Cornwallis Elt

About the Company

Founded in 2001, Cornwallis Elt is now a highly respected £40M turnover recruitment business, based in the City of London.

Our focus is on recruiting technology, digital and change management professionals into the financial markets, digital & media industries, legal and professional services sectors.

Over the last twenty years, we have built an outstanding network of client relationships and an extensive, rigorously managed candidate database. Add to this a forensic delivery focus and you can see how we have created an enviable track record of growth and success.

Cornwallis Elt is proud to be a member of global recruitment and engineering design group, Morson Group.

Listed Jobs

Company Name

Cornwallis Elt

Job Title

Operations Analyst

Job Description

Operations Analyst – Private Equity – CLO – Investment Management – Permanent Opportunity up to £85,000

Our client, a leading Asset Management organisation based in the City of London, are looking for an Operations Analyst to join them on a permanent basis. You will be joining the Investment Operations team supporting the business on a large Private Equity programme of work.

The successful candidate will be responsible for providing operational support to the relevant business areas for Private Assets as well as Collateralised Loan Obligations. Alongside this, you will aid in the development of a new Operating Model as the team look to scale up their presence within the Private Equity landscape.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience working on Private Equity projects within the Asset Management arena.

Key Skills:
Proven ability working as an Operations Analyst
3-5 years supporting Private Equity projects (e.g. Private Assets, Private Debt, Private Equity, Private Credit etc.)
Knowledge of Collateralised Loan Obligations is highly beneficial
Knowledge of the full reconciliations suite (e.g. Positions, Trade, Settlements, Cash)
Proficiency in Microsoft Office with VBA knowledge is desirable
Experience working in the Asset Management industry is essential.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a reputable Asset Management organisation and play a significant role as they expand their Private Equity capability within Operations.

London, United Kingdom

On site

11-02-2025

Company Name

Cornwallis Elt

Job Title

Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Job Description

Senior 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer – Investment Management – Contract – Hybrid

My client is a leading investment management business looking to hire a Senior 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer to join a small but high-impact team, providing operational support and strategic engineering for core infrastructure on a global level. This will include environments management and automation, storage, compute, virtualisation, networks, security, databases and cloud deployments (M365, Entra ID, SQL MI etc.).

What is expected by the Senior 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer:
Take ownership of, manage, and resolve 3rd line incidents and requests submitted to the Service Desk.
Serve as a key escalation point within the department, demonstrating exceptional ability to diagnose and resolve hardware and software issues across various platforms, including VMWare, NetApp, Cisco network devices, firewalls, and SQL/Oracle databases.
Lead the continuous enhancement of security controls across all IT environments, ensuring compliance with security standards.
Manage and prioritise workloads independently, ensuring effective time and resource allocation.
Take accountability for planning and delivering key projects and initiatives.

Essential skills required by the Senior 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer:
At least 10 years’ experience in a 3rd line technology support role, including two or more of the following:
Windows Server Support.
VMWare.
NetApp.
Networking support.
Azure and/or SQL Server database administration.
Exhibit a strong sense of responsibility and accountability for the solutions the team support.
Technical troubleshooting, demonstrate a logical and methodical approach to troubleshooting complex issues.
Experience of security hardening.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

London, United Kingdom

On site

13-02-2025

Company Name

Cornwallis Elt

Job Title

Portfolio Manager

Job Description

Portfolio Delivery Manager – Digital Solutions, Enterprise, Operations, Transformation, Technology – Contract - London - paying up to £800/day Inside IR35

My client, a leading market research and data analytics organisation, is seeking an Enterprise Digital Solutions Portfolio Delivery Manager. This is a contract position based in their London office for an initial 6 months, with the intention to extend.

You will be responsible for delivering complex programmes across multiple teams. This role requires managing significant technical and operational risks while supporting the Product Managers to ensure the successful delivery of critical outcomes. Strong governance and oversight of portfolio, finance, CRM (MS Dynamics), Procurement, HR (Workday), and all technology projects within these verticals is essential.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience in:

Experience of being a Portfolio Delivery Manager within a large scale organisation
Developing and managing business cases, particularly with Technology
Chairing steering committees across multiple business lines
Enterprise-scale delivery of complex programmes of work
Working with both agile and waterfall environments

This is an exciting opportunity to join a large-scale project for a leading Data & Analytics organisation in London.

London, United Kingdom

On site

17-02-2025

Company Name

Cornwallis Elt

Job Title

AWS Data Engineer

Job Description

AWS Data Engineer – Python, AWS, CloudFormation, Terraform, Containerisation, Financial Services, Contract - London/Remote - £550 - £650 p.d. Inside IR35

A hands-on Senior AWS Data Engineer is currently being sought after by a leading financial institution based in London for a contract running till the end of year with intent to extend/go permanent after. In this role, you will have the opportunity to drive the architecture, development, and optimization of cutting-edge AWS-based data solutions in the financial services domain.

You’ll work with Agile delivery methods, developing serverless solutions, improving existing platforms, and collaborating with a skilled team to deliver top-tier results.

To be successful in this role, you would need the following:
Strong experience in Python development for data engineering tasks.
Familiarity with AWS services including IAM, Step Functions, Glue, Lambda, RDS (e.g. DynamoDB, Aurora Postgres), SQS, API Gateway, Athena, is highly beneficial.
Familiarity with container technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
Experience implementing infrastructure as code (IaC) using tools like CloudFormation or Terraform.
Experience with NoSQL and relational databases, including their integration within AWS environments, is highly beneficial
Experience working in the Financial Services domain is essential.
Bachelor’s Degree in MIS, Computer Science, or IT-related field or equivalent IT-related experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a collaborative environment, solve complex challenges, and contribute to the growth of cutting-edge data platforms.

London, United Kingdom

On site

21-02-2025