Bangura Solutions

About the Company

IT Recruitment Simplified.

Experts in recruiting Technology and Digital Transformation specialist.

Bangura Solutions is a Certified Ethnic Minority Owned Business, we are masters at recruitment organisational systems and processes, consistently delivering exceptional results for customers. We are agile throughout the recruitment process; swift to adapt pre-emptively in problematic Technology and Digital Transformation areas for organisations to hit their growth targets and achieve ambitions.

Bangura Solutions was founded by Simmane Bangura who started his career in IT Recruitment as a business graduate recruiter in 2000. He quickly became a highly proficient recruiter that achieved market leading results through his customer centric approach, retaining his customers for years and found his true passion in leading others and making a significant impact in business.

We focus on the vital challenging areas within niche Technology and Digital Transformation. We make investing in training all our staff a priority, especially on wider business topics that impact candidates’ decision making processes. We ensure to include Diversity & Inclusion in all forms and global tax & compliance laws for each country of work. This allows us to deliver candidates to our customers in the areas most needed.

Our recruitment services in UK & Europe: Interim, Contract, Permanent or Outcome Services.

Our Specialisms:
Change & Digital Transformation
Strategy & Architecture
Big Data (BI), Analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science
Cybersecurity
Development and Integration
Cloud
DevOps
Blockchain and IoT

Call us on +44 203 854 1400
Visit us at: www.bangura.co.uk

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Bangura Solutions

Job Title

Data Technical Architect, Data Warehouse, Dunstable-Hybrid, £85k - £95k

Job Description

Data Technical Architect, Data Warehouse, Dunstable-Hybrid, £85k - £95k
This is the chance for you to join our prestige client and be part of an exciting transformation. As a Data Technical Architect, you will be providing technical leadership to a data engineering team. You will also have the fantastic opportunity to play a major role in adhering to big data best practices whilst building and maintaining reliable data pipelines and products across a range of exciting projects.
Essential
Provide technical data solutions, design and development of logical and physical data models and databases for business solutions.
Providing technical expertise and guidance to development teams around solution/system design and coding, ensuring standards are consistency upheld and quality practices are Embedded early within delivery teams.
Lead the Data Engineering board by building and where necessary redefining patterns and standards for the data engineering teams.
Develop robust data pipelines to serve analyst and data science community.
Building a documentation library for all data pipelines and data catalogue.
Extensive Data modelling experience from conceptual to logical models. Taking long term ownership of the data models and analytical products built on top of them.
Experience within a combination of cloud based Big data technologies (eg HDFS, Blob Storage, Spark, Kafka, Delta, Hive, Airflow and DBT) and OLTP and Data Warehousing - within SQL server or other RDBMS's. (SQL server).
Understanding of Lake House Architecture and Databricks.
Building solution blueprints.
Up to date knowledge of data and analytical technical domain.
New technology awareness, evaluation and selection. Running or supporting vendor RFI and RFP process.
Good understanding of software best practices, including design principles & patterns, security and performance.
Methodical, logical and flexible in approach, you will have gained significant experience as a Technical Architect.
Airline/retail experience.
Knowledge of analysis and development techniques eg SCRUM, Agile & Waterfall.
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.

Dunstable - Hybrid 2 Days Weekly, United Kingdom

Hybrid

19-12-2024

Company Name

Bangura Solutions

Job Title

ServiceNow Platform Architect - Cloud, Application, Design, Retail, Hybrid.

Job Description

Our client within retail is looking for an experienced ServiceNow Platform Architect to join their existing Architecture Team. You'll be working within an established architecture function, Embedded into their ServiceNow Platform team, accountable for the ServiceNow solution and platform architecture. You will be solely focused on supporting the advancement of our ServiceNow platform, across our colleague, supplier and IT service management use cases.

Your Role?
Lead the design and governance of solutions within ServiceNow, being an enabled and authoritative technical leader.
Experience in the Retail sector, or at least operating as an Architect in large enterprise environments desirable but not essential.
You will have extensive experience of working within ServiceNow at an architect level and feel confident in setting technical direction and governing ServiceNow platforms.
Experience in collaborating with wider architecture communities and ServiceNow products teams, other technical roles and third-party delivery partners
Familiar with working at an enterprise scale defining innovative and fit for purpose solutions
Knowledge of core technology led Service concepts such as Service Design, Management, Operations/Offerings as primary capabilities of the ServiceNow platform.
Understanding of the conceptual difference between application and platform architecture, due to the need to work effectively across both domains.
Experience in solution and technical design within ServiceNow, with a real passion for current technology trends.
Strong grasp of different integration design patterns and technologies, enabling ServiceNow to function within an Enterprise IT environment
Risk identification and mitigation, quantification and qualification of non-functional and functional requirements.
Able to explain technical concepts to a non-technical audience in a way that is relevant, easy to consume and compelling.
Ability to present at Design Authority and other decision-making forums, and gain consensus from a variety of stakeholders.
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place after xmas, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.

Leeds, United Kingdom

On site

23-12-2024

Company Name

Bangura Solutions

Job Title

Senior Application Developer- TOSCA, Azure, Test automation, Architecture, SC Cleared, Hybrid, Gr

Job Description

Senior Application Developer- TOSCA, Azure, Test automation, Architecture, SC Cleared, Hybrid, Greater London
Our client within the Public Sector is looking for an experienced SC Cleared Senior Application Developer to join their existing Azure Development Team. Will should have extensive TOSCA experience, while working within an on Prem Azure stack. Ideally great test automation knowledge specific to Tosca. You will be designing and implementing the Tricentis Tosca application (Test Automation solution) onto the clients network environments to meet the security and ITIL governance rules and develop the operating model. Following the implementation they will then lead the initial creation of an Automation Test library and handover to in-house team.

Job Description
You will be responsible for executing the Design and Deployment of A Tosca Server on-prem implementation onto Azure infrastructure. You will be required to request Servers, databases etc from the infrastructure/DBA teams, and will be responsible for all installation/configuration of the Tricentis Application onto the architecture and produce required documentation (Requirements (functional and non-functional), High/Low level design, Delivery Model, Deployment Plan, Cyber assessment, Test Plan/Report, SLAs, Service model etc.)

You will be required to develop a proof of concept set of tests against two selected applications taking existing manual tests and developing a automated tests. This is likely to consist of approximately 75 test cases. One application is an inhouse application with .NET Web Front End and SQL Database backend. The other is SAAS application (HxGn Infor CloudSuite)
You will be responsible for training and handover of the application to an inhouse test automation team. The training will be specific to the delivered operating model and specific information around the clients Networks and lessons learned from the two applications used above. The current team have limited Tosca experience (all hold AS1) but have used Test Automation tools in the past.
Must hold SC clearance and parent company hold cyber essential+
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.

London, United Kingdom

On site

06-01-2025

Company Name

Bangura Solutions

Job Title

Product Owner - Transformation, SAAS, Delivery, UX, Design, SC Cleared, Hybrid, Greater London

Job Description

Our client within the Public Sector is looking for an experienced Product Owner/Manager to join their existing Commercial Transformation Team. will have a deep understanding of both product management processes and the nuances of content strategy, with the ability to align content creation goals with business objectives and user needs. You will work closely with cross-functional teams including with workstreams across People, Systems, Data/Reporting, Change/Comms and roles such as content creators, designers, to ensure that product and content is not only created but also optimized for user engagement.
Position Overview:
The Commercial Transformation Product Owner will report into the Transformation Director responsible day-to-day to drive the development of a new product we have termed Content Engine'.
The aim of the Content Engine is to provide users within the Commercial function a guided journey across the Commercial lifecycle from how to capture demand from the business, tender process preparation and execution through to the contract management activities. As the programme launches new ways of working and new processes, templates, systems, it is imperative that once launched, all the users work to the define model. The Content Engine will not only provide a guided journey and detail the steps required at each stage but will also make available rich content such as guidance notes, training content, videos etc.
The ideal candidate
Note: The Content Engine will not be built from the ground up but be configured using a SAAS solution
Key Responsibilities:
1. Product Strategy & Vision:
Develop and communicate the product vision and roadmap, focusing on the guided journey and content-related features and functionality
Define product requirements and user stories for Content Engine including content creation, ensuring they align with the Commercial function's overall strategy and goals
Prioritize features, enhancements, and fixes based on value, user feedback, and content needs
Work closely with stakeholders leads across technical, process, policy to ensure the product and content aligns with user needs and that of the guided journey.
2. Product Development & Delivery:
Lead the product development lifecycle, from ideation and concept development to product launch and post-launch optimization
Ensure that product features are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality standards
Actively participate in Agile ceremonies (eg, sprint planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives) to ensure the team is on track and aligned with goals
Prioritize and manage the product backlog, ensuring that features and improvements are aligned with business priorities and user needs
Make tough prioritization decisions and trade-offs, balancing business goals, customer needs, and technical constraints
3. Content Strategy & Creation:
Develop and implement content strategies that align with product goals and user needs
Develop strategies for content delivery mediums, including video, MS Office and other mediums
Develop a comprehensive content delivery plan, outlining key objectives, milestones, and deliverables.
Working with content creation team, to write, edit, and manage high-quality content for the product
Work closely with workstream leads to align on their objectives, milestones and plans
Collaborate with process and product owners to ensure content is user-friendly and supports a seamless user experience
Conduct content audits, usability testing, and user research to refine and improve content
Maintain content guidelines, style guides, and best practices to ensure consistency across all platforms
4. Performance Metrics and Reporting:
Define key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the success and impact of the product
Establish regular reporting mechanisms to clearly communicate progress and outcomes to key stakeholders.
Minorities, women, LGBTQ+ candidates, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Interviews will take place next week, so please apply immediately to be considered for this exciting contract role or call Bangura Solutions to discuss this role further.

London, United Kingdom

On site

06-01-2025