Linux Infrastructure Engineer - get into DevOps

Role: Linux Infrastructure Engineer - Servers and 3rd Line

Location: Bristol city centre

Salary: £30k - £40k

We have partnered with a brand new exclusive client who have a long been heading up the MSP and development game in the South West, supporting many SMEs.

Essential Skills:

• You consider yourself an expert in Linux
• You have installed and configure servers in a linux environment
• Comfortable writing BASH scripts
• Some experience of the LAMP stack
• Azure and cloud experience of some sort
• Ansible or similar tools such as Chef or Puppet
• An Interest in DevOps would be critical to this role as a lot of their clients are keen to utilise serverless technologies

Advantageous skills:

• If you have been learning anything DevOps in your own time (or even in your current role) then this is going to tick MANY boxes.

We can turn around quickly on this, with a telephone interview, followed by a face to face and we are expecting to turn this around within a few days and most definitely looking to have a offer and contract ready for you before the end of March.

Give Dan Rodrigues a shout on if you would like to escalate your application or have questions about the role.

This role will be based in Bristol city centre and will be based in the office with minimal client travel.

Get in Touch now!

#linux #devops #ansible #chef #puppet

Linux Infrastructure Engineer - get into DevOps

Role: Linux Infrastructure Engineer - Servers and 3rd Line

Location: Bristol city centre

Salary: £30k - £40k

We have partnered with a brand new exclusive client who have a long been heading up the MSP and development game in the South West, supporting many SMEs.

Essential Skills:

• You consider yourself an expert in Linux
• You have installed and configure servers in a linux environment
• Comfortable writing BASH scripts
• Some experience of the LAMP stack
• Azure and cloud experience of some sort
• Ansible or similar tools such as Chef or Puppet
• An Interest in DevOps would be critical to this role as a lot of their clients are keen to utilise serverless technologies

Advantageous skills:

• If you have been learning anything DevOps in your own time (or even in your current role) then this is going to tick MANY boxes.

We can turn around quickly on this, with a telephone interview, followed by a face to face and we are expecting to turn this around within a few days and most definitely looking to have a offer and contract ready for you before the end of March.

Give Dan Rodrigues a shout on if you would like to escalate your application or have questions about the role.

This role will be based in Bristol city centre and will be based in the office with minimal client travel.

Get in Touch now!

#linux #devops #ansible #chef #puppet

Russell & Bromley is a retailer, with a 147 year heritage, specialising in luxury shoes and accessories for women, men and children. We have over 40 stores and a strong online presence. We are looking for someone to join our team for 12-18 months to manage our AS400 system as our current post holder will shortly be retiring.

Our AS400 system sits at the heart of the organisation in terms of managing, storing, processing and providing information across the whole of our business.

The main purpose of the role is to support AS400 software applications developed in the business along with providing information to finance and payroll systems and generating reports for the senior leadership team, stock, payroll, purchasing and other departments. The role will look after the maintenance, reporting and development of the AS400, working with other IT colleagues on providing data to the business.

You will be actively engaging with colleagues in the IT team and participating in business projects where AS400 and data is involved, identifying requirements and developing solutions to best fit the business and the system.

On the technical side you will be responsible for designing programming modifications, developing and supporting programmes and providing solutions to problems and suggest alternatives when technical roadblocks are encountered.

From you, we are looking for proven experience of IBM AS/400-iSeries and solid experience of all aspects of RPG programming (RPG III RPG IV RPGLE-FreeFormat), strong experience in SQL & AS400 QUERY, CL programming and FTP scripting. Outside of the AS400 then good Office365 experience is valued and experience of working with MS Dynamics 365 would be beneficial.

From a personal perspective, you will be a good communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences and be able to work with other departments, suppliers, contractors and remote teams to execute planned implementations. You will be able to prioritise and handle multiple tasks and to analyse and understand business processes and make improvements to the supporting systems. In terms of project management skills then an understanding of Agile and other methodologies is useful and well as an interest in identifying new technology tools and acquiring the skills needed to make productive use of these tools.

In return we can offer a competitive salary and benefits package including a contributory pension, 25 days holidays plus bank holidays and a significant staff discount on Russell & Bromley products

Closing date for applications is 22nd March 2020

Russell & Bromley is a retailer, with a 147 year heritage, specialising in luxury shoes and accessories for women, men and children. We have over 40 stores and a strong online presence. We are looking for someone to join our team for 12-18 months to manage our AS400 system as our current post holder will shortly be retiring.

Our AS400 system sits at the heart of the organisation in terms of managing, storing, processing and providing information across the whole of our business.

The main purpose of the role is to support AS400 software applications developed in the business along with providing information to finance and payroll systems and generating reports for the senior leadership team, stock, payroll, purchasing and other departments. The role will look after the maintenance, reporting and development of the AS400, working with other IT colleagues on providing data to the business.

You will be actively engaging with colleagues in the IT team and participating in business projects where AS400 and data is involved, identifying requirements and developing solutions to best fit the business and the system.

On the technical side you will be responsible for designing programming modifications, developing and supporting programmes and providing solutions to problems and suggest alternatives when technical roadblocks are encountered.

From you, we are looking for proven experience of IBM AS/400-iSeries and solid experience of all aspects of RPG programming (RPG III RPG IV RPGLE-FreeFormat), strong experience in SQL & AS400 QUERY, CL programming and FTP scripting. Outside of the AS400 then good Office365 experience is valued and experience of working with MS Dynamics 365 would be beneficial.

From a personal perspective, you will be a good communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences and be able to work with other departments, suppliers, contractors and remote teams to execute planned implementations. You will be able to prioritise and handle multiple tasks and to analyse and understand business processes and make improvements to the supporting systems. In terms of project management skills then an understanding of Agile and other methodologies is useful and well as an interest in identifying new technology tools and acquiring the skills needed to make productive use of these tools.

In return we can offer a competitive salary and benefits package including a contributory pension, 25 days holidays plus bank holidays and a significant staff discount on Russell & Bromley products

Closing date for applications is 22nd March 2020

Here at Iceland we’re different. We care. We’re not a dull stuffy corporate. We’re one big team. A diverse group of people who get stuck in and work together. If this is how you like to work then please read on……..

As a business, we are continually looking to improve how we do things, this includes technology enhancements to improve and simplify business processes through delivering high quality IT applications written by our .Net development team. As with all technology enhancements it is essential that we ensure the business requirements are fully understood and documented.

Thorough analysis ensures the business requirements are both challenged and met as part of the development lifecycle.

The Business Analyst will be involved in the projects throughout its life cycle. From requirements gathering to implementation. There will often be times when there are multiple projects being worked on at any one time. You will work closely with the Business Stakeholders, IT Developers, Testers and Integrations and Infrastructure teams to deliver the projects. Part of the role may involve establishing the team, motivating the team, monitoring team progress - this may even extend to third party suppliers.

Your Duties and Key Accountabilities:

• Attending project workshops, meetings, sprint reviews and system demos
• Working with business stakeholders, developers and the Testers to understand business / project requirements - this could involve facilitating workshops, 1-2-1 interviews etc.
• Documenting the requirements following the agile methodology (Epics, Features, Stories etc.) - providing process flows where appropriate
• Preparing project backlogs and sprint plans (essentially the project plan)
• Provide project updates either in project team meetings, or steering groups
• Support the Project Manager regarding financial responsibility for designated projects, validating business benefits and project justification as well as managing the budgets
• Where appropriate support business stakeholders with UAT
• Where necessary offer support during transitional "go live" stage of projects

Essential Criteria needed in this role:

• Strong analytical skills
• Logical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Ability to be vigilant and inquisitive with good attention to detail
• Understanding of workflows and process flow diagrams
• A natural curiosity and desire to succeed and drive for results
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Flexible & adaptable in the face of changing priorities or circumstances
• The ability and willingness to work well in a team and independently
• Excellent interpersonal communication & influencing skills
• Confident in working with internal and external teams
• Willingness to support others.
• Ability to multi-task and test on a varying number of platforms
• Practiced in sharing knowledge and collaborating with colleagues
• Highly self-motivated and well organized. Ability to manage workloads effectively.
• Skill in organising resources and establishing priorities

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge and/or expertise in agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Previous experience desirable.
• Knowledge and/or expertise in using MS DevOps (Backlog, User Stories, Kanban Board)
• Office productivity skills are desirable, MS office, Excel, Visioetc

Make a difference to your career, we expect a lot but you’ll get a lot back in return. We will help you grow and develop your career and give you the freedom to show that you really care.

Alongside this we can offer you:

• A very competitive salary with an excellent benefits package,
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday,
• 10% store discount, 30% club individual restaurant discount,
• Free parking onsite,
• Double discount weeks,
• Highly subsidised restaurant onsite with our own Michelin Star Chef!
• Subsidised Costa onsite,
• Discounted gym membership,
• Charity fundraising events,
• Educational sponsorship,
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave,
• Long service awards,
• Reward & recognition,
• Online discounts at over 150 retailers and cashback on shopping, holidays, insurance and more!

Be Proud. Be brave. Be everything that makes us different. Be Iceland.

If this sounds like you and you want to expand your career, please apply directly and a member of the recruitment team will get back to you.

Here at Iceland we’re different. We care. We’re not a dull stuffy corporate. We’re one big team. A diverse group of people who get stuck in and work together. If this is how you like to work then please read on……..

As a business, we are continually looking to improve how we do things, this includes technology enhancements to improve and simplify business processes through delivering high quality IT applications written by our .Net development team. As with all technology enhancements it is essential that we ensure the business requirements are fully understood and documented.

Thorough analysis ensures the business requirements are both challenged and met as part of the development lifecycle.

The Business Analyst will be involved in the projects throughout its life cycle. From requirements gathering to implementation. There will often be times when there are multiple projects being worked on at any one time. You will work closely with the Business Stakeholders, IT Developers, Testers and Integrations and Infrastructure teams to deliver the projects. Part of the role may involve establishing the team, motivating the team, monitoring team progress - this may even extend to third party suppliers.

Your Duties and Key Accountabilities:

• Attending project workshops, meetings, sprint reviews and system demos
• Working with business stakeholders, developers and the Testers to understand business / project requirements - this could involve facilitating workshops, 1-2-1 interviews etc.
• Documenting the requirements following the agile methodology (Epics, Features, Stories etc.) - providing process flows where appropriate
• Preparing project backlogs and sprint plans (essentially the project plan)
• Provide project updates either in project team meetings, or steering groups
• Support the Project Manager regarding financial responsibility for designated projects, validating business benefits and project justification as well as managing the budgets
• Where appropriate support business stakeholders with UAT
• Where necessary offer support during transitional "go live" stage of projects

Essential Criteria needed in this role:

• Strong analytical skills
• Logical thinking and problem-solving ability
• Ability to be vigilant and inquisitive with good attention to detail
• Understanding of workflows and process flow diagrams
• A natural curiosity and desire to succeed and drive for results
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• Flexible & adaptable in the face of changing priorities or circumstances
• The ability and willingness to work well in a team and independently
• Excellent interpersonal communication & influencing skills
• Confident in working with internal and external teams
• Willingness to support others.
• Ability to multi-task and test on a varying number of platforms
• Practiced in sharing knowledge and collaborating with colleagues
• Highly self-motivated and well organized. Ability to manage workloads effectively.
• Skill in organising resources and establishing priorities

Desirable Criteria:

• Knowledge and/or expertise in agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban
• Previous experience desirable.
• Knowledge and/or expertise in using MS DevOps (Backlog, User Stories, Kanban Board)
• Office productivity skills are desirable, MS office, Excel, Visioetc

Make a difference to your career, we expect a lot but you’ll get a lot back in return. We will help you grow and develop your career and give you the freedom to show that you really care.

Alongside this we can offer you:

• A very competitive salary with an excellent benefits package,
• 25 days holiday, plus 8 days bank holiday,
• 10% store discount, 30% club individual restaurant discount,
• Free parking onsite,
• Double discount weeks,
• Highly subsidised restaurant onsite with our own Michelin Star Chef!
• Subsidised Costa onsite,
• Discounted gym membership,
• Charity fundraising events,
• Educational sponsorship,
• Enhanced maternity/paternity leave,
• Long service awards,
• Reward & recognition,
• Online discounts at over 150 retailers and cashback on shopping, holidays, insurance and more!

Be Proud. Be brave. Be everything that makes us different. Be Iceland.

If this sounds like you and you want to expand your career, please apply directly and a member of the recruitment team will get back to you.