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.