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    IFS – Data Analytics & Technology – Data Engineer Manager | PricewaterhouseCoopers

    Employment: Full Time

    Line of ServiceInternal Firm ServicesSpecialismIFS – Information Technology (IT)Management LevelManagerJob Description & SummaryA career in our Information Strategy, Architecture, and Governance practice, within Data and Analytics Technology services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organisations uncover enterprise insights and drive business results using smarter data analytics. We focus on a collection of organisational technology capabilities, including business intelligence, data management, and data assurance that help our clients drive innovation, growth, and change within their organisations in order to keep up with the changing nature of customers and technology. You’ll make impactful decisions by mixing mind and machine to leverage data, understand and navigate risk, and help our clients gain a competitive edge.Our team focuses on helping clients understand, plan for, and realise the strategic business opportunities presented by information technology. In joining, you’ll help us to bridge the gaps between business units and the Information Technology departments and unite them around a shared vision that powers the business by aligning Information Technology Strategy to business strategy, goals and strategic priorities.A career in our Analytics Technology practice, within Data and Analytics Technology services, will provide you with the opportunity to help organizations uncover enterprise insights and drive business results using smarter data analytics. We focus on a collection of organizational technology capabilities, including business intelligence, data management, and data assurance that help our clients drive innovation, growth, and change within their organizations in order to keep up with the changing nature of customers and technology. You’ll make impactful decisions by mixing mind and machine to leverage data, understand and navigate risk, and help our clients gain a competitive edge. Our team helps clients navigate various analytics applications to get the most value out of their technology investment and foster confidence in their business intelligence. As part of our team, you’ll help our clientsimplement enterprise content and data management applications that improve operational effectiveness and provide impactful data analytics and insights.Primary duties and responsibilitiesAs the Lead Data Scientist your responsibilities will include:- Lead an agile DevSecOps software team to create innovative applications.- Lead a team in data-science and machine-learning efforts in- Support of PwC clients.- Responsible for management, oversight and day-to-day tasks for the Data Team- Oversee exploratory data analysis of sample data sets to advise the the Data Lab leads on the incorporation of AI into their labs and applications.- Analyze requirements, estimate production time, design solutions, code solutions, test solutions, and document work.- Assist in the definition of application architecture.- Mentor team of data scientists and provides algorithmic recommendations depending on the data set, acting as SME.- Ensure adherence to best practices, management processes, and technical constraints.- Design and conduct training on AI/ML, NPL techniques.- Assist in the drafting of business cases, project plans, test reports, risk assessments, and other project specific documentation.- Acts as client liaison in the development of application functional documentation, including technical specs document, technical data sheets, operational manuals, and training materials.- Must be functional in a coach/player role.

    To be successful in this role, your background will include the following:- Bachelors degree in Mathematics, Computer Science or similar engineering discipline.- Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in agile/scrum software development, data science settings with a focus on developing projects using AI/ML technologies, DevSecOps and cloud environments (e.g. Azure, Google Cloud, Digital Ocean).- Strong experience with NoSQL, Relational, Multimodal and Graph databases.- Strong experience with Machine Learning algorithms, techniques and tools.- Strong system architecture and design experience to include deploying production enterprise applications in cloud environments that use AI/ML.- Experience with Amazon Web Services deployments.- Experience with scripting and programming languages in Python, R and Java.- Experience in Design Thinking workshops and all related activities, designing solutions that balance user needs, commercial interests, and technological constraints, and including design strategy, service design, design research.- Experience planning and executing customer design projects through holistic understanding of problem areas, iterative solution design, executive stakeholder management, and integration of business and technical experts.- Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research and synthesizing to provide insights, identify opportunities, and generate conceptual frameworks.- Experience with opensource development tools (GitHub, GitLab, etc.).- Experience coordinating activities to scope and schedule work and providing accurate work estimates for the deployment of new features.- Experience disseminating tasks and reviewing work outputs of lower level data scientists.- Ability to explain highly technical concepts to non-technical staff.- Experience with Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) to present concepts, ideas, and results to team members and clients.Preferred Requirements:- Master’s degree in Data Science- Architectural design, sequence diagrams.- Data science and governance.- Wireframe software tools.- Software quality analysis.- Experience with Jira, Confluence, Visio, MS DevOps, and MS Project.

    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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    FX Sales / Relationship Manager | CCT Services

    Employment: Full Time

    Knowledge of and established relationships within the forex industryKnowledge of traditional as well as contemporary B2B sales tactics and strategy.A deep understanding of the industry’s issues, a vision for its growth and a commitment to advance HYCM Forex strategies within the marketplace.

    Highly proficient in Microsoft Office, Advanced Excel skillsKnowledge/Skills/Competencies are required as well as minimum two years of Experience.Sales skills and previous experience in Forex, Futures, On Exchange Equities, Options and CFD products as well as MT4, MT5, or equivalent trading platform knowledge is a must.The ideal candidate would have a an existing book of Introducing Brokers, Money Managers and customers/clients.Ability to thrive in a challenging and collaborative sales environment that is fast-paced and subject to frequent change and to work effectively as a member of a team and share best practices, as well as a strong individual contributor.Knowledge of the organization’s operations, products and services.Established skills with software used (MT4, PowerPoint, Windows, and contact management software) on a day-to-day basis.Keeping abreast of the industry, competition, its people and products.Takes Initiative and drives process proactively.Open to feedback and eager to grow and learn.Self-disciplined, self-motivated – requires minimum supervision, well organized withgood follow-up skills.Stay on top of the local and national economy and financial markets activity.Highly Proactive, responsive, enjoys working as a team.Enjoys working with details, high level of attention to detail.Fluency in another language is a plus.

    We specialize in providing services which help our clients maintain and improve the relationships with their customers. Our team has the experience that allows them to understand how to handle customers from different regions and different demographics and have developed techniques that help manage the relationship between companies and their clients. More

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    Senior Java Developer | Computer and Systems Engineering Company (CSE)

    Employment: Full Time

    Design highly scalable software solutions to improve functionality and system performanceCollaborate with project managers to implement end-to-end solutions for complex projectsAnalyze current systems to maintain integrity and improve architecture/performanceAdvanced experience in core Java in the enterprise development processWeb programming and user interface design experience using Angular, react, jquery etc.In-depth knowledge in CSSExperience building complex web systems that have been successfully delivered to customersAbility to take a project from scoping requirements through actual launch of the projectExperience with mission critical, 24×7 systemsExperience implementing and consuming large scale web servicesExperience in developing and implementing micro servicesExperience with professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing and operationsStrong working knowledge of Oracle Database, JavaScript frameworks (Angular, react, jquery etc.), CSS and Java (J2EE) technologiesExpertise in agile and scrum development cycles.Excellent communication and delegation skills.Excellent troubleshooting skills.

    7+ years of experienceBachelor/Master in Computer ScienceTransferrable IqamaExpertise in agile and scrum development cycles.Excellent communication and delegation skills.Excellent troubleshooting skills.Experience with mission critical, 24×7 systemsExperience implementing and consuming large scale web servicesExperience in developing and implementing micro services

    CSE is a well-known software company operating in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. For more than thirty years now, CSE has been providing software services to banks, ministries and private sector organizations. From Year 2000, CSE started exclusive focus on Financial Services Industry Solutions. CSE has around 1000 Man-Years of experience in delivering solutions to FSI Industry in Saudi Arabia.
    At the same time CSE also has its strong foot prints in the area of Oracle ERP Projects as well Professional Services. CSE FSI Division has provided capital market solutions covering Local Brokerage, International Brokerage, Mutual Funds, eTrade (Trading solution for internet channel), IPO/Rights as well as other Banking solutions to FSI industry for the past three decades.
    CSE Capital Market Solution is running in 8 Member Brokers in Saudi Arabia covering 38.51% trades. CSE ERP Division has carried out Oracle E-Business Suite Implementations to 25+ Customers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. CSE Professional Services Division has provided highly experienced and qualified consultants to various Financial Institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. CSE Customer Base includes some International Investment Banks like Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Merrill Lynch etc. More

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    Senior Support Engineer – Applications DBA Oracle ACS | Oracle

    Employment: Full Time

    A highly experienced Senior Oracle Applications DBA with deep technical expertise in installing, configuring, upgrading, migrating and managing large production builds of Oracle Applications and EBS Suite of Products. Ideally should have 6-10 years of hands-on experience as an Apps DBA managing production environments. Strong in Oracle Applications performance tuning and troubleshooting middleware stack components.Responsibilities:- Works at customer site in the implementation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting and Upgrade of Oracle Applications R12, Oracle MW components (Web Logic, OID, etc.)- Works with support to resolve Customers SRs.- Conduct knowledge transfer sessions both within the Oracle team and to end users.- Work closely with the functional team and delivery leaders to provide engagements work estimates and drive excellence in functional work.- Ensures that new services are appropriately captured and put in ACS corporate repository- Proactively maintains knowledge of Oracle’s current and future products/solutions offerings for the specified Supply Chain area.Technical Qualifications:- Highly experienced in the implementation, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting and Upgrade of Oracle Applications R12.- Proven exposure of installation of Oracle Application R12.1 & R12.2 on Enterprise Linux production environments.- Experienced in installation and managing middleware components like Oracle WebLogic server, OID etc.- Good Conceptual knowledge of Oracle RDBMS internals, Backup & Recovery using RMAN, performance tuning, logical and physical design of database.- Experience working in an enterprise environment and supporting critical production databases and applications.- Experience in installing, configuring, upgrading and administering different versions of Oracle Database.- Strong experience working as an Oracle Applications DBA in 12.x versions. Solid understanding of the product architecture and ability to analyze and solve issues across multiple layers of the stack.- Exposure to RAC and ASM Administration.- Must have the ability to upgrade and migrate databases from one platform to another using various tools like Oracle Data Pump, RMAN and TTS/XTTX and execute migrations using such tools.- Hands-on experience with Oracle Enterprise Manager.- Must be familiar with day-to-day operations such as monitoring, performance tuning and making recommendations after generating AWR and ADDR reports.- Troubleshooting memory related errors with Oracle 12c and Patching with RAC and Non RAC.- Provide support for Oracle database environments that include problem identification, reporting, tracking, analysis, and resolution.- Strong shell scripting knowledge.- Good knowledge of PL/SQL.- Experience in working with Oracle Applications & Databases running on Oracle Cloud platform.- Experience in migrating on premise databases to Oracle Cloud.- Basic software networking skills.

    Other Qualifications:- Strong English written/verbal communications- Self-motivated individual who works well in a team environment.- Willingness to work in shifts & weekends as required.- Willingness to travel in the region (MEA) and work out of client locations.- Willingness to provide on-call support on a 24/7 basis when needed.- Experience in working as part of Global/ Matrixed/ Remote teams.- Self-driven, ability to work under minimal supervision.- Excellent Analytical skills.Experience:- 6 years+ of overall experience in relevant technical roles.

    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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    Senior Systems Support Engineer – Oracle Advanced Customer Services ACS | Oracle

    Employment: Full Time

    ACS is looking for Systems Engineers skilled and with real experience on Operating System, mainly on Solaris and Linux. The engineer will join the EMEA Expertise Center, a team which centrally delivers proactive and reactive services for any country across EMEA. Advanced Customer Support (ACS) is an organization providing tailored mission critical support services for the full Oracle Product Stack. Advanced Customer Support understands the customer’s needs and helps them to increase availability, improve performance, mitigate risk and save cost.Our competent ACS Engineers have the mission:- To develop and manage the technical relationship with a designated account(s) in order to maximize the value of Advanced Customer Support to the customer,- To develop and maintain trusted relationships with the other Oracle contacts within designated account(s) and relevant third parties,- To act as the technical primary point of contact for Oracle Support and- To safeguard customer satisfaction, and renewal, through quality delivery and added value.RESPONSIBILITIES:- Delivering high quality technical results to ACS Customers;- Ensuring adherence to internal methodology, tools and quality standards;- Identifying required/recommended actions on Customer systems as main output of service delivery, based on own knowledge and experience;- Understanding customer requirements and based on own skills and experience, being able to design the proper architecture using the most appropriate products and design a technical plan to integrate them and implement the technical solution.- Analyzing, troubleshooting and solving whenever feasible, the issues the customer may face using Oracle products.- Escalating at the right time customer issues to Technical Account Manager where relevant;- Active participation on Services development;- Active collaboration with other engineers in the team or in other teams, to share knowledge, experiences and others, which can benefit ACS Business results.TECHNICAL SKILLS:- Solaris Server- Solaris Cluster- Solaris Logical Domains (Architecture and Design) Zones- Oracle Enterprise Linux- ZFS- Valuable skills on Exadata and SuperCluster

    REQUIREMENTS:- University Degree- Fluent English (French; Spanish or German will be also valued)- Availability to travel and work onsite at customers- Availability to work 24x7PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES:- Adapting to Change- Building Relationships- Business Ethics- Communication- Customer Focus- Personal Drive- Planning & Organising- Problem Solving- Quality- Results Orientation- Teamwork- Working Globally- Customer Needs Analysis- Professional &Technical Depth and Credibility- Resource Utilization & Development- Technical Problem Recognition & Resolution

    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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    DevOps/Software Team Lead – Ruby on Rails | Michael Page

    Employment: Full Time

    The DevOps/Software Team Lead will act as a Business Partner for the growing software engineering function tasked with the overall responsibilities of delivering high-quality “mobile first” eCommerce websites and cloud solutions.You will be responsible to understand the business and customer needs, manage timelines and clearly communicate priorities and deliverables.Client DetailsAfter successfully delivering high-quality eCommerce and cloud solutions to clients internationally, they are now looking to hire top talent for their brand-new inhouse Software Engineering team in the region.Description* Demonstrate the ability to work remotely to successfully develop and deliver Ruby on Rails based eCommerce applications.* Manage service delivery and website/solutions reliability and scalability including reporting, configuration and build, testing, planning, and deployment of solutions.* Update knowledge of state-of-the-art development tools, programming techniques, and cloud computing/solution technologies.* Drive improvements in the development practice of continuous delivery and promote enhancements and upgrades where applicable.* Work towards growing the Software Engineering function to later provide leadership, management, and technical vision to the team.Job Offer* Attractive tax-free salary and benefits with an opportunity to work remotely.* An opportunity to roll out brand-new and exciting eCommerce platforms on an international scale.

    * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a minimum of 8 years relevant “Ruby on Rails” software development experience delivering “mobile first” eCommerce applications and/or cloud solutions.* At least 3 years’ experience management experience, preferably within an eCommerce business or platform.* Experience with building recommendation engines is a plus.* Ability to work independently in a remote environment with a small team.

    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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    Resrearch Analyst | Gulf Researcher

    Employment: Full Time

    Gulf Researcher is a leading research organisation in the Middle East. Based in Bahrain, we provide high-quality on-demand research tailored to our client’s needs.- Gulf Researcher is a fast-growing organisation that is continuously seeking to attract talented, motivated and intellectually curious research analysts to join our dynamic team.- Working with us provides many opportunities to grow and learn. Assignments vary across sectors and geographies, enabling team members to gain broad knowledge and exposure.- A typical day is demanding with multiple client deliverables and tight deadlines to meet. Individuals are expected to be diligent, resourceful and efficient. Work is highly collaborative and our team is friendly and supportive.If you are a driven individual, with a passion to learn, we encourage you to apply.

    The ideal candidate would have the following skills and characteristics:- A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. We are open to any academic background including Business, Economics, Liberal Arts, Engineering, Sciences, etc.- Strong communication skills including the ability to design and develop well-structured written material- Excellent internet research skills including the ability to gather, synthesize and interpret large quantities of information from different sources- Proficiency in MS Office applications including Word, Excel and PowerPoint- Intellectually curious; eager to learn and explore new topics- Strong multi-tasking skills, high attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced environment- Committed to maintain high quality standards and meeting deadlines under pressure

    We are a custom research company based in the Middle East. We provide high-quality business research tailored to our clients requirements. Our service offerings include secondary and primary research across multiple industries and geographies in the MENA region and beyond. More

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    Senior CFD FX Broker Sales | Mayfair Partners

    Employment: Full Time

    We are recruiting for an established CFD Broker based in Dubai, that have offices globally and are looking to hire an experience senior sales broker.• You will work closely with the senior leadership team, to develop high generating relationships with IB’s, Professional and Retail clients.

    Requirements• Minimum 3 years experience working for a CFD Broker• Must have a book of strong clients• Highly professional and looking for the next step in your career in FX• Salary from 25,000 – 30,000 plus very attractive commission plan

    Mayfair Partners are an International Executive Search and Recruitment Solutions consultancy based in Downtown Dubai. We are passionate about providing a superior service to clients. We service both established businesses and also advise those that are looking to set up a business in this region.
    Mayfair Partners was founded by three partners with combined recruitment experience of over 20 years. More