Monday, 20 June 2011

Data Migration Business Analyst / Junior Project Manager - Investment Banking Data Centre Project - Scotland - CONTRACT

DATA MIGRATION BUSINESS ANALYST/JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER - INVESTMENT BANKING DATA CENTRE PROJECT - SCOTLAND
PTS's Client, a Leading Global Investment Bank are in URGENT need of an experienced BUSINESS ANALYST/JUNIOR PROJECT MANAGER with strong DATA MIGRATION skills, preferably having worked on an INVESTMENT BANKING DATA CENTRE project recently. Experience with large, complex infrastructure "lift and shift" projects would be ideal.
You are an expert with MS Excel & MS Project which you will employ whilst Data Gathering and Analysing, working closely with Project Managers, Business Analysts and End-users. And possibly you'll have some VBA and/or Access Database skills. The rate banding for this position is £325-£375/day.
Please send your Word CV to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310) at your earliest opportunity. One of these roles as already been filled by PTS Resourcing (there were initially two), and our client is very keen to fill this role ASAP. Thank You.

Software Engineers / Developers (C/C++/Java/C#) - East Kilbride, Scotland, £ No Upper Limit - PERMANENT

SOFTWARE ENGINEERS/DEVELOPERS (C/C++/JAVA/C#) - SCOTLAND - £NO UPPER LIMIT - PERMANENT

PTS' client is looking to recruit some fantastic developers of all levels (Graduates included) into their growing team working on absolutely CUTTING EDGE products. Have you seen the TV advert where you can use your mobile phone instead of a credit card? This is the technology you will be part off. THIS IS A FANTASTIC COMPANY TO WORK FOR! 

You will participate in a wide range of new software development activities, including all aspects of software relating to my client's NFC (Near Field Communications) Middleware product lines on Windows desktop and Windows Phone platforms.

The required skills are: 
Excellent object-oriented design and implementation skills in C and C++ 
Working knowledge of Java and/or C# 
Have experience of developing software targeted at Embedded systems 
Experience working on Windows platforms using the Microsoft Visual Studio toolchain 
Familiar with either IBM Rational Rose or Rhapsody UML tools 
Have good knowledge of NFC and Smartcard product features, function or applications 
Have worked on Windows Mobile platforms 
Familiar with Agile development methods
Yiour main responsibilities will be:
Develop protocol stacks and API layers in C/C++ and .NET environment 
Have complete software development life cycle responsibility 
Develop the OpenNFC API and Middleware stacks for the Windows desktop and 
Windows Phone platforms 
Define and implement new APIs to expose NFC functionality for Windows desktop and Windows Phone platforms 

My client are looking to ramp up their team and they respond to demand for their leading products. The plans for the Scottish team of this multinational company are really exciting and this is your chance to be part of what is rapidly becoming a world class development team. My client are looking for experienced SENIOR Das well as GRADUATES who have the skills and are looking to join and develop their careers. 

Excellent salaries and benefits packages are on offer from £25k for graduates to a market leading salary for a senior developer. TEAM LEADERS are also invited to apply if they fancy heading up this exciting team. 

Please send me your latest CV NOW to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310) along with a brief covering letter detailing experience and salary expectations for immediate consideration. Thank You.

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Infrastructure Project Manager – Financial – Infrastructure – 1 year Contract

Infrastructure Project Manager – Financial – Infrastructure

Infrastructure Project Manager urgently required for a 1-year contract with a Global Financial organisation based in Edinburgh. It is essential that you have previous and recent financial experience and a strong track record delivering infrastructure projects. You should have experience working on integration programmes and migration projects and ideally you will be Prince2 certified.

One of the core deliverables will be the delivery of MQ infrastructure for the data centre and the delivery of external MQ Channel migrations across 20+ countries in various deployments. Experience of programmes working across multiple countries would be advantageous as would experience of MQ/Middleware projects.

Project Manager’s with the above infrastructure and financial experience along with experience with
Integration & migrations and governance are urged to apply ASAP. Please apply now by sending your CV to adam.lowe@ptsconsulting.com or call me direct on 020 7539 6325

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

***URGENT*** - Lead Voice Recording Engineer - CCNA & CCVP - London - PERM or CONTRACT


***URGENT*** LEAD VOICE RECORDING ENGINEER - CCNA CCVP - LONDON - CV REVIEW @ 09h00 Thurs16/06/11 
RIGHT! There have been some very informative discussions late this afternoon/this evening between PTS and our Global Banking Client which has afforded us a Key Hire opportunity within very tight timescales.
The CV review is scheduled for tomorrows' 09h00 meeting and it's already 20h30 the night before. However, our client is prepared to be flexible on rates/salaries, and to a degree, availability for the right person.
You are CCNA and CCVP Qualified with upto date certificates (CCNP and/or CCIE beneficial), with many years experience in the Banking Sector (preferably Investment Banking) as a LEAD/SENIOR VOICE RECORDING ENGINEER. The key technologies you have indepth current knowledge of are:
NICE and CyberTech Voice Recording Platforms
Avaya and Cisco IPT
Cisco ICM/  Avaya IVR/ Aspect Diallers (Contact Centre Solutions)
IPC Trade Floor Solutions
QoS and VoIP (Gateways Gatekeepers)
SIP and Session Border Controllers
IP Addressing and Access Control Lists
Call Traffic Sizing and Dimensioning including Queuing Theory Erlang Traffic Calculation
If I have just described you please send your Word CV to Robin.Pettitt@ptsconsulting.com (0207 539 6310 / 07584 472 681) IMMEDIATELY. This is a very long term contract/permanent opportunity which won't present itself very often, especially with such a prestigious client. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank You.

Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Business Analyst – Collateral Management – Investment Bank – Contract

Business Analyst – Collateral Management – Investment Bank – Contract

PTS is currently working of behalf a leading investment bank in London who are seeking to hire an experienced BA for their collateral management function.
The ideal candidate will have recent experience within an investment bank’s middle office. An appreciation of risk and trade flow are critical for this role.

For a full spec please send CVs to  brian.sanchez@ptsconsulting.com

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.

Monday, 6 June 2011

Lead Java Developer / Technical Lead – J2EE - London - PERMANENT

Lead Java Developer / Technical Lead – J2EE - Perm - London

Lead Java Developer / Technical Lead required for a permanent role with a rapidly expanding, leading IT consultancy based in London. The client requires an ambitious individual to join a world class development team where you will lead a number of varied projects with short timeframes in their fast paced environment. The role offers excellent opportunities to grasp new technologies and will provide a proven platform for you to work with Fortune 200 companies.

The ideal candidates should have good communication skills, strong Server Side J2EE development with skills in Struts, Spring and hibernate and agile methodologies. You will be a hands-on technical lead with experience developing frameworks, standards and the ability to contribute to design, including writing and reviewing technical specifications. Ideally you'll come from a public facing B2C Web environment and will have experience leading teams, mentoring staff, producing technical documentation and prototyping.

You will play a lead role in a number of exciting projects as they develop their product portfolio. You should have a number of years’ experience, with experience of leading teams of Java developers on cutting edge projects. It is equally important that you have remained a hands on developer.

Skills and experience required:
· Strong Java Development experience Spring Framework, Hibernate, JSP, Maven, JMS, Spring,    MVC.
· Servlet container experience: e.g. Tomcat, Jetty.
· Excellent OO and design skills.
· Familiar with Web technologies such as AJAX, CSS, JavaScript.
· Experience of Project Delivery and Team Leadership.
· Experience with Test Driven Development within a continuous Integration environment (Hudson, CruiseControl, etc).
· Source code control experience (Subversion/CVS).
· Experience of working in an Agile environment.
· Experience of working with Content Management Systems is a bonus.

Please apply now by sending your CV to adam.lowe@ptsconsulting.com or call me direct on 020 7539 6325

Wednesday, 1 June 2011

Cisco Network Engineer (CCNP) – Dundee – up to £40K - PERMANENT

Cisco Network Engineer urgently required for a full-time position based in Dundee. You will be working for a leading online technologies services provider, you will be part of a team responsible for maintaining the core network, implementing new access solutions for customers and designing new networks. As part of the role you will liaise with customers to understand requirements, produce Work Proposals and document any work undertaken. The Cisco Network Engineer will have good knowledge of new RFCs and RIPE policies.  

Responsibilities include:
  • Ensure the optimal operation of ISP Core Network through
    • Good understanding on monitoring systems and SNMP protocol
    • Gather symptoms
    • Isolate fault
    • Rectify fault
  • Troubleshoot customer connectivity problems
  • Design optimal network architectures for new and existing customers
  • Document all work  undertaken and existing infrastructures
  • Maintain appropriate knowledge and professional certifications as necessary  
  • Liaises with customers for understanding of requirements
  • Take responsibility for any project assigned

Essential Skills:
·    Full, clean UK driving license
  • 3 years at CCNP level
  • Experience with PIX\ASA, Cisco IOS firewall features, VPN - Install and Support

Desirable Skills:
  • Good understanding of all TCP\IP layers and performance related parameters  
  • Experience with implementing QoS (Modular QoS and Catalyst QoS)
  • Experience on Cisco loadbalancers  CSS\ACE
  • Experience with VoIP – SIP, H.323 protocols
  • Experience of working with RIPE database and RPSL
  • Experience on the following cisco platforms 7500,7200,6500,3750,3560,2800,2600 series
  • Experience with network monitoring tools , netflow collectors, SNMP (Solarwinds an advantage)
  • Experience with Linux\Unix , scripting tools
  • TACACS\Radius

If you have strong Cisco networking experience and a good all-round technical knowledge then please apply now by sending your CV ASAP to adam.lowe@ptsconsulting.com or call me direct on 020 7539 6325