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• Ensuring that all aspects of the application are tested to the required standards, working with guidance, and reporting to the Test Lead
• In-depth, structured, requirement analysis and subsequent definition of Test Cases, ensuring traceability between testing implementation and the acceptance criteria.
• Assessment and implementation of automated test activities instead of manual testing where more efficient and feasible.

• Demonstrable ability to create and execute effective test scripts.
• Experience working in a testing environment across multiple applications.
• Familiarity with a range of testing techniques and formats.
• Beneficial: ISTQB certifications and familiarity with automated testing.
• Knowledge of quality assurance methodologies and tools.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and analytical mindset.

• Collaborate with a talented team of engineers to design and develop high-performance Java applications.
• Drive software solutions from conception to implementation, working closely with technical leads and analysts.
• Serve as a point of contact for production support, resolving incidents and tickets efficiently.
• Manage medium-sized projects or initiatives, possibly leading a small team.
• Contribute to software development tools assessment and vendor evaluation.
• Provide technical support and mentorship to junior team members.
• Embrace our complex platform, learn rapidly, and contribute effectively to its enhancement.
• Engage in code development, review, and daily support duties.

• Minimum 5 years\' experience in a similar role.
• Strong Java expertise with design and architecture exposure.
• Deep understanding of software development processes, including SAFe/Agile methodologies.
• Proficiency in web services (REST/SOAP) and familiarity with enterprise frameworks (Spring/JEE).
• Experience with technologies such as Tomcat, shell scripting, JSON, Maven, Linux, SQL, Pivotal, Kafka, and Spring framework.
• Knowledge of secure coding practices and cloud software development (PCF, Azure).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and creativity.

Cloud Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Central London Client Sites/Remote

Salary: £40k - £45k + Benefits

A rapidly growing company that specializes in providing cloud architecture, project management, and consulting services is seeking an experienced Cloud and Infrastructure Engineer (Level 3) to join their Infrastructure team. As a member of the team, you will work alongside highly driven experts, providing client-side support and contributing to the development of innovative solutions.

We are seeking a talented individual who will be responsible for providing technical expertise, project management, and mentoring to junior engineers and service desk team members. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the successful delivery of solutions, maintaining strong client relationships, and identifying improvements for customer environments. Additionally, you will be involved in the installation, configuration, and support of cloud environments, as well as designing and managing Firewall and security systems.

Responsibilities:

• Act as an escalation point for VIP customers and stakeholders
• Contribute to the company\'s vision and solutions to add value to the business
• Collaborate with Sales and Project Management teams to define milestones and deliverables
• Lead and mentor junior engineers and service desk team members
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships, identifying improvements for customer environments
• Install and configure cloud environments
• Design and support Firewall and security environments
• Configure existing software or architecture for new environments
• Update documentation including knowledge base, ticketing, and formal documentation

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum of 8 years\' experience in IT Infrastructure environments
• Experience working within managed service providers (MSPs), IT consulting houses, or system integrators
• Extensive knowledge of industry tools and technologies
• Previous experience with end-to-end project delivery
• Hold a UK Driver\'s License (nice to have)
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Technical Skills:

• Expertise in VMware, KVM, OpenStack, and Kubernetes
• Strong knowledge of high-performance storage technologies (Nimble, Ceph, In-memory storage)
• Familiarity with Firewall and security platforms (Fortigate, Sophos, Duo, Barracuda)
• Understanding of healthcare system requirements and management mechanisms (NHS DSPT, HSCN, HL7, DICOM, FHIR, XML)
• Relevant certifications in Microsoft, VMware, Cisco, Redhat
• Deep understanding of core service fundamentals (TCP/IP, IP Addressing, subnets, VLANs, routing, DNS, VXLAN, VPNs, LDAP, SSO)
• Experience with Veeam backup and replication, SAN-based snapshots, multi-DC replication
• Knowledge of MS-SQL, MySQL, IIS, Apache, OpenSSL
• Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills at all management levels
• Good organizational skills and ability to prioritize work effectively

Please send your latest CV for immediate consideration.

RAN Build Manager

Outside IR35

Remote

A global telecommunications client is looking for an experienced RAN Build Manager to join their team on a contract basis.

Responsibilities:

• Lead project delivery from initiation to closure, achieving key milestones along the way.
• Manage project budget time, resources, scope, testing and overall quality.
• Collaborate with technical experts to translate requirements into effective and innovate solutions.
• Ensure implementation aligns with customer needs.

Key skill and experience:

• Proven experience in managing Radio Access Network (RAN) deployment projects in the telecommunications industry.
• Solid understanding of wireless technologies, including LTE, 5G, and small cell networks.
• Strong project management skills with a track record of successfully delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
• Excellent leadership and team management abilities, capable of motivating and guiding cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with industry standards, regulations, and safety protocols related to RAN deployment.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to make informed decisions under pressure.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to liaise with internal teams, vendors, and stakeholders.

Circa £425 per day outside IR35

3 months initially

Remote

Senior DevOps Engineer

AWS, Python, SDLC

A leading, global IT and digital transformation consultancy is looking for a highly experienced DevOps Engineer to join their global team on a permanent basis. In this role, the successful candidate will be a leader throughout the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC), working with multiple teams and clients. You will be a subject matter expert and utilize your extensive technical expertise to lead customers through digital transformations, in delivering end-to-end applications and infrastructure solutions.

Skills and Experience:

• 8+ years of experience as a technical specialist, working with Azure and/or AWS.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience of programming in languages such as Python, Ruby, Go, Swift, Java, .Net, C++ or similar object-oriented language.
• Strong presentation, verbal communication and written communications skills, with the ability to communicate to technical and non-technical teams effectively
• Ability to lead effectively across organizations and engagements, experience from a professional services organization a plus.
• Experience with architecting and automating cloud native technologies, deploying applications, and provisioning infrastructure.
• Experience implementing and designing cloud native security concepts, DevSecOps or MLOps.
• Hands-on experience with Infrastructure as Code, using CloudFormation, Terraform, or other tools.
• Experience architecting cloud native CI/CD workflows and tools, such as Jenkins, Bamboo, TeamCity, Code Deploy and/or GitLab.
• Experience with monitoring and log aggregating frameworks such as Kafka, Logstash, Splunk, ElastiSearch, and Kibana.
• Experience with Chef, Puppet, Salt, or Ansible in production environments.

kr 490,000 - 570,000 per year (DOE, Negotiable)

Extensive benefits package

• Deploy the automation of the microservices-based, streaming architecture within Kubernetes and Openshift
• Ensure that the automated CI/CD and delivery pipelines are up and running and ensure automated fallbacks of regressions.
• Contribute new features to the CI/CD pipeline using technologies as Helm and Groovy
• Troubleshoot issues in production platforms by utilizing the monitoring and tracing dashboards.
• Ensure SLA\'s and agreed deadlines are met using state-of-the-art, cloud-native logging and monitoring solutions including OpenTracing, Prometheus, Grafana and Splunk
• Operate the new Platforms based on Microsoft Azure and develop CI/CD pipelines using Gitlab.
• Manage live & batched Data feeds covering all segments of the business and other data providers.
• Automate recurrent processes to streamline daily platform tasks and operations.
• Assist, administrate and empower Users and Developers of the platform.
• Automate the creation of new platforms for our internal usage and new customers.
• Create monitoring tools and dashboards to manage and operate 100s of platforms.
• Work closely with the Dev teams and answer their queries and assist them in deploying their microservices.

• Cloud platforms ecosystem, Container, and virtualization technologies experience (Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Grafana, Splunk)
• Experience with Microsoft Azure or similar technologies such as AWS or Google Cloud Platform
• Experience in troubleshooting issues in production and recovering from them.
• Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with Jenkins or any equivalent technology.
• Experience with Java, Helm, Groovy, Jenkins, Kafka and MongoDB are a plus.
• General understanding of network layers (TCP/IP, load balancing, proxies) is a plus.
• Linux sysadmin and Scripting skills
• Have a solid grasp of scalability, stability, and security challenges of a customer-centric, cloud-based, and distributed platform.
• Able to deliver high-quality and consistent results in a fast-paced, changing environment with shifting priorities.
• Knowledge and (ideally) experience in Agile Scrum methodology.

• You will be responsible for overseeing and managing multiple projects within the client\'s expanding portfolio.
• Need to be aware of contracts, street works, utilities.
• Collaborating with the legal team to review project contracts and identify opportunities for enforcing financial penalties when necessary.
• Proactively engaging with partners, on project programming, challenging time scales, and addressing any queries.
• Ensuring awareness of time durations, including road permit applications, and obtaining and reviewing program plans with critical path items to identify potential failure points.

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in the green energy sector or related industries.
• Solid understanding of contract management, street works, and utilities associated with renewable energy projects.
• Familiarity with Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM) to ensure project compliance.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify critical project elements and potential failure points.
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills to engage with stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines effectively.

Software Engineer
Software, Node, Typescript, Python, SQL, React, AWS

Location: Oxford (With opportunity for hybrid working)
Salary: Up to £60,000/Annum

Our large Business Analytics client, are seeking a talented Software Engineer to join an innovative and dynamic team based in Oxford, working on building innovative cloud-based software solutions that are powering major decisions in the global market.
 As part of a highly-experienced Software Team, you will work on cutting-edge Microservices architecture. You will be responsible for the design, development, testing, and operation of cloud-based software solution, working closely with internal and external end-users. Within this role, you will have the opportunity to innovate highly effective solutions that contribute to continuously improving our Software Team.
We are looking for a candidate with a proven track record of delivering great software and solving difficult technical problems. Exceptional problem-solving skills, solid experience in developing complex software solutions with Node/TypeScript, Express, Python, and SQL, and experience building web-services/microservices are required. Experience with unit testing, React, and AWS is highly desirable.
As a member of a fun, friendly, and highly skilled team, you will work on a constantly evolving technology stack, utilizing a Microservices architecture and have the opportunity to influence the direction of a fast-growing area of the business. You will be challenged to solve significant and challenging problems, broadening and deepening your skill set using a range of technologies.
In addition to a competitive salary, our client offer opportunities for CPD through their bespoke training program, and an office in the center of Oxford with coffee, fruit, and snacks available. They also consider all requests for flexible working, including a hybrid model of remote and in-office working, part-time hours, and flexible start and finish times.

Key responsibilities

• Design, develop, test and operate the new generation of software-as-a-service solutions.

• Work closely with end users (internal and external) to innovate highly effective solutions.

• Contribute to continuously improving how the Software Team works.

Required attributes

• Solid experience in developing complex software solutions with experience of Node/TypeScript, Express, Python and SQL.

• A proven track record for delivering great software and solving difficult technical problems.

• Experience building web-services/microservices.

• Exceptional problem-solving skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills, and a great team player.

• Experience of unit testing (highly desirable).

• Experience of React (highly desirable).

• Experience of AWS (highly desirable).