SQL Developer / Data Engineer Our financial client based on the outskirts of Southampton and Portsmouth on the south coast have an opportunity for a SQL Developer / Data Engineer to join the team. You will sit within the Data Team and work with technical and non-technical people across the whole company. What will you be doing? • Development and maintenance of data warehouse (Azure Data Factory, SQL Server) • Writing SQL views and stored procedures • Assisting with Power BI development and maintenance • Database modelling, development and optimisation • Azure DevOps • Requirements gathering from senior stakeholders We are looking for someone who: • Has a can-do attitude – able to use initiative to bring about positive change and take initiative in spotting opportunities and finding ways to solve challenges with data • Has experience in using PowerBI • Has a strong command of SQL • Thrives on problem solving and able to suggest solutions • Can communicate effectively and be comfortable communicating ideas to people at all levels across the firm • Can distil a complex problem into a workable solution and implement it • Has gumption and strives to continuously learn and implement new skills and technologies on the fly. Can take an assignment and “run with it”. • Has advanced Excel usage Bonus Points for: • Working in the financial industry • Experience with Azure, especially Azure Data Factory and Azure DevOps • Previous coding experience • API experience For further details regarding this exciting role, please don’t hesitate to apply.

Excellent long term contract opportunity for an Amazon AWS Cloud solutions engineer to help maintain, troubleshoot the infrastructure and provide support to internal cloud-based tools.
You will be part of a talented and multilingual team of engineers that demonstrate superb technical competency, delivering mission critical infrastructure and ensuring the highest levels of availability, performance and security for a Leading European Organisation.

Service4Developers is the entry point of autonomous Cloud sandbox development environment.
PublicCloud will be a highly automated Cloud Hosting solution based on WildFly/PostgreSQL.
Qualified engineers will have a background in IT, computer systems engineering, or systems engineering and analysis.

Profiles
At least 3 year professional experience within large-scale Data Centre environments
At least 6 months of professional experience on cloud environments

Responsibilities
Create and maintain AWS stacks.
Monitoring tooling performance and production jobs
Troubleshoot end-user incidents on infrastructure level only
On-call interventions
Receiving, logging and managing requests from customers via ticketing
Log analysis
Maintain and amend procedures
Reporting
Participate in meetings and training related to the position
Liaise with other technical teams for problem resolution

Requirements
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject
AWS Cloud experience, certification is appreciated
Proven working experience with UNIX /Linux based environments
A knowledge in the following domain would be considered as an asset (level 1):
Basic to advanced networking principles (e.g: NACL, routing)
ORACLE Database and SQL knowledge
Scripting skills (e.g., powershell, Python)
ITIL knowledge
ITSM Tools knowledge (SMT, BMC Atrium, Patrol, Proactive Net …)
Experience with a monitoring system
Kubernetes and tools around k8s ecosystem
AWS CDK
DevOps, GitOps principles
A knowledge in the following domain would be considered as nice to have
Artefact store knowledge (Nexus)
Sonatype products
Workflow automation
Monitoring Dynatrace, Pandora

Knowledge/experience:
IT degree
English fluent is mandatory (speaking & writing), French is an asset
First IT Service Desk/IT Support experience
You are able to work in shifts (8 AM – 8 PM)

Please get in touch for further details.

Endeavour Recruitment have an exciting opportunity for an experienced developer in test to join our leading financial client on a contract basis. This role can be full-time or flexible to fit around you, it will be fully remote.

We are looking for someone who has created technical tests before and who is enthusiastic in revamping and reviewing existing processes.

Essential skills:
• C#
• .Net
• SQL Server
• Node
• React

Please apply ASAP to be shortlisted for this exciting opportunity.

Contract opportunity: calling profiles for a Head of Analytics role with our London based client!

This is a hybrid work role, with the expectation to be 2/3 days onsite.

Our client is looking for a profilewith Power BI experience and good technical knowledge of BI tools to be the face of analytics/data in the organisation and help them move forward in their analytics transformation journey.

The successful Head of Analytics will demonstrate excellent communication skills and ideally have the following experience:

• Senior leadership experience in an analytics related role, with multiple stakeholders, and a complex and technical operating environment.
• Commercial experience with a record of delivering outcomes that add value or impact on service delivery and produce ROI.
• Experience of working with a range of operational stakeholders; demonstrating excellent communication and engagement.
• Experience in managing projects or delivering analytics transformation programmes successfully.
• Experience in delivering excellent customer service; preferably delivering analytics.
• Experience of shaping strategy and vision for your service area and delivering it successfully
• Good experience of working in an agile product delivery model, ideally data related products, as the responsible person

Your technical skills will include:

• Good knowledge (Head of level) around data and analytics that optimise performance and deliver value; user experience, design, technical skills, and platform knowledge. To the level that are able to engage with technical staff and data architectures or experts.
• Excellent knowledge of Power BI and other analytics or data tools, technologies, preferably Microsoft. As well as good understanding of data architecture. To the level that you are able to engage with technical staff and data architectures or experts.
• Good knowledge of SQL, ETL technologies and data modelling. Knowledge of programming languages useful for data analytics such as Python
• Good knowledge of the Azure cloud data platform and the potential to use its services to improve analytics
• Good knowledge of testing BI software, release cycles, devops (dataops) and how to successfully move a product from development to production
• Ability to understand complex technical/technology solutions and concepts, with the ability to solve complex problems.
• Effective IT skills including basic/intermediate/advanced MS Office skills
• Ability to mitigate and manage complex risks; including technical or regulatory ones such as GDPR, SDR etc.

Please send your CV or get in touch for further information ASAP!

SQL Server DBA – Remote Our Client, working closely with the NHS requires a skilled SQL DBA to join the team on a permanent basis. The role is fully remote and previous NHS experience is desirable. The role is primarily as a SQL DBA, but there is an element of providing 2nd and 3rd line support, dealing with client queries, running data checks, making sure the systems are running efficiently and no errors what so ever… Duties and responsibilities • Provide technical guidance and support to your colleagues ensuring DB products are resolved, designed, developed and tested according to established best practice principles • Work with a team of Database developers to ensure projects are delivered in a timely fashion • Monitor system's health and performance • Ensure high levels of performance, availability, sustainability and security • Analyse, solve, and correct issues in real time • Ensure reviews are conducted on a regular basis to improve / enhance the database, and that the improvements are consistent with the departmental guidelines (working closely with other members of the DB team). Where no formal guidelines exist, work with peers to formulate and enforce such guidelines. • Triage assigned support incidents. Ensure that work on defect resolution does not impact on agreed product deliverables. • Database Troubleshooting and Maintenance • Maintain data integrity and security (manage roles and permissions of database users). • Generate traces, execution plans, identify performance issues, deadlocks/contention and resolve them. • Keep abreast of technology trends and how they apply to your area. Put forward suggestions for improvement to processes or tools where applicable. • Develop a level of product expertise across the solution architecture. • Skills and experience • BSc or equivalent in a software engineering / DB discipline and / or Professional qualifications appropriate to DB engineering roles. • Experience of large transactional databases (100GB+) • Excellent knowledge of the SQL Database Engine • Excellent performance tuning skills (experience of Query Tuning, Indexing, Locking etc). • Excellent communication skills - both to a technical and non-technical audience. • Experience in engaging at a commercial level with customers both technical and nontechnical. • Experience of database release / upgrades with product releases • Extensive experience of working with Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008/2012/2014 • Strong T-SQL Experience (creating / administrating stored procedures, scripts, functions, triggers and other objects) • Experience in the manipulation, transformation, and exploration of large multi-dimensional datasets. • Experience in database installation, backup, restore and maintenance • Data Warehouse development, ETL and transformation into conformed design • Knowledge of SSIS packages • Excellent experience and knowledge of the Microsoft stack • Understanding of relational database design & dimensional Data-modelling • Some experience of using Visual Studio • Knowledge of C# and .Net framework desirable • Knowledge of NOSQL / Document DBs advantageous • Knowledge of SSRS reports advantageous but not essential • Knowledge of 3rd party toolkits e.g. RedGate desirable • Experience of Source Control (BitBucket/Kiln / Mercurial) • Strong SQL Skills (SQL server 2012/2016, T-SQL) and development skills in T-SQL, writing scripts, Log Shipping, producing reports (SSRS), performance tuning, automated back-ups, security • Understanding of formal DB development and administration methodologies. • Cloud Services (Azure) experience would be advantageous but not essential. • Any experience with Bespoke Software Solutions, ITIL, Agile and ISO 27001 will be advantageous but not necessary. • Domain or Product expertise in IT Healthcare would be advantageous but not essential. If this role sounds of interest, please don’t hesitate to apply

Endeavour Recruitment has an excellent opportunity for an experience developer to join our leading client based on a contract basis.  Our client is based in Vienna and the role is 50% on-site and 50% remote.  The hourly rate is €70. 

The right candidate will be  speak English and German and be experienced in the field of software engineering.

Essential skills:

• Experience of Oracle APEX/Javascript, PL/SQL
• Sufficient knowledge of IT systems (Linux servers), IT system architecture and processes
• Support in system design as well as system and integration testing of applications with DB usage
• Maintenance and replacement of legacy systems (PL/SQL, Oracle Forms)
• High willingness to learn and flexibility in familiarizing with new topics
• Structured approach and solution-oriented way of working
• Quality-conscious and proactive way of working
• High competence in analysis and design
• Desirable experience with JIRA 

If you think you have the right skills for this opportunity then please apply ASAP!!

Python Developer

Endeavour is looking for an experienced Python software engineer to join our Financial client’s growing technology team, based in London for an exciting career opportunity.

The role will follow a hybrid model with proportion of the working week remotely.

The successful Python Developer will be someone who enjoys innovating, problem solving and wants to be at the forefront of transformation. As our client continues to grow organically and through acquisition, the firm is in the process of redefining its technology strategy which requires proprietary applications that can grow at scale.

The current technology landscape is a mixture of off-the-shelf applications and bespoke in-house developments. The integration of these platforms will be paramount before further developing client facing technology.

The selected Python software engineer will report to Chief Technology Officer and be responsible for the following key areas:

• Delivering Python-based application with a web frontend (Django preferable)

• Integration of existing enterprise grade applications

• Delivering bespoke web development to a large client base

• To assist in architecting the future state of software development

Required skills/experience:

• 3 + years commercial experience as a senior developer

• A BSC in Computer Science or an equivalent analytical/numerate subject

• Have commercial hands-on coding experience

• Experience of leveraging REST APIs to undertake application integration

• Experience of unit and end-to-end testing of Python

• Knowledge of SQL and relational databases

• Experience with software version control, specifically Git/GitHub (checking in/out, committing,

branching and tagging)

• Be well versed with Test Driven Development and Paired Programming

• Be passionate about collaboration and influencing peers and junior engineers

• Have excellent communication skills and be comfortable communicating complex ideas to

people at all levels across our business

Send us your CV or get in touch for more details on this fantastic opportunity!

Contract opportunity for a Desktop Support profile to start ASAP.

You will be joining a growing financial sector business IT team.

This will be a hybrid remote role.

For the right Desktop Support candidate, there will be the opportunity to become a permanent member of our client’s IT team.

As a Desktop Support representative, you will be responsible for providing IT application

and infrastructure support, as well as developing business solutions that help bring about

operational efficiencies and improvements to our client’s technology capabilities. You will report

to the Head of IT within a team of four other members. Day-to-day the role will largely involve

working with internal users as well as working closely with our third-party IT suppliers.

The successful Desktop Support profile will be:

• Customer focused – able to put themselves into the end users’ shoes to understand their

• Able to build and maintain strong relationships.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude – able to use initiative to bring about positive change,

especially in ambiguous situations.

• Well organised and able to manage a competing work volume.
• Logically thinking – able to plan out the sequence of steps to understand and resolve a

• Driven to progress in their career and takes responsibility for their development.
• Is not afraid to ask questions and challenge the status quo.
• Willing to travel between offices when required (Solent, Bournemouth, and London) on
• ccasions (20% travel)

Required skills/knowledge:

• Excellent communication skills and comfortable working with the end users of technology
• A strong demonstrable desire to build a career in IT
• At least a 2:1 university degree in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics
• (STEM) subject that contained modules with programming exposure.

Desirable experience:

• Experience of working in a financial services operational department (ideally within a
• wealth management context)
• Evidence of improving a process using technology solutions
• Evidence of providing customer support, either in a technical or non-technical capacity
• Knowledge and experience of using the Microsoft Azure, PowerApps, and Power Automate
• Technical background with evidence of programming experience in an object orientated or
• scripting programming language (C#, JavaScript, SQL, HTML, Python, R)
• Advanced Excel skills

Data Architect required ASAP!

Calling for a Data Architect who can understand and appreciate code to transform noisy real-world data into high-signal models that stand the test of time.

The role will be FULLY REMOTE.

Role Requirements:

-          Having thoughtful discussions with Product Manager to understand Customer’s data engineering requirements.

-          Breaking complex requirements into smaller tasks for execution.

-          Ability to work efficiently with a solid sense for setting priorities; ability to guide your own learning and contribute to domain knowledge building

-          Mentoring and guiding team members on ETL/ ELT processes in the cloud using tools like AirFlow, Glue, Stitch, Cloud Data Fusion, DataFlow.

-          Ability to work at an abstract level and build consensus; ability to see from and sell to multiple viewpoints

-          Designing and implementing Data Lake, Data Warehouse, and Data Marts in AWS

-          Creating efficient SQL queries and understanding query execution plans for tuning queries on engines like PostgreSQL.

-          Performance tuning of OLAP/ OLTP databases by creating indices, tables, and views.

-          Write Python, Scala scripts for orchestration of data pipeline Technical Experience and Skill set:

-          5+ years’ experience in data engineering

-          Strong Python, Scala programming ability with several hands-on projects implemented.

-          Interest in leading a team of Data Engineers in future with the successful implementation of Data Pipelines on public cloud infrastructure

-          Strong understanding of Data Engineering concepts including ETL, ELT, Data Lake, Data Warehousing, and Data Pipelines.

-          Experience designing and implementing Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts that support terabytes scale data.

-          A clear understanding of Database concepts like indexing, query performance optimization, views, and various types of schemas. Hands-on SQL programming experience with knowledge of windowing functions, subqueries, and various types of joins.

-          Proficiency with Data Modeling experience (e.g., Relational, Dimensional, Columnar, Big Data) Proficiency with complex SQL and NoSQL experience

Skill Set Required:

-          5+ years experience in data engineering

-          Strong Python, Scala programming ability with several hands-on projects implemented.

-           Interest in leading a team of Data Engineers in future with the successful implementation of Data Pipelines on public cloud infrastructure

-          Strong understanding of Data Engineering concepts including ETL, ELT, Data Lake, Data Warehousing, and Data Pipelines.

-          Experience designing and implementing Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Data Warehouses, and Data Marts that support terabytes scale data.

-          A clear understanding of Database concepts like indexing, query performance optimization, views, and various types of schemas.Hands-on SQL programming experience with knowledge of windowing functions, subqueries, and various types of joins.

-          Proficiency with Data Modeling experience (e.g., Relational, Dimensional, Columnar, Big Data)

-          Proficiency with complex SQL and NoSQL experience

Please get in touch for further details on this excellent contract opportunity.

Calling for an experienced NODE engineer for an exciting contract opportunity to join a large insurance client.

Fully remote role!

The selected Node engineer will help develop our client’s applications and products.

Our client’s mobile/web products interact deeply with RESTful API backends, knowledge of web application architectures and technologies is a must.

Your role as a Node Engineer will involve:

• Development of our mobile & Web applications, from architecture, to coding, to release.
• Ownership in developing and improving all aspects of our stack (development, testing, CI, automation, and architecture).
• Deploying NodeJS api on aws or onprem servers
• Designing and engineering features that deliver value to the people who use them. This means collaborating closely with the entire team (designers, product managers, etc.).
• Develop NodeJS backend API for App and uploading of documents on Amazon S3
• Design database architecture using SQL.
• Write business logic on nodejs.
• Write re-usable and secure codes

Required skills/experience:

• Technical skills (Proven working experience):

-          Node JS

-          .Net Framework

-          ReactJS

-          SQL Management studio

-          VSCode

-          Bitbucket

-          JIRA

-          NodeJS API

• comfortable working with HTTP-based web services, and have a working knowledge of web application and API architectures.
• Have knowledge on NodeJs, .NET, RestAPIs, AWS, S3, Linux
• Previous history of working with a remote, distributed team.
• Work with tools including Jira, GitHub, Google Docs, bitbucket, Confluence
• Have a good knowledge of AWS deployment and S3
• Able to start development with minimum amount of information

Please apply by sending us your Cv or get in touch ASAP for further details on this excellent contract opportunity!