DevOps Software Engineer

Gloucester

To £60K plus extensive benefits package

Due to the secure nature of this work, all candidates must be British Nationals and be prepared to go through DV clearance.

Candidates should be Gloucester based, however, until full DV clearance comes through you may be expected to work out of another office such as Reading or Leatherhead. This will be fully expensed.

Role summary:

Our client is looking to appoint a DevOps Software Engineer in a unique position working closely with both Infrastructure Engineers and Developers to promote and demonstrate best practice Cloud ways of working. The role focuses on enabling app developers to integrate their applications in a cloud-based infrastructure and grant them easy access to the authority platform.

Essential experience required:

In order to fulfil this role, you will have experience in:

•Developing software and applications in Java with skills in C#, C++, JavaScript, NodeJS, Python

•Familiar with an Agile approach and SE practices including Continuous Integration and DevOps

•Good knowledge of Cloud Technology

Job role responsibilities:

The DevOps Software Engineer will be:

•Advising clients on use of best practice and Cloud technology

•The use of Middleware/Storefront products

•Migrate from legacy system to meet strategic needs

•Developing software and applications in Java with skills in C#, C++, JavaScript, NodeJS, Python

Members of the team are sourced from multiple disciplines both internal and external, building awareness, cross-fertilising skills, and delivering a true end-to-end support model. Industry experts and vendor specialists are seconded into the central support team to assist in meeting client specific business outcomes.

About the company:

Our client is a global Tier 1 company involved in many leading mission critical projects. They are highly regarded within the industry and are one of the largest independent technology & business services firms in the world.

They consider employees as highly valued members of the business and offer extensive progression opportunities for those wishing to move further in their career on a local, national or global scale.

DevOps Software Engineer

DevOps Software Engineer

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PR Account Manager (X2)
Up to £40k

As an Account Manager, you are instrumental in the success of your clients' PR programmes, with support from account directors or the company directors.

You are likely to be the primary day to day contact for the client, and are responsible for ensuring that client work is done in a timely fashion. You will have good relationships with your clients and feel confident to answer questions and make suggestions, knowing when to involve more senior team members in discussions. You will understand how your day-to-day PR activity fits into the broader PR strategy.

Key responsibilities for your clients include:
· Understand the deliverables for each of your clients, KPIs and the project plan, and keep on top of what is being delivered, including:
o Ensure relevant features are pitched in a timely fashion
o Managing the process of article creation and placement
o Securing interviews
o Managing rapid responses and securing coverage
o Take ownership of reporting and ensure that client reports are produced, with input from account director and account executive, in a timely fashion.
o Produce weekly or internal reports as required.
· Use your initiative to identify any possible problems or concerns on any client and flag internally before the client raises a problem.
· Help the directors prepare and deliver PR plans.
· Manage client expectations about workloads and anticipated results.
· Establish strong working relationships with your clients and feel confident making recommendations
· Understand your clients business and where they fit into their industry
· Understand what your client expects / hopes from the PR programme and what they count as true success (understanding it might not just be coverage quantity)
· Deliver projects and campaigns against briefs
· Keep your director updated about how each client is doing each month
· Work with other team members to understand how workload is shared and different responsibilities
· Coordinate international PR activity as appropriate
· Always stay focused on the quality of all work for all your clients, including written materials
· Have the ability to effectively communicate each client's key messages, whether it is though press releases, case studies and articles or feature pitches
· Develop and maintain relationships with appropriate members of the press
· Ensure you are up to speed with social media trends and tools, to be able to make recommendations to clients as appropriate
· Through regular reading of our key press, both in the UK and overseas, stay up to date with what is going on in the IT security industry at large and identify trends or discussions your clients should be getting involved in
· Be able to identify what is and isn't news and be able to communicate that angle in a press release, pitch or over the phone confidently and quickly
· Ensure clear and regular lines of communication with your Account Director, and proactively keep him/her informed of work in progress, sharing / generating ideas, giving your own views and perspective on what to do next etc.

In addition, for Eskenzi, your responsibilities include:
· Support new business activity within the agency
· Always be on the lookout for things we can do differently or better, either internally or for clients
· Never accept 'good enough'
· Ask 'what can I do to help?'
· Take opportunities to teach or to learn - ask or explain why
· Lead by example with your attitude, enthusiasm and attention to detail
· PR our success - seize opportunities to publicise the work we do, either through our newsletter, directly with clients, or more widely through PR Week etc
· Keep client case studies up to date
· Identify and enter relevant awards for Eskenzi or its clients
· Be able to prioritise and schedule workload effectively, be focused on client objectives, and be able to ask for help when needed
· Take responsibility for updating the Eskenzi website with news
· Identify any 'gaps', for example if someone is on holiday or unwell, and be proactive in suggesting how they should be managed
· Be confident in your writing skills to be able to help write content for your clients if required.

Creative Recruitment is an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, age, sexuality, gender identification, or physical ability.

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Lloyds banking Group is on the mission to build the bank of the future, and we need your help to do it. Continuing our extensive transformation programme, we're redefining what a bank is from the inside out. Our technology, our culture, and our mind-set is changing to craft a true engineering-led organisation.

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join us as a Lead Engineer in the Lloyd's Banking Group Customer Contacts lab. Primarily working with the Group's Say Anything (SA) system you'll sit within a niche, predominantly Java REST micro service, focused team who are important to the provision of a 24*7 IVR system that serves all of the customers across different brands and business units.

Become part of our diverse team, and you'll experience a rare chance to create a difference to the lives of millions through our brands like Halifax, Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, and Scottish Widows (among others).

What you'll do

We believe that people don't fit accurately into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge - it's what makes you awesome!

What follows is what you might find our Team Lead Engineers mostly doing, but your experience will flex depending on the team's needs, and your own aspirations. Our objective is to grow and build an environment where you can do what you enjoy.

• You'll be responsible for the migration of SA from a traditional SOAP service installed on single server instances into a distributed REST based micro service API. While the API is being migrated you'll also support the maintenance of the current system with the passion to build a career and be recognized as a domain guide.
• You'll think of the customer in everything you do.
• You'll bring fresh ideas to enable us to optimize the way in which we work and achieve run cost reductions.
• You'll play a key part in Agile methodologies and bring value to the team using industry standard tooling.
• You'll establish effective working relationships with other teams across the lab, the Group and offshore partners with a focus on delivering business value through sound software engineering methods and principles.
• You'll gain exposure to other key lab API's and develop a sound understanding of the system landscape.
• We'll encourage you to become a guide, a leader in your field, a go-to person with influence over product technical direction.
• You'll help set the direction for all software engineers within your area.
• We'll need you to be aware of industry changes to software products used in LBG and be able to suggest where we can utilize improvements to our advantage.
• You'll champion LBG values and behaviours and be committed to ensuring LBG achieves its goal of being the 'best bank for customers'.

You'll Have a Background With

• Previous Engineering experience, leading a diverse portfolio of activity with the ability to act independently and take the initiative whilst thinking creatively to resolve challenges.
• Experience with JAVA web based API's both SOAP and REST.
• Problem solving capabilities ideally gained from a relevant software support / development environment.
• The capability to analysis and peer review solutions ensuring software design is as robust, efficient and fit for purpose as possible.
• Ability to mentor peers to ensure the best practises and standards are adhered too.
• Experience working with relational databases

Technically we'll need you to have...

• Strong core Java experience (Spring, Hibernate, JEE, Wire mock, Junit, Maven, SonarQube)
• SAST / DAST knowledge (Veracode)
• Oracle database exposure.
• GitHub source control knowledge
• Agile toolsets skills (Confluence/JIRA)
• DevOPs understanding (Jenkins, Kubernetes, Docker, Aqua scan, Nexus)

We deeply value diversity, and are proudly committed to being an equal opportunity employer.

If this is you, come and join our inclusive, values-led culture focused on making a difference.

Together we'll make it possible...

So what can we offer you in return?

Whatever your aspiration, you can also expect excellent benefits, personal development and a career that's enriching and full of opportunity.

You'll also receive a package that includes

• Discretionary bonus
• Cash sum of 4% which you can exchange for a variety of benefits or simply take the cash
• Private Medical Insurance
• Generous pension contribution.
• Share plans
• 30 days holiday

Sound like you? Apply today, we'd love to hear from you...

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As a Security Consultant you'll be involved in true end to end security solutions and delivery, from concept through to operation. You'll also have the freedom to work closely with clients to develop appropriate design solutions to align with their security needs

You would be joining a team over nearly 200 Cyber Security professionals in the UK and 1,200 worldwide, working on major programmes where

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