13 contracts found in Manchester

Looking for a highly capable engineer / designer who has designed and delivered networks, SDA / SDWAN as well as being happy to travel. We are looking for someone who has worked with the following technologies and has a good understanding of them: Datacentre LAN on Nexus 7,5,3&2K's Enterprise LAN on Catalyst switches Firewalls - ASA (including Anyconnect) & Fortinet Meraki as per store security Netscalers Cisco Wireless SDA / SD WAN, including DNAC ISE (802.1x, profiling & posturing)

What we're after and how you'd fit in: We're looking for software developers proficient in Python and Django to help us build our globally distributed massively scalable systems that will handle all our internet traffic from our assessments and serve as the backbone of our machine learning analytics environments. We process large amounts of data from our behaviour-based assessments and then put it all through our analytics engines to derive insights into personality traits and behaviours. As our product and reach grows, we need someone to help take our products, and by extension, our engineering, to the next level. You have a good engineering mindset - you know how to build robust scalable software systems and love solving complex problems as part of a team. You are proficient in writing pure Python code as well as working with the Django web framework. You are comfortable with writing high-quality maintainable code, Linux system management, and database management and design, for scalable, high-availability web applications. You have a good understanding of code versioning tools and a working knowledge of relational databases and exposure to front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery. You genuinely enjoy working as part of a team and respect your colleagues.  You are prepared to listen but you are also happy to take the initiative and demonstrate by example   Here is what you need to know about us in a nutshell:  We're a psychometrics company with a breakthrough product looking to disrupt the HR industry. Our passion is helping people, and companies, to make more objective, informed and unbiased decisions when it comes to career moves and hiring. We achieve this with our behaviour-based assessments and in-house team of psychologists, data scientists and engineers all working together. We believe in automation first - nothing is rolled out here unless it is fully automated. We believe in egoless programming - everybody is equal and we value learning from and helping each other. We enjoy solving hard problems but we recognise we cannot do so as individuals.   Here's what else you get: £450 per day for a 6-month contract. A community-driven and relaxed work culture, which you'll fit right into. Part of this includes a regular games night and social events. A chance to work with a standout and disruptive product, within an exciting tech stack.  A voice in your team where you can be heard and have a direct influence on how we create our products. Working hours can are flexible to life outside of work. A central location that's easy to commute to.  A dynamic working office in WeWork, where you can shut out the world with your headphones on or revel in the cosy co-working spaces. Free breakfast on Mondays, onsite barista and bar, and weekly events and talks where you can learn from other local businesses.

Are you passionate about building high quality software?  Can you write clean and efficient C# code in the Unity engine? Looking for an exciting long-term project to work on? If so, then we want to hear from you… The Opportunity: We are currently hiring for a contract C#/Unity Programmer to help us maintain, update and iterate on our App catalogue of Behaviour Based Assessments that have helped recruit well over 500,000 candidates into organisations to date. At Arctic Shores, we take pride in our products and value the psychometrics underlying our Assessments above all else. This means how our applications work, how they’re designed, and what effect this has on the user, are all paramount to us doing what we do best, and hence, is an integral part of this role and this company. Our team of research psychologists are at the cutting edge of what is possible and are always looking to push the envelope. This role sees App programmers working alongside the research team, going from a barebones psychometric specification, to a living, breathing application for the world to see. We believe technology will underpin everything we do in the future and are looking to hire strong programmers to help us develop a rich and engaging user experience, taking into account best practices for psychometric design, good programming principles and agile workflow. Here is what you need to know about us in a nutshell: We take immense pride in our products and hold everything to a rigorous standard of design We value our tech stack: constantly evaluating whether we can be doing things more effectively or with better tools We enjoy solving hard problems but we recognise we cannot do so as individuals All voices are equal: everyone gets a say on all aspects of our apps We work in a multi-disciplinary team made up of artists, programmers, QA and designers We solve problems across a wide range of domains, spanning multiple platforms, technologies, languages and disciplines We value attention to detail, flexible attitudes and the ability to get things done If this sounds like the kind of place you would want to work at have a look at what we would expect from you: You have multiple years of commercial programming experience in C#, good working knowledge of other programming languages, problem-solving and general programming concepts You have experience shipping professional applications for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows using the Unity game development platform from start to finish You have developed depth and breadth in your technical knowledge and are comfortable working with any part of a mobile development tech stack You have a good understanding of code versioning tools, unit testing, code review, and an agile methodology. You are motivated and really passionate about building good software.   You have a good engineering mindset - you know how to build and design well-architected applications, whilst always having the user and business case in mind You genuinely enjoy working as part of a team and respect your colleagues. You’re a strong communicator with a keen eye for detail Still interested?  Here is what we can offer you in return: £400 - £450 per day for a 6-month contract A collaborative, supportive and fun work culture Regular games night and other social events The flexibility of core working hours Benefits of working at WeWork in Manchester! Including free breakfast on Mondays, onsite barista and bar, and weekly social and networking events

Who will you be working for? With a wealth of experience to draw on through working with customers from a variety of sectors including Media, Banking and central Government, Reed Professional Services (RPS) understands the broad scope of project managing software design, build and development programmes that are end solutions focused. Our emphasis is on developing quality from the outset, testing at every step to keep both budget and deliverables on track. What will you be doing? RPS require a Software Engineer to join our team of 5 working on the migration of one of our client 's products from their existing platform onto AWS. In addition to this, we will be reviewing and improving the current estate of the product, where appropriate, during the migration. Skills and experience required for this role: xc2 xa6 Hands on development experience with JavaScript including node.js xc2 xa6 Experience of Swagger, or similar API documenting tools xc2 xa6 Experience with Docker and other Dev Ops tools and processes xc2 xa6 Considerable experience with AWS including key components such as: - Cloud watch - EC2 & VPC configurations - Lambda xc2 xa6 Proven experience working within agile environments including Scrum/Kanban following TDD and BDD principles xc2 xa6 Experience of deploying production code in a Continuous Integration environment xc2 xa6 Experience of build and test tools including Jenkins xc2 xa6 Working knowledge of Git and Jira Does this role sound like you? In that case we 'd love to hear from you so please click ʺApply ʺ without delay!

Interim Sales and Product MI Analyst, 3 Month Contract Lookers Head Office, Altrincham   Contract Type: Contractor, Job ref. req6409 Competitive Day Rate We have an immediate requirement for a Sales & Product MI Analyst to join Lookers on a 3 month initial contract, with possible extension and even permanent opportunities for the right candidate. The prime focus for this role will be to assist Lookers in the analysis of Sales performance and Product MI to provide the F&I Manager with identified trends in Sales Commercial Performance; Product Commercial Performance; Product Provider Contractual Requirements; Sales regulatory & Conduct Performance and Product Regulatory & Conduct Performance The role will involve: To assist in the development of first line commercial, regulatory and conduct MI for the oversight of Sales and Products. Provide adhoc operational and conduct the business guidance on Sales and Product MI requirements. Work effectively at all levels across Lookers Group to provide support and assistance. Provide periodic and other relevant reports/management information on delivery work. Knowledge and Experience An understanding of MI analysis. A strong and demonstrated ability to provide Product and Sales MI advice. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely on complex regulatory Product and Sales issues at all levels, both internally and externally. Ability to work independently, but a strong team player. Assertive, analytical, accurate and tenacious. Display initiative in identifying and presenting solutions to support activities and plans. Forward looking and focused on effective processes and increasing efficiency. Practical and pro-active approach. Self-motivated, and well organised. As this role is an immediate requirement, we cannot consider candidates with 1 month notice period.   Why us...? Lookers are proud to be one of the top three motor vehicle retailers in the UK, representing 32 vehicle manufacturers, selling and servicing a huge range of cars at over 150 franchised dealerships across hundreds of locations throughout the UK & Ireland. We recognise the hard work, flexibility and commitment of our people so we offer an industry leading benefits package. This includes competitive basic salaries, enhanced holidays that increase with service, eligibility to join one of our car schemes, critical illness cover after 2 years, one year fully paid maternity leave for women and for some roles a company car and additional earning potential through commission or bonus. As one of the UK 's Top Employers we strongly believe in nurturing and providing our people with specific manufacturer brand and management training to enhance career development opportunities. We have a great bunch of people and we like to celebrate and encourage success at all levels with our annual Lookers Excellence Awards. So? What are you waiting for?   Lookers are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to a working environment that is free from all types of discrimination, is inclusive, and empowers our people to bring their whole self to work and reach their full potential. If your application is successful we will conduct relevant employment checks prior to you starting with us. Depending on the role and responsibilities, these could include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving licence check. Please note: We will close vacancies once the required quality or number of applications has been received.

With a wealth of experience to draw on through working with customers from a variety of sectors including Media, Banking and central Government, Reed Professional Services (RPS)understands the broad scope of project managing software design, build and development programmes that are end solutions focused. Our emphasis is on developing quality from the outset, testing at every step to keep both budget and deliverables on track. We are seeking an iOS developer to work with us on our Client's established mobile application for VoD. The role will sit alongside another iOS developer, and our clients BAU team, working on the product backlog to ensure the architectural fitness of the mobile App in order to achieve a number of initiatives for 2020. iOS development uses Swift predominantly within our team, but some code remains in Objective C, so experience with both is an advantage. Our project team will embed within a wider permanent team all working to the same goals. The team work in an agile fashion, with two week sprint cycles and daily stand ups, so it's important that our developers are comfortable working within collaborative team environments.  Experience-  Significant experience with iOS and Swift A solid grounding in OOP analysis and design. Test and Behaviour Driven Development with knowledge and experience of software testing techniques including: unit testing with GHUnit,  Experience of deploying production code in a Continuous Integration environment using Jenkins Experience with JavaScript Excellent verbal and written communication skills Working knowledge of web services & REST APIs Desirable: General analytics experience An understanding/experience of iOS with Objective C.

A Business analyst is required to map existing processes to agreed levels, as well as performing process analysis to identify opportunities for productivity gains and cost saving. The specialist will work on: 1. Produce a suite of models detailing as-is business processes and interdependencies. 2. Link process models to data flows and data models. 3. Support the development of a process architecture. 4. Identify and document as-is process pain points and opportunities for efficiencies and cost saving. 5. Capture processes measures and identify instances where measures are lacking. 6. Where applicable conduct time and motion, value-stream mapping or other appropriate exercises. 7. Transfer knowledge to in-house business analysts. 8. Identify resources and measurement units for use in running process model simulations using software. 9. Report and present findings to senior stakeholders. Essential skills and experience Experience of observing users to map as-is activities and processes including linked relationships. Experience of identifying where and how processes/activities can be transformed and/or automated to create business efficiencies such as saving cost and increasing productivity. Experience of identifying bottlenecks, delays, manual overhead and the root causes of why activities/processes are not as efficient and lean as they could be. Experience of considering the 'big picture' across multiple processes and activities and identifying what can be standardised, consolidated, removed etc. Experience of conducting baseline process measurements such as time and motion studies, value-stream mapping and/or other relevant approaches. Experience conducting process analysis using the BPMN 2.0 modelling standard Ability to communicate and build rapport with staff at all levels. Ability to model processes to visually articulate tasks and activities. Ability to use a value/outcomes-based focus in their work. Ability to listen and paraphrase or summarise stakeholder views. Ability to think critically and identify assumptions and ask challenging questions with an unbiased approach. Ability to use and apply industry standard process modelling software appropriately

A Data engineer is required to provide high quality data analysis by analysing and documenting existing solutions for capturing and managing a range of different types of data and information in order to perform further analysis to identify opportunities for improvements of data management and operational efficiencies. The specialist will work on 1. Document physical data models detailing as-is data management. 2. Assess data quality within each source and across all sources of the same type of data. 3. Analyse and document data governance and data life cycle and link to existing manuals and SOPs. 4. Prioritise risks, issues and opportunities associated with current data management. 5. Develop proposals for improvement and continuous measurement of data quality. 6. Develop a proposed process for the ongoing management of delivered data models and supporting artefacts. 7. Produce and present a report that synthesises findings from data analysis and areas with scope for data management improvement. Essential skills and experience Experience of reverse-engineering existing data sources and developing corresponding physical and logical data models. Experience of assessing data quality within and across existing data sources. Experience of identifying where and how data management can be improved. Experience of collaborating with stakeholders at all levels to identify strategic goals and outcomes. Experience of engaging with stakeholders and facilitating stakeholder workshops as required to inform the development and review of as-is physical data models. Ability to communicate and build rapport with staff at all levels. Ability to facilitate stakeholder workshops/Datamodelling sessions. Ability to reverse-engineer existing data sources and develop corresponding physical and logical data models. Ability to assess and assure data quality. Ability to apply Datamodelling, data cleansing and data enrichment approaches. Ability to use a value/outcomes-based focus in their work. Ability to listen and paraphrase or summarise stakeholder views. Ability to think critically and identify assumptions and ask challenging questions with an unbiased approach. Ability to use and apply industry standard Datamodelling software appropriately.

We are looking to recruit the above role for a contract of 3 months which may be extended.  This is for a security project where the worker needs to know about every single IP address and where it sits in the CI Network. We are hoping the selected individual will hold CCNA or CCNP certifications (or equivalent) in routing and switching. In addition Load Balancer experience is required.

Looking for a highly capable engineer / designer who has designed and delivered networks, SDA / SDWAN as well as being happy to travel. We are looking for someone who has worked with the following technologies and has a good understanding of them: Datacentre LAN on Nexus 7,5,3&2K's Enterprise LAN on Catalyst switches Firewalls - ASA (including Anyconnect) & Fortinet Meraki as per store security Netscalers Cisco Wireless SDA / SD WAN, including DNAC ISE (802.1x, profiling & posturing)

We’re TalkTalk, a challenger brand in the world of Broadband, Phone, Mobile and TV. Our job is to bring the best value connectivity, to everyone. We believe every customer matters, so we offer products and services that are simple, affordable, reliable and fair. We’ve created a working environment where you can be yourself and give your all. You’ll be called on to out-think the competition and work closely with your colleagues to come up with new ideas, and deliver great results for our customers. This is your chance to make a difference, and great performance will take you far. It won’t always be easy, but it’s always exciting and it promises great opportunities for you, and our business, especially if you’re ready to stand for something. The Project Manager will play a key role within the Change Delivery function and within a specific portfolio of change, delivering a change project. The role is comprised of four components: delivery, stakeholder management, commercial and strategic awareness, and leadership. Key responsibilities include: Delivery responsibility for a project or projects • Accountable for the end to end delivery of allocated programme of work to scope, time, quality and budget (typically (£1-5m) • Oversee the delivery of the project(s) from initiation to completion, developing end-to-end project plans, following the Change Framework • Establish and maintain the overall project plan, incorporating key milestones and work packages, ensuring clear accountability and ownership across the stakeholder group • Adhere to the Change Framework, ISO:9001 and other compliance standards as required • Identify and pro-actively manage risks, issues and dependencies, escalating as appropriate • Provide potential resolutions to problems, project changes and resource constraints • Set up and manage appropriate project governance, including SteerCos and reporting • Engage project stakeholders through effective communication and reporting • Work with change colleagues (UAT and Business Readiness) to ensure project deliverables are fit for purpose • Establish and execute project comms plan; overall reporting of progress, issuance of project documentation, key messaging, pre / post -implementation comms • Identify and track project success factors and operational KPIs • Ensure that the individual projects meet business requirements and are delivered to time, budget and quality • Conduct end project evaluation to assess how well the project was managed • Ensure lessons learnt are factored in to future projects • Display problem solving acumen; take ownership of a issues and seek to drive to resolution Stakeholder management • Engage stakeholders (including Head of level) through effective communication and reporting • Harness and direct project stakeholders to deliver project efficiently • Develop an understanding of the needs of stakeholders at different levels and work to build a broad base of stakeholder relationships Commercial and strategic awareness • Build an understanding of the business environment for which the project is delivering • Demonstrate an understanding of key business metrics and KPIs relevant to the project • Focus on the customer to ensure solutions remain true to the objective of delivering great service Leadership: • Demonstrate emerging leadership skills through leading a matrix or virtual project team of business SMEs • Seek opportunities to build capability of the project team, advocating project management skills and methodologies • Ensure adherence to all business compliance standards • Demonstrate a commitment to TalkTalk essentials and seek opportunities for personal development • Demonstrate a positive ‘can-do’ attitude’ and contribute to an energetic and motivated team environment Must have experience & Skills -Experience managing significant change projects -Full life-cycle end to end delivery of projects -Excellent interpersonal and communications skills Be great to also have: -Project manager or programme manager qualifications of Prince 2 and/or MSP -3rd party vendor management experience -Telco specific industry and product knowledge/experience

Equal Experts are seeking a Senior QA Engineer (contract), an experienced hands-on Agile practitioner who is very strong both from a technical and a consulting perspective.    Key-words: Automation / SDET, Java, C#, Python, Selenium, Cucumber, RSpec, Jasmine, CI, BDD, TDD We are: A global contractor network of 800 hugely talented and experienced software practitioners - and we're still growing. We were recently recognised as having the 3rd best workplace culture in the UK and take as much pride in our people, culture and work-life balance as we do in our output.   You'd be: Delivering innovative custom software solutions for blue-chip enterprise and public sector clients. You'd get: Competitive day rates, the ability to move roles within the network, a friendly culture of autonomy and responsibility, and access to our community and knowledge base. You can: Move from project to project once you join the Equal Experts network, or even leave us for a while to pursue something else, before re-joining when the time is right for both parties. Interested? Then get in touch!

Becoming a Salesforce Solution Architect with the Smart Data Communications Company (DCC) : A fantastic opportunity to secure an initial 6 months contract based in Manchester as a Solution Architect specialising in Salesforce. We need a Salesforce Solution Architect expert to provide architecture and design input (High Level Architecture - HLA) and assure external Service Provider designs (Low Level Designs - LLD) are fit for purpose and govern architectural changes What you will do: Creation of the HLA in line with Architectural guidelines and gathered requirements Presenting the proposed solution following the Architecture Governance process, with a view of taking and applying feedback Creation of transitionary steps to achieve target architecture, if applicable. Able to communicate with different stakeholders and present high-level designs for feedback Work within a team of architects to contribute and share knowledge Ensure that design works within the bounds of the Security Framework for DCC Total System Your experience will include: Extensive experience in Salesforce & the force.com platform including Lightning UX, CRM, ERP or Order Management Components/Objects, Engagement/Community, Analytics, Identity (Azure AAD) & Security (Shield), Integration patterns (MuleSoft AnyPoint), Code vs Config (Meta data Architecture) and Licenses Experience with Composite architectures leading to target Architecture. Experience using Best practise for SDLC for Salesforce Agile Delivery Strong delivery focus utilising standard Architectural patterns Strong understanding of Big Data as well as large volumes of Data Excellent verbal and written (including presentation) communication, influencing and interpersonal skills including ability to define a Solution Architecture About the Smart Data Communications Company (DCC) At DCC we 've built the data and communications infrastructure that will support the mass roll out of smart electricity and gas meters to homes and small businesses across the country. The world 's most ambitious smart meter roll out will see over 53 million smart meters installed across the UK by 2020. Join us and you 'll be part of a team that is supporting the country 's transition to a low-carbon economy, and helping to ensure an affordable, secure and sustainable energy supply for the future. Smart Data Communications Company (DCC) are part of Capita Plc, the UK 's leading provider of business process management and integrated professional support service solutions. Through quality solutions, tailored to our customers ' needs, we 've helped countless organisations unlock value and maximise their potential. With access to our range of unique and diverse opportunities, offering real career advancement and progression, we can unlock your potential too. What 's in it for you? This contract is offering a competitive day rate.