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Project Manager with Experience of Data Our Client is looking to recruit an exceptionally talented Project Manager with at least 5 to 10 years experience as Project Manager with full project life-cycle experience. Formal project management and enterprise data qualifications such as Togaf 9 or Prince 2 would be very useful for this role. You must have at least 3 years experience of systems, data migration (ETL), Master Data Management, and Enterprise Data architecture design and deployment. With strong interpersonal skills to engage with key business stakeholders and secure Master Data Ownership Must have full project life-cycle experience. Milton Keynes based and must be within easy commute. Some UK travel required and international travel possible in future The duration of the contract will be 6 months initially. The rate will be dependent on experience - £350 - £400 per day. Please send your CV to us in Word format to apply for this position.

UX Designer We require a UX Designer to join the design team and work along other designers, researchers, product owners and technologists in defining and developing digital products and platforms. You will be initiating and managing projects and lead the team forward in daily design tasks which include conducting workshops, user testing and prototyping. Key responsibilities • Synthesize qualitative and quantitative data to derive personas, use cases, concepts, user journeys and information architecture. • Create prototypes based on high-level business, functional, and technical requirements. • Collaborate with Engineering and Product Management to ensure the best creative solutions are realized, implemented and delivered. • Work along business analysts to complement user stories with design output • Work closely with Project manager and the team to ensure the sprint expectations are being respected and backlog defined. • Keep abreast of latest practices, techniques and emerging technologies within the industry and employ these to develop ideas and inspire creative concepts. • Act as a design and UX advocate internally and externally. • Work directly with the client on project scope and expectations. Experience • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. • UX designer with over 3 years work experience working for respected clients as a user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar role. • Understanding of the UX processes. • Experience in interface design for desktop, tablet, and mobile. • Experience of working in an Agile environment is desired. • Experience of working to strict deadlines. • Proven design track record. • Experience in designing user flows, wireframes and implementation instructions. • Ability to define key metrics and evaluate project success. • Portfolio of UX and design work. Skills • World class UX / interface design • Strong proof of concept, rapid prototyping, storyboarding and technical skills. • Excellent communication skills, written and oral. • Excellent presentation skills. • Ability to quickly turn around detailed wireframes and mock-ups in an iterative environment. • Proficiency in Sketch, Axure, Adobe CS, etc. • An understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other key web technologies. This is a 3 month assignment based in Holborn Central London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Junior Business Analyst City London We are looking to recruit a Business Analyst with the following expertise: Total experience required 2-3 years, and will work as part of a team. Should have agile methodology experience, should have experience to be in weekly or daily scrum meetings. Works with the product teams to capture requirements (both functional and non-functional) using various techniques such as workshop facilitation, data analysis, site visits, and task and workflow analysis. Combines all business requirements into a clear, managed, prioritized backlog (Agile) or business requirements document (Waterfall). Should have experience with eCommerce Domain Conducts analysis that identifies current business processes or system inadequacies and presents ideas for process and systems improvement that assist product teams in meeting customer needs. Creates use cases, user stories, functional specifications, diagrams and technical documentation as needed to articulate requirements. You will ideally have a Prince 2 qualification along with Agile. The role will be based in the City London. The duration of the assignment is 6 months. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Senior Lead C# Software Developer We urgently require a Senior C# Lead Developer with at least 5 to 10 years solid expertise in developing financial systems ideally banking systems. Your experience should include extensive knowledge of developing complex financial systems in C# as Teal Leader. Any experience of SQL Server or backend database would be useful but not essential. The position will be based close to London Bridge. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and notice period.

Senior IT Infrastructure Support Analyst – Milton Keynes Our Client is looking to recruit a Senior IT Infrastructure Support specialist with at least 5 to 7 years experience having come up the ranks from 1 level support through to 3 level support including project work. Must be an all-rounder in terms of technology and completely hands-on with the ability get things done. You will have very strong infrastructure generalist skills from the legacy Microsoft technology through to up-to-date MS Windows Server technology. Must have good applications experience on windows platforms. Definitely a strong background MS Windows AD – Active Directory. Must be confident with MS Windows Server – 2003 upwards todate. Experienced and very strong trouble-shooter. The Client would like to recruit a candidate who comes up with the solutions and NOT just operating under direction of others. – so clear decisive and enthusiastic. Microsoft InTune would be of interest and a benefit but NOT a must. Experience with Application deployment via GPO’s a benefit Experience with image deployment methods. Milton Keynes base and must be within easy commute. Some UK travel required and international travel possible in future. The rate is negotiable. The contract duration will be 6 months. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Infrastructure Network Support Analyst We are looking for an experienced Network and Infrastructure Support Analyst with at least 5 to 7 years solid hands-on expertise. Must be able to technically as well as manage all the day to day tasks as part of the hands-on aspects of this role. The following are some of the skills required: Strong infrastructure generalist good applications experience on windows platforms Strong AD Windows Server – 2003 upwards Experienced and very strong trouble-shooter InTune a benefit. experience with Application deployment via GPO’s a benefit experience with image deployment methods Milton Keynes base and must be within easy commute. Some UK travel required and international travel possible in future The Client is looking for someone who comes up with the solutions and is pro-active not just the waiting around for orders and direction. The position is based in Milton Keynes – with travel. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Our Client is looking to recruit a Senior Java or C# .net software developer for their Chicago, IL office. Senior Software Engineer (Sr .Net Developer with AWS) Duties · 5+ years of experience with coding in Java and/or .Net programming languages · Directs, prepares, designs, codes, tests, debugs, and maintains complex computer programs · Be able to write great code and know what that means · Experience with working in continuous integration and continuous delivery environments · Experience of Agile development methodologies e.g Scrum & Kanban · Strong communication & collaboration skills · Willingness to learn new things · Strong focus on quality · Be able to work on your own initiative · Believe in getting things done and show the tenacity to see projects to completion Skills · Strong Experience of software development in C#. · Experience with frontend languages like JavaScript, AngularJS or React is preferred · Experience in tools like Redis and Elasticsearch is a plus · Experience with cloud technologies like AWS and/or Azure is a plus · Ability to work in service oriented applications by following design principles. · Experience of Object Oriented Design and the use of modern database technologies Postgres and SQL Server. · A working knowledge of current operating systems (UNIX, LINUX, MS Windows etc.). · A deep understanding of software version control techniques, such as git and TFS. · An appreciation of Scrum based agile development methods and processes. Education · Bachelors or Masters in Computer related fields. The position is based in Chicago USA. You must have the relevant visa’s and the right to live and work in the US. Send your CV to us in Word format along with your hourly rate is USD along with your availability.

Business Analyst with Actimize WLF – Canary Wharf London Our Client is seeking to recruit a Business Analyst with at least 5 years experience as a BA coupled with at least 2 years experience of Nice Actimize. - Analyzing current installation of Actimize WLF solution at a client side - Recommend improvements on data ingestion and batch process performance - Recommend optimal Threshold setting and Scoring configuration which adhere to the client requirements - Improve detection and alert generation Must Have: - Minimum 2 years experience supporting Nice Actimize WLF solution either as a BA or Implementor. - In particular an ideal candidate must have a hands-on experience in doing WLF Tuning activity. - Deep understanding in Actimize platform and tools, WLF Threshold and Scoring and working knowledge of RCM. - Proven track records in analyzing client's requirements and come up with - Comfortable in dealing with Stake Holders especially face-to-face with clients. - Must be willing to travel to client site. Nice to have - Experience in DowJones Sanctioned List and Profile data ingestion to WLF The position will be based in Canary Wharf London. Rate will be in the range £275 to £375 per day depending on experience. This is a 6 month contract assignment. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in GBP and your availability.

Programme Manager – Milton Keynes Our Client is looking to recruit a Programme Manager with at least 10 years experience in IT having come up the ranks. Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level. A minimum of 7 to 10 years broad based project management experience – from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. The base for this assignment will be Milton Keynes with travel to sites in the UK and Asia. Contract assignment duration will be 6 months initially. The rate will be circa £600 to £750 per day dependent on experience– although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in Euros and your availability.

Senior Technical Infrastructure Project Manager Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical Infrastructure Project Manager with at least 10 to 15 years solid expertise to manage and oversee the technical processes. Must be someone has been through the cycle from 1st to 3rd line support and subsequently moved in to project management. You will be involved with project planning and delivering upgrades to hardware and software and decisions with senior management. You must therefore be able work at all levels and understand the full project life-cycle. Must be familiar with Active Directory and server 2013. An excellent manager and be able to lead and direct a team of techies. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels. The Client has sites scattered across the UK and Asia and therefore there will be travel required to meet various teams and heads of departments. The duration of this contract assignment is 6 months. The rate will be negotiable but probably in the range £550 to £700 per day for the right candidate. The role will be based in Milton Keynes. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

UX Design Consultant Our Client is looking to recruit a UX designer Consultant with 3 to 4 years UX Design experience. This is a consultancy role, advising a global player in Education on direction and execution of a number of products/projects, as part of the evolving digital strategy. It is essential that you are self-managed and organized, and able to effectively prioritize and advise multiple stakeholders. SKILLS ● Excellent communication skills, written and oral. Excellent presentation skills. ● Workshop facilitation. ● UX and ethnographic research. ● Ability to fluidly and confidently work in ambiguous situations. ● Provide leadership in challenging situations through clarity, tact and diplomacy. ● Ability to identify and communicate the commercial impact of design decisions. ● Full command of the UX process is a must. An understanding of the Service Design purpose and process is a bonus. ● Visual thinking, proof of concept, rapid prototyping, storyboarding and technical skills. ● Attention to detail. ● Ability to quickly turn around wireframes in an iterative environment. ● Proficiency in Sketch, Axure, etc. ● An understanding of technology. EXPERIENCE ● Senior designer with over 4 years of work experience with blue chip clients as a UX designer, Product designer, UX architect, or a Service designer. ● Design processes, agile development and lean UX. ● Working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team. ● Creating omnichannel experiences – cross-platform and cross-device solutions. ● Ability to define key metrics and evaluate project success. ● Working to strict deadlines. ● Proven design track record and design agency experience. ● Design degree or equivalent. The duration of this assignment will be up to 2 months. The location is Holborn London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Infrastructure Project Manager Our Client is looking to recruit an Technical Infrastructure Project Manager with at least 7 to 10 years solid expertise to manage and oversee the technical processes, enhancements, upgrades and installation of new software and processes. Must be someone who has been through the cycle from 1st to 3rd line support and subsequently moved in to project management. You will be involved with project planning and delivering upgrades to hardware and software. Must be familiar with Active Directory and server 2013. An excellent manager and be able to lead and direct a team of techies. Ability to communicate effectively at all levels. The Client has sites scattered across the UK and therefore there will be travel required to meet various teams and heads of departments. Must be able to travel across UK, Europe and Asia occasionally. The role will be based in Milton Keynes. The rate for the role will be in the range £450 - £500 per day. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Technical Programme Manager – Milton Keynes Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical Programme Manager with at least 10 years experience in IT having come up the ranks. Must have expertise to manage and oversee the technical processes, enhancements, upgrades and installation of new software and processes. You need to demonstrate strong technical project/programme manager with previous hands-on of networks or platforms Formal Prince 2 / Agile / PMP or similar qualifications to Practitioner level. A minimum of 7 to 10 years broad based project management experience – from implementing applications to infrastructure. Must have experience of the full project lifecycle from business engagement, ideation and planning, through delivery (design, build, test) to implementation Keen, enthusiastic and outgoing personality with the ability to engage with the user community and management. There will be some UK travel required and international travel is possible in future. The base for this assignment will be Milton Keynes with travel to sites in the UK and Asia. Contract assignment duration will be 6 months initially. The rate will be circa £600 to £750 per day dependent on experience– although the Client may go higher exceptional candidates. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate in Euros and your availability.

Front Arena Developer Our Client is looking to recruit several Sungard’s Front Arena Developers/Consultants You will have at least 3 to 5 years solid back ground of working with Sungard’s or FIS Global’s Front Arena product. The role is to develop and support Front Arena applications through extending and integrating the core Front Architecture. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop highly visible applications within Front Arena. Design and develop integrations with other trading and back office applications. Support Trading Manager and the applications that utilize its output e.g. overnight risk/scenarios and Mark-to-Market. Provide occasional support for other Front Arena developed applications. Actively contribute in gaining application and business knowledge for the development team. The following skills and experience are considered essential for this role: Deep understanding of Front Arena and its programming languages: ADFL, ACM. AEL, ASQL and Python. Knowledge of Front Arena Architecture and components: ADS, ATS and Service Bus. Must be able to liaise and clearly communicate with colleagues. Experience of interacting with end users in the financial industry. Ability to work independently and solve business problems through own initiative. Ability to work in a fast changing environment Desirable skills/experience: Experience of the Front Arena 4 track. Experience of custom model integration. Experience of other Trading Systems. MS SQL Knowledge of Financial Derivatives This is a 6 month contract based in London. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your daily rate and availability.

Business Analyst – Milton Keynes Our Client is keen to recruit a seasoned Business Analyst with 5 to 8 years proven track record of working on projects with an understanding of the full project life-cycle. Must be able to demonstrate excellent business analysis skills coupled with excellent techniques and ideally with some methodology. Should be confident with the ability to work well the stake holders and to guide and lead them to successful end results. The following are some of the key points about this role: Must be able to analyse the structure of the business (integration between Marketing, Finance & Education) Identify how the business use technology and what their goals are in line with identified requirements. As-Is/To-Be process mapping Identify problems within the business relating, through data modelling techniques and process flows. Have the ability to streamline processes. You will have strong documentation management experience and skills. Communicate with senior people within the organisation. Align internal and external stakeholders of the benefits of new technology or strategies/requirements/processes. Part of this assignment will be to run workshops and training sessions in order to ensure that everyone is on board and understands the processes involved. You will have knowledge of some if not all of the following: Finance systems and integration – tailored around the education sector Marketing & admissions background YoY management of enrolled children/existing pupils Technology within education and use of VLE’s Change management expertise The Client and the role is based in Milton Keynes and there will be some travel occasionally. The rate will be dependent on skills you bring to the assignment. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your availability.

Technical Project Manager - London Our Client is looking to recruit a Technical Project Manager with at least 5 to 10 years expertise of leading teams of BA’s and programmers and supporting Clients. Must have excellent customer skills. Must be fluent in Mandarin and English. The position can be based in London, Asia or USA. You must have a sound background of expertise of working within the investment banking projects as a Project Manager. There will be occasional travel to Guangzhou China – so you must be able to travel to China with no passport restrictions. Maybe only one or two customer trips plus virtual. Technology we are supporting is leading edge so PM has to act as shoulder to cry on and compliance personality. This is an 8 month contract. Rate will be dependent on experience – but in the range £400 - £450 per day. The role will be working from home – and home can be Europe, America or Asia. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your availability and daily rate in GBP.