Oliver James
About the Company
We introduce talented people to great organisations so that both may grow and benefit from each other’s experiences, helping to fulfil their potential.
We understand that each client’s mix of people, culture, and objectives is unique, so our approach and solutions are flexible and adapted to each person, team, company, and situation.
Although your relationship with OJ is with your local consultant(s), their network, relationships, and knowledge of diverse local candidate pools are backed by those of their local permanent, contract, and temp team colleagues.
When working with international markets, we can access the market maps and relationships of the global OJ collective, giving you access to the best-suited talent in the market (not just the best talent available at that time).
As such, you can come to expect a consistently high level of service and delivery, placing up to C-suite talent in permanent and contract positions, as well as project-based consultancy and temp solutions worldwide from our 12 global locations.
Our current areas of specialisation include:
• Accountancy & Finance
• Technology
• Actuarial
• Risk & Compliance
• Transformation & Change Management
• Underwriting & Claims
Our additional services:
OJ Professionals | Flexible resourcing solutions across secondment, project-based sourcing and temp-to-perm recruitment | https://www.oliverjames.com/professionals
OJ Consulting | Unrivalled access to a network of highly qualified, contracting professionals across the world| https://www.oliverjames.com/consulting
OJ Executive | Specialising in senior, commercial appointments at the forefront of business transformation, technology, digital and data-driven delivery| https://www.oliverjames.com/exec
Work with OJ - https://www.oliverjames.com/work-with-oj
Work for OJ - https://workforus.oliverjames.com/
License number: Oliver James Associates - #63797 | OJ Consulting - #65136 | Astral - #65211
Listed Jobs
- Company Name
- Oliver James
- Job Title
- Lead DevOps Engineer / Hybrid Working
- Job Description
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We are seeking a highly skilled and hands-on Lead Platform Engineer to join our client's team as they embark on the largest transformation in their history. In this pivotal role, you will take charge of building and evolving their cutting-edge Digital Platform to be scalable, secure, and compliant with both internal and industry regulations, while meeting strict availability standards. You will also manage and optimize change processes across technology systems, ensuring efficient release frequencies, reduced lead times, lower failure rates, and faster issue resolution.
Essential Experience: Pardot, C#, .NET, Azure, Salesforce (Pardot), Programming skills, Networking Protocols
Key Responsibilities
Document and automate current processes using your own code and/or third-party software tools
Collaborate with Engineering and Architecture teams to design, build, and optimize Cloud Infrastructure, including PaaS in Azure and SaaS components like Salesforce
Work closely with internal service providers and product teams to improve the speed and reliability of end-to-end solutions and CICD processes
Design, build, operate, monitor, and alert on technology for large, complex multi-site B2C and B2B applications
Create thorough, repeatable documentation and software for all actions
Improve and automate operational processes such as deployments, upgrades, and internal workflows
Work with internal customers to manage the lifecycle of your SRE products (e.g., monitoring, alerting, software)
This is an excellent opportunity to make an impact within a dynamic and growing organization. If you have the expertise and are ready for the challenge, we'd love to hear from you! Click "APPLY" Or email lauren.hamer@oliverjames.com
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England, United Kingdom
On site
20-03-2025
- Company Name
- Oliver James
- Job Title
- Cloud Data Architect, Senior Manager (Consulting)
- Job Description
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Oliver James are partnered with a global consulting group in assisting their search for a Cloud Data Architect at Senior Manager grade to join their robust Technology & Data practice.
This role can sit in either London, Manchester or Leeds paying circa £100,000 - £110,000 plus a range of extras.
Oliver James are partnered with a global consulting group in assisting their search for a Cloud Data Architect at Senior Manager grade to join their robust Technology & Data practice.
This role can sit in either London, Manchester or Leeds paying circa £100,000 - £110,000 plus a range of extras.
Our client's engagements sit across FTSE 100s, mid-market clients and government agencies; across a varied range of experiences, a supportive team and an exciting career working in technology, data and analytics.
This role will provide you with an opportunity to work across a portfolio of clients, with a focus on large and complex organisations in the Commercial sector.
What Your Days Will Look Like
Overseeing the architecture and delivery of data transformation projects with clients.
Working with clients to design the right architectural patterns for their use-cases business needs, which may include the designing of solutions such as a data lake or lakehouse
Assisting clients in the selection of the right technology for their future data architecture which could include the core data platform, pipeline architecture and governance tooling.
Oversight and leadership of data transformation projects from a technical perspective to ensure the right solution is implemented with the correct controls and quality.
Building and managing client relationships including with C-level staff, Heads of Data and Analytics, IT and Data Architects and other business stakeholders during the lifecycle of a project
Experienced Required Across
Cloud based data lakes and data platform solutions with the likes of Databricks, Azure, AWS or Snowflake.
Data modelling - the ability to design and implement data models from conceptual through to physical which could include slowly changing dimensions or single customer views
Experience in the various approaches to ingest data (ETL vs ELT) from different sources such as direct connect and API's
Experience in designing the infrastructure elements of a cloud platform including the setup and implementation of DevOps, networking and security elements.
Strong business acumen in relation to Analytics, having had experience within at least one business area function (e.g Marketing, Sales, Finance, Workforce, Procurement etc.)
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London, United Kingdom
On site
24-03-2025
- Company Name
- Oliver James
- Job Title
- Data Engineer
- Job Description
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About the Company
You'll be joining a well-established company with international reach, known for its strong focus on innovation and sustainable technology. The organization operates in a wide range of sectors and invests heavily in digital transformation and data-driven initiatives. The internal culture values collaboration, diversity, and continuous learning, offering a supportive and flexible environment where you can grow your skills and have a real impact.
About the Role
We are looking for an experienced Data Engineer to join a global data team that designs and delivers impactful, data-driven solutions across multiple departments. In this role, you will work closely with marketing and sales to improve a key internal product: a microservices-based platform that integrates multiple data sources and automatically generates qualified leads using predefined business rules.
These leads are then pushed to the company's CRM system and used by sales and marketing teams to drive business growth. The product is evolving toward a full-scale recommendation system using advanced AI and machine learning technologies.
Your Responsibilities
Work with business stakeholders to understand needs and translate them into data solutions.
Enhance and maintain a microservices architecture for automated lead generation.
Optimize Spark jobs for performance and scalability.
Build and maintain APIs for integration with various applications.
Contribute to CI/CD processes and ensure code quality across environments.
Your Profile
You are a skilled data engineer with a strong interest in building products that have a direct business impact. You enjoy working in cross-functional teams and sharing best practices.
Required Skills
Solid experience in data engineering and building business-oriented solutions.
Proficient in Python, with strong knowledge of REST APIs and libraries such as PySpark, Pandas, Requests.
Experience working with Azure Databricks (clusters, workflows, asset bundles).
Comfortable with Azure DevOps, especially CI/CD pipelines.
Development experience using VS Code.
Ability to optimize Apache Spark workloads for performance.
Experience creating APIs to connect with internal and external applications.
Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
Nice to Have
Familiarity with Azure MLFlow.
Ability to understand existing Scala code.
Experience in Agile development and testing strategies.
Background in B2B or industrial environments is a plus.
What You'll Get
A chance to be part of a global team with a strong knowledge-sharing culture.
Mentorship and learning opportunities within a community of data professionals.
A work environment that respects your individuality and supports flexibility.
A company culture shaped by values-collaborative, respectful, and inclusive-where diversity is encouraged and ideas are valued.
Want to help shape the future of data-driven products in a forward-thinking organization? We'd love to hear from you.
West Flanders, Belgium
On site
31-03-2025
- Company Name
- Oliver James
- Job Title
- Senior Engineering Manager / 12 Month FTC - £100,000
- Job Description
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Solutions Engineering Manager / 12 Month FTC - £100,000
We are excited to offer a new opportunity within our clients Solution Engineering team for a Solutions Manager to join a 12-month fixed-term contract.
Reporting directly to the Head of Solution Engineering, you will oversee, optimise, and lead high-performing teams, ensuring successful delivery of business outcomes. You will take responsibility for operational governance and provide support across all strategic capabilities, collaborating on the technical strategy for modern engineering platforms and applications.
The ideal candidate will bring strong software architecture experience from working with complex, distributed systems, alongside the ability to introduce modern engineering practices such as TDD, DevSecOps, and Continuous Delivery to enhance our clients team.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead the building and development of the solutions teams, ensuring the stability and evolution of the software solutions produced.
Provide well-considered technical recommendations to stakeholders, balancing competing priorities to maximise business value.
Influence long-term solution delivery strategies and contribute to wider CIO goals.
Create and share essential technical knowledge, tools, and resources to support the team's growth.
Contribute to successful delivery, ensuring correct software decisions are made, reducing risks, removing obstacles, and actively managing dependencies.
Collaborate with architecture teams to provide engineering input into governance and design where needed.
Lead line management, focusing on high performance, talent mix, and career development for team members.
Ensure that vendor skills and resources are aligned with business goals and actively manage vendor performance for success.
What You'll Bring:
Strong understanding of software delivery, programming languages, and modern architectural patterns.
Proven leadership experience with a focus on strategic planning and decision-making.
Recent back-end coding experience, ideally in .NET and/or Python.
Hands-on experience with best practices in software engineering, including TDD, Continuous Delivery, and DevSecOps.
Extensive delivery experience, applying programmatic principles, leading teams, and managing cross-team dependencies.
Excellent stakeholder management skills, including negotiation and influencing abilities.
Experience in a product-driven environment with a focus on managing backlogs based on business value.
Ability to present complex information concisely and effectively, while managing a demanding workload.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a strong technical background and leadership experience to play a pivotal role in our engineering teams, shaping the future of our solutions. If you're ready to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you!
Click 'APPLY' Or email lauren.hamer@oliverjames.com
England, United Kingdom
On site
07-04-2025