Aurelia Butler

Employment:

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As an IBM Application Architect, you directly help clients transform their business and solve complex problems. You will define the scope and vision for projects that deliver customized solutions using your knowledge of IBM platforms. You are a technical leader, serving as a liaison among business partners, technical resources, and project stakeholders.Your Role and ResponsibilitiesThe Senior Payment Architect is responsible for• Architecting and designing comprehensive Payment solutions that meet functional and non-functional (e.g. performance, security, and operational considerations) requirements in support of a given initiative.• Plays a role in establishing architectural vision and direction, architects solutions, provides advice and guidance, monitors emerging technologies, and assists in software and service procurements.• Works collaboratively with the business to understand the business/product roadmap to develop architectural vison and direction.Essential Functions• Architecture Vision and Direction: Contributes to the technology strategy by identifying, assessing and recommending external trends in technology and methodologies. Assists with the development of frameworks, standards, policies, principles and procedures that guide technology decisions and maximize reuse of technology. Exercises solution design leadership on initiatives, driving alignment to target architecture and design standards. Facilitates architecture reviews, ensuring adherence to architectural standards, and consistency across organizational and design boundaries• Solution Architecture Development: Creates Payment solution options and Payment architecture, adhering to architectural standards and the technology roadmap, and minimizing technical debt. Designs solutions that involve complex, multi-system integration, possibly across BUs or domains. Ensures non-functional requirements are satisfied. Involved in every aspect of lifecycle (from requirements to deployment assisting in design and triage of defects)Drives alignment between architecture and business needs. Participates in application rationalization and the development of application architecture roadmaps. Identifies applications and platforms impacted by the solution, the need for new platforms, and drives platform selection. Contributes to backlog of development team. Facilitates large groups of diverse stakeholders to consensus on target solution• Advice & Guidance: Initiates guidance and oversight, ensures the viability of proposed solutions, and provides direction on the appropriate approach to the solution throughout the project, and ensures appropriate and complete unit/system/load testing and code review. Communicates architectures, relevant technologies, practices, platforms, and products to delivery team and other stakeholders. Performs due diligence during potential mergers and acquisitions• Relationship Management: Builds effective relationships between IT, business users, and internal/external service providers. Effectively communicates relevant information to stakeholders and teams• Emerging Technology Monitoring: Evaluates emerging technologies and the evolution of current technologies to define a future vision roadmap for optimal application of technology to meet business needs. Conducts Proof of Concept for feasibility studies. Recommends improvements to processes and technology that improve the effectiveness of the team• Strategic Sourcing: Oversees and facilitates the evaluation and selection of hardware and software technology, as well as the design of standard configurations for a particular project. Inspires technology policies, practices, and decisions which recognize the current and evolving needs of all the stakeholders. Validate that the delivery team operates according to the principles embedded in relevant standards

Solution Architecture• Ability to: Lead the design of technical solutions for complex systems, ensuring consistency with specified requirements agreed with both external and internal customers. Design solutions that involve complex, multi-system integration, possibly across BUs or domains• Advice & Guidance: Ability to: Provide leadership and guidelines to promote the development and exploitation of technical knowledge in the organization. Effectively communicate technical concepts, options, and implications to non-technical stakeholders in written, verbal, and diagrammatic forms (and vice versa)Work with cross-functional architect teams to develop optimal solutions to complex issuesRelationship Management• Ability to: Build long-term, strategic relationships with senior business and IT stakeholders• Emerging Technology Monitoring: Ability to: Coordinate the identification and assessment of new and emerging technologies, products, methods and techniques. Evaluate likely relevance of these for the organization

For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region’s technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.

Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.

Reinvention is a keyword in the company’s history and, today, IBM is much more than a “hardware, software, services” company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company. More

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Who we are We are a leading partner for luxury across the Middle East. With more than 600 stores, 300 brands and over 65 years of experience in the region, we have become a major player in the beauty, fashion and gift sectors, by offering service excellence to our partners and delighting all our customers. We are moving fast from a traditional distributor and retailer for luxury in the Middle East, to a hybrid retailer bringing luxury experiences to the fingertips of customers everywhere. To fuel the next stage of our growth we are looking to build a world class team. From physical retail through to supply chain and customer loyalty, we aim to use technology and data to continuously improve every aspect of our operations. We are looking for top talent to join us on this journey of exploring new horizons together. This is a fantastic opportunity to lead a team of Mulesoft developers and manage the Mulesoft Architecture within the IT Services division of Chalhoub Group. You will develop first-class data integrations in the Mulesoft Anypoint EIP, designing and delivering solutions following a “best practice”approach. Your participation in delivering business critical projects whilst maintaining a great team dynamic, keeping on top of day-to-day sprint activities and ensuring targets are met will be an invaluable contribution to the continued success of this pivotal team within the EnterpriseWhat you will be doing – Oversee the technologies, tools and techniques used within the team – Work closely alongside the Solution Architects, Business Analysts and Developers on project- and product-related user stories and requirements – Set the development standards, policies and procedures that should be adhered to within the team – Drive change on the Mulesoft platform to implement efficient and effective strategies which benefit the wider business and their customers – Develop and implement services and API’s to a very high quality, ensuring that all developers within the team understand and follow the standards stipulated by you. – Work closely with other team leaders and development teams when necessary to create a cohesive set of services. – Work closely with peers in the business to fully understand the business process and requirements, gaining business knowledge which will enable you to actively participate in defining solutions which will truly meet the business need. – Provide governance and oversight to ensure that all services and API’s developed within your team satisfy the business requirements. – Ensure that all user stories/requirements are accurately estimated and can be delivered to the specified schedule. – Where possible, show flexibility and agility when responding to the changing needs of the business. – Actively contribute to the process of continual improvement, with regard to self, team and technologies. – Perform 2nd line support out-of-hours as required. – Keep abreast with latest technical trends for the specific area of work and recommend beneficial changes. – Participate in managing Scrum Team activities to ensure a successful sprint delivery. Line Manager Aspects of the Role – Be the Technical Lead in a team of Mulesoft developers, engaged in the creation of high-quality services and API’s within agreed project timelines. – Understand and advocate Mulesoft Architecture best practices and standards as defined by Mulesoft. – Be responsible for ensuring a high level of quality and ownership with respect to all work developed by members of the team. – Onboard, upskill and help to integrate new team members, proactively supporting the continued development of existing team members. – Build and promote a positive working environment for the team within your areas as well as other business areas you will engage with. – Effectively manage team members in line with company policy and procedures, including performance, development, disciplinary and conflict resolution with effective feedback. – Proactively report and manage upwards to management and the business, so that they are well informed of the work currently in development. – Implement team goals and objectives – supervise, coach and mentor your co-workers – be inspirational and motivate. – Assist with recruitment activities. – Be the ‘go-to’ person for the team, both within IT and in the wider business.

What you’ll need to succeed – Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a technical discipline is required – Proven experience of leading a team of Mulesoft developers including performance, development and disciplinary issues. – Demonstrable Mulesoft ability with an in-depth understanding of underpinning techniques and architecture. – Proven ability of tackling challenging projects. – Experience in full software development lifecycle from design to deployment. – A proven track record of developing high-quality integration solutions to business specifications whilst understanding processes and requirements. – Experience using SCRUM or other Agile methodologies. – Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. – Experience recruiting staff and building development teams. What we can offer you With us, you will turn your aspirations into reality. We will help shape your journey through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers diverse career paths for those who are extraordinary, every day. We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, child education contribution, remote and flexible working policies as well as exclusive employee discounts.

The Chalhoub Group is the leading partner for luxury across the Middle East since 1955. As an expert in retail, distribution and marketing services based in Dubai, the group has become a major player in the fashion, beauty and gift sectors regionally.

By blending its Middle East expertise and intimate knowledge of luxury, Chalhoub Group is building brands in the region, by offering service excellence to all its partners and a unique experience to its customers through its passionate teams.

With a growing workforce of more than 9,000 people, implemented in 14 countries, as well as the operating of over 470 retail outlets, the group’s success is attributed to its most valued asset of highly skilled and dedicated teams. Professionalism and passion are what fuel the Chalhoub Group’s competitive edge in today’s market.

By being committed to implementing sustainable practices into their business, the Chalhoub Group has been awarded in 2013 the CSR Label from the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. More

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License Technology Sales Representative – KSA MarketWhat You’ll Do Be the vital piece of the puzzle that connects us to the millions of businesses that need our help to evolve. If you are passionate, entrepreneurial, innovative, and believe in being consultative and having fun whilst you work, then this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We are seeking a motivated sales individual who can sell our entire technology solutions portfolio in a license sales model. As we continue to help customers to transition to Cloud, we make sure their needs for an On premise solution are still covered. You would cover a wide rage of solutions from Database, data management Solutions (Analytics, Integration..etc) as well Cybersecurity, middleware and other exciting digital solutions. You will help your customers, who have growing data volumes and aggressive service-level expectations, maximize the potential of their IT organizations Having a sense of humor in what can be a pressure environment helps, and the rewards for your contribution include a compensation and benefits package and a continuous training program in a structured environment that are world class. Job Description – Develop infrastructure/Database/Middleware/BI/Big data License Sales opportunities and maintain customer relationships in a designated market vertical/customer – Saudi Arabian market – The portfolio will be our wide technology portfolio. Although the right candidate should be able to orchestrate a speech across the complete offering of Oracle in front of a client and work alongside other internal teams to be one Oracle for the customer. – Promote and evangelize Oracle products to selected customers, partners, and internal audiences – Develop relationships and collaborate with our partners to define, recommend, and drive sales – Develop and execute a sales plan that provides complete territory and sector specific coverage – Develop appropriate sales programs and solutions; maintain up-to-date competitive information and compile regional success stories – Meet with senior customer contacts to build credibility and develop lasting relationships – Closing deals winning business etc. as well as developing opportunities – Engage with Pre-Sales Technical support for customer meetings to develop customer discussions further – Lead successful go-to-market campaigns by working closely with internal marketing specialists – Contribute and lead in account planning, customer/market analysis, and strategy sessions – Contribute individually and as a team member, providing direction and mentoring to others. Being able to orchestrate proposals together with other internal business groups in the same solutions team or others. Understand that is all about the customer.

Required Skills/Experience What You’ll Bring Your enthusiasm, knowledge, and customer-centricity will help us continue our growth as a top IT company. We also look for: – 5+ years of experience in direct software sales to complex/Large Enterprises/SMB Enterprises – Experience in the designated market vertical /customer would be required – Saudi Arabian market – Good understanding of the information technology customer needs and strong technical expertise to become a trusted advisor across a wide technology portfolio. – Proven track record in a sales-driven organization, selling technology-related products and services – Solid written, verbal, and presentation skills – Creative with strong problem-solving skills and an ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment – Proven ability to work well as part of an extended sales team – Knowledge of Oracle products preferred but not essential – Fluency in English and Arabic – Team player and self-motivated A career at Oracle is defined by you. We give you the freedom-and the skills-to write your own success story. Whatever avenue you go down, you’ll gain priceless learning experiences and be supported to do your best work. Apply Now Create the future with us. Apply now.

Oracle offers an integrated array of applications, databases, servers, storage, and cloud technologies to empower modern business. For most companies, flexibility is critical. Oracle provides a wide choice of software, systems, and cloud deployment models – including public, on-premises, and hybrid clouds – to ensure that technology flexes to the unique needs of a business.

Oracle Cloud is a complete, integrated stack of platform, infrastructure, and application services. With advanced scalability and security, Oracle Cloud enables technical agility across the enterprise, connects people to information for clearer insights, and fosters efficiency through simplified workflows.

More than 420,000 customers across 145 countries have harnessed Oracle technology to accelerate their digital transformation. More

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Come join Amazon’s “Emerging Countries Customer Fulfillment” org (ECCF), at Amazon’s development center in Amman, Jordan. We are searching for a smart, energetic, curious, and self-disciplined Software Development Engineer to define and deliver our efforts for our current and future Customers.Amazon strives to be Earth’s most customer centric company, ECCF “Emerging Countries Customer Fulfillment” focuses on the new markets where Amazon have a potential to invest and scale the customer base. As these are small and nascent operations, the challenges and opportunities are different compared to mature countries. Here the technology has an important role to play in creating differentiated experiences for customers in those regions. As a new market and with evolving customer expectations there are opportunities to invent on behalf of the customers and export those models to more established geographies. The team will focus on creating a deep partnerships with WW technology teams and works on projects on a new set of innovative features which will add great value to those countries.We look for experienced software engineering leaders who possess a wide variety of skills. As the successful applicant for this role, you will solve varied complex problems across Amazon (including business prioritization, technical challenges in optimization, large-scale computing, distributed systems, web applications, scalability, security, and algorithms), you will drive multiple programs in parallel, you will work with business stakeholders and partner technical teams across MENA, India, Brazil, and the USA, and you will support the growth and development of a high-performing software engineering team.Come join Amazon’s “Emerging Countries Customer Fulfillment” org (ECCF), at Amazon’s development center in Amman, Jordan. We are searching for a smart, energetic, curious, and self-disciplined Software Development Engineer to define and deliver our efforts for our current and future Customers.Amazon strives to be Earth’s most customer centric company, ECCF “Emerging Countries Customer Fulfillment” focuses on the new markets where Amazon have a potential to invest and scale the customer base. As these are small and nascent operations, the challenges and opportunities are different compared to mature countries. Here the technology has an important role to play in creating differentiated experiences for customers in those regions. As a new market and with evolving customer expectations there are opportunities to invent on behalf of the customers and export those models to more established geographies. The team will focus on creating a deep partnerships with WW technology teams and works on projects on a new set of innovative features which will add great value to those countries.We look for experienced software engineering leaders who possess a wide variety of skills. As the successful applicant for this role, you will solve varied complex problems across Amazon (including business prioritization, technical challenges in optimization, large-scale computing, distributed systems, web applications, scalability, security, and algorithms), you will drive multiple programs in parallel, you will work with business stakeholders and partner technical teams across MENA, India, Brazil, and the USA, and you will support the growth and development of a high-performing software engineering team.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field• 8+ years of software development experience• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) and/or Design (OOD) best practices and principles.• Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, problem solving, distributed systems, and complexity analysis• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations• Self-directed an capable of working effectively in a highly innovative and fast-paced environment• Experience with Agile software development in a UNIX/Linux environmentPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field.• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.• Experience with distributed computing and enterprise-wide systems• Strong problem solving, communication, presentation and interpersonal skills.• Architecture skills, knowledge of design patterns, and strong fundamentals.• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior management to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy.• Experience developing RESTful web services and complex software systems that have been successfully delivered.• Experience working with cloud architecture, web services, and web sites• Hands-on expertise in many disparate technologies, typically ranging from front-end user interfaces, data stores, cloud technologies, and back-end systems.• Experience mentoring junior software engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers.• Experience influencing software engineers best practices within your team.• You are the type of person that quickly wins the respect of peers, and jumps at the chance to share knowledge and mentor.

Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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MENA Tech focuses on building innovative solutions for expanding Amazon business in UAE, KSA and Egypt. We are looking for an energetic, focused and skilled Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead programs for one of the fastest growing businesses at Amazon and can help in building innovative & mission critical system software applications & tools.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related technical discipline- 3+ years of experience leading software development projects- 2+ years of relevant software engineering experience.- Experienced in understanding and contributing to the technical architecture and design of a product/ feature(s).- Ability to understand and evaluate architectural designs for strengths and weaknesses and balance technical trade-offs against business ones.- expert in writing technical documentations.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS- Track record for managing complex technology projects- Track record for being detail-oriented with a demonstrated ability to self-motivate and follow-through on projects- Solid foundation in service-oriented technologies to be able to understand service inter-dependencies and drive towards technical solutions for multi-tiered systems.- Experience with cross geographical project coordination and management- Experience developing Internet products and technologies- Ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical individuals- Excellent written and oral communication skills- Proven problem solving skills.- Strong organizational skills.

Amazon.ae, formerly Souq.com, is an English-Arabic language e-commerce platform, owned by Amazon, Inc. It is the largest e-commerce platform in the Arab world. On March 28, 2017, Amazon.com Inc. confirmed it would be acquiring Souq.com for $580 million. On May 1, 2019, Souq.com became known as Amazon.ae. More

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We are currently recruiting a Senior Public Cloud Engineer in Dubai on a 12 month renewable contract basis. This is an excellent opportunity to be involved working on strategic and extremely important projects with high value business impact.

Requirements applications are sought from those with the following backgrounds:Minimum 5-8 years of experience working in 3 distinct areas:• Hybrid Infrastructure• Cyber Security• Networking within a Hybrid Cloud Scenario (Private & Public)• 5+ years experience supporting & maintaining Cloud infrastructures. • AWS Certified DevOps Engineer Professional and/or AZ-400 Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions certified• Experience with Linux and Windows Server system administration• Experience in Scripting (shell, python, Go)• Experience with infrastructure configuration & automations processes & tools: Terraform, Puppet, Ansible.• Mentor, build and guide a team on Audience Analysis, etc.

Stanley James is a privately owned recruitment business with offices in both Dubai and Cape Town allowing us to have global reach and a strong presence across EMEA and APAC. We have an expert team of recruitment specialists that are people centric, knowledgeable and driven to connect talent across all corporate functions. We are the partner of choice for SMEs, niche industry specialists and enterprises across the Technology, Financial Services, Management Consultancy, Legal, Construction & Engineering and Energy & Oil Gas sectors.

We typically recruit a wide range of skillsets across all corporate services, front/back office functions and commercial leadership teams. This includes Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Sales & Marketing, Engineering, C-Level/Leadership, Business Change, Operations, Special Projects and Business Support Services. More