My client is the leading provider of compliance software to the UK Financial Services sector. Their product set encompasses Training and Competency, Senior Managers & Certifications Regime, Quality Assurance and Complaints Management. The products and solutions are implemented in more than 40 top tier organisations, used by tens of thousands of users, and help facilitate high quality financial services provision to tens of millions of consumers.
As an Application Specialist, you are expected to take ownership and accountability for critical client infrastructure, environment & installation activities, ensuring completion in accordance with either the Project or Client Request.

Your Qualities:
Working predominantly with internal and external stakeholders to install and maintain the businesses solutions, key qualities required include:

• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently and diplomatically at all levels
• Able to work under pressure, managing numerous tasks simultaneously whilst adhering to strict timescales.
• Ability to maintain successful and productive long term relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and be prepared to challenge the norm
• Strong administration skills and analytical skills that can be put to good use in support of positive decision making
• Must be willing to travel to client sites as required

Role Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities for the role are:

• Undertake and/or support the installation, configuration and management of the company Foundation and Accord Products and any supporting software.
• Work with the internal infrastructure team to ensure the pre-requisite technical environments are in place and appropriate.
• Provide technical ownership through to resolution for any infrastructure / environment issues that may occur in relation to a client implementation
• Work with clients and the wider business team to identify, design and estimate the infrastructure component of proposed solutions
• Undertake ongoing management and maintenance of business hosted client solutions, encompassing:

-Capacity Management
-Client availability reporting
-Backup success
-SQL and IIS Security Hardening
-SQL administration

• Provide technical ownership through to resolution of assigned support tickets, ensuring agreed client SLA's are met. This includes appropriate Incident Management activities.
• Identify critical areas of improvement for hosted client solutions, undertaking formal initiation/ approval processes and pending approval undertake/ facilitate the required changes in accordance with an agreed plan
• Provide training on the company products technical setup to small 'focused' client audiences
• Author high quality technical documentation that supports all activities
• Support the uplift of infrastructure / technical environment knowledge within the wider service delivery teams.
• Continual review and enhancement of the business processes and procedures with a focus on quality and 'do it once, do it right'
• Support and develop the positive team working culture within projects
• Undertake administrative tasks as required as part of your day to day activities

Your Experience:

• 5 years plus experience in a professional services / IT environment with applied knowledge of software lifecycle principles and methodologies
• A good understanding of the key technologies underpinning the businesses solutions, specifically: Windows IIS and MS SQL
• Experienced in Database Administration for SQL Server activities
• Some experience in automated deployment technologies e.g. Octopus, preferred
• Degree relevant to the role preferred
• Strong documentation skills using the appropriate tools
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience of working with minimal guidance and ability to demonstrate initiative

My client is the leading provider of compliance software to the UK Financial Services sector. Their product set encompasses Training and Competency, Senior Managers & Certifications Regime, Quality Assurance and Complaints Management. The products and solutions are implemented in more than 40 top tier organisations, used by tens of thousands of users, and help facilitate high quality financial services provision to tens of millions of consumers.
As an Application Specialist, you are expected to take ownership and accountability for critical client infrastructure, environment & installation activities, ensuring completion in accordance with either the Project or Client Request.

Your Qualities:
Working predominantly with internal and external stakeholders to install and maintain the businesses solutions, key qualities required include:

• Strong organisational and interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate confidently and diplomatically at all levels
• Able to work under pressure, managing numerous tasks simultaneously whilst adhering to strict timescales.
• Ability to maintain successful and productive long term relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and be prepared to challenge the norm
• Strong administration skills and analytical skills that can be put to good use in support of positive decision making
• Must be willing to travel to client sites as required

Role Responsibilities:

The key responsibilities for the role are:

• Undertake and/or support the installation, configuration and management of the company Foundation and Accord Products and any supporting software.
• Work with the internal infrastructure team to ensure the pre-requisite technical environments are in place and appropriate.
• Provide technical ownership through to resolution for any infrastructure / environment issues that may occur in relation to a client implementation
• Work with clients and the wider business team to identify, design and estimate the infrastructure component of proposed solutions
• Undertake ongoing management and maintenance of business hosted client solutions, encompassing:

-Capacity Management
-Client availability reporting
-Backup success
-SQL and IIS Security Hardening
-SQL administration

• Provide technical ownership through to resolution of assigned support tickets, ensuring agreed client SLA's are met. This includes appropriate Incident Management activities.
• Identify critical areas of improvement for hosted client solutions, undertaking formal initiation/ approval processes and pending approval undertake/ facilitate the required changes in accordance with an agreed plan
• Provide training on the company products technical setup to small 'focused' client audiences
• Author high quality technical documentation that supports all activities
• Support the uplift of infrastructure / technical environment knowledge within the wider service delivery teams.
• Continual review and enhancement of the business processes and procedures with a focus on quality and 'do it once, do it right'
• Support and develop the positive team working culture within projects
• Undertake administrative tasks as required as part of your day to day activities

Your Experience:

• 5 years plus experience in a professional services / IT environment with applied knowledge of software lifecycle principles and methodologies
• A good understanding of the key technologies underpinning the businesses solutions, specifically: Windows IIS and MS SQL
• Experienced in Database Administration for SQL Server activities
• Some experience in automated deployment technologies e.g. Octopus, preferred
• Degree relevant to the role preferred
• Strong documentation skills using the appropriate tools
• MS Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
• Experience of working with minimal guidance and ability to demonstrate initiative

Business Intelligence Developer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Intelligence Developer to join a successful and expanding team based in Borehamwood. My client are an industry leading, cutting edge business and are looking for an experienced BI Developer to assist in working with members of the wider business to gather requirements and provide accurate analysis.

The successful BI Developer will have good experience of Microsoft BI stack (SSIS / SSRS/ SSAS) and working cross functionally with the business. You will have experience in delivering technical projects and some experience with SQL Server.

Required skills for the Business Intelligence Developer:

• Extensive experience using the Microsoft BI Stack (SSIS / SSRS / SSAS)
• Some experience with SQL Server is necessary
• Experience working business facing
• Previous experience delivering technical projects
• Some experience working with data models to support requirements and analysis

This is a really exciting position for a skilled Business Intelligence Developer ready for the next step in their career and join a fast-paced, busy applications services team.

Location: Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 + benefits!

Please apply now for further information and immediate consideration!
Understanding Recruitment is acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy.

Business Intelligence Developer

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Business Intelligence Developer to join a successful and expanding team based in Borehamwood. My client are an industry leading, cutting edge business and are looking for an experienced BI Developer to assist in working with members of the wider business to gather requirements and provide accurate analysis.

The successful BI Developer will have good experience of Microsoft BI stack (SSIS / SSRS/ SSAS) and working cross functionally with the business. You will have experience in delivering technical projects and some experience with SQL Server.

Required skills for the Business Intelligence Developer:

• Extensive experience using the Microsoft BI Stack (SSIS / SSRS / SSAS)
• Some experience with SQL Server is necessary
• Experience working business facing
• Previous experience delivering technical projects
• Some experience working with data models to support requirements and analysis

This is a really exciting position for a skilled Business Intelligence Developer ready for the next step in their career and join a fast-paced, busy applications services team.

Location: Borehamwood, Hertfordshire
Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 + benefits!

Please apply now for further information and immediate consideration!
Understanding Recruitment is acting as an agency on behalf of this vacancy.

.NET Developer - Billion-Dollar Internet Co - Poole

(Tech stack: .NET, C#, Winforms, WPF, SQL Server, Agile, Urgent)

We're pleased to announce the arrival in the UK of one of Silicon Valley's most successful and exciting brands. They're at the heart of the Internet, helping the most innovative companies remove the complexities of delivering any experience, to any device, anywhere.

Having setup an R&D centre in the UK they are looking to hire several .NET Developers at all levels who are passionate about developing revolutionary software solutions. .NET Developer applicants should be experienced in: .NET, C# Winforms and SQL Server. Full training will be provided into: .NET 4.5, WPF, WCF, React, SQL Server 2016, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection, TDD and Agile (Scrum / Kanban).

If you're dedicated to the youthful optimism of problem solving through intellectual curiosity, collaboration and commitment this could be the role for you. Our client is growing quickly. If you'd like to work in a culture where hard work and innovative ideas are consistently rewarded, join them and help shape the future of the hyperconnected world.

Location: Poole, Dorset

Salary: £30 - £45k + Bonus + Car + Benefits

To apply for this position please send your CV to Henry Morgan at Dawson & Walsh.

(.NET Developer, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Winforms, Winfows Forms, Desktop, .NET 4.5, WPF, WCF, React, SQL Server 2016, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection, TDD, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Analyst Programmer, Engineer, Architect, Consultant, .NET Developer)

.NET Developer - Billion-Dollar Internet Co - Poole

(Tech stack: .NET, C#, Winforms, WPF, SQL Server, Agile, Urgent)

We're pleased to announce the arrival in the UK of one of Silicon Valley's most successful and exciting brands. They're at the heart of the Internet, helping the most innovative companies remove the complexities of delivering any experience, to any device, anywhere.

Having setup an R&D centre in the UK they are looking to hire several .NET Developers at all levels who are passionate about developing revolutionary software solutions. .NET Developer applicants should be experienced in: .NET, C# Winforms and SQL Server. Full training will be provided into: .NET 4.5, WPF, WCF, React, SQL Server 2016, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection, TDD and Agile (Scrum / Kanban).

If you're dedicated to the youthful optimism of problem solving through intellectual curiosity, collaboration and commitment this could be the role for you. Our client is growing quickly. If you'd like to work in a culture where hard work and innovative ideas are consistently rewarded, join them and help shape the future of the hyperconnected world.

Location: Poole, Dorset

Salary: £30 - £45k + Bonus + Car + Benefits

To apply for this position please send your CV to Henry Morgan at Dawson & Walsh.

(.NET Developer, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Winforms, Winfows Forms, Desktop, .NET 4.5, WPF, WCF, React, SQL Server 2016, MVVM, Prism, continuous integration, dependency injection, TDD, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Analyst Programmer, Engineer, Architect, Consultant, .NET Developer)

.NET Developer - Bristol

(Teck stack: .NET Developer, ASP.NET MVC, C#, Azure, AWS, Agile, Angular, RESTful API, Web API 2, WCF, .NET Developer, Urgent)

At this very moment our client is constructing the world's first intelligent answer engine based on semantic information recognition. This new search engine is based on innovative cloud data technology which doesn't recognise meaning by search words but rather by the correlation as regards to content and is able to generate answers from data.

Our client has had some of the brightest minds in .NET software development working on this product for the past 3 years and feels it is now time to take the market by storm. Their ultimate goal is to overtake Google by 2020. In line with this, they have begun a period of aggressive expansion and have opened a stylish new UK office. As part of this, they are looking to recruit the next generation of .NET Developer to take this search engine to new heights.

They are looking for .NET Developer who have experience in .NET, ASP.NET (using C#) and SQL Server. You will receive training in all aspects of: Azure, AWS, F#, elastic search, Kibana, Agile, TDD / BDD, Kanban, Ruby, Knockout.JS, Angular, RESTful API, Web API 2, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 6, SQL Server 2016, Bootstrap, IOC, dependency injection, Entity Framework, multi-threading, MSMQ, TeamCity, WPF and Mongo.DB.

These .NET Developer positions come with the following benefits:

• 10% bonus (5% based on personal performance, 5% based on company performance).
• Generous pension scheme and private healthcare.
• Training allowance of £10,000 per year.
• Free lunch.
• Summer exchange programme with European offices (the company will pay for accommodation for you and your family for a period of up to six weeks).
• 27 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off.
• Flexible working hours.
• Team BBQ every Friday afternoon during the months of July and August (early finish).
• Free gym membership.
• 2 days per month allocated for team building activities
• Access to a gaming lounge- complete with pool tables, ping pong tables and retro arcade games (yes this does include Pacman!!!).

If you are interested in working with a development team that contains 3 current MVPs then please send an up to date copy of your CV to Henry Morgan at Dawson & Walsh.

Location: Bristol

Salary: £30k - £70k + Bonus + Car + Benefits

(.NET Developer, ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Azure, AWS, F#, elastic search, Kibana, Agile, TDD / BDD, Kanban, Ruby, Knockout.JS, Angular, RESTful API, Web API 2, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 6, SQL Server 2016, Bootstrap, IOC, dependency injection, Entity Framework, multi-threading, MSMQ, TeamCity, WPF and Mongo.DB., Analyst Programmer, Engineer, Architect, Consultant, .NET Developer)

.NET Developer - Bristol

(Teck stack: .NET Developer, ASP.NET MVC, C#, Azure, AWS, Agile, Angular, RESTful API, Web API 2, WCF, .NET Developer, Urgent)

At this very moment our client is constructing the world's first intelligent answer engine based on semantic information recognition. This new search engine is based on innovative cloud data technology which doesn't recognise meaning by search words but rather by the correlation as regards to content and is able to generate answers from data.

Our client has had some of the brightest minds in .NET software development working on this product for the past 3 years and feels it is now time to take the market by storm. Their ultimate goal is to overtake Google by 2020. In line with this, they have begun a period of aggressive expansion and have opened a stylish new UK office. As part of this, they are looking to recruit the next generation of .NET Developer to take this search engine to new heights.

They are looking for .NET Developer who have experience in .NET, ASP.NET (using C#) and SQL Server. You will receive training in all aspects of: Azure, AWS, F#, elastic search, Kibana, Agile, TDD / BDD, Kanban, Ruby, Knockout.JS, Angular, RESTful API, Web API 2, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 6, SQL Server 2016, Bootstrap, IOC, dependency injection, Entity Framework, multi-threading, MSMQ, TeamCity, WPF and Mongo.DB.

These .NET Developer positions come with the following benefits:

• 10% bonus (5% based on personal performance, 5% based on company performance).
• Generous pension scheme and private healthcare.
• Training allowance of £10,000 per year.
• Free lunch.
• Summer exchange programme with European offices (the company will pay for accommodation for you and your family for a period of up to six weeks).
• 27 days holiday (excluding Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off.
• Flexible working hours.
• Team BBQ every Friday afternoon during the months of July and August (early finish).
• Free gym membership.
• 2 days per month allocated for team building activities
• Access to a gaming lounge- complete with pool tables, ping pong tables and retro arcade games (yes this does include Pacman!!!).

If you are interested in working with a development team that contains 3 current MVPs then please send an up to date copy of your CV to Henry Morgan at Dawson & Walsh.

Location: Bristol

Salary: £30k - £70k + Bonus + Car + Benefits

(.NET Developer, ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, Azure, AWS, F#, elastic search, Kibana, Agile, TDD / BDD, Kanban, Ruby, Knockout.JS, Angular, RESTful API, Web API 2, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 6, SQL Server 2016, Bootstrap, IOC, dependency injection, Entity Framework, multi-threading, MSMQ, TeamCity, WPF and Mongo.DB., Analyst Programmer, Engineer, Architect, Consultant, .NET Developer)

.NET Developer - Global Fitness Movement - Aberdeen

(Tech stack: .NET Developer, ASP.NET MVC, C#, .NET Core, Angular 6, Web API 2, Microservices, .NET Developer, Urgent)

Born in 2012 in California, our client began development on an app and website that made finding and booking classes effortless for fitness goers across the state. The company is now changing how people live their lives, bringing together a community of enthusiasts, helping people find the activities that make their true selves come alive or supporting small businesses and studios across the entire globe. They believe that being active is the key to living a happy and healthy life. Our client is now active in over 15 countries and continues rapid growth on a yearly basis.

It takes a team to make things happen and this team includes some of the most talented .NET Developer in the industry. They don't just have the best developers - but also the best karaoke stars, community activists and amateur chefs. Together, they are making the world an active place, which makes every day pretty damn gratifying.

They are looking for .NET Developer with excellent knowledge of object orientated development principles and technologies such as: .NET, ASP.NET MVC, C# and SQL Server. You'll receive expert training on the latest technologies including: .NET Core, Angular 6, Web API 2, Microservices, Azure, TDD, BDD, NoSQL, JQuery and Node.JS.

All positions come with the following benefits:

• Annual bonus.
• Free medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible work hours.
• £5,000 training allowance.
• Healthy (and unhealthy) snacks.
• Charitable giving programs.
• Casual dress - fitness wear encouraged!
• Team classes, events and happy hours.

There is no 'I' in team. By working with talented individuals and developing upon innovative ideas, the team continues to succeed and grow. They are a global movement with big plans for the future. It's an incredible opportunity so if you're interested, act and apply today!

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Salary: £30 - £65k + Bonus + Car + Benefits

To apply for this position please send your CV to Henry Morgan at Dawson & Walsh.

(.NET Developer, ASP.NET MVC, C# C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, .NET Core, Angular 6, Web API 2, Microservices, Azure, TDD, BDD, NoSQL, JQuery, Node.JS., Analyst Programmer, Engineer, Architect, Consultant, .NET Developer)

.NET Developer - Global Fitness Movement - Aberdeen

(Tech stack: .NET Developer, ASP.NET MVC, C#, .NET Core, Angular 6, Web API 2, Microservices, .NET Developer, Urgent)

Born in 2012 in California, our client began development on an app and website that made finding and booking classes effortless for fitness goers across the state. The company is now changing how people live their lives, bringing together a community of enthusiasts, helping people find the activities that make their true selves come alive or supporting small businesses and studios across the entire globe. They believe that being active is the key to living a happy and healthy life. Our client is now active in over 15 countries and continues rapid growth on a yearly basis.

It takes a team to make things happen and this team includes some of the most talented .NET Developer in the industry. They don't just have the best developers - but also the best karaoke stars, community activists and amateur chefs. Together, they are making the world an active place, which makes every day pretty damn gratifying.

They are looking for .NET Developer with excellent knowledge of object orientated development principles and technologies such as: .NET, ASP.NET MVC, C# and SQL Server. You'll receive expert training on the latest technologies including: .NET Core, Angular 6, Web API 2, Microservices, Azure, TDD, BDD, NoSQL, JQuery and Node.JS.

All positions come with the following benefits:

• Annual bonus.
• Free medical, dental and vision coverage.
• Flexible work hours.
• £5,000 training allowance.
• Healthy (and unhealthy) snacks.
• Charitable giving programs.
• Casual dress - fitness wear encouraged!
• Team classes, events and happy hours.

There is no 'I' in team. By working with talented individuals and developing upon innovative ideas, the team continues to succeed and grow. They are a global movement with big plans for the future. It's an incredible opportunity so if you're interested, act and apply today!

Location: Aberdeen, Scotland

Salary: £30 - £65k + Bonus + Car + Benefits

To apply for this position please send your CV to Henry Morgan at Dawson & Walsh.

(.NET Developer, ASP.NET MVC, C# C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, .NET Core, Angular 6, Web API 2, Microservices, Azure, TDD, BDD, NoSQL, JQuery, Node.JS., Analyst Programmer, Engineer, Architect, Consultant, .NET Developer)