Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant - Business Analyst, Analyst Programmer, Guidewire (Insurance Claims Management Software). Permanent. £45k - £65k. Home Based / Consultancy on client sites (UK wide) +1 day work from home.

Consultancy organisation seeks an Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant to work on Guidewire integration consultancy assignments within Insurance Companies across the UK. The company is a Guidewire Gold Partner/Reseller/Consultancy with a broad range of high profile insurance clients. You will play a key role in the delivery of the industry standard Guidewire Claims Management application and integration of the system into the end-user client's existing infrastructure prior to the decommission of legacy systems (by the end-user's teams).

We welcome applications from candidates from across the UK and further afield (Europe) providing that you are prepared to travel to client sites across the UK (largely in London) and stay in temp accommodation on a weekly (4 - 5 nights) basis for up to 18 months. All expenses paid.

To achieve these goals you will work onsite at client sites (Insurance/Reinsurance Companies, Underwriters, Brokers) largely in the City of London but occasionally at other sites across the UK. You will work as part of the end-user client's team during an assignment (4 days per week) liaising with the client's technical teams and work from home on Friday's. Between assignments you will be "on the bench" (home based) but continue to be paid your salary whilst you await a new assignment.

The Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant will work within a pure AGILE/Scrum methodology, use their Business Analysis skills and experience to work with end user clients to gather requirements, produce requirement and functional design documents, estimate time scales and demonstrate features to key personnel within the end user environments. The Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant will then support the integration process but conducting configuration work of Guidewire and make amendments utilising Java/GOSU or changes based on OO principles developed with skills such as C#. Finally UAT testing will form a part of this role.

We are searching for an Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant who has been working in a similar capacity. This position is largely BA focussed with an element of Guidewire Configuration and programming. Experience gained as an Analyst Programmer / Consultant with Guidewire experience is required. Understanding of the Insurance/Claims management process and Guidewire itself will be critical in the delivery of your consultancy services to the end user clients. You will have an understanding of Database Structures and Data Modelling and be able to read an Entity Relationship Diagram as well as XML data used to describe objects and attributes and programming.

Ideally you will have been working within a consultancy capacity engaging end-user clients' technical and business personal although experience gained within a purely development capacity is happily considered. Excellent communication skills are pre-requisite.

You may have been working within an Insurance Company that has implemented Guidewire, for the vendor itself or another gold partner in the Guidewire Partner network. Alternatively you may be working for one of the big 4 consultancies: KPMG, Ernst & Young (EY), Cap Gemini (CG) or Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC).

This is an excellent opportunity for career progression, technical advancement and commercial reward for a technically astute and commercially aware individual. Stable consultancy environment.

Please note that this role requires travel to sites across the UK and should you not be able to commute to a client's location you will need to stay in the area on a weekly basis for up to 12-18 month stints. All expenses will be covered by the company including hotels, rental accommodation, train fares, car travel etc and subsistence.

Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant - Business Analyst, Analyst Programmer, Guidewire (Insurance Claims Management Software). Permanent. £45k - £65k. Home Based / Consultancy on client sites (UK wide) +1 day work from home.

Consultancy organisation seeks an Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant to work on Guidewire integration consultancy assignments within Insurance Companies across the UK. The company is a Guidewire Gold Partner/Reseller/Consultancy with a broad range of high profile insurance clients. You will play a key role in the delivery of the industry standard Guidewire Claims Management application and integration of the system into the end-user client's existing infrastructure prior to the decommission of legacy systems (by the end-user's teams).

We welcome applications from candidates from across the UK and further afield (Europe) providing that you are prepared to travel to client sites across the UK (largely in London) and stay in temp accommodation on a weekly (4 - 5 nights) basis for up to 18 months. All expenses paid.

To achieve these goals you will work onsite at client sites (Insurance/Reinsurance Companies, Underwriters, Brokers) largely in the City of London but occasionally at other sites across the UK. You will work as part of the end-user client's team during an assignment (4 days per week) liaising with the client's technical teams and work from home on Friday's. Between assignments you will be "on the bench" (home based) but continue to be paid your salary whilst you await a new assignment.

The Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant will work within a pure AGILE/Scrum methodology, use their Business Analysis skills and experience to work with end user clients to gather requirements, produce requirement and functional design documents, estimate time scales and demonstrate features to key personnel within the end user environments. The Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant will then support the integration process but conducting configuration work of Guidewire and make amendments utilising Java/GOSU or changes based on OO principles developed with skills such as C#. Finally UAT testing will form a part of this role.

We are searching for an Analyst Programmer / Guidewire Consultant who has been working in a similar capacity. This position is largely BA focussed with an element of Guidewire Configuration and programming. Experience gained as an Analyst Programmer / Consultant with Guidewire experience is required. Understanding of the Insurance/Claims management process and Guidewire itself will be critical in the delivery of your consultancy services to the end user clients. You will have an understanding of Database Structures and Data Modelling and be able to read an Entity Relationship Diagram as well as XML data used to describe objects and attributes and programming.

Ideally you will have been working within a consultancy capacity engaging end-user clients' technical and business personal although experience gained within a purely development capacity is happily considered. Excellent communication skills are pre-requisite.

You may have been working within an Insurance Company that has implemented Guidewire, for the vendor itself or another gold partner in the Guidewire Partner network. Alternatively you may be working for one of the big 4 consultancies: KPMG, Ernst & Young (EY), Cap Gemini (CG) or Price Waterhouse Cooper (PwC).

This is an excellent opportunity for career progression, technical advancement and commercial reward for a technically astute and commercially aware individual. Stable consultancy environment.

Please note that this role requires travel to sites across the UK and should you not be able to commute to a client's location you will need to stay in the area on a weekly basis for up to 12-18 month stints. All expenses will be covered by the company including hotels, rental accommodation, train fares, car travel etc and subsistence.

IT Project Manager - £44,632 per annum

Your new company
Southend Borough Council is a unitary authority based in the heart of the town centre offering traditional seaside living that makes it a great place to live and work. This diverse and busy town has great public parks and leisure activities, competitive house pricing and excellent travel links. The Council are looking to appoint a highly experienced, ambitious, articulate and driven IT Project Manager to lead on critical projects supporting the Council in achieving the 2050 vision by transforming the delivery of services to Southend's residents and visitors.

Your new role
Within this role you will manage the lifecycle of projects from start up through to closure in accordance to agreed standards. You will proactively develop strong relations with the key stakeholders and project board members to deliver major projects and drive high performance from your team.

An essential part of this role will require you to have the ability to manage resources in a matrix environment, coordinate and motivate others. The successful delivery of the projects is dependent on your ability to manage smooth transition of projects into operational business. This can be achieved by ensuring projects reflect corporate strategic aims and priorities, deliver benefits and identify potential impacts for the council.

As a natural leader you will be required in this position to lead at all stages of the project development plans, this will range from the overall project plan to test plans to implementation plans. If you have a proven track record of delivering results by aligning project plans to project objectives within a set time frame and budget, then this is the role for you!

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you will have to be confident in delivering projects across IT infrastructure, applications and business change while managing the expectations and requirements of external and internal stakeholders.

You will have excellent MS Project Skills and the ability to create robust project schedules. You have proven that you are creative and innovative in producing business relevant solutions. You must have experience in managing 3rd party providers and managing contractors within your IT career.

What you'll get in return
Offering a competitive salary starting from £44,632. When joining Southend Borough Council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: flexible working, salary sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. 23 days annual leave plus an excellent pension scheme. A full list of benefits can be viewed on the Southend Council-Hays website

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Annabel Chung on . If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

The Council is an equal opportunities employer. They welcome applications, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

IT Project Manager - £44,632 per annum

Your new company
Southend Borough Council is a unitary authority based in the heart of the town centre offering traditional seaside living that makes it a great place to live and work. This diverse and busy town has great public parks and leisure activities, competitive house pricing and excellent travel links. The Council are looking to appoint a highly experienced, ambitious, articulate and driven IT Project Manager to lead on critical projects supporting the Council in achieving the 2050 vision by transforming the delivery of services to Southend's residents and visitors.

Your new role
Within this role you will manage the lifecycle of projects from start up through to closure in accordance to agreed standards. You will proactively develop strong relations with the key stakeholders and project board members to deliver major projects and drive high performance from your team.

An essential part of this role will require you to have the ability to manage resources in a matrix environment, coordinate and motivate others. The successful delivery of the projects is dependent on your ability to manage smooth transition of projects into operational business. This can be achieved by ensuring projects reflect corporate strategic aims and priorities, deliver benefits and identify potential impacts for the council.

As a natural leader you will be required in this position to lead at all stages of the project development plans, this will range from the overall project plan to test plans to implementation plans. If you have a proven track record of delivering results by aligning project plans to project objectives within a set time frame and budget, then this is the role for you!

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this position you will have to be confident in delivering projects across IT infrastructure, applications and business change while managing the expectations and requirements of external and internal stakeholders.

You will have excellent MS Project Skills and the ability to create robust project schedules. You have proven that you are creative and innovative in producing business relevant solutions. You must have experience in managing 3rd party providers and managing contractors within your IT career.

What you'll get in return
Offering a competitive salary starting from £44,632. When joining Southend Borough Council, you can enjoy a range of benefits including: flexible working, salary sacrifice scheme and excellent training and development opportunities. 23 days annual leave plus an excellent pension scheme. A full list of benefits can be viewed on the Southend Council-Hays website

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Annabel Chung on . If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

The Council is an equal opportunities employer. They welcome applications, regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, age or religion or belief. All applications will be considered solely on merit.

Hays EA is a trading division of Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited and acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Information Security Analyst - Threat Detection, Prevention & Reporting

Your new company

A global investment business covering individual and institutional investment strategy.

Your new role

You will join the global Cyber Security function Protecting the Technology Environment from internal and external security threats, Application Security (through secure coding practices, penetration testing, and developer training) Centralised Access Management - working to principles of least privilege, access appropriate to role, and Role Based Access Control Infrastructure Security Security Engineering and Architecture Security Application Support Cyber Defence Operations (CDO) Information Security Risk Management Technology Risk and Audit Management/Technology Service Continuity.

The technologies include, but are not limited to, Advanced malware detection, DDoS, IPS, anti-spam, threat intelligence and logging/analytics capabilities. You will ideally have experience of not only using a wide range of technologies to respond to security events, but also supporting ongoing maintenance of the tools.

What you'll need to succeed

You will have a background working in a similar environment with a strong track record using tools and technology to identify, mitigate, prevent and treat risks to a broad range of environments.

You will be using security tools to Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (e.g., indications and warnings) Use provided tools to perform continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity and configure mitigations.

You will triage events including malicious activity and incidents of concern analysing identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, and effects on system and information. Confident and capable receiving and analysing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts.

You will also be reporting, monitoring & supporting looking to identify potential conflicts with implementation of any tools within CDO area of responsibility (e.g., tool/signature testing and optimization) providing summary reports of network events and activity relevant to the operations.

What you'll get in return

A competitive basic salary with excellent benefits.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Information Security Analyst - Threat Detection, Prevention & Reporting

Your new company

A global investment business covering individual and institutional investment strategy.

Your new role

You will join the global Cyber Security function Protecting the Technology Environment from internal and external security threats, Application Security (through secure coding practices, penetration testing, and developer training) Centralised Access Management - working to principles of least privilege, access appropriate to role, and Role Based Access Control Infrastructure Security Security Engineering and Architecture Security Application Support Cyber Defence Operations (CDO) Information Security Risk Management Technology Risk and Audit Management/Technology Service Continuity.

The technologies include, but are not limited to, Advanced malware detection, DDoS, IPS, anti-spam, threat intelligence and logging/analytics capabilities. You will ideally have experience of not only using a wide range of technologies to respond to security events, but also supporting ongoing maintenance of the tools.

What you'll need to succeed

You will have a background working in a similar environment with a strong track record using tools and technology to identify, mitigate, prevent and treat risks to a broad range of environments.

You will be using security tools to Conduct research, analysis, and correlation across a wide variety of all source data sets (e.g., indications and warnings) Use provided tools to perform continual monitoring and analysis of system activity to identify malicious activity and configure mitigations.

You will triage events including malicious activity and incidents of concern analysing identified malicious activity to determine weaknesses exploited, exploitation methods, and effects on system and information. Confident and capable receiving and analysing network alerts from various sources within the enterprise and determine possible causes of such alerts.

You will also be reporting, monitoring & supporting looking to identify potential conflicts with implementation of any tools within CDO area of responsibility (e.g., tool/signature testing and optimization) providing summary reports of network events and activity relevant to the operations.

What you'll get in return

A competitive basic salary with excellent benefits.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk

Senior Software Developer needed with exceptional experience in C#, .Net and React front end. You will be working for a company who have been a market leader in their space for the past 20 years.

Currently, a lot of the development is being done by a local Software house.

As the new developer you will gradually take over all future development and of course ongoing maintenance. This is a great opportunity to join something fresh to the business, take over the development team and manage the junior developers.

The main project you will be working on is an exciting new web app for the business which has only recently launched.

Working in their Derby head office, which is easily accessible by all forms of transport you will be:

- Taking the core product and developing it
- Creating new ways of working and collaborating with new team members
- Support business change
- Understand the full development life cycle
- Write and maintain code
- Work closely with external partners and understand their needs
- Manage junior members of staff

Skills needed:

- React JS
- Front end experience with React Bootstrap
- C#
- .NET
- MS SQL

The salary for this position is paying up to £55,000

This is a great opportunity for someone who is currently a Senior Developer OR someone who is at that point of their career that can step up. Does this sound like a bit if you? If this fits all your developer needs, then please get in touch and we can talk about it further.

Senior Software Developer needed with exceptional experience in C#, .Net and React front end. You will be working for a company who have been a market leader in their space for the past 20 years.

Currently, a lot of the development is being done by a local Software house.

As the new developer you will gradually take over all future development and of course ongoing maintenance. This is a great opportunity to join something fresh to the business, take over the development team and manage the junior developers.

The main project you will be working on is an exciting new web app for the business which has only recently launched.

Working in their Derby head office, which is easily accessible by all forms of transport you will be:

- Taking the core product and developing it
- Creating new ways of working and collaborating with new team members
- Support business change
- Understand the full development life cycle
- Write and maintain code
- Work closely with external partners and understand their needs
- Manage junior members of staff

Skills needed:

- React JS
- Front end experience with React Bootstrap
- C#
- .NET
- MS SQL

The salary for this position is paying up to £55,000

This is a great opportunity for someone who is currently a Senior Developer OR someone who is at that point of their career that can step up. Does this sound like a bit if you? If this fits all your developer needs, then please get in touch and we can talk about it further.