Why apply:

Only apply if you enjoy working in a fun, creative and technically challenging environment.

The client: 

This Digital Marketing team, pride themselves on working as hard as they play. They are a small and close-knit team who are look for individuals who want to bring strong ideas, whilst being open to having these ideas challenged. 

The role:

The client is looking for a talented PHP web developer.  You'll be supporting their existing in-house software, turning projects around skilfully and efficiently. No two days will be the same! 

Essential Requirements:

-Working knowledge of PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.2 
-Competent use of JavaScript, and one JavaScript library or framework (pref. jQuery) 
-A comprehensive understanding of HTML and CSS 
-Creditable analytical and problem-solving capabilities 
-Integrity, accountability, and punctuality 
-A good understanding of MySQL 
-Working understanding of Git and making use of Pull-Requests 

What to expect:

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining our websites, in-house backend systems and other bespoke applications, in addition to implementing APIs, working with other team members to build new innovative products and services for both desktop and mobile. 

2020 is an exciting year for them, are there is a roadmap new products in the queue, all of which will require brand new, bespoke front and backend systems to be built in order to function as we intend-We're even expanding into the US in the coming months! 

The successful candidate will hit the ground running and be expected to get deeply involved in the development life cycle, and tightly conform to the development teams' technical and compliance processes. 

You will be regularly working with PHP and MySQL, along with HTML, CSS (and JavaScript, sometimes) on a combination of projects across a number of products, using where possible new and upcoming technologies, devices and platforms to develop cutting edge web and mobile applications. Self-motivation, a keen interest to learn and timekeeping will all play a vital role in the work you do. 

What’s on offer:

The office has a laid-back and informal culture, work how you want, wear what you want (within reason), be a headphone junkie, we welcome all types. We expect you to be accountable, show integrity and show discipline in the way you work. In addition: 

-Fun, super interesting work environment. 
-Housed within a super cool custom-built tech-centric new office. 
-Career progression 
-Continual support 
-Frequent trips to Google and Facebook offices/seminars. 
-Office target-based bonuses 
-Frequent team days/nights out (at least 1 per quarter) 
-Free tea/coffee/soft drinks and snacks. 
-The occasional pizza and beers on a Friday! 
-Fridays dedicated to research and development 
-Flexitime 
-Choose your operating system (Windows/Linux) 

Benefits: 

-Flexible working hours 
-Discounted/free food 
-On-site parking 
-Casual dress 
-Training package 
-Entertainment package

By applying for this role you accept the Recruiterlink terms and conditions that can be found on our website and agree to receive email notification of other suitable jobs

Why apply:

Only apply if you enjoy working in a fun, creative and technically challenging environment.

The client: 

This Digital Marketing team, pride themselves on working as hard as they play. They are a small and close-knit team who are look for individuals who want to bring strong ideas, whilst being open to having these ideas challenged. 

The role:

The client is looking for a talented PHP web developer.  You'll be supporting their existing in-house software, turning projects around skilfully and efficiently. No two days will be the same! 

Essential Requirements:

-Working knowledge of PHP 5.6 and PHP 7.2 
-Competent use of JavaScript, and one JavaScript library or framework (pref. jQuery) 
-A comprehensive understanding of HTML and CSS 
-Creditable analytical and problem-solving capabilities 
-Integrity, accountability, and punctuality 
-A good understanding of MySQL 
-Working understanding of Git and making use of Pull-Requests 

What to expect:

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and maintaining our websites, in-house backend systems and other bespoke applications, in addition to implementing APIs, working with other team members to build new innovative products and services for both desktop and mobile. 

2020 is an exciting year for them, are there is a roadmap new products in the queue, all of which will require brand new, bespoke front and backend systems to be built in order to function as we intend-We're even expanding into the US in the coming months! 

The successful candidate will hit the ground running and be expected to get deeply involved in the development life cycle, and tightly conform to the development teams' technical and compliance processes. 

You will be regularly working with PHP and MySQL, along with HTML, CSS (and JavaScript, sometimes) on a combination of projects across a number of products, using where possible new and upcoming technologies, devices and platforms to develop cutting edge web and mobile applications. Self-motivation, a keen interest to learn and timekeeping will all play a vital role in the work you do. 

What’s on offer:

The office has a laid-back and informal culture, work how you want, wear what you want (within reason), be a headphone junkie, we welcome all types. We expect you to be accountable, show integrity and show discipline in the way you work. In addition: 

-Fun, super interesting work environment. 
-Housed within a super cool custom-built tech-centric new office. 
-Career progression 
-Continual support 
-Frequent trips to Google and Facebook offices/seminars. 
-Office target-based bonuses 
-Frequent team days/nights out (at least 1 per quarter) 
-Free tea/coffee/soft drinks and snacks. 
-The occasional pizza and beers on a Friday! 
-Fridays dedicated to research and development 
-Flexitime 
-Choose your operating system (Windows/Linux) 

Benefits: 

-Flexible working hours 
-Discounted/free food 
-On-site parking 
-Casual dress 
-Training package 
-Entertainment package

By applying for this role you accept the Recruiterlink terms and conditions that can be found on our website and agree to receive email notification of other suitable jobs

The Role

This role is ideally suited to a self motivated individual looking to build further on existing experience with bleeding edge web technologies; their availability, performance, security and support of.

Your time at Pipe Ten will involve the architecting, deployment & maintenance of Pipe Ten’s customer supporting web application solutions; including hybrid / public cloud infrastructures. Pipe Ten being an application/infrastructure/public cloud agnostic service provider, the role is ideally suited to candidates with "full stack" understanding and interest in a wide range of web application delivery technology and method. As part of a relatively small but expert team, you will have the opportunity and support to find your place to further the mutual goals of the business and colleagues.

Minimum Requirements

• You must be available locally/physically at Pipe Ten’s Sheffield based offices at-least 1 day per week if and when required; this is not a 100% remote working position.
• You must have either recent (last 6 months), or previous significant (years) commercial/production/live experience of:
  
  • Linux environments.
  • Windows environments.
  • Web Application environments.
• You must have exceptional communication skills.
• You must demonstrate a driven, committed, flexible and proactive approach to work.
• You must have the ability to work well under pressure.
• You must take professional pride and seek to exceed customer expectation.

Other Desirable Skills or Knowledge

• You should be able to demonstrate development/programming experience in the areas of software or systems automation.
• You should be familiar with working within a high security and/or compliance controlled digital environment.
• You should have a passion for technology both inside and outside the working environment.
• Hold a valid UK driving license.
• Demonstrate working understanding of:
  
  • Web Infrastructure such as Http(s), Website files, DNS, Email, FTP and Databases.
  • Virtualisation or containerisation.
  • TCP/IP Networking.
  • Scripting/Web Development or Programming.
• We value experience and example of skill over certification, but they help qualify minimum expectations if you have them.
• A team player able to work autonomously and with minimal supervision in a small individually focused team.

The Package

• £30K-40K
• Availability… Part Time or Full Time, Flexible.
• Location… Office, Remote, Flexible.

Closing Date

TBC

Eligibility

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES - STRICTLY NO JOB-SITES - STRICTLY NO RECRUITMENT SERVICES

The Role

This role is ideally suited to a self motivated individual looking to build further on existing experience with bleeding edge web technologies; their availability, performance, security and support of.

Your time at Pipe Ten will involve the architecting, deployment & maintenance of Pipe Ten’s customer supporting web application solutions; including hybrid / public cloud infrastructures. Pipe Ten being an application/infrastructure/public cloud agnostic service provider, the role is ideally suited to candidates with "full stack" understanding and interest in a wide range of web application delivery technology and method. As part of a relatively small but expert team, you will have the opportunity and support to find your place to further the mutual goals of the business and colleagues.

Minimum Requirements

• You must be available locally/physically at Pipe Ten’s Sheffield based offices at-least 1 day per week if and when required; this is not a 100% remote working position.
• You must have either recent (last 6 months), or previous significant (years) commercial/production/live experience of:
  
  • Linux environments.
  • Windows environments.
  • Web Application environments.
• You must have exceptional communication skills.
• You must demonstrate a driven, committed, flexible and proactive approach to work.
• You must have the ability to work well under pressure.
• You must take professional pride and seek to exceed customer expectation.

Other Desirable Skills or Knowledge

• You should be able to demonstrate development/programming experience in the areas of software or systems automation.
• You should be familiar with working within a high security and/or compliance controlled digital environment.
• You should have a passion for technology both inside and outside the working environment.
• Hold a valid UK driving license.
• Demonstrate working understanding of:
  
  • Web Infrastructure such as Http(s), Website files, DNS, Email, FTP and Databases.
  • Virtualisation or containerisation.
  • TCP/IP Networking.
  • Scripting/Web Development or Programming.
• We value experience and example of skill over certification, but they help qualify minimum expectations if you have them.
• A team player able to work autonomously and with minimal supervision in a small individually focused team.

The Package

• £30K-40K
• Availability… Part Time or Full Time, Flexible.
• Location… Office, Remote, Flexible.

Closing Date

TBC

Eligibility

Applications will only be accepted from candidates who are authorised to work for any UK employer.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES - STRICTLY NO JOB-SITES - STRICTLY NO RECRUITMENT SERVICES

An established client based in Cambridge require an experienced IT Engineer - Second Line Engineer, to join their team and deal with all escalations.

The individual must be extremely comfortable working in a Microsoft Server, Linux, O365 and medium size business IT environment.

Key Skills:

All aspects of a Windows Desktop\IT support analyst supporting a Microsoft OS environment, O365 experience, SCCM, AV, Break fix support for Dell, Lenovo and HP models.

Excellent customer facing skills.

Other Experience:

A+, Linux+, ITIL Foundations, 5 years in a similar role in Tier 2 support.

GCS Computer Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

An established client based in Cambridge require an experienced IT Engineer - Second Line Engineer, to join their team and deal with all escalations.

The individual must be extremely comfortable working in a Microsoft Server, Linux, O365 and medium size business IT environment.

Key Skills:

All aspects of a Windows Desktop\IT support analyst supporting a Microsoft OS environment, O365 experience, SCCM, AV, Break fix support for Dell, Lenovo and HP models.

Excellent customer facing skills.

Other Experience:

A+, Linux+, ITIL Foundations, 5 years in a similar role in Tier 2 support.

GCS Computer Recruitment Services is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Career Specifics

• Commitment: Full-time
• Location: Bridgend
• Team: Service

Career Opportunity

We are hunting for technical experts with a clear passion for problem solving, to join our Service Department based at our Head Office in Bridgend. You will be responsible for delivering the very best IT support to a range of clients, resolving daily IT issues and ensuring their IT infrastructure is performing at an optimised level.

As an expert engineer, you’ll be dealing with support requests which have been escalated from our 1st line team, as well as the tickets which are of a high priority. You’ll be expected to be a technical authority in the team, making decisions and assisting in disaster situations.

We support a broad range of clients and we have to be able to adapt to support all kinds of IT infrastructure. Therefore, our technical staff need to be multi-skilled, flexible and focused on delivering our clients the highest quality of service.

Whilst we’re interested in your existing knowledge, we also value continued learning and we can support this in a number of ways. We will teach you about our industry leading products and solutions, and will give you the opportunity to take on fully funded Microsoft qualifications to improve upon your knowledge and expertise.

For this role, experience in either a 1st/2nd line role is vital.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Providing 3rd Line IT support to clients in the following areas:
• Operating Systems (Workstation/Server), Apple and Linux
• Microsoft Office
• Email - Outlook and Exchange
• Installation of line of business applications
• Installation and configuration of printers, scanners, workstations and networking equipment
• File permissions and file shares
• Active Directory
• Staying Up to date with the latest and greatest technology
• Taking calls to the Service Desk and providing technical assistance using remote support tools and the in-house ticket system.
• Keeping client information up to date in our Client Information System (Rockipedia)
• Supporting our Advance Support Team when required
• Entertaining your colleagues by selecting your favourite songs on Spotify for the Service Desk Playlist
• Picking a side in the ongoing Android/iPhone fanboy war
• Agonising over and then bragging about your latest tech purchases and showing them off to the team! :-)

Progression Path

• Typical career progression at RockIT is within 12 months

Benefits To Shout About

• Annual attendance incentive
• Increased annual leave allowance for each year of service
• Eligible for yearly bonus & annual pay rise
• Company pension
• Weekly incentives, treats and outings
• Huge opportunities to progress
• Recreational games area
• Free on-site car parking
• Corporate discounts

Career Specifics

• Commitment: Full-time
• Location: Bridgend
• Team: Service

Career Opportunity

We are hunting for technical experts with a clear passion for problem solving, to join our Service Department based at our Head Office in Bridgend. You will be responsible for delivering the very best IT support to a range of clients, resolving daily IT issues and ensuring their IT infrastructure is performing at an optimised level.

As an expert engineer, you’ll be dealing with support requests which have been escalated from our 1st line team, as well as the tickets which are of a high priority. You’ll be expected to be a technical authority in the team, making decisions and assisting in disaster situations.

We support a broad range of clients and we have to be able to adapt to support all kinds of IT infrastructure. Therefore, our technical staff need to be multi-skilled, flexible and focused on delivering our clients the highest quality of service.

Whilst we’re interested in your existing knowledge, we also value continued learning and we can support this in a number of ways. We will teach you about our industry leading products and solutions, and will give you the opportunity to take on fully funded Microsoft qualifications to improve upon your knowledge and expertise.

For this role, experience in either a 1st/2nd line role is vital.

You Will Be Responsible For

• Providing 3rd Line IT support to clients in the following areas:
• Operating Systems (Workstation/Server), Apple and Linux
• Microsoft Office
• Email - Outlook and Exchange
• Installation of line of business applications
• Installation and configuration of printers, scanners, workstations and networking equipment
• File permissions and file shares
• Active Directory
• Staying Up to date with the latest and greatest technology
• Taking calls to the Service Desk and providing technical assistance using remote support tools and the in-house ticket system.
• Keeping client information up to date in our Client Information System (Rockipedia)
• Supporting our Advance Support Team when required
• Entertaining your colleagues by selecting your favourite songs on Spotify for the Service Desk Playlist
• Picking a side in the ongoing Android/iPhone fanboy war
• Agonising over and then bragging about your latest tech purchases and showing them off to the team! :-)

Progression Path

• Typical career progression at RockIT is within 12 months

Benefits To Shout About

• Annual attendance incentive
• Increased annual leave allowance for each year of service
• Eligible for yearly bonus & annual pay rise
• Company pension
• Weekly incentives, treats and outings
• Huge opportunities to progress
• Recreational games area
• Free on-site car parking
• Corporate discounts

Software Test Engineer - Cambridge

A true Software Test Engineer / QA Engineer role in which you will getting into the actual code is a they are shifting their process focus to continuous deployment which puts a big emphasis on automated testing very early in the process

The QA Engineer must experience of both manual and automated testing, with ideally Rest API testing, black box testing and working in a DevOps environment, for a leading technology company based in Cambridge.

Experience with APIs and SQL would be good and somebody who has an interest in backend testing

Offering flexible working, such as a few days working from home, they are about to launch their product globally after being a huge success in the UK. You will also work with the latest testing technologies and it is very much a DevOps environment.

Experience required:

• Black box functional testing in an agile environment
• Ideally a mix manual functional testing and automated testing
• Understanding of the principles of RESTful APIs and be comfortable with the basics of both Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• You must be an excellent communicator as the role will involve engaging with all parts of the business, taking part in Scrum meetings and have a say on what ways to do the testing (there may be multiple approaches that you have to use from time to time)

The role will involve picking up tickets off the sprint board, working through, talking to developers about implementation and product owners to see if software meets requirements asking for.

4 in the team and they have two UI engineers. They want people interested in the back end with a technical background. Looking for general test engineers. While they wouldn't want to pigeonhole into backend or frontend, they want test engineers in all areas of the platform but with a focus on backend

ISEB certification would be great- means been on a course, show intent in testing and show what testing involves.

Someone who wants to get hands on and experience in testing API's - if you have that it means you understand how interfaces work. And use of SQL databases and be able to write queries would be a bonus. In testing they cover the whole lot, for example Do the testing, frontend testing and the middle logic area. Not a 100% automation test engineer as will be some manual testing, which is quite complex - deployment on Linux environments etc

What will you be testing daily? Middle tier - involved in API's and databases. Nothing overly technical but some familiarity with coding. A mix of manual and automation testing, deployment and Rest API'. Need to be technical so Java or SQL, well a bit of familiarity and have a passion about Software Testing.

The manual testing is quite complex, including deployment on Linux environments etc. It is a fully Agile team, you will be working with the product owners and software engineers daily and become an integral part of the software team.

They have a couple of roles and will take on people with either with a couple of years of software testing experience, but have that drive to learn or fully-fledged Software tester who is still passionate about software testing but wants to work with the latest technologies and progress to more senior levels

My client is looking to pay a starting salary of £35,000 - £45,000 + Benefits, including flexible working (some home working) + new offices in Cambridge.

To apply press apply now or send your CV to matthew.leach @ circlerecruitment.com

You can also call me on or add me on LinkedIn

Keywords - QA Engineer - Automation - Java - API testing - Black box functional Testing - Cambridge

Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.

Software Test Engineer - Cambridge

A true Software Test Engineer / QA Engineer role in which you will getting into the actual code is a they are shifting their process focus to continuous deployment which puts a big emphasis on automated testing very early in the process

The QA Engineer must experience of both manual and automated testing, with ideally Rest API testing, black box testing and working in a DevOps environment, for a leading technology company based in Cambridge.

Experience with APIs and SQL would be good and somebody who has an interest in backend testing

Offering flexible working, such as a few days working from home, they are about to launch their product globally after being a huge success in the UK. You will also work with the latest testing technologies and it is very much a DevOps environment.

Experience required:

• Black box functional testing in an agile environment
• Ideally a mix manual functional testing and automated testing
• Understanding of the principles of RESTful APIs and be comfortable with the basics of both Windows and Linux Operating Systems
• You must be an excellent communicator as the role will involve engaging with all parts of the business, taking part in Scrum meetings and have a say on what ways to do the testing (there may be multiple approaches that you have to use from time to time)

The role will involve picking up tickets off the sprint board, working through, talking to developers about implementation and product owners to see if software meets requirements asking for.

4 in the team and they have two UI engineers. They want people interested in the back end with a technical background. Looking for general test engineers. While they wouldn't want to pigeonhole into backend or frontend, they want test engineers in all areas of the platform but with a focus on backend

ISEB certification would be great- means been on a course, show intent in testing and show what testing involves.

Someone who wants to get hands on and experience in testing API's - if you have that it means you understand how interfaces work. And use of SQL databases and be able to write queries would be a bonus. In testing they cover the whole lot, for example Do the testing, frontend testing and the middle logic area. Not a 100% automation test engineer as will be some manual testing, which is quite complex - deployment on Linux environments etc

What will you be testing daily? Middle tier - involved in API's and databases. Nothing overly technical but some familiarity with coding. A mix of manual and automation testing, deployment and Rest API'. Need to be technical so Java or SQL, well a bit of familiarity and have a passion about Software Testing.

The manual testing is quite complex, including deployment on Linux environments etc. It is a fully Agile team, you will be working with the product owners and software engineers daily and become an integral part of the software team.

They have a couple of roles and will take on people with either with a couple of years of software testing experience, but have that drive to learn or fully-fledged Software tester who is still passionate about software testing but wants to work with the latest technologies and progress to more senior levels

My client is looking to pay a starting salary of £35,000 - £45,000 + Benefits, including flexible working (some home working) + new offices in Cambridge.

To apply press apply now or send your CV to matthew.leach @ circlerecruitment.com

You can also call me on or add me on LinkedIn

Keywords - QA Engineer - Automation - Java - API testing - Black box functional Testing - Cambridge

Circle Recruitment is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Earn yourself a referral bonus if you refer somebody else who fills the role! We also offer an iPad if you refer a new client to us and we recruit for them. Follow us on Facebook - Circle Recruitment , Twitter - @Circle_Rec and LinkedIn - Circle Recruitment.