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Big Data Developer
The successful Big Data Developer Professional will work within a team of highly skilled technical experts who support key business requirements for the bank using cutting edge technologies in Big Data Technology Stack.
Key skills required for the Big Data Developer - Banking
- Expertise coding in Java or Scala
- Experience with multiple open source tool sets in the Big Data space.
- Experience with both traditional waterfall and agile release methodologies.
- Experience in maintaining, optimization and issue resolution of Hadoop clusters, supporting Business users and Batch/Streaming processes.
- Experience configuring and setting up Hadoop clusters and provide support for - aggregation, lookup & fact table creation criteria's, Map Reduce tuning, Spark job tuning, data node setup, NN recovery, HA, Sentry security, etc.
- Experience in Linux / Unix OS Services, Administration, Shell, awk scripting.
- Experience in building and scalable applications for Hadoop ecosystem.
- Experience in Core Java, CLI tools, Mesos or Yarn, Spark, Hadoop ecosystem (Map Reduce, Hive, Pig, HDFS, H-Catalog, Beeline, Zookeeper, Oozie, Hbase, Flume and Kafka).
- Hands-on Experience in SQL (Oracle Pl/SQL) and No SQL Databases (HBASE/Cassandra/Mongo DB).
- Experience in building large scale real-world backend and middle-tier systems in Java and Hadoop ecosystems.
- Experience in tool Integration, automation, configuration management in GIT, Nexus, Jira platforms
- Excellent oral and written communication and presentation skills, analytical and problem solving skills
- Experience in tool Integration, automation, configuration management in GIT, Jira platforms
If you are a Big Data Developer looking for a new contract either apply online or if would like to find out about other IT/Financial Services opportunities please contact Jamie Rogers on [email protected] or 01793 430021. Outsource UK is one of the country's largest and most successful independent recruitment consultancies, specialising in the IT, Digital, Financial Services and Engineering sectors. Do you know anyone who might be looking for a new role? You could benefit from our candidate referral scheme. Contact me on the above contact details for more information. Outsource. Our People. Your Success. We recruit talented people for contract and permanent opportunities, offer a consultative approach and have a reputation for providing a superior service to both clients and candidates.
FrontEnd Developer - Sussex
Rate: £300-£400 per day
Location: Brighton
Length: 6 months
Pearson Frank International is the UK Market Leader in Open Source and Digital recruitment. All our years of experience in the IT industry have allowed us to branch out and specialise in specific markets and we now also have dedicated teams working with in Open Source Development Technologies, Mobile Application Development and Web Application Development.
We are currently working with a number of agencies across the Sussex region, ranging from the tech hubs of Brigton to Portsmouth, who are looking for FrontEnd Developers on a contract basis.
The projects are centred around web development working for a number of high profile clients and they are all looking for the newest technologies to deliver the the best end product.
Skills Needed:
- FrontEnd Development experience using HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript
- Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as React and Angular is essential
- Previous commercial web development experience, working within agencies would be a big bonus
- Experience working with APIs/Third party libraries and with methogies such as Agile and CI/CD
If you feel like you match this skillset and are eager to undertake a contract role, get in touch today.
Email your CV directly to: [email protected] or call on: 0191 223 5341
Javascript Engineer (Contract)
My client is looking for a talented and passionate Javscript Developer (Contract) to join their Belfast team. Sitting within the Entertainment industry, my client has a reputation for innovation and leading edge technology. As a JavaScript Developer (Contract), you’ll work as part of the team creating high performance, object-oriented JavaScript applications to deliver great user experiences to our customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create high performance, object-oriented JavaScript applications to deliver great user experiences to our customers
- Work closely with the development and Server-Side development teams to design and develop innovative new features
- Work with open source products and projects
- Work in an agile development environment
- Work with our partners to provide integrated solutions for our customers
-
Mentor engineers in software development best practices emphasizing the importance of quality and working within agreed time scales
SKILL & EXPERIENCE
- A degree in Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience and skills
- Expert knowledge of JavaScript, including ES5, frameworks, scope, closures and unit & functional testing frameworks.
- Experience of modern development workflows including continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Knowledge of the latest JavaScript trends and emerging techniques.
- Knowledge of Server-Side JavaScript technologies.
- Some experience on Linux/Unix.
REMUNERATION
£350 – £400 A DAY
For further information on this vacancy, or any other Contract or Temporary IT job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Orla Fitzsimons in the strictest confidence on 02890 330 250
Considering Contracting? Book in for an informal 1-2-1 during our ‘Contractor Info. Afternoons’, held every Wednesday & Friday. Our Contractor Experts, Orla Fitzsimons and Russell Kennedy, are here to help with your questions and discuss opportunities.
Job Reference: ORF2002JS_1550689269
Salary: £350 - £400 per day
Salary per: Day
Job Duration:
Job Start Date:
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: Greater Belfast
Job Industry: Contract positions
Job Skill: Javscript Developer, Front-end Contract, Javascript contract, Front end developer, JAVASCRIPT
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Solution Architect
Location:
City of London, London
Work type:
Contract
Business sector:
Digital
Salary:
£500 - £600 per day
Job reference:
JT151_1550664245
Start date:
ASAP
Contact email:
Advertiser:
Jack Thorne
Solution Architect
London
Contract
We are currently working with a client of ours based in central London. They are looking to hire a Solution Architect who has experience with building containers for a new greenfield project.
You will be working on a business-critical project to move one of the key products from on-prem to a Cloud solutions (AWS). As part of this migration you will be looking to innovate a number of automated solutions to improve business efficiency.
The Role
- Actively contribute to the development and deployment of CI/CD services
- Help to advance the project using open source, docker and micro-service architecture knowledge
- Managing third party suppliers
- Ensure that the best suited and capable solutions are being implemented, ideally bringing knowledge of such tools/solutions
- Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure
- Engage with multiple stake-holders, at varying levels of management in engineering, ensuring that the implementation is reflective of the primary requirements.
- Work closely with the DevOps team to develop, maintain and deploy systems for use across engineering.
- Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups
- Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of open source principles and technologies
- The ability to quickly learn new languages and frameworks and willingness to pick the right tool for the job
Skills/Knowledge
- CI/CD knowledge - Preferred Jenkins but flexible
- Cloud Technology -AWS
- Micro-services architecture
- Configuration Management and Orchestration - Kubernetes
- Experience of running Kubernetes clusters in production.
- Strong knowledge of Linux
- Distributed Systems
- Knowledge ofopen source language such as Ruby, Python, .Net
- Good understanding of Docker
- Working with Agile environments
If you'd like to hear more, please click and apply.
Javascript Developer (Contract)
My client is looking for a talented and passionate Javscript Developer (Contract) to join their Belfast team. Sitting within the Entertainment industry, my client has a reputation for innovation and leading edge technology. As a JavaScript Developer (Contract), you’ll work as part of the team creating high performance, object-oriented JavaScript applications to deliver great user experiences to our customers.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Create high performance, object-oriented JavaScript applications to deliver great user experiences to our customers
- Work closely with the development and Server-Side development teams to design and develop innovative new features
- Work with open source products and projects
- Work in an agile development environment
- Work with our partners to provide integrated solutions for our customers
-
Mentor engineers in software development best practices emphasizing the importance of quality and working within agreed time scales
SKILL & EXPERIENCE
- A degree in Software Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience and skills
- Expert knowledge of JavaScript, including ES5, frameworks, scope, closures and unit & functional testing frameworks.
- Experience of modern development workflows including continuous integration and continuous deployment.
- Knowledge of the latest JavaScript trends and emerging techniques.
- Knowledge of Server-Side JavaScript technologies.
- Some experience on Linux/Unix.
REMUNERATION
£350 – £400 A DAY
For further information on this vacancy, or any other Contract or Temporary IT job in Belfast or wider Northern Ireland, please apply via the link below or contact Orla Fitzsimons in the strictest confidence on 02890 330 250
Considering Contracting? Book in for an informal 1-2-1 during our ‘Contractor Info. Afternoons’, held every Wednesday & Friday. Our Contractor Experts, Orla Fitzsimons and Russell Kennedy, are here to help with your questions and discuss opportunities.
Job Reference: ORF192JS_1550602823
Salary: £350 - £400 per day
Salary per: Day
Job Duration:
Job Start Date:
Job Type: Contract
Job Location: Greater Belfast
Job Industry: Contract positions
Job Skill: Javscript Developer, Front-end Contract, Javascript contract, Front end developer, JAVASCRIPT
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SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
A Software Developer is required for our client based in Exeter for an initial 6 month contract
As an experienced software developer you will work within an existing agile delivery team as a senior developer to manage and deliver applications on AWS infrastructure. You will be expected to share your knowledge with others in the team and to coach less experienced team members.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain software applications
- Analyse requirements, contribute to design, provide estimates and liaise with stakeholders
- Keep your skills fresh. Share experiences, advice and techniques with your colleagues
- Be innovative, challenge the status quo, and develop your ideas into reality
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
- A degree in computer science, computing or other numerate subject, or equivalent experience.
- Experience of developing in a cloud environment
- Full stack development skills, ideally with a leaning towards open source technologies.
- Strong experience using JavaScript frameworks, Node.js, CSS, HTML.
- Evidence of an ability to participate effectively in a team environment and be able to work independently on allocated tasks.
- Enthusiasm for and understanding of how to provide a professional, high-quality service and work to demanding deadlines.
- An ability to communicate with stakeholders to advise on progress and interpret requirements.
- Training and mentoring experience and a willingness to share knowledge in a collaborative environment
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
- Experience of the Angular framework would be beneficial.
- Experience of the Leaflet mapping library would be useful.
- Knowledge of the AWS cloud computing platform. Certification would be good, but not essential
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
A Software Developer is required for our client based in Exeter for an initial 6 month contract
As an experienced software developer you will work within an existing agile delivery team as a senior developer to manage and deliver applications on AWS infrastructure. You will be expected to share your knowledge with others in the team and to coach less experienced team members.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain software applications
- Analyse requirements, contribute to design, provide estimates and liaise with stakeholders
- Keep your skills fresh. Share experiences, advice and techniques with your colleagues
- Be innovative, challenge the status quo, and develop your ideas into reality
Essential Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
- A degree in computer science, computing or other numerate subject, or equivalent experience.
- Experience of developing in a cloud environment
- Full stack development skills, ideally with a leaning towards open source technologies.
- Strong experience in server-side technologies (Java or Python)
- Evidence of an ability to participate effectively in a team environment and be able to work independently on allocated tasks.
- Enthusiasm for and understanding of how to provide a professional, high-quality service and work to demanding deadlines.
- An ability to communicate with stakeholders to advise on progress and interpret requirements.
- Training and mentoring experience and a willingness to share knowledge in a collaborative environment
Desirable Qualifications, Skills & Abilitie
- Knowledge of the AWS cloud computing platform. Certification would be good, but not essential
PHP Developer - Sussex
Rate: £250-£350 per day
Location: Brighton
Length: 6 months
Pearson Frank International is the UK Market Leader in Open Source and Digital recruitment. All our years of experience in the IT industry have allowed us to branch out and specialise in specific markets and we now also have dedicated teams working with in Open Source Development Technologies, Mobile Application Development and Web Application Development.
We are currently working with a number of agencies across the Sussex region, ranging from the tech hubs of Brighton to Portsmouth, who are looking for PHP Developers on a contract basis.
The projects are centred around web development working for a number of high profile clients and they are all looking for the newest technologies to deliver the the best end product.
Skills Needed:
- Developing websites ranging from websites to blogs and bespoke applications on time and to budget.
- Thorough knowledge of PHP within a development environment
- Experience with PHP frameworks such as Laravel would be a big bonus
- LAMP/LEMP stack is ideal
- Knowledge of web development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript
If you feel like you match this skillset and are eager to undertake a contract role, get in touch today.
Email your CV directly to: [email protected] or call on: 0191 223 5341
FrontEnd Developer - Sussex
Rate: £250-£350 per day
Location: Brighton
Length: 6 months
Pearson Frank International is the UK Market Leader in Open Source and Digital recruitment. All our years of experience in the IT industry have allowed us to branch out and specialise in specific markets and we now also have dedicated teams working with in Open Source Development Technologies, Mobile Application Development and Web Application Development.
We are currently working with a number of agencies across the Sussex region, ranging from the tech hubs of Brigton to Portsmouth, who are looking for FrontEnd Developers on a contract basis.
The projects are centred around web development working for a number of high profile clients and they are all looking for the newest technologies to deliver the the best end product.
Skills Needed:
- FrontEnd Development experience using HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript
- Knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as React and Angular is essential
- Previous commercial web development experience, working within agencies would be a big bonus
- Experience working with APIs/Third party libraries and with methogies such as Agile and CI/CD
If you feel like you match this skillset and are eager to undertake a contract role, get in touch today.
Email your CV directly to: [email protected] or call on: 0191 223 5341
WEB DEVELOPER
Requirements:
- Web Developer with appropriate qualifications and demonstrable experience of delivering web-based systems.
- Experience of delivering projects using Agile approaches.
- Ability to work constructively and collaboratively with other members of the APMS team.
- JavaScript.
Desirable Skills:
- OpenLayers - experience of developing solutions using OpenLayers (or similar open source mapping library).
- Offline Working - experience of developing web-based systems which involve offline working.
- Progressive - experience of developing Progressive Web Apps (PWA) or similar approaches and/or frameworks.
- Device Hardware - experience of developing apps which make use of device hardware/services (such as the GPS receiver, location services, camera, etc.)
- Microsoft Azure - familiarity with Microsoft Azure, the preferred hosting platform for the APMS service.
If you would like to hear more about this opportunity please get in touch with Claire Lorden on 0131 524 9027 or send your CV through to [email protected] Spring acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Spring Group UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
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Mobile Developer in Test - JavaScript Appium Mocha Chai
As a Mobile Developer in Test you will be responsible for developing automated test cases and test frameworks for new functionality within a Jenkins environment. This will include functional and non-functional testing using a variety of Open Source tools and libraries; you'll collaborate with UX Designers and Product Owners to define and implement unit, acceptance, integration and performance tests.
Relaxed City based offices with table tennis / football, casual dress code and flexible working.
Requirements:
- Experience with testing mobile applications with Appium
- Experience with JavaScript testing frameworks including Mocha and Chai
- Experience of working with Jenkins
- Experience as a software tester / developer in test with a good appreciation of test automation
- Passionate about code quality and advocate of clean code principles
- Excellent analysis and problem solving skills with meticulous attention to detail
- Nice to have: mobile testing experience, React, React Native
Apply now or call for a confidential discussion about this Developer in Test contract opportunity.
Mobile Developer in Test (JavaScript Appium Mocha Chai); Rate: £400 to £450 p/day; Location: London, City; Term: 6 months; Start: Immediate / ASAP
DevOps Architect
Location:
City of London, London
Work type:
Contract
Business sector:
Digital
Salary:
£500 - £600 per day
Job reference:
DA180219_1550499704
Start date:
ASAP
Contact email:
Advertiser:
TaiJaan Cordova
My client based in London, are looking to hire an excellent DevOps Architect on an initial 6-month contract at a day rate of 500-600.
You will be working on a business-critical project to move one of the key products from on-prem to a Cloud solution (AWS). As part of this migration, you will be looking to innovate a number of automated solutions to improve business efficiency.
The Role
- Actively contribute to the development and deployment of CI/CD services
- Help to advance the project using open source, docker and micro-service architecture knowledge
- Ensure that the best suited and capable solutions are being implemented, ideally bringing knowledge of such tools/solutions
- Experience of introducing practices such as TDD, continuous integration, continuous delivery, and DevOps to teams
- Experience working with cloud infrastructure
- Engage with multiple stake-holders, at varying levels of management in engineering, ensuring that the implementation is reflective of the primary requirements.
- Work closely with the DevOps team to develop, maintain and deploy systems for use across engineering.
- Experience of mentoring and supporting your colleagues, whether one-to-one or in groups
- Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Knowledge of open source principles and technologies
- The ability to quickly learn new languages and frameworks and willingness to pick the right tool for the job
- Managed 3rd party suppliers
Skills/Knowledge
- CI/CD knowledge - PreferredJenkins but flexible
- Cloud Technology -AWS
- Micro-services architecture
- Configuration Management and Orchestration -Ansible, Kubernetes
- Experience of running Kubernetes clusters in production.
- Strong knowledge of Linux
- Distributed Systems
- Knowledge of open source language such as Ruby, Python, .Net
- Good understanding ofDocker
- Working with Agile environments
Systems Administrator
- Systems Administrator
- £385 per day
- 3 month contract starting immediately
- Role based in Cambridge
As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain’s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as we are looking for an experienced Systems Administrator.
The Web & IP Delivery Applications team manages and supports a wide portfolio of web based applications and IP Delivery services to deliver market leading technology. As part of this team you will be exposed to many different applications and technologies in a highly dynamic environment.
A highly-motivated and experienced Systems Administrator is required to provide technical support with upgrading & migrating Web & IP Delivery Applications between data centre’s. Working as part of the global IT Web & IP Delivery Applications team, you will be ensuring the operational availability of Web & IP Delivery services to the businesses highly talented global community.
This Systems Administrator role is a Contract position working in the Cambridge,. It is open to local candidates who are eligible to work in the England without sponsorship or documentation needs as international travel is a requirement for this role.
Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Planning and coordinating server migrations
- System upgrades to work in Docker containers
- Upgrade and service improvement of existing services
- Maintain technical documentation
- Maintain and enhance monitoring of services
Job Requirements
Essential Technical Experience
- Oracle and MySQL Databases
- Perl, Python, Java and PHP programming experience
- Experience working with containers (Docker, Rancher)
- Linux & Windows Server Management
- Experience with configuration / troubleshooting web based technologies
- Experience with common open source tools
Desirable Technical Skills
- Experience working with dynamic HTML components: AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML, XHTML.
- Atlassian Tools (Jira/Bamboo) experience
- Cloud based computing (Azure, AWS)
- Experience with Source Control methodologies (e.g. SVN/Git)
- AGILE sprint working methods
- Knowledge of ESSO (Office 365)
Professional Skills Required
- Ability to work well both in a global multi-cultural team, and autonomously
- Ability to communicate clearly with customers, both internal and external
- Ability to prioritize own work
- Strong problem solving attitude
Education Qualifications
- 3+ years’ experience supporting web applications and services.
- Computer Science degree preferred; or equivalent training, education.
Mobile Developer in Test - JavaScript Appium Mocha Chai
As a Mobile Developer in Test you will be responsible for developing automated test cases and test frameworks for new functionality within a Jenkins environment. This will include functional and non-functional testing using a variety of Open Source tools and libraries; you'll collaborate with UX Designers and Product Owners to define and implement unit, acceptance, integration and performance tests.
Relaxed City based offices with table tennis / football, casual dress code and flexible working.
Requirements:
*Experience with testing mobile applications with Appium
*Experience with JavaScript testing frameworks including Mocha and Chai
*Experience of working with Jenkins
*Experience as a software tester / developer in test with a good appreciation of test automation
*Passionate about code quality and advocate of clean code principles
*Excellent analysis and problem solving skills with meticulous attention to detail
*Nice to have: mobile testing experience, React, React Native
Apply now or call for a confidential discussion about this Developer in Test contract opportunity.
Mobile Developer in Test (JavaScript Appium Mocha Chai); Rate: £400 to £450 p/day; Location: London, City; Term: 6 months; Start: Immediate / ASAP
Systems Administrator
- £385 per day
- 3 month contract starting immediately
- Role based in Cambridge
As one of the most revered leaders in their industry, this technology led organisation is widely regarded as one of Britain’s global success stories. This is a fantastic opportunity to join them as we are looking for an experienced Systems Administrator.
The Web & IP Delivery Applications team manages and supports a wide portfolio of web based applications and IP Delivery services to deliver market leading technology. As part of this team you will be exposed to many different applications and technologies in a highly dynamic environment.
A highly-motivated and experienced Systems Administrator is required to provide technical support with upgrading & migrating Web & IP Delivery Applications between data centre’s. Working as part of the global IT Web & IP Delivery Applications team, you will be ensuring the operational availability of Web & IP Delivery services to the businesses highly talented global community.
This Systems Administrator role is a Contract position working in the Cambridge,. It is open to local candidates who are eligible to work in the England without sponsorship or documentation needs as international travel is a requirement for this role.
Accountabilities / Responsibilities
- Planning and coordinating server migrations
- System upgrades to work in Docker containers
- Upgrade and service improvement of existing services
- Maintain technical documentation
- Maintain and enhance monitoring of services
Job Requirements
Essential Technical Experience
- Oracle and MySQL Databases
- Perl, Python, Java and PHP programming experience
- Experience working with containers (Docker, Rancher)
- Linux & Windows Server Management
- Experience with configuration / troubleshooting web based technologies
- Experience with common open source tools
Desirable Technical Skills
- Experience working with dynamic HTML components: AJAX, JavaScript, CSS, XML, HTML, XHTML.
- Atlassian Tools (Jira/Bamboo) experience
- Cloud based computing (Azure, AWS)
- Experience with Source Control methodologies (e.g. SVN/Git)
- AGILE sprint working methods
- Knowledge of ESSO (Office 365)
Professional Skills Required
- Ability to work well both in a global multi-cultural team, and autonomously
- Ability to communicate clearly with customers, both internal and external
- Ability to prioritize own work
- Strong problem solving attitude
Education Qualifications
- 3+ years’ experience supporting web applications and services.
- Computer Science degree preferred; or equivalent training, education.
Rates by region
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| Sheffield | £529/day |
| UK | £512/day |