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    Associate Professional Services Consultant – Intern | Amazon Web Services

    Employment: Internship

    Do you want to experiment with innovative technologies, including Cloud Computing, Machine Learning, and Internet of Things? Are you passionate about educating, training, designing, and building enterprise cloud computing solutions for a diverse and challenging set of customers?Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon.com and a leader in Cloud Computing, is seeking interns to join our AWS Internship program with Professional Services. This is a unique opportunity for driven self-starters to play a key role in a fast-growing business and to deliver significant value to AWS customers of all sizes from nimble startups to global brands. The skills and experiences you gain will be highly sought after throughout the industry and give you the opportunity for the career of a lifetime.The AWS Professional Services organization is a global team of experts that helps AWS customers realize their desired business outcomes when using the AWS Cloud. We deliver focused guidance through our global specialty practices, which cover a variety of solutions, technologies, and industries. In addition to working alongside our customers, we share our experience through tech talk webinars, White Papers, and blog posts that are available to anyone. As a Professional Services intern, you will gain hands-on experience in cloud computing, develop business acumen, and learn about Amazon’s peculiar culture. You will work on projects, have the opportunity to obtain the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification, and attend professional development events.All of our Professional Services Consultants are positioned along tracks like:· DevOps Specialist – A leader in building advanced computing systems that harness continuous integration/continuous deployment pipelines and utilize the strengths of cloud computing to build scalable and economical systems for clients.· Cloud Infrastructure Architect – An expert in cloud-based networking and system rollouts. CIAs specialize in network performance, infrastructure provisioning, and building Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)· Application Developer – AppDev resources are specialists in designing applications that run natively in the cloud. They are experts in building programs that run on any number of platforms including virtualized instances, containers, or server less architecture.· Big Data & Analytics – Big Data role supports our services that leverage data and produce business insights, which may include using Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence (ML/AI). Helping our customers use and integrate Big Data services in what is arguably our industry’s most exciting space. The portfolio of services covers EMR (Hadoop), DynamoDB (NoSQL), MangoDB, and Apache Cassandra· Security Consultant – supports our services that have a focus on enabling security specialists using AWS Services including Identity Access Management (IAM), GuardDuty, Shield, Key Management Service (KMS), CloudTrail, CloudHSM, Inspector etc. Within AWS, security is job zero, and we believe that solid security practices are the foundation for using the Cloud. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about working with products targeted for security professionals.Come chart your own path at Amazon.

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS· Currently in your final year of a Bachelor’s or Master`s Degree in Computer science, computer engineering, information technology or related fields· Experience with one of the following programming languages: Java, Python, Ruby, Node.js, C#, or C++· Experience with networking fundamentals, security, databases (relational and/or NoSQL), operating systems (Unix, Linux, and/or Windows)PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS· Experience with software development lifecycle (SDLC) and agile/iterative methodologies· Required knowledge of the primary AWS services such as EC2, ELB, RDS, VPC, Route53, and S3· Basic experience setting up cloud environment with AWS· Experience with infrastructure as code, ops automation, and configuration management tools such as Chef, Puppet, or Ansible· Fluency in a foreign language [MM1]

    Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. More

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    Software Development Engineer Intern | Amazon Web Services

    Employment: Internship

    We are looking for a passionate, hard-working, and talented Software Development Engineer who can build innovative & mission critical system software applications & tools. You will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on the design, architecture, and development of consumer products. You will be responsible for delivery and support of large-scale, multi-tiered, distributed software applications and tools.Responsibilities:· Ability to design and code right solutions starting with broadly defined problems.· Drive best practices and engineering excellence.· Work with other team members to develop the architecture and design of new and current systems.· Work in an agile environment to deliver high quality software.

    BASIC QUALIFICATIONS· Candidates pursuing Bachelors/ Masters in Computer Science or Engineering or related field.· Excellent problem solving skills.· Possess an extremely sound understanding of areas in the basic areas of Computer Science such as Algorithms, Data Structures, Object Oriented Design, Databases.· Be able to write Amazon quality code in an object oriented language – preferably in C/C++/Java in a Linux environment.· Candidate must have good written and oral communication skills, be a fast learner and have the ability to adapt quickly to a fast-paced development environment.PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS· Strong, object-oriented design and coding skills (C/C++ and/or Java preferably on a UNIX or Linux platform)· Knowledge of Perl or other scripting languages a plus· Experience with distributed (multi-tiered) systems, algorithms, and relational databases· Experience in optimization mathematics (linear programming, nonlinear optimization)· Ability to effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions· Deal well with ambiguous/undefined problems; ability to think abstractly· Previous technical internship(s) preferred

    Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking. We are driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives. We embrace new ways of doing things, make decisions quickly, and are not afraid to fail. We have the scope and capabilities of a large company, and the spirit and heart of a small one. More

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    UX/UI Designer | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    As a UX/UI Designer, you will work with the Digital team to prototype, deliver and implement the UX/UI design of the organisation digital products on the website and applications.Client DetailsA well-backed, leading organisation looking for the best Digital talent for their growing team.Description* Design and deliver product visualisation based on input from the management.* Build prototypes to help validate and communicate designs.* Develop product requirements in low- and high- fidelity mockups.* Work with team (and stakeholders including marketing, legal, devs) to identify feature and tech requirements.* Facilitate design review sessions to gather feedback, iterate designs, and transition to high fidelity.* Facilitate cross-discipline ideation sessions and workshops as part of early design definition and leverage design-thinking methodologies.* Creating design assets and specifications for devs to use for implementation.* Implement best practices to drive a streamlined and efficient product development process that leverages cross-functional collaboration and input.Job Offer* Dynamic work environment* Attractive salary* Opportunity to work for a leading organisation

    * 5-7 years of experience with an emphasis on interaction design for web and mobile apps.* Experience in rapid prototyping and rapid prototyping tools, such as InVision, Sketch, or Figma.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
    Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    RPA Lead | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    As an RPA Lead, you will manage an RPA team as well as focus on providing RPA technology & process excellence expertise in creating & delivering solutions.Client DetailsA well-established start-up investing in the best talent to grow the business.Description* Engage with key stakeholders and identify opportunities for automation and propose the best fit RPA project that delivers value to the business.* Lead and deliver RPA blueprint, roadmaps, deployment and maintenance of the RPA solutions.* Promote RPA best practices to optimise delivery of RPA processes along with operation support.* Monitor and administer the RPA implementation activities such as process automation design, solution and framework development, architecture development, reusability of libraries/objects and others.Job Offer* Dynamic work environment* Attractive salary* Opportunity to work for a leading startup in the region

    * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Management, or equivalent.* Proven expertise in leading an RPA team in the past.* Strong experience with UiPath.* A minimum of 8 years of overall experience with at least 3-4 years in RPA.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
    Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Fintech Auditor | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    As a Fintech Auditor, you will assist in executing annual risk assessment activities for technology, digital, and related areas, and develop the technology and digital audit plan for the firm.Client DetailsA Fintech firm with a strong digital team, investing in the best talent.Description* Lead the completion of the technology and digital audit plan, ensuring that audits activities are successfully completed on-time and on-budget.* Assist on all aspects of audits including, but not limited to, the development of audit scope and objectives, development of risk and control matrix, test procedures, key communications, audit deliverables, and monitoring issue remediation efforts.* Assist with setting and executing the department’s continuous auditing/continuous monitoring and data analytics strategy.* Contribute during periodic leadership meetings on the department’s strategy, processes, and approaches, demonstrating strong audit domain knowledge.* Earn trust with leadership by effectively managing sensitive risk and audit discussions, communications, and deliverables.* Provide meaningful hands-on guidance during assessments of areas including privacy and data protection, data governance, information security, third parties, and digital operations. Whenever necessary, directly execute audit work.* Ensure that all deliverables are of high-quality through high-engagement, detailed oversight, direct involvement, and thought leadership.* Lead internal infrastructure projects, increasing the department’s capabilities and contributing to the continuous improvement of the audit function.Job Offer* Dynamic work environment* Attractive salary* Opportunity to work for a leading organisation

    * Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, Management, or equivalent.* Must be bilingual – Arabic and English* Minimum five years’ experience in audit, information technology, information security, solutions development, or equivalent field.* Experience interacting with IT, digital and business leadership, including collaboration with business partners.* Experience managing complex projects and programs and applying effective project management concepts.* Practical experience applying data analytics, including data engineering, data visualisation, and some programming, scripting, and/or SQL preferred.* Solid experience with common IT technologies and risks (e.g., systems and databases, networking, mobile/web applications, modern programming approaches).* Expertise in IT risks and frameworks, including areas such as cybersecurity, global data privacy laws, cloud computing, big data, agile and DevOps development.* Professional certifications such as CISA, CISM, CRISC, CISSP, CFE, CIPP, CIPT, OSCP, and/or advanced degrees would be preferred.

    Michael Page is one of the world’s leading professional recruitment consultancies, specializing in the placement of candidates in permanent, contract, temporary and interim positions with clients around the world.
    The Group has operations in the UK, Continental Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Americas. In the Middle East we focus on the areas of:
    Finance & Accounting Banking & Financial Services Procurement Property & Construction Engineering & Supply Chain Oil & Gas Technical and Engineering Human Resources Sales Marketing Technology Secretarial Executive Search Legal
    The Group operates through 161 offices in 33 countries and employs over 5,000 employees worldwide. More

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    Tax & Legal Services – Legal – Government Consulting – Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismLegal Services – Employment & PensionsManagement LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career within Legal Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients adopt a more strategic approach to global entity governance across their organisations. We help our clients and their legal entities with the incorporation of new companies, on going compliance with local legislation, and restructuring of their global businesses to manage governance and compliance risks.Our team specialises in providing legal advice across all of our clients disciplines. You’ll help provide legal support to a wide array of specialty areas from cyber security and technology to banking and intellectual property.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As a Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Develop new skills outside of comfort zone.- Act to resolve issues which prevent the team working effectively.- Coach others, recognise their strengths, and encourage them to take ownership of their personal development.- Analyse complex ideas or proposals and build a range of meaningful recommendations.- Use multiple sources of information including broader stakeholder views to develop solutions and recommendations.- Address sub-standard work or work that does not meet firm’s/client’s expectations.- Use data and insights to inform conclusions and support decision-making.- Develop a point of view on key global trends, and how they impact clients.- Manage a variety of viewpoints to build consensus and create positive outcomes for all parties.- Simplify complex messages, highlighting and summarising key points.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    Tax & Legal Services – Legal – Government Consulting – Associate | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceTaxSpecialismLegal Services – Employment & PensionsManagement LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryA career within Legal Services, will provide you with the opportunity to help our clients adopt a more strategic approach to global entity governance across their organisations. We help our clients and their legal entities with the incorporation of new companies, on going compliance with local legislation, and restructuring of their global businesses to manage governance and compliance risks.Our team specialises in providing legal advice across all of our clients disciplines. You’ll help provide legal support to a wide array of specialty areas from cyber security and technology to banking and intellectual property.To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

    As an Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:- Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.- Share and collaborate effectively with others.- Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.- Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.- Follow risk management and compliance procedures.- Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.- Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner – verbally and in the materials I produce.- Build and maintain an internal and external network.- Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.- Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More

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    IFS – R&Q Compliance and Ethics – Associate (Fixed Term Contract) | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Risk & Quality (R&Q)Management LevelAssociateJob Description & SummaryDelivering distinctive quality is a central part of what PwC stands for and a fundamental element of what clients, regulators and other stakeholders expect of a market leader in professional services. As a fast growing firm and in line with our vision to be the largest and best professional services firm in the region, it is critical that quality and risk be proactively managed, by ensuring that we achieve Operational Excellence in all aspects of Quality, Risk Management, Compliance and Independence; both to protect and enhance the PwC brand and to enable the growth of PwC’s service offerings.Responsibilities:This is a full time opportunity to work with the Middle East  Risk & Quality team. It is an opportunity for a talented, self-motivated individual to develop his/her skill set in PwC Middle East and the global PwC network, working with a dedicated team across a wide range of issues.- Executing various background checks by running on-going screening of clients and suppliers to manage risks related to client and engagement acceptance – Reporting adverse check results, sanctions and global/local conflicts of interest- Implementing processes and checks to ensure management of conflicts of interest – Monitoring the timely completion of of mandatory client and engagement risk assessment processes- Handling risk management queries received from the various client engagement teams across the ME- Assisting in monitoring of completion of mandatory training and other compliance tasks- Compliance testing in the areas of sanctions, AML, etc- Assisting in and being part of ME risk management processes to comply with changes made to PwC Network and/or ME local policies.

    Requirements:The candidate will be achievement oriented with the ability to be flexible and adaptive on a daily basis. They will be able to work independently and as part of a team with high energy and at a fast pace that will translate into a high quality output.- Fresh Graduate with Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant subject areas (such as Risk Management, Finance, Business administration)- Demonstrate ability to build relationships, work across multinational teams and with a wide variety of individuals at different levels – from senior partners to staff- Strong interest and passion for PwC and looking to further develop him/herself and his/her PwC network- Excellent organisational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and being able to cope well under pressure and meeting tight deadlines- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written). Fluent in English but multilingual Arabic speaker preferable- Demonstrates analytical skills – Driven with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team- Personal gravitas and ethical behavior- Seeking opportunities for improvement, automation and efficiency gains.

    PwC firms help organizations and individuals to create the value they’re looking for.
    We’re a network of firms in 158 countries with close to 169,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, tax and advisory services. PwC is the brand under which member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited (PwCIL) operate and provide services. Together, these firms form the global PwC network.
    In our 3 key areas of business or Lines of Service Assurance, Tax, and Advisory we work with our clients from business start ups to the worlds leading organizations to measure, protect and enhance the things that matter most to them.
    We help our own people to learn, discover, develop and make a real difference all the way through their working lives. And we have big ambitions to grow.
    PwC Middle East Region is part of what we call the Central Cluster and includes the UK, Europe and Africa as well as the Middle East. The region consists of 12 markets – UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Iraq and Palestine.
    PwC has been established in the region for over 40 years, we already employ over 4500 people and we are on course to become the Middle East number one professional service firm. More