Our Client are looking for an experienced Data Solutions Architect to be responsible for providing strategic leadership and technical expertise in the design and development of their client’s Data Solutions, namely cloud data platforms, IoT analytics, data integration and migration projects. The Company is a niche Data Management & Analytics consultancy with all the excitement and agility of a new company but with their roots in long standing client partnerships; successfully working with these companies helping them gain valuable insight from their data and providing analytical reporting to help them achieve their strategic objectives. The role will involve direct management of senior technical staff from both a line management and coaching / mentoring perspective. Therefore, prior technical and team lead experience is essential. Experience should include: Designing cloud data platforms in either Azure / AWS or significant on-premise design experience. 5+ years prior experience in data engineering or business intelligence roles. Extensive ETL and data pipeline design experience, technology agnostic. Understanding of data warehouse and data lake principles. Demonstrable data modelling capabilities Expert SQL skills The role is mostly remote, with occasional client visits to the Newcastle office.

London based Charity are looking to recruit a skilled CRM Trainer to support the implementation of Dynamics 365 (Model Driven Power Apps) within the organisation, on a 6 month fixed term contract. Tasked with curating and delivering end user training, this role is crucial in ensuring that staff have the skills and confidence to embrace the new CRM system, which is a core part of their broader data management and organisational transformation strategy. The role requires Trainers with experience in database development and deployment, technical-skills training, agile project management, and learner management systems. In addition, you should have strong organisational skills and be an excellent communicator, with good knowledge of Dynamics 365 / Model Driven Power Apps, Office 365, and various training methodologies. The role also requires Trainers with qualifications in Dynamics 365 Fundamentals (CRM) and preferably any functional consultant qualification(s).

Our Client are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to be responsible for the implementation of their client’s cloud data platforms, IoT analytics, data integration and migration projects. The Company is a niche Data Management & Analytics Solutions Provider with all the excitement and agility of a new company but with their roots in long standing client partnerships; successfully working with these companies helping them gain valuable insight from their data and providing analytical reporting to help them achieve their strategic objectives. The role will involve Working closely with Data Architects and Insight Analysts on the development of their client’s cloud data warehouse and IoT analytics projects utilising cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure. Experience should include: 3 plus years prior experience in data engineering or business intelligence role. Extensive ETL and data pipeline implementation experience, technology agnostic. Experience within a Consulting capacity or similar, big client engagements and diverse technology. The role is Hybrid, with occasional visits to the Newcastle office and occasional on-site visits. On offer is a competitive salary, good benefits and a career with a growing organisation that offers great career progression.

A leading Health organisation/charity, is looking to recruit a Solutions/Salesforce Developer for their impressive London office. It's hybrid role, with roughly 2 days a week spent in the office. As a Solutions Developer within the Information Systems and Business Intelligence team, you will play a crucial role in supporting the organisations' mission. Working with Salesforce and other key systems you will improve ways of working and develop and improve the current CRM system, which is Salesforce. In it's current state, the system is heavily customised and so using your expertise, you will elevate the business information to meet the needs of stakeholders. To be considered for the role you should have at least 4 years relevant experience. Salesforce is currently the principal CRM system, but the successful candidate will have varied experience in a range of data and information systems, including ETL (Extract, Transform and Load) concepts and a working knowledge of SQL. In addition to being a good Developer, you must have a passion for CRM's and excellent communications skills, as well as the confidence to articulate your ideas to Management and stakeholders, in what is in effect a client facing role. On offer is a very competitive salary, good benefits and an impressive office.

Open to candidates UK-wide, this ambitious Data Management and Analytics consultancy are continuing their bold growth plans through 2024 and can give a driven candidate plenty of scope to continue to develop their career working with an enviable client list of UK banks and wider financial services companies. They are a niche Data Management & Analytics consultancy with all the excitement and agility of a new company but with their roots in client partnerships going back many years; successfully working with these companies helping them gain valuable insight from their data and providing analytical reporting to help them achieve their strategic objectives. They are now looking to recruit Senior Data Engineering Consultants with Technical experience with the following:

• Demonstrated success in designing, building, and optimising Big Data architectures to support the creation of highly scalable data stores with Big Data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, Kafka, etc.
• Multi-skilled experience of one or more of the following disciplines: Data Management, Data Engineering, Data Warehousing, Data Modelling, Data Quality, Data Integration, Data Analytics, Data Visualisation, Data Science and Business Intelligence.
• Project experience in developing optimal and reliable ETL processes ingested from a wide variety of data sources both structured and unstructured and implementing them in batch, real-time and cloud environments.
• Advanced working knowledge in SQL and relational databases (SAS, Teradata, Microsoft SQLServer or Oracle), as well as working familiarity with a variety of NoSQL databases and cloud-based data platforms such as Snowflake.
• Project experience in handling large-scale databases and real-time data acquisition.
• Project experience with object-oriented/scripting languages such as Python (preferred), Java, R, C++, Scala.

You will be working with teams of MSBI experts on varied and challenging projects within a client portfolio of Financial Services heavyweights ranging from Tier-1 Investment & Retail Banks to emerging challenger banks and established insurance providers. Candidate Specification:  

•   Willing to work on client sites, potentially for extended periods • A good team player and able to work independently. • Excellent Client Facing skills. • A self-starter who is proactive in nature. • Excellent verbal, written communication and presentational skills. • Abilities to build cross functional and external relationships. • Effective negotiating and influencing skills.. • Strong Self Developer

Why apply? If you are an IT professional, passionate about your career and looking to work for an organisation offering continued growth and development opportunities then this is a great opportunity for you to join a company with a reputation for innovation and thought leadership.

An innovating international manufacturer are looking to recruit an Office Administrator/Trainer for their office in Harpenden. Playing a key role in the smooth operation of the office, responsibilities will include: • Office Admin/Organisation • Logistics – dealing with haulier companies/booking deliveries / ensuring orders are going out with  correct info etc • Training staff on CRM (salesforce) • Office supplies procurement • Booking accommodation / meeting venues The role will be office based,8.30 to 5.00 and will offer the right individual a varied and challenging role. To be considered, you should have at least 5 years experience in a similar role, have excellent communication skills and be Technically adept. In addition, you should be someone that is prepared to be in the office and therefore be relatively local. Experience of CRM is not essential, as training will be provided, but you should be comfortable with Technology and have the ability to train others.

An innovating international manufacturer are looking to recruit an Office Administrator/Trainer for their office in Harpenden. Playing a key role in the smooth operation of the office, responsibilities will include: • Office Admin/Organisation • Logistics – dealing with haulier companies/booking deliveries / ensuring orders are going out with correct info etc • Training staff on CRM (salesforce) • Office supplies procurement • Booking accommodation / meeting venues The role will be office based,8.30 to 5.00 and will offer the right individual a varied and challenging role. To be considered, you should have at least 5 years experience in a similar role, have excellent communication skills and be Technically adept. In addition, you should be someone that is prepared to be in the office and therefore be relatively local. Experience of CRM is not essential, as training will be provided, but you should be comfortable with Technology and have the ability to train others.

As a result of continued growth and expansion, The UK arm of an international company are looking for a Trainee Management Accountant to join a small team based at their head office in Harpenden. Supporting the Finance Manager, responsibilities will include: Assist with monthly Management Accounts Completion of VAT Returns Supporting and assisting with financial/non-financial Monthly, Quarterly and Year end reporting Maintain databases used for Management Accounts purposes Project support - data collection & reconciliation Analysis & Ad hoc accounting tasks as required General administration tasks Purchase/Sales Ledger As a suitable candidate you will be working towards either CIMA or ACCA qualification and have worked in a similar role. In addition, you should have advanced Excel knowledge, good Microsoft Office knowledge and Account systems knowledge. The role is office based, ( with one day wfh after a qualifying period) and so you will need to be living within a reasonable commute of Harpenden. You will be part of a small team and so good communication skills and a sociable nature will also be important for this role.

An independent industry leader, with nearly 50 years experience, are looking to recruit an IT Support Team Leader for their Gloucester office. As the IT Manager, you will play a crucial part in the organisation, responsible for overseeing and optimising IT operations. Your primary focus will be on leading a team of 3 1st Line Support Technicians, providing hands-on 2nd and 3rd line support as needed, and ensuring the efficient administration of all Microsoft technologies such as MS Azure, Azure Active Directory, Server 2022, and Intune and the M365 suite. Responsibilities will include: • Service Desk Management • Technical Support and Troubleshooting • Infrastructure Optimisation • Mobile Telephony and Device Management • Security and Compliance • Performance Optimisation and Continuous Improvement To be considered for this varied and challenging role, you should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in IT, including 2nd and ideally 3rd line support, as well as proven experience in leading/managing IT teams. In addition you should have Technical experience with MS Azure, Azure Active Directory, Server 2022, Intune, networking, and mobile telephony solutions. On offer is industry-leading training, the opportunity to work flexibly,( with 2 to 3 days a week in the office) as well as a competitive salary and benefits package including bonus and/or commission schemes where applicable. You will also benefit from a healthcare cash plan, employee wellness programme, pension, and life assurance.

Product Owner – Data Analytics and Business Intelligence: Our client are looking for an experienced Product Owner in their data analytics function. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience working as the interface between client stakeholders and the solution technical delivery team. As a Product Owner – Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, you will work closely with, and manage the client project relationship to own, capture and understand their data and reporting requirements. You will also liaise with our client’s in-house analytics technical delivery teams in the design and development process of cloud data warehouse and IoT analytics solutions. Liaising with clients and working as a partnership is a key part of the role and therefore excellent client facing skills will be required. You will also naturally have a passion for product development, ideally in business intelligence and data analytics, keeping up to date with the latest technologies and methodologies, whilst inspiring others in the team to continually improve. Experience and skills Ideally, they are looking for someone with experience in the areas detailed below. Don’t worry if you cannot tick every box, attitude and willingness to learn are equally important: • Working with business stakeholders to understand, capture, and refine their data and reporting requirements. • Lead the project lifecycle and be at the very core of the product roadmap, with the aim of delivering industry leading data analytics solutions that meet our clients’ needs. • Produce, manage and own artefacts in Jira (e.g., user stories, requirements documents, wireframes) consumable by the technical delivery team to manage the solution development process. • Work closely with the technical delivery team as the subject matter expert for the client data and reporting requirements. Involved in data modelling, reporting and infrastructure discussions. • Facilitate requirements prioritisation sessions with the client and technical delivery team. • Experience working to agile delivery methodologies. • Own and manage the backlog including prioritisation. • Ensure relevant documentation is kept up to date. • Provide client stakeholders with progress updates, plans and metrics. • Support the technical delivery teams to enable them to successfully deliver the backlog. • Be able to present the requirements and delivered features back to key client stakeholders. • Have a strong interest and prior experience in cloud data analytics solutions. Why work for them? You spend a lot of time working, it should be enjoyable not a chore. They will ensure that from a work perspective you are kept interested and challenged daily, as well as investing in your development and ensuring we help you reach your career goals. They believe all their consultants should have a voice, with open communication encouraged to help ensure they are continuously improving. It goes without saying, they offer a great benefits package as well, including: • Competitive Salary. • Enhanced Holiday Allowance. • Flexible Working. • Private Healthcare • Enhanced Pension Scheme. • Cycle to Work Scheme.