Your new company

A well-known Glasgow based university is in the process of upgrading and replacing some of their flagship technology systems. Due to these changes and upgrades, core elements of the systems and applications are going to require a strong Solutions Architect / Designer to help define the overall business and technical Solution, assuring the quality of the new system and processes

What you'll need to succeed

You’ll need to have knowledge and or certification in a recognised Architecture Framework (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework - TOGAF) deliver and write key technical strategies, road maps, Architecture documents and solution designs ensuring that they comply to technical standards and meet business needs.

There are several strategic and operational responsibilities which define the role but ideally you would need to have a track record of successful technical leadership within a programme / project delivery environment and capable of producing strategy, architecture and solution design documents that ensure programme deliveries meet business needs.

This is a great opportunity for you to use your skills to help this university define and deliver the correct technical and business solutions.

What you'll get in return

You’ll get the opportunity to earn a competitive market equivalent salary with great 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.

Your new company

A well-known Glasgow based university is in the process of upgrading and replacing some of their flagship technology systems. Due to these changes and upgrades, core elements of the systems and applications are going to require a strong Solutions Architect / Designer to help define the overall business and technical Solution, assuring the quality of the new system and processes

What you'll need to succeed

You’ll need to have knowledge and or certification in a recognised Architecture Framework (e.g. The Open Group Architecture Framework - TOGAF) deliver and write key technical strategies, road maps, Architecture documents and solution designs ensuring that they comply to technical standards and meet business needs.

There are several strategic and operational responsibilities which define the role but ideally you would need to have a track record of successful technical leadership within a programme / project delivery environment and capable of producing strategy, architecture and solution design documents that ensure programme deliveries meet business needs.

This is a great opportunity for you to use your skills to help this university define and deliver the correct technical and business solutions.

What you'll get in return

You’ll get the opportunity to earn a competitive market equivalent salary with great 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.

Your new company
A well-known Glasgow based university is in the process of upgrading and replacing some of their flagship technology systems. Due to these changes and upgrades, core elements of the systems and applications are going to require strong test analysts to ensure the quality of the new system and processes.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to be an experienced tester with a strong background in manual testing with the appetite to get involved in test automation. A good balance between test automation and manual testing would be advantageous. Along with skills in developing and executing functional and non-functional tests, maintaining test plans and schedules you will also have the chance to work with key staff to identify and develop test scripts and test automation.

Experience of working in an ITIL environment and utilising testing tools such as Selenium, JIRA, HipTest (Gherkin) and any experience of working in BDD, continuous integration would be advantageous. There is a great culture in the organisation and by the nature of working in an agile environment, collaboration and sharing of knowledge and idea’s is high up on the priority list.
What you'll get in return
You’ll get the opportunity to earn a competitive market equivalent salary with great benefits. You’ll also get the opportunity to sharpen your automation skills in an environment that is supportive and challenging.

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.

Your new company
A well-known Glasgow based university is in the process of upgrading and replacing some of their flagship technology systems. Due to these changes and upgrades, core elements of the systems and applications are going to require strong test analysts to ensure the quality of the new system and processes.

What you'll need to succeed
You will need to be an experienced tester with a strong background in manual testing with the appetite to get involved in test automation. A good balance between test automation and manual testing would be advantageous. Along with skills in developing and executing functional and non-functional tests, maintaining test plans and schedules you will also have the chance to work with key staff to identify and develop test scripts and test automation.

Experience of working in an ITIL environment and utilising testing tools such as Selenium, JIRA, HipTest (Gherkin) and any experience of working in BDD, continuous integration would be advantageous. There is a great culture in the organisation and by the nature of working in an agile environment, collaboration and sharing of knowledge and idea’s is high up on the priority list.
What you'll get in return
You’ll get the opportunity to earn a competitive market equivalent salary with great benefits. You’ll also get the opportunity to sharpen your automation skills in an environment that is supportive and challenging.

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.

A leading Independent IT Infrastructure and Services Consultancy is looking for an experienced, Security Cleared (desirable) Third Line Oracle Database Administrator who will join our team supporting their major customers. The role will be based in their Nottingham office for a 3 month contact initially, to start in January.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience providing specialised DBA support across Oracle database platforms, excellent troubleshooting skills and demonstrate the ability to make key technical decisions independently, demonstrate excellent communication skills, both face to face and on the telephone, whilst also having the ability to assess and prioritise tasks without close supervision.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
As a 3rd Line Oracle DBA, you will be responsible for providing technical support for all in scope Oracle database environments in line with the organisation's established policies and procedures, including new installations and upgrades.
Support defining, implementing and managing our customers Oracle database environments in line with architectural standards.
Assist developers and other DBAs, including within the customer organisations, with developments, implementations, upgrades and ongoing maintenance of the database environments.
Customer engagement will be key, establish and maintain good relationships with the customer organisation, and the various service delivery teams

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing, developing and deploying of Oracle technologies on Windows, Unix, Linux and Virtual Platforms across development, test and production systems
Providing solutions and workarounds to incidents/problems
Working to SLAs and deadlines
Review of services and application delivery
Prioritising and managing several tasks at a single time
Establishing a good working relationship with wider teams and customers alike
Keeping up to date with advancements in technology
Working with a variety of customers to gain a detailed understanding of their requirements
Willingness to Travel (Infrequent)
Document writing / process creation

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential
UK based, SC cleared or eligible
Oracle 10g, 11g & 12c RDBMS running on one or more of Windows, Solaris, AIX or Linux
Extensive knowledge of the Oracle toolset
Good SQL & PL/SQL knowledge
Good knowledge of RMAN and cloning techniques
Understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery, including working experience of DataGuard, RAC and ClusterWare
Knowledge and experience of working on ASM
Knowledge and experience of Enterprise Manager
Experience of working in a controlled ITIL environment with good understanding of control processes and procedures
Knowledge of sizing, capacity planning and benchmarking, backup and recovery, performance tuning, proactive monitoring and alerting
Excellent decision making/problem solving skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong planning and organisational skills

Desirable
Database architecture, design and implementation
Shell scripting
Knowledge of Oracle 11i/12i e-Business Suite / Discoverer
Mentoring, coaching and training junior staff
Multi platform OS support and administration, including Windows, Solaris, HPUX, AIX & Linux
Knowledge of ITIL, ISO 20000 & ISO 27000
Understanding of patch and deployment methodologies
Virtualisation technologies (VMWare, XenServer and HyperV)
Cloud computing (Azure, AWS)
Any knowledge of other RDBMS technologies, including MS SQL Server, MySQL and Sybase would be advantageous

A leading Independent IT Infrastructure and Services Consultancy is looking for an experienced, Security Cleared (desirable) Third Line Oracle Database Administrator who will join our team supporting their major customers. The role will be based in their Nottingham office for a 3 month contact initially, to start in January.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience providing specialised DBA support across Oracle database platforms, excellent troubleshooting skills and demonstrate the ability to make key technical decisions independently, demonstrate excellent communication skills, both face to face and on the telephone, whilst also having the ability to assess and prioritise tasks without close supervision.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
As a 3rd Line Oracle DBA, you will be responsible for providing technical support for all in scope Oracle database environments in line with the organisation's established policies and procedures, including new installations and upgrades.
Support defining, implementing and managing our customers Oracle database environments in line with architectural standards.
Assist developers and other DBAs, including within the customer organisations, with developments, implementations, upgrades and ongoing maintenance of the database environments.
Customer engagement will be key, establish and maintain good relationships with the customer organisation, and the various service delivery teams

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Designing, developing and deploying of Oracle technologies on Windows, Unix, Linux and Virtual Platforms across development, test and production systems
Providing solutions and workarounds to incidents/problems
Working to SLAs and deadlines
Review of services and application delivery
Prioritising and managing several tasks at a single time
Establishing a good working relationship with wider teams and customers alike
Keeping up to date with advancements in technology
Working with a variety of customers to gain a detailed understanding of their requirements
Willingness to Travel (Infrequent)
Document writing / process creation

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Essential
UK based, SC cleared or eligible
Oracle 10g, 11g & 12c RDBMS running on one or more of Windows, Solaris, AIX or Linux
Extensive knowledge of the Oracle toolset
Good SQL & PL/SQL knowledge
Good knowledge of RMAN and cloning techniques
Understanding of High Availability and Disaster Recovery, including working experience of DataGuard, RAC and ClusterWare
Knowledge and experience of working on ASM
Knowledge and experience of Enterprise Manager
Experience of working in a controlled ITIL environment with good understanding of control processes and procedures
Knowledge of sizing, capacity planning and benchmarking, backup and recovery, performance tuning, proactive monitoring and alerting
Excellent decision making/problem solving skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong planning and organisational skills

Desirable
Database architecture, design and implementation
Shell scripting
Knowledge of Oracle 11i/12i e-Business Suite / Discoverer
Mentoring, coaching and training junior staff
Multi platform OS support and administration, including Windows, Solaris, HPUX, AIX & Linux
Knowledge of ITIL, ISO 20000 & ISO 27000
Understanding of patch and deployment methodologies
Virtualisation technologies (VMWare, XenServer and HyperV)
Cloud computing (Azure, AWS)
Any knowledge of other RDBMS technologies, including MS SQL Server, MySQL and Sybase would be advantageous

Your new company
You will be working for a prestigious housing association based in Liverpool. This housing association are keen to expand their IT team by adding a motivated Infrastructure Analyst to the mix.

Your new role
The Technical Support Officer will support the Technical Support Manager by providing 2nd / 3rd line high-level technical support including problem diagnosis and resolution. This role may require travelling between sites and you may be assigned project tasks where appropriate.

What you'll need to succeed

Experience in VMware Horizon

Excellent experience working at scale, scripting, automating, active directory, group policy, data validation, exchange management, group policy, networking, dns, dhcp, wireless solutions (Meraki), virtualization (WMware/Citrix), perimeter security, Video Conference, Collaboration, Change management, problem management, ITIL best practice, routers, switch management, connectivity management, root cause analysis, project management, AV, Email hygiene, Mobile device management, Veeam, Office 365, experience maintaining/managing/moving technology at scale..

1. To provide high quality ICT services to managers, staff and external customers within a culture of openness, participation and performance
2. Take ownership of support tickets and follow up the status of problems and communicate updates and progress to customers in a timely manner until resolution
3. To provide 2nd / 3rd line problem diagnosis and technical support to all users and maintain the efficient running of infrastructure and future technological improvements
4. To maintain and develop systems already in-place and ensure secure and safe operations.
5. To look at ways to continually improve company ICT solutions and customer satisfaction including keeping up to date with current technology and attending technical forums
6. Maintain relationships with 3rd line external technical support
7. To carry out system admin tasks on all infrastructure and networked systems. To ensure operational procedures are in place, maintained and followed as approved by the Technical Support Manager
8. To maintain organisation’s Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and designing and performing operational tasks and processes to agreed SLAs. To assist the Technical Support Manager in carrying out testing of the ICT Disaster Recovery plan, ensuring the Group can recover from both minor and major interruptions to service
9. Produce and publish both technical and end-user documentation on the ICT Knowledgebase to assist staff with requests for information & provide staff training if required
10. To take a proactive approach to ensure the needs of the business and users are being met via user groups etc
11. Contribute to the compliance with all I.T. policies and accreditations including ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials. Promote Cyber Security throughout the organisation by adding awareness posts to SharePoint / Yammer.
12. To contribute to the compliance with health and safety legislation in relation to IT throughout LMH
13. All duties must be carried out in accordance with the Torus equality and diversity strategy, policies and procedures
14. To ensure a positive profile for Torus through effective business relationships with partners and stakeholders
15. To carry out such other duties and responsibilities as are consistent with the role.

What you'll get in return
You will get a 12 month fix term contract and a salary up to £34,777. Excellent benefits and holidays.

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.

Your new company
You will be working for a prestigious housing association based in Liverpool. This housing association are keen to expand their IT team by adding a motivated Infrastructure Analyst to the mix.

Your new role
The Technical Support Officer will support the Technical Support Manager by providing 2nd / 3rd line high-level technical support including problem diagnosis and resolution. This role may require travelling between sites and you may be assigned project tasks where appropriate.

What you'll need to succeed

Experience in VMware Horizon

Excellent experience working at scale, scripting, automating, active directory, group policy, data validation, exchange management, group policy, networking, dns, dhcp, wireless solutions (Meraki), virtualization (WMware/Citrix), perimeter security, Video Conference, Collaboration, Change management, problem management, ITIL best practice, routers, switch management, connectivity management, root cause analysis, project management, AV, Email hygiene, Mobile device management, Veeam, Office 365, experience maintaining/managing/moving technology at scale..

1. To provide high quality ICT services to managers, staff and external customers within a culture of openness, participation and performance
2. Take ownership of support tickets and follow up the status of problems and communicate updates and progress to customers in a timely manner until resolution
3. To provide 2nd / 3rd line problem diagnosis and technical support to all users and maintain the efficient running of infrastructure and future technological improvements
4. To maintain and develop systems already in-place and ensure secure and safe operations.
5. To look at ways to continually improve company ICT solutions and customer satisfaction including keeping up to date with current technology and attending technical forums
6. Maintain relationships with 3rd line external technical support
7. To carry out system admin tasks on all infrastructure and networked systems. To ensure operational procedures are in place, maintained and followed as approved by the Technical Support Manager
8. To maintain organisation’s Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and designing and performing operational tasks and processes to agreed SLAs. To assist the Technical Support Manager in carrying out testing of the ICT Disaster Recovery plan, ensuring the Group can recover from both minor and major interruptions to service
9. Produce and publish both technical and end-user documentation on the ICT Knowledgebase to assist staff with requests for information & provide staff training if required
10. To take a proactive approach to ensure the needs of the business and users are being met via user groups etc
11. Contribute to the compliance with all I.T. policies and accreditations including ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials. Promote Cyber Security throughout the organisation by adding awareness posts to SharePoint / Yammer.
12. To contribute to the compliance with health and safety legislation in relation to IT throughout LMH
13. All duties must be carried out in accordance with the Torus equality and diversity strategy, policies and procedures
14. To ensure a positive profile for Torus through effective business relationships with partners and stakeholders
15. To carry out such other duties and responsibilities as are consistent with the role.

What you'll get in return
You will get a 12 month fix term contract and a salary up to £34,777. Excellent benefits and holidays.

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.

Your new company
Leading specialist international group are, due to expansion, looking to recruit a qualified accountant to join the business as Group Reporting Accountant to be based at their offices near Ipswich, Suffolk

Your new role
Reporting into the Group Financial Controller the Group Reporting Accountant will be responsible for the review and submission of the subsidiary monthly financial and management reports for the legal entities. They will liaise with the subsidiary finance teams on adjustments and to resolve any queries. At year end they will be responsible for the production of the statutory reports in local GAAP and IFRS and assist with managing the year end and annual audit.
On a monthly and annual basis the Group Reporting Accountant will review the monthly management reports, budgets and forecasts for each entity/group and produce the consolidated financial and management reports in line with group and regulatory reporting requirements.
The Group Reporting Accountant will assist the Group Financial Controller to drive efficiency in processes, controls and IT systems to streamline and drive efficiency and quality.

What you'll need to succeed
The Group Reporting Accountant will be a qualified accountant, with strong technical knowledge; IFRS, FRS102 and consolidated reporting. They will have good attention to detail but also be able to see the bigger picture and be commercially focused.
They will be an excellent communicator able to liaise at all levels, have strong IT skills including Excel to an advanced level, experience of a reporting tool such as Hyperion would be an advantage.

What you'll get in return
The Group Reporting Accountant will have the opportunity to really develop their technical and business skills in a fast moving and change environment. They will work closely with the Group Financial Controller and the Finance Director and have exposure to acquisitions, integration and finance & business transformation. They will be offered a highly competitive salary and benefits package with excellent opportunity for continued personal and career development.

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.

Your new company
Leading specialist international group are, due to expansion, looking to recruit a qualified accountant to join the business as Group Reporting Accountant to be based at their offices near Ipswich, Suffolk

Your new role
Reporting into the Group Financial Controller the Group Reporting Accountant will be responsible for the review and submission of the subsidiary monthly financial and management reports for the legal entities. They will liaise with the subsidiary finance teams on adjustments and to resolve any queries. At year end they will be responsible for the production of the statutory reports in local GAAP and IFRS and assist with managing the year end and annual audit.
On a monthly and annual basis the Group Reporting Accountant will review the monthly management reports, budgets and forecasts for each entity/group and produce the consolidated financial and management reports in line with group and regulatory reporting requirements.
The Group Reporting Accountant will assist the Group Financial Controller to drive efficiency in processes, controls and IT systems to streamline and drive efficiency and quality.

What you'll need to succeed
The Group Reporting Accountant will be a qualified accountant, with strong technical knowledge; IFRS, FRS102 and consolidated reporting. They will have good attention to detail but also be able to see the bigger picture and be commercially focused.
They will be an excellent communicator able to liaise at all levels, have strong IT skills including Excel to an advanced level, experience of a reporting tool such as Hyperion would be an advantage.

What you'll get in return
The Group Reporting Accountant will have the opportunity to really develop their technical and business skills in a fast moving and change environment. They will work closely with the Group Financial Controller and the Finance Director and have exposure to acquisitions, integration and finance & business transformation. They will be offered a highly competitive salary and benefits package with excellent opportunity for continued personal and career development.

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.