Network Engineer - Professional Services Co - Perm - £40k-£45k pa + Ex Bens – London

PTS' Client an established Professional Services Company in London are for looking for a Network Engineer to come on board to help manage their network of around 35 offices throughout EMEA of which they have around 50-100 staff in each.  In 2013 they will embarking on a change of switches which due to take around 12-18 months to complete, so some minimal design experience would be essential but please bear in mind this is not an Architect position.

This role is ideal for a 2nd / 3rd Line Support Engineer who has a few years’ experience of network infrastructure support behind them in a Professional Services environment.  A CCNA qualification is hugely preferential, aswell as knowledge of working within an ITIL environment again will add strength to the skills that this role requires.  Good knowledge of core network topologies including of VoIP technologies along with an solid understanding of some of the below technologies listed:

·         Cisco Routers, Cisco IOS, Cisco Wireless Access Points

·         Cisco ASA or PIX firewalls

·         Switching technology (in particular Extreme/Cisco)

·         SNMP and NetFlow

·         BlueCoat web filtering appliances

·         F5 BIG IP load balancers

·         Proxy server: Microsoft ISA 2006

Do you have strong interpersonal and presentational skills and have the ability to communicate to all levels of a business and IT?  Also needed are excellent analytical, problem solving and decision making skills, exceptional time management and the ability to continually upgrade Business and Technology skills to adapt to new management and working practices we urged you to send in your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com to avoid disappointment.  Thank You.

Windows 7 Migration PMO - Investment Bank - London - Contract - Market Rates

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank are in need of an experienced PMO Coordinator with strong Windows 7 Migration knowledge.  The ideal candidate must be adaptable and accommodating to adhoc requests with the need to be able to coordinate multiple processes.

The Coordinator's role is to work with equivalents in other regions as well as deployment technicians, the deployment lead and the end user for any pre and post migration queries.  The Coordinator will work with deployment tools to determine who is Windows 7 ready and schedule accordingly.

Please only apply if you have Windows 7 Migration experience in a PMO / Coordinator background. Send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Our client is very keen to fill this role ASAP.  Thank You.  

Project Manager – Outsourcing Company – Home – Perm – upto £40k + Bens

PTS's Client, a Leading Outsourcing Company are looking for a Project Manager with Housing experience, and knowledge of ensuring project delivery of software implementations to enable them to complete efficiently, on quality, time and to budget.  You need to have the ability to liaise with all relevant parties to ensure any customer issues are dealt with satisfactorily both pre and post implementation.  

You must have relevant skills to manage and maintain appropriate project documentation and handover completed implementation paperwork to appropriate support departments post implementation.   The responsibilities are below:

·         Meeting with customers to discuss status of implementations, managing of resources and budget.

·         Reporting to project delivery manager as appropriate.

·         Dealing with customer throughout project life-cycle.

·         Managing the demands of the project through liaisons with internal departments.

·         Production where required of updated project plan.

·         Continuous assessment of implementation status.

·         Introduce contingency planning when implementation is not running to schedule.

·          Keep customer informed of status of project at all time.

·         Coordinate all resource requirements to ensure implementation is completed on budget and on time

Experience of project management preferably within a LG environment is required, extensive knowledge of the project lifecycle, excellent communication skills and being able to convey complex and difficult issues verbally and in writing.  ITIL and PRINCE2 Practitioner skills are desirable aswell as a Full Clean Driving License.  Please bear in mind that Housing experience is essential for this role.

This role is home based but travel to the Newbury office will be essential.  So Project Managers with the above skills and experience are urged to apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.

Desktop Support Manager – Education – Manchester – Perm – upto £40k + Pension

PTS's Client, a large Education Campus in Manchester are looking for an experienced Desktop Support Manager to come on board to assist in the Desktop Service that they provide to its students, staff and alumni members.  You will be responsible to the IT Services Desktop Operations Manager and for the support and day to day management of the IT Technical Support Officers, Windows Officers, ITS Technician Team and delivery of the Desktop services to the business.  The hardware supported across the Desktop estate currently consists of Mobiles, PC’s, MAC’s and Laptops.

You must have experience of managing across multiple sites, aswell as managing a team of around 10-15+ IT Technicians in a Desktop function ideally helping to improve Service Delivery.  You must be a technical person or have been technical in previous roles and also have a progressive management mindset.  Our client has in excess of 6000 units so experience of supporting units of around 3000+ units is essential for this opportunity.

You should have a good understanding of Microsoft Operating Systems such as Windows XP and Windows 7, MAC O/S up to and including Lion, Desktop virtualisation and image/software deployment.  Aswell as specific skills, knowledge and experience related to the specific service/s managed, this position requires a broad understanding of IT Services capabilities, technologies and their potential to address the business requirements of the constituents.

Desktop Support Managers with the above skills and experiences are urged to apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.

Operations Manager - Leading Global Cloud Services Company - Oxford, UK - Perm - £35k-£45k

PTS' client are a Global Leading Cloud Services Company who have a new role suited for an advanced team manager that is interested in managing a small team of system engineers.  You will help them to to execute a full and varied technical program including the provision, management and monitoring of our Public and Private Cloud offerings, from the Data centre hardware and networking stack through to the customer provisioning layer, as well as designing and implementing incremental developments to the service in this is fast moving area of IT.

This role is only really suitable for for candidates wanting to seize an opportunity to do something challenging in an innovative technology company with ambitious growth plans.

Key Responsibilities:

·         Management of the System Engineering team

·         Responsible for maintaining our agreed customer SLAs

·         Operational management of the Fabric

·         Running the NOC

·         Operational management of customer clouds

·         Development of new functionality and capability

Desired Skills Experience:
They are looking to recruit an Operations Manager that specialises within at least one the following skill sets, but preferred candidates will ideally have skills or qualifications across multiple skill sets, and have at least 4 years proven experience in a similar position.

Microsoft - Active Directory group policy, Windows server, Windows workstation, Hyper-V, System centre, SQL, CRM, DFS, and Clustering. Application installation and automation technologies
Citrix - Xenapp 4.5, Webinterface, ICA Client technology, Netscaler, Xenserver and XenDesktop
Exchange - Exchange 2010, Clustering, DAG's, Outlook 2010, Exchange backup technologies (software and hardware), virus and anti-spam best practise and PowerShell scripting
Networking - Cisco Networking Stack ie;  UCS, ASA ,ASR,L2 L3 networking
Storage -  NetApp San infrastructure, aggregates, luns, snapshots and replication
General Skills - Cloud technologies; public, private and multi tenancy clouds, Iaas, Saas and Cloud service provision. A team player, but with the ability to work independently with good written skills. Excellent verbal communication skill, showing an ability to communicate with a range of contacts from users to Director level and proven management experience within a technical team.

If you are an innovative and experienced systems engineer with management experience that wants to maintain a hands on approach while leading a vibrant systems engineering team then we want to hear from you!  You are urged to send in your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com ASAP to avoid disappointment.  Thank You.

Business Development Manager - IT Services and Solutions - Edinburgh - upto £30k + OTE + Bens

PTS' Client a Leading IT Services and Solutions company based in Edinburgh have a new Business Development Manager (BDM) opportunity available and are looking for an enthusiastic person experienced in Business to Business sales ideally with an IT background. 

Based in their Edinburgh office, you will need to have significant proven experience in the IT (Software) licensing and services industry, and be able to hit the ground running to sell their range of solutions and vendor lines. Demonstrable knowledge in the form of vendor accreditations (such as Microsoft Certified Professional) would be advantageous, but it is more important that you can demonstrate your ability to approach a new business account patch, and start to generate revenue at an early stage. 

So if you are not a self-proclaimed Account Manager as this is New Business and are looking for an excellent BDM opportunity please do not hesitate to send in your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com. 

Software Application Packager - Permanent -Yorkshire

Software Application Packager - Permanent - up to £25k, plus up to 10% bonus - Yorkshire

My client is looking for a software application packager to assist desktop transformation projects. The ideal candidate must be a self-starter capable of servicing requests from both our customers and internal sources in order to create automated software installation packages for use within managed IT environments.

Application packaging experience including MSI, AdminStudio and Application Virtualisation (App-V) is advantageous but not a necessity as training will be provided.

Duties

·         Package and sequence applications for unattended installation and streaming

·         Provide technical documentation on a range of technical issues as required.

·         Produce procedural documentation of application packaging processes for the benefit of knowledge sharing and improved efficiency.

·         Management of application packaging library and workflow tracking system

Skills

·         Admin Studio -  Desirable

·         App-V Sequencing – Desirable

·         Visual Basic Scripting – Desirable

·         Windows Operating System knowledge - Desirable

·         SCCM 2007 / 2012  - Desirable

·         AppDNA – optional

NB – Some travelling may be required (Sheffield/Wetherby/Salford) so you MUST have your own car

This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing company. Excellent salary and benefits await the winning candidate. Please send me your CV NOW for IMMEDIATE consideration.

call me now on 0131 202 1741 or mail me paul.watson@ptsconsulyting.com

IT Field Sales Executive – North East England – Perm

IT Field Sales Executive – North East England – Perm – upto £40 + uncapped commission (OTE £80K)

My client are looking for a sales executive with experience in data centres, cloud and business continuity to join their already busy team based in the North East of England. You will be a target driven sales professional who has the desire to put in the hard work to reap the financial rewards.

Essential

·         Proven track record of new business development

·         Proven track record of hitting sales targets

·         Proven ability to win new clients

·         Previous industry experience

This is an exciting role to join one of the largest players in the sector. Excellent salary and unlimited commission available to the successful candidate. Interviewing WITHIN THE WEEK and immediate start available.

 Please send me your latest CV and salary expectations in a cover letter for IMMEDIATE consideration. paul.watson@ptsconsulting.com or call me on 0131 202 1741

TAM (Technical Account Management) Manager – IT Managed Service Provider – Woking – Permanent – £40k-£45k pa + Benefits

PTS's Client, a Leading IT Managed Service Provider are looking for an experienced TAM (Technical Account Management) Manager who will take a lead role in the in the strategic and operational delivery of the Managed Service.  You will be responsible for the delivery on company contracts throughout the life of that contract, both at a technical and business level.  The ability to engage with key stakeholders to map processes, business demands and proactively design, plan and implement solutions to meet changing needs is essential.

You will need to have the below experiences to help benefit this opportunity:

·         Excellent technical and customer facing skills

·         Commercially aware, good literacy and numeracy

·         Ability to work independently and flexibly

·         Willingness to travel extensively

·         Ability to adhere to, and design, appropriate technical systems for the continuing management of the customer environment

The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing strong, high level client relationships across all business areas, aswell as being trusted upon for achieving and meeting availability service levels as agreed with client through; the proactive management of the service delivered by the company.  With an ability to manage the in-life customer infrastructure and develop the delivered environment in-line with the business requirements of the customer and to take an active role in representing Managed Service Operations at relevant forums and meetings.

Technical Account Managers with the above skills and knowledge of the likes of Citrix, Microsoft, VMware and HP are urged to apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.

Data Centre / IT Operations Senior Consultant – IT Consultancy – London – Perm - £65k-£75k pa circa

PTS Consulting Group PLC (PTS) is a world class IT Consulting and Project Management Company, providing its clients with Professional Services, Managed Services and Resourcing solutions.  Since 1983, PTS has successfully delivered high-value, vendor independent solutions to its clients’ needs in over 70 countries and in some of the most demanding environments.

PTS is looking to recruit a Senior IT Consultant with solid Data Centre / IT Operations experience gained in a Corporate / Service Provider / Consultancy position. The Consultant will need to be able to demonstrate experience of delivering industry best practice services, and a solid understanding of market and industry trends. The Consultant will support the PTS EMEA Head of Data Centres in the development and Support of a growing Service Stream across the EMEA region. This role may require some International travel to support Sales and the delivery of assignments.

A good understanding of IT technology (Servers, Storage, Networking), along with a knowledge of Industry trends i.e. Virtualisation, Energy Efficient Data Centres, CLOUD Services etc.  An excellent background in the understanding of Data Centre IT Infrastructure builds principles i.e. Cabinet Cooling techniques (Cold Aisle etc.) Cabling systems (Copper / Fibre), Management Systems (BMS, EMS, KVM, ILO etc.) and the physical builds (UPS, Generators, CRACs, Chillers etc.).  Strong awareness of Operational Best Practices for the delivery of Data Centre Operations and Industry Standards and Frameworks (TIA-942, Uptime Institute, ITIL, ISO-27001, ISO 14001 etc.) is essential.

Experience with Support Sales, Pre Sales, Delivery ownership with an ability to identify new Consultancy opportunities to develop proposals and be able to cross sell across all PTS Service Lines.  The expertise to be able demonstrate and provide Data Centre and IT Subject Matter Expertise and promote self and PTS as industry leaders in the marketplace through written articles.

The Consultant needs to have 10 to 15 years’ experience of working in and delivering an IT / Data Centre Operations service for a Corporate or Service Provider organisation, or the delivery of a similar role as a consultant.  Have Industry based training in a Service Management framework (ITIL/CoBit), a sound management experience of managing Teams in the delivery of IT Services and the ability to demonstrate how to manage complex projects (i.e. Prince2/PMP).

If you are a Consultant who is willing to learn and expand their industry and technical knowledge and views, and demonstrate an ability to think out of the box you are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

PTS is an Equal Opportunities employer and applicants are selected solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities. No applicant shall receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, maternity, colour race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, belief, sexual orientation, disability, age. This is not an exclusive list. 

Application Migration Technical/Business Analyst – Investment Bank – London – Contract – Competitive Rates

PTS's client a Leading Investment Bank is URGENTLY looking for an APPLICATION MIGRATION TECHNICAL/BUSINESS ANALYST to assist a high profile, large scale project to migrate from and exit multiple Data Centres.  The ideal candidate must have extensive knowledge of typical infrastructure and operating systems that host investment banking applications e.g.: Solaris, Linux, Windows, Sun, HP and be familiar with “re-platforming” applications within that environment.  It is also important that the analyst has an in-depth understanding of server virtualisation technologies.

The relevant experiences required for this opportunity are:

·          Application Migrations

·          Understanding of different platforms and OS types (Solaris, Linux, Windows)

·          Understanding of different migration options (lift and shift, swing, refresh, virtualisation)

·          Application and infrastructure consolidation / rationalisation

·          Producing technical documentation and control

·          Large scale data centre relocation / migration projects

·          Understanding of different storage types incl. SAN, NAS, DAS

·          Understanding of different database types (Oracle, SQL, Sybase predominantly)

·          Understanding of investment banking external connectivity e.g. exchange connectivity / market data services

·          Appreciation of business criticality and usage of applications in an investment banking environment (banking is not essential, but experience of working for a large corporation is beneficial)

If you are a self-starter with excellent hands on technical experience, aswell as having excellent communication skills and the willingness to make things happen please DO NOT hesitate to send in your CV ASAP to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com.  Thank you.

PTS is an Equal Opportunities employer and applicants are selected solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities. No applicant shall receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, maternity, colour race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, belief, sexual orientation, disability, age. This is not an exclusive list. 

Nintex Workflow Developer - Investment Bank - London - Contract - £275-£300pd

PTS's client a Leading Investment Bank are in need are a NINTEX WORKFLOW DEVELOPER to help delivery of the bank's workflow.  The ideal candidate will be asked to deliver an Automated Workflow specifically on SharePoint 2010 for the bank's supporting applications for Global Task List, Documentation Control, VETO and Nectar.

Nintex Developers are urged to send their WORD CV's to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at their earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.  Thank You.

Fx Market Access Developer - Investment Bank - London – Contract – £410-£450pd

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank are in URGENT need of an experienced Fx Market Access Developer.  The FX eTrading group is a global team providing services directly to the global FX business within the largest bank in the Euro zone by deposits.  The team is concerned with the development, support and release of solutions providing discreet functionality, driven by the global FX business.  The systems are used globally with major server hubs across the Globe.

The FX business is committed to raising its level through investment in the business and technology, and has recently authorised a new investment programme for the front office IT platform.  The strategy revolves around the iterative development of all areas of the FX platforms, from client distribution, price generation to algorithmic trading. Performance is a must and the connectivity needs always to be adapted.

Based in London and reporting to the head of FX Direct Market Access development team, this role involves working closely with the front office as part of a small team to develop and maintain all DMA connectivity within our infrastructure.

Skills / Qualifications:

The candidate must have the following skills and qualities:

·         A computer science/equivalent  degree from a top institute

·         A number of years’ experience working in a finance environment

·         Proactive and flexible approach to dealing with challenges

·         Highly motivated to work directly with traders

·         Strong communication skills

·         Strong analytical skills

·         Strong C++ development skills including experience with multi-threaded programming, performance optimization

The following experience would be desirable:

·         Experience of FX business

·         Experience of DMA

·         Experience of high-performance / low latency development (FPGA)

·         Proven ability to deliver front office systems

Fx Market Access Developers are advised to send their WORD CV’s to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at their earliest opportunity.  Our client is very keen to fill this role ASAP. Thank You.

ITIL v3 Senior IT Service Management Consultant – IT Consultancy – London – Perm - £65k-£75k pa

PTS Consulting Group PLC (PTS) is a world class IT Consulting and Project Management Company, providing its clients with Professional Services, Managed Services and Resourcing solutions.  Since 1983, PTS has successfully delivered high-value, vendor independent solutions to its clients’ needs in over 70 countries and in some of the most demanding environments.

The role of a Senior IT Service Management Consultant covers a wide variety of business and service sectors. The key skill for a consultant is the ability to work collaboratively with clients of all types who are seeking advice and assistance in the solutions to business and technical challenges. The consultant must be a multi-skilled individual who will be able to demonstrate an ability to successfully work with clients of differing sectors and show a talent to modify their communication skills based on seniority within the client.

The consultant needs to be able to demonstrate a breadth of appreciation for industry standards of IT technology (to include Cloud services) and their implementation, the role of the Data Centre including trends for Data Centre services. Knowledge of industry trends in the management of IT services (outsourcing/insourcing) and the ability to walk through the standard structure of an IT department would be very beneficial for this role.

The consultant is expected to promote themselves and PTS Consulting in the industry as Subject Matter Experts in the field of IT Service Management.  The consultant will be required to present at industry conferences, workshops, seminars and author White Papers, trade articles and contribute to internet blogs.

The ideal candidate needs to be University (or equivalent) Degree Qualified in Informatics, Business Management or similar, and have attained the APMG ITIL V3 Expert certificate, and be able to demonstrate sound knowledge of complimentary frameworks such as MOF and CobiT.  A proven ability to implement ITIL best practice within financial services, legal or similarly demanding business areas would be advantageous.

IT Service Management Consultants with the above experiences who are well organised, self-motivated, reliable and enthusiastic with the ability to demonstrate a high level of expertise to support other service line solutions are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

2nd/3rd Line Desktop Support/Migration Support - Investment Bank – London – Contract – upto £200pd

PTS's client a Leading Investment Bank is urgently looking for a Desktop Support Engineer with solid experience within Investment Banking either Front or Middle Office.  This is a 3 month rolling project to migrate users within the bank.

The ideal candidate’s tasks will include:

·         Taking calls from users

·         Recording their request in internal tracking system

·         Handling incidents reported by users and when needed addressing them to the relevant IT teams (software, networks, telecoms, systems, etc.)

·         Making follow up of incident solving and updating documentation

·         Informing users through alerts and communication

·         Documenting the incident database

Do you have excellent Windows XP SP3, Active Directory skills, aligned with MS Office 2003/2010 and Lotus Notes knowledge? And do you speak fluent English and French aswell as having knowledge of the Equity and Financial Markets?

Desktop Support Engineers with the above skillsets and knowledge are urged to send their WORD CV's to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at their earliest opportunity.  Our client is very keen to fill this role ASAP.  Thank You. 

Front End Web Developer – Investment Bank – London – Contract – Market Rates

PTS's Client, a leading Investment Bank are in URGENT need of an experienced Front End Web Developer. This position requires a Web Front End developer with strong skills in HTML, CSS, JavaScript (and a modern JavaScript library such as jQuery) is needed to join a team of developers to implement the concepts (wireframes) and visual designs on top of a well-structured web application framework.

The Front End developer will work closely with a permanent member of staff in a similar role and Back End developers. The developer will also work with the developers and support staff of existing portals to discover and meet their needs. Very strong UI and UX skills are essential, Web 2.0 skills including AJAX, Java Script and CSS will be required. It is essential that the candidate have experience with a Perl based web development framework and a strong grasp of OO Perl.

Front End Web Developers are urged to send in their Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at their earliest opportunity. Our client is very keen to fill this role ASAP. Thank You.

Platform Security Engineer – Investment Bank – London – CONTRACT – Market Rates

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank are in URGENT need of an experienced Platform Security Engineer for an off-the-shelf solution to help detect and report weak file share permissions across Windows, Unix and Linux servers within the Bank.  This is a technical lead role in the evaluation, testing, selection, design and engineering of a solution to meet technical and functional requirements.

A detailed knowledge and experience of Windows server is required, and specifically SMB/CIFS and NTFS permissions.  Similar experience of SAMBA and NFS access controls and permissions is preferred.  Previous experience in the engineering and design of solutions in a large global organisation is required, preferably with a focus on security solutions.  With knowledge in one or more vendor solutions specifically designed to detect and report weak file share permissions would be beneficial.

Please send your Word CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as our client is very keen to fill this role ASAP. Thank You.

Senior IT Systems Analyst - Leading IT Consultant - London - Perm - upto £45k pa

PTS Managed Services specialises in providing Enterprise grade IT solutions to SME financial and non-financial institutions such as Fund Managers, Private Equity Institutions, legal, accounting, insurance etc. through the provision of Project Management, IT Consulting, IT Systems Integration and post-project support.  Originally founded in London in 1983, PTS Consulting now has offices in most of the major global financial hubs including London, New York, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo, Sydney and Dubai. PTS has over 300 delivery staff world-wide.

PTS MS has developed its outsourced IT solutions through a convergence of our IT and Project Management skills and experiences.  As a result of our planned and continuing expansion programme, PTS MS is now seeking to employ a Senior IT Systems Analyst with a rich background of IT experience to join its rapidly growing division.  This individual will combine technical excellence with excellent customer facing skills and an analytical approach and a commitment to attention to detail.

The ideal candidate should have a passion for technology combined with a sound business-awareness, proven technical skills, and a willingness to engage in both support and project work.  This exciting and dynamic role will give the individual opportunity to work on a variety of client engagements including on-going operational support, new infrastructure and applications build-outs, upgrades, migrations and enhancements, and tuning and refresh of existing environments.  

Key Responsibilities 

·         Provide technical expertise and support services to clients, including pre-sales support, design, project inception, implementation, testing and business-as-usual operation

·         Engage in requirements capture, systems analysis, contribute to design process, undertake systems integration tasks including server, networking and voice system deployment and support

·         Work at PTS offices and clients site as required, typically based in the City and West End

·         Take part in callout rota for overnight support and be available for out-of-hours work when required

Key Skills and Experience

·         Experience of domain migrations, email migrations, technology relocations and enterprise technology deployments and upgrades.  Candidate should have some hands on experience in a technical role in these types of projects

·         Experience of providing end-user support including roles encompassing 1st 3rd level support

Strong skills in

·         Microsoft Window Server 2008, including Active Directory

·         Microsoft Exchange 2007 and 2010

·         VMware and virtualisation of both servers and workstations

·         Microsoft Windows XP and 7; Microsoft Office 2007 and 2012

·         Networking including TCP/IP, WAN/LAN and firewall technologies, especially with Cisco, HP, Sonicwall and Juniper products

·         Common backup products and anti-virus products

Desirable technical skills include

·         NAS and SAN technologies

·         Blackberry Enterprise Servers

·         IP phone systems, especially Avaya, Cisco, Mitel

·         Working knowledge of cloud technologies and their benefits and challenges

·         Experience of trading floor technologies including turret systems

·         Experience of supporting Bloomberg and other market data products

·         Common administrative tasks relating to SharePoint and SQL servers

Personal Qualities and Certifications

·         Top quality interpersonal and questioning and listening skills including excellent spoken and written English

·         Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical people

·         Strong documentation skills

·         Attention to detail

·         Ability to effectively prioritize and multi-task

·         Microsoft, Cisco and/or VMware certifications are highly desirable

·         ITIL training or experience of working in an ITIL environment is a definite plus

·         Japanese, Mandarin or Cantonese language skills will be a benefit but NOT essential

Senior IT Systems Analyst with the above knowledge and experiences are urged to apply ASAP.   Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity. Thank you.

PTS is an Equal Opportunities employer and applicants are selected solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities. No applicant shall receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, maternity, colour race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, belief, sexual orientation, disability, age. This is not an exclusive list.  

Data Centre / IT Service Migration Project Manager – Leading IT Consultancy – London – PERM – upto £65,000pa

PTS is looking to recruit a Senior Technical IT Project Manager with experience in the Migration of Data Centre IT Services.  The ideal candidate will need to be able to demonstrate a sound methodology and experience of having performed this role before and a sound Project Management skillset.

Aswell as the above the Project Manager will need to demonstrate an ability to structure the Project and to communicate effectively, areas that need to be completed at an early stage of the project.  Have the experience of delivering previous IT Infrastructure Projects to budget and on time, with prior involvement of successful delivery of an IT Infrastructure Procurement exercise and an ability to gain Project buy in of the IT Technical team at an early stage of the Project.

Anybody looking to apply should have around 7 years’ experience in a Project Manager role, with a Project Management Qualification (I.e. Prince2), aswell as the delivery of at least one Data Centre / IT Service Migration Project.  A sound understanding of IT Infrastructure components and how they interconnect with sound written, spoken and presentation skills in English.  Aswell as having managed technical teams either directly or in matrix model and third party service relationships for the delivery of IT services.

The Project manager will need to be able to identify additional opportunities to sell PTS services to support areas of the Project.  This role could act as a Lead Project Manager of multiple Projects or as a Project Manager of a single Data Centre / IT Migration Project.  Project Manager's with the above skills are urged to apply ASAP.  Please send your CV at your earliest opportunity.  Thank you.

PTS is an Equal Opportunities employer and applicants are selected solely on the basis of their relevant aptitudes, skills and abilities. No applicant shall receive less favourable treatment on the grounds of sex, marital status, civil partnership status, trans-gender status, pregnancy, maternity, colour race, nationality, ethnic origin, religion, belief, sexual orientation, disability, age. This is not an exclusive list. 

Business Analysts – IT Services Company – London – Contract – £375-£425pd

PTS's Client, a Leading IT Services Company is for looking multiple Business Analysts who MUST have experience of working on LARGE HR TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMMES.  If your experience is within a Financial Organisation then this would be beneficial but not essential.

There are currently 3 roles available with different remits within the programme:

1.       Business Analyst with an understanding of resourcing processes

2.       Business Analyst for Employee SAP data maintenance

3.       Business Analyst for a HR focussed CRM specialist with SAP interaction

The ideal candidates will have experience in producing and / or implementing global standardised HR processes and knowledge of the localisation of global processes.  You need to have the ability to handle Stakeholder engagements and management across many different countries and time zones and with 5 Years’ experience in a Business Analyst background.  Aswell as being skilled in developing Business Requirements documentation and Functional Specifications, you need to have excellent gap analysis process skills.

You also need to have experience in developing process flows, communicating Business requirements to project teams, supporting the test phase, waterfall or agile methodologies knowledge and experience of working with offshore teams.  You also need to have been involved in providing status reports, communicating to Senior Management and showing your communication skills.

Business Analysts with the above skills and experience are urged to apply ASAP to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.co.uk at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.

Project Manager – Leading Investment Bank – London – CONTRACT – Market Rates

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank are in need of an excellent PROJECT MANAGER who is an skilled in IT SECURITY SOLUTIONS DESIGN.  You must have a broad-based technical expertise in Windows and/or Unix/Linux, preferably with specific knowledge and skills in one or more near real-time file or system integrity monitoring solutions, and will additionally be involved in engineering, design and testing of upgrades and new features for infrastructure.

This position exists within the Platform Security Engineering team to assist in the evaluation, review, testing, selection and design of a near real time file/system integrity monitoring solution for Windows.  The setting up and configuring near real time system integrity monitoring solutions in a development lab environment and the defining policies for system integrity monitoring events.   Development of test plans for conducting full functional and performance testing of selected products against a rigorous set of defined criteria and requirements and integration with security and performance monitoring tools, ticketing systems, BladeLogic BBSA and Active Directory.

The initial design, engineering and planning of infrastructure required to support a global deployment of up to 30,000 servers and identification of further tasks required to enable a successful product implementation.  Aswell as the completion of engineering, design and testing of upgrades and new features for infrastructures.

You need to have the ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure to ensure target dates are met, and that the chosen solution will ultimately have a successful deployment.  There will be a need to liaise with other engineering teams at a detailed technical level, and to work independently when required. 

Project Managers with the above experiences and skillsets are preferred and are urged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV to Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You. 

Programme Manager – Leading Investment Bank – London – CONTRACT – Market Rates

PTS’s Client, a leading Investment Bank are in need of an excellent PROGRAMME MANAGER who is an expert in IT SECURITY SOLUTIONS DESIGN.  You must be a subject matter expert capable of taking a lead role for technical aspects of the project including preparation of structured test plans to verify that requirements are met.  You will be advising on product selection, completing detailed engineering design, providing thorough and detailed documentation of the solution from the ground up, and reporting to internal management teams throughout the project.

This position exists within the Platform Security Engineering team to assist in the evaluation, review, testing, selection and design of a near real time file/system integrity monitoring solution for Windows.  The setting up and configuring near real time system integrity monitoring solutions in a development lab environment and the defining policies for system integrity monitoring events.   Development of test plans for conducting full functional and performance testing of selected products against a rigorous set of defined criteria and requirements and integration with security and performance monitoring tools, ticketing systems, BladeLogic BBSA and Active Directory.

The initial design, engineering and planning of infrastructure required to support a global deployment of up to 30,000 servers and identification of further tasks required to enable a successful product implementation.  Also the knowledge of engineering design documentation covering full detail of the chosen solution, including infrastructure, agent and baseline policy design and acceptance of delivered solution and confirmation by stakeholder groups that design meets defined requirements.

You need to have the ability to work to tight deadlines under pressure to ensure target dates are met, and that the chosen solution will ultimately have a successful deployment.  There will be a need to liaise with other engineering teams at a detailed technical level, and to work independently when required. 

Project Managers with the above experiences and skillsets are preferred and are urged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.  Please send your WORD CV Matthew.Roberts@ptsconsulting.com at your earliest opportunity.  Thank You.