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The Cloud Platform Engineer works within the Cloud Operations team. The Cloud Platform Engineer will ensure, along with other team members that all hosted environments are available and that SLA’s are being met within relevant timescales. Individuals will be expected to work independently and as part of a team, taking ownership of tasks and issues, and seeing them through to completion. The Cloud Platform Engineer will work as a mentor to junior members of the team providing technical guidance, helping them learn operational excellence and how to deliver complex solutions. Skill and Experience Either AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional or AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional 2 Years comprehensive hands on AWS experience DevOps methods and processes (incl. Config Management, virtualization, monitoring, code management) Building and maintaining close and productive customer relationships Maintaining virtualized, mixed OS environments on-premise, in private clouds and public clouds AWS, VMware or other hosting solutions Configuration managers (Chef, Puppet etc) Code managers (Git, Gerrit, Jenkins etc.) Oracle DB, MS SQL Server or MySQL Linux, Unix, Windows Server Edition Apache Tomcat, haproxy, IIS Application Servers (WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss) Jreports, Solr or BI WebServices (SOAP/REST) Scripting languages (e.g. bash, Perl, Python, JavaScript) Enterprise Schedulers (e.g. Rundeck, Tidal) Please Apply online

We’re seeking an experienced PMO Manager for an initial 12 month fixed term contract for a large business with a global reach in central Glasgow. This PMO Manager will both enhance and lead a team through the execution of a Transformation Roadmap and help deliver a future strategy state. This is a key position that spans multiple directorates and programmes of work, advising, challenging, supporting and providing insight on the best delivery approach, methodology, outcomes and effective governance. This organisation has an experienced team of analysts focussing on benefits, planning (including demand), finance, resourcing, quality, project and strategic reporting amongst others. The ideal individual will need to be a great communicator, innovative thinker, challenging their approach to deliver in a more agile manner whilst keeping the integrity of the strategy at the heart. To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record of taking a PMO team on an agile maturity journey and delivering tangible value add improvements to  PMO and the wider organisation. In this role you will be responsible for a portfolio size of approximately £20M per year across circa 40 projects; Work with stakeholders across all levels; directly tasked by Head of Portfolio Delivery, working with Stakeholders across IT, People and Transformation, Markets and Professional Education; Coach and mentor the Senior PMO Analysts and coach Project Managers within the directorate; Understand the wider objectives of the portfolio and programmes, have credibility within the environment and be able to influence others; Accountable for the monthly, quarterly, and annual analyses, budget monitoring and re-forecasting and reporting on Portfolio performance; Own and manage on behalf of the directorate the departmental shared resource pool and capacity plan, highlighting any resource short-falls and spare capacity and recommending management strategies; Maintain accurate records, Management Information and indicators regarding change portfolio performance to enable insightful, pro-active senior manager reporting and decision making; Design, challenge and agree Management dashboards; Identify opportunities for improvement to processes and practices, to improve portfolio workflow and more effective delivery. To be considered you’ll need the following; Over 5 years and significant experience of working in a project/programme/portfolio environment as either senior Project Manager or Project or Programme Manager or Programme Office Manager; Recent experience of working on larger scale complex projects or programmes; Experience of planning, managing and organizing resources within short / medium timescales within the overall policy framework; Strong people and Stakeholder management skills; Formally trained in recognised Project Management methodology, such as Prince 2, or can demonstrate an equivalent level of experience and certified in recognised PMO management methodology; Highly competent with Microsoft Office Suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Project; Excellent attention to detail and with the ability to ensure high quality and consistency of output; Demonstrate an innovative approach to problem solving including identifying opportunities for development and improvement; Excellent communication, influencing and workshop facilitation skills and possess the expertise to work with groups to build consensus and resolve conflict; Demonstrable expertise in preparing written communication; In depth, Centre of Excellence level understanding of risk management, dependency management, benefits management and financial and budget management as it applies to a project, programme and portfolio of change; Conversant with best practice methodologies with the ability to take a pragmatic approach to practical application; Exceptionally skilled in working with large amounts of information to provide succinct analysis, spotting and communicating trending information; Excellent understanding of the P3M3 maturity model and its application; Expert level understanding and experience of the role of PMO within a project/programme/portfolio environment. You’ll enjoy core benefits including private healthcare, pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme and Nudge (a financial wellbeing tool)! Customisable benefits including health assessments, the healthcare cash plan, dental cover, gadget insurance and much, much more. Flexible working arrangements to support work/life balance (offices are currently closed until August 2021 so  all working 100% remotely until then where a hybrid model will be brought in to place.)

We are delighted to be recruiting exclusively for a world-renowned brand that is currently seeking to appoint a new Head of IT Operations.   The role of Head of IT Operations will play a key role within this organisation being directly accountable for owning the planning, delivery, engineering, and operation of a global technology team. Within this role you will identify opportunities for improvement and change to ensure a consistent and stable service is delivered across the organisation. Within this role you will; drive the operations function to deliver the activities, technologies and resources that facilitate and underpin our clients technology capabilities; Lead and grow the capabilities of the team by proactively sharing knowledge with the team members ensuring documenting procedures and solutions are carried out; Support and drive the team to build, operate and assure best in class reliability, capacity and security across existing technologies; Facilitate and enable the move to cloud technologies by introducing, implementing, operating best practice and evolving ways of working to take advantage of the improved technologies; Manage partners and driving initiatives to review and recommend initiatives to improve service and secure savings; Collaborate with and influence technology peers to own the overall solution design and implementation of our roadmap and vision; Collaborate to Design & Build a 24/7 Operations function, integrated with the IT Service Desk, which appropriately supports our business outcomes and act as a single point of contact for Operations providing technical expertise and support to peers, business units and 3 rd parties within agreed service levels and escalating to other teams as appropriate. Ideally, you will be; a proven leader who can set objectives, drive operational excellence, performance manage a team, and develop individuals to achieve their potential; have extensive experience managing the delivery and support of server, network, storage, and telecoms in a global datacentre and cloud environment; have extensive knowledge of Technical Infrastructure support and design within a global organisation is a must as well as in-depth knowledge of Microsoft, VMWare, Citrix, SAN, Cloud (Azure), Networking & Security Technologies, Data storage, and backups. Desirable; ITIL certified, VCP, MCSE / MCITP, CCNA / CCNP, Cloud Certification - Azure (Fundamentals or Architecture). For more information call Michael Phair on 07534 454 637 or email  Michael.Phair@be-it.co.uk    

Design Engineering –Team Lead Glasgow, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire                                                                An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Design Engineering – Hydrogen Team Lead to make a significant contribution to the growth of our award–winning, global technology manufacturing business. Reporting to the Design Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for Product and Technology Innovation, including the development of new hydrogen based products and integrating engineering changes to existing ones. This role will also involve delivering a world class customer service through technical support to global internal and external customers. Leading a cross functional team of 6, there will be a strong requirement for leadership skills with a significant understanding of engineering principles such as design for manufacture, product development processes and technology innovation. You will be responsible for : Driving a collaborative engaged team that is aligned to departmental goals and Global Business Objectives Championing life and validating testing of hydrogen products Leading initiatives to address production faults attributed to design and component selection Prioritising and allocating the teams workload Ensuring project spend is accurate including capital and operational expenditure Developing and mentoring Engineers by sharing knowledge and best practice Ensuring timely completion of all required documentation for project related tasks You must have a proven track record of team management in a fast paced Engineering environment with a knowledge of product development lifecycle and delivering new products to market. Candidates should also have a degree in a relevant engineering discipline or sufficient experience. In addition you will have an understanding of the following : Electrical systems and Mechanical design Document Compliance and Component / BoM / Drawing Revision Control SAP or another ERP system Hydrogen technology would be a distinct advantage. Our values are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Peak Scientific is a global leader in developing innovative gas generation solutions for analytical laboratories in a wide variety of industries including life sciences, biomedical, pharma, petrochemical and environmental. After over 20 years of sustained growth, Peak is well established as a dominant player in laboratory gas generation - a market which is estimated to be worth over £250m globally, and still growing. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of that, as we move into the next phase of growth, consolidation and global expansion with plans to establish new manufacturing and distribution capacity, both in the UK and internationally. We offer a competitive package and opportunities to develop within an expanding international company.  If you have what it takes to be part of Peak, click APPLY!

Due to continued growth, we are looking for an additional Production Supervisor to join our Production team at Peak HQ in Inchinnan, Renfrew. Reporting to the Senior Production Manager, you will be an experienced leader who will relish the challenge of supervising a busy team of technical operators. Duties will include: Working closely with the planning team to ensure work plan is carried out to meet agreed delivery dates Monitoring and managing work level and performance standards Maintaining all Health and Safety standards which can include writing and interpreting risk assessments and conducting floor safety inspections to identify areas for improvement Dealing with absence management, including return to work interviews Organising on-going training and development of Technical Operators Managing the building and testing of gas generation systems including sub-assemblies Running daily meetings to discuss targets, workload and performance issues The successful candidate will have previous experience of working in a fast paced, mechanical/electrical production environment and have the ability to lead and motivate a team. With a positive and pro-active approach, you will take pride in improving productivity/efficiency, developing your team and working closely with the other production supervisors in the achievement of departmental KPIs. You will also be: Self-motivated with a keen sense of enthusiasm and the ability to motivate a team Computer literate with experience of operating an integrated IT system Genuinely driven to implement continual improvement processes throughout the business (knowledge of Lean Manufacturing techniques would be advantageous) Experienced working in a fast paced manufacturing environment (knowledge of mechanical and/or electrical sub assembly would be advantageous) An excellent communicator with people management experience Ideally experienced using an ERP system, (SAP B1) would be advantageous Our values are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, and while our approach and atmosphere within the business is fun, friendly and informal, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. Now is a great time to join us!  This Production Supervisor role will be challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding and engaging.  On offer in return is a fantastic work, life and fun balance, a great work environment, plus the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business.  If you like the sound of our brand and culture please click APPLY!  

Due to continued growth, we are looking for QC Technicians to join our Quality team at Peak HQ in Inchinnan, Renfrew. Reporting to the Lead QC Technician, you will be responsible for the application and execution of Quality Control tasks and standards, in line with our company procedures. You will be involved in the physical inspection and recording of inspection results, complying with Peak’s quality control processes to implement our Quality Standards. Duties will include: Physically inspecting in-coming material goods and final generator build to set Peak standards Inspecting results to be recorded in PEAK systems/software maintaining an accurate record of the inspection and communicating with engineering and operations with respect to faults found Processing of non-conforming material Reworking, where possible, minor defects to correct non-conforming material, achieving PEAK Quality standards Maintaining calibration certificates for all test and measurement equipment and maintain validation of operation Training other team members The successful candidate must have a minimum of 1 year’s relevant QC experience and ideally with a proven track record using measurement instruments, such a digital callipers, pressure gauges or flow meters. You will also be: A fast learner with excellent communication skills Able to interpretate and apply product standards Self-motivating and a team player Willing to embrace new challenges within a growing company Computer literate with a good knowledge of MSWord and Excel Someone with an awareness of Technical Drawings and specifications Our values are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, and while our approach and atmosphere within the business is fun, friendly and informal, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. Now is a great time to join us!  These QC Technician roles will be challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding and engaging.  On offer in return is a fantastic work, life and fun balance, a great work environment, plus the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business.  If you like the sound of our brand and culture please click APPLY!  

We’re working with a well-known company who is currently looking to hire a Service Delivery Manager to transform group ITs service management function. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership qualities, be relatively technical, have good collaboration skills and a passion for building high performing teams. Along with the flexibility to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, and rapid change. We are looking for someone who has technical expertise in: 3+ years working as an IT Service Delivery Manager / IT Manager in a “Hands-on” & Customer facing capacity. Proven track record of delivering Enterprise-Class IT Service Management using standard methodologies, such as ITIL, etc. Strong technical background in supporting end-user devices, Microsoft Desktop OS, and Office 365 products. Experience in managing and coordinating workloads through a Helpdesk Call Logging System. Familiarity/certification with ITIL would be advantageous. Proven experience implementing & using ITIL Service Management Methodologies demonstrating this through examples of practical, “Real life” implementations. Within this role you will be responsible for: Manage the IT Service Delivery team, including outsourced partners, providing support for the employees. Develop, Implement & Maintain uniform end-to-end service delivery processes based on ITIL and ITSM tooling. Develop, Implement & maintain a comprehensive IT Service Catalogue. Track and report key metrics regarding service performance based on outsourced partner SLAs and internal service. Hold the teams to the highest standards in the areas of IT Service Management, project delivery and accountability. Serve as an escalation point for employees. Provide operational leadership and direction to the IT Team members. Identify areas for improving the service delivery experience. Drive the delivery of day-to-day IT services & manage the transition of IT Projects through acceptance into service support. In addition to competitive base salaries, our client also offers a range of benefits including pension, flexible working, and realistic development, and career progression opportunities. Interested?   Michael.Phair@Be-IT.co.uk  or call me on 07534 454 637 

Would you like to join a well known Scottish brand embarking on a transformational journey to dominate the market they operate in?   You will be an experienced Product Owner with a passion to improve and deliver a first class customer journey and experience.   On a day to day basis you will engage with developers, designers, users and stakeholders to solve customer problems. You will translate these problems into business priorities and actionable user stories.   You will prioritise development backlogs and act as the backbone to the product development cycle.   With Agile experience, you will run ceremonies and meetings which will include stakeholder briefings, scrums, sprint reviews and retros.   You will be joining an experienced development team where you will be involved in building exciting and high profile products that will shape the digital journey for millions of customers across the UK.   For more information, please apply below or send your CV to matt.druce@be-it.co.uk

Are you a passionate Front End Developer who wants to work for a successful Digital Transformation company, partnering with some of the best known organisations in the UK? Do you want to expand your current skill set into some of the newest and emerging technologies to deliver  robust and modern solutions? If so then this could be the role for you.  Our client, a Microsoft certified consultancy, are looking for a Front End Developer to join their team on a permanent basis as their business expands.  Working with other front end developers, designers and architects in an agile environment you will develop new functionality for existing products and solutions as well as developing new solutions. You will  build reusable code and libraries for future use and implement UI frameworks, e.g. Microsoft Fabric, Google Material etc. You will make sure that solutions are optimized for performance and scalability and audit existing front end code  for future refactoring/redevelopment Ideally you will be a a skilled Javascript developer, with san understanding of javascript libraries. You will be skilled in HTML & CSS and adept at asynchronous request handling. Any further experience within MVC, .NET Razor, React UI Frameworks, GIT and Azure would be beneficial.    If this sounds like it could be the right role for you then please get in touch with Christina Hall on 0141 370 9911 or email me at christina.hall@be-it.co.uk

Hydrogen Design Engineering Manager Glasgow, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire                                                             An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a Hydrogen Design Engineering Manager to make a significant contribution to the growth of our award–winning, global technology manufacturing business. You will be responsible for Product and Technology Innovation, including the development of new hydrogen based products and integrating engineering changes to existing ones. This role will also involve delivering a world class customer service through technical support to global internal and external customers. Leading a cross functional team of 6, there will be a strong requirement for leadership skills with a significant understanding of engineering principles such as design for manufacture, product development processes and technology innovation. In addition you will be responsible for : Facilitating a collaborative team that is engaged and aligned to departmental goals and Global Business Objectives Championing life and validating testing of hydrogen products Leading initiatives to address production faults attributed to design and component selection Prioritising and allocating the teams workload Ensuring project spend is accurate including capital and operational expenditure Developing and mentoring Engineers by sharing knowledge and best practice Ensuring timely completion of all required documentation for project related tasks Educated at least to degree level in Mechanical, Electrical or similar Engineering discipline, you must have a proven track record in team management in a fast paced Engineering environment. Your knowledge of the product development lifecycle in line with ISO9001:2015, complements your experience of running product development processes and delivering new products to a global market. An understanding of document compliance and component / BoM / drawing revision control; SAP or another ERP system and Hydrogen technology would be a distinct advantage. Peak Scientific is a global leader in developing innovative gas generation solutions for analytical laboratories in a wide variety of industries including life sciences, biomedical, pharma, petrochemical and environmental. After over 20 years of sustained growth, Peak is well established as a dominant player in laboratory gas generation - a market which is estimated to be worth over £250m globally, and still growing. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 600 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. This is a rare opportunity to be a part of that, as we move into the next phase of growth, consolidation and global expansion with plans to establish new manufacturing and distribution capacity, both in the UK and internationally. Individuals who fit our culture and values will have a high degree of professionalism but appreciate our non-corporate feel in a fun atmosphere.  It’s a really dynamic, energised environment with constant changes and challenges, presenting opportunities for personal and professional growth.    We offer a competitive package and opportunities to develop within an expanding international company.  If you have what it takes to be part of Peak, click APPLY!    

Territory Manager - CIS and Russia Location: Glasgow, Inchinnan, Renfrewshire Travel: 40-50% travel within the Region Established over 20 years, Peak Scientific is a leading innovator in the design, manufacture and support of high performance gas generators for analytical laboratories, with direct operations in every continent around the world. This success is a result of a continual focus on manufacturing cutting-edge products and in directly supporting customers across the world with industry-leading service and maintenance. With over 20 overseas offices across every continent and over 500 staff globally, Peak is one of Scotland’s manufacturing success stories of the past decade. Reporting to the Channel Manager for the region, you will be responsible for supporting, developing and continuing to grow a key territory within Peak’s Channel territory  CIS & Russia.  You will be responsible for ensuring that sales targets are met and exceeded as well as maintaining mutually beneficial relationships, with particular focus on Peak’s significant distributor network, as well as our OEM’s and end user customers. You will be part of a 50+ strong European Sales and Service team. The preferred location for the role is Glasgow at Peak EMEA HQ but other locations will be considered for right candidate.  You will travel extensively within the region. You will be responsible for: Achieving / exceeding sales targets and objectives for the territory. Providing sales advice and product recommendations for distributors/OEMs/customers Regular visits to your territory to provide support, guidance and training to distributors as well as accompanying them on end user visits. Developing & maintaining strong relationships with key distributors. Negotiating the terms of a sales agreement, ensuring agreed profit margins are maintained with the aim to win business. Prospecting, growing, managing and maintaining a healthy sales pipeline. Upkeep of quotations, monthly reports, prospects/pipeline activity with feedback at meetings. Ensuring a record of sales, order information and customer contact details are entered and maintained in CRM system. Strategic Planning – examine and identify the key regions within the territory and devise an action plan ensuring a focused business approach to your markets. Contribution and communication with the channel team to share insights, achievements, best practice and opportunities. Skills and Qualifications – Distributor / Channel management experience Knowledge and/or experience of Eastern EU, Russia and MENA markets with relevant industry experience (B2B) Proven international Sales & channel management experience Knowledge of chemistry, LCMS and GC highly beneficial Experienced at managing and exceeding personal sales targets Any additional languages are beneficial Preferably educated to degree level. Our values are structured around our colleagues, our customers and our service, and while our approach and atmosphere within the business is fun, friendly and informal, our priority is always on delivering successful outcomes for our customers. At the heart of Peak is a focus on ‘doing the right thing’, it’s an informal approach but one which is well-known and understood throughout our business. Now is a great time to join us!  This Territory Manager role will be challenging and fast-paced, but rewarding and engaging.  On offer in return is a fantastic work, life and fun balance, a great work environment, plus the chance to make a real contribution to the future growth and success of a global business.  If you like the sound of our brand, culture  please click APPLY!