into a senior role, and is offering a salary of up to £70,000.

If you're interested, please get back to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV and I'll be in touch ASAP.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT industry. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

This is a role with a leading global media company who specialise in radio, although they have a wide reach into other marketing and media projects.

They're looking for a Senior React developer to join a growing team of 15 working on their flagship webapp, amongst other projects. This role has a primary focus on React skills, but the other technology in their stack includes Java, microservices, Docker, and AWS Lambda.

The full skillset for this role is as follows:

Essential:

- React

- JavaScript

Desirable:

- AWS Lambda

- Docker

- Java

- Node.js

This is a great opportunity for a developer looking to step into a senior role, and is offering a salary of up to £70,000.

If you're interested, please get back to this advert with an up to date copy of your CV and I'll be in touch ASAP.

Randstad Technologies Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT industry. Please note that due to a high level of applications, we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.

Azure DevOps Engineer, ARM, Powershell, Agile

Leeds

6 months

£700 - £800 Per day

Nigel Frank is recruiting for an Azure DevOps Engineer to join a leading organisation in Leeds for an initial 6 months contract. The client is embarking on a digital transformation, so you will be on-site with the end client for the duration of this project, with some element of remote working after the first few weeks.

You will have excellent communication skills with the influence to encourage the team to achieve their best and improve their skills to be more DevOps aware.

Interviews will be taking place ASAP.

You will have:

• Strong Infrastructure & Windows background.
• Strong Azure DevOps experience.
• Hands on experience with ARM Templates
• Excellent Scripting skill set & source control systems exposure (PowerShell/Bash).
• Strong cloud awareness with the likes of Azure.
• Previously worked in an Agile Environment.

Please get in touch on (phone number removed) or (url removed) and we can discuss this opportunity in more detail.

Azure DevOps Engineer, ARM, Powershell, Agile

Leeds

6 months

£700 - £800 Per day

Nigel Frank is recruiting for an Azure DevOps Engineer to join a leading organisation in Leeds for an initial 6 months contract. The client is embarking on a digital transformation, so you will be on-site with the end client for the duration of this project, with some element of remote working after the first few weeks.

You will have excellent communication skills with the influence to encourage the team to achieve their best and improve their skills to be more DevOps aware.

Interviews will be taking place ASAP.

You will have:

• Strong Infrastructure & Windows background.
• Strong Azure DevOps experience.
• Hands on experience with ARM Templates
• Excellent Scripting skill set & source control systems exposure (PowerShell/Bash).
• Strong cloud awareness with the likes of Azure.
• Previously worked in an Agile Environment.

Please get in touch on (phone number removed) or (url removed) and we can discuss this opportunity in more detail.

Senior C++ Software Engineer (Robotics)

We are working with a world-class client who are revolutionising their field of robotics and they are urgently seeking to find talented engineers to join their R&D team in North Dublin

They are looking to take on experienced C++ Software Engineers due to the success of their business and subsequent expansion of their engineering team.

They are looking for a driven candidate with a strong aptitude to learning new tech and someone who understands what it takes to deliver and code a high availability and high performance system.

As a C++ Software Engineer, you will be working with the very latest, high-performance technology the market has to offer.

What are they looking for?

• Strong academic background in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics - 2:1 min
• 3+ years' experience developing in C++
• Proficiency developing within a Linux environment and ideally Windows too
• Strong knowledge of STL and Multithreading
• Experience in any of the following seen as very desirable; TCP/IP network protocols, Python, SVN, SQL, BOOST, Debugging, AWS

Salary and Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary (€70 - 80K)
• Pension
• Relocation package
• Flexitime

If you would like to know more about the C++ Software Developer position, please apply via the link below or contact Graeme King at Reperio Human Capital on (phone number removed).

Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.

Senior C++ Software Engineer (Robotics)

We are working with a world-class client who are revolutionising their field of robotics and they are urgently seeking to find talented engineers to join their R&D team in North Dublin

They are looking to take on experienced C++ Software Engineers due to the success of their business and subsequent expansion of their engineering team.

They are looking for a driven candidate with a strong aptitude to learning new tech and someone who understands what it takes to deliver and code a high availability and high performance system.

As a C++ Software Engineer, you will be working with the very latest, high-performance technology the market has to offer.

What are they looking for?

• Strong academic background in Computer Science, Mathematics or Physics - 2:1 min
• 3+ years' experience developing in C++
• Proficiency developing within a Linux environment and ideally Windows too
• Strong knowledge of STL and Multithreading
• Experience in any of the following seen as very desirable; TCP/IP network protocols, Python, SVN, SQL, BOOST, Debugging, AWS

Salary and Benefits:

• Highly competitive salary (€70 - 80K)
• Pension
• Relocation package
• Flexitime

If you would like to know more about the C++ Software Developer position, please apply via the link below or contact Graeme King at Reperio Human Capital on (phone number removed).

Reperio Human Capital acts as an Employment Agency and an Employment Business.