<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Hook Head Hot Jobs</title><link>http://www.hookhead.com</link><description>Latest Jobs on Hook Head</description><webMaster>administrator@hookhead.com</webMaster><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1687</link><title><![CDATA[Mulitmedia Programmer]]></title><location>Dublin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dublin : <P>xxxxxxxxxxxx are looking for a multimedia programmer with at least 5 years experience. </P>
<P>Its a contract position, initally 3months.</P>
<P>Candidates should have experience in programming using Flash, Java Script and&nbsp;SQL</P>
<P>Some project managment experience is also desierable. </P>
<P>Please send your CV to me directly&nbsp;at xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx</P>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1687</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1684</link><title><![CDATA[Application Server Administrator - J2EE]]></title><location>DUBLIN</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[DUBLIN : <p><strong>Java / J2EE Application Server Support &amp; Administration</strong></p><p>Application Server Administrator required for the Oracle Application Server platform (10gAS). </p><p>Training
 will be provided once candidates have a good knowledge of Linux/UNIX 
and Java web application development. J2EE development and deployment 
experience very desirable as are basic Oracle database skills.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><p>* Perform releases of applications to J2EE container<br>* Provide advice on configurations for performance and availability of applications<br>* Provide assistance in troubleshooting and root cause analysis for issues reported by customers<br>* Research and document best practices for the deployment and management of J2EE applications<br>* Take an active interest in the security of the infrastructure and provide suggestions for improvements</p><p><br><strong>Mandatory Skills</strong></p><p>* Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline<br>* 2+ Years Java/J2EE web development experience<br>*
 Strong knowledge of web technologies such as web browser, web server 
and application server. Ability to troubleshoot and trace the flow of 
data through an N-Tier environment.<br>* Developer-level knowledge of 
Linux/Unix : file management, process management, file editing, network 
troubleshooting and shell scripting<br>* Working knowledge of database technology â especially connectivity between Application Server and Database Server</p><p><strong>Desirable Skills</strong></p><p>* Experience of Application Server Administration, ideally using the Oracle Application Server suite (or BEA WebLogic)<br>* Advanced Linux skills â performance management, process automation<br>* Experience in the configuration of the Apache WebServer<br>* Working knowledge of firewalls and application security infrastructure</p><p><em>All candidates must be resident in Ireland and will be based in Dublin</em></p><em>No agency applications</em>

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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1684</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1683</link><title><![CDATA[C++ / Compiler Developers]]></title><location>Dublin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dublin : <P>Our client is leading the market in their field of developing a range of cluster computing solutions.</P>
<P>They have now established headquarters in Ireland in order to begin the process of commercializing the solution and wish to expand their team of superior software engineers </P>
<P>They currently have openings for 2 Engineers - A Compiler Software Engineer and a C++ Engineer who will both work on our client's core VM Team and will have experience working in a linux environment. </P>
<P>Technical Requirements</P>
<P>Both roles require superior / excellent C++ competency in addition to:</P>
<P>- Multithreaded application development<BR>- Analytical, attention to detail, methodical<BR>- A proven track record of delivering complex low level technical <BR>solutions<BR>&nbsp;- Ability to deliver a quality technology product that is balanced <BR>with the commercial requirements of the business</P>
<P>The Compiler Software Engineer will need to have commercial experience with compilers, and compiler optimizations, ideally with Java and JITs and will require a min of 5 years similar work experience. The salary for this role is up to 100k DOE.</P>
<P>The C++ Engineer will need to have a min of 2 years similar work experience and the salary for this role is up to 65k</P>
<P>&nbsp;A Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines such as Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mathematics would be relevant to both roles.</P>
<P>Developing distributed systems is considered relevant experience.</P>
<P>This is an excellent opportunity for candidates to get involved in exciting new large scale IT projects, bringing from research &amp; development stage all the way through to implementation gaining excellent training and exposure to new technologies</P>
<P><BR>Please send your Cv along with availability and salary expectation to xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR></P>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1683</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1682</link><title><![CDATA[Java Tool Test Developer]]></title><location>Dublin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dublin : <P>Our client is leading the market in their field of developing a range of cluster computing solutions.</P>
<P>They have now established headquarters in Ireland in order to begin the process of commercializing the solution and wish to expand their team of superior software engineers.</P>
<P>They currently have a requirement for a Java Test Tool Developer who will carry out testing for the QA Manager.</P>
<P>Technical Requirements for the role:</P>
<P>&nbsp; - Java developer with experience developing in a Linux environment to <BR>&nbsp;create test tools to automated testing of shared memory and class libraries<BR>&nbsp;- Good understanding or core java libraries.<BR>&nbsp; - QA background would be advantageous.<BR>&nbsp; - Unix scripting skills, such as python, would be useful.<BR>&nbsp; </P>
<P>A Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines such as <BR>Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mathematics would be relevant to the role</P>
<P>The salary for this role is up to 65k DOE</P>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1682</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1681</link><title><![CDATA[Java Class Libraries Engineer]]></title><location>Dublin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dublin : <P>Our client is leading the market in their field of developing cluster computing solutions.</P>
<P>They have now established headquarters in Ireland in order to begin the process of commercializing the solution and wish to expand their team of superior software engineers </P>
<P>Java Class Libraries Engineer.</P>
<P>&nbsp; - Engineer to create and update core java class libraries for a new <BR>JVm.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp; - 3 or more years of commercial java experience developing in a Linux <BR>&nbsp;environment<BR>&nbsp; - Experience with C++ and JNI would be advantageous<BR>&nbsp; - Experience with mbeans, jmx and j2ee also advantageous<BR>&nbsp; - A Degree in Computer Science or related disciplines such as <BR>&nbsp;Electronic Engineering, Physics, Mathematics would be relevant to the&nbsp; role</P>
<P><BR>This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive company at a crucial point in their own growth.</P>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1681</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1680</link><title><![CDATA[Developer - Embedded Software]]></title><location>Dublin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dublin : <H1>Developer - Embedded Software</H1>
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<DD id=DDITExperience>1-5 Years</DD>
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<P>Our client is leading the market in their field of developing cluster computing solutions.</P>
<P>They have now established headquarters in Ireland in order to begin the process of commercializing the solution and wish to expand their team of superior software engineers </P>
<P>Developer - Embedded Software</P>
<P><BR>Required Technical Skills</P>
<P>Strong C programming skills (ability to write reliable and concise code)</P>
<P>* Experience with embedded or system software development (e.g. device drivers, kernel code, networking code)</P>
<P>* Comfortable with using Linux as a development host (ideally, as a development target)</P>
<P>Preferred but not Essential Skills / Experience</P>
<P>* Networking protocols/network programming (Ethernet, TCP/IP)<BR>* C++<BR>* Scripting languages (Python/Perl/Tcl)<BR>* Hardware (computer architecture, digital logic, PCB design...)<BR></P></DIV>]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1680</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1679</link><title><![CDATA[Looking for Software Reporting Analyst ]]></title><location>Dubllin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dubllin : 
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Our client is the largest provider of online gaming services in Ireland and a leading provider of online gaming services in the UK for more than 20 years. They are a public listed company, listed on both the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, with a turnover of â¬2,101m. They employ close to 2000 people across Europe.</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">They are currently recruiting a Software Reporting Analyst for their Dublin office.</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Come to live and work in Dublin, the capital of Ireland â a lively, multicultural, historical and contemporary city as well as a modern centre of education, the arts, administrative function, economy and industry.</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Main duties &amp; responsibilities</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">:</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Overall role of the Reporting Analyst is to meet the day-to-day needs of the business in terms of scheduled reports and ad-hoc data requirements.</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Development and maintenance of scheduled reports</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Provision of adhoc reporting for ânon standardâ reports</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Ensure stability and availability of reporting platform</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Requirements</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">:</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Experience with at least one report-writing tool (Hyperion, Cognos, Business Objects, SSRS, etc)</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Experience with SQL in a large OLTP database environment</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Excellent verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong customer ethic</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Experience with at least one scripting language (eg. Perl, JavaScript, VBscript)</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ High level of numeracy</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); 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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Education &amp; Experience:</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ 3+ years plus in a similar role with a Third level qualification</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Experience with SQL</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">â¢ Experience with a reporting tool and a scripting language</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); 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]]></description><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1679</guid><pubDate>Sun, 5 Dec 2010 19:27:49 -0500</pubDate></item><item><link>http://www.hookhead.com/jobs.jsp?id=1678</link><title><![CDATA[Looking for a Software Testing Engineer in Dublin]]></title><location>Dublin</location><country>Ireland</country><description><![CDATA[Dublin : 
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">Our client is the largest provider of online gaming services in Ireland and a leading provider of online gaming services in the UK for more than 20 years. They are a public listed company, listed on both the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, with a turnover of â¬2,101m. They employ close to 2000 people across Europe.</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">They are currently recruiting Software Testing Engineers for their Dublin office.</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br></font></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><b>Main duties &amp; responsibilities:</b></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><b>&nbsp;</b></font></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Working closely with the development manager and the business to ensure that systems are delivered in a high quality fashion</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Responsibility for testing multiple projects in a release</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Analyzing issues and identifying problems</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Troubleshooting environmental and application configuration issues</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Working in a pressurized environment to deliver quality software releases on time</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Deploying and configuring releases and troubleshooting issues as they arise</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#2D2D2D"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><b>Requirements:</b></font></span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Experience with UNIX systems and RDBMS</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Release experience in a busy development environment</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">â¢ Enthusiastic and structured approach to application testing</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif">&nbsp;</font></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(45, 45, 45); -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'Times New Roman', Times, serif"><br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; 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<p><strong>Overview</strong></p>  <p><strong></strong><br>My client is looking to recruit a self-starting, creative and innovative software engineer<br>into our software development team. A career with my client offers the chance to work<br>with an exciting, rapidly expanding company on the leading edge of software solution<br>development in our industry. Our team shares an intense belief in creativity, innovation and the<br>entrepreneurial spirit.</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p>Reporting to the Director of Technology, the Software Engineer will be a member of a focused<br>team developing and maintaining leading-edge software applications to support the sales<br>effectiveness needs of our enterprise customers. The successful candidate will have the<br>opportunity to work in an open, dynamic environment and serve a key role in developing next<br>generation web solutions for the sales industry.</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><strong></strong>  <ul>  <li>Collaborate with stakeholders in establishing application requirements, determining<br>features, support needs and performance requirements</li>  <li>Plan, design, develop, test and deploy software to satisfy these requirements</li>  <li>Ensure timely and robust implementation of the companyâs development plans</li>  <li>Work according to the agile programming application development methodology adhered<br>to, including test-first, iterative development and continuous re-prioritization</li>  <li>Use specialist knowledge and experience of information technology to provide technical<br>advice, leadership and vision</li>  <li>Contribute to the review, selection, and adoption of proprietary tools and technologies</li>  <li>Work with other team members in accomplishing group objectives</li>  <li>Ensure that all relevant parties are kept up to date on progress of projects and give<br>feedback on an ongoing basis</li>  <li>Ensure compliance with relevant company standards and guidelines</li>  <li>Support the maintenance and continued availability of our hosted technology solutions</li></ul>  <p><br><strong>Requirements</strong><br></p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <ul>  <li>Strong Java skills, including Core Java, Tomcat, Spring, Hibernate, JSP, JavaScript</li>  <li>Bachelorâs Degree in relevant discipline or equivalent experience</li>  <li>Experience in application development</li></ul>  <p>Additional Notes:</p>  <p><font face="">My&nbsp;client is&nbsp;looking for three engineers in total. One very experienced who could act as joint team lead / architect and two mid-level.</font></p>  <style type="text/css">  body {   background: #FFF;  }  </style>
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<p><strong>4 x Software Development Engineer, Infrastructure Automation</strong></p>  <p>Are you ready to create systems to power one of the largest e-commerce companies in the world?&nbsp; Amazon has over 70 million customers, and developers all over the world rely on our storage, compute, and virtualized services via Amazon Web Services.&nbsp; Our success depends on our world-class network and hardware infrastructure; we're handling massive scale and rapid integration of emergent technologies. Our goal is to become "The Infrastructure Platform" for the world.&nbsp; The Infrastructure Automation team is responsible for delivering the software that powers our infrastructure, and we're looking for Software Development Engineers to deliver the next generation of Infrastructure Automation.</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p>The ideal candidate will be passionate about solving the toughest software challenges; you'll be excited by working at huge scales, and you'll have a proven record of delivering highly operable and maintainable software on time.&nbsp; You'll have relentlessly high standards for yourself and everyone you work with; you'll drive engineering best practices throughout your team and you'll be constantly looking for ways to make the systems you own better.&nbsp; You'll be intensely customer focused: you understand your customers' challenges and are constantly looking for ways to solve them.&nbsp; You have great communication skills, and enjoy working in a fast-paced, collaborative team environment.</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p>Your education and experience include:</p>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <ul>  <li>BS degree or higher in Computer Science with several years of relevant, broad engineering experience</li>  <li>Significant experience programming in Java and/or Ruby</li>  <li>Experience with Perl and C++ would be a distinct advantage</li>  <li>Experience developing software in a Linux environment</li>  <li>Familiarity with web services, virtual machines, SOAP, XML, MySQL, LDAP, and object oriented methodologies</li></ul>  <p>&nbsp;</p>  <p><strong>*** Candidates must be living in Ireland and have either EU citizenship or a valid Irish work permit. ***</strong></p>  <style type="text/css">  body {   background: #FFF;  }  </style>
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<p>Strong Java Developer required for large American Internet company. </p>  <p>The following skills are required</p>  <ul>  <li>Excellent programming skills in Java</li>  <li>Programming skills in Ruby / Python a plus</li>  <li>Ability to solve complex software problems</li>  <li>At least 5 years industry experience</li>  <li>Candidates must be available to start work within approximately 2 weeks</li></ul>  <p><strong>*** Candidates must be living in Ireland and have either EU citizenship or a valid Irish work permit. ***</strong></p>  <style type="text/css">  body {   background: #FFF;  }  </style>  <style type="text/css">  body {   background: #FFF;  }  </style>
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<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">EEA PASSPORT REQUIRED. STRICTLY NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES - THANK YOU.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You will have the opportunity to interact with a strong team and will actively develop both your technology and leadership skills.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Core Skills Requirements:<BR>â¢ Strengths in C# coding.<BR>â¢ Strengths in SQL including stored procedures design.<BR>â¢ Experience in SQL Server 2005 and ideally 2008.<BR>â¢ Web development skills especially ASP.Net, and ideally Silverlight (on the job training in in Silverlight possible).<BR>â¢ Exposure to data model design skills using UML, Visio.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Ideal Skills Requirements:<BR>â¢ Knowledge of optimal database design for performance.<BR>â¢ Knowledge of SQL Server Reporting Services, Integration Services, and potentially Analysis Services.<BR>â¢ GIS exposure (ESRI ArcGIS Server, Open Source) would be a bonus.<BR>â¢ Product development and release management exposure would be a bonus.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Approach to Work:<BR>â¢ You must show initiative and innovation in your approach and welcome interaction with users and clients.<BR>â¢ Preferably you will have a drivers licence, access to a car, or be otherwise willing to undertake occasional visits to client sites.<BR>â¢ You would engage enthusiastically with your job and undertake learning.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Conditions:<BR>â¢ Salary negotiable. â¬35k-â¬55k per annum guideline.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Salary negotiable - guidelines only provided. Health cover, flexible working arrangements possible</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">You must have an EEA passport. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Submit:<BR>Submit your CV at the earliest via email and using subject Developer2010/10 to â</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">xxxxxxx O xxxxx, Managing Director<BR>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx<BR>xxxxxxxxxxxxxx</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=1 face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Interviews:<BR>â¢ Interviews will be scheduled, and referees will be contacted in due course.</FONT></P>
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