Current Vacancies Open To It Graduates

Published Date: 02 Nov 2017

A: Technical Consultant

Category: strategy & architecture

Subcategory: advice and guidance

Advice and guidance subcategory: consultancy (CNSL)

SFIA skills levels: 5, 6, 7

B: Network Support

Category: service management

Subcategory: service operation

Service operation subcategory: network support (NTAS)

SFIA skills levels: 2, 3, 4, 5

C: Software Developer

Category: solution development and implementation

Subcategory: systems development

Systems development subcategory: programming/software development (PROG)

SFIA skills levels: 2, 3, 4, 5

2.2 Current vacancies open to IT graduates

Job Title IT Consultant

Salary/Rate £25000 - £30000/annum

Location: Harlow, Essex

Posted 28/01/2013 (09:43)

Agency/Employer

L & K Consultancy

Description

Working for a small and successful customer orientated IT consultancy based in Harlow.

My Client is looking to bring on board somebody that can provide an all-round service for their customers. The role consists of providing both on and off site installations and technical support. This is a tremendously important role for the company and for the right person an opportunity for their career to be fast tracked.

Technical skills

Installation, migration, administration and support in the following areas: -

* Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8

* Office 2003 to 2010

* Windows SBS Server, Server 2003 to 2012

* Microsoft Exchange 2003 to 2010

* SQL Server

* Active directory, DNS, DHCP

* Routers and Firewalls

* TCP/IP networking

* Hardware troubleshooting (servers, desktops, printers & other peripherals)

Soft skills

* Client facing skills

* Ability to communicate on all levels

* Ability to own a task and see it through to completion

* Ability to think outside of the box

Desirable

* Microsoft qualification

Essential

* Full UK driving license and own car

To find out more information or to APPLY contact Leah Hamill @ L&K Consultancy Today!

Job Type: Permanent

Contract Length: N/A  

Contact Name: Leah  

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Job Reference: 002065

Job ID: 113650500

Applications More than 10

Available at: http://www.cv-library.co.uk/cgi-bin/view-job.cgi?jobref=113650500&s=100244&utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Indeed

Graduate Solution Delivery Consultant MooD International

Job title: Graduate Solution Delivery Consultant

Salary: £21,000 - £30,000

Contract: Permanent

Working hours: Full-time

Number of vacancies: Six

Closing date: 25/02/2013

Location: Bristol, York, South West, Yorkshire and the Humber

Job description

Development opportunities

Are you looking to secure your first rung on a career path which could take you into a technical and business solution delivery environment? We are looking for ambitious achievers, with demonstrable enthusiasm and commitment to our goals, people who are capable of growing with us as we grow our company, and market offering. We will provide you with structured learning and development opportunities in your role, and you will have a personal mentor assigned, to support your professional career development from the start of your employment.

Job purpose

These roles have been established within MooD International at an exciting point within the company’s development and expansion. They will enable ambitious individuals to work as part of a close knit team and establish their own niche within our major customer accounts. The appointed post-holders will be located at either our Bristol or York Offices (adjacent to the University of York campus) during their initial six months of employment. These are project oriented customer facing roles, and consultants will be expected to spend the majority of their working time either in Bristol or York, or on client sites throughout the UK. Successful applicants must be willing to be based out of the company offices in Bristol or York on a longer term basis.

Security Clearance

As a condition of employment, successful applicants must be willing to undergo, and successfully achieve the criteria required of Defence and Government vetting procedures.

Main responsibilities

To assist with solution delivery, focusing on time, performance and cost, configuring the MooD software to achieve desired business outcomes.

To deliver solution revenue extension, with the emphasis on creating content to achieve sustained financial growth.

To undertake all aspects of delivery activity, contributing as part of the wider team as well as being effective at engaging with clients at all levels.

To work flexibly in small teams and on individual consulting projects.

To play an active role in the development of company collateral, including product IP and solution development based on project experience.

Person requirements

Experience

Excellent interpersonal skills, especially those critical in relationship building and management

Strong technical acumen

Understanding of project delivery lifecycle

Ability to think outside the box

Committed to task

Strength of character to challenge the norm and take a new approach

Readily takes personal responsibility and ownership to deliver results

Excellence in written communication and verbal presentation

Establishing credibility rapidly with clients and internally

Naturally autonomous, able to work unsupervised over defined periods, knowing boundaries of own abilities and when to escalate issues

A grounding in management consulting approaches and client methods

Experience

Current or previous experience working within an IT environment

Database configuration

Customer facing role

Experience and confidence with visualization software such as Microsoft Visio or Powerpoint

Work experience gained within either Defence or Commercial environments

Experience of creating bespoke work to requirements

Experience of working within a project driven environment

Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture frameworks

To work with subject matter experts, peer consultants and all other resources required on projects

Ability

To work with subject matter experts, peer consultants and all other resources required on projects

To engage effectively at all levels in the client environment – building trust, respect and credibility at an early stage

To identify business opportunities

To work consistently in approach and work style

To work flexibly

Other

Ambition and commitment to excel beyond a graduate level entry

Willingness to undertake learning and development activities which are intended to enhance performance in this role, and to develop the individual for future roles within the team

Educated to degree level, ideally in a relevant discipline, such as Business Administration and Management or Information Management, or a degree offering a combination of Business and Technology perspectives. [Graduates offering a degree in a less business focused discipline will be given consideration provided that strengths in other key attributes can be evidenced].

Evidence of continuing professional development

Willingness and suitability to be security cleared for working on Government contracts

Ability to work away from home on client site from Monday to Friday, with routine overnight stays, often for the full working week

The appointed post-holders will be located at either our Bristol or York Offices (adjacent to the University of York campus) during their initial 6 months of employment. These are project oriented customer facing roles, and consultants will be expected to spend the majority of their working time either in Bristol or York, or on client sites throughout the UK. Successful applicants must be willing to be based out of the company offices in Bristol or York on a longer term basis.

Company information

MooD International is a next generation software provider that is challenging the way technology is deployed to improve the performance of large, complex, people-intensive programmes and services contracts.

Our solutions help the leaders of large organisations gain increased transparency and control of their business through the deployment of embedded business performance solutions.

If you are a graduate looking for your first or next career move, searching for an innovative and creative team delivering challenging and exciting software projects, you should take a closer look at our website to understand what we do at www.moodinternational.com. You’ll see that we have an impressive portfolio of clients and partners, customers who have deployed solutions built using our MooD software, and now have clearer business insight and outcomes.

This is an outstanding opportunity that would suit a recent graduate working or looking to work as a Solution Delivery Consultant within a software organisation. A role with MooD International will provide you with the opportunity to work with world class blue chip companies, delivering innovative solutions through our Queen’s Award winning software.

Qualification and experience requirements

You will work closely with project managers to deliver major solution implementations to customers. The role is both team-based and customer facing, and you’ll need to be able to present yourself confidently and credibly, liaising with client teams, 3rd parties and internal stakeholders to achieve project success.

This is a varied role, one which has a broad reaching range of responsibilities, encompassing requirements gathering, the production of functional specifications, and liaising with technical teams to deliver solutions through the full project development life cycle. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and be able to work in a fast paced, dynamic IT environment.

Ideally you will have some experience either as a business analyst, or within a software configuration and deployment environment, however it is essential you have a degree in either a business related subject or within IT. You will have an analytical mind, a high aptitude for technology and you are a self-starter, keen to pick up new skills. Experience of delivering and deploying customer IT solutions coupled with an understanding of their deployment is a real advantage, and if you get excited about software development and systems integration challenges, we have something to keep you hooked.

Your primary function would be to use and configure MooD software to meet customer specific requirements, and if you can evidence your ability to learn about and configure software to meet customer requirements we should be talking. If you have skills in database configuration, data integration and solution deployment so much the better.

Accepted degree subjects

Any

How to apply

To register your interest in one of these positions, please email your CV, with covering letter explaining how you meet each of the essential criteria listed on the person specification, to Anne Parker, HR Administrator at MooD International. Please make sure you state your preferred geographic location, if you have one.

Additional Salary Info

Competitive basic starting salary of £21,000, with comprehensive benefits package and bonus opportunity after initial review and confirmation in post.

Structured development and career path, incorporating regular performance review and incremental salary progression during initial training.

Potential to achieve base salary of £30,000 within first 18-24 months.

Available at: http://www.prospects.ac.uk/graduate_job_search_details/immediate_vacancy/graduate_solution_delivery_consultant/mood_international/623279?t=srs&criteria.keyWord=IT+Consultant&criteria.pageSize=20&sortBy=dp&display=full&jobId=623279&p=8

Application Support - Investment Banking

Standard job

Recruiter: Hatstand Ltd

Salary: £27,000 to £40,000 per year

Location: London

Job term: Permanent

Job hours: Full time

Application Support - Investment Banking - UNIX & SQL

Interested in a challenging, fast paced role in a tier one investment bank?

Want to work in a front office role?

Candidate Requirements:

• Solid degree

• Very bright

• Strong communication skills

• Decent Unix

• SQL knowledge

Hatstand is a niche IT consultancy. We run a 2 year programme in conjunction with leading global investment banks. The programme is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

This is a fantastic opportunity for bright individuals to launch careers within investment banking. Successful applicants will have great communications skills, decent UNIX and SQL, and a determined attitude to learn and contribute.

www.hatstandgreenberets.com

Available at: http://www.thegraduate.co.uk/jobs/london/network-support?advancedSearch=true&sl=London&mxs=&csrfToken=e5e51a95-f440-4153-828d-9df5dc74b2ae&locationIds=1421007&mns=&k2=&rows=&includedCompanyIds=&sortField=&ont=true&st=PER_YEAR&ja=1+year

Product Support Unix-SQL scripting FIX Banking

Standard job

Recruiter: Hatstand Ltd

Salary: £38,000 to £43,000 per year

Location: London

Job term: Permanent

Job hours: Full time

Production Support - Unix, SQL, scripting, FIX - Investment Banking

This is a great opportunity for a production support analyst to join a Tier 1 Investment Bank. You will be working within the CCA (Client Connectivity Architect) team which is responsible for providing 1st and 2nd line support. The team also has responsibility for the co-ordination, implementation and testing of system releases.

The role covers first and second line support throughout trading hours, and at times outside of these hours (on a roster basis) to support system upgrades and other incidents that may require resolution before the market opens.

You will come from a technical support background. Your technical background will be based towards Unix and SQL and you will possess UNIX scripting skills as well as experience with the FIX protocol.

You will be a keen team player who is willing to learn new technologies and build a solid understanding of the business context of the applications. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills. You will also be able to take ownership of client issues and manage them to resolution. You will have a solid degree.

Hatstand, a niche Financial IT Consultancy runs a 2 year programme in conjunction with leading global investment banks. This scheme is aimed at recent graduates with 1-5 years of work experience.

Training on financial products is provided where necessary during the course of the role.

Available at: http://www.thegraduate.co.uk/jobs/london/network-support?advancedSearch=true&sl=London&mxs=&csrfToken=e5e51a95-f440-4153-828d-9df5dc74b2ae&locationIds=1421007&mns=&k2=&rows=&includedCompanyIds=&sortField=&ont=true&st=PER_YEAR&ja=1+year

Graduate Software Developer (C++, C# or Java)

Standard job : Recruiter

Informatiq Consulting

Salary: Competitive + Competitive Salary

Location: Woking

Job term: Permanent

Job hours: Full time

Graduate Software Developer ( C++, C# or Java)

Woking / Surrey

Salary - Competitive

A leading software provider is looking for high-calibre graduates to work on the next generation of financial trading applications!

This is an outstanding opportunity for a high-flying graduate to join one of the world's leading financial software houses. We are looking for candidates who have knowledge of C#, C++ OR Java and can demonstrate a passion to launch their career in financial software development.

Successful applicants will have the opportunity to get involved in every stage of developing the next generation of financial applications. You will receive world-class training to improve both your understanding of global financial markets and your development skills across the full project lifecycle.

Graduate Software Developer ( C++, C# or Java) - Key requirements

- Computer Science or numerate degree at 2 - 2 or above

- Excellent A level qualifications (or equivalent) with at least an A grade in Maths or Physics

- Experience of working with one or more of the following - C#, C++, Java

- Genuine enthusiasm to work as a software developer for financial applications

This is an outstanding opportunity for a successful graduate to work with one of the UK's leading software providers. If you are interested in this exciting position then please send your CV

Available at: http://www.thegraduate.co.uk/jobs/london/software-developer?advancedSearch=true&sl=London&mxs=&csrfToken=e5e51a95-f440-4153-828d-9df5dc74b2ae&locationIds=1421007&mns=&k2=&rows=&includedCompanyIds=&sortField=&ont=true&st=PER_YEAR&ja=1+year

IT Graduate Scheme / Software Developer (Java, C++, JavaScript)

Standard job

Recruiter: EasyWebRecruitment.com

Salary: £10,000 to £30,000 per year

Location: London

Job term: Permanent

Job hours: Full time

IT Graduate Scheme / Software Developer (Java, C++, JavaScript)

IG is a world leader in Financial Derivatives trading. Through their award winning brands, our client offers Contracts for Difference (CFDs) and financial Spread Betting to a global audience of over 130,000 clients. As an established member of the FTSE 250, they have a market capitalisation of £1.6bn (December 2012), and handle millions of transactions each month.

IG’s modern head office is based near Cannon Street Station, overlooking the City of London, and they also have offices across Europe, US, Japan, Singapore and Australia.

Position: IT Graduate Scheme / Graduate Developer

Location: Central London (nearest tube Cannon Street)

Salary: Circa £30,000 (plus excellent benefits including bonuses)

Closing Date: 28th February 2013

THE IT GRADUATE SCHEME:

The IT Graduate Scheme / Graduate Developer programme is structured over 12 months rotating through Business, Operational and IT areas. Working in an Agile environment, you will receive focussed hands-on training to jump start your role. You will be expected to commit code in your first Sprint. Much of your development will be on the job and you will be actively supported and encouraged to attain high levels of performance through a combination of training and mentoring. Your mentor will support your transition from trainee to fully-fledged Developer and help you to consider how you can best further your career.

ESSENTIAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

a) You must be predicted to attain, or already have achieved, a minimum 2:1 degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a Science based course with an emphasis on numeracy.

b) A passion for programming and IT technologies.

c) Real world programming experience, for example: Open Source Projects, a significant University project or a Commercial experience.

d) Experience in Java, JavaScript or C++. You must have experience in at least one of these as there will be a detailed test on your preferred language at the Assessment Centre.

e) Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

f) Excellent attention to detail.

g) Genuine team player with excellent communication skills.

h) Strong verbal and written communication skills (fluent English is essential).

i) An interest in financial markets and an understanding of IG's products.

Candidates to submit a CV and covering letter. The covering letter to include: evidence of real world programming experience (what you enjoyed and found challenging), why you would you like to work for us, what you can offer us, evidence of your understanding of financial services and IG’s Products

You may have experience of the following: IT Graduate Software Developer, Trainee Analyst Programmer, Junior Java Developer, IT Graduate, Computer Science, C++ Developer, Trainee Scheme, JavaScript Web Developer, IT Graduate Software Engineer, Web Application Developer, IT Graduate Programme, J2EE, Junior Java Programmer, Graduate Developer,

This vacancy is being advertised by Easy Web Recruitment, the UK’s leading Online Recruitment Agency. The services advertised by Easy Web Recruitment are those of an employment agency.

Available at: http://www.thegraduate.co.uk/jobs/london/software-developer?advancedSearch=true&sl=London&mxs=&csrfToken=e5e51a95-f440-4153-828d-9df5dc74b2ae&locationIds=1421007&mns=&k2=&rows=&includedCompanyIds=&sortField=&ont=true&st=PER_YEAR&ja=1+year

2.3.a IT graduate recruitment schemes

Companies:

Capgemini (https://graduatecareers.uk.capgemini.com/)

Logica plc (http://www.logica-graduates.co.uk/our-programmes/graduate-programme)

Network Rail - UK (http://careers.networkrail.co.uk/graduates/graduates/programmes/information-management-(it).html)

GlaxoSmithKline plc (http://www.gsk.com/careers/uk-gp-it.htm)

2.3.b Evaluating the schemes

Many Employers offer on-the-job IT training schemes to allow new IT graduates to develop their skills with the exposure to real business environments, with the aim of developing their careers to turn them into valuable assets for their employer.

Logica plc (www.logica.com) is a company offering multiple IT Services and strategies, ranging from telecommunications to payroll systems, outsourcing, business consultancy, etc.). Their graduate programme takes 18 months to complete and aims to provide IT graduates with the business and technical skills (tuitions and training) gained and used by Logica within the IT industry. Given the breadth and diversified nature of Logica businesses, the topic areas of the programmes are usually determined by the needs of the company, most of them offer the experience and challenges of being involved with live projects.

--Network Rail UK (www.networkrail.co.uk) offers an ongoing two-year programme which encompasses experience and training covering specific aspects of their Information Management, e.g. business analysis, project management, IT security, IT Technical support, etc., which have become increasingly fundamental for their passengers and freight rail service.

GlaxoSmithKline plc (www.gsk.com/uk/), a large and renowned pharmaceutical company, is another company which proposes a programme targeting aspiring IT professionals. Their three-year programme is further divided in on-the-job stages (supervised), lasting nine months, giving a wide understanding of four particular areas related to their Business and IT infrastructures.

The opportunity of accessing the knowledge offered by Logica and Network Rail within their programmes is captivating, also thanks to the various aspects of IT and Business strategies covered (and applied to their real and demanding live environments), but I would rather succeed in joining the programme proposed by GlaxoSmithKline, which would means being able to indirectly help the people healthcare by using IT knowledge and, for me, it is a more attractive option than merely producing revenue or enabling/enhancing transports.

IT Industry Element 3

The potential benefits of ERP and some of the difficulties in its implementation

Case study: E.ON

Introduction

The dawn of the internet and real-time transactions, the emergent globalisation of markets and economic performance, witnesses of swift changes (e.g. new trends, company mergers and acquisitions) as well as the need to lower operational costs, are some of the drivers behind the need for businesses to unify their resources within a unified platform, sharable and accessible with no regard for geographical proximity.

ERP Systems

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are powerful software able to integrate the main operations of large organisations, helping to optimise and simplify the management of their information, assets and departments. Technically, a typical ERP System have the characteristics of a server-client architecture, with clients (remote assets) using a common central database to share data. Latest and more advanced ERP systems use of the Internet for interaction between the company with external organisations, such as customers (e-business) or other businesses (Pearlson, K., Saunders, C., 2000).

ERP systems are the implementations proposed by vendors like SAP (www.sap.com), and Oracle (www.oracle.com), widely used in the industry, although in the last few years some free alternatives have become available, e.g. Compiere (www.compiere.com) have been developed. (Stoilov, T., Stoilova, K., 2008)

ERP - main Benefits and implementation issues

Study case: E.ON (SAP)

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The ERP systems of enterprises within the Utilities industry can be used as vital examples to better understand some of the characteristics, benefits and problems that come with ERP implementations, given the scale of their operations, which involve thousands of employees, resources and processes.

In 2008, E.ON (www.E.ON.com), a very large Utility company, focused by the need to reduce operational costs and optimise the overall effectiveness of the operations, decided to implement an ERP Strategy----. The successful results achieved with their first pilot experiment in Austria in 1997, whereby a (SAP) ERP System was able to improve the business after only four months (SAP AG, n.d.), stimulated the Oil corporation to extend the approach to the rest of its infrastructure, in order to create a global, common internetwork for its resource.

The 'unifying' structure of ERP enables large enterprises like E.ON Group to control, remotely, the aspects of their business in a more precise, faster and accurate manner, lowering downtime and operational costs. Moreover, the real-time features allow for a quicker reaction to sudden problems or changing needs and tendencies of markets and customers (Pearlson, K., Saunders, C., 2000).

An aspect to consider is that buying and maintaining ERP solutions can be really pricey, exorbitant when thinking about the huge size of some enterprises. Pearlson, K. and Saunders, C. (2000) suggest that a conversion to ERP systems, normally done in phases which can last years, postpones most of the benefits until its final completion, discouraging point for many companies. Also, many complex or specific businesses which cannot adapt their structure to traditional ERP might require even more costly personalised solutions.

In fact, E.ON Group's ERP implementation process has been lasting for more than a decade (owns assets distributed over more than 140 countries), and E.ON reported that one of the main challenges faced was to integrate the heterogeneous IT systems within the business itself, due to the acquisition of several other companies. The 'openness' of the ERP's architecture made possible the creation of ad-hoc software to link the different structures (SAP AG, 2002).

To train the employees on how to use the new system, as well as the difference in technological advances, security practices and IT regulations throughout the countries (Nazir, M.M., 2005) involved in the conversion must have been another problem for E.ON, probably slowing down the whole process. In their first experiment in Austria, E.ON reported to have provided the training in advance, a move that was necessary.

Another challenge for the E.ON deployment regards the pre-existing data 'scattered' over the different systems, which needs to be replicated onto the new unique system, a process slow but necessary. Such a big migration of data must probably mean an augmented size and time for backups needed within their new solution (www.implement-erp.com, 2007).

A recent study over the ERP benefits (Romero, J.A. et al, 2010) highlighted how, from the 1990 to the year 2005, companies using ERP systems resulted to be more productive, efficient and financially rewarded than the ones that are not using the ERP's centralised approach, an evidence of the winning approach chosen by E.ON.

Conclusion

ERP systems have changed the way companies and enterprises see and manage their resources. It entails a lengthy, costly and slow process, but past implementations demonstrate it to be one of the major factors large businesses need to consider when trying to optimise the functions, reduce costs and respond quickly to market requirements.