Current Vacancies

A superb position has become available for a world class trading client in the heart of the City. My client is recruiting for an ASP.NET Developer with extensive SQL experience, to join the expanding in house development team.

This is a great opportunity to BREAK INTO the financial domain as no finance experience is required.

You will be working in a dedicated Information Management team that is responsible for all web based reporting applications that are utilised across all departments from sales through to the trading floor. Along side this you will be working on the client’s core Billing system which is one of its key products.

The ideal candidate with have solid experience of building web based applications with ASP.NET along with strong SQL & VB/C#. Any knowledge with SSAS, SSRS, AJAZ, JavaScript, WCF will all be advantageous.

As mentioned this is a unique opportunity to break into this lucrative and highly technically challenging domain – where solid developers will have the opportunity to progress quickly.

In return you will be offered an excellent base slay along with a lucrative bonus scheme and a generous benefits package. CV’s under review now!

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced PM has come up to work with a fantastic and innovative digital mobile application firm. Based in creative and funky West London this role is suited for anyone from a Digital and Software development environment.

The company is unique and work with major blue chip firms in not only developing the mobile apps but also assisting in marketing, branding and testing the applications for their clients so they cover the whole 360 life cycle and have worked with names such as VodaFone, RBS and the BBC.

The main skills are:

Knowledge Agile other and of PM methodologies

Technical aptitude

Preferably from a digital media or software development background (pref mobile such as iOS or Android)

Budget management

Programme management (nice to have)

Client facing (nice to have)

This role is a ideal for a creative and technical PM who is not put off working in small team fast paced environments.

A unique opportunity has come up for an iPhone developer to work for a leading mobile solution company. Based in an ideal location for anyone in the Thames Valley through to Hampshire region this is an ideal company for those who hate to work in the hustle and bustle of the City but still wants to work for a global and innovative firm.

My client is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic individual whose experience can range from a bright and talented graduate right to someone with some hands on commercial experience

Bright individual with a solid academic background

Candidates with good solid experience can be compensated for lack of degree etc.

Strong Communication skills and a real appetite to learn and work with leading technology.

Some exposure or real desire to work in iPhone development and Objective C

Commutable location or happy to relocate to location.

This really is an exceptional role and working with a fantastic organisation which will allow training and opportunities to visit the US and broaden your skills.

A unique opportunity has come up for a short term contract with a mobile development firm based in London. This will be working on a fantastic project and my client needs an experienced Bada Developer.

The role is based city and my client has developed excellent branded applications on both IOS and Android.

The ideal candidate will have the following:

Experienced contract Bada developer with a proven track record of released

apps.

Understanding of webkit, DRM techniques, advanced UI and build automation

Good C++ skills

Understanding of BADA app release process

My client is one of the world's largest tier 1 system integrators with a turnover of £4bn and provides global website solutions for a wide range of blue chip clients; they are a 10,000 user organisation in the UK alone and their Microsoft division is growing rapidly.

They offer a fantastic working environment from their large modern offices based in London.

Visual Studio 2008 or above (Visual Studio 2010 , Visual Studio Application Lifecycle Managementand Visual Studio Team System is advantageous)

.NET Framework Version 3.5 or above including at least one of WCF \ WPF \ WF \ Silverlight \ AJAX

C# is essential

Experience with defined frameworks (MVC, Entity Framework and Enterprise Library) is essential

IIS & ASP.NET including HTML, Cascading Style Sheets and JavaScript

SQL Server 2008 with T-SQL and ADO.NET (Reporting Service and Integration Services experience is highly desirable)

Development and architecture experience with at least one of the following Microsoft technologies is essential

Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 \ SharePoint 2010

BizTalk Server 2006 or 2010

Windows Azure

Dynamics CRM 4.0 or 2011

Continuous Integration Build process and automated unit test skills with tools such as MSBuild, CruiseControl and NUnit are essential

Experience working in a structured delivery framework or process such as the Rational Unified Process or Microsoft Solutions Framework is essential

Agile development practices are essential

Object Oriented Analysis and Design skills are essential

UML skills are essential

Service Oriented Architecture experience is essential

Ability to design sensible, simple solutions to complex problems

Excellent knowledge of software design patterns and when to apply them

The ability to architect medium sized solutions based on the Microsoftt platform

Team mentoring \ coaching

Team leading – team size of 4 or more

Enthusiasm to participate and lead company and non-project related initiatives

Commercial awareness, including ability to recognise and manage commercial and technical risk

Estimate project delivery timescales and resources

My client is a global provider of consulting, IT Services, and outsourced R&D, infrastructure outsourcing and business process services. They deliver technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of Global 2000 customers. With over 25 years in the Information Technology business, my client is the largest outsourced R & D Services provider and one of the pioneers in the remote delivery of services.

Job Description :

You should have 8+ years of hands on experience in Banking industry especially around architecting, designing and implementing IT solutions on Payments platform. Should have demonstrated experience in large Programmes of 30+ team members. Experience in offshore/onsite delivery model will be an added advantage. TOGAF, Zachman or other architecture specific certifications will be preferred.

Skills:

You should have played a role of Business Architect in projects involving one or multiple payment schemes mentioned below: ACH Clearing and Settlement schemes like SEPA, SWIFT, ISO 20022, CHAPS, BACS and Faster payments. You should possess good understanding of payments transaction life cycle: Messaging flow through capture, routing, formatting/translation, transmission and auditing.

Technical Skills:

Custom built experience using Service Oriented Architecture and ESB on IBM, Oracle, Tibco or Software AG stack is a must have skill on the resume. Only C, C++ experience is not desirable, however a mixture of J2EE experience clubbed with ESB and SOA knowledge will be preferred. Hands on Experience in COTS products in payments space like Fircosoft, Bottomline Webseries, ACI, Fundtech etc. will be an added advantage.

A great opportunity for a graduate iPhone developer to join one the fastest growing and exciting "start up" digital firms. Based in London and working not only on the technical and development side of mobile applications my client provides strategy, marketing and branding to blue chip clients on the way their business and products would be best placed on mobile platforms.

Working on both iPhone and Android as well as new and exciting platforms this is a great opportunity for a bright graduate with a technical and ideally strong proven interest in mobile development through personal projects or academic work.

Key Skills:

Good technical degree

Understanding on Java or Eclipse and Android

Understand and possibly academic or personal projects on Android development

The salary is negotiable and paying up to and around the 20K mark but the chance to grow and gain some excellent experience alongside some leading developers is second to none and my client is also offering a bonus and future stock options.

This is one of those great opportunities that could really define and spearhead a strong career in Mobile technology so please do get in touch to discuss this further.

A great opportunity for a graduate Android developer to join one the fastest growing and exciting "start up" digital firms. Based in London and working not only on the technical and development side of mobile applications my client provides strategy, marketing and branding to blue chip clients on the way their business and products would be best placed on mobile platforms.

Working on both iPhone and Android as well as new and exciting platforms this is a great opportunity for a bright graduate with a technical and ideally strong proven interest in mobile development through personal projects or academic work.

Key Skills:

Good technical degree

Understanding on Java or Eclipse and Android

Understand and possibly academic or personal projects on Android development

The salary is negotiable and paying up to and around the 20K mark but the chance to grow and gain some excellent experience alongside some leading developers is second to none and my client is also offering a bonus and future stock options.

This is one of those great opportunities that could really define and spearhead a strong career in Mobile technology so please do get in touch to discuss this further.

My client provides intranet and public facing website solutions for a wide range of clients, using Microsoft SharePoint 2007 and SharePoint 2010. This role will be to develop SharePoint projects for both new and existing clients. The ideal candidate will be able to able to work both on their own and as part of a bigger team. We are looking for people with hands-on SharePoint development experience to work on a variety of projects.

Responsibilities:

Work with Project Mangers and Technical Leads to provide task estimates and discuss technical options

Keep Project Managers and Technical Leads informed of any potential issues as they arise

Understand and contribute to technical specifications

Ensure a high quality standard is maintained in the solution developed on the allocated project by following coding and testing practices

Skills:

Ability to work with Project Managers and Technical Leads, keeping them informed of all the problems within the project

Ability to work with other developers, sharing knowledge between peers and within the general workforce

A pro-active approach to work tasks, relying on initiative and a wider understanding of the project deliverables

Experience in Object Oriented Programming

Experience of working with a .Net framework/environment and use of C#

Implemented Microsoft SharePoint 2007 and/or SharePoint 2010

Experience in working with HTML/CSS/XML

Experience of integration projects, integrating with back end legacy systems and other technologies together seamlessly. i.e. Microsoft DNA solution

Some experience in writing ASP.net and client side scripting

Experience in Biz Talk, Microsoft CMS and Commerce Server

Understanding of Prince 2 , UML and RAD

Understanding of deployment & change management processes (at code level)

Understanding and practice of Unit Testing

Role Description: To take responsibility for the test management of specific projects. Involved in the entire project lifecycle starting with understanding requirements, developing test requirements and scenarios, plan execution, track progress and stakeholder management. Take end-to-end bottom line responsibility for the testing, ensure staffing and adequate process for demand management at project level, monitor and review and report project risks, manage project risks, ensure successful delivery.

Experience: Graduates with 6+ years of testing experience

Job Description/Area of Responsibilities

Management both from a set up and ongoing basis

Facilitate requirement gathering through interviews, workshops, etc to scope test requirements and own change management for testing scope and define both functional and non functional test requirements

Define test plans, create test strategy and test scenarios, obtain sign off from all relevant stakeholders

Ability to prioritize testing requirements and resources based on business criticality

Budgeting and forecasting for the overall testing effort

Strong business communication skills

Self motivated and enthusiastic with ability to inspire team and align direction to achieve goals

Set up processes for delivery and governance

Ability to manage ambiguous situations and requests

Fluent in German/Swiss German

Strong stakeholder management with the ability to build lasting relationships

Good understanding and working knowledge of test automation tools and current industry trends

Good knowledge of testing processes and applicability across various software development methodologies

Role Description: Primarily engaged in manual test execution with added ability to execute automation scripts and performance test scripts

Experience: Graduates with 2-3 years of testing experience

Job Description/Area of Responsibilities

Manual execution of test cases and scripts as defined by test leads

Execution of automated test scripts using HP's QTP product

Basic knowledge and ability to effectively use HP's QC for defect logging and tracking

Preliminary defect analysis and assignment

Ability to prioritize testing requirements based on business criticality

Liaise with stakeholders within business community and development teams

Strong business communication skills

Ability to manage ambiguous situations and requests

Fluent in German/Swiss German

Working knowledge of test automation tools and current industry trends

Good knowledge of testing processes

A contract opportunity working for a well known investment client has come up to work on a brand new and exciting IOS project. Working on a excellent new project which is a new area of development for my client you will be working on a very high profile asset management application.

My client requires an iPhone developer who has solid commercial experience in developing and delivering iPhone applications. Candidates should ideally have live "commercial" work on the app store but exceptional programmers with a strong IT background and personal iPhone experience will not be ruled out.

Candidates should have as much of the following as possible:

IOS experience (iPhone / iPad)

Objective C

Cocoa Framework

Mapping Frameworks and tools such as Core Animation, Core location etc (combination of different frameworks etc is required)

Strong background in development previously (C#, Java or C++)

Understanding in Data Encryption and Security (desirable not essential)

This is a great opportunity to work on some high profile applications and as demand for work in this area increases with my client possibility of extensions is very high with this firm.

A superb position has become available for C# ASP.Net developer to join a world class financial development team in the heart of Docklands. My client have a dedicated software implementation team that is responsible for developing bespoke financial applications to leading clients in Commercial Banking, Private Financial Institutions and governmental organisations across the world.

The role will give you extensive exposure to the business side and would suit a developer who is keen to be involved with full life cycle development – from interacting directly with the end client through to implementation. You will be working very closely with Project Managers, gathering requirements and creating Solution designs.

Work is conducted in C# Asp.net, A minimum three years commercial experience is required, no finance is knowledge is needed but will be advantageous. Database experience with SQL or Oracle is preferred.

As mentioned excellent communication will be required as this will be a client facing role as well as technically hands on development. This is a superb opportunity to break into this lucrative and challenging sector and be involved in a world class development team.

In return you will be offered an excellent base salary, a lucrative bonus scheme with superb benefits.

CV’s under review

You need have good experience in the techniques for leading, planning, and controlling programmes and projects Ability to solve complex multi-dimensional problems Successful candidates will ideally combine some commercial awareness and project management experience with numeracy and analytical skills: Flexible and logical in approaching new challenges An excellent communicator with ability to build effective relationships at all levels A team player An effective time manager, able to keep calm when under pressure to meet tight deadlines

Our client is leading the way in development of mobile banking applications and payment solutions. With the increase in security on mobile platforms and the huge demand to allow financial transactions to mobile users this is a great opportunity for someone to gain great experience on the mobile development side of things related to financial services.

The ideal candidate should have:

commercial native blackberry development experience

Java (Core Java, J2EE or J2ME)

Eclipse

JSON

Android (highly desirable)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing mobile R&D team and will allow you to work with cutting edge technology and also to get experience on cross mobile platform development.

Our client is leading the way in development of mobile banking applications and payment solutions. With the increase in security on mobile platforms and the huge demand to allow financial transactions to mobile users this is a great opportunity for someone to gain great experience on the mobile development side of things related to financial services.

The ideal candidate should have:

IPHONE DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

IOS 4

OBJECTIVE C

XCODE and other Frameworks such as CORE LOCATION, DATA ETC

C# (highly advantageous)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing mobile R&D team and will allow you to work with cutting edge technology and also to get experience on cross mobile platform development. For more information please contact Fahad Ahmed on 020 7054 7780 or fahad@defactoit.com

Our client is leading the way in development of mobile banking applications and payment solutions. With the increase in security on mobile platforms and the huge demand to allow financial transactions to mobile users this is a great opportunity for someone to gain great experience on the mobile development side of things related to financial services.

The ideal candidate should have as much of the following as possible:

Native Android application development experience

JAVA (CORE JAVA, J2EE or J2ME)

Eclipse

JSon

Blackberry experience (highly advantageous)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing mobile R&D team and will allow you to work with cutting edge technology and also to get experience on cross mobile platform development. For more information please contact Fahad Ahmed on 020 7054 7780 or fahad@defactoit.com

My client is a global provider of consulting, IT Services, and outsourced R&D, infrastructure outsourcing and business process services. They deliver technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of Global 2000 customers. With over 25 years in the Information Technology business, my client is the largest outsourced R & D Services provider and one of the pioneers in the remote delivery of services.

Key Responsibilities

Ensure that solutions achieve an appropriate balance between time, cost, quality and strategic alignment

Ensure all developments comply with future vision.

Ensure all design activities comply with CMMI and QMS

Perform link testing for the project assigned to

Experience Skills & Qualifications

Overall 7+ years of experience in Life & Pension domain is must.

Knowledge of the functions and capabilities of the Unisure package.

Working knowledge of the Personal Pension products and processes .

Experience in Oracle / UNIX including SQL and being able to develop or understand the Linc language for

Specification or impact assessments. Being able to develop using the Linc language would be beneficial

Flexible and adaptable approach with the ability to deliver accurate work to tight deadlines.

Able to devise innovative solutions to achieve the goals of the component.

Able to communicate and work in a team effectively.

Able to demonstrate strong initiative and self-learning capabilities.

Solid track record of delivering within projects.

We are looking for a strong Programme Managers to work for global investment bank based in the City of London on long contract basis to provide project management support to the Head of Sales and Transformation. You will the lead to provide strategy and plans from the sponsor & lead and operationalise them and the mechanisms that operate the SPM are fit for purpose, approved and are rapidly put into place.

Pre -requisites:

A Bachelor's degree

Circa 8-10 years minimum experience

Proven ability and experience of running global programmes with multiple workstreams and projects

Experience of IT systems, process improvement, organisational improvement

Extremely well experienced in establishing and managing very complex governance structures with very demanding sponsors

Proven ability to provide methodical rigour, structure and solutions to an analytical exercise

Ability to develop effective working relationships with business partners and external vendors, at all levels

Immaculate attention to detail and ability to challenge information presented

Ability to effectively present information, influence meetings and respond to questions from all levels of management

Team working and experience working in a project environment and a flexible and adaptable working style to work with multiple project managers

Fluent business English (spoken and written) language skills

Exposure to international business of any kind Intermediate working knowledge of Microsoft Office; Project, PowerPoint, Excel and Access is essential

Experience of Project management methodology such as PRINCE 2 or PMI (project management institute) is important

Proven ability to meet deadline

Send me your CV ASAP for an immediate response!

A superb opportunity has been made available for an excellent professional services client in the heart of the City to join as an IT Administrator.

You will be given the opportunity to work in a fast paced IT Department that is responsible for providing exceptional Technology solutions to Blue Chip clients across Europe. You will be working closely with Senior Management & Technologists in providing day to support and administration over a wide breath of Applications and Technologies.

You will be exposed MS Office, Windows (all versions), MS SharePoint, a wide variety of Graphics Packages and many more.

Candidates must have a passion for IT, being Excellent Communicators and be able to work in a fast paced environment and be involved in a steep learning curve.

Candidates must be advanced with MS Office, no certain length of experience is required - graduates will be considered as will individuals who are keen to get into IT. CV’s under review now!

Our client is one of the fastest and growing companies in the growing and ever popular financial spread betting sector. Working with the latest technology and within a specialized team the role will be to work and immerse yourself into new and growing .NET web technology.

They are looking for the kind of individual who perhaps maybe does not have commercial experience with the latest technologies such as .NET 4.0, Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC 2.0 etc but have definitely taken time to familiarise themselves with technologies like this.The client is situation in Hertfordshire and is only 15 mins walk from a national rail station which is approximately 20 mins away from St Pancras. Working in friendly and open environment this is one of the very few firms who have a great relaxed and fun environment despite being highly professional and self motivated to be the best.Candidates should have as much of the following as possible:

Commercial web development experience with ASP.NET using C#

Extensive experience using JavaScript and client-side frameworks like jQuery/prototype

Commercial experience using AJAX and SOA, preferably with a good understanding of distributed transactions

Working understanding of HTML5 and CSS3.0

Extensive knowledge of usability, accessibility and W3C standards

Strong analytical skills for technical problem solving

Good understanding of software development patterns

My client is moving into the mobile trading side of things so any candidates with exposure or experience with mobile platforms such as iPhone, Symbian, Android or Blackberry would hold a distinct advantage.For more information and immediate consideration please contact Fahad Ahmed.

Our client is one of the leading firms working in providing business solutions to both the private sector and public sector in a range of industries. A position has come up to join a brand new mobile applications division and become a key player in this unique area.

The role is suited to a well rounded individual who has great experience on the "look" and "feel" of mobile applications so UI/UX experience is ideal but candidates must also have strong back end development. This role is customer facing so the kind of individual who can plan, roadmap and visualise how a client should present their application is key and this individual will initially need to be "hands on" in terms of coding. The purpose of this role is to be part of the team to develop mobile applications, acting as the Lead Developer with design decisions and working closely with other team members to deliver a quality and timely solutions

The ideal candidate should have as much of the following as possible:

A track record in implementing mobile business applications (min 2 apps to show)

1-2 Years experience with Objective C and IOS experience

Mobile Middleware experience (SOAP API's etc)

MySQL OR SQLite experience

Previous background in development (ideally .Net or Java)

OO experience with UML and AGILE experience

UI/UX experience; HTML 5, JAVASCRIPT etc (highly desirable)

Any mobile platform experience (BLACKBERRY, SYMBIAN, ANDROID, ETC)

A superb position has been made available for a C# Developer to join a fast paced Electronic Trading Technology client in the heart of the city.

You will be given excellent exposure to Front Office Algorithmic & Manual Trading, working alongside risk management applications. The role will involve full life cycle development, working with high performance, real time multithreaded application with WPF/Winforms user interfaces.

Projects will involve new developments and enhancements as well as bug fixing. You will be in a close knit team with full access to the trading floor.

This is not an Investment Bank – so developers will have full access to the trading floor and traders themselves!

This is a great opportunity to get involved in the heart of the trading cycle.

Candidates must be full experience with C#.Net, ideally with 3.5 and above, have Real Time trading experience (ideally finance).

WPF/Winforms is a necessity.

As mentioned you will be joining a technology savvy firm that works hard but plays harder! You will be paid a handsome base and most importantly a lucrative bonus scheme that rewards on impact and performance.

CV’s under review now!

A leading organisation in London is recruiting for a Portfolio Analyst to report into the Group Portfolio Manager within the strategy and planning department.

The successful candidate will have major responsibility to perform the cross-functional and cross-regional analysis of the Global Portfolio of Projects & Programmes to provide the insights to allow allocation of resources to the right projects at the right time. He/she will play a key role in supporting the Portfolio teams and the Group Portfolio Committee in defining, shaping and ensuring effective delivery portfolio and their contribution to strategy execution.

A leading organisation in London is recruiting for a PPPM Development Manager to play a proactive role in the promotion of PPPM methods and standards. The PPPM Development Manager will be reporting to the head of group portfolio management office within strategy and planning department.

The role holder will be to support the unification of the PMO community into a PMO Function to ensure consistent standards are applied to Project, Programme and Portfolio Management supported by robust controls. He/she will also support the virtual community of Project & Programme Managers in the areas of skills development, knowledge sharing and training initiatives to enhance our pool of Project & Programme Management talent and improve the quality of delivery.

Our well known Media company are looking for a team assistant to work for them on a permanent basis. You will be required to provide ad- hoc support to the Head of Department Secretary and five team Manager secretaries/administrators.

Responsibilities:

Arranging meetings and preparing papers

Arranging travel, accommodation, couriers etc

Managing documentation, filing and archiving

Dealing with enquiries as appropriate and taking telephone messages

Distribution and logging of post

Desk booking using electronic system

Preparing e-forms for new starters, joiners and leavers

Typing

Photocopying

Generally assisting the Business Support team to provide a high level of support

This role would suit an upbeat, enthusiastic individual with at least one year of solid experience within the media industry. You absolutely must have advanced PowerPoint skills - this will be tested in the interview process. You will be passionate, yet professional and strive to uphold the highest standards of accuracy and quality at all times, even if under pressure!

As a Technical Architect you will be responsible for successfully creating custom applications using Force.com and integrating salesforce.com with other systems, you must be able to lead a technical requirements gathering session, write requirements and technical architecture documents and manage the integration.

Responsibilities:

Leading technical requirements gathering sessions and writing technical requirements

documents.

Leading technical design sessions and writing technical design documents.

Managing the technical delivery of integrations and custom extensions.

Managing technical scope and client expectation.

Responsible for providing hands on expert level assistance to developers for technical issues.

Designing and managing the execution of test plans and ensuring a quality solution is delivered.

Experience/Skills Required:

Ability to define and deliver custom Force.com enterprise applications.

Completion of several salesforce.com integration and extension projects in development and

lead technical roles.

B.S. in Business, Computer Science, Software Engineering, MIS or equivalent work experience. 5 or more years of experience managing external client projects in positions of increasing

responsibility in the delivery of business consulting, systems development, and systems.

Knowledge of enterprise systems, CRM, SFA, and ERP.

Proven ability to design and optimize business processes and to integrate business processes across disparate systems.

Experience with Enterprise Integration tools.

Experience with web application development either in J2EE.

Experience with Struts or similar frameworks.

Hands-on and able to code in APEX, Visualforce.

Extensive experience with Extract, transformation and load tools.

Demonstrated deployments of enterprise software systems using industry standard

environments including XML,HTTP/HTTPS, Java, C++, and ASP.

A thorough understanding of XML, SQL, and enterprise application integration.

Work experience with a professional consulting organization (e.g., Big 5 consulting) a plus.

The position of Solution Architect is a key role in delivery of the solution to the customer. Responsibilities include: analysing customer requirements; demonstrating MBS NAV; conducting client workshops; documenting customer requirements; carrying out MBS NAV modifications to a high standard, testing of software and ensuring the overall system design meets the clients current and future needs.

Experience

Candidates should have previous Dynamics NAV development experience up to Version Nav2009 and have passed NAV Application and Development exams or have previous experience of designing Dynamics NAV or retail systems. A good understanding and experience of SQL 2008 and 2010 is required. Good analytical skills with the ability to understand requirements and then document. Excellent IT skills including SQL Reporting Services, MS CRM, Business Intelligence and dot NET applications essential. An understanding or knowledge of Retail ERP solutions would be an advantage.

You will have a good educational background ideally up to degree level, or equivalent, in related subject, excellent problem solving and communication skills You will be a good team player as well as have the ability to work on your own initiative without supervision.

Personal Skills

Client facing, demonstrating excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to understand customer requirements and deliver applicable solutions

Self-motivated and driven to achieve professional success in a consulting environment

Ability to manage workload and time according to deadlines set

Resourceful, energetic and enthusiastic, prepared to go the “extra mile”

Good attention to detail

Ability to work well under pressure, both as part of the team and on own initiative.

Confident (Previous experience of demonstrating software would be an advantage)

The Role:Customer Solution Architect required to be based from my clients design Centre but be prepared travel UK wide to fulfill a variety of Design/Architect roles on long term assignment within various Business Divisions and industry sectors. A number of scarce skills are required, which are listed below. The more versatile the applicant, the more valuable they will be to the Design Practice - especially with multiple scarce skills.The role requires a CSA with a good general technology skill set, centered on one or (preferably) more scarce infrastructure skills and who can rapidly adapt to the changing demands of multiple accounts.You will be based in London but should be willing to travel UK wide as required during the week. You should be capable of dealing with multiple projects in parallel and have a track record of delivering high quality design work to budget and to tight deadlines.Skills: Must be able to demonstrate Subject Matter Expertise as an Architect or Designer in one or more of the scarce skills listed below.

Microsoft technologies: Windows 7 client, Windows 2008 server, Office 2010, Comms Server 2007, other back office products (latest version), Exchange 2010, Sharepoint 2010 SQL, System Centre, Active Directory, Microsoft accreditation history.

Networking: routing and switching, firewalls, security, Intrusion detection, Government security, Voice and Video.UNIX: o Technology expert in AIX (6.1 and 5.3), Solaris (10 and 8), HP-UX (11i v3 and 11i v2), Linux, virtualisation, clustering, storage, databases. Accreditations.

Virtualization: server, client, application, presentation. Particularly Citrix (XenApp / XenDesktop / Provisioning Server 5 / Netscaler 9), App-V, VMWare, Terminal Services. Accreditations.SAN storage and Backup/Restore: EMC, NetApp, Eternus, Cisco and Brocade fabric, Symantec NetBackup / Storage Foundation, CA BrightStor, HDS etc. Accreditations.

A leading Asset Management firm based in London are looking for a strong Technical Business Analyst to work on a merger acquisition of two different sites that are based in the UK. It's a very important role for the right person so you need to have a strong technical background in investment banking, asset management or wealth management. (Ideally Asset Management

You need to be confident gathering requirements, producing business and technical documentation and carrying out analysis and functional design. You'll certainly have had exposure to change/reengineering projects and it's important that you have a sound knowledge in any asset class front to back with relevant application and languages exposure. You need to be analytical, action-oriented and focused on continuous improvement and have the communication skills to match by engaging with stakeholders at all levels.

Our client is leading the way in development of mobile banking applications and payment solutions. With the increase in security on mobile platforms and the huge demand to allow financial transactions to mobile users this is a great opportunity for someone to gain great experience on the mobile development side of things related to financial services.

The ideal candidate should have:

commercial native blackberry development experience

Java (Core Java, J2EE or J2ME)

Eclipse

JSON

Android (highly desirable)

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing mobile R&D team and will allow you to work with cutting edge technology and also to get experience on cross mobile platform development.

An excellent position has become available for a Junior Systems Administrator to come on board and work with one the worlds leading Financial Trading clients in the heart of the City.

NO FINANCE IS REQUIRED!

The role will involve working directly with the traders on a Linux platform where you will be reconciling and managing trade positions. You will also be responsible for Monitoring the system and conducting basic Admin. The opportunity to interact with different IT departments will be evident as you will be confirming systems along with performing system start ups and log in’s into various trading systems.

The ability to write scripts is very important – KSH/Bash is a MUST, and knowledge/experience of either PERL/PYTHON will carry a distinct advantage.

You will also be tasked with creating reports and updating various databases and product specifications. Whilst in the role you shall get a deep and intimate knowledge of one of the worlds fastest and most comprehensive trading systems which will put you in an envious position for future career progression.

The ideal candidate must have a good understanding of Linux (basic to intermediate level), be an excellent communicator as you will be liaising with various departments. Must be able to multi task and be diligent. A computer Science/Technology degree will be preferred but not a must! This is a JUNIOR ROLE!

This is a perfect role for a right junior who has limited experience to come and work in a technological advanced environment, where the candidate will learn something new everyday. Linux and Scripting must be a passion.

In return you will be offered a handsome base salary with a unique bonus scheme that can really increase your earnings. But most importantly you will be working for a world class international trading client.

CV’s under review now!

The role of Project Manager will involve working on new and existing projects to support the company in meeting its business objectives. Understanding business requirements, writing business proposals and translating these into project plans using defined company processes and procedures, will all be required in fulfilling this role.

Responsibility for ensuring assigned projects are managed successfully to agreed timescales from initiation through to post implementation review will be key in determining the success criteria.

Being able to communicate at all levels within IT and the Business, including external suppliers will also be essential in ensuring all requirements are understood and tasks undertaken. Producing management reports, presenting status reports, allocating resources and reporting on project budgets will all be required.

A superb position has been made available for an experienced C++ Developer to break into the financial domain. An electronic trading client, in the heart of the City is looking to expand its development team by hiring a C++ developer to come work on their core trading platform.

As a key member of the team you will have full exposure to the full development life cycle in a windows platform environment, you will be involved with design, development and implementation of the internal trading system.

The environment will suit a candidate who has hands on experience with multi threading, multi tier systems. You will be working on a complex development, real time environment where down time is not an option. You will also be working with STL/Boost, Design Patterns and most importantly back end server development, not GUI.

No financial experience is required as full training will be given, however the candidate must poses strong numeracy and problem solving ability, hence why a solid academic record will be preferred. As mentioned candidates who are keen to break into domain are strongly encouraged to apply.

In return you will be offered a handsome base, a lucrative bonus scheme which is strictly performance related and a unique opportunity to break into the Trading/Banking domain. CV’s under review now!

A fantastic opportunity has come up with a leading company working within the financial services sector. Working in a fast paced and high availability environment this is a great opportunity for a Windows Infrastructure Specialist to join and work on cutting edge technology.

The role would be suited to a senior 3rd line engineer and all candidates must have previous experience in DESIGN and DEVELOPMENT and MAINTAINANCE on windows infrastructure. There is very little support in this role and heavily focused on design, development and upgrades and off course virtualisation of their infrastructure.

Candidates should have as much of the following as possible:

Experience in Design, Development and Maintenance of core infrastructure systems.

Experience in VMware, Active Directory and Windows Server 2003/2008

Experience in Network, Virtualization, Active Directory, Security, Clustering and SAN etc

Leading and managing projects

Owning Core Upgrade Projects

Experience in Testing Server Performance

Provides Network Performance Statistic.

Any experience with financial data feed or 3PAR Storage or Oracle 11G would be highly advantageous but by no means essential

For more information please contact Fahad Ahmed immediately

You will work with the biggest brands in banking and capital markets in the UK and will be part of a team that is helping my client transform their business and IT operations. In addition to serving clients, you will be called upon to develop other key skills on your journey to becoming a Leader, including business and staff development, thought leadership, and firm building.

Business Development.

Project Management - Lead a team of global IT professional & subject matter experts. Complete business & functional requirements, translating those requirements into actionable project initiatives. Provide overall project management

Consulting Delivery - Responsible for delivering world-class practices and processes. Interface with middle and senior-level client personnel to develop business implementation strategies, Designing outstanding business and technical solutions.

Practice development.

Skills & Experience

If you do not have all of the skills and experience below, but do have 80-90%, please still apply.

Financial Services and IT consulting experience.

Deep expertise in Capital Markets area

Experience in minimum one or more areas - Investment Banking, brokerage, asset management, wealth management, investment management, etc.

Bachelors degree required. MBA preferred. Any certification is a plus

Product experience with any of the products in the Capital Markets area will be a plus

Ability to work as part of a cross-cultural team including flexibility to support multiple time zones when necessary

Ability to interact at all levels of clients' organizations

Strong verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills

Is needed for a global blue chip organization to work remotely from their office in London. My client is one of the fastest growing system integrators worldwide and within this role you will be dealing with some of the fortune 100 companies based in the USA. You will be working Within the Pega practice and will provide task decomposition, technical guidance and hands-on installation, implementation or tuning of Pegasystems.

The role:

Must be able to work in fast paced, dynamic environment

Demonstrated ability to translate business strategies into viable client solutions

Must have exceptional written and verbal skills

Excellent problem solving, analytical and mapping skills

Experience in client-facing positions preferred; required for all Senior and Lead positions

Excellent knowledge of SOA / Web Services, Enterprise Architecture,and preferably Java-J2EE

PRPC Technical and Product knowledge would be an advantage.

A rare opportunity has arisen for a large financial services firm who are looking for Senior SAP Business Analyst to be based in the Northamptonshire area on a permanentbasis. The position offers excellent career development opportunity for a strong Business Analyst who is looking to work in a fast paced, multi site organisation. One of the most important long term projects the companies has witnessed and of a vital strategic importance to the business. It is also an opportunity for you to really demonstrate your worth to the business and whilst there is no guarantee of a future vacancy arising.

Candidate Requirements:

Degree standard education or equivalent

Proven SAP knowledge and experience BW/FI/CO essential, MM/Treasury desirable.

Strong proven experience as a lead business analyst for a Finance Department, preferably in a Financial Services organisation.

Highly motivated and able to work under own initiative, taking ownership of problems requiring resolution

Calm and collective under pressure

Experience of working on projects delivering significant business change

Good approach dealing with certain situations

Good stakeholder management dealing with people at all levels

Full project life cycle experience (end-to-end) with knowledge of PRINCE 2 methodologies or similar project management methodologies

Able to undertake several analysis engagements concurrently

Knowledge of usability issues and user-centred design techniques

Knowledge of business process modelling

Knowledge of Object Oriented approaches to business analysis, systems design and Datamodelling using UML

If your looking for career progression with a passion to succeed then our client will promote from within whenever possible. If you are keen and interested in hearing more about the position send me your CV with a covering letter or call me to discuss this position.

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join the emerging technology team for a global publishing firm. The company is looking for a bright and active individual who likes to immerse themselves with the latest technology and development trends. This is working for one of the number on educational and publications firms worldwide and is a true blue chip organisation.

Working with the lasted technologies the main focus of the role will include working with:

iOS or/and Android or/and Blackberry

OBJECTIVE C or Java

HTML5

CSS3

The firm is based in London and boasts excellent range in salary and a easy work local as they are based close to The West End.

A superb position has become available for a Senior WEB Architect/Developer to join a fantastic and internationally renowned financial trading client in the heart of the City. You will be given full ownership of the clients Global Web Framework.

You will have full ownership for overall site architecture for the internal & external websites as well as ownership of the Web Content Management system. Please note you will be responsible for ALL Global Websites projects

You will be working closely with internal departments in helping them to identify and create new web applications and be the driving force behind this. As this will be a hands on role, you will be required to optimize and fine tune Web Application performance. Integration of internal systems will be undertaken as well as performing complete testing of web capabilities and engage with users as necessary.

The ideal candidate must first a& foremost hold an EKTRON Certification – experience must also be gained from architecting public facing websites.

Ektron experience is a must as is Ajax, Javascript.Net Framework. Knowledge with database such as SQL is preferred, you will also be required to work with virtual web server configs/web farms.

As mentioned this is a superb opportunity to break into the Financial Arena, no previous financial experience is required – hence candidates who feel they have worked in similar/testing/pressurised environments are strongly encouraged to apply. In return you will be offered a superb bases salary and extensive benefits and bonus package, CV’s under review now!

A rare opportunity has arisen for a large financial services firm who are looking for Business Change/Process Consultant to be based in the Northamptonshire area on a permanent basis. The position offers excellent career development opportunity for a strong Business Change Consultant with experience around process, who is looking to work in a fast paced, multi site organisation. One of the most important long term projects the companies has witnessed and of a vital strategic importance to the business. It is also an opportunity for you to really demonstrate your worth to the business and whilst there is no guarantee of a future vacancy arising.

A rare opportunity has arisen for a large financial services firm who are looking for Business Change/Process Consultant to be based in the Bedfordshire area on a permanent basis. The position offers excellent career development opportunity for a strong Business Change Consultant with experience around process, who is looking to work in a fast paced, multi site organisation. One of the most important long term projects the companies has witnessed and of a vital strategic importance to the business. It is also an opportunity for you to really demonstrate your worth to the business and whilst there is no guarantee of a future vacancy arising.

A rare opportunity has arisen for a large financial services firm who are looking for Business Change/Process Consultant to be based in the Buckinghamshire area on a permanent basis. The position offers excellent career development opportunity for a strong Business Change Consultant with experience around process, who is looking to work in a fast paced, multi site organisation. One of the most important long term projects the companies has witnessed and of a vital strategic importance to the business. It is also an opportunity for you to really demonstrate your worth to the business and whilst there is no guarantee of a future vacancy arising.

My client is a global provider of consulting, IT Services, and outsourced R&D, infrastructure outsourcing and business process services. They deliver technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of Global 2000 customers. With over 25 years in the Information Technology business, my client is the largest outsourced R & D Services provider and one of the pioneers in the remote delivery of services.

Requirements:

- Overall solution designing experience should be 8+ Years in BI,DWH domain.- A mix of Informatica ETL, Oracle and UNIX skills.- You should have functional knowledge of the UK Insurance industry.- You should have experience of designing solutions and their implementation in the Actuarial area of insurance.- You should have worked in a full lifecycle of a DWH project and must have implemented a couple of DWH projects.- Excellent communication, customer facing and multiple stakeholder engagement skills are required for this role.- Ability to produce quality design solutions that address the needs of the business is must.

- Able to recognize technical implications of any proposed business solution and have an understanding of technical

solution options.

- Knowledge of the end-to-end project lifecycle and appreciation of QMS delivery methodology.

- Change management experience along with design and consult on end-to-end Business Change/IT solutions on

behalf of Strategy and Architecture within the Programme/Project is must.

- Gap analysis and future state modeling of technical business capability.

- Identifying and engaging appropriate resources in delivery of the solution, whether internal or external suppliers.

- Ability to deliver tactically whilst retaining a view on the strategic aims of the programme.

- Industry best practice in existing and emerging technologies.

- Possibly, some commercial management of third parties.

- Customer Profiling/Segmentation.

- Data Mining/Analytics

- Existing Customer Management/Retailing

- Identify and document requirements

- Negotiate and build consensus

- Model data and processes

- Understanding and appreciation of architecture and technical platforms and design solutions.

- Proven ability to deliver solutions for programme/project/s balancing time, cost and quality.

- Knowledge of the Configuration Management process and its application.

- Understand the strategic drivers and supporting benefits case for the individual project/programme being worked on

and challenge when these are not being met.

- Understand other significant change programmes and determine if business benefits can be realized through change

synergies

My client is a global provider of consulting, IT Services, and outsourced R&D, infrastructure outsourcing and business process services. They deliver technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of Global 2000 customers. With over 25 years in the Information Technology business, my client is the largest outsourced R & D Services provider and one of the pioneers in the remote delivery of services.

My client is one of the world's largest tier 1 system integrators with a turnover of £4bn and provides global website solutions for a wide range of blue chip clients; they are a 10,000 user organisation in the UK alone and their Microsoft division is growing rapidly. They offer a fantastic working environment from their large modern offices based in London.

Experience

-A demonstrable track record of delivering projects based upon the Microsoft .NET Framework and supporting

Microsoft technologies

-MCPD/MCTS/MCAD/MCSD certifications highly advantageous

-Motivated individual, ideally with some experience working within a consulting environment and/or on project based work

-Willingness to travel on a UK wide basis and work away from home for extended periods of time Monday to Friday

-Existing SC or DV security clearance advantageous

Skills:

- Visual Studio

-.NET Framework Version 3.5 or above including at least one of WCF \ WPF \ WF \ Silverlight \ AJAX

- C# is essential

- IIS & ASP.NET including HTML,

- SQL Server 2008 with T-SQL and ADO.NET Development experience with at least one of the following Microsoft technologies is essential - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 \ SharePoint 2010 / BizTalk Server 2006 or 2010 Windows Azure / Dynamics CRM 4.0 or 2011

Our prestigious client is looking for a Global Sourcing Manager - Organisational Change Management will play a key and critical role in assisting our clients address their transformational requirements as a result of outsourcing.

The role holder will have a minimum of 10 years of experience and will focus on the people and organizational side of the sourcing transformation journey and its subsequent change requirements. The primary focus will be creating and implementing change management programs and plans that enable client organizations to understand, identify and mitigate program risks that result from their transformational program.

This role will require the expert to provide strategic solutions to clients that will enable them to quickly and effectively achieve higher proficiency in their new operating model and to successfully achieve committed business results.

We are looking for global sourcing manager to be located in London, Paris, Brussels or Geneva and also be fluent in the following languages French or German.

My client is a global provider of consulting, IT Services, and outsourced R&D, infrastructure outsourcing and business process services. They deliver technology-driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of Global 2000 customers. With over 25 years in the Information Technology business, my client is the largest outsourced R & D Services provider and one of the pioneers in the remote delivery of services.

Responsibilities:

Experience:

- Lead architect on at least 3 complex projects (size circa £5M)