'Your long-term employment aims are at the heart of what we do'

Our Client is a dynamic, innovative, Software Solutions Company who develop, consult and supply support services, for a variety of technical products. A growing, family-run business, they are looking for a JavaScript/PHP Developer, to join their team, based in Martlesham, Ipswich.

JavaScript/PHP Developer

£25K - £40K DOE | Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm | Martlesham, Ipswich | Family-Run | 20 Days Holiday, Bank Holidays Off, Birthday Off | Unrivalled Christmas Party | Pool-table and Dartboard in Staff Room | Option to Work-from-Home (Regularly)

The enthusiastic, experienced and driven JavaScript/PHP Developer will operate side by side with the whole Company team, and integrate with every member of staff in this close-knit and versatile working environment. The role will be focussed on the development of enhancements, extensions and integrations with the established CRM software application SugarCRM, using PHP and JavaScript.

Duties (include but are not limited to):

• Writing maintainable and extensible object-oriented PHP and modern JavaScript
• Building and implementing bespoke CRM customisations
• Working on a variety of small to large projects
• Maintaining quality by adhering to accepted standards
• Assisting with system support issues

Person Specification:

• Have exceptional analytical skills and able to investigate issues thoroughly
• Have good communication skills
• Be motivated with a thirst for learning and self-improvement and a passion for development
• Desire to be in a team that is dedicated to delivering high-end solutions
• Comfortable using Git
• Proficient in PHP, including new features available in versions > 7 and especially best practise around object-oriented development
• Good understanding of SQL
• Good awareness of secure programming and continuous integration
• Have broad experience in some or all of the following Linux, Apache, vanilla JavaScript, Backbone, Handlebars, Jquery

Software Used

• Stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL
• Application: PHP, JavaScript
• Client: Backbone, Handlebars, Jquery
• Development: Sublime Text/Vi, Git, Linux

PLEASE NOTE WE RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PER VACANCY AND UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT RESPOND TO ALL APPLICANTS. THEREFORE, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US WITHIN A MONTH FROM APPLICATION DATE, IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

If you have been successful, we will contact you by phone and begin taking you through our step by step recruitment process, doing our utmost to ensure the role is right for you, ascertaining your suitability in the process. This process will all be explained on initial contact.

'Your long-term employment aims are at the heart of what we do'

Our Client is a dynamic, innovative, Software Solutions Company who develop, consult and supply support services, for a variety of technical products. A growing, family-run business, they are looking for a JavaScript/PHP Developer, to join their team, based in Martlesham, Ipswich.

JavaScript/PHP Developer

£25K - £40K DOE | Mon-Fri 8:30am - 5:00pm | Martlesham, Ipswich | Family-Run | 20 Days Holiday, Bank Holidays Off, Birthday Off | Unrivalled Christmas Party | Pool-table and Dartboard in Staff Room | Option to Work-from-Home (Regularly)

The enthusiastic, experienced and driven JavaScript/PHP Developer will operate side by side with the whole Company team, and integrate with every member of staff in this close-knit and versatile working environment. The role will be focussed on the development of enhancements, extensions and integrations with the established CRM software application SugarCRM, using PHP and JavaScript.

Duties (include but are not limited to):

• Writing maintainable and extensible object-oriented PHP and modern JavaScript
• Building and implementing bespoke CRM customisations
• Working on a variety of small to large projects
• Maintaining quality by adhering to accepted standards
• Assisting with system support issues

Person Specification:

• Have exceptional analytical skills and able to investigate issues thoroughly
• Have good communication skills
• Be motivated with a thirst for learning and self-improvement and a passion for development
• Desire to be in a team that is dedicated to delivering high-end solutions
• Comfortable using Git
• Proficient in PHP, including new features available in versions > 7 and especially best practise around object-oriented development
• Good understanding of SQL
• Good awareness of secure programming and continuous integration
• Have broad experience in some or all of the following Linux, Apache, vanilla JavaScript, Backbone, Handlebars, Jquery

Software Used

• Stack: Linux, Apache, MySQL
• Application: PHP, JavaScript
• Client: Backbone, Handlebars, Jquery
• Development: Sublime Text/Vi, Git, Linux

PLEASE NOTE WE RECEIVE A LARGE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS PER VACANCY AND UNFORTUNATELY CANNOT RESPOND TO ALL APPLICANTS. THEREFORE, IF YOU HAVE NOT HEARD FROM US WITHIN A MONTH FROM APPLICATION DATE, IT IS LIKELY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

If you have been successful, we will contact you by phone and begin taking you through our step by step recruitment process, doing our utmost to ensure the role is right for you, ascertaining your suitability in the process. This process will all be explained on initial contact.

As part of our digital transformation, Howdens Joinery are recruiting a Test Automation and Performance Specialist to join us in our office in Northampton in Brackmills Industrial Estate.  At the end of 2020, this role will be moving to our new and purpose-built offices in Raunds, Northamptonshire. 

Working as part of the System Team you will define our automation and performance testing strategies. As a Test Automation and Performance Specialist, you will provide the technical expertise and guidance to our agile delivery teams to ensure they are able to successfully adopt and implement those strategies.

As a Test Automation and Performance Specialist, you will enable more frequent and higher quality software releases by ensuring that teams have the self-service and automated tooling, knowledge and frameworks to test the various component parts of a solution and that they are of a high quality and meet the customer’s needs.  Operating within the Scaled Agile Framework, you will also seek to improve our processes and tooling, continuously exploring, researching and recommending new opportunities for increasing the quality that is delivered and working with the wider System team to create automated Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD) pipelines.

As a Test Automation and Performance Specialist, you’ll possess a keen mind for solving tough problems partnering with various team members along the way.  There is a great opportunity for a high performer with a strong desire to implement change, growth, and maturity, within a department that’s fast-paced, dynamic, and quickly growing in all areas.

Key skills and experience required:

• Excellent experience of developing with automation test tools such as Selenium, Microfocus toolset (incl. UFT & LoadRunner), JMeter, Cucumber, Gherkin etc. to test client and web based applications, containerized solutions, RESTful services, etc.
  
• Disciplined developer with understanding of test-driven and behavior driven development and clean code principles with experience in major languages such as Java and .Net using C# 4.0 or higher
  
• Good understanding of Source control: Azure DevOps / Git
  
• Good technical knowledge, including an understanding of infrastructure, environments, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps/Jenkins), feature switching, gradual exposure, branch handling, etc.
  
• Experience of Setting up load generation using one of the market leading tools (e.g. Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoTest, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps) and performance testing of containerised applications an advantage.
  
• Awareness of Application Lifecycle Management tools like Azure DevOps, Jira and Microfocus ALM, including pipelines and continuous integration
  
• Strong communication and documentation skills
  
• An ability to drive goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining a strong attention to detail.
  
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills.
  
• Familiar with software security best practices.
  
• Experience of Scalable Agile Framework (SAFe) v5.0 an advantage.
  
• Experience in the Retail/Trade Sector an advantage.
  

Howdens Joinery is a highly successful business, with more than 700 depots nationwide and more than 10,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa £1.5 billion and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. 

We have a very competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday, company bonus and pension, free refreshments and snacks, onsite car parking, great social events and a friendly and supportive working environment.  As well as the opportunity to develop within a high-profile FTSE 250 company, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For. 

As part of our digital transformation, Howdens Joinery are recruiting a Test Automation and Performance Specialist to join us in our office in Northampton in Brackmills Industrial Estate.  At the end of 2020, this role will be moving to our new and purpose-built offices in Raunds, Northamptonshire. 

Working as part of the System Team you will define our automation and performance testing strategies. As a Test Automation and Performance Specialist, you will provide the technical expertise and guidance to our agile delivery teams to ensure they are able to successfully adopt and implement those strategies.

As a Test Automation and Performance Specialist, you will enable more frequent and higher quality software releases by ensuring that teams have the self-service and automated tooling, knowledge and frameworks to test the various component parts of a solution and that they are of a high quality and meet the customer’s needs.  Operating within the Scaled Agile Framework, you will also seek to improve our processes and tooling, continuously exploring, researching and recommending new opportunities for increasing the quality that is delivered and working with the wider System team to create automated Continuous Integration (CI) and Delivery (CD) pipelines.

As a Test Automation and Performance Specialist, you’ll possess a keen mind for solving tough problems partnering with various team members along the way.  There is a great opportunity for a high performer with a strong desire to implement change, growth, and maturity, within a department that’s fast-paced, dynamic, and quickly growing in all areas.

Key skills and experience required:

• Excellent experience of developing with automation test tools such as Selenium, Microfocus toolset (incl. UFT & LoadRunner), JMeter, Cucumber, Gherkin etc. to test client and web based applications, containerized solutions, RESTful services, etc.
  
• Disciplined developer with understanding of test-driven and behavior driven development and clean code principles with experience in major languages such as Java and .Net using C# 4.0 or higher
  
• Good understanding of Source control: Azure DevOps / Git
  
• Good technical knowledge, including an understanding of infrastructure, environments, continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines (e.g. Azure DevOps/Jenkins), feature switching, gradual exposure, branch handling, etc.
  
• Experience of Setting up load generation using one of the market leading tools (e.g. Apache JMeter, LoadRunner, NeoTest, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps) and performance testing of containerised applications an advantage.
  
• Awareness of Application Lifecycle Management tools like Azure DevOps, Jira and Microfocus ALM, including pipelines and continuous integration
  
• Strong communication and documentation skills
  
• An ability to drive goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining a strong attention to detail.
  
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking and problem-solving skills
  
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills.
  
• Familiar with software security best practices.
  
• Experience of Scalable Agile Framework (SAFe) v5.0 an advantage.
  
• Experience in the Retail/Trade Sector an advantage.
  

Howdens Joinery is a highly successful business, with more than 700 depots nationwide and more than 10,000 staff. Last year our sales reached circa £1.5 billion and we continue to experience significant growth and success. Despite our scale, Howdens remains a local business with traditional values. 

We have a very competitive salary and benefits package including 25 days holiday, company bonus and pension, free refreshments and snacks, onsite car parking, great social events and a friendly and supportive working environment.  As well as the opportunity to develop within a high-profile FTSE 250 company, you will be part of a rewarding organisation recognised for excellence in the workplace in the Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For. 

Job Title: Big Data Solution Architect

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000

Location: Gloucestershire

This market leading Company have a large and well regarded foot print in the Defence and national security sector. They are now actively seeking an experienced Big Data Solutions Architect to join their team and work closely with their client.

The successful candidate will be drawing upon their extensive technical knowledge to help manage and mentor team members while using their stake holder engagement skills to play a key role in either leading or contributing to bids.

From a technical standpoint this individual will have a proven track record of making large volumes of data both quickly and easily accessible using an array of technologies.

Technical knowledge to include:

• Hadoop
• Oracle
• Java / Scala
• Python
• Linux
• AWS / Azure

Beneficial:

• ElasticSearch
• Salt/Puppet/Ansible
• Apache Storm

This is a great opportunity for a personable and proven technical leader to step into a large and supportive organisation with a wide breadth of ongoing projects where they can apply their skillset to full effect.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Lee Adams:

Job Title: Big Data Solution Architect

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000

Location: Gloucestershire

This market leading Company have a large and well regarded foot print in the Defence and national security sector. They are now actively seeking an experienced Big Data Solutions Architect to join their team and work closely with their client.

The successful candidate will be drawing upon their extensive technical knowledge to help manage and mentor team members while using their stake holder engagement skills to play a key role in either leading or contributing to bids.

From a technical standpoint this individual will have a proven track record of making large volumes of data both quickly and easily accessible using an array of technologies.

Technical knowledge to include:

• Hadoop
• Oracle
• Java / Scala
• Python
• Linux
• AWS / Azure

Beneficial:

• ElasticSearch
• Salt/Puppet/Ansible
• Apache Storm

This is a great opportunity for a personable and proven technical leader to step into a large and supportive organisation with a wide breadth of ongoing projects where they can apply their skillset to full effect.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Lee Adams:

Job Title: Big Data Solution Architect

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000

Location: West Berkshire / London

This market leading Company have a large and well regarded foot print in the Defence and national security sector. They are now actively seeking an experienced Big Data Solutions Architect to join their team and work closely with their client.

The successful candidate will be drawing upon their extensive technical knowledge to help manage and mentor team members while using their stake holder engagement skills to play a key role in either leading or contributing to bids.

From a technical standpoint this individual will have a proven track record of making large volumes of data both quickly and easily accessible using an array of technologies.

Technical knowledge to include:

• Hadoop
• Oracle
• Java / Scala
• Python
• Linux
• AWS / Azure

Beneficial:

• ElasticSearch
• Salt/Puppet/Ansible
• Apache Storm

This is a great opportunity for a personable and proven technical leader to step into a large and supportive organisation with a wide breadth of ongoing projects where they can apply their skillset to full effect.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Lee Adams:

Job Title: Big Data Solution Architect

Salary: £75,000 - £85,000

Location: West Berkshire / London

This market leading Company have a large and well regarded foot print in the Defence and national security sector. They are now actively seeking an experienced Big Data Solutions Architect to join their team and work closely with their client.

The successful candidate will be drawing upon their extensive technical knowledge to help manage and mentor team members while using their stake holder engagement skills to play a key role in either leading or contributing to bids.

From a technical standpoint this individual will have a proven track record of making large volumes of data both quickly and easily accessible using an array of technologies.

Technical knowledge to include:

• Hadoop
• Oracle
• Java / Scala
• Python
• Linux
• AWS / Azure

Beneficial:

• ElasticSearch
• Salt/Puppet/Ansible
• Apache Storm

This is a great opportunity for a personable and proven technical leader to step into a large and supportive organisation with a wide breadth of ongoing projects where they can apply their skillset to full effect.

For a confidential discussion about the position please contact Lee Adams:

Python Engineer

This start-up business backed by 2 of the biggest Tech-Entrepreneurs are going to change the lives of millions for the better! We are building a team of some of the best Python Engineers in London to get it done!

We are looking for a Python Engineer to join our team of Principal Developers in building a fin-tech platform that will benefit millions of people who earn less than minimum wages. The platform itself is built in Python on AWS using a combination of DynamoDB and RDS Postgres with a fair bit of Lambda.

The platform is still at very early stages of development so you, the Python Engineer, can expect to be involved in all areas of development, using a variety of different tools as well as getting involved in the mobile app built in Apache Cordova - building your skills up as a Polyglot Engineer.

What do you need to be successful in this Python Engineer position?

• An interest in working with a variety of technologies and languages
• A passion for code and building cool things!
• Willingness to own whole pieces of software from start to finish
• An interest in making a difference in the world through your code

Honestly, this is just an incredible opportunity that you will not want to miss. Apply and we will be in touch to tell you more about it.

Talent Point is a Hiring Communications business, working as sole hiring partners with our customer. We've ripped up the rules and torn apart the job spec to give you total clarity and visibility, painting a vivid picture (approved twice, both at Line and C-level) of the way this company lives, breathes and behaves, and how your role will look over years not months as a Python Engineer. We present only three applicants for every vacancy so, where we do represent you, you have a very high chance of securing a role with pre-booked interview times to plan around, in-depth vacancy details and no delays. Are you ready to seriously invest in your progression? Let's design your future as a Python Engineer.

Talent Point is an equal opportunities employer and no terminology in this advert is designed to discriminate on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, creed, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation or any other class protected by applicable law.

For information on how Talent Point manages and processes your personal information please see our privacy at talentpoint.co/privacy-policy/.

Python Engineer

This start-up business backed by 2 of the biggest Tech-Entrepreneurs are going to change the lives of millions for the better! We are building a team of some of the best Python Engineers in London to get it done!

We are looking for a Python Engineer to join our team of Principal Developers in building a fin-tech platform that will benefit millions of people who earn less than minimum wages. The platform itself is built in Python on AWS using a combination of DynamoDB and RDS Postgres with a fair bit of Lambda.

The platform is still at very early stages of development so you, the Python Engineer, can expect to be involved in all areas of development, using a variety of different tools as well as getting involved in the mobile app built in Apache Cordova - building your skills up as a Polyglot Engineer.

What do you need to be successful in this Python Engineer position?

• An interest in working with a variety of technologies and languages
• A passion for code and building cool things!
• Willingness to own whole pieces of software from start to finish
• An interest in making a difference in the world through your code

Honestly, this is just an incredible opportunity that you will not want to miss. Apply and we will be in touch to tell you more about it.

Talent Point is a Hiring Communications business, working as sole hiring partners with our customer. We've ripped up the rules and torn apart the job spec to give you total clarity and visibility, painting a vivid picture (approved twice, both at Line and C-level) of the way this company lives, breathes and behaves, and how your role will look over years not months as a Python Engineer. We present only three applicants for every vacancy so, where we do represent you, you have a very high chance of securing a role with pre-booked interview times to plan around, in-depth vacancy details and no delays. Are you ready to seriously invest in your progression? Let's design your future as a Python Engineer.

Talent Point is an equal opportunities employer and no terminology in this advert is designed to discriminate on grounds of gender, race, colour, religion, creed, disability, age, sex or sexual orientation or any other class protected by applicable law.

For information on how Talent Point manages and processes your personal information please see our privacy at talentpoint.co/privacy-policy/.