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Job Description Desktop Support Analyst - Bank in the City London Our Client is an International Bank with its European Head Office based int eh City London. They are looking to recruit a Desktop Support Analyst with at least 5 to 8 years proven expertise within Desktop Support. The Support team operate a rota to cover the core hours from 7.30 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday. You will be working as a part of the Service Support Team and as such providing Desktop Support to around 130 users across several countries in Europe with the bulk in the City London. This position will require you to have experience in hardware builds for both PC's and Servers along with software installations and upgrades. It will also include login permissions along with training users in the use of software. The focus of the role will be to take control of all issues and problems raised by users and ensure that they are clearly documented and followed up with the appropriate action to resolve them within the Support Team. The Client uses Cisco and Microsoft platforms so you need to have experience of both Cisco and Microsoft software. In terms of the types of software the Client uses - the following is a list of the various software and tools that they would like you to have experience of: -In-depth knowledge of CISCO including firewalls, switches and routing protocols -In-depth knowledge of supporting a data-centre and branch inter-connectivity -Strong technical skills are essential -Experience of CISCO multi-layer switches and routers, including 6500s -CISCO certification, ideally CCNP -CISCO CSM -VLAN segregation -McAfee HIPS, Trend Micro -Centralised authentication service (AAA) -SafeNet Ethernet Encryptor -RADIUS / RSA -Security certification (advantageous) You will also need to an understanding of the following technologies: VLAN segregation. DMZ. VSS. Failover. OSPF. High availability. CISCO. Palo Alto. Juniper. McAfee IPS. SafeNet. Tripwire. This is a permanent role and salary for this position is between £45K - £50K. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Business Development Manager DACH - MIL/Aerospace As the Business Development Manager you will drive and execute the development of Business in the DACH Territory by securing future growth and revenue. The ideal Business Development Manager is a self-starter, willing to challenge potential road-blocks with a solid understanding of the electronic components industry. This role will be based in Germany. Responsibilities: • Identify and close new business • Conduct complex contractual negotiations contracts • Planning and delivery of marketing initiatives. • Assures client retention with increased revenue • Secure New customers • Follow new market trends to find opportunities • Develop and nurture existing and new client relationships • Design-win driven selling Qualifications: • Bachelor’s Engineering degree • +3-5 years field sales experience in sales, marketing with previous Aerospace/Mil Industry experience • Strong communication skills and IT fluency. • Fluent German & English For more information please get in touch with Marta Robjohns

IT Director Our Client is an established bank with offices in the City London. Position Summary: We are seeking a seasoned IT Director with extensive experience in software and application development within the investment and private banking sectors. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing IT transformation projects, delivering solutions across multiple customer channels, and leading both software development and infrastructure technology teams. This role will report to the Board at the bank and involve collaborating with various stakeholders across the business, including HR, Finance, Treasury, Risk and Compliance, Data Governance, and Business Transformation. The Director of IT will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the IT department, managing IT projects, implementing and maintaining network security measures, and developing IT strategies. Key Responsibilities: • Oversee and manage the IT department, encompassing both software application development and infrastructure technology teams. • Lead and execute software and application development projects from inception to deployment, ensuring high-quality and timely delivery. • Drive IT transformation initiatives within the banking environment to enhance operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. • Deliver IT solutions across multiple customer channels, including online banking, mobile apps, and in-branch systems. • Develop and implement IT policies, procedures, and best practices. • Collaborate with senior management and stakeholders, including HR, Finance, Treasury, Risk and Compliance, Data Governance, and Business Transformation, to identify IT needs and develop strategies to address them. • Ensure compliance with industry regulations and standards. • Manage IT budgets, resources, and vendor relationships. • Report to the Board, on IT strategy, progress, and performance. • Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the IT department. • IT Management and Information Technology skills • Experience in IT Operations and IT Strategy • Knowledge of Network Security • Strong leadership and project management abilities • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills Qualifications: • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. • Minimum of 10 years of experience in IT management, with a strong background in software and application development. • Extensive experience in leading IT transformation projects within investment and private banking environments. • Proven success in delivering IT solutions across multiple customer channels. • Strong understanding of banking operations, regulations, and compliance requirements. • Demonstrated ability to manage both software development and infrastructure technology teams. • Excellent leadership, communication, and project management skills. • Ability to work effectively with various stakeholders, including HR, Finance, Treasury, Risk and Compliance, Data Governance, and Business Transformation. • Strategic thinker with the ability to execute methodically. • Experience with emerging technologies and digital banking trends. Preferred Skills: • Experience with Agile and DevOps methodologies. • Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices in the banking sector. • Familiarity with cloud computing and data analytics. This position is based in the office in London. The salary will be in the range £140K - £175K + Benefits. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and notice period, do include why you think you would be the right for this position.

Job Description Head of Human Resources - City London Our Client is heavily involved in the electricity industry in the UK. The Client is currently looking to recruit a seasoned Human Resources professional with between 10 to 20 years proven track of working at the highest level in HR. The role is to recruit the Head of Human Resources for the company. Must have experience of managing a large in-house HR team. This will involve the usual HR functions from recruiting, disciplinary to Tupe exercises. The company employees over 3000 people across the UK. You will ideally come from the utilities arena although the Client will consider any background. Summary of what we are looking for: - someone with 10 to 15 years in HR - with the ability to manage a large HR function - company has over 3000 employees in the UK - in the utilities arena - electricity - City based - must formal HR qualifications CIPD or MCIPD Salary is £120K - £140K. Located in the City London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

We are currently looking for a Deputy Technical Lead (VMware Private Cloud) for our client in the defence sector based in The Hague, Netherlands.Please note that as a minimum you will require to have a valid SC clearance or Nato Secret clearance.Job Summary:The Deputy Technical Lead oversees technical progress, ensuring alignment with client's standards. They coordinate daily with various technical teams, provide expert guidance on SDN implementations and troubleshoot technical issues. This role involves leading the design and architecture of the infrastructure, managing security compliance, and optimizing performance. The individual communicates regularly with stakeholders, prepares technical reports, and ensures seamless integration of between Product Teams to build a Private Cloud capability. They possess extensive experience in data centers, networking, virtualization, and security, along with strong leadership and communication skills, and must hold or obtain the required security clearance.Required skills and experience:Extensive experience in IT infrastructure, networking, and virtualization.Significant experience in managing and leading technical teams in large-scale IT projects.Proven experience with SDN technologies (e.g., Cisco ACI, Palo Alto NGFW, F5 ADCs).Experience with VMWare Private Cloud setup and management.Expertise in VMware technologies, particularly VMware Horizon, vSphere, NSX, and vRealize/Aria Suite.Deep understanding of network architectures, protocols, and standards.Proficiency in network design, implementation, and troubleshooting.Experience with cloud computing platforms and services.Familiarity with network security principles, practices, and tools.Experience implementing security measures and ensuring compliance with security policies.Experience with automation tools like Ansible, Terraform, and vRealize Automation.Knowledge of scripting and programming languages (e.g., Python, PowerShell).Proven leadership and team management skills.Ability to mentor and develop junior team members.Excellent verbal and written communication skills.Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.Capability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues efficiently.Familiarity with project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum).Experience in planning, organizing, and managing project tasks and resources.Willingness to travel as needed.Ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced environment..Ability to work effectively within an international and multicultural environment.BS degree or MastersBachelor's Degree in a relevant field such as Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.Due to the nature and urgency of this post, candidates holding or who have held high level security clearance in the past are most welcome to apply. Please note successful applicants will be required to be security cleared prior to appointment which can take up to a minimum 10 weeks. LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.

Job Description Head of Human Resources - City London Our Client is heavily involved in the electricity industry in the UK. The Client is currently looking to recruit a seasoned Human Resources professional with between 10 to 20 years proven track of working at the highest level in HR. The role is to recruit the Head of Human Resources for the company. Must have experience of managing a large in-house HR team. This will involve the usual HR functions from recruiting, disciplinary to Tupe exercises. The company employees over 3000 people across the UK. You will ideally come from the utilities arena although the Client will consider any background. Summary of what we are looking for: - someone with 10 to 15 years in HR - with the ability to manage a large HR function - company has over 3000 employees in the UK - in the utilities arena - electricity - City based - must formal HR qualifications CIPD or MCIPD Salary is £120K - £140K. Located in the City London. Please send your CV to us in Word format.

Job Description Technical Support Engineer - Holborn London As a Technical Support Engineer you will have at least 2 to 5 years hands-on experience in Technical Support. You will provide effective, high-quality technical support to the Company's rapidly growing global customer base. The Technical Support Engineer is a natural problem solver who is able work patiently and efficiently with hundreds of customers, exponential traffic growth and millions of impressions per month. The role will involve supporting both technical and non-technical end users, while also contributing to programming and documentation projects, as required. This is a great position for someone early in their Development career: you have some experience in customer service and enjoy resolving people's problems. Main responsibilities and qualifications: Extremely strong communication and follow-up skills. You can speak both engineer and human. Speaks and writes English fluently. Self-driven and thrives in a fast-paced environment. Shows initiative; works hard and leads by example as part of a greater team. Brings new ideas to the table about the support process and architecture; is able to implement them if needed! Great organization skills and ability to plan ahead. Must be a creative problem solver; able to think outside the box when challenging support issues appear. Customer focused mentality required; you love helping other people and see how they make great use of our products. Awareness of API, iOS SDK, JS SDK Experience querying/searching databases, preferably MySQL/SQL. Moderate experience/understanding of web technologies, including CSS, HTML, and XML, and JavaScript language and concepts.. Familiarity with Git, such as GitHub, Bitbucket, or other version control platform. Troubleshooting (especially when time is of the essence). Strong ability to retrieve historical data from multiple sources. 2 - 5 years experience in customer service/support role Salary for this role will be £35K - £38K. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with salary.

Job Description Network Support Analyst with Cisco CCNA - City London Our Client is looking to recruit a Network Support Analyst with Cisco CCNA - you must have at least 5 years proven track record. This is a support role (BAU) with involvement in design of scalable solutions deliverable through projects. Encompassing numerous technologies that benefit high-availability solutions. Fast thinker who can diagnose, assist others and remediate BAU support issues. Maintain documentation and networking diagrams for both support and stringent internal audits. This role requires a responsible individual who can support to root cause analysis. Key duties - Work within Infrastructure team in supporting and delivering all aspect of services - BAU encompassing networks, telephony, PABX, voice recording, desk moves and changes - Support annual Disaster Recovery invoking/testing - Contribute to design, build and implementation of firewall solutions from perimeter to DMZ roles - Support IPS deployment for European sites - Develop, maintain and deliver global standards to all networking devices - Interpret network security reports - Assist with seamless migration of network estate to newly adopted security framework - Facilitate internal/external Audits and Penetration Testing. Remediation - Treasury solutions such as IPC turrets General Skills -Experience working within mission-critical environments -Experience in operational deployments -Maintains required industry recognised skills through training and self-study methods Technical Skills -In-depth knowledge of CISCO including firewalls, switches and routing protocols -In-depth knowledge of supporting a datacentre with branch interconnectivity (LES circuits) -CISCO certification, required CCNA -VPN technologies (IPSEC) -Security certification (advantageous) Technologies Layer 2 Switching, Layer 3 Routing, VPN IPSEC & SSL, TACACS, RADIUS, NAT/PAT, VSS. High availability, including failover technologies and first hop redundancy protocols. The Client is based in the City in London close to Liverpool Street. Salary for this position will be in the range £45K - £55K plus banking benefits. Please send your salary to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description 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.

Job Description Senior PHP Developer - City London 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.

Job Description Full Stack Software Developer - City London We are recruiting a Full Stack Web Software Developer with at least 3 to 5 years experience of Full Stack development. You will be developing and building a visually rich analytics platform. This platform is designed to help guide large organisations through the entire process of business transformation with data driven methodology. The analytics platform being developed is highly unique and uses a mixture of artificial intelligence, analytics and highly graphically rich technologies such as D3.js. For this reason we are looking for a highly passionate, motivated and experienced full stack developer that has experience of working in a start up environment with experience of taking a SAAS product through a full build and ship cycle. Information Technology Skills Required: Angular 2, Javascript, AWS, GIT, Front end development, PHP, JSON Location is City London Must have a first degree. Salary will be dependent upon experience - in the range £35K - £50K. Please send your CV to us in Word format for this exciting new opportunity.

Job Description Head of Architecture and Integration - London Our Client is an international investment bank based in the City London. They are now looking to recruit a Head of Architecture and Integration. You will have at least 10 plus years at a senior level in technology. Provide end-end analysis, architectural specification, guidance and review Identify options for delivering best-value solutions to meet the architectural strategy, balancing available time and resources against strategic direction and architecture Distil complex problems for analysis, assessment, presentation and resolution Support senior decision makers, and support the decision making process with consultation and in-depth expertise Document and oversee project-specific principles and guidelines for solution design, build and implementation Produce architecture and design documents such as process, data and interaction models, to clearly articulate the proposed architectural solution Support the solution design for the project, by providing guidance to build and implementation teams Help maintain and extend the relevant enterprise architectural models. Must have a degree in Computer Science or Engineering qualification (or higher or equivalent) Experience of working in an investment bank in a variety of technical roles. The Client is based in the City of London. The salary for this role will be very competitive. Please send your CV in Word format along with salary and availability.

Job Description C# .NET Software Developer with FX and Fixed Income Our Client is a niche boutique broker specialising in FX. They are looking to recruit a C# .NET Software Developer with at least 3 to 5 years proven track record of developing with C# .NET. The Client would like meet candidates ideally with some understanding Trading Floor projects to include Fixed Income, Risk Management, Swap Options and FX. You need to be resilient as you will be working closely with traders and developing financial trading systems so an understanding of FX instruments would be very useful. The Company is a fast growing dynamic brokerage firm, specialising in currency options and interest rate swaps. They are seeking a talented technologist to join the London team. You will be working in a fast paced, delivery focused environment where you will get the opportunity to make a genuine impact on the business rather than just 'making up the numbers'. Initially reporting to the CTO, the successful candidate will become a key member of the global team. There will be a large amount of autonomy in the role, giving the candidate the opportunity to showcase their development talents, Responsibilities :- Re-architecting and building the in-house middle office platform and integrating with a new trading platform. • Developing pricing toolsets • Integrating to external reporting/tradeflow and pricing APIs. • Maintaining the company's daily operation on the existing platforms. Essential skills :- • Minimum 3 to 5 years experience of Microsoft web technologies ( C#, ASP.NET Core MVC ) • Relational database experience (SQL Server) • Proactively able to build relationships with stakeholders:- sales, brokers, middle office, external vendors. • Ability to produce clean, well-written, fully tested production ready software. Desirable skills :- Knowledge of the FIX protocol • Knowledge of FX trade processing • Basic knowledge of Foreign exchange products (vanilla/exotic options, fx cash) ( training will be given) Qualifications: Computer Science related degree preferred At least 3 years experience in a comparable development role. The Client is based in the City of London. The salary for this role will be £50K - £75K. Please do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description RPG Analyst Programmer with Misys Equation Our Client is looking to recruit an RPG4/400 Analyst Programmer with at least 5 to 8 years experience of developing with RPG coupled with at least 5 years experience of Misys Equation. Must have the following skills: Analysis of issues pertaining to problems or errors raised by in-house systems, i.e. Misys Equation end of day cycle, Equation interfaces. Understanding business requirements in order to develop and deliver appropriate solutions based on system definition documents. Proficiency in 4GL and 3GL programming languages and able to apply to the fully development life-cycle. Misys Equation: High level of proficiency in RPG Programming and Equation APIs. In-depth knowledge of the Equation environment. Building of in-house reports in RPG. Maintenance of all in-house programmes in the Equation end of day cycle. To be the first point of contact for issues with the Equation end of day cycle including out of office hours support. To provide second and third level support for in-house programmes during the end of day cycle. To be able to analyse and rectify any problems raised in an independent and team scenario. To take ownership of a problem and deliver a solution in a timely manner. Other: To support the Swift environment during periods of staff absence. To support the AML system through completing daily processes, e.g. fault finding, daily backups, etc. ESSBASE, maintenance and development. Occasional requirement for expansion of the dimensions within the database cube, including change, testing and sign-off. Business Continuity: • Fulfil all prescribed business continuity requirements as set out in the organisational or departmental specific plans or as instructed by the line manager/Head of Department. Qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required: Qualifications/Experience Must have Degree level qualified or equivalent. Experience of SQL Programming coupled with RPG and CL programming. Any experience of developing with C# would be very useful. Software analysis and design. SQL query language. Equation APIs and system modules. Salary will be in the range £45K - £55K The Client is based in the city London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

Job Description 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.

Job Description Senior Network Engineer with Security and Cisco - City London Our Client urgently requires a Senior Network Engineer with heavy background in Network Security on Cisco and Microsoft. The security and support of the company's network is paramount. Predominately a support role (BAU) with design of scalable solutions deliverable through projects. Encompassing numerous technologies that benefit high-availability solutions. This role requires a responsible individual who can design and deliver secure networking solutions. Fast thinker who can diagnose, assist others and remediate BAU support issues. Main Aspects of the role: -Work within Infrastructure team in supporting and delivering all aspect of BAU and support services -Design, build and implement firewall solutions from perimeter to DMZ roles -Support IPS deployment for European branches -Develop, maintain and deliver global standards to all networking devices -Remediate Penetration Test results -Ensure seamless migration of network estate to newly adopted security framework General Skills -Experience working within mission-critical environments -Experience in operational deployments -Datacentre cabling and racking of equipment Technical Skills you need to bring to the table: -In-depth knowledge of CISCO including firewalls, switches and routing protocols -In-depth knowledge of supporting a data-centre and branch inter-connectivity -Strong technical skills are essential -Experience of CISCO multi-layer switches and routers, including 6500s -CISCO certification, ideally CCNP -CISCO CSM -VLAN segregation -McAfee HIPS, Trend Micro -Centralised authentication service (AAA) -SafeNet Ethernet Encryptor -RADIUS / RSA -Security certification (advantageous) You will also need to an understanding of the following technologies: VLAN segregation. DMZ. VSS. Failover. OSPF. High availability. CISCO. Palo Alto. Juniper. McAfee IPS. SafeNet. Tripwire. You will ideally be coming with experience from a City based investment bank. Salary for this role is between £60K and £70K plus banking benefits. Please send your CV to us in Word format.