Endeavour is looking for a seasoned Infrastructure Engineer to join our global telecoms service client, based in Brussels, initially for a 3 months contract, with possibility of extension.

As the successful candidate, you will be an active member of the IT infrastructure engineering team and maintain strong relationships with your peers from the operational, architect, network teams.

You role will involve:

• taking technical leadership & engineering ownership around multiple IT infrastructure components:

·         Storage systems

·         Linux platforms

·         Virtualization platforms

·         Automation.

• Delivering design for new solutions.
• Delivering extension / improvement design of the existing infrastructure & solutions based on latest capacity growth, delivered performance and based on future evolution forecasts.
• Managing the systems lifecycle (supplier roadmap evaluation, trigger new sw upgrades or system replacements).
• Conducting the necessary LAB Testing for any new solution validation (new technical solution, new software validations).
• Monitoring technological and supplier/market evolutions, shares best practices, lessons learned, define & document the detailed technical system architecture blueprints
• Contributing & driving technological infrastructure roadmap. Contributing in the definition of technical standards (solution standards, tools and methodologies).
• Conducting technical infrastructure workshops involving multiple stakeholders working in different units of the organization (IT operational, architect, network, business).
• Driving automation by building the necessary framework, tooling & procedures and by stimulating the use of the recommended scripts and tools within the organization.
• Analyzing and recommending plans for investing in IT infrastructure that will support the company strategic targets, improve the organization performance and/or provide cost reduction opportunities.

The ideal Infrastructure Engineer will have  the following skills and experience:

Expert level (proven hands-on expertise) on:

• OS administration: Solaris, Redhat, Ubuntu
• Software distribution using tools like Redhat satellite, Puppet or equivalent
• SAN & NAS technologies: V-MAX, VNX, 3-PAR.
• virtualization platforms: VMware & KVM.

Good understanding of:

• Database technologies: MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle.
• Containers technologies: Docker
• IaaS services: AWS, Google & Azure
• Datacenter routing & switching (incl. integration with firewalling layers) : BGP, OSPF, 802.1Q, QinQ, Vswitch, Virtual Connect, VXLAN, NSX.
• Knowledge of system monitoring tools: Nagios, Netcool, Cacti
• Familiarity with project management (planning, follow up, communication)

Please apply for further details on the excellent contract opportunity! 

Day to Day Responsibilities

• Be responsible for development of product upgrades and changes to a live system
• Provide technical support to issues raised by the Service Ops Centre
• Be responsible for the investigation and delivery of defect resolutions through Engineering in to the Production Environment without impacting the Live service.
• Be responsible for delivering engineering changes to time and quality
• Be responsible for following the engineering lifecycle

Essential Skills

Good understanding and proven track record of the following Technologies

• VMware ESXi
• VMware vSphere
• HP Server Hardware
• HP Desktop Hardware
• Windows Server 2008 / 2012R2
• Active Directory and Group Policy
• Experience of working in a secure infrastructure environment
• Be capable of producing concise install documentation.

Desired Skills

• Windows Installer
• IP / Firewall technologies
• Databases (SQL, Oracle)
• Windows Vista/7
• Powershell
• McAfee Products
• Lumension Products

Endeavour is looking for an experienced Oracle DBA to join our client, based in Switzerland, for an excellent 6 month contract, with possible extension.

The successful candidate must have a Swiss Work Permit for this contract role.

The project follows Agile software development methodology. A database model (Oracle SQL developer) and its design documentation already exist. Due to the Agile project methodology, regular adjustments to all database related elements are required during the development of the application components. All adjustments are being reviewed, implemented, documented, tested and tracked by a version-controlled (SVN) change request procedure (JIRA).

As the ideal Oracle DBA candidate, you will have a proven track record of 5 to 7 years’ experience.

Excellent English communication is required, and French speaking will be an advantage.

Your daily tasks will include the following:

• Perform regular updates of the  Platform data model, mapping documents, SQL scripts and database design documentation (English) during the agile development of the Hague Platform application. Ensure that all adjustments are reviewed, implemented, documented, tested and tracked by the version control system (SVN). Record change requests and related actions in JIRA.
• Ensure that the database design complies with security recommendations
• Assess and evaluate technical change requests from a database performance point-of-view.
• Enforce naming convention and general consistency of the model.
• Liaise with the data integration specialist(s) and legacy data experts to help the migration of legacy data effort.
• Develop and perform database tests to avoid regressions.

Please do get in touch for further details on this fantastic opportunity!

Endeavour Recruitment are now seeking an experienced PHP developer to join our leading client for a long-term position, based in Luxembourg. The role is open to both permanent and contract with an attractive daily rate of €420EUR.

As a PHP Developer, you will be writing technical documentation and will be working within an Agile environment. Candidates must speak fluent French and English.

Candidate Skills:

• PHP 5 & 7
• Frameworks: Symfony, Laravel
• MySQL, Oracle
• At least 5 years in development projects, proven knowledge in architecture elaboration
• Good knowledge of API, webservices
• Speaking fluently in French and English is mandatory
• Knowledge of Linux is an asset
• Knowledge of Talend Data Integration is an asset

If you are an experienced PHP Developer and are looking for a new challenging role, please don’t hesitate to apply!!!

Endeavour Recruitment has a new opportunity for a C# Back End Developer who has excellent overall technical capabilities. Previous experience of working on Mission Critical Systems is essential, as is industry experience in either Logistics, Automation or Process Control.  The role is based in Leicester and is a 12 Month Contract with renewal opportunities.  Excellent rates on offer to right candidate.

Essential Skills:

• Oracle/SQL Server
• Linq Lambda Expressions
• C#  /  Visual Studio  /  .Net Framework
• Experience of Systems Engineering
• Industry experience in Logistics, Automation or Warehousing
• Excellent Understanding of interfacing with remote devices preferably PLC’s
• Good knowledge of Server Technologies and Databases
• Experience of delivering commercial projects

Required Attributes – The Successful Candidates Will Have The:

Ability to plan and organise multiple workload requirements

Ability to prioritise work load and deliver to set deadlines and attention to detail

Ability to work as part of a team when required but equally able to work without team support when needed

Ability to be a Self-Starter

Ability to produce software and documentation whilst under time pressure/demanding constraints

………..And Will Also Have:

A methodical way of working and excellent written and numeracy skills

A ‘can do’ attitude

Can manage and co-ordinate working groups consisting of people from differing elements and levels within their organisations

Good personal planning, organisational and analytical skills

Experience of performing similar roles in logistics or materials handling.

Applicants are invited to apply as soon as possible to be included in the shortlist.

Endeavour Recruitment has a FANTASTIC opportunity for an experienced SAP Architect / Senior Consultant. We are looking for experts with SAP HANA, SAP BO, SAP BW. Knowledge of the French or Dutch language would be an advantage.  This is an initial 6 month contract based in Belgium, market related rate.

- Senior Hands-on consultant responsible for 600 applications for 10 clients

- Technical -contact and -coordinator for the Engineers (in the field)

- Technical contact for the clients

- Lead-consultant for complex and/or critical implementations

- 3th and 4th line support

- Good communication skills

Technical knowledge:

- SAP HANA

- SAP BO

- SAP BW

- Experience with migrating Oracle to SAP Sybase is a big plus

Please get in touch for further details on this excellent contract opportunity to join an International Technology giant.

Endeavour Recruitment has an exciting opportunity for a talented Database Administrator to join our leading client based in the wonderful city of Vienna. This is a long-term contract with an hourly rate in the region of €54EUR per hour. Candidates must have excellent knowledge of German.  

Key skills and experience required:

• Administration of the databases: Windows, MS SQL, Oracle
• Experience in the structure of high-availability environments in the database environment (SQL Server)
• Results in virtual environments
• Experience in troubleshooting and performance tuning
• T-SQL Scripting
• Desirable multi-year experience SQL Server DBA: replication, log shipping, clustering, availability groups (large databases)
• SAN storage, SQL Server CLR, Error tracking, PowerShell Scripting

Beneficial skills:

• Virtualization (VMware ESXi)
• Monitoring (Nagios / Icinga / Check_MK)
• Windows Server 2012R2/ 2016
• IIS
• ARR

Calling for all Linux experts looking for their next challenge!

A large and reputable Telecoms client, based in Brussels is looking for a Linux expert with strong Devops experience, and passionate about Openstack, to join their team for an exciting 6 months contract initially.

As the successful candidate you will be part of a team that designs, implements and operates tailor-made and standardized ICT solutions. You will ensure service management, technical consultancy and pre/after sales support in order to meet/exceed customer expectation.

Daily tasks will include the following:

• validating proposed solution in pre-sales phase
• designing service delivery for ICT solutions
• implementing, operating and maintaining ICT solutions
• providing technical advice towards customers and colleagues in order to effectively inform them, and recommend the appropriate technical solution.
• developing, maintaining and sharing technical expertise and customer specific information

Skills and Experience:

Industrial engineer or equivalent by experience.

Minimum 5 years of relevant experience and expertise in:

• General Linux (RHEL)
• Basics Network & Security
• Ansible
• Apache/Nginx
• Tomcat/Jboss/Weblogic
• HA Proxy
• Openstack / Openshift
• Ceph
• Basics Database: MySQL / Oracle (RAC) / Dataguard / Gridcontrol
• Dutch and French speaking are assets

If you are customer- minded, enjoy working in a team, and this role sounds of interest, please apply for further details.

Endeavour Recruitment are seeking a number of contract Linux Engineers to help support multiple environments. The existing solution comprises of mainly Linux based applications and database servers.

Within the role the successful Linux Engineers will be supporting all deliverables including; Server & Workstation builds, Active Directory, Group Policies, Security control applications and databases.

Your skills and experience will be a solid mix of the following;

•  Linux Red Hat 5.x system admin
  • JBOSS application admin
  • Weblogic application server admin
  • Oracle, SQL, PLSQL
  • SunOne Directory server 7.
  • Open LDAP
  • NTP
  • DNS
  • NFS
  • SSH
  • Sudo
• Firewall understanding
• Deep understanding of Networking protocols
• Exposure in building and supporting large infrastructure projects
• Experience of working within large government projects
• Scripting in either ksh or Perl

This is a rolling 5 month contract and the rate on offer ranges from £200 to £325 per day.

Please apply immediately with your CV to be considered for this contract.

Endeavour Recruitment has a new opportunity for a C# Back End Developer who has excellent overall technical capabilities. Previous experience of working on Mission Critical Systems is essential, as is industry experience in either Logistics, Automation or Process Control.  The role is based in Leicester and is a 15 Month Contract with renewal opportunities.  Excellent rates on offer to right candidate.

Essential Skills:

• Oracle/SQL Server
• Linq Lambda Expressions
• C#  /  Visual Studio  /  .Net Framework
• Experience of Systems Engineering
• Industry experience in Logistics, Automation or Warehousing
• Excellent Understanding of interfacing with remote devices preferably PLC’s
• Good knowledge of Server Technologies and Databases
• Experience of delivering commercial projects

Required Attributes – The Successful Candidates Will Have The:

Ability to plan and organise multiple workload requirements

Ability to prioritise work load and deliver to set deadlines and attention to detail

Ability to work as part of a team when required but equally able to work without team support when needed

Ability to be a Self-Starter

Ability to produce software and documentation whilst under time pressure/demanding constraints

………..And Will Also Have:

A methodical way of working and excellent written and numeracy skills

A ‘can do’ attitude

Can manage and co-ordinate working groups consisting of people from differing elements and levels within their organisations

Good personal planning, organisational and analytical skills

Experience of performing similar roles in logistics or materials handling.

Applicants are invited to apply as soon as possible to be included in the shortlist.