A senior role currently exists with our client at HQ in Limerick.

This Senior JEE Developer position comes with a highly competitive package and challenging set of responsibilities.

You will be joining a very successful Irish software company with offices and customers worldwide. Their software is used daily by millions of people around the globe. This is an award-winning company and they now have this key position available.

Some of your likely responsibilities will include:

• Mentor junior team members
• Design, review, coding and trouble shooting
• Developing in JEE / Java environment
• Create and monitor test plans
• Install developed applications on client sites
• Keep senior management updated on project progress
• Support continuous tool deployment and integration
• Design system architecture
• Develop green field microservices
• Working in an Agile environment

As a Senior Developer you should meet much of the following criteria:

• 5+ years’ relevant experience
• Educated to relevant degree level
• Linux / Unix knowledge
• High level of experience with Spring, REST / JSON, Git

Although not essential, exposure to some of the following is advantageous:

• Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, AWS, TLS, Python, Perl, SQL Redis, Cassandra, Kafka, Logging frameworks
• Cloud deployment
• Green field microservices based application development

In return you will have:

• A very competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme (above average)
• Full health insurance
• Additional holidays
• Exceptional team environment using the latest technology
• Many more additional benefits!

This is a terrific opportunity to join one of Ireland’s most successful technology firms. For more information regarding this Senior JEE Developer role, contact Eddie on (phone number removed) or eddie@carrickrecruitment.ie

Sponsorship is not immediately available unfortunately due to the urgency of this role. However, if you possess a 1G permit and require sponsorship in the future then this can be arranged.

A senior role currently exists with our client at HQ in Limerick.

This Senior JEE Developer position comes with a highly competitive package and challenging set of responsibilities.

You will be joining a very successful Irish software company with offices and customers worldwide. Their software is used daily by millions of people around the globe. This is an award-winning company and they now have this key position available.

Some of your likely responsibilities will include:

• Mentor junior team members
• Design, review, coding and trouble shooting
• Developing in JEE / Java environment
• Create and monitor test plans
• Install developed applications on client sites
• Keep senior management updated on project progress
• Support continuous tool deployment and integration
• Design system architecture
• Develop green field microservices
• Working in an Agile environment

As a Senior Developer you should meet much of the following criteria:

• 5+ years’ relevant experience
• Educated to relevant degree level
• Linux / Unix knowledge
• High level of experience with Spring, REST / JSON, Git

Although not essential, exposure to some of the following is advantageous:

• Kubernetes, Docker, Ansible, AWS, TLS, Python, Perl, SQL Redis, Cassandra, Kafka, Logging frameworks
• Cloud deployment
• Green field microservices based application development

In return you will have:

• A very competitive salary
• Contributory pension scheme (above average)
• Full health insurance
• Additional holidays
• Exceptional team environment using the latest technology
• Many more additional benefits!

This is a terrific opportunity to join one of Ireland’s most successful technology firms. For more information regarding this Senior JEE Developer role, contact Eddie on (phone number removed) or eddie@carrickrecruitment.ie

Sponsorship is not immediately available unfortunately due to the urgency of this role. However, if you possess a 1G permit and require sponsorship in the future then this can be arranged.

We're looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer to join a really 'fun' team based in Sawston, Cambridge. The company are offering a great salary, along with some awesome benefits and a friendly culture.

The role is dynamic and fast paced, and you will need to keep up to date with the latest technologies, and use agile and self-organising principles to help deliver quality products and services. 

You'll have the opportunity to:

Be part of a talented, collaborative and motivated team
Learn from and be inspired by skilled colleagues
Teach and inspire others
Work across the entire product life cycle
Develop your skill set and research / adopt the latest design patterns, methodologies, principles and technologies
Have a positive influence over high level architectural decisions
Make your mark and, in doing so, make us better
You'll need to be a motivated DevOps Engineer to join an agile cross-functional product team, comprising Product Management, UX Design,QA and Development.
You will be responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions for new and existing products, almost exclusively on the AWS platform.
You will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, solid communication skills, a desire to tackle the complex problems and a genuine passion for technology. While you may come from an infrastructure background, you should be comfortable with writing scripts and basic software code to enhance and streamline your daily activities. They are currently using the following technologies (but this is evolving all the time):

AWS - CloudFormation, EC2/ECS, RDS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito etc
NoSQL - DynamoDB, CouchBase
Operating Platforms - Windows, Linux, Docker
SQL - MySQL / SQL Server
Scripting Languages - PowerShell, Bash
CI / CD - Git, TeamCity, AWS CodeDeploy, CloudFormation, Terraform
Other stuff - ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ Skills & experience that you'll struggle without.....
You don't need to have every single one of these skills, but the more you have, the more likely it is you'll be able to do a great job:

Senior technical infrastructure skills in a complex environment across servers, storage and networks
Strong AWS experience
Sound experience with programming and scripting in a server and/or web environment
Experience in designing and implementing simple solutions to tricky problems
Experience with infrastructure or application automation
Understanding of microservice based architectures
Experience with maintaining and supporting large scale customer facing environments
Experience with implementing containerised workloads
Good understanding of key web environments and protocols
Good networking experience with at least basic understanding of IP, network traffic flow, network ports and protocols (e.g. http, https, smtp, ftp)
Comfortable with using Windows and Linux command line tools for administration tasks
Sound analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
Good knowledge of security as it relates to cloud based infrastructure
Experience with Scrum methodology
Proficient oral and written communication skills
Passion for technology and innovation Skills & experience that would be a bonus We'll get pretty excited if you also have some of these:

Managing large scale tasks from inception to completion
Database administration including enhancing performance and building resilient solutions
Javascript and/or Lambda function writing
Automation tooling (Terraform, Ansible, ...)
CI/CD principles and best practices (Git-based workflows, pipelines, IaC, shift-left, immutable systems, ...)
Kubernetes/EKS
Knowledge of .NET and .NET Core frameworks
Tertiary degree in computer science or related areas Start: Immediate 
Location: Sawston, Cambridge
Salary: £50,000 to £70,000
Benefits: 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Birthday + Duvet Day! Flexible Hours, Remote Working and much, much more!

If you are interested in this position, feel you have the relevant experience and skills and would like to apply, please call our team on (phone number removed) or apply online.

Whilst we’d love to get back to every applicant, it is not always possible, so if you haven’t heard from us within 3-5 days, please note that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Aspire Cambridge is acting as an Employment Agency in regards to this Permanent opportunity.

We're looking for an AWS DevOps Engineer to join a really 'fun' team based in Sawston, Cambridge. The company are offering a great salary, along with some awesome benefits and a friendly culture.

The role is dynamic and fast paced, and you will need to keep up to date with the latest technologies, and use agile and self-organising principles to help deliver quality products and services. 

You'll have the opportunity to:

Be part of a talented, collaborative and motivated team
Learn from and be inspired by skilled colleagues
Teach and inspire others
Work across the entire product life cycle
Develop your skill set and research / adopt the latest design patterns, methodologies, principles and technologies
Have a positive influence over high level architectural decisions
Make your mark and, in doing so, make us better
You'll need to be a motivated DevOps Engineer to join an agile cross-functional product team, comprising Product Management, UX Design,QA and Development.
You will be responsible for designing and implementing technical solutions for new and existing products, almost exclusively on the AWS platform.
You will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, solid communication skills, a desire to tackle the complex problems and a genuine passion for technology. While you may come from an infrastructure background, you should be comfortable with writing scripts and basic software code to enhance and streamline your daily activities. They are currently using the following technologies (but this is evolving all the time):

AWS - CloudFormation, EC2/ECS, RDS, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, Cognito etc
NoSQL - DynamoDB, CouchBase
Operating Platforms - Windows, Linux, Docker
SQL - MySQL / SQL Server
Scripting Languages - PowerShell, Bash
CI / CD - Git, TeamCity, AWS CodeDeploy, CloudFormation, Terraform
Other stuff - ElasticSearch, RabbitMQ Skills & experience that you'll struggle without.....
You don't need to have every single one of these skills, but the more you have, the more likely it is you'll be able to do a great job:

Senior technical infrastructure skills in a complex environment across servers, storage and networks
Strong AWS experience
Sound experience with programming and scripting in a server and/or web environment
Experience in designing and implementing simple solutions to tricky problems
Experience with infrastructure or application automation
Understanding of microservice based architectures
Experience with maintaining and supporting large scale customer facing environments
Experience with implementing containerised workloads
Good understanding of key web environments and protocols
Good networking experience with at least basic understanding of IP, network traffic flow, network ports and protocols (e.g. http, https, smtp, ftp)
Comfortable with using Windows and Linux command line tools for administration tasks
Sound analytical, problem solving and decision making skills
Good knowledge of security as it relates to cloud based infrastructure
Experience with Scrum methodology
Proficient oral and written communication skills
Passion for technology and innovation Skills & experience that would be a bonus We'll get pretty excited if you also have some of these:

Managing large scale tasks from inception to completion
Database administration including enhancing performance and building resilient solutions
Javascript and/or Lambda function writing
Automation tooling (Terraform, Ansible, ...)
CI/CD principles and best practices (Git-based workflows, pipelines, IaC, shift-left, immutable systems, ...)
Kubernetes/EKS
Knowledge of .NET and .NET Core frameworks
Tertiary degree in computer science or related areas Start: Immediate 
Location: Sawston, Cambridge
Salary: £50,000 to £70,000
Benefits: 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays + Birthday + Duvet Day! Flexible Hours, Remote Working and much, much more!

If you are interested in this position, feel you have the relevant experience and skills and would like to apply, please call our team on (phone number removed) or apply online.

Whilst we’d love to get back to every applicant, it is not always possible, so if you haven’t heard from us within 3-5 days, please note that your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Aspire Cambridge is acting as an Employment Agency in regards to this Permanent opportunity.

REF: DW1457
LOCATION: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
JOB TITLE: Lead Software Developer
SALARY & BENEFITS: circa £36,669 to £44,855 dependent on skills and experience plus great staff benefits including 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, generous pension, performance related bonus, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, employee cash back and voucher incentives, and excellent working conditions and perks
WORKING HOURS: Full Time –Monday to Friday flexible working and some working from home options for the right candidate

THE COMPANY, ROLE & YOU: Are you an experienced Lead Software Developer with strong coding, analytical, and problem solving skills ? Bored of working in a one-dimensional/overly transactional role? And want to take the next step up?

Our client is part of the Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment family, and is a vibrant organisation which has established a reputation over 30 years for innovation and quality in educational assessment and research. This branch of the family works with schools, colleges, education authorities, government agencies and other organisations to provide high-quality information through scientifically grounded research.

The work will cover the development of new digital educational products, re-architecture of existing products and other exciting developments as CEM integrates as part of the Cambridge family and you will be based at a new vibrant office in Gateshead Quays from May 2020 onwards.

The new office is a fantastic and vibrant new facility along The Quayside close to the Sage and offers superb staff and employee benefits including a well-being room and on-site cafe with numerous options.

As a Lead Software Developer you will be joining a team of Developers within the CEM Operations department and will be helping to deliver the technical development for CEM’s digital educational products. The role will involve working in one of several agile teams to develop software for digital educational products by utilising a mix of technologies including C# .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server and NoSQL databases. You will also share your wealth of experience and knowledge with Junior Software Developers, and will be expected to offer them guidance, support and mentoring. As well as other developers you will also work with product managers, educational experts, data scientists, designers and more to help achieve the following tasks;

Development and maintenance of software to agreed standards and processes
- Able to act as ‘Solution Owner’ – leading on the development in areas of CEM’s systems
- Develop code to agreed standards using SOLID principles
- Creation of unit tests within a test driven development framework
- Excellent and appropriate documentation in agreed formats
- Code reviews
- Good use of source control, deployment tooling and issue tracking software
- Mentoring and coaching of more junior members of staff

Working as part of an Agile Team own and deliver tasks and work items
- Proactive ownership of own work
- Issue resolution and appropriate escalation
- Attendance at daily stand-up meetings and reviews
- Deliver work to agreed timescales and quality
- Updating of assigned tasks in Jira

Input into team planning and reviews
- Refine requirements
- Estimate work
- Identification of technical and process improvements
- Assist in work prioritisation
- work with wider stakeholders

THE CANDIDATE: The successful candidate for the Lead Software Developer post will need to hold a good technical degree or an equivalent qualification and experience, and although candidates do not need to be experts in all areas, you will need to have substantial hands on Software Development and Coding experience using either C# or Typescript, SQL, Python, or Javascript. You will need to be able to demonstrate a good understanding of software development design principals and patterns, and have strong analytical and problem solving skills, as well as being an excellent communicator in general.

The new Lead Software Developer will also need experience in object orientated development, as well as knowledge or an understanding of agile development methodologies within an environment using Continuous Integration, and will need to have experience using developing systems that contain multiple components. Candidates will also need to be a collaborative and team orientated individuals who are happy to share their knowledge and experience with Junior Developers and offer them mentoring or guidance where required, and although not essential, it would be highly desirable if candidates also have experience administering and maintaining services on Linux-based servers. Candidates will also need to be able to commute to The Quays in Gateshead, Newcastle which is easily accessible via public transport and within walking distance to the Metro and Newcastle Central train station.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.

Does this sound like you? If Yes then click the apply button now!

You will then be sent to an online questionnaire to support your CV and application, please fill in the details and we will be in touch to advise you of the next steps

TSLS

REF: DW1457
LOCATION: Gateshead, Tyne & Wear
JOB TITLE: Lead Software Developer
SALARY & BENEFITS: circa £36,669 to £44,855 dependent on skills and experience plus great staff benefits including 28 days holiday plus bank holidays, generous pension, performance related bonus, enhanced maternity/paternity pay, employee cash back and voucher incentives, and excellent working conditions and perks
WORKING HOURS: Full Time –Monday to Friday flexible working and some working from home options for the right candidate

THE COMPANY, ROLE & YOU: Are you an experienced Lead Software Developer with strong coding, analytical, and problem solving skills ? Bored of working in a one-dimensional/overly transactional role? And want to take the next step up?

Our client is part of the Cambridge University Press and Cambridge Assessment family, and is a vibrant organisation which has established a reputation over 30 years for innovation and quality in educational assessment and research. This branch of the family works with schools, colleges, education authorities, government agencies and other organisations to provide high-quality information through scientifically grounded research.

The work will cover the development of new digital educational products, re-architecture of existing products and other exciting developments as CEM integrates as part of the Cambridge family and you will be based at a new vibrant office in Gateshead Quays from May 2020 onwards.

The new office is a fantastic and vibrant new facility along The Quayside close to the Sage and offers superb staff and employee benefits including a well-being room and on-site cafe with numerous options.

As a Lead Software Developer you will be joining a team of Developers within the CEM Operations department and will be helping to deliver the technical development for CEM’s digital educational products. The role will involve working in one of several agile teams to develop software for digital educational products by utilising a mix of technologies including C# .NET, TypeScript, SQL Server and NoSQL databases. You will also share your wealth of experience and knowledge with Junior Software Developers, and will be expected to offer them guidance, support and mentoring. As well as other developers you will also work with product managers, educational experts, data scientists, designers and more to help achieve the following tasks;

Development and maintenance of software to agreed standards and processes
- Able to act as ‘Solution Owner’ – leading on the development in areas of CEM’s systems
- Develop code to agreed standards using SOLID principles
- Creation of unit tests within a test driven development framework
- Excellent and appropriate documentation in agreed formats
- Code reviews
- Good use of source control, deployment tooling and issue tracking software
- Mentoring and coaching of more junior members of staff

Working as part of an Agile Team own and deliver tasks and work items
- Proactive ownership of own work
- Issue resolution and appropriate escalation
- Attendance at daily stand-up meetings and reviews
- Deliver work to agreed timescales and quality
- Updating of assigned tasks in Jira

Input into team planning and reviews
- Refine requirements
- Estimate work
- Identification of technical and process improvements
- Assist in work prioritisation
- work with wider stakeholders

THE CANDIDATE: The successful candidate for the Lead Software Developer post will need to hold a good technical degree or an equivalent qualification and experience, and although candidates do not need to be experts in all areas, you will need to have substantial hands on Software Development and Coding experience using either C# or Typescript, SQL, Python, or Javascript. You will need to be able to demonstrate a good understanding of software development design principals and patterns, and have strong analytical and problem solving skills, as well as being an excellent communicator in general.

The new Lead Software Developer will also need experience in object orientated development, as well as knowledge or an understanding of agile development methodologies within an environment using Continuous Integration, and will need to have experience using developing systems that contain multiple components. Candidates will also need to be a collaborative and team orientated individuals who are happy to share their knowledge and experience with Junior Developers and offer them mentoring or guidance where required, and although not essential, it would be highly desirable if candidates also have experience administering and maintaining services on Linux-based servers. Candidates will also need to be able to commute to The Quays in Gateshead, Newcastle which is easily accessible via public transport and within walking distance to the Metro and Newcastle Central train station.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a market leader and be rewarded with valuable learning opportunities, a competitive salary and benefits.

Does this sound like you? If Yes then click the apply button now!

You will then be sent to an online questionnaire to support your CV and application, please fill in the details and we will be in touch to advise you of the next steps

TSLS

Lead DevOps Engineer - AWS - London

Overview:

A fantastic FinTech organisation who work within the Insurance industry is searching for a Lead DevOps Engineer to support the infrastructure, software applications, development and integration teams within their chosen technologies.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead continual implementation and evolution of the AWS Cloud strategy and configuring new environments using automated tools.
• Oversee the design of DevOps processes and encouraging a new, tried and tested approach
• Drive automated management of all server components using Puppet, Packet, Ruby, Docker, Terraform
• Creating and managing KPI's
• Support the software delivery process by identifying and providing appropriate pre-production environments.
• Manage all code deployments and infrastructure changes to control environments in a controlled auditable manner.
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors, hosting services and licence providers.
• Ensure robust Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Managements processes are in place and tested to make sure applications are fit for purpose.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Detailed experience as a Lead DevOps Engineer
• Excellent experience of Docker and Kubernetes
• 5+ years' experience of AWS
• Scripting & coding experience, ideally with either Ruby or Python
• Experience operating 24x7x365 customer focused environment
• System admin level knowledge of Linux, Apache, Tomcat
• Knowledge of Terraform

Package:

•£120k basic salary
• Annual bonus of up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
• Private medical cover and a range of benefits that you would expect from a great employer

Lead DevOps Engineer - AWS - London

Overview:

A fantastic FinTech organisation who work within the Insurance industry is searching for a Lead DevOps Engineer to support the infrastructure, software applications, development and integration teams within their chosen technologies.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Lead continual implementation and evolution of the AWS Cloud strategy and configuring new environments using automated tools.
• Oversee the design of DevOps processes and encouraging a new, tried and tested approach
• Drive automated management of all server components using Puppet, Packet, Ruby, Docker, Terraform
• Creating and managing KPI's
• Support the software delivery process by identifying and providing appropriate pre-production environments.
• Manage all code deployments and infrastructure changes to control environments in a controlled auditable manner.
• Liaise with 3rd party vendors, hosting services and licence providers.
• Ensure robust Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Managements processes are in place and tested to make sure applications are fit for purpose.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Detailed experience as a Lead DevOps Engineer
• Excellent experience of Docker and Kubernetes
• 5+ years' experience of AWS
• Scripting & coding experience, ideally with either Ruby or Python
• Experience operating 24x7x365 customer focused environment
• System admin level knowledge of Linux, Apache, Tomcat
• Knowledge of Terraform

Package:

•£120k basic salary
• Annual bonus of up to 10%
• 25 days annual leave (plus 8 Bank Holidays)
• Private medical cover and a range of benefits that you would expect from a great employer

We're very excited to be working with a globally renowned brand in the technology sector. They are looking for an experienced IT Manager to join their friendly team in North Cambridge.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Day to day management of a small IT team
• Configuration and maintenance of IT systems
• Project management
• Dealing with a wide range of system users
• Ad-hoc IT manager duties in line with company expectations

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven IT Manager experience
• Strong technical skills in networking, storage, security as well as across Linux and Windows OS
• Experience in managing cloud services
• The ability to work within a corporate environment with standards to adhere to

If this role is of interest, please contact Jamie Page ASAP on (phone number removed)!

We endeavour to reply to every candidate, every time but if you haven’t heard back within 10 days please understand that you have unfortunately been unsuccessful for this position or the position has been filled. Please call the office or send an email to discuss other potential positions.

We're very excited to be working with a globally renowned brand in the technology sector. They are looking for an experienced IT Manager to join their friendly team in North Cambridge.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Day to day management of a small IT team
• Configuration and maintenance of IT systems
• Project management
• Dealing with a wide range of system users
• Ad-hoc IT manager duties in line with company expectations

The successful candidate will have:

• Proven IT Manager experience
• Strong technical skills in networking, storage, security as well as across Linux and Windows OS
• Experience in managing cloud services
• The ability to work within a corporate environment with standards to adhere to

If this role is of interest, please contact Jamie Page ASAP on (phone number removed)!

We endeavour to reply to every candidate, every time but if you haven’t heard back within 10 days please understand that you have unfortunately been unsuccessful for this position or the position has been filled. Please call the office or send an email to discuss other potential positions.