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.

Automation Test Specialist- Manchester

Adria Solutions Ltd has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Test Specialist to join one of our most successful Manchester based clients.

As Automation Test Specialist you will offer a consultancy type service with a prime focus on functional test automation discipline which will guide which will guide various teams that test through to production and apply knowledge transfer from various sources for more efficient delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provides inputs and assistance to Test Optimisation Manager for overall Test Policy and Test Strategy.
•  Recommend an automation test approach & Strategy for different portfolios within the company.
•  Implement automation testing standards and testing best practice across the company, and ensure Best Practice is being adhered to on projects.
•  Provide training and consultancy on Test Automation Best Practise to test teams within all the company’s portfolios.
• Ensures that performance, security, power down, maintenance and operational acceptance testing is considered and supported for their line of business.
• Ensures that UAT/Model Office/Readiness activity is considered and supported.

Essential Skills

• Experience with Selenium, Cucumber,
• Experience using Java, Python, C#, and Ruby
• Agile knowledge
• Scripting experience using Javascript, VBScript, and ShellScript
• Experience with testing on Desktop, Web and Mobile applications at integration, system, UAT and OAT levels.

Benefits

• Dress down all week
• Free onsite parking
• Onsite gym

Automation Test Specialist- Manchester

Interested?

If this sounds like your perfect role, click apply!

Automation Test Specialist- Manchester

Adria Solutions Ltd has an exciting opportunity for an Automation Test Specialist to join one of our most successful Manchester based clients.

As Automation Test Specialist you will offer a consultancy type service with a prime focus on functional test automation discipline which will guide which will guide various teams that test through to production and apply knowledge transfer from various sources for more efficient delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provides inputs and assistance to Test Optimisation Manager for overall Test Policy and Test Strategy.
•  Recommend an automation test approach & Strategy for different portfolios within the company.
•  Implement automation testing standards and testing best practice across the company, and ensure Best Practice is being adhered to on projects.
•  Provide training and consultancy on Test Automation Best Practise to test teams within all the company’s portfolios.
• Ensures that performance, security, power down, maintenance and operational acceptance testing is considered and supported for their line of business.
• Ensures that UAT/Model Office/Readiness activity is considered and supported.

Essential Skills

• Experience with Selenium, Cucumber,
• Experience using Java, Python, C#, and Ruby
• Agile knowledge
• Scripting experience using Javascript, VBScript, and ShellScript
• Experience with testing on Desktop, Web and Mobile applications at integration, system, UAT and OAT levels.

Benefits

• Dress down all week
• Free onsite parking
• Onsite gym

Automation Test Specialist- Manchester

Interested?

If this sounds like your perfect role, click apply!

I am working in collaboration with an international law firm seeking a Full Stack Developer to join their team on a permanent basis in their Manchester Office.

As the Full Stack Developer, you will support the Programme team in the delivery of Elite 3e in to the production environment. You will also be required to support the recruitment of additional 3e roles and work in collaboration with the IT Transition Team. You will lead the development of the Elite 3e technology stack across the firm.

Requirements

• C#, ASP .net and SQL
• DevOps tool-chain with Agile
• Development experience using the .net framework
• Experience using Microsoft tools and programming languages
• XML related technologies
• Excellent communication abilities

To find out more about this opportunity please apply in the first instance.

SThree are committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants.

I am working in collaboration with an international law firm seeking a Full Stack Developer to join their team on a permanent basis in their Manchester Office.

As the Full Stack Developer, you will support the Programme team in the delivery of Elite 3e in to the production environment. You will also be required to support the recruitment of additional 3e roles and work in collaboration with the IT Transition Team. You will lead the development of the Elite 3e technology stack across the firm.

Requirements

• C#, ASP .net and SQL
• DevOps tool-chain with Agile
• Development experience using the .net framework
• Experience using Microsoft tools and programming languages
• XML related technologies
• Excellent communication abilities

To find out more about this opportunity please apply in the first instance.

SThree are committed to ensuring equal opportunities, fairness of treatment, dignity, work-life balance and the elimination of all forms of discrimination in the workplace for all staff and job applicants.

The Company

The UK’s leading cash processing company - Vaultex UK LTD are a joint venture between Barclays Bank and HSBC. When it comes to cash processing we are thought-leaders; developing ideas that the rest of the industry follows and adapting our service to meet the needs of our customers. Simply put, our role is to ensure that cash is widely available for use and that people continue to have confidence in cash as a payment method.

Typically, Vaultex handle around £160 billion worth of bank notes and coins a year - which, if laid end-to-end, would stretch to the moon and back. An accredited Living Wage Foundation employer with IIP (Investors in People) Champion Status, our external recognition as leaders in people management ensures successful applicants will enjoy career development opportunities, structured training and an excellent benefits package and a generous company pension.

The Role

The Developer role is responsible for developing quality software and providing third line support of solutions in production. Developing quality software involves clarifying business requirements, helping to determine how the overall solution will work as guided by the product vision, target architecture and solutions design, following development standards, principles and patterns and making sure all code is adequately tested before being handed to the QA team.

The support side of the role may involve being a part of incident and problem management processes to ensure our services are restored and our customers continue to receive excellent service.

• Developing quality software
• Planning, design and documentation
• Supporting solutions in production
• Personal development (new technologies)

Technical

Full-stack development experience with Microsoft technologies, covering:

• C#
• .NET Core
• MVC
• Web API (REST based APIs)
• Object Relational Mapping; e.g. Entity Framework, NHibernate
• CSS
• Modern UI frameworks; e.g. Angular, React
• Databases - Microsoft SQL Server - Schema design and SQL

Ways of Working and Tooling:

• Strong experience of agile development practices as part of a delivery squad/cell
• Strong experience and/or appreciation of agile project management software; e.g. Jira, TFS
• Strong experience and/or appreciation of Git based version control systems
• Strong experience and/or appreciation of CI/CD practices and tooling; e.g. TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins…

Transactional/Critical systems and integration:

• Desirable experience developing critical systems in a regulated financial environment
• Desirable experience integrating solutions with APIs and Middleware solutions; JMS, ESBs…

Support:

• Desirable experience providing third level support for production systems

Personal

• Collaborative, able to communicate effectively with the team on day-to-day tasks and during ceremonies
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude and takes pride in work
• Logical, analytical mind-set, able to solve problems without over-engineering

The majority of time will be spent collaborating with the team in the squad/cell and with peers in cross-cell initiatives. It is likely these interactions are technical in nature. There may also be times where discussions are required with business users during show and tells, UAT etc… where the expectation is the discussion is less technical and more requirements focused.

Demonstrable understanding of how to develop quality software through:

• Testing frameworks and practices; e.g. MSTest, NUnit, Selenium, performance testing
• Use of appropriate principles and patterns along with writing clean and secure code
• Integrating with monitoring and alerting frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive Annual salary
• Up to 20% annual bonus
• 25 days annual leave
• Generous company pension

Vaultex UK Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from the community. Please note that due to the secure nature of our business all successful candidates will need to provide a five year traceable work history (satisfactory employment references or evidence to explain employment gaps), and complete a criminal record and credit background check.

The Company

The UK’s leading cash processing company - Vaultex UK LTD are a joint venture between Barclays Bank and HSBC. When it comes to cash processing we are thought-leaders; developing ideas that the rest of the industry follows and adapting our service to meet the needs of our customers. Simply put, our role is to ensure that cash is widely available for use and that people continue to have confidence in cash as a payment method.

Typically, Vaultex handle around £160 billion worth of bank notes and coins a year - which, if laid end-to-end, would stretch to the moon and back. An accredited Living Wage Foundation employer with IIP (Investors in People) Champion Status, our external recognition as leaders in people management ensures successful applicants will enjoy career development opportunities, structured training and an excellent benefits package and a generous company pension.

The Role

The Developer role is responsible for developing quality software and providing third line support of solutions in production. Developing quality software involves clarifying business requirements, helping to determine how the overall solution will work as guided by the product vision, target architecture and solutions design, following development standards, principles and patterns and making sure all code is adequately tested before being handed to the QA team.

The support side of the role may involve being a part of incident and problem management processes to ensure our services are restored and our customers continue to receive excellent service.

• Developing quality software
• Planning, design and documentation
• Supporting solutions in production
• Personal development (new technologies)

Technical

Full-stack development experience with Microsoft technologies, covering:

• C#
• .NET Core
• MVC
• Web API (REST based APIs)
• Object Relational Mapping; e.g. Entity Framework, NHibernate
• CSS
• Modern UI frameworks; e.g. Angular, React
• Databases - Microsoft SQL Server - Schema design and SQL

Ways of Working and Tooling:

• Strong experience of agile development practices as part of a delivery squad/cell
• Strong experience and/or appreciation of agile project management software; e.g. Jira, TFS
• Strong experience and/or appreciation of Git based version control systems
• Strong experience and/or appreciation of CI/CD practices and tooling; e.g. TeamCity, Octopus, Jenkins…

Transactional/Critical systems and integration:

• Desirable experience developing critical systems in a regulated financial environment
• Desirable experience integrating solutions with APIs and Middleware solutions; JMS, ESBs…

Support:

• Desirable experience providing third level support for production systems

Personal

• Collaborative, able to communicate effectively with the team on day-to-day tasks and during ceremonies
• Self-motivated with a can-do attitude and takes pride in work
• Logical, analytical mind-set, able to solve problems without over-engineering

The majority of time will be spent collaborating with the team in the squad/cell and with peers in cross-cell initiatives. It is likely these interactions are technical in nature. There may also be times where discussions are required with business users during show and tells, UAT etc… where the expectation is the discussion is less technical and more requirements focused.

Demonstrable understanding of how to develop quality software through:

• Testing frameworks and practices; e.g. MSTest, NUnit, Selenium, performance testing
• Use of appropriate principles and patterns along with writing clean and secure code
• Integrating with monitoring and alerting frameworks

Benefits

• Competitive Annual salary
• Up to 20% annual bonus
• 25 days annual leave
• Generous company pension

Vaultex UK Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from the community. Please note that due to the secure nature of our business all successful candidates will need to provide a five year traceable work history (satisfactory employment references or evidence to explain employment gaps), and complete a criminal record and credit background check.