DEV Community: Ashleigh Roberts

Lead Developer – public sector, remote (UK)

Ashleigh Roberts — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:49:28 +0000

Full-time, permanent | Home based contract (UK)| £65-85k + 10% bonus + benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Senior Full Stack or Front End Developer to join a leading consultancy specialising in large-scale digital transformation in the public sector and work on an Identity Access Management (IDAM) project.

The Lead Developer will join a small, friendly team currently working 100% remotely, potentially rising to 1 day per month on-site in Coventry (fully expensed) over the next 12-18 months. If you'd prefer a more hybrid approach, you can go into any of the office locations as desired. Current locations are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff and Edinburgh.

As a Lead Developer, will be expected to be able to work on projects delivering high quality software without the need for supervision; but will have support available as required. Whilst on a project you will be expected to feed in to design decisions, help promote best working practices, carry out code reviews, take part in sprint ceremonies and be part of meetings with client stakeholders as required.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work on services changing the lives of millions of people around the UK and gain exposure to cutting edge tech and methodologies. Away from project work you will be given time for personal development and will be expected to keep improving existing skills and picking up new technologies. You will also be asked at times to provide input into bids for new work.

Role & Responsibilities:

Lead cross functional project teams, including Devs, DevOps, BA’s and Testers, delivering high quality software through the agile process.
Communicate with non-technical stakeholders and be able to explain technical issues to them.
Be part of the architectural design of projects.
Be a point of knowledge and support for less experienced developers.
Lead and participate in community events
Assisting with writing bids.

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Skills & Experience:**

Experience with Javascript, Typescript, NodeJs, Express Js, Passport Js, REST & SOAP API services, JSON and XML and exposure to Azure DevOps
Knowledge of Identity and Access Management technologies and concepts based on OpenID Connect and Pirean One from an engineering perspective
Good Knowledge of oAuth 2.0 and SAML V1 and V2
Experience in engineering, configuring and integrating IAM software with third party/vendor/legacy solutions such as LDAP, AzureAD, Microsoft AD (On-Prem)
Experience in managing, implementing or supporting IAM systems in complex environments
Experience with persistence technologies such as MSSQL
Experience with engineering search services and technologies such as AzureSearch
Experience in designing / building citizen facing services following the Digital by Default Service Standard (DbDSS)
Extensive experience of software testing best practices (TDD, BDD)
Extensive experience of using version control (Git, Github)
Experience with common software architectures (OOP, MVC) and database solutions
Experience with principles of continuous integration and deployment
Extensive experience in agile ways of working and the associated tools
Openness to new technologies and willingness to keep learning
Good communication and problem-solving skills
Willingness to travel as required

This is a key requirement and my client are able to move quickly for the right Lead Developer.

Please direct any questions to Ashleigh Roberts at Berkeley Square IT, the sole recruitment partner for this project, or apply now for immediate consideration.

Ashleigh@bsqit.com / 0117 927 0195 / 07515 366 771

Back End Developer – flexible location (fully remote or London / Bristol / Leeds)

Ashleigh Roberts — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 16:45:45 +0000

Full-time, Permanent | Flexible location (Remote / London / Bristol / Leeds) | 55-60k

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Back End Developer to join a global media and technology company who provide b2b content to a number of major brands.

The team use NodeJS and PHP Laravel on the Back End at the moment but you don’t need to have experience in those
already – just good knowledge of back end APIs and a willingness to work on NodeJS.

This role comes with complete flexibility in location – you can be fully remote from anywhere in the UK, or hybrid / fully on-site out of London, Bristol or Leeds; whatever works best for you.

The Back End Developer will also have the opportunity to shape the technology used going forward with our move to a microservice infrastructure platform just starting out.

Role & Responsibilities:

Greenfield development, testing and deployment of the microservices platform, taking into consideration the importance of security, performance, scalability and observability
Support the build of our backend websites using Node / Docker / AWS / React (admin areas)
Responsibility for the development of new services and be accountable for the overall success of deliveries including analysis and design,
Responsibility for the interaction of backend services with both each other and dependant frontends that will allow the business to maintain a platform of capability for websites
Gain an understanding of the infrastructure set-up, and use AWS to host and maintain sites

Skills & Experience:

Considerable hands-on experience developing services for backend APIs (e.g. REST, RPC, GraphQL)
Strong understanding of modern containerisation strategies (ideally Docker)
Experience with git source control
Experience with PHP Laravel or other back-end technology stacks and frameworks (Desirable)
Demonstrable understanding and experience of NodeJS and TypeScript (Desirable)
Knowledge of best practice in database implementation, SQL & No-SQL
Understanding of efficient caching strategies
React or similar frontend framework knowledge would be a bonus
This is an urgent requirement and my client are looking to move quickly for the right Back End Developer.

Please direct any questions to Ashleigh Roberts at Berkeley Square IT (ashleigh@bsqit.com / 0117 927 0195) or apply now for immediate consideration

Hiring: Senior Configuration Manager. 100% Remote (UK)

Ashleigh Roberts — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 10:05:01 +0000

About the Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a talented Configuration Management SME to join a well-established Fortune 500 company and take responsibility for driving key deliverables both for strategic initiatives and operational support activities for the Enterprise Configuration Management team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to fulfil a key, hands-on technical role in a global team using industry-leading technologies to enable strategic solutions such as Event Management toward achieving Artificial Intelligence Operations. The deliverables of the team have visibility to the top of the organisation and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to make an impact that is Enterprise wide.

Role & Responsibilities

Contribute to the organisations analytical capabilities
Develop and apply data driven insights to identify opportunities to improve quality
Drive strategy through design and implementation of Configuration Management processes
Develop and apply data driven insights to identify opportunities to improve quality through data, process, policy, training or technical changes to systems.
Use process and data analysis from multiple sources to develop and measure KPIs that improves the health of the CMDB and promotes value to consumers and stakeholders.
Day to day analysis of multiple complex data sets using different analytical methods
Use process and data analysis from multiple sources to develop and measure KPIs that improves the health of the CMDB
Proactively drive continuous improvement
Participate on the appropriate IT Service Management process boards and steering groups and builds relationships with key stakeholders.

Skills & Experience

Extensive experience of applied Configuration Management concepts, governance and practices
At least 3 years’ experience of applied process and data analysis preferably in a technical environment
Expertise in at least one of the following: ServiceNow, BMC Remedy or Cherwell
Advanced Excel skills (including Charting, Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, INDEX & MATCH)
Ability to establish, manage and leverage relationships with internal and external partners
Operate independently and effectively in a team-based environment
Creative problem solver, curious and inquisitive – can progress tasks with limited direction
Ability to create compelling visualisations to support effective communication with stakeholders
ITIL and Service Management process experience
Leadership skills
Experience of server platforms (Linux or Windows)
Network infrastructure knowledge
Six Sigma Green belt or higher
Knowledge of SACM portfolio of tools

How To Apply

Email your CV or any questions to Ashleigh Roberts at Berkeley Square IT (Ashleigh.Roberts@BerkeleySquareIT.com)

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DevOps Engineers

Ashleigh Roberts — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 20:34:17 +0000

About Us

Berkeley Square IT are a boutique recruitment agency specialising in technology recruitment

About The Opportunity

A number of our clients (four leading public sector consultancies, a major bank and a multi-national communications company) are looking for DevOps Engineers across a number of locations and seniority levels.

Locations include: Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Coventry, London, Southend-on-Sea

Salaries ranging from 40k all the way up to 135k and really great progression opportunites across the board.

All completely remote until at least March, most only going back 2-3 days per week from then on.

Skill & Qualifications

AWS or Azure
Docker, Jenkins, Ansible, Terraform, Kubernetes
Agile
CI/CD pipelines
Leadership / mentoring
Groovy / Python
Elligible for SC clearance (for 3 out of 4 of the consultancies)

How To Apply

To apply, please email your CV to ashleigh@bsqit.com.

Please feel free to leave questions in the comments section / email / give me a call on 0117 927 0195.

How to get hired: CV and interview tips for the post-covid job market

Ashleigh Roberts — Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:54:05 +0000

The job market seems to be picking up in most sectors again now, but jobseekers still generally outnumber the positions available. So how do you make sure your application stands out?

I put together a list of common stumbling blocks to help you focus your efforts where they count.

Are you already doing any / all of these? I know number 3 can be a bit controversial but honestly it's more important than ever!

View as a PowerPoint here - https://www.linkedin.com/posts/ashleighlroberts_how-to-get-hired-post-covid-activity-6737677214474633216-GPjw

First attempt at making a game using Scratch

Ashleigh Roberts — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 17:58:00 +0000

Did I tell you guys I decided to make the most of the lockdown extension by taking Harvard University's online Intro to Computer Science course?

Well, last week for problem 0 I made a little game 🙈

I was excited to finish and get to share it with you guys whilst I was making it and then felt too shy to actually share it once I was done but I'm feeling brave again so here it is 🙈

It's a bit silly but I don't think it's too bad for a first attempt. Be nice 😂

https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/386365616

P.S they have loads of other free course if anyone else is interested. Full list here https://lnkd.in/d52WJsQ 😊

How to steer your startup through this pandemic

Ashleigh Roberts — Mon, 30 Mar 2020 08:36:04 +0000

The coronavirus pandemic has, and will continue, to make entrepreneurs' jobs harder.

Sifted spoke to VCs offering practical advice to guide startups through the storm, such as setting second quarter sales to 0 and spreading your cash to last 18 months rather than the standard 12.

Read the full article here and let me know what you're doing to get through this in the comments -> https://sifted.eu/articles/investor-coronavirus-advice/

How is Covid-19 impacting the UK job market?

Ashleigh Roberts — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 11:29:24 +0000

Should you still be looking?

It's come as yet another blow to the high street and airlines are struggling, but there are some postives:

1) Many companies are now interviewing remotely to minimize risk, which is making the overall hiring process faster, more convenient and cheaper for candiates.

2) Companies which have always been hesitant about remote working are now realising that flexibility doesn't come at the expense of productivity, something which increases access to opportunity to a great number of people and increase diversity

3) Infrastructure will also improve for people who already work remotely as it becomes "the new normal"

4) There's a reduction in meetings for the sake of meetings or "face time" - boosting productivity

5) As with any time of change, there will be less competition for the top jobs as many people hold off on making any moves

So overall, still a good time to look depending on industry.

If you'd like to have a chat about any of my latest roles below, get in touch

👉 ashleigh@bsqit.com
👉 0117 927 0195

Can an AI system be considered an inventor?

Ashleigh Roberts — Wed, 19 Feb 2020 09:56:55 +0000

Interesting article by Bloomberg Technology all over LinkedIn this morning - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-18/edison-morse-watson-ai-poses-question-of-who-s-an-inventor

The difficulty seems to be that as Fortune 100 companies increasingly have AI doing more and more autonomously, they’re not sure if they can find (a human) someone who would qualify as an inventor which is resulting in patent applications being turned down due to legislation which stipulates the inventor must be a natural person.

Is this going to slow down the advancement of AI and Machine Learning technology as companies don't want to risk losing the protecting of patents? Would love to hear your thoughts!

Advice for hiring managers

Ashleigh Roberts — Tue, 11 Feb 2020 12:34:22 +0000

This is possibly the best hiring advice for the current market!

With UK employment rates at an all time high, there are fewer people actively looking for new opportunites, meaning greater competition for a smaller talent pool.

Companies need to be mindful of this and as considerate as possible throughout the hiring process - provide feedback as quickly as possible and streamline the interview process where you can.

How to structure your CV when you have limited experience

Ashleigh Roberts — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 14:51:32 +0000

It’s #TipTuesday - my (not so new) little mini series where I share little things that can make a big difference in helping you to secure as many interviews as possible and stop you from getting lost in the mix.

Tip number 4 is about how to structure your CV when you haven’t got much experience (i.e. for entry level or graduate roles).

I’m not going to lie to you, it’s tough out there. Everyone seems to be looking for a fresh grad with 10 years’ experience and you’re sifting through job ads like poor Winona here.

Here’s what I know to help you navigate through one of the most difficult stages of your career:

1) Hands down the most valuable things you can do to land your dream graduate role are sandwich years and internships / graduate programmes. If you’ve done these, highlight them right at the top of your CV above your education. If you haven’t, I would seriously look into it. Roughly a year of experience through a either a sandwich year or internship is what employers are looking for when they’re asking for experience in entry level / grad roles.

2) Keywords (see #TipTuesdays numbers 3 and 4) are still important – what tech have you used / studied? List out everything you can, including personal projects.

3) Showcase your portfolio by adding links to your CV

4) Participate in the tech community – twitter, LinkedIn, https://buff.ly/2A0lKXV, etc (Tae'lur Alexis is an incredible example of this - https://buff.ly/38QbVbl)

5) Contribute as much as you can (https://buff.ly/1QxPHQb)

6) Don’t underestimate the power of networking – I heard of one lady who wrote a list of the top companies she wanted to work for after graduating and reached out to friends and family asking if any of them knew anyone working at any of those companies. She was able to set up 20 or so coffee dates in her final year. This Forbes article also offers some good tips - https://buff.ly/2RzZoDg

Hope you found this #TipTuesday helpful. It’s a bit of a difficult topic and I don’t specialist in graduate recruitment but you guys requested so I’ve done my best.

Would love to hear your thoughts in the comments and what you’d like advice on in future #TipTuesdays!

If you’ve missed the rest of my #TipTuesday series, you can find them all here:

Week 1 - https://buff.ly/30vh5Xk

Week 2 – https://buff.ly/38PB32i

Week 3 – https://buff.ly/37DCgcw

If you know you know 😂

Ashleigh Roberts — Fri, 31 Jan 2020 14:01:31 +0000