Forward Role Recruitment Technology Division is recruiting on behalf of an award winning and innovative technology business based in Manchester City Centre. The business is set to scale and they now have an urgent require for multiple senior .NET Developers to hit the ground running with leading edge technologies.

The overall purpose of the position is to develop and support full stack .NET applications in order to meet the needs of the business and own the application delivery for some key projects as required.

This would be an opportunity for a senior developer to play a key role in the growth of the organisation and to assist the CTO with a robust development strategy.

This is a hands on position where you will also contribute to architectural and POC initiatives with the overall aim being the delivery of the highest quality experience to the end users.

Required skill/experience:

• 5+ years’ experience of the delivery of high volume .NET applications
• Expert knowledge of Webforms, MVC and the delivery of high quality, secure web applications
• Expert knowledge of WCF and Web API and demonstrable experience of delivering secure REST based APIs ideally for iOS and Android
• Good knowledge of front end tools and technology
• TDD ideally automated test experience
• Knowledge of Azure

In return for your expertise the company is offering a great city centre location, a salary payable to £55,000 plus package inclusive of 33 days’ holiday.

Does this sound like an opportunity of interest?

Would you be suited to a role where you can make an actual difference?

If this does sound like a great opportunity, please forward an updated CV to Mike Rhodes immediately.

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

Forward Role Recruitment Technology Division is recruiting on behalf of an award winning and innovative technology business based in Manchester City Centre. The business is set to scale and they now have an urgent require for multiple senior .NET Developers to hit the ground running with leading edge technologies.

The overall purpose of the position is to develop and support full stack .NET applications in order to meet the needs of the business and own the application delivery for some key projects as required.

This would be an opportunity for a senior developer to play a key role in the growth of the organisation and to assist the CTO with a robust development strategy.

This is a hands on position where you will also contribute to architectural and POC initiatives with the overall aim being the delivery of the highest quality experience to the end users.

Required skill/experience:

• 5+ years’ experience of the delivery of high volume .NET applications
• Expert knowledge of Webforms, MVC and the delivery of high quality, secure web applications
• Expert knowledge of WCF and Web API and demonstrable experience of delivering secure REST based APIs ideally for iOS and Android
• Good knowledge of front end tools and technology
• TDD ideally automated test experience
• Knowledge of Azure

In return for your expertise the company is offering a great city centre location, a salary payable to £55,000 plus package inclusive of 33 days’ holiday.

Does this sound like an opportunity of interest?

Would you be suited to a role where you can make an actual difference?

If this does sound like a great opportunity, please forward an updated CV to Mike Rhodes immediately.

As an industry leading, nationwide Marketing, Digital, Analytics, IT and Design recruitment agency, we are continually receiving new assignments to work on, so keep a close eye on our website, Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter pages for a full list of current permanent and interim opportunities as well as marketplace news and fun stuff.
Forward Role is operating as an employment agency.

An exciting opportunity for a Lead .NET Developer to join an award-winning company based in Chester. The client uses all the latest technology and always make their staff number one priority. You will be working alongside the best developers in the local area. This is a brilliant time to join a vibrant and growing company which will undoubtedly propel your career!

To apply for the Lead .NET Developer position, you must have experience developing applications using the .NET framework. Great technical coding skills with a good eye to detail, good problem-solving skills with the desire to complete work of outstanding quality. Excellent communication skills to both technical and non-technical colleagues. You will need to be able to work calm under pressure while also being organised and have a methodical approach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable to the product development manager for producing the highest quality solutions.
• Take charge of a team of developers through from design to delivery
• Be responsible for project delivery, dealing with client requirements and updates throughout the process.
• Manage development on business-critical areas of software.
• Head up the development priorities within a project to ensure it is delivered on time.
• Act as the technical lead and mentor to other developers

Keywords: Developer, Lead, Analyst, .NET, Chester

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Unfortunately due to time restrictions we cannot respond to every applicant, in the event that we haven’t contacted you within 48 hours please take it you have not been successful for this particular role, but your details will be kept on file and considered for all future vacancies

We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds

An exciting opportunity for a Lead .NET Developer to join an award-winning company based in Chester. The client uses all the latest technology and always make their staff number one priority. You will be working alongside the best developers in the local area. This is a brilliant time to join a vibrant and growing company which will undoubtedly propel your career!

To apply for the Lead .NET Developer position, you must have experience developing applications using the .NET framework. Great technical coding skills with a good eye to detail, good problem-solving skills with the desire to complete work of outstanding quality. Excellent communication skills to both technical and non-technical colleagues. You will need to be able to work calm under pressure while also being organised and have a methodical approach.

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable to the product development manager for producing the highest quality solutions.
• Take charge of a team of developers through from design to delivery
• Be responsible for project delivery, dealing with client requirements and updates throughout the process.
• Manage development on business-critical areas of software.
• Head up the development priorities within a project to ensure it is delivered on time.
• Act as the technical lead and mentor to other developers

Keywords: Developer, Lead, Analyst, .NET, Chester

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Unfortunately due to time restrictions we cannot respond to every applicant, in the event that we haven’t contacted you within 48 hours please take it you have not been successful for this particular role, but your details will be kept on file and considered for all future vacancies

We are acting on behalf of the client as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

We are an equal opportunities agency and welcome applicants from all backgrounds

Kennedys IQ is looking for a seasoned and passionate full stack developer with a bias towards front end technologies and in particular the Angular framework, to join the development team based in Chelmsford. Kennedys IQ is the technology arm of Kennedys LLP, a major player in the global insurance legal industry and is growing rapidly with offices and clients worldwide with plans to substantially increase revenue in the coming years. This role is integral to the continuing expansion and differentiation of the business.

Team

The Kennedys IQ team are responsible for the development of the IQ Platform, an online application designed to facilitate the insurance claims processing a combination of intelligent data capture, workflow augmented with legal expertise, as well as analytics including machine learning and natural language processing. We aim to lead the market across the globe at the intersection of technology, insurance and law. Pipeline projects include ground breaking innovation work where we lead consortia of data science practitioners, global insurers and world leading universities working alongside our own growing data science function to solve some of the biggest problems facing the insurance industry today.

The team is spread across many locations London, Chelmsford, Manchester and Kerala. This position will be based in Chelmsford with flexibility to work from other locations or home from time to time based on agreement with the development manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the Firm’s Development Manager to develop and implement new applications and changes to existing systems
• Perform appropriate pre-release testing
• Assist development and support staff, sometimes out of hours, with application releases and system upgrades.

Required experience

• Development and support of enterprise applications essential
• Web application development essential
• C#.NET/ASP.NET essential
• Angular essential
• HTML/HTML5 essential
• RESTfull, API, JSON essential
• CSS3, SSAS/SCSS essential
• Visual Studio 2015+ essential
• Source control, GIT essential
• Working within a distributed development team (30+) desirable
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies desirable
• Intelligent systems development (machine learning) desirable
• JQuery desirable
• .NET Core desirable
• Restful API desirable
• SQL Server 2012+ including T-SQL and Stored Procedures desirable
• Responsive/mobile desirable
• XML desirable
• Entity Framework 6 and EF Core desirable
• Agile Methodologies desirable
• Azure DevOps desirable
• Docker desirable.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,000 people worldwide across 38 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We’re a fresh-thinking firm, and we’re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you’ll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We’ve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

Kennedys IQ is looking for a seasoned and passionate full stack developer with a bias towards front end technologies and in particular the Angular framework, to join the development team based in Chelmsford. Kennedys IQ is the technology arm of Kennedys LLP, a major player in the global insurance legal industry and is growing rapidly with offices and clients worldwide with plans to substantially increase revenue in the coming years. This role is integral to the continuing expansion and differentiation of the business.

Team

The Kennedys IQ team are responsible for the development of the IQ Platform, an online application designed to facilitate the insurance claims processing a combination of intelligent data capture, workflow augmented with legal expertise, as well as analytics including machine learning and natural language processing. We aim to lead the market across the globe at the intersection of technology, insurance and law. Pipeline projects include ground breaking innovation work where we lead consortia of data science practitioners, global insurers and world leading universities working alongside our own growing data science function to solve some of the biggest problems facing the insurance industry today.

The team is spread across many locations London, Chelmsford, Manchester and Kerala. This position will be based in Chelmsford with flexibility to work from other locations or home from time to time based on agreement with the development manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Work under the direction of the Firm’s Development Manager to develop and implement new applications and changes to existing systems
• Perform appropriate pre-release testing
• Assist development and support staff, sometimes out of hours, with application releases and system upgrades.

Required experience

• Development and support of enterprise applications essential
• Web application development essential
• C#.NET/ASP.NET essential
• Angular essential
• HTML/HTML5 essential
• RESTfull, API, JSON essential
• CSS3, SSAS/SCSS essential
• Visual Studio 2015+ essential
• Source control, GIT essential
• Working within a distributed development team (30+) desirable
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies desirable
• Intelligent systems development (machine learning) desirable
• JQuery desirable
• .NET Core desirable
• Restful API desirable
• SQL Server 2012+ including T-SQL and Stored Procedures desirable
• Responsive/mobile desirable
• XML desirable
• Entity Framework 6 and EF Core desirable
• Agile Methodologies desirable
• Azure DevOps desirable
• Docker desirable.

About Kennedys

Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,000 people worldwide across 38 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific and America we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.

Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.

We’re a fresh-thinking firm, and we’re not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.

What do we have to offer?

We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you’ll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.

Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive and distinctive. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.

We develop careers in an innovative and collaborative global environment, with our values at the core. We believe that supporting individual growth and development puts us in the best position to attract and retain talented individuals. Regardless of role or level, everyone has access to virtual learning to help you develop your skills, wherever you are in the world. A variety of other exciting opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices as well as a comprehensive benefits package (details are available upon request).

We’ve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust. We deeply value the relationships we build with our clients and we know that they value our warm, friendly human approach. We are here to provide answers, recommendations, strategy and tactics.

Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.

C# Operations Developer, Sports Research Company, North London, Circa £50-55k + Outstanding Benefits

I’m working with a sports research company that provides data and statistical analysis to help companies make smart decisions about bets for sporting events. They’re looking to hire an Operations Developer to help develop their support tools and processes.

Why join:

• Interesting tech stack including .NET Core, RabbitMQ, and Azure in a DevOps environment
• Learn from a strong team of Senior Developers who are passionate about sports
• Take ownership of your role and put your own stamp on it, no micro-management!
• Great benefits including 30 days holiday, private healthcare, and free lunch every day from an in-house chef!

The role:

We’re looking for someone to manage and take ownership for issues escalated by our Application Support team. We’re not looking for code monkeys, to be successful in this role you will be a good problem-solver and have great communication skills to work well with the team and our customers. Your responsibilities will include supporting our systems, developing internal tools, maintaining integrations and providing on-call coverage (on a rota’d basis).

Tech stack: C#, .NET Core, SQL, WPF, MVVM, VS2015, TFS, RabbitMQ, Azure (Service Fabric), Dapper, Entity Framework, Web APIs

Salary: £50-55k + outstanding benefits!

Benefits:

• 30 days holiday
• Pension
• Private healthcare
• Life Assurance
• In house chef and masseuse
• Yoga, football, badminton, and basketball groups
• Interest free travel season ticket loan

Please do let me know if you would be interested in discussing this position.

Thanks,
Annie

C# Operations Developer, Sports Research Company, North London, Circa £50-55k + Outstanding Benefits

I’m working with a sports research company that provides data and statistical analysis to help companies make smart decisions about bets for sporting events. They’re looking to hire an Operations Developer to help develop their support tools and processes.

Why join:

• Interesting tech stack including .NET Core, RabbitMQ, and Azure in a DevOps environment
• Learn from a strong team of Senior Developers who are passionate about sports
• Take ownership of your role and put your own stamp on it, no micro-management!
• Great benefits including 30 days holiday, private healthcare, and free lunch every day from an in-house chef!

The role:

We’re looking for someone to manage and take ownership for issues escalated by our Application Support team. We’re not looking for code monkeys, to be successful in this role you will be a good problem-solver and have great communication skills to work well with the team and our customers. Your responsibilities will include supporting our systems, developing internal tools, maintaining integrations and providing on-call coverage (on a rota’d basis).

Tech stack: C#, .NET Core, SQL, WPF, MVVM, VS2015, TFS, RabbitMQ, Azure (Service Fabric), Dapper, Entity Framework, Web APIs

Salary: £50-55k + outstanding benefits!

Benefits:

• 30 days holiday
• Pension
• Private healthcare
• Life Assurance
• In house chef and masseuse
• Yoga, football, badminton, and basketball groups
• Interest free travel season ticket loan

Please do let me know if you would be interested in discussing this position.

Thanks,
Annie

We have an exciting opportunity for an Application Support Analyst to join our Technical Services team working at our Streatham office with some flexibility with home working.

About Us

PRS for Music Limited is the UK's leading collection society, bringing together two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Right Society. We undertake collective rights management for musical works on behalf of over 140,000 members. We pay royalties to our members when their work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV. We support them by influencing policy, supporting and hosting awards and events, and investing in new technology to ensure we’re fit for the digital music age.

About the Role

The role of Application Support Analyst is responsible for providing technical and quality systems support through monitoring, triaging, user liaison, and identifying and providing solutions to software faults and enhancements in the current IT systems.

Acting as a primary point of contact after the Service Desk for resolving system issues, you will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to the rest of the development team through delivering detailed analysis that will lead to the resolution of incidents, changes, requests and problems.

You will also be supporting the Internal Service Owner in case of outsourcing of any support practice and activity to a Managed Service Provider (MSP), being responsible for the daily liaison with the MSP.

For a full list of duties please email us and request a copy of the Job Description.

The salary for this role is circa £50,000per annum depending on experience.

About You

It is essential the successful candidate has the following skills and experience;

• Knowledge of Incident, Problem & Change Management and Service Delivery Industry best practice (e.g. ITIL)
• Experience in dealing with 3rd parties’ providers and MSPs
• Experience of bespoke and customised IT systems
• Evidence of analysing and documenting business processes and systems
• In depth understanding of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of change process management and their relationship to project management and business improvement
• Good understanding of systems and ability to assimilate and interpret advice from technical specialists and third parties
• A sound understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Demonstrable skills and proficient in writing/modifying SQL scripts
• Working knowledge of web site related technologies, including web servers/hosting, internet protocols and other standards (e.g. FTP, SFTP etc.)

The ideal candidate would have an advantage if they held the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrable skills in working with Web APIs
• Experience of implementation and usage of Monitoring systems like Microsoft App insights, AppDynamics or Splunk
• Exposure to agile best practices (SCRUM)
• CMS experience (Ideally Sitecore)
• Desirable Cloud and network awareness with knowledge of Azure, Load Balancers, Proxy Servers, DNS and WAFs
• Knowledge of the basics of DevOps practices
• Exposure to C#.NET, MVC, RESTful WebApis
• Experience in front-end web development. JavaScript (JSON/XML), CSS with modern
• JavaScript Frameworks (such as ReactJS, or Angular) and Node.JS
• Any project management qualification

Why PRS?

PRS for Music is a forward-thinking music copyright company with a focus on being the number one rights management company in the world.

We live by our values they are deeply ingrained in our company culture. We want to help you grow throughout your career, so we have plenty of development opportunities for you.

We run a number of well-being activities throughout the year and encourage flexible working and a relaxed dress code.

We also have a number of perks including roof terraces on both sites, regular live music events, subsidised cafes, corporate discounts including gym membership and home working.

Next Steps

Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to hear from you - either apply with your CV or send your CV by Sunday 29th March 2020

We are looking to schedule interviews week commencing 6th April 2020 and 13th April 2020. Please mention your availability for this week in your application.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Application Support Analyst to join our Technical Services team working at our Streatham office with some flexibility with home working.

About Us

PRS for Music Limited is the UK's leading collection society, bringing together two collection societies: the Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society and the Performing Right Society. We undertake collective rights management for musical works on behalf of over 140,000 members. We pay royalties to our members when their work is performed, broadcast, streamed, downloaded, reproduced, played in public or used in film and TV. We support them by influencing policy, supporting and hosting awards and events, and investing in new technology to ensure we’re fit for the digital music age.

About the Role

The role of Application Support Analyst is responsible for providing technical and quality systems support through monitoring, triaging, user liaison, and identifying and providing solutions to software faults and enhancements in the current IT systems.

Acting as a primary point of contact after the Service Desk for resolving system issues, you will be responsible for providing advice and guidance to the rest of the development team through delivering detailed analysis that will lead to the resolution of incidents, changes, requests and problems.

You will also be supporting the Internal Service Owner in case of outsourcing of any support practice and activity to a Managed Service Provider (MSP), being responsible for the daily liaison with the MSP.

For a full list of duties please email us and request a copy of the Job Description.

The salary for this role is circa £50,000per annum depending on experience.

About You

It is essential the successful candidate has the following skills and experience;

• Knowledge of Incident, Problem & Change Management and Service Delivery Industry best practice (e.g. ITIL)
• Experience in dealing with 3rd parties’ providers and MSPs
• Experience of bespoke and customised IT systems
• Evidence of analysing and documenting business processes and systems
• In depth understanding of the principles, methods, techniques and tools of change process management and their relationship to project management and business improvement
• Good understanding of systems and ability to assimilate and interpret advice from technical specialists and third parties
• A sound understanding of the software development lifecycle
• Demonstrable skills and proficient in writing/modifying SQL scripts
• Working knowledge of web site related technologies, including web servers/hosting, internet protocols and other standards (e.g. FTP, SFTP etc.)

The ideal candidate would have an advantage if they held the following skills and experience:

• Demonstrable skills in working with Web APIs
• Experience of implementation and usage of Monitoring systems like Microsoft App insights, AppDynamics or Splunk
• Exposure to agile best practices (SCRUM)
• CMS experience (Ideally Sitecore)
• Desirable Cloud and network awareness with knowledge of Azure, Load Balancers, Proxy Servers, DNS and WAFs
• Knowledge of the basics of DevOps practices
• Exposure to C#.NET, MVC, RESTful WebApis
• Experience in front-end web development. JavaScript (JSON/XML), CSS with modern
• JavaScript Frameworks (such as ReactJS, or Angular) and Node.JS
• Any project management qualification

Why PRS?

PRS for Music is a forward-thinking music copyright company with a focus on being the number one rights management company in the world.

We live by our values they are deeply ingrained in our company culture. We want to help you grow throughout your career, so we have plenty of development opportunities for you.

We run a number of well-being activities throughout the year and encourage flexible working and a relaxed dress code.

We also have a number of perks including roof terraces on both sites, regular live music events, subsidised cafes, corporate discounts including gym membership and home working.

Next Steps

Does this sound like you? If so, we would love to hear from you - either apply with your CV or send your CV by Sunday 29th March 2020

We are looking to schedule interviews week commencing 6th April 2020 and 13th April 2020. Please mention your availability for this week in your application.