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My client is looking for an experienced UX designer to join their team on an initial 6 month contract

Key responsibilities

Design and prototype end-to-end user journeys and interfaces.Apply and evolve our design system across the portal.Conduct user research and testing to validate ideas and improve usability.Work with developers to ensure high-quality implementation and accessibility.Take ownership of UX best practices, documentation, and design process.

Skills & experience

Strong background in UX, Interaction, or Product Design for web applications.Proficiency in Figma, Sketch, InVision, Axure, or Adobe XD.Experience designing for responsive web apps, ideally in a React environment.Excellent prototyping and layout skills with clear communication of design intent.Comfortable working from scratch and balancing technical constraints with user needs.Collaborative mindset and understanding of accessibility principles.

This role will require you to be on site 2 days a week in their Guildford office

please email your cvs to [email protected]

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The Role
We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic business professional to assist in the transition to a new ERP system. In this role, you will support key account managers by addressing queries from stakeholders and customers, generating reports from multiple ERP systems, and helping produce daily, weekly, and monthly KPI reports.

The ideal candidate is highly organised, analytical, and capable of managing multiple complex projects simultaneously. Advanced PC skills (Excel, Word, Power BI) are essential, along with strong communication and presentation abilities.

Key Responsibilities

Support reporting requirements during the ERP system transition.

Assist key account managers with strategic IT projects.

Analyse, cleanse, and validate data from multiple sources, combining financial and non-financial information.

Generate operational, pricing, and KPI reports for stakeholders.

Ensure data accuracy across internal and external systems.

Manage IT system interfaces and follow internal processes while remaining adaptable to a fast-paced environment.

Key Skills & Experience

Minimum 2 year's experience in a business or supply chain role.

Strong understanding of complex project management and stakeholder engagement.

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and Power BI.

Strong analytic, problem-solving, and attention-to-detail skills.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure.

Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented, and professional approach.

Knowledge of ERP reporting tools, including SAP Business Warehouse/Business Intelligence, is essential.

Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic, fast-changing environment.

Should this position be of interest to you, please forward your CV to Cian Parnell at GCS Recruitment Specialists on [email protected] or call on 1901 4401 .

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Senior Java Engineer - Fintech - Remote - Contract or Perm

Location: Remote / UK-based
Contract Length: 6-12 months (initial)
Start Date: ASAP

We're looking for a Contract Java Engineer to join the team - a high-performing, cross-functional team of UX Designers, Software Engineers, QA Engineers, and Technical Writers.

You'll be contributing to the Engagement Banking Platform, delivering new features, proof-of-concepts, and technical improvements across a suite of digital banking products. This is a hands-on engineering role where you'll take ownership from design through to release, working within a modern microservices environment.

The Role

As part of an autonomous Agile team, you'll:

Design, build, and deliver new product features and enhancements.

Collaborate closely with Architects, QA Engineers, and Product teams to ensure solutions meet technical standards and best practices.

Participate in the full software development lifecycle - from ideation to deployment.

Contribute to continuous integration and delivery pipelines and help shape technical direction.

The platform is built using microservices architecture and leverages modern engineering practices - including CI/CD, Kubernetes-based deployments, and a strong DevOps culture.

Tech Stack & Environment

Languages/Frameworks: Java, Spring Boot, Maven

Architecture: Microservices, REST APIs, Cloud-native design

Tools: Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes (K8s)

Databases: Relational (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Practices: Agile, CI/CD, Continuous Improvement, Test Automation

Domain: Digital Banking / Fintech

About You

Strong background in Java development and software design principles

Proven experience with Spring Boot, microservices, and containerized applications

Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines

Understanding of non-functional requirements (security, performance, scalability)

Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, proactive mindset

Experience in banking or fintech domains is a plus

Experience in IdAM is a bonusWhy Join

Join a collaborative product team delivering impactful banking software

Opportunity to own your work end-to-end in an Agile, autonomous setup

Competitive day rate with long-term contract potential

Senior Java Engineer - Fintech - Remote - Contract or Perm

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💼 Job Ad - IT/OT Engineer (Cork)

I'm representing a key client in Cork with an exciting opportunity for an Operational Technology Engineer to join their growing team. This company provides cutting-edge IT/OT services to large enterprise clients, delivering innovative solutions that bridge the gap between operations and technology.

You'll work closely with cross-functional teams across IT, engineering, and operations to design, implement, and maintain OT systems - ensuring seamless integration with existing enterprise infrastructure.

If you're passionate about technology, thrive in collaborative environments, and want to contribute to projects at the forefront of industrial innovation, this could be an excellent fit.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate with clients to understand operational and project requirements.

Design, implement, and maintain OT systems and solutions.

Conduct system assessments, troubleshooting, and performance validation.

Work with IT, engineering, and operations teams to ensure full system integration.

Provide technical expertise on OT best practices and emerging technologies.

Stay updated with advancements in networking, cybersecurity, and industrial systems.

Skills & Experience:

Degree in a computer-related discipline (networking preferred).

Minimum 3+ years in a network support or IT/OT engineering role.

Strong working knowledge of Cisco networking and firewalls (Cisco, Palo Alto).

Experience with LAN, WAN, WLAN, VPN, and TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP.

Hands-on with Windows Server, Active Directory, VMware vSphere/vMotion, Hyper-V.

Knowledge of cybersecurity best practices.

Full driver's licence and own car (car allowance provided).

Certifications (advantageous):

CCNP / CCDP / CCNA

VCP

Cybersecurity certifications

What's on Offer:

Competitive Salary DOE

Private medical insurance

On-site parking

Opportunity to work with an innovative team on high-impact projects

📍 Location: Cork (on-site)
📅 Job Type: Full-time, permanent

If this sounds like your next challenge, apply today or get in touch to learn more.

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Role: Contact Centre Director (Helpdesk)

Location: Manchester, UK

Type: Inside (IR35)

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

Develop and deliver the overall Helpdesk strategy, aligned with client vision, values, and customer service objectives.Define and implement a clear operating model that ensures efficiency, consistency, and high-quality service delivery.Lead transformation programmes that enhance digital capability, self-service, automation, and data-led decision making.

Operational Excellence

Oversee the day-to-day performance of all helpdesk operations, ensuring SLAs, KPIs, and client expectations are consistently met or exceeded.Manage the end-to-end workflow of helpdesk operations, from first contact to resolution, ensuring seamless handovers and accountability across teams.Drive continuous improvement in processes, systems, and ways of working to maximise productivity and customer satisfaction.

People Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop senior managers and team leaders, fostering a culture of engagement, high performance, and customer focus.Build capability across the helpdesk organisation, ensuring robust succession planning and career development opportunities.

Client & Stakeholder Management

Act as the senior point of contact for escalations and strategic discussions with key clients.Partner with internal stakeholders across Operations, IT, HR, and Finance to ensure seamless service delivery.Represent Mitie Helpdesks externally, promoting our capabilities and thought leadership within the facilities management industry.

Commercial & Financial Accountability

Develop and manage budgets, ensuring cost efficiency and value for money in service delivery.Identify opportunities for growth, innovation, and added value to clients.Provide accurate reporting and insights to the executive team.

Person Specification-

Proven experience in leading large-scale helpdesk or contact centre operations, ideally in a multi-client environment.Strong understanding of end-to-end workflow management, including call handling, triage, escalation, resolution, and customer feedback loops.Demonstrated success in developing and delivering strategic transformation programmes.Excellent people leadership skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and develop teams at all levels.Strong commercial acumen, with experience managing budgets and delivering operational efficiencies.Expertise in using technology and data to drive decision-making, performance improvements, and customer insights.Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills

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Role: Network Security Architect
Type: Daily Rate Contractor
Location: Dublin or Cork (Hybrid)

Your Role:
We are representing a leading bank in Ireland, seeking a skilled Network Security Architect to play a critical role in designing and implementing secure and resilient network infrastructure. This role supports the Bank's digital transformation, enabling secure, cost-effective, and innovative services for customers and colleagues.

The successful candidate will have strong technical experience in network design and will collaborate across technology teams and business units to achieve strategic objectives.

Your Responsibilities:

Design, implement, and maintain secure, resilient network solutions that support the Bank's digital initiatives.Simplify and automate managed environments to reduce complexity and enhance operational efficiency.Develop secure cloud connectivity and integration solutions.Ensure network and network security configurations align with business and regulatory needs, including compliance with DORA and other relevant standards.Proactively manage risk, implement effective controls, and remediate audit findings.Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners to deliver solutions that support strategic goals.Lead by example, fostering a collaborative, high-performance team culture.

Requirements:

Essential

Expertise in designing and implementing enterprise-class network and network security solutions.Strong experience with micro-segmentation, Zero Trust, and automation technologies.Familiarity with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and compliance frameworks such as PSD2/PSD3, PCI-DSS, and banking regulations.Proven track record of delivering network security solutions for large-scale transformation programmes.Strong risk management and control experience.

Desired

5-7+ years of experience in managing and operating network security technologies.Solid understanding of the Irish and European regulatory landscape for financial services.

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About the Role:
Join an innovative technology team building the automation backbone behind next-generation intelligent systems. This position focuses on creating seamless deployment pipelines, scalable infrastructure, and observability solutions to support advanced machine learning and AI workloads. You'll play a key role in driving secure, cost-efficient, and high-performance environments that enable rapid experimentation and production readiness at scale.

Role: Senior AI Platform & Automation Engineer

Type: Permanent/Contract role

Location: Dublin, Ireland (Hybrid)

What You'll Do:

Design, implement, and maintain automated build and release pipelines to accelerate delivery cycles.Develop and manage infrastructure through code-driven provisioning and version-controlled configuration.Build and support container-based systems, optimizing workloads for compute-intensive AI applications.Implement automated security, policy compliance, and performance monitoring solutions.Integrate lifecycle automation for model training, testing, and deployment workflows.Optimize cloud environments for cost, scalability, and operational resilience.

What We're Looking For:

5-7+ years of hands-on experience in cloud automation, DevOps, or reliability engineering.Expertise with modern CI/CD tooling (must have Azure DevOps) and code-driven infrastructure management.Proven background in container orchestration and distributed system operations.Familiarity with machine learning platform automation and monitoring practices.Strong scripting and automation skills using one or more programming languages.Understanding of secure development practices, system observability, and infrastructure governance.Preferred certifications or experience in cloud platforms, container orchestration, or DevOps methodologies.

Nice to Have:

Exposure to GPU-based compute environments or performance-sensitive workloads.Experience with policy-driven automation and infrastructure compliance.Background in serverless architectures or distributed AI infrastructure design.

***No Sponsorship Available***

***Stamp 1G Dependent/Stamp 4/EU Citizen's can apply***

The Next Step for you: Should this position be of interest to you, please forward your CV to Pankaj Sharma at GCS Recruitment specialists at [email protected] or call on +353-46901-1902

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Join a Global Leader Driving AI Innovation in IT Software!

We're partnering with a Dublin based, well-established global IT software company that is investing heavily in cutting-edge AI technology to transform how IT operations are managed.

This role seeks a highly skilled DevSecOps Engineer with strong security, automation, and cloud expertise, having have hands-on experience with Azure Devops, ideally in multi-cloud AWS/Azure/GCP, and security tools (SAST, DAST, Snyk, SonarQube).

With a large data foundation, this company is developing intelligent systems that autonomously detect and resolve complex issues-paving the way for the future of automation.

They are making significant R&D investments across multiple locations and building a leading AI engineering team in Ireland.

If you want to be part of an innovative, market-leading team working at the forefront of AI and enterprise software, let's have a chat!

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Role - BI Specialist (SQL / Azure)

Industry - Automotive

Type - Fixed term contract (2 months, extension thereafter)

Rate - £75,000 per annum, pro rata

Location - Hybrid, 50% of the month in the office (London, Victoria)

PURPOSE OF POST:

Experienced Microsoft / Azure Business Intelligence (BI) Specialist to design, build, and support BI solutions across the Microsoft stack, including SSAS, SSRS, and Power BI. The post holder will play a key role in delivering high-quality, enterprise-grade analytics for platforms, while also enabling integration with third-party reporting tools such as Tableau and Amazon QuickSight. The successful candidate will have strong proficiency in SQL and DAX, a solid understanding of Azure data architecture, and experience working in a cross-functional team comprising engineers, analysts, and product stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS / SKILLS / ATTRIBUTES

Microsoft BI Stack

Strong hands-on experience with SSAS (both multidimensional and tabular model development)Experience developing and maintaining SSRS data models and paginated reportsExpertise with Power BI, including Power Query, DAX, measures, and visual design

Azure Data Platform

Familiarity with Azure SQL DB, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, and Azure Analysis ServicesExperience managing data refresh strategies, gateways, and Power BI service deploymentsAbility to design secure reporting environments with row-level security, role-based access, and Azure AD integration

Integration & Interoperability

Experience connecting Microsoft BI tools with Tableau, Amazon QuickSight, or similar platformsUnderstanding of REST APIs, Power BI Embedded, and programmatic data access patterns

Data Engineering & Modelling

Strong T-SQL skills for data retrieval and performance tuningKnowledge of dimensional modelling, star/snowflake schemas, and data warehouse best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Microsoft certifications such as DA-100, DP-500, or MCSE: BIFamiliarity with CI/CD for BI assets (e.g. Git integration for SSAS/Power BI)Exposure to DevOps pipelines for automated deploymentsAwareness of data cataloguing, data lineage, and governance standards

MAIN DUTIES INCLUDE:

BI Development & Reporting

Design, develop, and maintain SSAS cubes (tabular and multidimensional) aligned to reporting requirementsBuild SSRS data models and reports, ensuring scalability and performanceDevelop interactive Power BI dashboards using complex business logic in DAX

Integration & Interoperability

Enable interoperability with third-party tools like Tableau and Amazon QuickSightManage secure integrations between Power BI and Azure-hosted data sources

Platform Support & Governance

Configure row-level security, user access roles, and workspace settingsMonitor performance across data models and reports; implement best practices for query optimisationContribute to the creation of documentation, data standards, and governance artefacts

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

Work closely with data engineers and analysts to define and evolve reporting architectureSupport continuous delivery of BI assets via automated pipelines and DevOps toolingDrive improvements in data quality, usability, and user self-service

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