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    Technology Consulting Solution Architect | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Requirements: As a consulting solution architect, your responsibilities will include: – Owning the technical architecture design from a platform and infrastructure perspective around specific implementation projects. – Defining implementation delivery plan and milestones.

    – Responding to RFPs from a services perspective. – Developing deep expertise and know-how around constructed technologies and services.

    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 IOS Developer | Stanley James

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently recruiting multiple Senior iOS Developers on behalf of an industry leading organisation who are looking to innovate and drive forward their digital offering. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career working on visionary and technically advanced projects. This is a 12 month renewable contract based in Dubai.

    We are looking for senior software engineers who can be involved in application architecture, translating business requirements into simple, implementable solutions whilst being advanced and up to date at hands on coding. We are looking at 8-10 years of iOS programming which will be demonstrated by expertise on Swift, Objective-C and Cocoa. It is essential you are proficient developing in an Agile environment. From a domain perspective, it is essential you have worked on an enterprise scale B2C app.

    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

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    Senior Android Developer | Stanley James

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently recruiting multiple Senior Android Developers on behalf of an industry leading organisation who are looking to innovate and drive forward their digital offering. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career working on visionary and technically advanced projects. This is a 12 month renewable contract based in Dubai.

    We are looking for senior software engineers who can be involved in application architecture, translating business requirements into simple, implementable solutions whilst being advanced and up to date at hands on coding. We are looking at 8-10 years of progressive Android development gained working on enterprise scale B2C apps. It is essential you are proficient developing in an Agile environment.

    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

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    Customer Success Manager Architect | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.Your Role and Responsibilities As a Customer Success Manager (Architect) you will apply your technical skills to help our customers achieve their business outcomes with hybrid cloud & AI Growth Offerings. You will be responsible for use case identification, solution architecture design, MVP builds, and adoption of our Growth Offerings that run on Red Hat OpenShift. You will also guide IT executives through the changes needed to unlock the full value of hybrid cloud, show users how to get value out of their solutions, identify expansion opportunities, and work with the renewal team to ensure execution of the renewal process. To be successful in this role you: – Demonstrate a history of success as a consultant, pre-sales, technical account management, enterprise architect, or equivalent – Deeply understand customer business and technology needs; become the face of IBM to the customer- Serve as a trusted technical expert for the customer’s cloud migration, deployment, and adoption of Hybrid Cloud & AI Growth Offerings- Have a proven track record of leading technical conversations and persuading others to take action based on requirements and value provided by solutions- Have handled difficult customers or situations and can demonstrate resolutions- Willingness to take initiative and tackle things on your own – Ability to navigate data and people to find answers- Execute customer success plan to drive adoption post-deployment

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise – Technical understanding and hands-on experience with Containers, OpenShift, Value Prop, Use Cases, Competitive Differentiation- Technical understanding of IBM Middleware / Software / Cloud Services- Experience with enterprise software implementations- Ability to show customers how to “use” the offerings to get to first productive use and proactive expansion- Can build a growth plan to demonstrate how Growth Offerings will deliver customer outcomes- Analytical mindset and problem-solving skills- Understanding of enterprise software implementations, SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and cloud applications- Strong interpersonal relationship building and executive communications skills- Can manage multiple customer accounts and projects simultaneously Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise – 5-10 years of experience in Customer Success, Professional Services and/or Services Industries, Technical Sales (e.g., technology or management consulting)- Experience working with OpenShift and Hybrid Cloud & AI Growth Offerings- Experience working in B2B Enterprise Software, SaaS / IaaS / PaaS and/or Cloud

    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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    DevOps Engineer | Chalhoub Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Who we are Chalhoub is the leading luxury retailer in the Middle East. With more than 600 stores, 300 brands, and over 65 years of experience in the region, we are the premiere destination for luxury goods. To fuel the next stage of the organisation’s 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.What you’ll be doing Our DevOps role will revolve around automating the Infrastructure, deployments, and reporting among other important accountabilities. Our DevOps will need to be on call and react in case of emergencies like Downtime or other What you’ll need to succeed – Provide direct service support to various development projects, maintaining the legacy ones and create the new infrastructure strategies. – Collaborate with other developers and QA to make sure that we are all aligned in order to meet requirements and comply with the best practices. – Prioritize requests from development and product teams fairly while demonstrating a sense of empathy. – Design, implement and test agreed-upon requirements Remain on-call to react to emergencies like downtime or any other incidentsYour profile: – Docker and Kubernetes – Database administration, like MongoDB and PostgresSQL – Automatization tools like, terraform – Proficient with Git/Mercurial – Elastic Search or similar – Excellent understanding of Linux/Unix Systems – Memcache, Redis, RabbitMQ or other Cache/Queue system – Experience using Google Cloud or AWS – Excellent understanding of Continuous Delivery – Great knowledge of Bash Scripting – Basic understanding of Software development – Basic E-Commerce ecosystem will be appreciated

    Competencies – Cloud Computing Architecture – Demonstrating Personal Resilience & Adapting to Change – Demonstrating Customer Centricity – Technical Understanding & Developing Self – Agile Development – Driving Results – Communicating effectively – Software Development – Collaborating & Influencing with Respect & Trust – ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)- Being InclusiveWhat we can offer you We will help shape your journey with us through enriching experiences, learning and development opportunities and exposure to different assignments within your role or through internal mobility. Our Group offers the opportunity to support careers that may span different teams, different job roles, different categories and even different countries. We offer diverse career paths for those who show drive and passion as well as the desire to learn and grow.Amazing benefits We recognise the value that you bring, and we strive to provide a competitive benefits package which includes health care, life insurance, 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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    Account Cloud Engineer | Oracle

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Job Summary:- Customer aligned, this role is responsible for the full adoption lifecycle from project concept to usage and expansion within the customer. – Maintains an awareness of the topology and workloads within the customer and is highly technically competent. – Advises on new workloads – i.e. Move & Improve – Drives alignment with the Cloud Sales Rep, working as a team within the customer to define/drive sales strategy – Find and win new workloads in net new & existing customers – Technical due diligence to achieve the “Technical Win” – Orchestrates the technical teams/skills required to ensure our technology is driving customer business outcome and sustainable usage/growth – Technical due diligence to achieve the “Technical Win” – Builds and maintains the consumption plan for and with the customer – Monitors and ensures Customer Adoption Health & Customer Experience (optimizing usage and impact on customer business KPIs) Roles and Responsibilities- ACE will orchestrate all activity in the account and is always in the leading position. – Actively involved in the Oracle account team in defining and driving the consumption growth strategy. – Is accountable for the successful experience of customer(s) in their territory. – Understands customers overall portfolio, IT and business priorities and establishes a solution that addresses customer needs. – Is a Trusted Advisor to customers. – Informs customers/prospects on Oracle emerging technologies and how they will create value and competitive differentiation – Presents Oracle’s technology demonstrating deep familiarity with infrastructure, security and integration capabilities. – Is the internal point of contact for updates on customer consumption progress, renewal likelihood, etc. – Acts as customer SPOC for cloud engineering related aspects – Leads activities and assembles virtual cloud engineering teams to help position the value of Oracle’s Cloud and to set and continually meet customer expectations. – Brings together and leads Specialist Cloud Engineers to support solution building, preparation and presentation of customer driven demos and PoCs to diverse audiences, representing the capabilities of the Oracle Cloud Platform. – Responsible for bringing in workload architects support to ensure design and positioning of holistic solutions to the satisfaction of customer stakeholders. – Takes ownership for utilizing the right resources to manage and coordinate customer escalations and resolutions efforts xLOB, and with external stakeholders, to ensure a joined-up approach with the customer in terms of actions and communications – Takes ownership for coordinating xlob resources to conduct Architecture and Technical Workshops, during Sales and Adoption cycle – As the customer cloud lifecycle manager the role is also to understand/be aware of ongoing projects through Oracle partners/ACS/OCS.

    Skills and Profile- Broad technical experience of Oracle Cloud solutions along with high levels of experience in implementing and accompanying customers in Oracle Cloud adoption including a good understanding of cloud architecture. – Demonstrates leadership capability including the ability to delegate activities & involve the right teams/skills sets. – Clearly able to articulate the Cloud offerings in the market and with the ability to discuss architectures – Fluent in current Oracle Cloud Portfolio and experienced in designing simple through to complex and large-scale cloud projects – Translates customer needs into solutions enabling the customer to achieve their goals – Excellent communication and presentation skills for a group with high degree of comfort speaking across all levels of management (eg IT management, Architects, administrators and executives). – Is Certified in OCI as the guidelines mandates – Familiar with 3 rd party and Oracle Architecture frameworks (eg TOGAF, ECal) – High level of commercial business understanding – Intelligence to identify key trends and insights and leverage them in driving decision making and execution within customer – Experience in engaging and influencing senior leaders. – Ability to build relationships to grow business. Act as a partner to our customers, not just a vendor. – Strong collaboration skills and drive for impact and influence – Experience of owning customer loyalty, culture and change management – Experience in conflict resolution and negotiation – Experience in understanding complex customer ecosystems with the ability to translate customer needs into workable solutions

    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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    UI/UX Designer | Right Calibre Executive Search

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are looking for a creative UI/UX designer with up-to-date proficiency in the latest design tools, to communicate and interpret our needs and to design elements with high visual impact. You’ll work on websites, digital ads, mobile app interface elements, corporate identity and the like, and you will work on cross-functional collaboration between marketing, IT and product.- Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers and engineers- Illustrate design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps- Design graphic user interface elements, like menus, tabs and widgets- Build page navigation buttons and search fields- Develop UI mockups and prototypes that clearly illustrate how sites function and look like- Create original graphic designs (e.g. images, sketches and tables)- Prepare and present rough drafts to internal teams and key stakeholders- Identify and troubleshoot UX problems (e.g. responsiveness)- Conduct layout adjustments based on user feedback- Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors and images

    – 2+ years of prior digital product/UX design experience- A strong portfolio that demonstrates an understanding of design principals/theories, technical abilities and high-level strategic thinking- Knowledge of and previous experience in implementing research methodologies to help define and guide product design- Detail oriented and highly organized- Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, without relying on formal processes- Previous experience working within a multidisciplinary team- Ability to communicate ideas clearly and welcoming of creative direction and new perspectives- Excellent time management skills- Nice to have but not necessary: coding experiencePls note: The role is based in Kuwait (option for remote work). It is a permanent & full-time position. Excellent salary + benefits

    Right Calibre Executive Search is your partner in recruitment. We firmly believe that Human Resources is the most important and everlasting asset for any organization. We are a young, vibrant and fast growing company with a Head Quarter in UAE. With the number of years in recruitment we have developed a strong network of top professionals. We provide comprehensive search services for clients and candidates on a regional /local and International level for leading organizations across all industries. At Right Calibre Executive Search, we build partnerships with Clients and Candidates based on Trust, Passion, Innovation and Excellence. Our success is our people and our mission is delivering excellence to individuals, businesses and companies.

    Right Calibre is an agency that understands that great employees are the key to business success. We pride ourselves on sourcing high calibre permanent staff in every industry and being the best recruitment agency in the area. Our dedicated consultants have a wealth of experience in recruitment for most industries and are able to source the right candidate for your business, from entry-level to upper management. Right Calibre Executive Search has fast become the agency of choice for employers and employees seeking only the best. More

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    HANA Developer | Quest Search & Selection

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Quest is working in partnership with a world-renowned luxury retail business who are looking for a HANA Developer to work in Dubai.As a HANA Developer you will:* Involved in designing, development & implementation using HANA 2.0 platform* Create new data replications from different source systems.* Create Data Intelligence pipelines using Data Intelligence/Python* Convert HSC to XSA and hands on expertise on SLT, SDA, SDI, DI* Ensure Data integrity & accuracy in the BI platform* Responsible for E2E HANA life cycle management* Implements CI/CD setup, change management process, other best practices in HANA ecosystem

    Desirable Skills:* 7- 9 years of experience in designing, development & implementation using HANA 2.0 or higher.* Expert in Native HANA development and data modelling.* Should have development experience using PL/SQL, Performance Tuning, HANA procedures & XSA Data Models* Experience in Data provision such as SLT/Informatica/Data services.* Sound knowledge in HANA security framework.* Experience with Cloud migrations such as AWS/Azure/GCP is a plus.* Proven ability in a similar role – DW/BI, HANA, RetailIf the above skills are in relation to your profile then this is a great opportunity for you to work in an energetic and progressive organization. If you are interested apply with your updated CV today.We request that candidates send their CV as a Microsoft Word document where possible.Quest Search and Selection is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

    Quest Search & Selection is a specialist recruitment consultancy with over 20 years’ experience in sourcing the world’s best candidates for the global Retail, FMCG and Hospitality sectors.

    With offices in the UK & Dubai, we have an international presence and a global reach. Our recruiters place candidates locally and internationally for a wide variety of roles focusing on the following areas:

    Retail Buying & Merchandising, E-commerce & Digital, Food & Beverage, Hotels, Hospitality & Operations, Retail Stores & Operations, HR & Recruitment, Procurement, Supply Chain & Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Technical and New Product Development.

    We work in partnership with our clients who range from famous international brands within the Retail, Restaurant, Hotel and Consumer products space. Our reputation is built on our in-depth understanding of the industry and our consultants’ skill, knowledge and passion for their sectors. More