Years of relevant experience 5+ years Education Level Bachelor's Degree Career Level Experienced (Non-Manager) DevOps Developer We are currently seeking a DevOPS Developer engineer to take on the responsibility of the Systems Administration role/department. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years commercial experience of managing large and diverse systems with a specialism and focus towards LAMP based systems. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced DevOPS to join our expanding team, managing our servers. You must have performance tuning experience with Linux (preferably Centos 6.X), Apache 2.X, MySQL 5.X and PHP 5.X. Overview: We currently develop and host a bespoke high performance e-commerce platform on behalf of our established clients. Server setups vary from single dedicated servers to a load-balanced web nodes with database active-passive cluster. The infrastructure is managed hosting with 2 providers and over 30 servers. What You Will Be Doing: The successful candidate will reactively and proactively manage and monitor the infrastructure and ensure any issues are investigated in a timely manner either first hand or delegated to the hosting provider depending on the priority/severity of the issue. Based in Central London and reporting to the Tech Director, the DevOPS will work close with the development team to ensure a dynamic, robust, and scalable infrastructure to support our platform, 'Aurora'. On a daily basis you will be responsible for the smooth running of Aurora Commerce production and development servers What You Need for this Position: Required Technologies with performance tuning experience: Linux – preferably Centos 6.X Apache 2.X MySQL 5.X PHP5.X Required Skills: *Solid Linux systems engineering/administration experience *At least 5 years experience working in a high traffic, production web based environment *Experience with 24/7 Linux based web operations environment *A good understanding of: HTTP and HTTPS DNS TCP/IP Networking principles Firewalls rules and configuration Experience of virtualisation technologies and virtualisation management (KVM, VMware, AWS) *Strong verbal and written communications skills. These include proficiency in documentation, and creating policies, procedures, and standards Advantageous but Not Essential (nice to have): Varnish Memcached Redis Sphinx VSFTP SVN Redhat Clustering GFS NFS Salary will be in the range £40K - £55K Please send your CV in Word format, along with your salary and availability details.
Developer with Findur, SQL and Java - Application Support - City London Our Client is an International Bank with offices in the City of London. They are now looking to recruit a Senior Developer with Openlink's Findur, SQL and Java. Although the role is for an individual to develop and support the Treasury applications systems for the bank. You will be working MS SQL Server be supporting the London and Global Treasury Applications and Systems along with Openlinks Findur treasury system. As MS SQL Server DBA with Application Support you will be involved with developing and implementing solutions for London and Global Treasury Systems requirements. Must have Findur with Java and JVS development skills. Ensure the integrity, security and accuracy of production database environment, ensuring good performance of the dependent applications. Plan and implement operating procedures for backup of database and recovery of database information. Develop database-related application development standards covering database creation, software placement, storage and auditing. Ensures the integrity of the recovery system at all times. Initiates formal testing of the recovery system. Develops database procedures as necessary to enhance the application suite as required. Responds to, resolves and documents support calls for the production and test applications. Maintains to a high standard documentation supporting the build, maintenance and operational procedures of the database environment. Acts as the technical liaison between database operations and vendor support. Performs other related duties as assigned. You must have at least 2 to 5 years solid expertise as a MS SQL Server DBA 2005 and 2008 coupled with Java development and support. You must have the Microsoft SQL Server Administration (Enterprise Edition) experience. High Level T-SQL programming (SP, Functions, Triggers). Operation, design and implementation experience of Mirroring, Log Shipping and SQL Server Replication. SQL Reporting services and Analysis services maintenance and tuning. Good understanding of WINTEL environment with AD domain and user administration. OpenLink Findur Treasury Application would be handy but not a must. Change management concepts and application Configuration and operation of clustered database Servers using external storage. Scripting stored procedures. Security concepts of database management.Change management concepts and application. The role will be to work as a MS SQL DBA with an element of supporting financial applications development with SQL Server and Java. The financial applications include Openlink's Findur product and Sungard's Panorama system - you will be trained in this. The Client is keen to recruit an individual who has experience of Findur and in particular Openlink's scripting language AVS - but this is NOT a must as you will be trained in the use of Findur. Salary for this role is negotiable - but is expected to be in the range £55K - £65K + benefits. Send your CV in MS Word format, along with your availability and salary expectations.
Senior PHP Developer The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 8 years commercial experience with PHP and MySQL working on a Linux server with good experience of Database Optimisation and Caching Technologies. You will sit just below the Tech Director and help perform some of the task that he does which are causing bottlenecks. You will be working hand in hand with our passionate in-house developer team helping improve and grow, our high-end, scalable e-commerce platform. You will be expected to do development work, along with getting involved in spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview and implementation and assisting with the Company road map. You could either already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. Required Skills: At Least 8+ years of Commercial Experience and Knowledge of: PHP MySQL, including database optimisation LAMP Linux MVC, ORM Unit Testing HTML CSS/XHTML JQuery Caching Technologies, such as MemCached, Redis or Varnish Ability to share and communicate ideas clearly, both orally and writing in impeccable English language Must have the ability to proactively lead development teams and provide technical direction Capacity to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines Advantageous But Not Essential: Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line Server administration experience Ecommerce experience Smarty Salary will be £60K - £65K. Send your CV to us in Word format, along with your salary and availability details.
Years of relevant experience 2+ years Education Level Bachelor's Degree About the Job Oracle Developer with Oracle Forms and SQL Server – Financial Services – East London Our Client is specialist software company developing software for the pensions, insurance and wealth management software market place. They are currently looking to recruit an Oracle with PL/SQL and Oracle Forms Developer with at least 2 to 5 years commercial experience of writing applications developing Oracle Forms applications. You will ideally have experience of working on and developing pensions and or wealth management systems. The Client will be moving from Oracle 10 to Oracle 11g very shortly so this could be great move to learn the latest technology. The main function of the position is to develop in Oracle coupled with the following: Create and agree work specifications for assigned tasks before commencing any changes/development Assist with providing quotes for new development and amendments Development of software using Oracle tools or other technologies used by the company Carrying out necessary application/database modifications as per agreed specifications Liaising with clients to address issues/problems at the earliest opportunity (email, phone, web-tools) Fixing of technical bugs/issues and patch release control Adhering to standards and expectations of the company as regards programming, recording, controlling and securing developments Ensuring technical specifications/requirements are met within agreed deadlines Carrying out adequate unit & link testing before releases are made Prepare release documentation for all new developments to the agreed format Any experience of developing software for the financial services arena would be a bonus. Other web technologies that would be handy to have are HTML, possibly RedHat/JBoss. This is a 3 to 6 month contract to start ASAP. Send your CV in Word format, along with your salary expectations and availability.
Project Manager with Capital Markets Highly experienced Project Manager with at least 5 to 7 years proven record of working at a senior level as a Project Manager coupled with Capital Markets experience. A candidate who is able to “Think Ahead” and plan accordingly. Previous experience of implementing Data platforms / Solutions. In-depth stakeholder management skills - able to manage the expectations and requirements of powerful, senior business heads. Someone who can diplomatically say No when required. Highly organized. Able to identify potential issues down the line early on in the program life cycle. Able to extricate information from business lines within capital markets Experience of Agile/Scrum and Waterfall experience – preferably someone who has been a scrum master Experience of writing project charters, drafting business requirements specifications Able to identify critical path. Experience of Microsoft Project. Able to manage resources, risks, issues and dependencies. Ability to shepherd a team of cross-functional technical and business stakeholders. A project manager who is technical enough to understand what the supplier is delivering but not to the level of data SME. Salary will be £60K - £75K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.
About the Job Linux and HTTP Virtualisation Software Developer Our Client is looking to recruit a candidate with experience of developing software for the virtual support market. It is essential that the you can demonstrate skills and experience in the following areas: Linux (Ubuntu and CentOS, management & maintenance etc.) Knowledge of Configuration Management Automation tools like Chef (also valid Puppet, Saltstack, Ansible) Understanding of API documentation, implementation and supporting customers using these Expert knowledge of HTTP (including RESTful services) Best practice understanding of Hardware, Virtualization, Clustering, High Availability, Disaster Recovery and Security Basic IP networking skills It is also desirable for to be experienced in or familiar with the following (these will become part of the day to day role): Virtualisation with KVM / QEMU Scripting skills (Powershell, Python, Bash, Ruby, Perl, etc.) LAMP (or components of – Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) OpenStack (or similar cloud software platform) VMware ESXi Hypervisor Data Modelling tools (XML, NETCONF, YANG, JSON) Must have the ability to break down larger projects into smaller components, and to be able to work independently. Personal Qualities: Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Presentable, good team player, but also able to work effectively alone for periods of time. Highly motivated and self-sufficient. Happy to travel and work away from home from time to time if specific projects require. Preferably drives with own transport. An aptitude for and enjoyment of problem solving. Good time management, and the ability to accurately estimate time required to complete outstanding tasks. The position is based at home with occasional travel to the company offices and/or to client sites for support or meetings. Degree-level educated in Computer Science or similar subject. Please respond with CV to -hidden email- in MS Word format, along with your salary expectations.
About the Job PHP Technical Architect Lead Developer Our Client is a specialist digital company with offices in the City London. They are looking to recruit a PHP Technical Architect Developer You must have at least 5 years software development using PHP at a senior level. Skill must include designing complex applications at a senior level as a Technical Architect using PHP and My SQL on a Linux platform. The role will involve writing specifications and working alongside the project managers with various projects. The salary will be in the region of £55,000 rising to £60,000 p.a. for truly exceptional candidates, Plus a generous “on-call” allowance and Bonus scheme. The Client is based in City London. Please send your CV to -hidden email- in Word format, along with your salary expectations and availability.
About the Job C# Dot Net Developer with Classic ASP – Waterloo London We are looking to recruit a C# Dot Net Developer for a Client based at Waterloo London. You must have at least 1 to 3 years experience of software development with the following: Classic-ASP T-SQL jQuery HTML & CSS You will have .NET or MVC experience almost certainly could work in classic-ASP. In addition you must have experience of MS SQL Server. The Client produces surveys which are all managed in-house using their own survey programming framework written in classic-ASP. The framework enables the team to create a new survey very quickly and efficiently, with a high degree of customisation and advanced features, (including in other languages) and publish real-time results via an online reporting platform. Salary will depend on level of experience - £25-£30K for a junior developer and up to £40K with at least 5 years experience. Please send your CV to -hidden email- in Word format, along with your salary expectations and availability.
Front End Developer with Java – Central London Our Client is looking to recruit a Front End Java developer with at least 3 to 5 years solid development experience. Must have the following skills: HTML, XHTML, HTML5 ** CSS2, CSS3 ** JavaScript ** AJAX ** JSON, JSONP ** XML, XSLT, XSD ** jQuery and extensive use of plugins Social Media APIs and aggregators e.g. GIGYA OO Design and Programming Web debugging experience and tools Responsive web design This is a 3 month assignment. Please send your CV in Word format along with daily rate.
Senior PHP Software Developer – City London The ideal candidate will have sound 5 to 10 years proven commercial experience with developing software with PHP and MySQL. Must have experience of working on a Linux server with good experience of database optimisation and caching technologies, such as Memcached, Redis or Varnish. Will also need to be comfortable working with back-end business logic and have experience of best-practice front-end development, using jQuery. Based in Central London uou will be working on the development of a high-end, scalable e-commerce retail platform. What You Need to bring to the table for this position: At Least 5+ years of Commercial Experience and Knowledge of: PHP MySQL, including database optimization LAMP Linux MVC, ORM HTML CSS/XHTML JQuery Caching Technologies, such as Memcached, Redis or Varnish Ability to work independently or as part of a team and operate to tight deadlines Sense of humour please Advantageous But Not a Must: Great knowledge of Apache, specifically Mod Rewrite Good working knowledge of Linux, including command line Server administration experience Ecommerce experience Smarty Competitive Salary Career Growth and Financial Stability Excellent Benefits: Opportunity to work up to 3 days a week from home The salary for this role will be in the range £45K - £60K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.
Tech Architect Lead PHP Back-end Developer Our Client is a boutique software development company specializing in the development of a retail systems platform You must at least 5 to 10 years software development using PHP and MySQL ideally on Linux environment. Whilst you would still be expected to do development work, the Client requires you to get involved in: spec writing, assisting PMs with project planning, code reviews, architecture overview implementation You may already be a Lead Developer/Development Manager etc. with full leadership over a development team. The Client is looking to pay circa up to £65K p.a (with flexibility on salary for the right person) The role will be based in the City London. Please do send your CV to us in Word format.
Seeking an individual with good previous development experience in Oracle Forms and Oracle Reports. Must have previous experience working with Life Insurance Policy Administration Systems (PAS). Required to write technical specifications from business or functional specifications. Must have experience Oracle developer suite of products (particularly forms and reports) to undertake projects and enhancements - Oracle SQLPLUS, PL/SQL, Unix scripting. The candidate will have overall responsibility for supporting critical processing. Strong communication skills - Excellent spoken and written English. Fluency and accuracy in both spoken and written English is important to ensure that the individual does not compromise our delivery process or confuse clients. This position is based in Stratford, E15. 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday. 20 days paid holiday in the first year. Please email with a copy of your CV and a letter setting out your suitability for this role. The application closing date is 10/02/2016. We will not accept any application received after 10/02/2016. Salary: £34,000.00 - £38,000.00 per year
Must have excellent Liferay and Java skills, Spring MVC, Apache CKF, Dozer (a fast and flexible framework for mapping back and forth between Java Beans) & XML: A minimum of 5 years' work experience in Software Development Experience with implementing service-oriented architecture (SOA) Designs and develops Enterprise application integration (EAI) using any ESB products like Fuse, Camel, TIBCO, IBM message broker Designs and develops ESB/SOA/BPM middleware layers using tools like Mule ESB, jBPM Experienced in J2EE, Java Servlets, JMS, Design Patterns, Web services Solid hands-on experience in architecting and developing J2EE based web applications (JSP, Servlet, JDBC, JMS, JAXB) Expert level experience with SOAP and REST web services , open API development, and SOA concepts, using Spring with groovy, XML, JSON, and XSLT Solid understanding of integration & design patterns Gain adoption of platform delivery processes, standards and procedures Provide hands-on technical leadership throughout software development lifecycle (requirements gathering, Proof of Concept (POC) development, RFP creation and evaluation, design, development, implementation and close out) Experience in Database SQL Queries in Oracle Experience in Tomcat or WebLogic or Web sphere Ability to work independently in Agile Methodology (KanBan) Experience with different open source stacks including build & release processes like Maven, Ant, etc. Must have Liferay. Location is Stratford London. Duration is 2 months. Rate is negotiable. Please forward your CV in Word format.
Front End Developer – Stratford East London Working in a small dynamic team, reporting to the Delivery Manager and supporting the Head of UX. This is an exciting opportunity to develop innovative customer focused solutions. As the Client spans both customer-centric and policy/contract-centric technology, and provides services that merge the two, this position requires a person who is comfortable in and can effectively address both. The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a passion for the development of ground breaking, mobile optimised digital solutions to enhance the customer experience. This position offers creative freedom and will suit a candidate with an eye for smart, user-friendly design who is self motivated with excellent organisational skills. The role requires the incumbent to have at least 2 to 5 years of experience as a Developer with some design capabilities. Skills required for this position include: HTML/CSS/JavaScript/jQuery XML/JSON Experience taking mock-ups and prototypes to working web models Experience creating responsive websites, preferably with frameworks like Bootstrap or similar Building with a CMS It would be useful but not mandatory to have experience of the following: SCSS/SASS Communication with Web Services using JSON or XML (preferably using AJAX in jQuery) Some exposure to, or experience with PHP Exposure to the UX development process Design/Prototyping with Axure or myBalsamiq Tableau Salary range is £30K – 40K + Benefits Please send your CV to us in Word format.
Senior BA with CMS Systems Expertise – Canary Wharf Our Client urgently requires a Senior Lead BA with at least 5 years hands-on expertise with working with Content Management Systems – CMS. Must have following key skills: CMS content upload for Public-facing and Intranets front-end HR Global SharePoint Content Management Solution Oracle and SharePoint Content Management Solutions Experience in both leadership and XML content authoring. Candidates who come from a real-time news or publishing environment. This is an urgent 6 month contract based in Canary Wharf London. Pleased your CV to us in Word format.
Project Manager with Salesforce – Central London Our Client is a global brand with the UK head office in Central London. They are now looking to recruit a seasoned Project Manager with at least 5 to 10 years experience as a Project Manager with experience of the full project life-cycle. Must have at least 3 to 5 years experience of working on Siebel or Salesforce projects. Experience as PM, Product Owner or Senior BA with an enterprise CRM package (preferably Siebel or Salesforce) is a MUST Experience as PM, Product Owner or Senior BA with an enterprise data warehouse and business intelligence tool (preferably Oracle products like OBIEE or Hyperion, or SAP Business Objects) is preferred Minimum Bachelor degree in IT or Business Minimum 5 years IT Project Management experience, preferably within Transformation Programme environment, ideally within the following sectors; Marketing, Creative, Information Technology or Fine Art Experience in Change Management delivery Experience in decommissioning legacy applications Strong business acumen Business planning, strategic prioritisation and pipeline management Highly organised and capable to operate in a multi-stakeholder, fast paced environment Exceptional written and oral communication skills - ability to conduct 'one on one' business as well to present in front of large, senior audiences International (ideally Global) business exposure Business English required; additional languages preferred Salary will be in the range £60K to £75K depending on expertise. Will be based in Central London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.
