As the .Net Team Leader you will work closely with the development team, and other departments to ensure that client requirements are delivered. We are looking for really talented individuals that will really help to shape and improve the organisation as it continues to grow.

The ideal candidate will have a experience in .NET (ASP.NET and ideally VB.NET) and SQL Server, and ideally will have proven experience in line managing a team of .NET Developers. Being a more senior member of the team, you will be required to carry out performance reviews, trouble shooting, and attending high level meetings amongst a range of other responsibilities.

Desirable candidates will have experience of working for a Digital Agency specialising in Web/Internet based projects and running the full life cycle of a web/eCommerce/Internet project. In addition to managing projects you would be expected to research and test upcoming technologies and implementing them where they will be beneficial to the client and to the Agency.

An excellent eye for Design and concepts would be a distinct advantage.

Interviews are being held immediately, so apply today! Send your CV to tomgrange@abrs.com.

My client are looking for a Creative and Development Website Team Leader to join their well established organisation. The team currently consists of 6 people – 2 creative designers, 2 frontend developers, and 2 backend/CMS developers. You will manage the team’s performance and the day-to-day activities for the projects assigned to them, and help the team leaders in delivering new products according to the business requirement timeline.

The position will focus on HTML/CSS based websites as opposed to Flash based websites, so applicants must be very strong in these areas and will ideally have full life cycle experience.

Responsibilities will include:
· Development, maintenance and support of new functionalities
· Analysis of business and user requirements and production of functional specifications
· Project implementation from inception through development and support
· Testing and deployment
· Resolving problems on specific platforms

The person:

· Team leading, Creative and general optimisation experience (usability, accessibility, internal SEO, performance) are essential

· You will have an in-depth knowledge of HTML / CSS/ AJAX

· Exposure to Flash with PHP 5, Relational Database (Oracle preferred), Object Oriented software development would be advantageous.

This role is permanent and based in Surrey with good links to London

A competitive salary and benefits are on offer for the right candidate.

*Note*. All applicants must currently be based in the UK with the correct corresponding Visa. This position is not available to outsourcing companies or remote working.

If you are interested, please send you CV immediately to tomgrange@abrs.com.

THE POSITION:

As the Senior Perl Developer reporting to the Head of Development, the purpose of your position is to build and develop the company’s platform and associated systems as a member of the Development Team.

Your responsibilities will include:

· To work with the Development Team and other departments across project and the maintenance life cycles including:
- brainstorming and feasibility;
- requirements gathering and specification;
- deadline estimation and project management;
- unit testing and UAT.

· To deliver high quality software with appropriate test coverage and documentation.

· To be responsible for successful delivery of their software projects.

· To mentor other developers.

· To assist in maintaining the stability and suitability of the software platform for the business.

· To maintain design and coding skills in line with industrial best practices.

· Interacting with company employees at various levels

· Liaising with external contacts such as suppliers or clients as required.

THE PERSON:

Suitable candidates will be self-driven, results-oriented with a positive outlook, and possess a strong attention to details with a clear focus on high quality of delivery. You will need to be an organised forward planner, with the ability to critically assesses your own performance.

To be considered for the position, you will ideally possess a degree in computer science or equivalent, be based within commutable radius of West London, and you must have experience of designing and maintaining large or complex systems using:
- OO Perl
- Linux
- MySQL
- Apache with mod_perl
- AJAX
Source control (such as CVS or Subversion).
Database design and query optimisation.
Unit testing.

Skills in the following areas would be desirable:
Java
Solr/Lucene or search algorithms.
Test driven development
Profiling
Experience with large data sets.

Candidates with a distinct advantage will be those with a proven record of developing web services delivering multi-million pages per month, demonstrating knowledge of the special architecture considerations to deliver scalable sites.

THE COMPANY:

This West London company, who are a division of a much larger and highly respected PLC, is a leading web services organisation who’s products you are likely to have used yourself. They are already very well known in their specialist market sectors, and are continually growing and developing their brands further.

To be considered for this position, send your CV to tomgrange@abrs.com.

NOTE: Applicants MUST currently be based in commutable distance from West London, and have the appropriate Visa if not an EU Citizen. This position is not available for remote work and is not open to outsourcing companies.

Get in touch through tomgrange@abrs.com

Our client is looking for a Python developer to join their offices in Surrey on a Permanent basis. They have developed some specialist software written in Python, using PyGTK, Glade, TCP/IP sockets and XML. (The design used the MVC pattern) for international markets, and so are now looking for someone to continue its development.

If you are based in the UK within commutable distance from Surrey, with skills that are relevant to this position, get in touch. Please note that this is not available for remote working, or off shore workers. Candidates must already be in the UK with the correct working Visa and be willing to commute to Surrey every day.

Key Responsibilities:

• Independently define, develop and execute QA project plans with minimal supervision of a QA manager or director within stated deadlines

• Take part in project planning, schedule creation, management and adherence

• Define and develop QA test plans, execute QA test plans within stated deadlines

• Create and track quality metrics for a product across all phases of its lifecycle

• Supervise the activities of quality engineers or testers and coordinate their activities with other project team members and with other QA teams

• Assign, review, and distribute project work among team to meet various workload pressures and due dates

• Recommend to his/her manager Quality Assurance process improvements

Desired Candidate Profile

Skills Required:

• 7 or More Years of experience in the related field • The ideal candidate should have strong fundamentals in QA process • should have exp in WinRunner, load runner, QTP and Manual Test

• should have Pega Quality Expertise for review of processes knowledge of pega prpc or any other BPM Tool

• Hands-on on testing, estimations and resource management

Candidates must be fully able to travel around Europe and therefore British Citizens are preferable. To be considered, send you CV to tomgrange@abrs.com

Requirements:

Over all atleast 6 years and above and minimum 3 years PRPC Experience.
• PRPC application development is mandatory (V5 experience preferred)
• Experience in designing PRPC applications including gathering of requirements, formulating design of Class structure, Rules Sets structure, Organization structure, identification of Properties and design of Flows based on the requirements.
• Good knowledge of PEGA Guardrails
• Experience in Integration Services of PRPC – Rule-Connects and Rule Service’s, developing activities, using/implementing Functions, Core Java Programming (experience in JavaScript and/or J2EE will be a big plus), PRPC User Interface development – Sections, Harnesses, Flow Actions developing web-based UI’s using DHTML, Object-oriented JavaScript and implementation of Declarative Processing features – Expressions, Constraints, On Change, Decision Rules like Decision Table, Decision Map etc.

You will need to have full clearance to travel around Europe for this position. To apply, send your CV to tomgrange@abrs.com

Due to their strong growth, they currently have several openings for Ruby On Rails developers (both junior and senior) in order to further strengthen and develop their teams, and increase their ability to quickly deliver amazing products.

The position

You will be joining a team of skilled developers, working on large scale systems, as well as on internal systems. Very autonomous and a self-starter, you will be able to design application architecture, model databases and code in all layers of our tiered architecture.
The technical skill set required for this position is as follows:

·Agile (SCRUM ) or TDD
·Ruby
·Ruby on Rails (RoR)
·Merb
·MySQL
·Ajax and Flex
·GIS
·Search
·Google Maps
If you love coding and being part of the full SDLC and PLC, if you enjoy being a member of a SCRUM team, if you love rails and ruby, if you love technology and strive to apply it to solve large scale problems, if you love webapps, RIA, iPhone apps, then this is the position for you.
To be considered or for more information, call 01491 411 020 or send your CV to tomgrange@abrs.com

Based from their offices in South East Birmingham, the purpose of the Developer / Programmer position is the ongoing development and maintainance of several software solutions, written mainly using Visual Basic, Perl, JavaScript, and MY SQL.

You will be working closely in a team of Software Developers and Testers, to ensure the best possible solutions are achieved.

This is a genuine opportunity for someone wanting to progess their career and work in a department with a wealth of experience to learn from. You will need to be bright and enthusiastic, with an eagerness to learn and get involved.

Ideally you will have:

-A degree in a relevant subject matter
-Some experience of working in a commercial environment would be desirable
-Knowledge of MS Visual Basic, Perl, Javascript, and MySQL
-Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate at different levels in different departments
-Knowledge of other languages such as .Net and C++ would be highly desirable but by no means essential.

This is a great opportunity for a Developer / Programmer who wants to build both their knowledge and career. If you are based in commutable distance to South East Birmingham, are bright, enthusiastic, and willing to learn, then we want to hear from you.

There is a competitive salary on offer for the right candidate and interviews will be held promptly.

**Applicants MUST be currently based in the UK and hold the correct corresponding VISA**

To be considered for this position, send your CV immediately to tomgrange@abrs.com.