Cloud and Infrastructure Solutions

Senior Software Engineer                 

Duration: 12 month contract

Location: Dublin

Are you an experienced Software Engineer looking for a new challenge?

Well, our client who are a globally finical company is looking for a Senior Software Engineer for a 12 month contract. As Senior Software Engineer you would be responsible for leading day to day system development and maintenance activities of the team to meet service level agreements (SLAs) and create solutions with high level of innovation, cost effectiveness, high quality and faster time to market.

Major Accountabilities:

• Responsible for the analysis, design, development and delivery of software solutions. Define requirements for new applications and customization.
• Accountable for full systems development life cycle including creating high quality requirements documents, use-cases, design and other technical artifacts including but not limited to detailed test strategy/test design, performance benchmarking, release rollout and deployment plans, contingency/back-out plans, feasibility study, cost and time analysis and detailed estimates.
• Conduct brownbag sessions on new and upcoming technologies, methodologies and application appropriate frameworks. Ensure knowledge transfer of vendor technology to staff. Provide technical training to the other team members.

Experience and Skill requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science or Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• Broad understanding of Software Engineering Concepts and Methodologies.
• Must provide the necessary skills to have a high degree of initiative and self-motivation to drive results.
• Possesses strong communication skills -- both verbal and written – and strong relationship, collaborative skills and organizational skills.
• Willingness and ability to learn and take on challenging opportunities and to work as a member of matrix based diverse and geographically distributed project team.

We’re seeking an experienced Java Developer for a high profile, mission critical project with our client who are a leading IT solutions company. The duration of the contract is 6 months however, maybe extended and the role is based in West London.

This is a very exciting opportunity to work within a fast-paced environment and to work on a project which will be used in many airlines across the world.

The main tasks as Java Developer would be:-

• To design, implementation and delivery of DIH key components.
• Work closely with different teams within the project to create and develop high quality code for internal/external customers that works.

Key requirements: -

• Java, Kafka and MongoDB experience.
  • Have a solid grasp of scalability, stability and security challenges of a customer-centric, cloud-based application.
  • Able to troubleshoot issues on all levels of the platform and efficiently recover them.
  • Degree or equivalent in computer science and / or MBA or related subject.

Experience on streaming platforms and any Python, Drools, Openshift or Scala experience would be a advantageous.

Customer Communications Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Customer Communications Specialist to join a globally recognised financial services company based in Edinburgh. This role is a 6-month contract however, has the possibility to extend further.

As Customer Communications Specialist your main task would be to support the defining, run testing and learn communication activities for Persistent Debt customers particularly:

Key Responsibilities

• To find creative ways to communicate with customers at the 18-month point by giving personalised payment info in a separate communication for the generic notice letters.
• Set up MI reporting to track performance and give recommendations on what communications are working or not.  Need to work closely with Customer Management analysts and be comfortable dealing with 3rd party providers. 

Core skills required are planning, attention to detail, written and verbal communications, analysis, stakeholder management and project management. 

Senior Software Development Engineer

Software; Java; Jenkins; Git, Perl; Apache

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer to join a global financial company for a 12-month contract. You would be joining a friendly team within a fast paced, challenging, agile environment and you will be developing, testing and delivering changes to our transaction engines, reporting tools and supporting systems.

Key Responsibilities

•     Develop and maintain software applications to a high standard

•     Comprehensively test software through automated test frameworks

•     In the context of our agile methodology, agree and meet delivery commitments

•     Take responsibility for leading development changes with minimal supervision

•     Assist with mentoring less experienced engineers

Requirements

• Extensive experience in Java, ideally Java 8.
• 4 years in software engineer/ developer roles.
• Prior experience in problem solving and someone who thrives in this environment.
• Experience with Perl, Jenkins, Git, Apache and RESTful web services.
• Previous experience within the finical sector – desirable.

Solutions Architect – BCDR Specialist  

Solutions Architect, BCDR, Risk Assessment, Government Programme.

An experienced Solution Architect is required by leading Technology Solutions provider on a large public sector transformation programme. The successful candidate will own, update and maintain the BCDR approach for the programme, working closely with managed services teams to identify and influence technical and service designs to minimise business continuity risk.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a leader in the field of Telecommunications Engineering , and to work on a high profile Government programme.

Responsibilities will include:

• Ownership of BCDR approach for product releases.
• Applying structured methods for business continuity risk assessment (i.e. ISO22301)
• Developing backup strategies for the programme.
• Working with specialist and test teams around verification of continuity plans and mitigating continuity risk.

To be considered we are looking for:

• Proven experience in a similar role: Ability to apply structured methods for business continuity risk assessment (i.e. ISO22301). Background applying these techniques in high complexity infrastructure domains.

• Background in defining and agreeing complex concepts with varied/challenging stakeholder groups.
• Experience working on public sector programmes at a technical level.

This is a 6 month contract based in Berkshire.

Candidates must be willing to go through security vetting.

Please apply with CV for further details.

Senior Software Development Engineer

Software; Cloud; Java; Devops; docker, puppet

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Software Development Engineer to join a global financial company to build the next generation Digital Identity on a global scale to be cloud native. This is a 12 month contract with the potential to become permanent and is based in south Dublin.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for the analysis, design, development and delivery of software solutions
• Defines requirements for new applications and customizations, adhering to standards, processes and best practices
• Designs and develops applications, system to system interfaces and complete software solutions, performs vendor-related activities, and creates documentation such as user guides and software development guides
• May manage medium-sized project/initiatives
• may formally supervise a small team, and assigns day-to-day work - Oversees and provides technical support to junior team members

Requirements

• Experience of leading or small team or mentoring junior members of staff.
• Exposure to different programming languages - Java and Goovy is essential
• Experience with building and deploying app via CI/CD, experience with Jenkins
• Working knowledge of  Cloud Tools such as Docker, Puppet/Chef/Salt
• Working knowledge of orchestration engines such as Kubernetes.

My client is a leading technology company delivering ICT, mission-critical communication networks, operational systems and services. They are looking for an experienced Security Architect to join their CTO office in Warwick. 

Acting as the Technical Design Authority, this is an excellent opportunity to shape the direction of our client's security architecture and for personal growth as the security team further expand. Working within the CTO Office, this central function provides strategy, leadership, guidance and direction in critical areas of infrastructure, technology, applications, policy and procedural aspects across our business.

About You

The ideal candidate for this role will have experience designing, developing & implementing enterprise security architecture and solutions. You will have experience with network & infrastructure design, deployment, and management systems.You will keep up-to-date with current trends and developments in information technology and security. Ideally, you wil come from a background in Rail, Public Sector & / or HM Government. 

Key Skills

• Strong security architecture experience
• Experience across infrastructure, networks and systems
• High documentation standard
• Experienced in solutioning, bid work & working with clients
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to work in a team

Preferred

• CISSP, ISSAP, CCDP or other relevant IT security certifications
• Vendor specific qualifications (Cisco, PaloAlto, Juniper, BlueCoat, F5, Splunk…etc) 

Benefits