Solution Architect - Reigate

This role is for a highly experienced Solution Architect with excellent technical skills in UNIX / Linux and Oracle.

As Solution Architect, you will have responsibility for the overall technical solution to deliver on time and within budget the desired enhancements to associated applications, ensuring that the appropriate choice of technology is used. This role includes reviewing technology opportunities and options and advising on their suitability and compatibility of the products selected, also ensuring that the development adheres to the appropriate strategic corporate technical direction of the Firm.

You will contribute to the evolutionary development of a technology solution covering the complete end to end process of on-boarding clients, managing investments and the monitoring and reporting on those investments. Your role will cover all aspects of the development lifecycle.

This will include varied tasks ranging from capturing and evolving requirements, enhancing and refactoring software architecture, being a key team member selecting vendors, developing new software components, maintaining and debugging existing components, documenting and testing software features.
Your experience, passion and confidence in the field will be quite apparent and will retain the strong client confidence in our vision and value proposition.

Whether dealing with technical teams or business stakeholders your ability to moderate your message accordingly and lead through expertise and dynamism will enhance our already market leading offerings

The Role

Key responsibilities:

The Solution Architect must possess the following skills:

• A comprehensive understanding of computer systems and architecture.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Oracle databases and associated technologies.
• Excellent UNIX/Linux experience
• Strong analysis and technical design.
• The ability to work alongside clients and key stakeholders to agree on their requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An awareness of the latest computing trends.
• A comprehensive understanding of IT security principles.
• The ability to manage and direct a team of architects.

• Strong client-facing communication/consulting skills
• Experience of working cross-functionally with cross-organizational teams
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise workload effectively and thrive in a dynamic and complex environment
• Experience in gathering business requirements and translating them into functional design specifications, preferably in an Agile environment
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to understand complex IT architectures

Desirable

A good combination of the following is highly desirable, solid applicants need not possess ALL of the following - a decent mix is fine:

• Be able to demonstrate experience of successfully leading the architectural design of a product or group of products.
• Have the ability and experience to co-ordinate technical and development activities across a team.
• Experienced in the breadth of software engineering activities within an evolutionary lifecycle process including: requirements capture and analysis; architectural and detailed software design; object-orientated software implementation; unit and system-level testing; installation and deployment.
• Familiarity with software lifecycle processes and support tools, estimation and quality assurance principles.
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day development and bug-fixing activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective communication between clients, client contacts/managers, product management, software engineers, DevOps team and corporate IT.
• An understanding of software architecture design best practice and awareness of how to create software which is highly performant, scalable, easily maintainable, extensible, and easy to test and debug.
• A good appreciation of current and emerging technologies along with their potential benefits and limitations
• Ability to learn quickly about the TAS business domain in which the solution will be deployed and be able to think and communicate in terms that users feel comfortable with.
• An aptitude to think form a user's perspective to envisage how the solution can best support the business requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity.
• Proven experience producing quality deliverables on time.
• Undertake research and development into technologies, tools and processes to drive innovative solutions

Solution Architect - Reigate

This role is for a highly experienced Solution Architect with excellent technical skills in UNIX / Linux and Oracle.

As Solution Architect, you will have responsibility for the overall technical solution to deliver on time and within budget the desired enhancements to associated applications, ensuring that the appropriate choice of technology is used. This role includes reviewing technology opportunities and options and advising on their suitability and compatibility of the products selected, also ensuring that the development adheres to the appropriate strategic corporate technical direction of the Firm.

You will contribute to the evolutionary development of a technology solution covering the complete end to end process of on-boarding clients, managing investments and the monitoring and reporting on those investments. Your role will cover all aspects of the development lifecycle.

This will include varied tasks ranging from capturing and evolving requirements, enhancing and refactoring software architecture, being a key team member selecting vendors, developing new software components, maintaining and debugging existing components, documenting and testing software features.
Your experience, passion and confidence in the field will be quite apparent and will retain the strong client confidence in our vision and value proposition.

Whether dealing with technical teams or business stakeholders your ability to moderate your message accordingly and lead through expertise and dynamism will enhance our already market leading offerings

The Role

Key responsibilities:

The Solution Architect must possess the following skills:

• A comprehensive understanding of computer systems and architecture.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Oracle databases and associated technologies.
• Excellent UNIX/Linux experience
• Strong analysis and technical design.
• The ability to work alongside clients and key stakeholders to agree on their requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An awareness of the latest computing trends.
• A comprehensive understanding of IT security principles.
• The ability to manage and direct a team of architects.

• Strong client-facing communication/consulting skills
• Experience of working cross-functionally with cross-organizational teams
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise workload effectively and thrive in a dynamic and complex environment
• Experience in gathering business requirements and translating them into functional design specifications, preferably in an Agile environment
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with limited supervision
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to understand complex IT architectures

Desirable

A good combination of the following is highly desirable, solid applicants need not possess ALL of the following - a decent mix is fine:

• Be able to demonstrate experience of successfully leading the architectural design of a product or group of products.
• Have the ability and experience to co-ordinate technical and development activities across a team.
• Experienced in the breadth of software engineering activities within an evolutionary lifecycle process including: requirements capture and analysis; architectural and detailed software design; object-orientated software implementation; unit and system-level testing; installation and deployment.
• Familiarity with software lifecycle processes and support tools, estimation and quality assurance principles.
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day development and bug-fixing activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective communication between clients, client contacts/managers, product management, software engineers, DevOps team and corporate IT.
• An understanding of software architecture design best practice and awareness of how to create software which is highly performant, scalable, easily maintainable, extensible, and easy to test and debug.
• A good appreciation of current and emerging technologies along with their potential benefits and limitations
• Ability to learn quickly about the TAS business domain in which the solution will be deployed and be able to think and communicate in terms that users feel comfortable with.
• An aptitude to think form a user's perspective to envisage how the solution can best support the business requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity.
• Proven experience producing quality deliverables on time.
• Undertake research and development into technologies, tools and processes to drive innovative solutions

• A comprehensive understanding of computer systems and architecture.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Oracle databases and associated technologies.
• Excellent UNIX/Linux experience
• Strong analysis and technical design.
• The ability to work alongside clients and key stakeholders to agree on their requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An awareness of the latest computing trends.
• A comprehensive understanding of IT security principles.
• The ability to manage and direct a team of architects.

• Strong client-facing communication/consulting skills
• Experience of working cross-functionally with cross-organizational teams
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise workload effectively and thrive in a dynamic and complex environment
• Experience in gathering business requirements and translating them into functional design specifications, preferably in an Agile environment
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with limited supervision 
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to understand complex IT architectures

• Be able to demonstrate experience of successfully leading the architectural design of a product or group of products.
• Have the ability and experience to co-ordinate technical and development activities across a team.
• Experienced in the breadth of software engineering activities within an evolutionary lifecycle process including: requirements capture and analysis; architectural and detailed software design; object-orientated software implementation; unit and system-level testing; installation and deployment.
• Familiarity with software lifecycle processes and support tools, estimation and quality assurance principles. 
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day development and bug-fixing activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective communication between clients, client contacts/managers, product management, software engineers, DevOps team and corporate IT. 
• An understanding of software architecture design best practice and awareness of how to create software which is highly performant, scalable, easily maintainable, extensible, and easy to test and debug.
• A good appreciation of current and emerging technologies along with their potential benefits and limitations 
• Ability to learn quickly about the TAS business domain in which the solution will be deployed and be able to think and communicate in terms that users feel comfortable with.
• An aptitude to think form a user’s perspective to envisage how the solution can best support the business requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity. 
• Proven experience producing quality deliverables on time.
• Undertake research and development into technologies, tools and processes to drive innovative solutions 

• A comprehensive understanding of computer systems and architecture.
• Excellent technical knowledge of Oracle databases and associated technologies.
• Excellent UNIX/Linux experience
• Strong analysis and technical design.
• The ability to work alongside clients and key stakeholders to agree on their requirements.
• Excellent communication skills.
• An awareness of the latest computing trends.
• A comprehensive understanding of IT security principles.
• The ability to manage and direct a team of architects.

• Strong client-facing communication/consulting skills
• Experience of working cross-functionally with cross-organizational teams
• Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously, prioritise workload effectively and thrive in a dynamic and complex environment
• Experience in gathering business requirements and translating them into functional design specifications, preferably in an Agile environment
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work with limited supervision 
• Excellent analytical skills and ability to understand complex IT architectures

• Be able to demonstrate experience of successfully leading the architectural design of a product or group of products.
• Have the ability and experience to co-ordinate technical and development activities across a team.
• Experienced in the breadth of software engineering activities within an evolutionary lifecycle process including: requirements capture and analysis; architectural and detailed software design; object-orientated software implementation; unit and system-level testing; installation and deployment.
• Familiarity with software lifecycle processes and support tools, estimation and quality assurance principles. 
• Ability to coordinate day-to-day development and bug-fixing activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling effective communication between clients, client contacts/managers, product management, software engineers, DevOps team and corporate IT. 
• An understanding of software architecture design best practice and awareness of how to create software which is highly performant, scalable, easily maintainable, extensible, and easy to test and debug.
• A good appreciation of current and emerging technologies along with their potential benefits and limitations 
• Ability to learn quickly about the TAS business domain in which the solution will be deployed and be able to think and communicate in terms that users feel comfortable with.
• An aptitude to think form a user’s perspective to envisage how the solution can best support the business requirements.
• Strong interpersonal and team skills.
• Ability to work unsupervised and as a member of a team.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work with ambiguity. 
• Proven experience producing quality deliverables on time.
• Undertake research and development into technologies, tools and processes to drive innovative solutions 

Infrastructure and Storage Specialist / VMWare - Watford

We are looking for an experienced VMWare and Storage Infrastructure specialist to join a global company within the Insurance Industry. With a base salary paying up to £65k you will be based out of their modern offices in Herfordshire, your overall goal will be to maintain and continuously improve the VMWare and SAN infrastructure to ensure optimum efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, Administration, Installation and configuration of the VMWare and SAN infrastructure to ensure it is secure and available.
• The automation of daily tasks using vRalise Orchestrator
• Optimise storage utilisation and cost effectiveness as well as reporting on and planning VMWare storage capacity
• Resolve queries/ issues with penetration tests and vulnerability scans.
• Provide advise on technologiesand implementations that can improve performance and efficiency
• Work with development teams and architects to design, plan and build infrastructure to meet business needs

Skills & Experience:

• Experience with the following VMWare technologies; vSphere, VMWare CLI, vRealise Orchestrator, vSphere fault tolerance and high availability
• Strong background with SAN Management
• Strong PowerShell scripting
• Experience working on virtual datacentre architecture and security

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Linux
• Knowledge of IP networking
• Brocade Fibre SAN Fabric switches
• VMWare qualifications

This is a fantastic opportunity to be able to work on a sophisticated infrastructure and to gain exposure to global scale projects.

Infrastructure and Storage Specialist / VMWare - Watford

We are looking for an experienced VMWare and Storage Infrastructure specialist to join a global company within the Insurance Industry. With a base salary paying up to £65k you will be based out of their modern offices in Herfordshire, your overall goal will be to maintain and continuously improve the VMWare and SAN infrastructure to ensure optimum efficiency.

Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, Administration, Installation and configuration of the VMWare and SAN infrastructure to ensure it is secure and available.
• The automation of daily tasks using vRalise Orchestrator
• Optimise storage utilisation and cost effectiveness as well as reporting on and planning VMWare storage capacity
• Resolve queries/ issues with penetration tests and vulnerability scans.
• Provide advise on technologiesand implementations that can improve performance and efficiency
• Work with development teams and architects to design, plan and build infrastructure to meet business needs

Skills & Experience:

• Experience with the following VMWare technologies; vSphere, VMWare CLI, vRealise Orchestrator, vSphere fault tolerance and high availability
• Strong background with SAN Management
• Strong PowerShell scripting
• Experience working on virtual datacentre architecture and security

Desirable

• Working knowledge of Linux
• Knowledge of IP networking
• Brocade Fibre SAN Fabric switches
• VMWare qualifications

This is a fantastic opportunity to be able to work on a sophisticated infrastructure and to gain exposure to global scale projects.

Technical Architect - £70,000

Role: Technical Architect
Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE
Location: Bedfordshire

A leading Technology Solutions Provider that are a Cloud first company and Microsoft Gold Partner are looking to hire an experienced Technical Architect to join the organisation. My client has been running for over 20 years and offers a wide range of professional Managed IT services from Cloud solutions, data centre migrations and security.

The ideal candidate for the role will have a solid understanding of various cloud computing and technology systems, along with experience of designing and migrating applications to the cloud.

Responsibilities:

Personal management of a team of Technical Analysts
Developing technical roadmaps for cloud implementations
Ensuring security is integrated into cloud solutions
Working closely with the Sales Team creating solution propositions, alongside presenting solutions to customers interpreting customer needs
Solution crafting and architecture for new cloud systems and migrations
Planning for service implementation/transition/introduction, inclusive of change management services

Requirements:

Knowledge of cloud hosting services such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Windows-based networks and servers
Ability to construct a UAT testing programme and deliver and test a working solution
Ability to design robust and supportable solutions
Knowledge of Scripting and Programming
Cloud and Infrastructure design
Virtualised environments - Hyper-V and VMware migrations
Migrations to cloud and non-cloud-based products
Linux server experience (desirable)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-300/AZ-301 (highly desirable)

For the opportunity to be shortlisted for this position, please send through your CV immediately for consideration. Alternatively, please contact for more information, or call .

In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Technical Architect - £70,000

Role: Technical Architect
Salary: Up to £70,000 DOE
Location: Bedfordshire

A leading Technology Solutions Provider that are a Cloud first company and Microsoft Gold Partner are looking to hire an experienced Technical Architect to join the organisation. My client has been running for over 20 years and offers a wide range of professional Managed IT services from Cloud solutions, data centre migrations and security.

The ideal candidate for the role will have a solid understanding of various cloud computing and technology systems, along with experience of designing and migrating applications to the cloud.

Responsibilities:

Personal management of a team of Technical Analysts
Developing technical roadmaps for cloud implementations
Ensuring security is integrated into cloud solutions
Working closely with the Sales Team creating solution propositions, alongside presenting solutions to customers interpreting customer needs
Solution crafting and architecture for new cloud systems and migrations
Planning for service implementation/transition/introduction, inclusive of change management services

Requirements:

Knowledge of cloud hosting services such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Windows-based networks and servers
Ability to construct a UAT testing programme and deliver and test a working solution
Ability to design robust and supportable solutions
Knowledge of Scripting and Programming
Cloud and Infrastructure design
Virtualised environments - Hyper-V and VMware migrations
Migrations to cloud and non-cloud-based products
Linux server experience (desirable)
Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert AZ-300/AZ-301 (highly desirable)

For the opportunity to be shortlisted for this position, please send through your CV immediately for consideration. Alternatively, please contact for more information, or call .

In Technology Group Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux

FANTASTIC OPENING WITHIN A LEADING SOFTWARE HOUSE IN CHELTENHAM!!

• PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER
• JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux
• Based in Cheltenham, easily commutable from surrounding areas!
• Salary up to £72,000
• To apply, or to find out more, please call or email

Sourced by: @TechCareers_SW - your 24/7 twitter feed of latest IT vacancies across the South West.

WHO ARE WE?
We operate within the defence sector, utilising innovation, and technology to develop highly complex systems and products to customers across the globe. We are at an exciting time within our company, by joining us now, you will become a part of a rapidly growing organisation who make real difference in the world! We work in an agile environment, employing best practice and teamwork

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
As our new Principal Developer, you will be using your skills in programming, operating systems, architectures and methodology to make progressive change in the security sector across the globe. You will be working as part of a professional, innovative team to provide complex solutions to the problems facing our customers. You will therefore be required to have expertise across the Java stack, as well as excellent communication, with experience in technical leadership.

WE NEED YOU TO HAVE...

• At least 5 years commercial experience working with Java
• A drive to succeed and continue to grow
• An understanding of the full development lifecycle
• JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux

TO BE CONSIDERED...
Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to . For further information please call me on / . I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to follow me on Twitter and Instagram @SearchableKelly or connect with me on LinkedIn! I look forward to hearing from you.

Key Skills:
JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux

PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER - JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux

FANTASTIC OPENING WITHIN A LEADING SOFTWARE HOUSE IN CHELTENHAM!!

• PRINCIPAL SOFTWARE ENGINEER
• JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux
• Based in Cheltenham, easily commutable from surrounding areas!
• Salary up to £72,000
• To apply, or to find out more, please call or email

Sourced by: @TechCareers_SW - your 24/7 twitter feed of latest IT vacancies across the South West.

WHO ARE WE?
We operate within the defence sector, utilising innovation, and technology to develop highly complex systems and products to customers across the globe. We are at an exciting time within our company, by joining us now, you will become a part of a rapidly growing organisation who make real difference in the world! We work in an agile environment, employing best practice and teamwork

WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING?
As our new Principal Developer, you will be using your skills in programming, operating systems, architectures and methodology to make progressive change in the security sector across the globe. You will be working as part of a professional, innovative team to provide complex solutions to the problems facing our customers. You will therefore be required to have expertise across the Java stack, as well as excellent communication, with experience in technical leadership.

WE NEED YOU TO HAVE...

• At least 5 years commercial experience working with Java
• A drive to succeed and continue to grow
• An understanding of the full development lifecycle
• JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux

TO BE CONSIDERED...
Please either apply by clicking online or emailing me directly to . For further information please call me on / . I can make myself available outside of normal working hours to suit from 7am until 10pm. If unavailable, please leave a message and either myself or one of my colleagues will respond. By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process & submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only. Also feel free to follow me on Twitter and Instagram @SearchableKelly or connect with me on LinkedIn! I look forward to hearing from you.

Key Skills:
JAVA / C / PYTHON / AGILE / CLOUD / SCRUM / Linux