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Test Engineer Pay up to £52,347 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. Are you an experienced Test Engineer? Do you want to find new ways to solve problems and achieve big things? Would you love the opportunity to transform products and services that impact some of the most vulnerable citizens? DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for outstanding Test Engineers to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital, to assist in the design of Infrastructure services in collaboration with Architecture and Engineering principles. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Lead Criterion : Demonstrable skills in Java or JavaScript and software engineering practices and aptitude to learn more. Experience building and maintaining comprehensive, robust, and reliable automated tests and frameworks against UI's or API's and understand the other. Experience of the testing lifecycle from understanding business needs from delivery to production. Including test generation, reporting and defect management. Adaptable team player who understands agile ways of working and shift left principles e.g. CI/CD. Knowledge of non-functional testing e.g. Performance, Security and Accessibility - including test types, test tools, and standards. You and your role This role represents a unique opportunity to join the Universal Credit and Working Age team at DWP Digital, to be part of a team delivering real value to people that need help during the difficult times of their lives. As a Test Engineer you will be part of a multi-functional agile delivery team and be an integral part of shaping and delivering automated test solutions that enable Universal Credit Working Age Benefits to deliver quality services consistently that meet the needs of our agents and claimants. The successful candidates will be expected to collaborate with others, actively seek input from colleagues and value a multidisciplinary team over hierarchy. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, London, Leeds, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £ 52,347 Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97% , worth over £12,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexitime. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just three stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Test: a short online coding test. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Senior Technical Lead Pay up to £89,995 plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We're looking for an outstanding Senior Technical Lead, who wants to contribute to demanding and exciting digital services for the UK Government. Within DWP's Working Age Services Digital we are responsible for a number of existing services which support the core of society including the department's highest profile benefit service, Universal Credit. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? Lead criterion : Significant experience of leading engineering teams providing technical leadership and guidance, and coaching and mentoring to support team member development opportunities including in a complex, multidisciplinary environment, delivering products within specific time-scales and engaging with multiple stakeholders, for example to optimize data storage, retrieval, and query efficiency. Significant experience of the full life cycle of a cloud-based platforms and applications from designing, through deployment to supporting and patching (in particular AWS). Significant experience of version control systems as well as building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines e.g. git with GitLab CI or Jenkins. Significant experience of Infrastructure-as-code and configuration of code for one or more cloud providers. Significant experience of ensuring adherence to industry standards for data security, disaster recovery, and compliance. Significant experience of leading data lifecycle management (both at rest and as events), including automated backup processes, archival, and retention, using modern database technologies and cloud-based data storage solutions. Significant experience of measuring system performance through automation load testing and recommending enhancements. You and your role As a seasoned Senior Technical Lead, you will spearhead the data persistence strategy for Universal Credit, New Style JSA/ESA (Job Seeker's Allowance/Employment Support Allowance) plus various other smaller systems. The role will focus on architecting and implementing scalable data lifecycle management processes, including backups and retention policies, while ensuring system resilience and security. Alongside the overall messaging stack to support event management outcomes. Additionally, you will lead performance testing initiatives to ensure workload stability, guaranteeing seamless service operations. Your expertise in data management, backup/recovery strategies, and performance engineering will drive key decisions in shaping our data capability that underpins these critical systems. Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in one of our brilliant digital hubs in Birmingham, Leeds, London, Manchester or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for you. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £89,995. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth over £21,000 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable, so our application and selection process are just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Interaction Designer Pay up to £49,906, plus 28.97% employer pension contributions, hybrid working, flexible hours, and great work life balance. DWP. Digital with Purpose. We are looking for an Interaction Designer to join our community of tech experts in DWP Digital. We're using fresh ideas and leading-edge tech to build and maintain digital solutions that will be used by nearly every person in the UK, every day and at key moments in their lives. DWP is the UK's largest government department. We help people into work, and make payments worth over £195bn a year to support and empower millions of people. The scale of what we do is extraordinary, and our purpose is unique. We'd love you to join us. What skills, knowledge and experience will you need? User focus - Use data from research and analytics to understand user's needs and test designs to meet them. Evidence and context-based design - Work with others to design solutions that are based on evidence and help identify gaps in knowledge. Prototyping - Use a variety of prototyping tools and techniques. Communication - Present your work and share design decisions, explaining ideas in a way that people understand and actively listen to other people's input. Accessibility - Design with accessibility in mind, showing familiarity with the WCAG 2.1 guidelines and designing to meet AA standards. Collaboration - Work in the open, engaging others in the design process. You and your role As an Interaction Designer you'll be driving innovation, creating new UX/UI designs that are simpler, faster and easier to user, making DWP systems and services accessible to all. You will make design choices based user data and user research, and create prototypes to test that your designs meet the needs of the end user. We work in collaborative agile teams. You'll work alongside researchers, developers, product managers, architects and more to deliver services that really work for our users. You'll also be part of a wider DWP design community where you share solutions and best practice, and access learning and development that helps you be at your best now and in your future career/ Details. Wages. Perks. Location: You'll join us in our brilliant digital hub in Westminster, London. Hybrid Working: We work a hybrid model - you'll spend some time working at home and some time collaborating face to face in a hub. Pay: We offer competitive pay of up to £49,906. Pension: You'll get a brilliant civil service pension with employer contributions worth 28.97%, worth up to £14,422 per year. Holidays: A generous leave package starting at 26 days rising to 31 days over time. You can also take up to 3 extra days off a month on flexi-time. You'll also get all the usual public holidays. We have a broad benefits package built around your work-life balance which includes: An award-winning environment and culture: Employer of the Year 2023 (Women In IT Awards), Founders Award for Outstanding Digital Leadership 2023 (Digital 100) Flexible working including flexible hours and flex-friendly policies Time off volunteering and charitable giving Bring your authentic self to work with 'I Can Be Me in DWP' Discounts and savings on shopping, fun days out and more Interest-free loans to buy a bike or a season ticket, so it's even easier for you to get to work and start making a difference Sports and social activities Professional development, coaching, mentoring and career progression opportunities. Process: We know your time is valuable so our application and selection process is just two stages: Apply: complete your application on Civil Service Jobs. There'll be full instructions when you click through. Interview: a single stage interview online. CLICK APPLY for more information and to start your application.

Business Analyst / Consultant - Culture & Engagement - Hybrid / London - £70K + Benefits Overview: An exciting opportunity has arisen within one of the world's largest financial institutions, which is embarking on a transformative and innovative business change journey. This role focuses on managing technology operations, fostering innovation, and supporting the technology lead in ensuring efficient departmental performance. Key responsibilities include: Operational efficiency, leadership collaboration, culture and engagement, change management, AI and innovation, cultural leadership. Role & Responsibilities: Oversee the daily operations of the Technology department, ensuring smooth and efficient workflows. Manage and monitor special projects, tracking progress and ensuring milestones are achieved on time. Serve as the key liaison between Technology and the business, preparing Management Information (MI) packs. This includes coordinating the rollout of AI initiatives and communicating their impact to business users clearly and promptly. Lead the Culture & Engagement agenda for Technology in partnership with HR, encompassing initiatives such as Women in Tech, the Graduate Accelerator Program, and overall employee engagement. Identify and implement operational efficiencies within the team and effectively communicate technology initiatives across the organization. Advocate for an inclusive, diverse, and values-driven workplace culture. Set an example by building strong relationships, cultivating a robust peer network, and fostering collaboration across teams. Essential Skills & Requirements: Prior experience as a business manager within a large organization, ideally within the technology sector. Demonstrated expertise in project management, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously. Familiarity with culture and employee engagement programs is highly desirable. Strong stakeholder management skills, including the ability to effectively negotiate and influence outcomes. Proficiency in presenting complex data in a clear, structured, and compelling manner through storytelling techniques. Solid understanding of the scope and objectives of core banking functions. Package: £65,000 - £70,000 basic salary 15% bonus Hybrid - 3 days per week in London Private medical Excellent pension (up to 12%) Additional lifestyle, wealth and wellbeing benefits Business Analyst / Consultant - Culture & Engagement - Hybrid / London - £70K + Benefits

Company Description About IAG ai IAG.ai is a new growing team within the International Airlines Group (British Airways, Iberia, Vueling, Aer Lingus, IAG Loyalty, IAG Cargo, IAG Tech), with a mission to accelerate time to value and our market position through the use of Artificial Intelligence, working with multiple Operating Companies across the IAG group. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Principal Engineer to join our IAG.ai team. As a Principal Engineer, you will play a crucial role in leveraging data and tools to uncover valuable insights, drive data-driven decision-making, and support our organization's goals. Job Description Purpose of the role As a Principal Engineer in the Software Engineering & Delivery team, you will focus on delivering automated tooling and software engineering solutions to benefit IAG Tech and the business. As well as leading by example as a hands-on software engineer, you will support the team by determining the optimal technical and engineering approach to building, onboarding, securing, monitoring, and generating data and insight from our tools and products and ensuring adherence to the approach. This role will help set the standards and engineering best practices across the central software engineering team. This role is a critical position to help enhance and build our bespoke engineering metrics platform that will be used across IAG Software Engineering to drive operational efficiencies, surface metrics for data-driven decision-making, and encourage software engineering best practices. The Team The Software Engineering team consists of 3 teams, and this role sits on the largest team, Engineering Acceleration. Other teams are Central Tooling Services and the AI Engineering Platform team. The mission of the Engineering Acceleration team is to enable and empower software engineering and AI teams across IAG to deliver high-quality software efficiently and safely, leveraging best practices and reusable assets. The main product that this role is currently working on is a bespoke Engineering Metrics Platform that pulls data from multiple technical tools (e.g. GitHub, SonarCloud, and Snyk) to surface data-driven insights on an AWS and PowerBI-based platform. These insights help facilitate engineering productivity improvements, cost savings, and decreased risk of security or quality issues across all of IAG. The role will also work in close collaboration with the AI Engineering Platform squad within Software Engineering and the AI product teams to review their work and offer opinions on engineering quality and best practice improvements. The product is still in development and is continuously evolving in an agile manner to ensure it meets stakeholder requirements and surfaces trustworthy metrics that can drive business behaviours. Qualifications Working in partnership with IAG Tech and the business to: Produce logical and physical designs for all layers of the tooling architecture, from user interface through to back-end databases and systems. Write and maintain code to support the collection of data from tools such as GitHub, Snyk, SonarCloud, JIRA, Confluence, etc, and ensure compliance with the IAG identity and access management solution. Develop tooling, API integrations to SaaS tools, and automation solutions to provide engineering and productivity metrics to collect insights from shared tooling, such as GitHub, JIRA, Confluence, SonarCloud, Snyk, etc. Consider and evaluate potential package “off the shelf” solutions to achieve the defined requirements for AI teams (including piloting, prototyping and assessing cost of potential solutions). Design and deliver solutions that achieve the requirements, using standard methods, tools and techniques. Obtain specialist advice identified on aspects of the design, technical policy, and test strategy from appropriate specialists as required. Drive the creation of necessary documentation and Inner Source materials to promote best practices, share high-value engineering patterns, and create operational efficiencies in onboarding processes across Software Engineering. Work with Engineering teams across IAG.ai and the OpCos to help identify valuable synergies and encourage cross-collaboration and adoption. Drive CI/CD tooling enhancement initiatives to ensure security of pipelines, encourage modern software engineering practices, and introduce automated reporting capabilities. Create environments that enable and encourage Continuous Improvement/Development and DevSecOps ways of working, taking input from process owners and other subject matter experts to gain a great understanding of business ways of working and challenges. Plan, design and conduct tests of solutions, translating acceptance criteria into suitable tests; corrects errors and re-tests to achieve an error-free result. This includes actively seeking and deploying automated test solutions. Work with Business Analysts and other stakeholders to understand their acceptance criteria. Provide support on tooling, building, testing and implementing fault fixes and monitoring the solutions to prevent problems occurring. Deliver on multiple projects, embracing and managing both business and IT change as necessary to help shape future direction. This role may require travel and working from multiple sites/locations. You must be willing and able to travel to participate in meetings, workshops, and other related activities. Skills Required Excellent ability to deploy and maintain Software as a Service (SaaS) and tooling infrastructure. Good ability to engineer/develop/code in the specific technology area, specifically: Amazon Web Services (AWS) solutions and infrastructure are essential. Azure experience is preferred. Multiple databases and understanding of pros and cons of each for different scenarios Broad programming and scripting experience in order to understand and drive best practices across different tech stacks, including but not limited to Typescript and Python Deployment tools such as GitHub, Github Actions and GitHub Runners Security and quality tools, such as Snyk, GitHub Advanced Security, and SonarCloud, and experience integrating into the IDE PowerBI skills are highly desirable or a willingness to learn GitHub Copilot experience preferred Forming strong stakeholder relationships, with a proven ability of influencing and persuading internally and externally Effective stakeholder management, balancing and finding compromises between opposing views and opinions Business partnering, working as a valued partner with stakeholders across a diverse operation, delivering a value-added service to business customers Ability to recognise priorities and guide others towards the accomplishment of strategic business goals and objectives Ability to work under pressure and in a high change environment Innovation - transforming industry trends into practical, cost effective solutions Identifies and contributes to the continual improvement of software engineering capability across the organization Excellent communication skills, leading with value and consequence rather than technical jargon Experience Proven expertise in the technical design, build, test and support of large and/or complex cloud solutions. Demonstrable experience of deploying and maintaining Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions with an emphasis on automation and “Everything as Code”. Experience in translating complex business requirements into system design, taking into account technical environment(s), ability of user group to interact with the system and expected life and volatility of system. Demonstrable expertise in a specific technical specialism and/or broad technical expertise. Experience of developing in an agile and/or DevSecOps environment is highly desirable, including unit testing, behaviour driven development, and continuous integration/continuous deployment. Education Educated to degree level in Computer Science / technical degree or equivalent industry experience. Additional Information Benefits The chance to enjoy a challenging career in an exciting, fast-moving environment in a dynamic industry, working in a multi-cultural environment with great offices in many locations. We aim to provide all our people with a work/life balance, as well as the many benefits offered by a global organisation, including health insurance, pension, and performance bonuses Diversity and Inclusion IAG Tech is part of the IAG GBS organisation, and our people are at the heart of everything we do. We recognise that we can only deliver the required business outcomes if we have a thriving community of technology professionals. Together we strive to become the very best at what we do. We focus on making Tech a great place to work, with a community that we feel proud to belong to. To help make this a reality, our people strategy focuses on six key domains: Engagement, Talent Management, Reward and Recognition, Performance Management, Learning and Development and Culture. We understand the importance of Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace to deliver this strategy - everyone should feel part of our team. We want to foster an inclusive workplace, celebrate individuality and embrace differences so that everyone in IAG Tech can achieve their goals and ambitions, regardless of their personal circumstances or background. As a Group, IAG has an ambition that 40% of senior management roles are held by women by 2025. IAG Tech fully supports that ambition, and we are working to help make it a reality. With this in mind, we have set ourselves the challenging target of recruiting 50% female colleagues by 2030.

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 MS SQL Server DBA Database Administrator - Investment Bank - Canary Wharf - London Our Client is an International Bank with offices in Canary Wharf London. They are now looking to recruit a Senior MS SQL Server DBA with at least 5 years expertise. Although the role is for a Senior MS SQL Server DBA - the Client would like you to have a background in Data Warehousing. As MS SQL Server DBA with Application Support you will be involved with developing and implementing solutions for the banks financial systems. As an MS SQL Server DBA role will involve the following: 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. Develops 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 5 to 7 years solid expertise as a MS SQL Server DBA - Database Administrator. 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. 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. Salary for this role is negotiable - but is expected to be in the range £55K - £70K + benefits. Please send your CV's to us in MS Word format.

Senior Radio Engineer London £40,000 - £50,000 + Company Car + Paid Overtime + Training + Healthcare Are you a versatile and experienced professional who is seeking a new opportunity at a leading company where you work in a key position that supports various departments? On offer is a chance to boost your earnings, develop your skillset and progress in your career, while working in a varied, diverse role at an established company. This specialist company has exciting growth plans in the UK and along the way wants to maintain delivering a high quality service to their well-established client base. Some of their customers includes large multinational conglomerates as well as government departments. In this role, you will collaborate closely with the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer, assisting them with hands on work as well as operational and project-based tasks that align with priorities. An ideal candidate will posses a strong background in RF Technology, project coordination, and telecommunications, with demonstrated experience in supporting technical project workflows. The Role: • Providing hands on assistance engineering/project planning and milestone tracking for telecommunications projects and network upgrades • Contribute to QA processes, ensuring deliverables meet required standards and client expectations • Training & development support The Person: • An ambitious individual that is keen to further develop their career and fine tune skills • Strong knowledge and experience of RF technology and project coordination in the telecommunications space • Has a clean, valid driving license Reference Number: BBBH246308 To apply for this role or to be considered for further roles, please click \"Apply Now\" or contact Rise Technical Recruitment. Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd acts an employment agency for permanent roles and an employment business for temporary roles. The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates.

Head of Software Engineering (Flutter/Python) London - 4 Days On-site £100,000 - £120,000 + Equity + Private Healthcare + Unlimited Annual Leave This is an excellent opportunity for a Head of Software Engineering who is looking for a 50/50 hands-on and team management role within a start-up where you will play a key role in product development, laying the foundations for future developers to build upon. This company are a platform designed to simplify the hiring process for businesses and allow individuals to find flexible work opportunities. By connecting businesses with skilled professionals for short-term staffing needs, this innovative solution optimises workforce efficiency. In this varied role you will be responsible for working closely with the CEO and Director's to help build a clear and strategic plan for future product development. This role will entail a 50/50 split of both hands-on Flutter and Python mobile app development while simultaneously leading and mentoring a team of 8 developers. Ensuring that projects stay within timeframes and maintaining a high level of quality are key aspects to the role that will help the business stay on track to over-achieve its targets and aspirations. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in both managing high-performance teams within a fast-paced environment and a hands-on mobile development background. Equally, possessing a solid foundation in programming languages such as Go, Python, or Dart, Flutter and a deep understanding of DevOps principles are crucial to the hands-on development side of this position. This is a fantastic opportunity for a Head of Software Engineering to join a company at an exciting time of growth within a role offering a great benefits package and collaborative working environment. The Role: • Product Strategy • Mobile Development (Flutter & Python) • Team Leadership • Project Delivery The Person: • Team Management skills • Proven track record in Mobile Development • Experience with required Programming Languages (Go, Python, Dart, Flutter) • An understanding of DevOps Principles Reference Number: BBBH To apply for this role or for to be considered for further roles, please click \"Apply Now\" or contact Tom McLaughlin at Rise Technical Recruitment This vacancy is being advertised by Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd. The services of Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd are that of an Employment Agency Rise Technical Recruitment Ltd regrets to inform that our client can only accept applications from engineering candidates who have a valid legal permit or right to work in the United Kingdom. Potential candidates who do not have this right or permit, or are pending an application to obtain this right or permit should not apply as your details will not be processed.

Title: Operations Manager Location: London / Hybrid Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum Working with the management team, the position also contributes to the development and implementation of organisational strategies, policies and practices. This position will also interact with the Board of Directors. Responsibilities:Monitor sales and expenditure within area and ensure that agreed budgets and targets are achieved.Ensure that all operating and service standards are achieved and maintained.Allocate and deploy staff, so that all areas are adequately covered at all times.Ensure that all staff are fully trained and competent within their job role. Oversee customer service departments and assess that they are meeting customer satisfaction goals Prepare, revise and submit reports, budgets and other documentation Communicate information to the departments filtered for management Development of individual program budgets Payroll management, including tabulation of accrued employee benefits Disbursement of checks for agency expenses Regular meetings with Executive Director around fiscal planning Supervise and coach office manager on a weekly basis Qualifications Strong background and work experience in Operations Excellent computer skills and proficient in excel, word, outlook, and access Excellent communication skills both verbal and written Demonstrated leadership and vision in managing staff groups and major projects or initiatives. Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative management style. Excellent people manager, open to direction and +Collaborative work style and commitment to get the job done Persuasive with details and facts Delegate responsibilities effectively High comfort level working in a diverse environment If you feel you have the relevant experience and credentials for this role, then please simply send your CV by hitting APPLY NOW!

Our client is looking for an experienced Solution Architect with working knowledge of Unified Communication, Contact Centre, WAN and LAN. The rate is up to £430 a day inside IR35.The role is hybrid with 50% working from home and 50% on client site either in Warwickshire or London depending on candidate preference.Candidates need to be eligible for SC clearance. If candidates already have a valid SC this would be an advantage.Role purpose: A senior customer facing role providing technical leadership, design and support to a virtual team of highly skilled professionals delivering complex and bespoke Unified Communication, Contact Centre, WAN and LAN solutions.To provide detailed customer designs in at least one of the following towers (Unified Communication, Contact Centre, WAN and LAN) and technical ownership to the businesses in high profile accounts through the utilisation of specialist technical expertise. To add value, in terms of technical skills, to the various accounts through the issuing of detailed network solutions as well as technical leadership and implementation supportTo be engaged during the latter stages of the pre-sales cycle to provide technical assurance on complex solution viability and then ensure detailed solution compliance throughout delivery, only exiting once the solution is accepted into operation by the customer services organisation and warranty support period expired.Key accountabilities and decision ownership:* Technical accountability and leadership of the virtual team responsible for the detailed design, development, delivery and test of multi-million-pound complex customer solutions working alongside the Programme Manager, providing assurance and governance for technical components of the solution.* Low level discovery of existing solution components and owner of the transition from existing to proposed solution* Sign off and acceptance of pre-sales High Level Design and statement of requirements on behalf of the Solution Integration team * Owner of the Solution Integration statement of work which translates the high-level design and requirements into detailed technical deliverables, identifying the risks, assumptions, Issues and dependencies for submission into the Programme risk register * Technical risk/issue ownership and management/resolution during solution delivery.* Operate the Solution Integration governance processes and to hold internal and external technical teams to account.* Act as a subject matter expert and be accountable for the customer solution design engagement during post-sales solution delivery, participating and often leading detailed design and system integration workshops. The output of which is to capture detailed customer technical requirements to determine the optimum solution design for their business to achieve maximum benefit from Vodafone products.* Accountable for producing Vodafone Design statement of work, to include 3rd party deliverables and then complete the detailed solution design in accordance with Vodafone Design methodology ensuring compliance of 3rd party design deliverables.* To provide pre and post sales consultancy to drive the generation of new business and provide 4th line support to the customer services organisation.Core competencies, knowledge and experience:* Highly effective technical planning across customer, internal and 3rd Party technical teams* Builds influential and effective relationships with technical, service and delivery teams* Builds astute relationships within customer organisations* Effective management of internal and external teams* Business Acumen/Transformation focussed* Experience of designing in one or more core areas of UC, Contact Centre and LAN/WAN related technologies* Significant experience of fixed product market, in depth understanding of complex customer solutions including UC, Contact Centre and LAN/WAN related technologies* Proven track record for delivery of large scale, complex projects delivering IT/Telco customer solutions; demonstrable leadership skills and organisational experience* Vodafone evangelist /Product Champion * High standard of stakeholder management, written & verbal communication skills Must have technical / professional qualifications: * Enterprise Architecture Framework (e.g., TOGAF) knowledge* Strong project delivery methodology (e.g., PRINCE2) and framework (e.g., MSP) knowledge* Relevant industry qualifications in technology field -CCNA/CCDA (CCNP/CCDP of benefit but not essential)* Strong business process framework knowledge (e.g., ITIL)* Vendor professional accreditations preferred. * Degree in engineering or scientific disciplineDue 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 Database Engineer with SQL Server and SSIS Our Client is a bank based in Central London who are looking to recruit a Database Engineer with the ability to work with SSIS. You must have solid expertise of at least 5 years experience of working with MS SQL Server and SSIS - SSIS is very important for this position. Responsible for the development and delivery of new systems to automate and streamline processes required by different departments. To support the internal IT department with changes and upgrades to software platforms. To be primary contact for all technical questions relating to in-house bespoke systems and interfacing. Database Support Supporting budgeting and financial planning processes for Finance department, including loading and refreshing of data based on requirements. Understand and conduct the front-end functionality to amend and change hierarchical structures within the environment. Debug and analyse errors and anomalies within Hyperion system as raised by Finance and to pinpoint areas of failure and correct any issues. Liaise with Finance on a daily basis to ensure smooth running of the Hyperion environment. Build data flows within the SQL environment in SSIS packages. Risk & Regulatory Duties Maintain knowledge of all applicable regulatory requirements including the Bank's Risk and Compliance policies and procedures and adhere to these to avoid exposing the Bank to undue risk. Report policy/procedure breaches and areas of potential non-compliance and suspicions promptly upon identification in accordance with the Bank's Risk and Compliance policies. Accurately execute all controls within own area to minimise risk of policy, procedure, and/or regulatory breaches. Identify new risks/control gaps within own area and escalate accordingly to your Line Manager and/or Head of Department. Qualifications/Experience Degree level qualified or equivalent. SQL Programming. Knowledge and Skills Software analysis and design. SQL query language. Data warehouse design concepts, (Inmon or Kimball) Must have solid experience of working with SSIS and building data warehouses and some knowledge of reporting using SSRS. The Client is a Bank based in the Central London. This is a 12 month FTC position with a salary of circa £55K - £70K. You will be required to be in the office at least 3 days week. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.

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.

Job Description Model Validation Quantitative Specialist - London We require a Model Validation Risk Quant with at least 5 to 7 years of experience in IRB risk model validation. The candidate should be experienced in conducting independent model validation and quantification of model risk including necessary communication of key facts and issues identified through those activities. They must have hands on experience of validation and expert level knowledge of validation of models according to the UK regulations (CRR and SS 11/13) and industry best practice. We have vacancies in Retail Banking across Secured, Unsecured and Corporate products. Must have retail banking credit systems experience. Must have Experience A track record of validating credit IRB models within retail banking. Experienced in reporting of model risk to management. Good verbal and written communications skills. Knowledgeable in interpreting the CRR and Supervisory Statements (SS 11/13),Knowledgeable in IFRS9. In depth understanding of Credit Models particularly PD LGD and EAD with associated assumptions, data requirements and methodology approach knowledge. Familiarity with analytical packages such as R, MATLAB, SAS. Possess the ability to rebuild the model offline for the purposes of validating outputs. Fluent in English language and excellent verbal and written communications skills. Knowledgeable in upcoming regulations consultative documents and market trends. Educated with an associated finance or mathematical discipline to a post graduate standard. Preference will be given to candidates who have the following additional experience:- Professional qualifications such as CFA, PRMIA etc. Direct regulatory liaison/relationship with the Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on all retail model submissions, regulatory developments and capital impact assessments. Any capital analytics experience within retail banking. Presentation of model risk papers for the risk oversite committees. Additional Notes Investment banking quantitative experience is not relevant for this role. SAS model developers willing to move into validation may be considered for other roles. The position will be based in the City London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along daily rate and availability.

Job Description Model Validation Quantitative Specialist - London We require a Model Validation Risk Quant with at least 5 to 7 years of experience in IRB risk model validation. The candidate should be experienced in conducting independent model validation and quantification of model risk including necessary communication of key facts and issues identified through those activities. They must have hands on experience of validation and expert level knowledge of validation of models according to the UK regulations (CRR and SS 11/13) and industry best practice. We have vacancies in Retail Banking across Secured, Unsecured and Corporate products. Must have retail banking credit systems experience. Must have Experience A track record of validating credit IRB models within retail banking. Experienced in reporting of model risk to management. Good verbal and written communications skills. Knowledgeable in interpreting the CRR and Supervisory Statements (SS 11/13),Knowledgeable in IFRS9. In depth understanding of Credit Models particularly PD LGD and EAD with associated assumptions, data requirements and methodology approach knowledge. Familiarity with analytical packages such as R, MATLAB, SAS. Possess the ability to rebuild the model offline for the purposes of validating outputs. Fluent in English language and excellent verbal and written communications skills. Knowledgeable in upcoming regulations consultative documents and market trends. Educated with an associated finance or mathematical discipline to a post graduate standard. Preference will be given to candidates who have the following additional experience:- Professional qualifications such as CFA, PRMIA etc. Direct regulatory liaison/relationship with the Bank of England Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) on all retail model submissions, regulatory developments and capital impact assessments. Any capital analytics experience within retail banking. Presentation of model risk papers for the risk oversite committees. Additional Notes Investment banking quantitative experience is not relevant for this role. SAS model developers willing to move into validation may be considered for other roles. The position will be based in the City London. Please send your CV to us in Word format along daily rate and availability.

Job Description IT Support Engineer Our Client is an established bank based in Central London. They are looking to recruit an IT Support Analyst with at least 5 plus years hands-on expertise of working within IT Support and Infrastructure. The following are list of skills required for the position: Microsoft Windows (all versions) experience to a high level (troubleshoot and effectively resolve issues by research/using knowledge bases in a confident way). Active Directory to a high level - security groups, administration/deployment, LDAP, ADSI. Citrix XenApps - Administration, Maintenance and Support of existing Citrix XenApps server farm Windows Server Environment 2012/2016 - design, deployment, maintenance and support. VM-Ware virtualisation environments. Backups (various and ability to use different applications). Networking - design/troubleshoot/installation (VLAN, routing, switching, TCP/IP and OSI) Router maintenance - wireless configuration, installation and setups. PowerShell to a competent level (backup/azure/EMC). VPN Administration and Deployment. DNS - administration of DNS internal and external. The salary for this position with be circa £45K - £55K. This is a hybrid position and you will be required to be in the office at least 3 days a week. The position will be a 12 month full time contract - FTC initially. Do send your CV to us in Word format along with your salary and availability.