The UK's market-leading consultancy in Microsoft Azure based data platforms are actively recruiting an ambitious Azure Data Platform Consultant amidst rapid growth and success.

They are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, and their Microsoft practice is led by a Microsoft MVP. You will work amongst a team of Microsoft Practice engineers, creating solutions that utilise the most cutting edge technology on the Azure cloud platform.

The role:

You will be responsible for developing and implementing projects from start to finish, utilising the latest Azure Data Platform technologies to meet specific client needs. Your clients will largely be FTSE 250 and FTSE 100 companies operating across multiple industry sectors including: Finance, Retail, and the Public Sector amongst others.

You will split your time between client-sites and the office, spending 2-3 days a week working with in-house development teams in either the London or Godalming (Surrey) office to engage in product lifecycle development activities.

You will have a passion for keeping up-to-date with the latest concepts relating to Data Science and Machine Learning amongst other Microsoft Azure developments. In line with this, you will be provided with the opportunity to engage in innovative individual projects, as well as broadening your expertise whilst working towards Microsoft certifications.

Skills / Experience:

• Expertise in SQL Server
• Traditional Microsoft BI stack: SSRS / SSAS (Tabular with DAX & OLAP with MDX) / SSIS
• Azure Data Factory; Azure Data Lake Store and Azure Data Lake Analytics with uSQL
• Desirable: Azure SQL Data Warehouse; Azure Databricks; IoT Hub; Event Hub; Azure Stream Analytics; Cosmos DB
• Strong communication skills

Benefits:

• Salary ranging from £65-85,000+ for Senior-level Consultant, dependent upon experience
• Performance-related bonus
• 5% matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (with option to buy additional 5)
• Private medical care
• Microsoft certification training
• Travel expenses outside of regular commute

Interviews are already taking place, so please apply as soon as possible to be considered.

To discuss this exciting opportunity further or for your application to be fast-tracked, please send your CV to .

The UK's market-leading consultancy in Microsoft Azure based data platforms are actively recruiting an ambitious Azure Data Platform Consultant amidst rapid growth and success.

They are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, and their Microsoft practice is led by a Microsoft MVP. You will work amongst a team of Microsoft Practice engineers, creating solutions that utilise the most cutting edge technology on the Azure cloud platform.

The role:

You will be responsible for developing and implementing projects from start to finish, utilising the latest Azure Data Platform technologies to meet specific client needs. Your clients will largely be FTSE 250 and FTSE 100 companies operating across multiple industry sectors including: Finance, Retail, and the Public Sector amongst others.

You will split your time between client-sites and the office, spending 2-3 days a week working with in-house development teams in either the London or Godalming (Surrey) office to engage in product lifecycle development activities.

You will have a passion for keeping up-to-date with the latest concepts relating to Data Science and Machine Learning amongst other Microsoft Azure developments. In line with this, you will be provided with the opportunity to engage in innovative individual projects, as well as broadening your expertise whilst working towards Microsoft certifications.

Skills / Experience:

• Expertise in SQL Server
• Traditional Microsoft BI stack: SSRS / SSAS (Tabular with DAX & OLAP with MDX) / SSIS
• Azure Data Factory; Azure Data Lake Store and Azure Data Lake Analytics with uSQL
• Desirable: Azure SQL Data Warehouse; Azure Databricks; IoT Hub; Event Hub; Azure Stream Analytics; Cosmos DB
• Strong communication skills

Benefits:

• Salary ranging from £65-85,000+ for Senior-level Consultant, dependent upon experience
• Performance-related bonus
• 5% matched pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays (with option to buy additional 5)
• Private medical care
• Microsoft certification training
• Travel expenses outside of regular commute

Interviews are already taking place, so please apply as soon as possible to be considered.

To discuss this exciting opportunity further or for your application to be fast-tracked, please send your CV to .

Cisco Engineer Manchester 3 months £250 to £300 a day (Inside IR35)

Cisco Engineer (Azure, DNS, DHCP)
Manchester
3 months
£250 to £300 a day (Inside IR35)

Cisco Engineer to support the development and maintenance of Infrastructure services and systems, as part of a team that focuses on a particular specialist area (e.g. networks, security, servers, collaboration, identity management, end user computing, data centre operations, web & database).

* To provide third tier support by utilising and developing the necessary tools and materials for first and second tier support.
* To work closely and support colleagues and customers in a training role, promoting best practice for current applications and new developments.
As an Infrastructure Engineer you are required to have awareness and understanding of the following;

Essential Skills

* This role will be responsible for being the initial point of contact for any helpline requests that are received for the team. Therefore, good generalized skills are required across multiple disciplines of Infrastructure supporting services.
* Good working knowledge and experience of Cisco networking technologies.
* Experience of network monitoring tools, such as Solarwinds.
* A working knowledge of DNS and DHCP
* Experience of working within an Active Directory environment

Desirable

* Cloud technology experience and skills (Azure, AWS)
* Experience of managing enterprise sized firewall security technologies, ideally Palo Alto.

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Cisco Engineer Manchester 3 months £250 to £300 a day (Inside IR35)

Cisco Engineer (Azure, DNS, DHCP)
Manchester
3 months
£250 to £300 a day (Inside IR35)

Cisco Engineer to support the development and maintenance of Infrastructure services and systems, as part of a team that focuses on a particular specialist area (e.g. networks, security, servers, collaboration, identity management, end user computing, data centre operations, web & database).

* To provide third tier support by utilising and developing the necessary tools and materials for first and second tier support.
* To work closely and support colleagues and customers in a training role, promoting best practice for current applications and new developments.
As an Infrastructure Engineer you are required to have awareness and understanding of the following;

Essential Skills

* This role will be responsible for being the initial point of contact for any helpline requests that are received for the team. Therefore, good generalized skills are required across multiple disciplines of Infrastructure supporting services.
* Good working knowledge and experience of Cisco networking technologies.
* Experience of network monitoring tools, such as Solarwinds.
* A working knowledge of DNS and DHCP
* Experience of working within an Active Directory environment

Desirable

* Cloud technology experience and skills (Azure, AWS)
* Experience of managing enterprise sized firewall security technologies, ideally Palo Alto.

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Senior Technical Architect - Hove - £80k+

Your new role

The Senior Technical Architect (STA) will provide technical architecture expertise across the Technology & Transformation. The STA will ensure effective Technology Roadmaps are produced and delivered in the necessary change initiative.

You will participate in evolving technical architecture methodologies, processes, tools to drive maximum value in the delivery of effective architecture practices design and controls across the department.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Utilise expert technical knowledge of application and infrastructure design techniques and tools to support the creation of technologies
• Ensure robust and innovative design of application and infrastructure architectures
• Direct the conception, planning and design of the department's strategic technology projects to ensure that initiatives are impacted
• Define, establish and maintain a complete repository of all applications and infrastructure architectures across the Divisions
• Work with internal and external bodies to maintain an up to date view of the emerging technologies so that they can be exploited to support future direction and requirements
• To liaise and work with Group Enterprise Architecture ensuring that BT&T implementation of technical solution

What you'll need to succeed

Qualifications (desirable, not mandatory):

• Architecture, Prince2, Project management and/or Agile qualifications
• TOGAF 9.1 or higher/Adkar & change qualifications

Knowledge & Skills:

• Regulated Industry background preference
• Technology Architecture roadmap creation and transitioning planning to assist correct sequencing of portfolio delivery and execution.
• Experience of driving and implementing consistent designs and roadmaps across complex geographical / functional matrix organizations in line with Architecture functions and roadmaps
• Proven track record of architecture support to effective delivery of large, complex, change and technology initiatives
• Experience of managing effective relationships to ensure appropriate technologies are leveraged and implemented
• Proven background in adapting to trends and openness to new ideas

Leadership

• Ensuring Architecture strategy and planning confidence across all levels with technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to successfully engage and influence a broad range of individuals across various internal and external businesses and support functions

What you'll get in return

Their employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 30 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and their own great products, as well as a 12% car allowance scheme, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

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.

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Senior Technical Architect - Hove - £80k+

Your new role

The Senior Technical Architect (STA) will provide technical architecture expertise across the Technology & Transformation. The STA will ensure effective Technology Roadmaps are produced and delivered in the necessary change initiative.

You will participate in evolving technical architecture methodologies, processes, tools to drive maximum value in the delivery of effective architecture practices design and controls across the department.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Utilise expert technical knowledge of application and infrastructure design techniques and tools to support the creation of technologies
• Ensure robust and innovative design of application and infrastructure architectures
• Direct the conception, planning and design of the department's strategic technology projects to ensure that initiatives are impacted
• Define, establish and maintain a complete repository of all applications and infrastructure architectures across the Divisions
• Work with internal and external bodies to maintain an up to date view of the emerging technologies so that they can be exploited to support future direction and requirements
• To liaise and work with Group Enterprise Architecture ensuring that BT&T implementation of technical solution

What you'll need to succeed

Qualifications (desirable, not mandatory):

• Architecture, Prince2, Project management and/or Agile qualifications
• TOGAF 9.1 or higher/Adkar & change qualifications

Knowledge & Skills:

• Regulated Industry background preference
• Technology Architecture roadmap creation and transitioning planning to assist correct sequencing of portfolio delivery and execution.
• Experience of driving and implementing consistent designs and roadmaps across complex geographical / functional matrix organizations in line with Architecture functions and roadmaps
• Proven track record of architecture support to effective delivery of large, complex, change and technology initiatives
• Experience of managing effective relationships to ensure appropriate technologies are leveraged and implemented
• Proven background in adapting to trends and openness to new ideas

Leadership

• Ensuring Architecture strategy and planning confidence across all levels with technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to successfully engage and influence a broad range of individuals across various internal and external businesses and support functions

What you'll get in return

Their employees have a wide range of benefits including a generous pension scheme, life assurance, 30 days' holiday, private medical insurance, performance related bonuses, discounts at both a huge range of high street stores and their own great products, as well as a 12% car allowance scheme, your hard work will be rewarded when you join us.

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.

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Due to growth, we are now recruiting a Software Development Engineer in Test to enable and encourage developers and testers to design and implement tests in an efficient way by providing them with the right tools, frameworks, and infrastructure.

You will be expected to drive forward test development, advising wherever required, on best practices. Responsibilities vary from web, mobile and web service wherever required, therefore you will require an in depth understanding of test automation approaches and methodologies as well as a good understanding of web and mobile development. 

It’s really important that you keep on top of the latest technology advancements in the test development space, allowing you to influence our future test infrastructure and architecture.

The Ideal Candidate

You must have:

·        Knowledge of web and mobile technologies

·        Experience with test frameworks and automation tools

·        Knowledge and experience in automated web, mobile application and RESTful service testing

·        A passion for test infrastructure, test architecture and CI/CD

·        Knowledge of CI automation systems to create builds preferably Jenkins/TeamCity

·        Possess an agile mind-set, fast to adapt to constant changes and comfortable with it

·        Ability to work with other developers to ensure that systems are designed for reliability and testability

Experience with any of the below tech is desirable:

·        JavaScript, TypeScript, node.js

·        Cucumber, Gherkin

·        Selenium WebDriver, Protractor, WebdriverIO, Appium

·        Jasmine, Chai

·        SoapUI, Postman, Frisby.js

·        TeamCity, Jenkins

·        MongoDB, postgresql

·        CI/CD/Continuous testing

·        BitBucket, Git

·        BrowserStack, SauceLabs

·        Pact

·        BDD, TDD, Unit Testing

This role would suit an Automation Tester/Automation Engineer who can talk automation tools and techniques and be a sounding board for shaping automation testing at AJ Bell. 

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the largest providers of online investment platforms and stockbroker services in the UK, with assets under administration exceeding £54.7 billion and more than 241,000 clients. Our award-winning products include AJ Bell Youinvest and AJ Bell Investcentre.

Our aim is to be to a market-leading provider of investment products and administration services in the adviser and execution-only markets.

Other Information:

In return we will provide all the training and support you need in order to develop within your role.

Our EQ4 office design is centred on delivering agile and collaborative working spaces that enable us to deliver a first class service to our customers. As well as state-of-the-art work areas, the office also has its own gym, relaxed break-out zones, a roof terrace, a dining area and a lounge which transforms into a bar for staff once a month.

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for members wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of team work, we have a great sense of pride in what we do and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

There is an active programme of social events throughout the year which are open to all employees.

You will also have access to free onsite gym with a range of classes.

You will have experience with: Automation testing, test automation, SDET, SDiT, Test Developer, Development Engineer in Test etc. 

Due to growth, we are now recruiting a Software Development Engineer in Test to enable and encourage developers and testers to design and implement tests in an efficient way by providing them with the right tools, frameworks, and infrastructure.

You will be expected to drive forward test development, advising wherever required, on best practices. Responsibilities vary from web, mobile and web service wherever required, therefore you will require an in depth understanding of test automation approaches and methodologies as well as a good understanding of web and mobile development. 

It’s really important that you keep on top of the latest technology advancements in the test development space, allowing you to influence our future test infrastructure and architecture.

The Ideal Candidate

You must have:

·        Knowledge of web and mobile technologies

·        Experience with test frameworks and automation tools

·        Knowledge and experience in automated web, mobile application and RESTful service testing

·        A passion for test infrastructure, test architecture and CI/CD

·        Knowledge of CI automation systems to create builds preferably Jenkins/TeamCity

·        Possess an agile mind-set, fast to adapt to constant changes and comfortable with it

·        Ability to work with other developers to ensure that systems are designed for reliability and testability

Experience with any of the below tech is desirable:

·        JavaScript, TypeScript, node.js

·        Cucumber, Gherkin

·        Selenium WebDriver, Protractor, WebdriverIO, Appium

·        Jasmine, Chai

·        SoapUI, Postman, Frisby.js

·        TeamCity, Jenkins

·        MongoDB, postgresql

·        CI/CD/Continuous testing

·        BitBucket, Git

·        BrowserStack, SauceLabs

·        Pact

·        BDD, TDD, Unit Testing

This role would suit an Automation Tester/Automation Engineer who can talk automation tools and techniques and be a sounding board for shaping automation testing at AJ Bell. 

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the largest providers of online investment platforms and stockbroker services in the UK, with assets under administration exceeding £54.7 billion and more than 241,000 clients. Our award-winning products include AJ Bell Youinvest and AJ Bell Investcentre.

Our aim is to be to a market-leading provider of investment products and administration services in the adviser and execution-only markets.

Other Information:

In return we will provide all the training and support you need in order to develop within your role.

Our EQ4 office design is centred on delivering agile and collaborative working spaces that enable us to deliver a first class service to our customers. As well as state-of-the-art work areas, the office also has its own gym, relaxed break-out zones, a roof terrace, a dining area and a lounge which transforms into a bar for staff once a month.

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for members wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

At AJ Bell you can expect a friendly working environment with a strong sense of team work, we have a great sense of pride in what we do and this is reflected in our guiding principles.

There is an active programme of social events throughout the year which are open to all employees.

You will also have access to free onsite gym with a range of classes.

You will have experience with: Automation testing, test automation, SDET, SDiT, Test Developer, Development Engineer in Test etc. 

Plexus are on the lookout for an entrepreneurial engineer to join a well-funded IoT start-up, backed by some of the most influential names in the industry. Founded in 2018, our client now has a global presence in their market with offices in the US, Europe, Australia and Africa.

You will work with an exceptional team of highly skilled developers to build an app that will be used globally and that will ensure fantastic customer experience.

Technical skills:

• React.js
• Redux
• APIs
• CI/CD

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of commercial react experience ideally
• Proven experience creating beautiful yet simple user interfaces
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Typescript experience is helpful, but not essential

Package:

• Salaries up to £90k
• 25 days holiday
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Stock options

Plexus are on the lookout for an entrepreneurial engineer to join a well-funded IoT start-up, backed by some of the most influential names in the industry. Founded in 2018, our client now has a global presence in their market with offices in the US, Europe, Australia and Africa.

You will work with an exceptional team of highly skilled developers to build an app that will be used globally and that will ensure fantastic customer experience.

Technical skills:

• React.js
• Redux
• APIs
• CI/CD

Requirements:

• 2-5 years of commercial react experience ideally
• Proven experience creating beautiful yet simple user interfaces
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Typescript experience is helpful, but not essential

Package:

• Salaries up to £90k
• 25 days holiday
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Stock options