Senior Java Developer required by specialist software house developing specialised, complex web applications for both UK-based and internationally-based clients and in doing so, deliver dedicated software. They are looking for a knowledgeable individual with experience working on an object oriented application using Java.

Java Developer will join as a senior developer in a friendly and hardworking team based in Chester, Cheshire – who offer an exciting range of technical challenges at all levels and in return are paying a competitive salary to £55K + Bonus and Benefits.

Java Developer – Key skills & Experience

• Experience with Java
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Hibernate
• Confident talking and communicating
• Self-motivated
• Methodical
• Comfortable learning new things
• A desire to learn new technologies and skills

As a Senior Java Developer – you will also be expected to talk with customers, implement application changes, perform support tasks, assist in go-lives, perform product demonstrations, get involved with project management and assist in other areas of IT outside of development.

Java Developer – Key tasks

• Perform development tasks as per the release cycle
• Assist with customer questions
• Assist with the installation of the software at customer sites
• Participate in site visits when required
• Perform demonstrations of the product if required
• Shape the direction of the product

There will be an occasional requirement to travel to customer sites around the world, so a valid passport will be required.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a close knit team, working in central Chester in an interesting dynamic and forward thinking organisation working on cutting edge development in a high tech environment. In return the Java Developer will enjoy a competitive salary to £55K + Bonus & Benefits, a stimulating working environment and the opportunity to add new skills to your career experience.

E-Commerce Project Manager responsible for the successful launch of our client’s global online payment gateway, working closely with the GIS development team and other corporate functions such as Finance, Procurement and the Shared Service Centre.

E-Commerce Project Manager opportunity is based out of London and our client is offering an exceptional package for this role including a salary to c £45K + bonus & exceptional benefits including attractive pension Scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 Days plus bank holidays.

E-Commerce Project Manager experience should include:-

§  Proven track record in the delivery of digital projects.

§  Strong written and verbal technical communication skills covering reports, quotations and proposals.

§  Excellent business facing presentation and influencing skills.

§  Analytical skills and ability to identify potential bottlenecks, project creep and similar risks.

§  Experience in managing IT rollouts

§  Demonstrable and in depth understanding of products and technologies in the digital/web space.

§  Prince2 Practitioner certified

§  Experience of Google Analytics – highly desirable

E-Commerce Project Manager Key Skills – Essential

·        Extensive knowledge and demonstrable experience of project management using Agile methodology (or equivalent).

·        Strong influencing skills, has shown that they can influence at the highest level

·        Proven experience of working as a digital project manager or similar role.

·        Able to actively manage and mitigate risk within a project

E-Commerce Project Manager Accountabilities:

§  To be accountable for the successful launch of a new Payment Platform and its payment services on all products that require it

§  Be responsible for regularly reporting to project stakeholders and sponsors on progress, including risk and issue management and the critical stages of the project.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exciting global organisation as an E-Commerce Project Manager working in a multicultural environment based out of London – our client is offering an exceptional package for this role including a salary to c £45K + bonus & exceptional benefits including attractive pension Scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 Days plus bank holidays. The role is offered as a 12 month Fixed term contract.

JAVA Developer required by fast growing technology company offering a hands-on developer an exciting opportunity to deliver first-class software solutions to the financial services industry that are maintainable, secure, tested and performant.
Based out of Leeds city-centre you will be a full stack engineer, and keen to learn new technologies and techniques across the full technical stack and product life cycle. In return our client offers an attractive package including a salary to £55K + Bonus and benefits & exceptional high tech career development opportunities.
JAVA Developer – Key Skills Required:
Primary skills in Java, with demonstrated experience with contemporary frameworks such as Spring Boot
Experience of web technologies and frameworks such as JavaScript/Typescript, Angular, Node, HTML5, CSS3.
Willingness to learn new languages and frameworks in the web development space
Experience in leading the development of enterprise applications. You will have worked in all parts of the software lifecycle
Expertise with industry-standard tools such as Git, Maven, Nexus, Jenkins
Excellent communication skills – our developers work closely with colleagues in all positions and often directly with our customers
You should be able to demonstrate expertise in ground-up application development, producing secure, maintainable, efficient technical designs.
Experience with relational databases, e.g. MS SQL Server, Oracle

JAVA Developer – Key Skills Required:
You will have an excellent understanding of software engineering best practices such as effective source control, code reviews, devops practices such as continuous integration and delivery.
You will work in an agile squad with other developers and testers, alongside a business analyst, Scrum Master, and a Product Owner.
As a leader within the squad, you will champion and contribute to our continuous improvement of coding practices, application quality, and development processes.
As the lead developer, you will be responsible for upskilling the developers in your squad using a variety of approaches, such as on-the-job mentoring and formal training.

Director of Marketing for Cultural Engagement required by an international organisation working with all stakeholders worldwide to design a new, integrated structure and function for marketing across the whole group, taking a high-level strategic overview to ensure a positive image of the organisation’s brand. This will start with a review of the impact of a Marketing Excellence Project which ended in September 2018 and the effectiveness of the new organisational design for marketing.

Director of Marketing for Cultural Engagement is based out of London and our client is offering an exceptional package for this role including a salary of £60k – £72K + bonus & exceptional benefits including attractive pension Scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 Days plus bank holidays.

Director of Marketing for Cultural Engagement – Key Skills & Experience

• Considerable experience in organisational marketing leadership role covering multiple markets in relevant geographical areas.
• Ability to lead teams within a global matrix structure to deliver planned outcomes.
• Extensive skills and knowledge of use of market and customer insight, to drive product and service design and to deliver marketing campaigns
• Proven experience of high level stakeholder management
• Ability to develop digital capability
• Possession of relevant CIM professional marketing qualifications

The post holder will report to the Director of Strategy and Marketing to ensure consistent global standards, processes and capability. As a member of the Senior Marketing Leadership Team in the UK, you will develop effective global networks to ensure that the team works with other Strategic Business Units and marketing teams worldwide to guarantee a consistent and engaging customer experience for all audiences. The Director of Marketing must be able to work with a high level of autonomy, creating new and innovative marketing solutions that have a measurable impact on business success.

Director of Marketing role is based out of London and our client is offering an exceptional package for this role including a salary of £60k – £72K + bonus & exceptional benefits including attractive pension Scheme (employer contributions up to 22%) and 32 Days plus bank holidays.

This role is offered on an initial 3 Year Fixed Term Contract

Solution Architect required with the chance to work on interesting and forward thinking projects that will not only utilise your technical expertise but also challenge and develop your skills and experience.

Our client is easily accessed from Bradford, Leeds, Bingley, Harrogate and Preston areas and is offering an excellent salary plus excellent benefits including bonus, pension and a fantastic career opportunity with realistic progression opportunities and  a technical training & development programme.

We are looking for proven skills and experience working within a similar environment or someone who is able to demonstrate experience in a role that has required significant IT architecture interaction and looking for the next step in your career.

Solution Architect – Key skills and experience:

You will have skills, experience and qualities in some of the following areas:

• Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders building confidence and trust
• Demonstrable experience of delivering complex technical solutions and concepts to non-technical audiences
• Knowledge of eCommerce architecture and strategies
• Technical expertise in Microsoft stack: SQL, .Net, C#, Citrix and Microservices
• Forward thinking and innovative approach

Solutions Architect – Key responsibilities

Responsible for developing solution designs for business systems, providing architectural direction to teams across the wider IT function. The role will see you participate in defining technical strategies and overseeing their successful implementation.

The 3 key areas that you will contribute towards:

·        Developing Solution Designs: Here you will own the ‘big picture’ and the full end-to-end solution encompassing functional and non-functional requirements.

·        Architectural Direction: Inputting into enterprise architecture strategies and implementation as well as embedding principles and architectural thinking into our development teams

·        Implement Technical Strategy: Managing the level of technical debt to support long-term and sustainable development along with enabling incremental and iterative development.

You will be the first point of contact for developers seeking technical and/or architectural guidance during development projects and therefore it is important that you are able to demonstrate coaching and mentoring skills.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-moving global FS organisation who value career development offering a competitive salary  & Excellent Benefits including in return to join an expanding dedicated team with some exciting projects in a commercially driven sector. Apply now for further information from our Senior Consultant.

IT Project Manager required with experience of implementing a range of software and application products in a digital financial services environment. The role is based in Leeds, West Yorkshire and will be responsible for managing the delivery of a range of IT projects of various sizes within the digital banking software product environment.

IT Project Manager – Skills / Qualifications/ Experience:-

·        Solid IT industry experience ideally working in the software and application area of project delivery.

·        Ideally experience of digital banking products such browsing and internet access or mobile app technologies

·        Solid project / programme management experience including planning, reporting, budgetary and issue/risk management

·        Business knowledge (Financial services sector)

·        Project management tools and processes

·        Strong knowledge across a variety of SDLC methodologies (e.g. waterfall and agile) and best practices

·        Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with an ability to handle difficult or sensitive situations

·        Strong influencing and negotiation skills both with internal stakeholders and 3rd party suppliers.

·        Ideally a professional Project management qualification i.e. Prince2 or MSP

These projects often involve multiple third parties, delivery by resources in multiple locations/countries, changes to multiple IT systems and the introduction, removal or modification to technical architecture together with significant business change.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an exciting fast moving financial services organisation paying a salary c £45/50K + excellent benefits in a city centre location.