DevOps Engineer - Nagios, Linux, Apache, Bash, Networking, Cloud - Nottingham - £65,000

The Role

Are you looking for a role where you will be working with Cloud based technology, scripting and automation? If so, a DevOps Engineer who is experienced with Nagios, Linux, Apache, Bash, Cloud and Networking is required for a Microsoft partnered database specialist company. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining a scalable, resilient, cloud based infrastructure using an Infrastructure as DevOps approach. You'll be working closely with the development team to build and maintain a continuous deployment practice and contribute to the platform architecture and design to drive constant improvement.

DevOps Engineer Role Requirements

• Nagios
• Linux
• Apache
• Bash
• Cloud
• Networking

The Company

This Microsoft partner is a independent supplier of specialist database service to a wide range of clients across the country. They have been established for over 15 years and are well and truly on the up. They pride themselves on the development and progression of their employees and urgently require someone to join their close-knit team.

Apply Now!

If you are an DevOps Engineer who is experienced with Nagios, Linux Apache, Bash, Networking and cloud looking to progress with an organisation that has a fantastic approach to work in a supportive and creative environment then look no further - this is the role for you!

Interviews for this role will be commencing shortly. To register your interest in time, please send your CV using the "Apply" button now!

DevOps Engineer - Nagios, Linux, Apache, Bash, Networking, Cloud - Nottingham - £65,000

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DevOps Engineer - Nagios, Linux, Apache, Bash, Networking, Cloud - Nottingham - £65,000

The Role

Are you looking for a role where you will be working with Cloud based technology, scripting and automation? If so, a DevOps Engineer who is experienced with Nagios, Linux, Apache, Bash, Cloud and Networking is required for a Microsoft partnered database specialist company. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining a scalable, resilient, cloud based infrastructure using an Infrastructure as DevOps approach. You'll be working closely with the development team to build and maintain a continuous deployment practice and contribute to the platform architecture and design to drive constant improvement.

DevOps Engineer Role Requirements

• Nagios
• Linux
• Apache
• Bash
• Cloud
• Networking

The Company

This Microsoft partner is a independent supplier of specialist database service to a wide range of clients across the country. They have been established for over 15 years and are well and truly on the up. They pride themselves on the development and progression of their employees and urgently require someone to join their close-knit team.

Apply Now!

If you are an DevOps Engineer who is experienced with Nagios, Linux Apache, Bash, Networking and cloud looking to progress with an organisation that has a fantastic approach to work in a supportive and creative environment then look no further - this is the role for you!

Interviews for this role will be commencing shortly. To register your interest in time, please send your CV using the "Apply" button now!

DevOps Engineer - Nagios, Linux, Apache, Bash, Networking, Cloud - Nottingham - £65,000

Oscar Technology is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

To understand more about what we do with your data please review our privacy policy at https://our-privacy-policy.

Lead QA Analyst

Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester. A Chippenham based IT solution provider is looking for a Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester to join the team. The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester's role is to develop and establish quality assurance standards and measures for the company's exciting cloud based health integration services. You will have experience of working in a DevOps environment, ideally with a drive towards continuous delivery and test automation, including assurance of both bespoke software products and cloud platforms.

This will include engagement from an early stage with stakeholders e.g. customers, DevOps, Developers and our Services Team, to understand the functionality of the products, resulting in ownership of all QA activities, including ensuring appropriate test coverage, improved or new test plans and test scripts. A particular focus on automation is required to enable tracking of defects and fixes in software application development, information systems, and cloud platforms.

The QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing in order to maximize the benefit of our products and services.

The QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester responsibilities:

• Support for software development project work and internal projects.
• Advice and guidance demonstrating an understanding of business issues.
• Production of test criteria, conditions and automation scripts for all types of testing.
• Undertaking testing as directed.
• Analysis and reporting of testing activities.
• Liaison with customer test teams.

Strategy and Planning

• Develop and establish quality assurance measures and testing standards for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
• Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across the organisation.

Operational Management

• Strong team leadership and building effective teams
• Ensure adherence to established QA standards for software development, application integration, and information system performance, and corresponding documentation.
• Provide focus and guidance on direction of automation and ensure a high level of test coverage.
• Create and execute test plans and scripts that will determine optimal application performance according to specifications.
• Verify and revise quality assurance standards as needed.
• Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfil end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.
• Collaborate with software/DevOps personnel in application testing, such as system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods.
• Drive improvements of applications to software developers or Technical Leads.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management.
• Analyse formal test results in order to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws.
• Assist in the development of change control processes, practices, and guidelines for new and existing technologies.

The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will need the following skills:

• Test Execution primarily with use of automated tools, analysis and reporting of test results
• Test strategy development, creation of test plans and specifications.
• Production of Test Scenarios and Scripts, test data definition and management.
• A degree ideally with IT/scientific content

It's desirable that the Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will have the following skills:

• TestRails, TeamCity
• Bitbucket and Atlassian Stack
• XML, SOAP, ebXML
• ReadyAPI/SoapUI
• Apache JMeter
• Azure, Kubernetes
• Experience with Java and .NET test frameworks (e.g. TestNG, Mockito, Selenium, Geb/Spock, xunit, nunit, moq, autofixture)

The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will need the following experience:

• Working within an Agile methodology.
• Experience with TDD and User Stories.
• Working within PRINCE 2 methodology.
• IT application testing, including automated testing.
• Experience of writing Technical Documentation.
• Experience of working within a Quality System.

The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester salary is up to £46k depending on experience plus benefits and training

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Lead QA Analyst

Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester. A Chippenham based IT solution provider is looking for a Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester to join the team. The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester's role is to develop and establish quality assurance standards and measures for the company's exciting cloud based health integration services. You will have experience of working in a DevOps environment, ideally with a drive towards continuous delivery and test automation, including assurance of both bespoke software products and cloud platforms.

This will include engagement from an early stage with stakeholders e.g. customers, DevOps, Developers and our Services Team, to understand the functionality of the products, resulting in ownership of all QA activities, including ensuring appropriate test coverage, improved or new test plans and test scripts. A particular focus on automation is required to enable tracking of defects and fixes in software application development, information systems, and cloud platforms.

The QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will apply proven analytical and problem-solving skills to help validate IT processes through careful testing in order to maximize the benefit of our products and services.

The QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester responsibilities:

• Support for software development project work and internal projects.
• Advice and guidance demonstrating an understanding of business issues.
• Production of test criteria, conditions and automation scripts for all types of testing.
• Undertaking testing as directed.
• Analysis and reporting of testing activities.
• Liaison with customer test teams.

Strategy and Planning

• Develop and establish quality assurance measures and testing standards for new applications, products, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout their development/product lifecycles.
• Prepare and deliver reports, recommendations, or alternatives that address existing and potential trouble areas in IT systems and projects across the organisation.

Operational Management

• Strong team leadership and building effective teams
• Ensure adherence to established QA standards for software development, application integration, and information system performance, and corresponding documentation.
• Provide focus and guidance on direction of automation and ensure a high level of test coverage.
• Create and execute test plans and scripts that will determine optimal application performance according to specifications.
• Verify and revise quality assurance standards as needed.
• Ensure that testing activities allow applications to meet business requirements and systems goals, fulfil end-user requirements, and identify existing or potential issues.
• Collaborate with software/DevOps personnel in application testing, such as system, unit, regression, load, and acceptance testing methods.
• Drive improvements of applications to software developers or Technical Leads.
• Communicate test progress, test results, and other relevant information to project stakeholders and management.
• Analyse formal test results in order to discover and report any defects, bugs, errors, configuration issues, and interoperability flaws.
• Assist in the development of change control processes, practices, and guidelines for new and existing technologies.

The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will need the following skills:

• Test Execution primarily with use of automated tools, analysis and reporting of test results
• Test strategy development, creation of test plans and specifications.
• Production of Test Scenarios and Scripts, test data definition and management.
• A degree ideally with IT/scientific content

It's desirable that the Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will have the following skills:

• TestRails, TeamCity
• Bitbucket and Atlassian Stack
• XML, SOAP, ebXML
• ReadyAPI/SoapUI
• Apache JMeter
• Azure, Kubernetes
• Experience with Java and .NET test frameworks (e.g. TestNG, Mockito, Selenium, Geb/Spock, xunit, nunit, moq, autofixture)

The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester will need the following experience:

• Working within an Agile methodology.
• Experience with TDD and User Stories.
• Working within PRINCE 2 methodology.
• IT application testing, including automated testing.
• Experience of writing Technical Documentation.
• Experience of working within a Quality System.

The Lead QA Analyst / Test Analyst / Tester salary is up to £46k depending on experience plus benefits and training

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Site Reliability Engineer | Bromley | Up to £70,000

A leading insurer are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join their team in Bromley. As an SRE you will be helping to improve the reliability and performance of the underlying platform environment (AWS/Linux), providing incident response, Monitoring the environment, and capacity planning. The SRE will sit as part of a new division within the business, and will involve working in a collaborative manor with multiple teams and businesses within the wider brand.

For this role they are looking for an infrastructure generalist specialist with experience in the following :

• Applications monitoring, troubleshooting, and reliability.
• Knowledge of AWS platforms for CI
• Middleware knowledge (WebSphere / Tomcat / Apache)
• Oracle Databases
• Java / .Net / SAS applications

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
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Site Reliability Engineer | Bromley | Up to £70,000

A leading insurer are looking for a Site Reliability Engineer to join their team in Bromley. As an SRE you will be helping to improve the reliability and performance of the underlying platform environment (AWS/Linux), providing incident response, Monitoring the environment, and capacity planning. The SRE will sit as part of a new division within the business, and will involve working in a collaborative manor with multiple teams and businesses within the wider brand.

For this role they are looking for an infrastructure generalist specialist with experience in the following :

• Applications monitoring, troubleshooting, and reliability.
• Knowledge of AWS platforms for CI
• Middleware knowledge (WebSphere / Tomcat / Apache)
• Oracle Databases
• Java / .Net / SAS applications

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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Senior Java Software Engineer

Gloucester

To £70K plus extensive benefits package

Due to the highly secure nature of this work, candidates must be British Nationals, hold current UK Security Clearance to at least SC Level and be eligible to undertake further clearance to DV Level.

Position summary:

Our Tier 1 client has a strong Agile software engineering community that is growing in order to create innovative solutions to solve unique and complex business challenges. They are looking for a variety of developers with varied skill sets and experience who are keen to work on leading edge solutions.

If your programming skills are matched by an enthusiasm for problem-solving, and your communication skills are as creative as your coding, there is a digital revolution underway in the UK that could use your help.

Job role responsibilities:

You will work with high profile public and commercial clients, delivering improvements to complex systems that make the everyday simpler. Developers are involved with constructing some of the most unique and exciting software solutions within the industry, and you can expect be included within all stages of the project & system life cycles. Responsibilities include:

• Developing software and applications in either Java, C#, C++, JavaScript, Scala or Python
• Advising clients on use of Cloud technology
• Advising clients on Best Practise
• Using Middleware / Storefront products
• Migrating from legacy system to meet strategic needs

Required qualifications for this role:

• Is familiar with Agile approach and SE practices including Continuous Integration and DevOps
• Looks to build quality into the solution at every step with a focus for continually improving
• A positive attitude: There are unique challenges to this work and the requirements, technologies and problems being solved can change at short notice
• A pragmatic approach: We are looking for people who can adapt as situations evolve, who enjoy new experiences and always want to learn new things
• An approachable personality: An open, collaborative and professional demeanour is essential as many roles involve working directly with clients and require people that can present themselves and the Company well

Desirable Requirements:

• Operating Systems: Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) and Windows
• Technologies: JBoss, ActiveMQ / RabbitMQ, AJAX, NiFi, Hadoop, Apache Kafka, ELK Stack. Databases: Mongo, Oracle, MySQL
• Tooling: Eclipse, Jenkins, Atlassian suite, Zephyr, JMeter, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin

About the company:

Our client is a global Tier 1 company involved in many leading mission critical projects. They are highly regarded within the industry and are one of the largest independent technology & business services firms in the world.

They consider employees as highly valued members of the business and offer extensive progression opportunities for those wishing to move further in their career on a local, national or global scale.

Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Software Engineer

Gloucester

To £70K plus extensive benefits package

Due to the highly secure nature of this work, candidates must be British Nationals, hold current UK Security Clearance to at least SC Level and be eligible to undertake further clearance to DV Level.

Position summary:

Our Tier 1 client has a strong Agile software engineering community that is growing in order to create innovative solutions to solve unique and complex business challenges. They are looking for a variety of developers with varied skill sets and experience who are keen to work on leading edge solutions.

If your programming skills are matched by an enthusiasm for problem-solving, and your communication skills are as creative as your coding, there is a digital revolution underway in the UK that could use your help.

Job role responsibilities:

You will work with high profile public and commercial clients, delivering improvements to complex systems that make the everyday simpler. Developers are involved with constructing some of the most unique and exciting software solutions within the industry, and you can expect be included within all stages of the project & system life cycles. Responsibilities include:

• Developing software and applications in either Java, C#, C++, JavaScript, Scala or Python
• Advising clients on use of Cloud technology
• Advising clients on Best Practise
• Using Middleware / Storefront products
• Migrating from legacy system to meet strategic needs

Required qualifications for this role:

• Is familiar with Agile approach and SE practices including Continuous Integration and DevOps
• Looks to build quality into the solution at every step with a focus for continually improving
• A positive attitude: There are unique challenges to this work and the requirements, technologies and problems being solved can change at short notice
• A pragmatic approach: We are looking for people who can adapt as situations evolve, who enjoy new experiences and always want to learn new things
• An approachable personality: An open, collaborative and professional demeanour is essential as many roles involve working directly with clients and require people that can present themselves and the Company well

Desirable Requirements:

• Operating Systems: Linux (RHEL/CentOS/Ubuntu) and Windows
• Technologies: JBoss, ActiveMQ / RabbitMQ, AJAX, NiFi, Hadoop, Apache Kafka, ELK Stack. Databases: Mongo, Oracle, MySQL
• Tooling: Eclipse, Jenkins, Atlassian suite, Zephyr, JMeter, Selenium, Cucumber, Gherkin

About the company:

Our client is a global Tier 1 company involved in many leading mission critical projects. They are highly regarded within the industry and are one of the largest independent technology & business services firms in the world.

They consider employees as highly valued members of the business and offer extensive progression opportunities for those wishing to move further in their career on a local, national or global scale.

Senior Java Software Engineer

Senior Java Software Engineer

Data Architect / Database Architect- Enterprise Wide Data Flow, Data Strategy, Date Modelling, Master Data Management (MDM); Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB), Java, Python, Scala, Apache, Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, AWS. Multinational, Financial Services, Permanent, Crawley, West Sussex. £80k+ (Negotiable) +Bonus +Benefits

Global Insurance Corporation currently seeks a Data Architect / Database Architect to provide strategic and hands-on architectural, design and consultancy in relation to global enterprise wide systems by improving the coherence, quality, security and availability of the organization's data assets through the development and deployment of the Data Architecture roadmap.

You will be responsible for leading strategic data architecture across enterprise level systems by undertaking data modelling, master data management (MDM) techniques, and planning and documenting system architectures. You will provide detailed understanding of data flow across the global organisation, define and implement overall data modelling standards, guidelines, best practices and approved modelling techniques and approaches. Build the logical data models for very large data systems and apply these within a variety of environments including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB).

As a senior member of the data architecture team you will use your experience of presenting to both very senior execs, and supplier technical teams, adjusting the language and presentation skills as necessary, to get across the key messaging in a clear and concise manner. You will be comfortable working in a strategic and hands-on capacity to deliver data models and architectures within a wide variety of technical environments (on prem/in cloud, AWS, Azure etc) for multiple enterprise systems used across a global organisation. Additionally, you will be able to design solutions in Apache, Spark, and/or Hadoop using Python libraries such as scikit-learn, pandas, scipy, numpy and design Data flow solutions using operating system command languages such as bash or ksh.

We are searching for a Data Architect / Database Architect / Enterprise Data Architect ideally from within the Insurance / Reinsurance sector but other areas of Financial Services. You will have worked as a Data Architect / Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect in a European or global organisation ideally within Insurance, Reinsurance, Pensions, Banking or Financial Services. You will possess understanding or experience of systems integrations and ideally have some experience of Master Data Management (MDM), Logical and Physical Data Modelling, enterprise level database environments and related tools covering a mix of: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Redshift, NoSQL and data appliances such as Netezza, Teradata and BI tools spanning SSRS, Business Objects, Qlikview, Cognos or PowerBI. You will be able to design solutions using Apache Spark, Hadoop and be capable of programming with Java, Scala and or (ideally) Python. We do not expect experience to have been gained in ALL technologies. TOGAF qualification desirable, degree level education pre-requisite.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a cutting edge enterprise level systems within a stable, global Insurance environment. Competitive salary, bonus, share-scheme offered to the successful candidate.

Location is easily commutable from Brighton, East Sussex or Croydon, Surrey. Also from South West London (45 minutes from Victoria or Clapham Junction).

Data Architect / Database Architect- Enterprise Wide Data Flow, Data Strategy, Date Modelling, Master Data Management (MDM); Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB), Java, Python, Scala, Apache, Spark, Hadoop, Machine Learning, AWS. Multinational, Financial Services, Permanent, Crawley, West Sussex. £80k+ (Negotiable) +Bonus +Benefits

Global Insurance Corporation currently seeks a Data Architect / Database Architect to provide strategic and hands-on architectural, design and consultancy in relation to global enterprise wide systems by improving the coherence, quality, security and availability of the organization's data assets through the development and deployment of the Data Architecture roadmap.

You will be responsible for leading strategic data architecture across enterprise level systems by undertaking data modelling, master data management (MDM) techniques, and planning and documenting system architectures. You will provide detailed understanding of data flow across the global organisation, define and implement overall data modelling standards, guidelines, best practices and approved modelling techniques and approaches. Build the logical data models for very large data systems and apply these within a variety of environments including Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB).

As a senior member of the data architecture team you will use your experience of presenting to both very senior execs, and supplier technical teams, adjusting the language and presentation skills as necessary, to get across the key messaging in a clear and concise manner. You will be comfortable working in a strategic and hands-on capacity to deliver data models and architectures within a wide variety of technical environments (on prem/in cloud, AWS, Azure etc) for multiple enterprise systems used across a global organisation. Additionally, you will be able to design solutions in Apache, Spark, and/or Hadoop using Python libraries such as scikit-learn, pandas, scipy, numpy and design Data flow solutions using operating system command languages such as bash or ksh.

We are searching for a Data Architect / Database Architect / Enterprise Data Architect ideally from within the Insurance / Reinsurance sector but other areas of Financial Services. You will have worked as a Data Architect / Enterprise Architect / Solution Architect in a European or global organisation ideally within Insurance, Reinsurance, Pensions, Banking or Financial Services. You will possess understanding or experience of systems integrations and ideally have some experience of Master Data Management (MDM), Logical and Physical Data Modelling, enterprise level database environments and related tools covering a mix of: Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, Redshift, NoSQL and data appliances such as Netezza, Teradata and BI tools spanning SSRS, Business Objects, Qlikview, Cognos or PowerBI. You will be able to design solutions using Apache Spark, Hadoop and be capable of programming with Java, Scala and or (ideally) Python. We do not expect experience to have been gained in ALL technologies. TOGAF qualification desirable, degree level education pre-requisite.

This is an excellent opportunity to work on a cutting edge enterprise level systems within a stable, global Insurance environment. Competitive salary, bonus, share-scheme offered to the successful candidate.

Location is easily commutable from Brighton, East Sussex or Croydon, Surrey. Also from South West London (45 minutes from Victoria or Clapham Junction).