Experienced Manual System Test Analyst sought by a large financial services organisation in Stoke-on-Trent to join their growing Software Development Team.

Squads are developing a range of services to deliver a world class customer service. Mobile applications are being developed to improve interactions between customers, clients and internal teams using Agile with Scrum to work collaboratively with the business to produce quality solutions.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Create and maintain test cases that match design specifications.
• Carry out manual application testing, including regression testing.
• Report software faults and follow them to resolution.
• Create and maintain system testing artifacts
• Work closely with members of the development team in the analysis and correction of software faults
• Work closely with development team to deliver applications for UAT
• Work closely with Business Analyst to understand requirements

Skills & Experience

• Several years experience within an System Testing Role
• SOA/Tiered applications
• Formal testing qualification (e.g. ISEB/ISTQB certificate in Software Testing) is desirable.
• Experience of automated testing tools, VSTS, SQL, Selenium and JIRA is desirable.
• AGILE/SCRUM

This is a high pressured role, delivering applications to tight deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills and be a strong team player, building strong working relationships with developers, DBA's, Business Analysts and IT Support.

A system testing function is in place, but part of the role requires you to impart your experience and recommend improvements, and introduce a rigorous documented process.

Experienced Manual System Test Analyst sought by a large financial services organisation in Stoke-on-Trent to join their growing Software Development Team.

Squads are developing a range of services to deliver a world class customer service. Mobile applications are being developed to improve interactions between customers, clients and internal teams using Agile with Scrum to work collaboratively with the business to produce quality solutions.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Create and maintain test cases that match design specifications.
• Carry out manual application testing, including regression testing.
• Report software faults and follow them to resolution.
• Create and maintain system testing artifacts
• Work closely with members of the development team in the analysis and correction of software faults
• Work closely with development team to deliver applications for UAT
• Work closely with Business Analyst to understand requirements

Skills & Experience

• Several years experience within an System Testing Role
• SOA/Tiered applications
• Formal testing qualification (e.g. ISEB/ISTQB certificate in Software Testing) is desirable.
• Experience of automated testing tools, VSTS, SQL, Selenium and JIRA is desirable.
• AGILE/SCRUM

This is a high pressured role, delivering applications to tight deadlines. You will have excellent communication skills and be a strong team player, building strong working relationships with developers, DBA's, Business Analysts and IT Support.

A system testing function is in place, but part of the role requires you to impart your experience and recommend improvements, and introduce a rigorous documented process.

Cloud Security Architect – InfoSec, Cyber, AWS or GCP or Azure, SABSA, on prem to cloud

Outstanding opportunity to join this highly regarded, industry leading, cyber security and digital transformation technology company as a Cloud Security Architect / Cyber Security Solutions Architect focused on large scale migrations of on premise security to the cloud.

This business provides architectural leadership to large scale, prestigious organisations with highly complex technical landscapes who are looking to deliver major digital transformations of their applications, infrastructure and data and hosting all in the cloud (AWS or GCP or Azure).

They are looking to hire Security Solutions Architects (junior to senior) and offer you the opportunity to work with industry thought leaders utilising the latest open source and cloud technologies alongside cutting-edge architectures and practices.

You'll need the following skills and experience:

• 3+ years' experience as a Cloud Security Architect / Security Solutions Architect with on premise to cloud migration experience (AWS or GCP or Azure)
• Experience of security methodologies like SABSA (or similar) and Agile
• Ideally a certified Cloud Security Practitioner
• Strong technical understanding of networks, firewalls, data centres, OSI models and security engineering
• Experience architecting SOCs (security operations centres) and associated SIEM tools (e.g. Splunk) in the cloud
• Strong awareness of threat intelligence
• Ability to understand and challenge designs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to present data and findings to stakeholders in an impactful way

£70k-£100k + 15% bonus + extensive benefits. Central London

Cloud Security Architect – InfoSec, Cyber, AWS or GCP or Azure, SABSA, on prem to cloud

Outstanding opportunity to join this highly regarded, industry leading, cyber security and digital transformation technology company as a Cloud Security Architect / Cyber Security Solutions Architect focused on large scale migrations of on premise security to the cloud.

This business provides architectural leadership to large scale, prestigious organisations with highly complex technical landscapes who are looking to deliver major digital transformations of their applications, infrastructure and data and hosting all in the cloud (AWS or GCP or Azure).

They are looking to hire Security Solutions Architects (junior to senior) and offer you the opportunity to work with industry thought leaders utilising the latest open source and cloud technologies alongside cutting-edge architectures and practices.

You'll need the following skills and experience:

• 3+ years' experience as a Cloud Security Architect / Security Solutions Architect with on premise to cloud migration experience (AWS or GCP or Azure)
• Experience of security methodologies like SABSA (or similar) and Agile
• Ideally a certified Cloud Security Practitioner
• Strong technical understanding of networks, firewalls, data centres, OSI models and security engineering
• Experience architecting SOCs (security operations centres) and associated SIEM tools (e.g. Splunk) in the cloud
• Strong awareness of threat intelligence
• Ability to understand and challenge designs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to present data and findings to stakeholders in an impactful way

£70k-£100k + 15% bonus + extensive benefits. Central London

Junior MS-SQL Developer required to join a growing company from their head office based on the outskirts of Winchester.

The role of a Junior SQL Developer will involve working within a small team environment, on a Microsoft platform. The position will involve creating scheduled reports within SQL and SSIS for internal staff and customers and preparing data for analytical applications.

My client is looking for someone who is keen to learn new skills, able to research problems on their own, whilst also able to collaborate and work well within a small team. The ideal candidate should have good logical problem-solving skills and the confidence to ask questions when required. They would be happy to employ someone with the right mind-set over current technical knowledge as they are happy to provide onsite training.

My client is ideally looking for someone with the following skillset:

• Some previous experience of SQL, either using or supporting Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
• Understanding of SQL Server or relational databases, ideally with the ability to write stored procedures or views etc.
• Experience with SSIS or DTS along with ETL.
• A methodical and logical approach to problem solving.
• The ability to work successfully within a team.
• A 'can do' attitude and 'customer first' approach
• Good interpersonal skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company that would be able to offer further training and career opportunities to the right candidates along with a strong benefits package.

Junior MS-SQL Developer required to join a growing company from their head office based on the outskirts of Winchester.

The role of a Junior SQL Developer will involve working within a small team environment, on a Microsoft platform. The position will involve creating scheduled reports within SQL and SSIS for internal staff and customers and preparing data for analytical applications.

My client is looking for someone who is keen to learn new skills, able to research problems on their own, whilst also able to collaborate and work well within a small team. The ideal candidate should have good logical problem-solving skills and the confidence to ask questions when required. They would be happy to employ someone with the right mind-set over current technical knowledge as they are happy to provide onsite training.

My client is ideally looking for someone with the following skillset:

• Some previous experience of SQL, either using or supporting Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio.
• Understanding of SQL Server or relational databases, ideally with the ability to write stored procedures or views etc.
• Experience with SSIS or DTS along with ETL.
• A methodical and logical approach to problem solving.
• The ability to work successfully within a team.
• A 'can do' attitude and 'customer first' approach
• Good interpersonal skills.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company that would be able to offer further training and career opportunities to the right candidates along with a strong benefits package.

Are you an aspiring Solutions Architect who is wishing to develop and build on your current knowledge and experience? Do you enjoy keeping up to date with the latest technological developments around Cloud based solutions such as Azure? Do you want to work for a company which have exciting projects and plans in place ready to go and will support you with training and certifications? If the answer is yes to all of the above then you will want take a look at this exciting opportunity!


We have the exciting opportunity to recruit a Junior Solutions Architect to join an already well-established team of architects for a leading organisation based in Peterborough who truly value their staff.

If IT solution design, infrastructure and application integration is you thing, then this position you provide you with the following:

* Working with an experienced commercial team and IT experts, articulate and promote system design translating the design into action
* Migrate systems, users on a large scale Microsoft Azure project/transformation
* Gain a knowledge of current systems & solutions and knowledge of technology developments outside of the business.
* Delivery of the early part of the lifecycle
* Defining the technical work streams deliverables and architectural direction across the business
* Determine the technical deliverables through transition into service phase
* Research new technologies, evaluating their impact, recommend new products and features of existing products

What you will need to be successful in this role:

* Ability to envision the potential of new technologies an products for the business
* An understanding of the software development lifecyle
* Knowledge of server and cloud technologies
* Experience of software systems deployments and service provision.
* Experience with one or more of the following technologies, or equivalent software package :-
o Azure
o Microsoft SQL Server
o O365
o SharePoint

If this sounds like you and you feel you have the skills and experience above then apply now and one of our team will be in contact with you to discuss this further, should your application be considered.

Are you an aspiring Solutions Architect who is wishing to develop and build on your current knowledge and experience? Do you enjoy keeping up to date with the latest technological developments around Cloud based solutions such as Azure? Do you want to work for a company which have exciting projects and plans in place ready to go and will support you with training and certifications? If the answer is yes to all of the above then you will want take a look at this exciting opportunity!


We have the exciting opportunity to recruit a Junior Solutions Architect to join an already well-established team of architects for a leading organisation based in Peterborough who truly value their staff.

If IT solution design, infrastructure and application integration is you thing, then this position you provide you with the following:

* Working with an experienced commercial team and IT experts, articulate and promote system design translating the design into action
* Migrate systems, users on a large scale Microsoft Azure project/transformation
* Gain a knowledge of current systems & solutions and knowledge of technology developments outside of the business.
* Delivery of the early part of the lifecycle
* Defining the technical work streams deliverables and architectural direction across the business
* Determine the technical deliverables through transition into service phase
* Research new technologies, evaluating their impact, recommend new products and features of existing products

What you will need to be successful in this role:

* Ability to envision the potential of new technologies an products for the business
* An understanding of the software development lifecyle
* Knowledge of server and cloud technologies
* Experience of software systems deployments and service provision.
* Experience with one or more of the following technologies, or equivalent software package :-
o Azure
o Microsoft SQL Server
o O365
o SharePoint

If this sounds like you and you feel you have the skills and experience above then apply now and one of our team will be in contact with you to discuss this further, should your application be considered.

PHP Developer (Magento)

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne 

Salary: to £50k plus bonus, benefits and home working. 

You are a talented PHP Developer with experience of or a passion to learn Magento ecommerce development. You will be joining a prestigious retail brand and will be given the exciting opportunity to lead the development of the ecommerce website. You will be working with the product management and ecommerce teams to produce a high-quality user experience. 

This role will offer two days a week from home if required. 

What you may bring and learn: 

-         Previous experience as a PHP developer

-         Ecommerce development skills with Magento 

-         Front end – HTML, CSS and Javascript 

-         Back end PHP 

-         MySQL databases

-         Managing bugs and test through Jira 

-         Agile development 

This is a great chance to make a huge difference to the future success of this organisation. You will be highly rewarded for your work. Please send in a CV for consideration. 

Keywords: PHP Developer, Magento Developer, ecommerce Developer, PHP Web Developer, Magento Enterprise, Javascript, HTML, CSS etc 

PHP Developer (Magento)

Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne 

Salary: to £50k plus bonus, benefits and home working. 

You are a talented PHP Developer with experience of or a passion to learn Magento ecommerce development. You will be joining a prestigious retail brand and will be given the exciting opportunity to lead the development of the ecommerce website. You will be working with the product management and ecommerce teams to produce a high-quality user experience. 

This role will offer two days a week from home if required. 

What you may bring and learn: 

-         Previous experience as a PHP developer

-         Ecommerce development skills with Magento 

-         Front end – HTML, CSS and Javascript 

-         Back end PHP 

-         MySQL databases

-         Managing bugs and test through Jira 

-         Agile development 

This is a great chance to make a huge difference to the future success of this organisation. You will be highly rewarded for your work. Please send in a CV for consideration. 

Keywords: PHP Developer, Magento Developer, ecommerce Developer, PHP Web Developer, Magento Enterprise, Javascript, HTML, CSS etc