Endeavour has an exciting opportunity for a Cloud Systems Administrator to join an Energy industry sector client based in Leicestershire, initially for a 3 months contract, with renewals after that period.

The role is 100% remote outside IR35  – working in UK

Our client is looking for a Cloud Systems Administrator to plan for, deploy, and administer their cloud-based infrastructure. Together with their IT department, renewable energy engineers, and other stakeholders, you will be responsible for the deployment, monitoring, and optimisation of their cloud-based systems, as well as the protection and adherence of those systems.

Your role:

• Create and deploy cloud-based solutions to sustain solar, wind, and hydroelectric power plants, making sure they run smoothly and effectively.
• Conceive, develop, and implement cloud-based data collecting and analysis systems for monitoring and optimising the performance of renewable energy assets, such as energy output, weather, and equipment health, in real time.
• Integrate cloud-based tools and services, such as remote monitoring and control of renewable energy assets, predictive maintenance, and energy forecasting, into renewable energy systems in collaboration with renewable energy engineers.
• Implementing best practices for data protection, access control, and regulatory compliance, such GDPR, NERC CIP, will help us keep our renewable energy systems running smoothly and securely in the cloud.
• Using diagnostic tools and monitoring data, locate and fix problems with cloud-based renewable energy systems including slowdowns in performance or corrupted data.
• Incorporate regular backups, replication, and testing of disaster recovery strategies into our cloud-based renewable energy systems.
• Increase the efficiency and efficacy of our renewable energy systems by implementing the newest trends and technology in cloud computing, renewable energy, and related disciplines and provide recommendations for adopting new technologies and best practices.

Required skills and experience:

• Proficiency in cloud platforms, such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including cloud infrastructure management, virtualization, networking, and storage.
• Experience with cloud-based data collection and analysis tools, such as IoT platforms, data lakes, and big data analytics frameworks, for monitoring and optimizing renewable energy systems.
• Strong scripting and automation skills using languages such as Python, PowerShell, or Bash, for automating cloud operations, system configuration, and deployment processes.
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices, such as identity and access management (IAM), encryption, auditing, and compliance, and experience in implementing security measures for cloud-based systems.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, such as CI/CD pipelines, version control systems (e.g., Git), and configuration management tools (e.g., Ansible), for managing cloud-based infrastructure and applications.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues in a timely and efficient manner.
• Strong understanding of cloud computing concepts, technologies, and best practices
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.

Apply and send us your CV ASAP to be considered for this excellent opportunity!

Azure Infrastructure Analyst

Endeavour Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a Microsoft Azure Infrastructure Analyst with DevOps and IaaC to join our client on an initial 4-month contract.

The Role is Outside IR35

Hybrid working, 2 days a week in Kings Cross, London

Experience of Azure DevOps and IaaC. Also experience of managing and leading project work.

Outside IR35

Standard: £370 /day

Job Introduction

Want to work with leading edge technologies? Keen to work with Microsoft Azure? Want to be in at the start?

The project is to improve the IT infrastructure across the business, and they are starting an exciting journey of moving from on-premise server workloads to Microsoft Azure.

You’ll have strong technical skills, helping to support the business with innovative solutions to problems, as well as support the delivery of technical solutions for the cloud and infrastructure environments. On a day to day basis, you will deliver change and support the operation of a large cloud environment along with supporting network and security infrastructure.

Main Responsibility

You will be required to maintain Cloud and infrastructure technologies and services ensuring its security, availability, and reliability on a day-to-day basis. Microsoft Azure DevOps and IaaC

You will be expected to provide day to day incident and problem management of cloud and infrastructure services, managing changes to Cloud and network infrastructure to make sure they are kept up to date.

Ensure the delivery and implementation of agreed technical solutions and support the IT disaster recovery and business continuity process including backup and recovery within agreed RTO and RPO’s.

You will be part of a new team responsible for day-to-day change management of the Cloud and Infrastructure environment.

The Ideal Candidate

We expect candidates for this role to be able to demonstrate sound cloud and infrastructure technical skills and experience and have a logical approach to problem-solving.

Experience with Microsoft Azure DevOps and IaaC

You should have experience of working in complex technical environments and the ability to work methodically through any issues that arise.

You must have an ITIL Foundation as a minimum, as well as a good working knowledge of project management methodologies and how to deliver technical change within these frameworks.

In this role you may be expected to manage small pieces of project change work therefore it is desirable that you are able to demonstrate good personal management and the ability inform and engage business stakeholders.

You will be expected on occasion to engage with the wider business, suppliers, or other technical teams within the IT department, so we expect you to be a good communicator with a positive attitude towards the support you provide and the mission of our organisation.

For Further details, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Data Engineer

We have an exciting Hybrid working opportunity for a Data Engineer to join our clients growing Data team, playing a key role in surfacing data within their fast-growing Finance business on the South Coast

The role

• Responsibility for designing, building, and implementing a robust and scalable data warehouse that meets and functions with the Microsoft Azure Platform. This requires defining data models and ensuring data integrity and accuracy and enabling integrations with other platforms.
• Automating data pipelines to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into the data warehouse, identifying and implementing appropriate tools such as data bricks, designing, and testing data transformations, and ensuring data quality and consistency.
• Having a good understanding of the available data warehousing and data integration tools and be able to make informed decisions on the most suitable tools for each situation, researching, testing, and evaluating new technologies as required.
• Creation and maintenance of technical documentation for the data warehouse, including data models, data pipelines, and system configurations. Provide ongoing support and maintenance for the data warehouse, including troubleshooting, and resolving any technical issues.
• Ensuring a high-quality level of data in the data warehouse and ensuring that it is free from errors and inconsistencies. Implement data quality checks, monitoring data quality metrics, and resolving any data quality issues that arise.
• Building data visualizations using Microsoft PowerBI that effectively communicate insights and trends to employees according to their data needs for analysis and reporting, creating dashboards and reports that are both informative and visually appealing.
• Maintaining and optimising the performance of the data warehouse to ensure that it is operating efficiently and effectively. This includes analysing data usage patterns, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing performance improvements.
• Participating in the Disaster Recovery planning and testing process, ensuring that the data warehouse and associated systems are protected in the event of a disaster. Ensuring continuity of service by developing and maintaining backup and recovery procedures and testing these procedures regularly.
• Writing SQL views and stored procedures
• Database modelling, development and optimisation

Skills:

Strong SQL skills to be able to write complex queries and procedures for data extraction and analysis.Can work closely with business stakeholders, other IT teams and external providers. You must be technically competent and understand operational workflows and impacts.

• Has a can-do attitude and is able to use their initiative to bring about positive change and take initiative in spotting opportunities and finding ways to solve challenges with data.
• Has hands-on experience with data warehousing and ETL tools and packages which integrate with Azure Data Factory.
• Has a comprehensive understanding of ETL technical design, data quality testing, cleansing, and monitoring. You should have experience with data sourcing, exploration, and analysis, as well as data warehousing and data modelling capabilities.
• Has experience with PowerBI for producing data visualisations and dashboards for effective data reporting.
• Thrives on problem solving and is able to suggest solutions.
• Can distil a complex problem into a workable solution and implement it.
• Has gumption and strives to continuously learn and implement new skills and technologies on the fly. Can take an assignment and “run with it”.

Desirables: Previous experience working in the financial industry.

Experience with Azure, especially Azure Data Factory and Azure DevOps or AWS

Previous coding experience

API experience

Working knowledge of Python

Location:

We’re incredibly flexible about where, when and how you work: we don’t want anyone to be prevented from coming to work for Saltus as a result of the working pattern that they’re looking for. Ideally, you’d be able to be based out of our office between Southampton and Portsmouth for a couple of days each week, working the remainder of the week from home. We are passionate about championing flexible working for our people, so if there’s a slightly different working pattern that you’re looking for, then please come and have a chat to us about it!

Azure DevOps Engineer – Outside IR35

Endeavor Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a skilled Azure DevOps Engineer to join our client based in North London, walking distance from Kings Cross. The role is Hybrid, and you will need to be onsite 2-3 days a week.

You will need a proven track record with Azure DevOps. We are also looking for someone with excellent soft skills and a strong Communicator.

Our client works in an Agile environment and Agile experience is a plus.

You will need to be a strong team worker and have demonstrable commercial experience on provisioning and automating deployment pipelines in the following areas:

• Azure DevOps (build and release pipelines using arm templates, GIT, access control)
• Azure Infrastructure and Networking (vNet, Azure VMs, Azure Gateway)
• Azure Integration services (LogicApp, Azure Function, Service Bus)
• Azure Analytics (ADF, Synapse Workspace, PowerBI workspace, Event Hubs)
• Azure Data Lake, Azure storage, CosmosDB and Azure SQL database
• Azure security (key vault, storage APIs, RBAC role management, Azure cloud defender)
• Azure monitoring and alerts (AppInsights, Azure Monitor, Azure workbooks)

If this role is of interest, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Finance Systems Manager

Long-term contract opportunity – London

Hybrid: 3 days onsite

Calling for a Finance Systems manager to join our reputable London based client for a contract going till end of March 2024!

Our client is looking for an experienced Finance Systems Manager to deliver subject matter expertise on their Finance IT Systems.  This includes Sun accounting system, Professional Advantage plugins, Purchase to Pay system and other systems hosted on the Microsoft Azure platform.

As a Finance systems Manager you will have the following experience:

• Significant experience of responsibility for maintaining the finance IT system aspects of Sun accounting system and of a purchase to pay (P2P) system.
• Significant experience of implementing and maintaining a finance IT systems control environment where reconciliations are carried out to timetable and to an appropriate standard.
• Significant experience of working with large volumes of financial transactions on computerised financial systems
• Significant practical experience in maintaining financial records and undertaking complex reconciliations.

Skills required:

• In-depth knowledge of Sun 6.3x Accounts, Sun 6.3x systems administration, Query & Analysis, and Sun SRS.
• Demonstrable knowledge of Sun / Q&A multi-tier Server Architecture in an Azure setting.
• Demonstrable experience of purchase to pay (P2P) systems administration, and their interface with other IT systems.
• Demonstrable experience of finance systems implementation or upgrade projects
• Demonstrable ability to deliver training to staff on all finance systems, in both classroom and “one to one” settings.
• Demonstrable good written communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft suite of products: Excel (including Power Query and VBA), Visio, Power BI
• Experience in analysing and extracting data from SQL databases (intermediate level).
• Experience with cloud-based applications

Please send your CV or get in touch ASAP for further details on this excellent opportunity!

Cloud Infrastructure Analyst contract opportunity!

Calling for an experienced Cloud Infrastructure Analyst to join a London based client for a contract opportunity.

The role is hybrid and would be initially till end of March 2023, with possibility of extension.

Our client is looking for a Cloud Infrastructure Analyst who will be BAU support to servers within their Azure infrastructure: they need someone with very good Azure infrastructure and server skills. Experience and skills around Endpoint Manager is also required.

Skills/knowledge required:

• Experience of working as a Cloud Analyst in a complex environment with a hybrid infrastructure based on systems hosted internally and externally, including PaaS and SaaS
• High degree of technical expertise as well as business understanding
• Ability to manage tasks in a matrix environment
• Good working knowledge of a Project Management Framework
• Experience of working within an ITIL Framework
• Developing and managing relationships across IT and within the Business
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure issues
• Manage simultaneously and conflicting priorities
• Must have a good knowledge in the following areas:

             Administering public cloud infrastructure such as Microsoft Azure specifically:

- Azure Backup and Site Recovery

- Azure Monitor

- Azure Arc

- Azure Bastion

- Azure Active Directory

- Azure Sentinel

- Azure Policy

- MS Office 365

- Network protocols including the configuration of network

routers and switches, LAN/WAN, wireless access points

- Network and Systems Security

- Microsoft Active Directory and Windows 2012/2016 Servers

- Microsoft System Centre Suite (SCCM, SCOM, SCSM)

- Web Application Management, Firewall Management and

Security

- Unified communication and VoIP Technology and

preferable knowledge in Telephony solutions (Mitel)

- Windows workstation operating systems, mobile phones,

tablets and other end user computing devices

- Printers

• Good understanding of operations and business priorities

Please get in touch to discuss this opportunity in further details ASAP.

Experienced Solution Architect required to join a Leading client, onsite in Amsterdam.

The design and communication of end-to-end solutions to enable and guide the design and development

of integrated solutions across multiple platforms that meet current and future business needs.

Professional qualifications

• BCS, TOGAF, SWEBOK or other equivalent and valid architecture certificates
• Relevant professional qualifications in designing cloud-based solutions (e.g.Azure, PowerApps Portal, MS Dynamics 365, MS SharePoint Online, SAP, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Salesforce)

Role specific experience

• Proven record in designing and delivering end-to-end business solutions implemented across multiple components, platforms and technologies (both cloud and on-prem);
• Experience using agile software development methodologies (i.e. Scaled Agile Framework, Kanban, Scrum and other lean techniques);
• Strong knowledge Microsoft cloud technologies (Microsoft Dynamics Portals, Microsoft SharePointOnline Experience in working with Azure DevOps, JIRA SDLC and ServiceNow modules (IT Operations Management Visibility, IT Service Management
• Professional and Customer Service Modules) is desired

Role specific skills, competencies & responsibilities

• Lead the creation and review of an end-to-end domain architecture and processes to support the strategic requirements of the business. Identify the business benefits of alternative strategies.
• Ensure compliance between business strategies, enterprise architecture and technology directions, setting strategies, policies, standards and practices.
• Develop and present business cases, for high-level initiatives and approvals.
• Create and communicate multiple design views to identify and balance the concerns of all stakeholders of the domain design and to allow for both functional and non-functional requirements. Identify and evaluates alternative design options and trade-offs.
• Ensure that domain architecture decisions are justified and documented.
• Assess and manage associated risks.
• Ensure that platforms and components selected for delivery of a domain specific solution are integrated to achieve domain objectives.
• Provide effort / cost estimates and work breakdown structure.
• Present domain architecture to governance bodies, address resulting architectural actions and participate in the overall IT governance structures.
• Collaborates strongly with architects in developing the solution, by applying the architectural principles

Topic Description

• Partner with Platform Architects and Managers from the Strategic Platforms department in order to assess and optimise domain functional requirements and augment with technical requirements from the platform
• architecture.
• Partner with the Enterprise Architect to ensure that the domain architecture fits into the broader enterprise architecture.
• Partner with Customer Portfolio Leads from the Customer Advocacy in order to assess and incorporate business needs and requirements to build these into technical solutions and platform architecture,
• Contribute to solutions testing and identify potential improvements to the domain solution, processes and to the strategic platforms according to agreed designs/requirements;
• Collaborates with Business Analysis function in identifying and preventing risks from the requirements gathering phase and all through the lifecycle

  Experienced Solution Architect required to join a Leading client, onsite in Amsterdam.

  The design and communication of end-to-end solutions to enable and guide the design and development

  of integrated solutions across multiple platforms that meet current and future business needs.

  Professional qualifications

• BCS, TOGAF, SWEBOK or other equivalent and valid architecture certificates
• Relevant professional qualifications in designing cloud-based solutions (e.g.Azure, PowerApps Portal, MS Dynamics 365, MS SharePoint Online, SAP, SuccessFactors, ServiceNow, Salesforce)

• Role specific experience

• Proven record in designing and delivering end-to-end business solutions implemented across multiple components, platforms and technologies (both cloud and on-prem);
• Experience using agile software development methodologies (i.e. Scaled Agile Framework, Kanban, Scrum and other lean techniques);
• Strong knowledge Microsoft cloud technologies (Microsoft Dynamics Portals, Microsoft SharePointOnline Experience in working with Azure DevOps, JIRA SDLC and ServiceNow modules (IT Operations Management Visibility, IT Service Management
• Professional and Customer Service Modules) is desired

• Role specific skills, competencies & responsibilities

• Lead the creation and review of an end-to-end domain architecture and processes to support the strategic requirements of the business. Identify the business benefits of alternative strategies.
• Ensure compliance between business strategies, enterprise architecture and technology directions, setting strategies, policies, standards and practices.
• Develop and present business cases, for high-level initiatives and approvals.
• Create and communicate multiple design views to identify and balance the concerns of all stakeholders of the domain design and to allow for both functional and non-functional requirements. Identify and evaluates alternative design options and trade-offs.
• Ensure that domain architecture decisions are justified and documented.
• Assess and manage associated risks.
• Ensure that platforms and components selected for delivery of a domain specific solution are integrated to achieve domain objectives.
• Provide effort / cost estimates and work breakdown structure.
• Present domain architecture to governance bodies, address resulting architectural actions and participate in the overall IT governance structures.
• Collaborates strongly with architects in developing the solution, by applying the architectural principles

• Topic Description

• Partner with Platform Architects and Managers from the Strategic Platforms department in order to assess and optimise domain functional requirements and augment with technical requirements from the platform
• architecture.
• Partner with the Enterprise Architect to ensure that the domain architecture fits into the broader enterprise architecture.
• Partner with Customer Portfolio Leads from the Customer Advocacy in order to assess and incorporate business needs and requirements to build these into technical solutions and platform architecture,
• Contribute to solutions testing and identify potential improvements to the domain solution, processes and to the strategic platforms according to agreed designs/requirements;
• Collaborates with Business Analysis function in identifying and preventing risks from the requirements gathering phase and all through the lifecycle of the solution
• Support continuous knowledge transfer to team members and transparent approach in sharing risks/issues/dependencies
• Autonomous in managing activities based on priorities given by the Project Manager
• Report outcome of testing through the relevant tools
• Identify potential improvements to the process and to the software products according to agreed designs/requirements;
• Experience working with key users in a fast paced and changing business environment to design and develop software that meets business needs;
• Experience of the full development lifecycle of complex large scale and multiuser applications;
• Production of the relevant technical documentation, such as system designs, class designs and documentation for the support team;
• Capacity to assist the support team in training the users of the system;
• A strong technical background, specifically the delivery of complex software systems;
• Knowledge in IT Service Management and/or Risk frameworks, and/or international standards.

• Please don’t hesitate to apply for further details.

  of the solution
• Support continuous knowledge transfer to team members and transparent approach in sharing risks/issues/dependencies
• Autonomous in managing activities based on priorities given by the Project Manager
• Report outcome of testing through the relevant tools
• Identify potential improvements to the process and to the software products according to agreed designs/requirements;
• Experience working with key users in a fast paced and changing business environment to design and develop software that meets business needs;
• Experience of the full development lifecycle of complex large scale and multiuser applications;
• Production of the relevant technical documentation, such as system designs, class designs and documentation for the support team;
• Capacity to assist the support team in training the users of the system;
• A strong technical background, specifically the delivery of complex software systems;
• Knowledge in IT Service Management and/or Risk frameworks, and/or international standards.

Please don’t hesitate to apply for further details.

SQL Developer / Data Engineer

Our financial client based on the outskirts of Southampton and Portsmouth on the south coast have an opportunity for a SQL Developer / Data Engineer to join the team.

You will sit within the Data Team and work with technical and non-technical people across the whole company.
What will you be doing?
• Development and maintenance of data warehouse (Azure Data Factory, SQL Server)
• Writing SQL views and stored procedures
• Assisting with Power BI development and maintenance
• Database modelling, development and optimisation
• Azure DevOps
• Requirements gathering from senior stakeholders

We are looking for someone who:
• Has a can-do attitude – able to use initiative to bring about positive change and take initiative in spotting opportunities and finding ways to solve challenges with data
• Has experience in using PowerBI
• Has a strong command of SQL
• Thrives on problem solving and able to suggest solutions
• Can communicate effectively and be comfortable communicating ideas to people at all levels across the firm
• Can distil a complex problem into a workable solution and implement it
• Has gumption and strives to continuously learn and implement new skills and technologies on the fly. Can take an assignment and “run with it”.
• Has advanced Excel usage

Bonus Points for:
• Working in the financial industry
• Experience with Azure, especially Azure Data Factory and Azure DevOps
• Previous coding experience
• API experience
For further details regarding this exciting role, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Excellent permanent opportunity for an experienced, Security Cleared Systems Engineer to be responsible for provisioning and maintaining infrastructure running both on-premises and in the cloud. This infrastructure is delivered by the Infrastructure Engineering department as part of the platforms consumed by the Product Development group.

The ideal candidate will have been designing and deploying infrastructure (x86) for several years, having a good understanding of the trade-offs involved and attributes needed for stable operations, and will have experience with at least one of the major virtualization vendors.

The candidate will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary platform team which builds the platform layer and supporting infrastructure for development teams to consume in a self-service manner.

Technical capability, adaptability to business needs, staying focused on delivering results, and relishing a challenge are all essential to the success of this role.

Requirements:

• Experienced, hands-on infrastructure architect, likely to be from an infrastructure design and/or system administration background
• Administration experience of one or more of the major virtualization providers (preferably Nutanix, but may include VMware/vSAN, KVM)
• HCI experience, especially regarding storage
• Linux (preferably RHEL) configuration, patching and management
• Candidate with a Linux/Unix background
• UK security clearance (current or lapsed)

Any of the following would be advantageous:

• Networking including VLANs, routing, WANs
• Familiar with modern monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, Prometheus, etc), an understanding of SIEM, and an interest in IT security more generally
• Security appliances such as those by Fortinet, PaloAlto or Check Point
• Familiarity with modern infrastructure provisioning tooling, such as Terraform
• Public cloud provisioning, especially Azure Resource Manager
• Familiarity, or more, of Kubernetes (or one of the managed K8s offerings, such as OpenShift) run ton the infrastructure and it interacts with, for example, the Nutanix CSI
• Product evaluation and vendor selection, including running Proofs of Concept/Value to compare

Desirable skills:

• Ability to work and communicate in an international and multi-cultural environment.
• Professional approach when dealing with internal and external customers, including clear and concise written and verbal communication skills.
• High degree of initiative, accuracy, efficiency and attention to detail.
• Ability to maintain a positive attitude under stressful circumstances.
• Ability to be flexible and adapt to change in a complex global organization.
• High aptitude for learning and high degree of self-motivation.
• Acquire new competencies and accept new challenges.
• Strong problem solving and analytical capabilities.
• Fluent in English. French, is an advantage.

Should the above requirements match your experience and expectations, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Infrastructure Engineer - 3rd line

Our prestigious client based in the City of London has a need for a Multi-talented Engineer with the ability to work in Infrastructure, Systems, and 3rd line Support.
The role is hybrid: two days a week on site 3 days remote.

The Infrastructure Engineer will have the responsibility to maintain key infrastructure and deliver projects set by the Head of IT Services and provide a 3rd line escalation point for the helpdesk. The successful candidate will have the autonomy to research and develop solutions to projects and work on their own initiative

The role
• Maintenance of IT Infrastructure
• Responsible for keeping key infrastructure components up-to-date
• Lead operator of software deployment systems to end-users
• Technical advisor of IT Infrastructure projects
• Infrastructure/3rd line support engineer within the helpdesk function
• Point of escalation for Helpdesk team
• Achieve and sustain high levels of customer satisfaction
• Participate in planning and delivery of Infrastructure projects
• Update and maintain documentation of IT infrastructure and components
• Guide continuous improvement efforts for systems, especially reducing risk to the business
• Provide out of hours support on a best-efforts basis in cases of disaster or serious issues

Knowledge, skills, experience
• Competent with Microsoft infrastructure (Active Directory, Azure, Office 365, Hyper-V and SCVMM) – accreditations is a bonus
• Advanced knowledge of network and firewall equipment (WatchGuard/HP Aruba is an advantage)
• Skills in key scripting languages (PowerShell, Bash, vbScript)
• Experience in working with macOS systems – a bonus
• Ability to research, design and implement IT systems based on business requirements
• Enjoy providing high quality services to the business
• Ability to communicate and build relationships inside and outside IT

For further information regarding this position, please don’t hesitate to apply.