What are we looking for? We are looking for an experience System Tester with at least three years professional experience across the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). You will use your solid hands-on experience of both manual test scripting and automation tools to help enhance the quality of our IT offering within a fast-paced, expanding organisation. These are exciting times at my client, they are leading the UK market in their field and investing for future growth. As part of an agile development team, you will be working with complex systems that span the full lifecycle from product ordering and bespoke design, to manufacturing and delivery. You will be testing and quality-checking systems that make a real positive difference for customers and staff alike. About you You should be a testing professional who is looking for their next role where you can influence how things are done. A team player with great understanding of the SDLC and how Testing plays a key role in ensuring great software delivery. As well as having three years+ professional testing experience, you should be able to evidence your experience in providing of some or all the following skills and qualities: Proven track record of improving system quality. Proven track record of mitigating release issues Experience of working in an agile environment. Great problem-solving and creative thinking skills Strong history of good teamwork Excellent communication skills Self-motivated with enthusiasm and desire to learn. Enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced industry. Working experience of ITIL would be advantageous. What will you be doing? You will be working closely with our in-house developers and teams across our business to mitigate release issues and bugs and improve the quality of our systems. Your responsibilities will include: Design and delivery of structured test methods and processes Design of test environments Design and delivery of automated tests Design and delivery of test plans Performance testing including load, soak and stress. Test analysis and documentation / reports BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) testing and reporting Designing and refining user stories Employing testing frameworks such as JMeter, FIT, Gatling, Selenium Employing automated test tools such as Cucumber, Spock, Jab Rapid software testing   Context driven testing. Writing project test plans, undertaking role of consultant when required Assisting in design and definitions of user acceptance tests Ensuring software is ready for Release management.   What will you be involved in? You will be working on a wide variety of projects such as: iOS and Android Customer Companion App Internally facing Progressive Web Apps for Android scanning devices Customer portal for designing and ordering bespoke products. Group ecommerce websites Manufacturing systems ERP-interfacing systems What technical experience do you need? The successful candidate will have a solid appreciation of the following: Server-side development practices (e.g. web services and APIs, MVC, ASP.NET) Client-side development practices (e.g. HTML, CSS, Javascript / JQuery, Angular, Typescript, Bootstrap / responsive interfaces) Data and Database development practices (e.g. JSON, SQL, SQL Server, SPs, Jobs, data transfer) What is in it for you? As well as working in a progressive IT Team for a market leading company, you will receive a range of benefits, including: Completive salary and holiday entitlement Hybrid working Performance based bonus Personal development plan and career pathway E-learning and training as part of role   The role is hybrid working, i.e., a split of home working and office-based meetings in Blackburn. Please only apply for this role if you have the right to work in the UK.

Are you a talented Developer (Front-End) with at least three years professional experience? Are you looking for your next role with a successful and growing company? Do you have a passion for coding and instinctive delivery of user experience (UX)? These are exciting times at my client, they are a leader in their market in the UK and they are investing to ensure they stay as that leader. As part of an agile development team, you will be working on complex systems that span the full lifecycle from product ordering and bespoke design, to manufacturing and delivery. You will be building systems that make a real positive difference for customers and staff alike.   So, what will you be doing? This is a role that is not just about a website or a customer App, in this role you will gain experience in delivering tools that make a difference to colleagues as well as customers. iOS and Android Customer Companion App Internally facing Progressive Web Apps for Android scanning devices Customer portal for designing and ordering bespoke products. Web site development and enhancements across several sites Manufacturing system enhancements ERP-interfacing systems   What experience do you need to bring to the role? Developers at my client are involved in the full software lifecycle and work closely with teams across our business. Your responsibilities will include: Wireframing of responsive interfaces to meet client specifications and designs. Front end development and delivery of systems and new features Optimisation of systems to improve response times, reliability, and User Experience (UX) Assisting in specification creation, undertaking role of consultant when required Third line support of live systems Creation and maintenance of development environment(s) to facilitate robust testing and integration. Assisting in design and definitions of acceptance tests Participation in team knowledge management and making recommendations for continuous improvement of the Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC) Contribution and adherence to departmental coding standards, best practices, and procedures Coaching and mentoring of junior team members. Ensuring your work maintains data security and integrity. Your skills, what should you be good at? The successful candidate will have expert level professional experience in the following skills: HTML5 CSS / SCSS Bootstrap and responsive design JavaScript / jQuery Angular and TypeScript The successful candidate will have a working knowledge in the following skills: Web APIs – REST / JSON / XML   What are we looking for from you? The successful candidate will have three years+ professional experience of some or all of the following skills and qualities: Proven Object Oriented (OO) design knowledge. Good track record of test-driven development and continuous integration Experience of working in an agile environment. Great problem-solving and creative thinking skills Strong history of good teamwork Excellent communication skills Self-motivated with enthusiasm and desire to learn. Enjoy the challenge of working in a fast-paced industry. What is in it for you? You will receive a range of benefits, including: Completive salary and holiday entitlement Hybrid working (a mixture of home and office when required) Performance based bonus Personal development plan and career pathway E-learning and training as part of role   If you feel that this is a role where you can excel, please apply and if we agree we will be in touch for an informal discussion about you and the role. Please only apply if you are entitled to work in the UK.

Are you a Developer who can lead and influence others around you? Are you ready to step up into a role where your skills, inquisitive nature and tenacity will thrive in an open and tight knit team? Are you looking for an organisation with little or no bureaucracy that is growing and evolving? Then this could be the role for you! I am looking for a self-motivated, driven and enthusiastic individual to join a growing IT Team as a Senior Developer, based in Blackburn at the head office. You will be responsible for improving and maintaining the company's Bespoke Software solutions. Delivering IT projects on time and engaging with other departments to ensure that this happens is a key part of the role as well as assisting your colleagues with knowledge transfer regarding application that you have developed and providing day to day IT support for the Group. The role is currently remote due to Covid and is currently under review for post Covid operating. It is likely to be a mix of home and office work. Experience and skills;   Must haves Strong OO design knowledge. Good knowledge of test-driven development and continuous integration. 5 years+ professional experience with the following C#, ASP.NET, CSS, JQuery, T-SQL. 2 years+ professional experience with the following HTML5, MVC, Angular, EF. Integration of web APIs - REST/JSON/XML. Strong knowledge and experience with various DBMS. Proven work experience in an agile environment (Scrum). Strong knowledge of version control and task tracking systems. 5+ years commercial experience. Team player. Comfortable with collective code ownership and pair programming. Creative problem solver and able to think out-side the box. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.   Desirable SSRS / Crystal Reports Experience Ionic framework Why This Role? Established in 1993, the company has grown into one of the UK's largest and best-known companies in their field. As one of the employees you will be part of a growing organisation that is constantly looking for new ways to expand and develop their systems, processes and most importantly, you. They have a very strong operating model and are financially strong. None of their software development team have been required to furlough during the various Covid lockdowns. Benefits include: Competitive Salary. Auto enrolment pension scheme. Childcare vouchers. Discounted gym membership (T&C's apply). 33 days holiday (including Bank Holidays). Free on-site car parking. A Personal Development Plan for all employees after 3 months service. Excellent career progression plans. Easily accessible by commuters. If you think you have the necessary skills, experience and personal qualities to make a difference at this company and help them take the next step in their expansion, please apply and hear more about this great opportunity.    

Software Developer (Java, C#, C++ or similar) This is an opportunity to work for a truly global company who work with software products and projects that are highly regarded across the industry. As a Software Developer in their team you will get involved with development for large companies mainly using IBM Maximo products, that in itself is a great career move. Location: Carlisle (possibly remote for very experienced developers) Salary: Negotiable depending on skills and experience. My client is a world-class asset and service management company committed to delivering exceptional performance to asset-intensive industries. Providing an unrivalled end-to-end service, they help UK & International Clients to realise the integrity, safety and reliability of their assets using IBM Maximo and associated products.  From their Head Office in Carlisle they manage the day to day Delivery, Support and Administration of their client’s systems we are seeking a qualified, motivated, and energetic individual to join the team. The successful candidate will liaise with clients and consultants to produce function specifications, technical specifications and develop solutions based on those specifications. The role comes with full Maximo training & certifications. Job responsibilities include: Designing and analysing applications and software programs Participation in every part of the software development life cycle Analysing and revising software errors to improve programs Conducting extensive unit testing of applications and programs Determining and analysing program requirements Desirable Skills & Experience: Experience of software design and development experience using Java, C#, C++ or similar  Ability to produce concise and well-documented designs and code Knowledge of J2EE classes and object-oriented design Knowledge of either SQL Server, Oracle or DB2 database environments Working knowledge of web services or other integration technologies Self-starter who possesses strong troubleshooting and communications skills Visual Studio.Net and/or Eclipse proficient Experience developing web-based mobile solutions (Apple/Android) Experience with IBM’s Maximo application Familiar with Actuate, BIRT or Cognos reporting Knowledge of enterprise asset and work management processes Degree or equivalent in a numeric or computational subject Proficient English speaker Eligible to work in the UK Ability to travel to client sites when required If you feel you already have the technical skills and experience, or if you feel that you have a lot of what we are looking for plus the determination to learn the rest, then please get in touch for a confidential discussion.

Software Developer for Award Winning Company A fantastic opportunity for a talented Full-Stack Software Developer to become part of a team based in beautiful Windermere, extending the platform that powers our unique business and helping us create superb new products that will improve lives. The role offers a high degree of freedom to explore emergent technologies. You will need proven experience of bringing software projects to life within an agile team using Python, AngularJS, RESTful services/microservices and various other technologies like Node.js that are used in modern web applications. You will also be supporting migration between technologies. An interest or real experience in the design of software architecture would be an advantage as well as leading on projects from user story through to production. We're looking for smart and likeable people who enjoy problem solving and making the world a better place. Technologies Python (Flask / Django) JavaScript / TypeScript / AngularJS Java (EE / Spring) Node.js CFML on Lucee (legacy) HTML5 / CSS3 / PWA REST / JSON / JWT PostgreSQL / MySQL / ActiveMQ Git / SSH / LDAP/ Slack Ubuntu / Apache Tomcat / Nginx / HAProxy / WSGI / SSL / TLS VMWare ESXi / Docker / Rancher / Kubernetes / Vagrant Working pattern The technology team is based in Windermere so there would be an expectation that you could be in the office on a regular basis, however the exact location is flexible due to the current climate. You would also from time to time be part of an on-call rota supporting the software platform. Salary and benefits Salary is always an interesting discussion. The company are a great place who place a high value on their team and working environment. For the right candidate, and they are deliberately fussy, the salary will be right. The company are open to developers with a couple of years’ experience right through to seasoned professional geeks. The salary is obviously different depending upon what you can bring to the team. The Opportunity This is a great opportunity for a candidate who can demonstrate not just technical expertise but the passion and drive to work for a great company that has energy, drive and vision. The role is based is the beautiful English Lake District, however once proven in the role there will be plenty of opportunity to work remotely as part of the team. The company are a tight knit team who believe in minimal bureaucracy and getting the job done. All teams across the company thrive on a “can do” attitude where they are all contributing to one company set of goals. The company has extraordinarily little staff turnover, that says a lot about the team and working environment that they value.

C# Developer (remote but UK based) Are you a Developer who can lead and influence others around you? Are you ready to step up into a role where your skills, inquisitive nature and tenacity will thrive in an open and tight knit team? Are you looking for an organisation with little or no bureaucracy that is growing and evolving? Then this could be the role for you. My client has an exceptionally strong order book and is investing in its IT team. The company is a leader in its field and has lined up some exciting internal and customer facing projects. The team are close and often work as paired programmers despite being fully remote. They thrive on getting involved with new technologies and actively encourage the learning of new skills in the team. What are we looking for? We are looking for a self-motivated, driven and enthusiastic individual to join a growing IT Team as a Remote C# Developer. You will help deliver enterprise-level software via continual improvements under the Agile methodology. You’ll be surrounded by smart, highly-capable people in a collaborative environment that encourages the sharing of knowledge and experience.  You’ll be passionate, have excellent communication &people skills and a desire to find the right technical solution. Key Roles and Responsibilities Engages with clients, or their representatives, to understand underlying requirements Formally demonstrates software to clients or their representatives. Providing user support for business applications, resolving user enquiries and issues. Preparation of functional specifications where required. Identifies system deficiencies and recommends solutions. Provide Root cause analysis in Production errors Designs and develops software in line with quality standards Knowledge and Skills Required Essential skills Very strong C# coding skills, including implementation based upon OO, DRY and SOLID principles Good communication skills both in written and verbal format with the ability to convey complex technical concepts clearly and concisely Experience in Agile methodology Good technical design skills including OO design principles and design patterns Willingness to attend client premises to install/ support our software products Desirable skills A strong analytical mind Commercial experience of Microsoft SQL Server Responsive web design ORMs such as NHibernate HTML5 user interface framework, i.e. Kendo Ui, React or VUE This is an opportunity to join a growing team who are being backed by the company to use technology to help the company grow further.