Your opportunity
An exciting opportunity to support Deloitte Storage platforms
The Infrastructure Services Storage team provides storage, archive, backup/recovery services and solutions for the Deloitte UK practice. There are several storage and recovery platforms to manage, with over 7 PBs of capacity across multiple data centres.

The Storage team leader will act as escalation point, providing coaching and guidance for Storage team members in addition to providing day-to-day administration and management of storage related technologies.

This role demands a previous Storage technical background, coupled with experience of managing a team of technical engineers. The Storage Team Leader will report to and work closely with the head of Infrastructure Services and other colleagues to ensure platform maintenance, incidents, service requests and changes are executed in line with firm policy and procedures.

Your role
The role will include but not limited to the following:

Team Leader Responsibilities

• Manage general team workload and project resource allocation
• Imbed 'continuous service improvement’ as a founding principle
• Work with Storage SME’s and Architecture team to develop & progress Storage technologies roadmap.
• Manage vendor relationships
• Financial year budgetary planning
• Team objective setting, and performance management
• Monthly KPI reporting
• Team on call shift and holiday rota management
• Primary contact for client audits / MF Standards / ISO compliance and evidence gathering

Technical Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform daily Storage operational tasks.
• Maintain Storage capacity in-line with the firm’s requirements.
• Create documentation/knowledge base articles for other support members/teams to follow.
• Be an escalation point on all storage and backup issues.
• Work with vendors where necessary to maintain software and hardware keep within supported versions.
• Research and identify industry trends in the storage and backup space, leveraging new ideas to improve the service design and support for the customer base.
• Work with Architects and Vendors to accept any new implementations into the management life cycle. This includes making sure all necessary documentation is handed off to supporting team and members and ensure that all team members are informed of any new technology and / or process.
• Be part of an out of hours 'on call’ rota to act as a final level of escalation before resorting to vendor support.

Your professional experience

Essential

• Similar experience in a team lead role within an Enterprise organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Strong organizational skills to facilitate management and tracking of large numbers of incidents, events, and efforts.
• Ability to adapt and operate in a high-tempo, dynamic and sometimes stressful environment.
• Good knowledge of some of the following storage technologies; NetApp cDOT, NetApp Unified Manager , NetApp E-Series, IBM SVC/V7000 Block based platforms, NetApp SnapCentre Suite, Cisco MDS/Nexus SAN fabric technologies, Veritas NetBackup, IBM Spectrum Control, Microsoft Clustering, DFS, CIFS/SMB/FC/iSCSI Storage Protocols and HPE Connected Backup
• Knowledge of either Hyper-V or VMWare and how it leverages Storage.

• Microsoft, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Strong skills in scripting i.e. PowerShell, VBS and Perl.

• NetApp NCDA or NCIE, Clustered Data Ontap.
• Veritas Certified Specialist (VCS) in NetBackup.
• ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation

• Passionate about people management and Storage technologies
• Thorough and demonstrates attention to detail
• Able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
• Organized and able to identify and prioritize work
• Able to provide creative solutions
• Team player
• Strong customer focus with the ability to meet or exceed customer service levels

For a full job description please visit our online Deloitte Careers portal.

Requisition code: 176406

Your opportunity
An exciting opportunity to support Deloitte Storage platforms
The Infrastructure Services Storage team provides storage, archive, backup/recovery services and solutions for the Deloitte UK practice. There are several storage and recovery platforms to manage, with over 7 PBs of capacity across multiple data centres.

The Storage team leader will act as escalation point, providing coaching and guidance for Storage team members in addition to providing day-to-day administration and management of storage related technologies.

This role demands a previous Storage technical background, coupled with experience of managing a team of technical engineers. The Storage Team Leader will report to and work closely with the head of Infrastructure Services and other colleagues to ensure platform maintenance, incidents, service requests and changes are executed in line with firm policy and procedures.

Your role
The role will include but not limited to the following:

Team Leader Responsibilities

• Manage general team workload and project resource allocation
• Imbed 'continuous service improvement’ as a founding principle
• Work with Storage SME’s and Architecture team to develop & progress Storage technologies roadmap.
• Manage vendor relationships
• Financial year budgetary planning
• Team objective setting, and performance management
• Monthly KPI reporting
• Team on call shift and holiday rota management
• Primary contact for client audits / MF Standards / ISO compliance and evidence gathering

Technical Responsibilities

• Oversee and perform daily Storage operational tasks.
• Maintain Storage capacity in-line with the firm’s requirements.
• Create documentation/knowledge base articles for other support members/teams to follow.
• Be an escalation point on all storage and backup issues.
• Work with vendors where necessary to maintain software and hardware keep within supported versions.
• Research and identify industry trends in the storage and backup space, leveraging new ideas to improve the service design and support for the customer base.
• Work with Architects and Vendors to accept any new implementations into the management life cycle. This includes making sure all necessary documentation is handed off to supporting team and members and ensure that all team members are informed of any new technology and / or process.
• Be part of an out of hours 'on call’ rota to act as a final level of escalation before resorting to vendor support.

Your professional experience

Essential

• Similar experience in a team lead role within an Enterprise organisation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate technical information to a non-technical audience.
• Strong organizational skills to facilitate management and tracking of large numbers of incidents, events, and efforts.
• Ability to adapt and operate in a high-tempo, dynamic and sometimes stressful environment.
• Good knowledge of some of the following storage technologies; NetApp cDOT, NetApp Unified Manager , NetApp E-Series, IBM SVC/V7000 Block based platforms, NetApp SnapCentre Suite, Cisco MDS/Nexus SAN fabric technologies, Veritas NetBackup, IBM Spectrum Control, Microsoft Clustering, DFS, CIFS/SMB/FC/iSCSI Storage Protocols and HPE Connected Backup
• Knowledge of either Hyper-V or VMWare and how it leverages Storage.

• Microsoft, troubleshooting and maintenance.
• Strong skills in scripting i.e. PowerShell, VBS and Perl.

• NetApp NCDA or NCIE, Clustered Data Ontap.
• Veritas Certified Specialist (VCS) in NetBackup.
• ITIL v3 or v4 Foundation

• Passionate about people management and Storage technologies
• Thorough and demonstrates attention to detail
• Able to work on own initiative with minimum supervision
• Organized and able to identify and prioritize work
• Able to provide creative solutions
• Team player
• Strong customer focus with the ability to meet or exceed customer service levels

For a full job description please visit our online Deloitte Careers portal.

Requisition code: 176406

Full stack Java Developer - Java, JavaScript, AWS, Cloud, Unix/Linux, Docker, Kubernates

Description for theFull stack Java Developer - Working for a well known brand in Slough, a Full stack developer is needed to work alongside the in house development team introducing development changes in the team for the E-commerce platform. You will need Back End skills in Java and Front End experience including JavaScript.

Key Responsibilities for theFull stack Java Developer

• To be able to support development Changes in the dev team full stack.
• Develop and Unit Test new functionality/configuration
• Follow development pipeline practices towards CI/CD
• Develop deployment tools as required.
• Take an active role in code reviews
• Take an active role in Knowledge Sharing Sessions
• Work along the rest of the team (Devs/QA/Scrum Master/BA) during the sprint

Key skills & Experiencefor the Full stack Java Developer

• Experience with AWS or cloud infrastructure
• Strong: Java/Javascript coding skills
• Strong Unix/Linux backgroung
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Continuous integration pipeline knowledge (Jenkins)
• Git/Github knowledge
• Experience of working with an agile methodology (Scrum, Kanban)

Salary for theFull stack Java Developer will depend on experience, but expect 50-65k base + 5.7k car + 10% bonus + award winning pension

Full stack Java Developer - Java, JavaScript, AWS, Cloud, Unix/Linux, Docker, Kubernates

Full stack Java Developer - Java, JavaScript, AWS, Cloud, Unix/Linux, Docker, Kubernates

Description for theFull stack Java Developer - Working for a well known brand in Slough, a Full stack developer is needed to work alongside the in house development team introducing development changes in the team for the E-commerce platform. You will need Back End skills in Java and Front End experience including JavaScript.

Key Responsibilities for theFull stack Java Developer

• To be able to support development Changes in the dev team full stack.
• Develop and Unit Test new functionality/configuration
• Follow development pipeline practices towards CI/CD
• Develop deployment tools as required.
• Take an active role in code reviews
• Take an active role in Knowledge Sharing Sessions
• Work along the rest of the team (Devs/QA/Scrum Master/BA) during the sprint

Key skills & Experiencefor the Full stack Java Developer

• Experience with AWS or cloud infrastructure
• Strong: Java/Javascript coding skills
• Strong Unix/Linux backgroung
• Knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Continuous integration pipeline knowledge (Jenkins)
• Git/Github knowledge
• Experience of working with an agile methodology (Scrum, Kanban)

Salary for theFull stack Java Developer will depend on experience, but expect 50-65k base + 5.7k car + 10% bonus + award winning pension

Full stack Java Developer - Java, JavaScript, AWS, Cloud, Unix/Linux, Docker, Kubernates

Test Manager Fix term contract – Edinburgh up to £50,000 DOE

Our Client:.

Reed are working with a market leader operating across the UK. Our client is looking for a 12 month Fix Term Test Manager to join the team in their modern Edinburgh office.

This client has recently won several large contracts and have grown by over a third in recent months.

The role:

• Managing Test Leads and Test Analysts to produce agreed testing deliverables 
• Provide quality assurance and oversight of all Programme Test 
• Design & establish the programmes for test strategy, standards and approach  
• Help the client improve the testing practices through knowledge transfer of repeatable processes and standards

Competency/Skills Required:

• Functional / Non functional testing 
• Strong communication skills
• Migration experience essential 
• Having Spiratest knowledge would be advantageous 

Perks of the Job:

• Modern office
• Work in a growing team
• Great work location
• Generous holiday allowance
• Opportunity to work on exciting projects
• Opportunity for extension to Fix term contract

Test Manager Fix term contract – Edinburgh up to £50,000 DOE

Our Client:.

Reed are working with a market leader operating across the UK. Our client is looking for a 12 month Fix Term Test Manager to join the team in their modern Edinburgh office.

This client has recently won several large contracts and have grown by over a third in recent months.

The role:

• Managing Test Leads and Test Analysts to produce agreed testing deliverables 
• Provide quality assurance and oversight of all Programme Test 
• Design & establish the programmes for test strategy, standards and approach  
• Help the client improve the testing practices through knowledge transfer of repeatable processes and standards

Competency/Skills Required:

• Functional / Non functional testing 
• Strong communication skills
• Migration experience essential 
• Having Spiratest knowledge would be advantageous 

Perks of the Job:

• Modern office
• Work in a growing team
• Great work location
• Generous holiday allowance
• Opportunity to work on exciting projects
• Opportunity for extension to Fix term contract

Project Manager

West London

Recruiting for a Project Manager for a high profile Media Company.

As the newly hired Project Manager, you will be managing and leading a team to ensure to develop and improve its technology for commercial advantage, compliance with data regulation and improved business insight.

The job holder will be required to take a hands on role with management for all day to day activities, as well as overseeing the marketing data operations team who will elicit/document business requirements from colleagues around the business, capture and implement resulting systems and system changes. Sometimes you will need to lead by example.

The Project Manager will also define the project objectives in agreement with the business owner/sponsor and oversee quality control throughout the life-cycle. The Project Manager may be required to manage multiple projects or a single major project.

Consider in all cases data compliance and information security escalating to the Data

Protection Officer and Information Security Manager where appropriate.

Salary range for this role is £48,000 - £55,000 depending on Experience.

Reporting into the Group Head of Data and Business Intelligence.

Required Skills

• At least 3 to 4 years experience of Project Management
• Worked in an Agile methodology
• Experience of working within an environment run according to highly structured procedures
• Experience of managing personal data in accordance with data protection legislation
• Jira knowledge
• Knowledge of the current marketing technology marketplace
• Database management skills including ETL
• Knowledge of data interchange formats such as JSON and XML
• Understanding of systems and databases
• Strong organisational skills to multi-task and deal with many ongoing projects - multiprojects experience
• Kamban
• Understanding of legal and company regulations and standards

FreshtechIT Limited acts as an Employment Business for contract and temporary recruitment as well as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

We always aim to respond to all applications immediately, however, from time to time this may not always be possible, and we thank you in advance for your patience. ??

Project Manager

West London

Recruiting for a Project Manager for a high profile Media Company.

As the newly hired Project Manager, you will be managing and leading a team to ensure to develop and improve its technology for commercial advantage, compliance with data regulation and improved business insight.

The job holder will be required to take a hands on role with management for all day to day activities, as well as overseeing the marketing data operations team who will elicit/document business requirements from colleagues around the business, capture and implement resulting systems and system changes. Sometimes you will need to lead by example.

The Project Manager will also define the project objectives in agreement with the business owner/sponsor and oversee quality control throughout the life-cycle. The Project Manager may be required to manage multiple projects or a single major project.

Consider in all cases data compliance and information security escalating to the Data

Protection Officer and Information Security Manager where appropriate.

Salary range for this role is £48,000 - £55,000 depending on Experience.

Reporting into the Group Head of Data and Business Intelligence.

Required Skills

• At least 3 to 4 years experience of Project Management
• Worked in an Agile methodology
• Experience of working within an environment run according to highly structured procedures
• Experience of managing personal data in accordance with data protection legislation
• Jira knowledge
• Knowledge of the current marketing technology marketplace
• Database management skills including ETL
• Knowledge of data interchange formats such as JSON and XML
• Understanding of systems and databases
• Strong organisational skills to multi-task and deal with many ongoing projects - multiprojects experience
• Kamban
• Understanding of legal and company regulations and standards

FreshtechIT Limited acts as an Employment Business for contract and temporary recruitment as well as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies.

We always aim to respond to all applications immediately, however, from time to time this may not always be possible, and we thank you in advance for your patience. ??

A very good client of mine are looking to expand their team due to already successful, and projected growth. They are looking for a Cloud Solutions Engineer to join their team in Peterborough. As the Cloud Solutions Engineer, you will be a subject matter expert on cloud infrastructures, having experience with AWS, Azure and Google platforms. You will be able to contribute and review cloud architecture designs and blueprints, as well as perform troubleshooting, upgrades, migrations and more.

As the Cloud Solutions Engineer, you could also be called to lead project teams, customer meetings and provide technical advice to both internal teams and customers alike. You may also be required to travel to customer sites on an ad-hoc basis to support technical customer meetings. You will be a technical individual, with excellent communication skills and be accustomed to working under pressure.

The Successful Cloud Solutions Engineer Will:

• Have experience in orchestration, containerisation, CI/CD Pipelines, automation and configuration management.

• Have experience in automated deployment and configuration of systems in a cloud infrastructure.

• Have the ability to analyse and resolve problem effectively.

• Be self-motivated to learn new technologies and keep up to date with new technology developments and trends.

• Have strong experience working with development teams and have a deep understanding of DevOps practices relating to cloud deployments.

If you’re looking for your next challenge or know somebody looking for a change, hit apply or call Ashley on . Alternatively email your CV to and I’ll give you a call.

A very good client of mine are looking to expand their team due to already successful, and projected growth. They are looking for a Cloud Solutions Engineer to join their team in Peterborough. As the Cloud Solutions Engineer, you will be a subject matter expert on cloud infrastructures, having experience with AWS, Azure and Google platforms. You will be able to contribute and review cloud architecture designs and blueprints, as well as perform troubleshooting, upgrades, migrations and more.

As the Cloud Solutions Engineer, you could also be called to lead project teams, customer meetings and provide technical advice to both internal teams and customers alike. You may also be required to travel to customer sites on an ad-hoc basis to support technical customer meetings. You will be a technical individual, with excellent communication skills and be accustomed to working under pressure.

The Successful Cloud Solutions Engineer Will:

• Have experience in orchestration, containerisation, CI/CD Pipelines, automation and configuration management.

• Have experience in automated deployment and configuration of systems in a cloud infrastructure.

• Have the ability to analyse and resolve problem effectively.

• Be self-motivated to learn new technologies and keep up to date with new technology developments and trends.

• Have strong experience working with development teams and have a deep understanding of DevOps practices relating to cloud deployments.

If you’re looking for your next challenge or know somebody looking for a change, hit apply or call Ashley on . Alternatively email your CV to and I’ll give you a call.