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.

You will be working as a Lead Developer for a highly recognised internationally recognised business involved in a huge digital transformation. They are looking for a software developer to take the next step in their career development and help lead a small team of developers.

Client Details

The client is a multi-national internationally recognised FMCG organisation that is involved with a huge digital transformation and is a market leader. They are continuously expanding and provide increase opportunities to help out millions of people in the UK. They are a hugely ethical company that is keen on helping as many people as they can. They are looking for a Lead Developer to help take the organisation forward.

Description

The Lead Developer will be working within the IT Development team and will be involved with leading the digital transformation. You will have experience with team leading and want to expand your knowledge and skill-set. The role involves configuring and extending development tools to lead the business change. The role will involve you managing initially a small team of developers. The role will involve you having experience with hands on development experience and help mentoring junior members of the team.

Profile

The successful Lead Developer in Peterborough will have the following skills;

• .NETCORE
• C#
• Microsoft Azure Cloud Experience
• TDD
• DevOps
• Angular
• Experience managing a team

Job Offer

The successful Lead developer will receive the following benefits

• 25 Days holiday
• Highly competitive pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance

Plus a lot more exciting benefits, click apply below to find out more about this exciting opportunity!

You will be working as a Lead Developer for a highly recognised internationally recognised business involved in a huge digital transformation. They are looking for a software developer to take the next step in their career development and help lead a small team of developers.

Client Details

The client is a multi-national internationally recognised FMCG organisation that is involved with a huge digital transformation and is a market leader. They are continuously expanding and provide increase opportunities to help out millions of people in the UK. They are a hugely ethical company that is keen on helping as many people as they can. They are looking for a Lead Developer to help take the organisation forward.

Description

The Lead Developer will be working within the IT Development team and will be involved with leading the digital transformation. You will have experience with team leading and want to expand your knowledge and skill-set. The role involves configuring and extending development tools to lead the business change. The role will involve you managing initially a small team of developers. The role will involve you having experience with hands on development experience and help mentoring junior members of the team.

Profile

The successful Lead Developer in Peterborough will have the following skills;

• .NETCORE
• C#
• Microsoft Azure Cloud Experience
• TDD
• DevOps
• Angular
• Experience managing a team

Job Offer

The successful Lead developer will receive the following benefits

• 25 Days holiday
• Highly competitive pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental Insurance

Plus a lot more exciting benefits, click apply below to find out more about this exciting opportunity!

Full Stack Developer (C# ASP.NET / AngularJS) - Bristol

Exciting opportunity for a Senior C# ASP.NET Developer to join an established Software company in the heart of Bristol. The company have been in business for over 20 years and develop bespoke software for the financial & legal sectors.

You will be working on various projects and will be senior figure within a growing & dynamic agile development team. Ideally you will have worked in a development role for circa 5 years, will have a passion for software and will be inquisitive when it comes to new technologies and development practices.

Key Skills

*** C# ASP.NET

*** MVC Framework

*** JavaScript

*** AngularJS

*** SQL Server

Beneficial:

*** Microsoft Azure

*** Octopus Deploy, TeamCity

For more info please get in touch. If you are interested in the role, please forward your CV over ASAP.

Full Stack Developer (C# ASP.NET / AngularJS) - Bristol

For more information about Shift F5 and the opportunities we have to offer follow us on Twitter @F5_Jobs

Shift F5 Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Full Stack Developer (C# ASP.NET / AngularJS) - Bristol

Exciting opportunity for a Senior C# ASP.NET Developer to join an established Software company in the heart of Bristol. The company have been in business for over 20 years and develop bespoke software for the financial & legal sectors.

You will be working on various projects and will be senior figure within a growing & dynamic agile development team. Ideally you will have worked in a development role for circa 5 years, will have a passion for software and will be inquisitive when it comes to new technologies and development practices.

Key Skills

*** C# ASP.NET

*** MVC Framework

*** JavaScript

*** AngularJS

*** SQL Server

Beneficial:

*** Microsoft Azure

*** Octopus Deploy, TeamCity

For more info please get in touch. If you are interested in the role, please forward your CV over ASAP.

Full Stack Developer (C# ASP.NET / AngularJS) - Bristol

For more information about Shift F5 and the opportunities we have to offer follow us on Twitter @F5_Jobs

Shift F5 Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Digital / Agile Project Manager - Manchester (Digital Transformation)

Key role within a new Digital Transformation across a Technology and FS business based in Manchester. You will be responsible for delivery of a number of multiple and concurrent change initiatives across the business.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing the delivery of complex Business and IT change.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse change portfolio with concurrent initiatives underpinned by proven dexterity, creativity and the efficient use of resources.
• Proven understanding of Project Management techniques in an agile environment.
• Solid experience of all stages of the project delivery and software development lifecycle.
• Experience of engaging and managing third parties.
• Experience of working within an FCA regulated industry, ideally within Financial Services or Insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver multiple, concurrent Projects and Business Area Backlog items with responsibility for all Business and IT change elements.
• Lead and co-ordinate change activity, working with Programme Managers and C-Suite Executives to maintain a strategic delivery roadmap.
• Manage Projects of varying 'scale' as well as Business Area Backlog Items from idea through to delivery and closure, adopting proportionate governance and using the established Change Delivery Framework.
• Maintain momentum and direction, delivering to the agreed scope, timeframe and budget with resource planning and accurate estimation treated as fundamental principles.
• Practice a progressive Stakeholder Management approach, building invested relationships where appropriate employing an agreed engagement & communication plan.
• Actively manage project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Actively monitor and QA change delivery activities and deliverables including technical Sprint composition and the progress of specific PBI's.
• Create, control, track and report on project plans and budgets.
• Matrix manage resources assigned to projects.
• Plan and coordinate work with other internal departments to ensure internal resource requirements are understood and the right resources are available when required.
• Direct the activities of third party providers ensuring delivery to time, quality and budget.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Project Management techniques covering both Business and IT Change.
• Knowledge of Agile approaches, ideally Scrum.
• Knowledge of FCA requirements (including TCF).

Digital / Agile Project Manager - Manchester (Digital Transformation)

Key role within a new Digital Transformation across a Technology and FS business based in Manchester. You will be responsible for delivery of a number of multiple and concurrent change initiatives across the business.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing the delivery of complex Business and IT change.
• Demonstrable experience of managing a diverse change portfolio with concurrent initiatives underpinned by proven dexterity, creativity and the efficient use of resources.
• Proven understanding of Project Management techniques in an agile environment.
• Solid experience of all stages of the project delivery and software development lifecycle.
• Experience of engaging and managing third parties.
• Experience of working within an FCA regulated industry, ideally within Financial Services or Insurance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver multiple, concurrent Projects and Business Area Backlog items with responsibility for all Business and IT change elements.
• Lead and co-ordinate change activity, working with Programme Managers and C-Suite Executives to maintain a strategic delivery roadmap.
• Manage Projects of varying 'scale' as well as Business Area Backlog Items from idea through to delivery and closure, adopting proportionate governance and using the established Change Delivery Framework.
• Maintain momentum and direction, delivering to the agreed scope, timeframe and budget with resource planning and accurate estimation treated as fundamental principles.
• Practice a progressive Stakeholder Management approach, building invested relationships where appropriate employing an agreed engagement & communication plan.
• Actively manage project risks, issues and dependencies.
• Actively monitor and QA change delivery activities and deliverables including technical Sprint composition and the progress of specific PBI's.
• Create, control, track and report on project plans and budgets.
• Matrix manage resources assigned to projects.
• Plan and coordinate work with other internal departments to ensure internal resource requirements are understood and the right resources are available when required.
• Direct the activities of third party providers ensuring delivery to time, quality and budget.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Project Management techniques covering both Business and IT Change.
• Knowledge of Agile approaches, ideally Scrum.
• Knowledge of FCA requirements (including TCF).

A VC backed AI start-up which has created a conversation-as-a-service platform. They’re clients include a local government organisations and a number of SMEs / enterprises through their innovations with AI, Cloud and DevOps (so they have a real social impact on millions of people)!

Why Join:

• A socially conscious company that has a beneficial impact on society
• Multi-lingual environment with C#, Node, Python and React in their stack
• Serverless microservices environment with AWS, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Great benefits including work from home options and health insurance
• As a start-up, you’ll join a flat collaborative culture with no red tape of hierarchy

The Role:

We’re looking for someone with previous experience building chatbots to join our start-up which creates chatbots for companies in both the public and private sectors. You will develop conversational interfaces using a combination of in-house and vendor technologies to develop the platform. Working in a start-up means you’ll wear many hats and can present its own challenges (with huge rewards of course) so you’ll need to be passionate about our project to commit to our strong team.

You’ll Be Working With: C#, Node, Python, RESTful APIs, Dialog Management, Virtual Agent Channels (Amazon Echo / Google Home / IVRs etc), AWS, Azure, DevOps (Kubernetes / Docker)

Benefits:

• One day work from home per week
• Spec your own computer equipment
• Private Health Insurance
• Company Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday
• And more!

If you would be interested in hearing more, please do get in touch to discuss further.

Thanks,
Callum

A VC backed AI start-up which has created a conversation-as-a-service platform. They’re clients include a local government organisations and a number of SMEs / enterprises through their innovations with AI, Cloud and DevOps (so they have a real social impact on millions of people)!

Why Join:

• A socially conscious company that has a beneficial impact on society
• Multi-lingual environment with C#, Node, Python and React in their stack
• Serverless microservices environment with AWS, Azure, Docker, and Kubernetes
• Great benefits including work from home options and health insurance
• As a start-up, you’ll join a flat collaborative culture with no red tape of hierarchy

The Role:

We’re looking for someone with previous experience building chatbots to join our start-up which creates chatbots for companies in both the public and private sectors. You will develop conversational interfaces using a combination of in-house and vendor technologies to develop the platform. Working in a start-up means you’ll wear many hats and can present its own challenges (with huge rewards of course) so you’ll need to be passionate about our project to commit to our strong team.

You’ll Be Working With: C#, Node, Python, RESTful APIs, Dialog Management, Virtual Agent Channels (Amazon Echo / Google Home / IVRs etc), AWS, Azure, DevOps (Kubernetes / Docker)

Benefits:

• One day work from home per week
• Spec your own computer equipment
• Private Health Insurance
• Company Pension scheme
• 25 days holiday
• And more!

If you would be interested in hearing more, please do get in touch to discuss further.

Thanks,
Callum