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    Business Continuity Specialist | Halian

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Your Responsibilities• Assist in developing, documenting, implementing, validating, and maintaining Resilience and Business Continuity Plans and provide clerical duties and logistical support to the Resilience and Business Continuity team.• Gather and links BC data. Conduct reviews for non-conformity and gather further information in response to routine problems. Identify direct cause and effect connections. Break down tasks and problems into manageable components. Solicit guidance as needed to assess importance and urgency. Escalates issues of a non-routine nature as required.• Provide expertise on all Resilience departments policies and processes• Expand working knowledge and its BU’s and products to include key processes and operational aspects that impact the successful execution of business functions• Share information in relation to procedures and routine activities.• Be commercially astute- have confidence to raise questions that heighten relevant BC awareness and demonstrate insight.• Appling company values, Resilience Standard and BC Management Framework, make timely decisions and provide real time guidance. Seeks instructions or escalate matters that require senior input or involve questions of judgment.• Seek information on both formal and informal processes. Uses appropriate tools, techniques, and sources to gather, update, and monitor information. Checks for accuracy of interpretation. Seeks out the appropriate people for guidance when needed depending on the type of issue.• Perform all tasks according to quality and output standards. Takes initiative to ensure that outcomes meet internal and external customer requirements. Solicits feedback on performance in new tasks. Measures accuracy using performance metrics. Sets improvement standards to reduce errors, omissions, and oversights.• Coordinates routine updates to the information supporting the Business Continuity Procedures (e.g., contact lists, personnel assignments, vital records management, inventory lists, off-site backup schedules, etc. ). Coordinates electronic access to, and hard copy distribution of, the Business Continuity Plans and Procedures. Administers contracts and service agreements with Business Continuity service providers.• Assists in developing the training and awareness plan and material and all the administrative aspects of executing the plans• Assists in developing the testing and exercising procedures and plan as well as all logistical and administrative activities to facilitate execution of the plan

    Your Qualifications• A minimum of 3 years’ experience in Corporate Business continuity planning;• Knowledge of ISO22301• Ability to understand and document workflows and business processes;• Must have the ability to plan work assignments, prioritize tasks and deliver deadlines accurately;• Should demonstrate the ability to identify and respond to risk areas;• Must have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.• Must have high standards of integrity and ethical practice;• Autonomous and proactive;• Having a background in IT and business continuity/risk management is an advantage• Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

    Founded in 1996, Halian is an IT services company with a strong track record of delivering value for our customers across the UK, Europe, The Middle East and Africa.

    The experience we have gained means that we can help our clients reduce information technology costs, increase IT systems performance, and free up valuable internal resource to focus on core business activities. Our knowledge base covers a variety of industry sectors including Government, Healthcare, Telecommunications and Pharmaceuticals, as well as a specialist Financial markets capability in our Luxembourg office.

    We operate with a culture of openness and trust that helps us to develop strong working relationships with our clients and with our core technology partners Dell, Oracle, Red Hat and Symantec.

    Our three key service offerings of Managed Services, Resourcing Services and Professional Services can be used independently or integrated to provide a truly comprehensive service. More

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    Application Architect – Java & Web Technologies | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Introduction 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 Responsibilities Is able to visualize the whole application as a system, understand all interactions between the system components on a given level of abstraction, as well as define limitations and requirements for source code written in a given programming paradigm , specifically Java, Java based frameworks and web frameworks. Selects, defines and enforces a consistent, uniform set of products, vendors, methodologies and standards and is able to translate business objectives into technology standards that can achieve them. Establishes application design patterns and development guidelines and ensures that they meet both the technical constraints of the architecture and the business objectives in terms of reliability, scalability and serviceability. Technology-wise, a Java & Webtech architect should have skills related to Java, JEE, JDBC, Java design Patterns , Architectural patterns, Dependency Injection, Java Collections, threads, concurrency, Java servlets and JSPs, frameworks like Struts, JSF, Spring, Hibernate, EJB, JPA, JAX-RS and JAX-WS, SOA and Web Services, Legacy Platform Integration Skills, Application Servers like WebLogic/WebSphere and Clustering Architectures. Would be expected to be conversant in the DevOps methodologies and tools , Agile and Test Driven Development.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise Web Architect – HTML, CSS, Bootstrap, AngularJS(Frontend Framework), Jasmine / Karma(Test framework), Redux. NodeJS + Java SpringPreferred Technical and Professional Expertise Airlines industry experience

    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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    Engagement Manager – Digital Transformation | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Share and steer digital transformations. Support the group to become local, regional and global market leaders using the latest technologies and digital solutions. Support portfolio companies.Client DetailsWork with a holding company looking to push innovative digital strategies across it’s many businesses. You’ll join a newly created function within the holding group, who will serve as a digital transformation consultancy for the rest of the group.DescriptionStrategy and GovernancePeople and Process managementTechnology and Systems implementationJob OfferAttractive, tax-free salaryOpportunity to play a crucial role using the latest technologies and digital solutions

    Minimum of 10 years of experience working in consultancyStrong academic backgroundRecent Digital Transformation experience

    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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    Head of Technology | Robinson Faris Jones – Human Resources (RFJ-HR)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Our client is a 23 years old multinational with Head Quarters in Hong Kong and Malaysia. The organisation has interests across education, travel, direct selling, property development, and eCommerce. With more than 10 businesses, they directly employ over 2000 people across Asia, Europe, USA and the Middle East.Being at the post- cloud migration phase of our Digital Transformation, we have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Technology to help lead us through the next phase. Reporting to the CIO, the Head of Technology will influence key technology investment decisions and help uplift the technology department of over 170 people. Responsibilities & Accountabilities• Leading the technology strategy and helping to scale product development as well as driving continued innovation • Driving engineering vision and architecture. Focusing on security and site integrity of our eStore and Commission Engine, in addition to data compliance and testing • Selecting key technology products to maximise the value of our Microsoft Azure investment, working closely with the infra team to enable CI/CD DevOps practices across the organisation• Designing and employing needed architects across the department• Be responsible for the delivery of all software, including velocity and quality, and own the product roadmap • Developing a series of POCs and minimum viable products in line with business needs• Growing the engineering team and leading them through product development and launch• Working closely with Marketing, Business Development, Operations and other stakeholders to define and deliver new products and enhancements across the board.• Mentoring and uplifting department skills to align with modern technology company practices

    Qualifications:• 10+ years’ experience as a Senior Manager within technology department• Relevant tertiary qualification; e.g Bachelor of Computer Engineering, or equivalent • Experience in Agile software development; DevOps CI/CD• High level of technical knowledge and expertise in IT management systems;• A detailed understanding of web application, performance optimisation, infrastructure and Azure or other cloud technologies.• Knowledge of building and consuming REST APIs• Knowledge of ASP.NET, C#, PHP/Magento preferredRequirements:• Ability to effectively handle changing priorities, deal with ambiguity and use good judgment in stressful situations.Working Conditions: i. Normal hours/Shift: Normal hoursii. Travel (Minimal/Moderate/Extensive): Moderate Communications:

    Consisting only of Director level personnel, each with over 12 years’ experience of working within the Gulf Region, we aim to alleviate all the issues and frustrations traditionally associated with using a Resourcing or external HR service. Each client and candidate is handpicked and dealt with by a Director personally thus ensuring that all parties get the level of service they expect. to: Consisting only of Director level personnel, each with over 12 years’ experience of working within the Gulf Region, we aim to alleviate all the issues and frustrations traditionally associated with using a Resourcing or external HR service. Each client and candidate is handpicked and dealt with by a Director personally thus ensuring that all parties get the level of service they expect. More

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    IT Technology Associate – Saudi National | Ernst & Young

    Employment:

    Full Time

    IT Technology Associate – Riyadh – Saudi NationalTechnology has always been at the heart of what we do and deliver at EY. We need technology to keep an organization the size of ours working efficiently. We have 250,000 people in more than 140 countries, all of whom rely on secure technology to be able to do their job every single day. Everything from the laptops we use, to the ability to work remotely on our mobile devices and connecting our people and our clients, to enabling hundreds of internal tools and external solutions delivered to our clients. Technology solutions are integrated in the client services we deliver and is key to us being more innovative as an organization.EY Technology supports our technology needs through three business units:Client Technology – focuses on developing new technology for our clients. It enables EY to identify new technology-based opportunities faster and pursue those opportunities more rapidlyEnterprise Technology (ET) – ET supports our Core Business Services functions and will deliver fit-for-purpose technology infrastructure at the cheapest possible cost for quality services. ET will also support our internal technology needs by focusing on a better user experience.Information Security (Info Sec) – Info Sec prevents, detects, responds and mitigates cyber-risk, protecting EY and client data, and our information management systems.The opportunity As part of Enterprise Technology, the On-site Technology Support’s mission is to help our customers fulfil their purposes and contribute to building a better working world by providing a fit for purpose support service.The On-site Technology Support Specialist provides this support to customers within the country or site by performing multiple technology support activities. This professional demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks, working with multiple software and hardware technologies, in a fast-paced environment.Your key responsibilities – Facilitate and support the deployment of hardware and software to end users (including the installation, configuration and testing of more complex firm hardware). – Facilitate and support the provisioning and deprovisioning processing, including setting up of hardware/software for new hires, and receiving hardware from separating employees. – Assist with (or coordinate) the repair of end user hardware and the reinstallation of software as necessary to resolve end user incidents. – Resolve incidents associated with firm-standard end user software and hardware, including mobile/hand-held technologies. Identify sources and trends of technical problems to prevent future occurrences. – Under minimal supervision, provide after-hours service for escalated issues and tasks from the Service Desk or supervisor. – Perform asset management activities (procurement, receipt, inventory, tracking, distribution, etc.) as assigned and in accordance with firm policy and EY Technology process. – Assist with off-site technology support for firm sponsored functions/meetings. – Assist with IT tasks related to office moves, buildouts and relocations. – Work effectively as “remote hands” for other EY Technology functions, such as Telecommunications and Hosting. – Maintain a thorough understanding of EY Technology’s organization and service offerings in order to identify how best to address end user technology needs and incidents. – Understand the Firm’s business and organization sufficiently to anticipate and resolve end user technology issues that affect productivity of Firm personnel – The role receives direct oversight from a supervisor with regular contact to assign and monitor activities

    Skills and attributes for success – Effective analytical skills are required to address end-user incidents escalated from the service desk or offered by end user on walk-up issues. – Decision making responsibilities are generally limited to addressing a single end-user issue; ability to be able to prioritize incidents being worked on and communicate those priorities to end users as necessary. – A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience is desirable To qualify for the role you must have – Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills. – Excellent customer service attitude. – Ability to liaise and work effectively with all levels of end users and IT personnel. – Ability to communicate effectively with supervisor and peers. – Approximately 2-4 years of experience in end user technology support What working at EY offers We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes support for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions. Plus, we offer:- Support, coaching and feedback from some of the most engaging colleagues around – Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career – The freedom and flexibility to handle your role in a way that’s right for you EY is committed to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities. While our client-facing professionals can be required to travel regularly, and at times be based at client sites, our flexible working arrangements can help you to achieve a lifestyle balance.If you can confidently demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.Build your legacy with us. Apply now.EY, an equal employment opportunity employer (Females/Minorities/Protected Veterans/Disabled), values the diversity of our workforce and the knowledge of our people

    EY is a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. The insights and quality services we deliver help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. We develop outstanding leaders who team to deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities.

    EY refers to the global organization, and may refer to one or more, of the member firms of Ernst & Young Global Limited, each of which is a separate legal entity. Ernst & Young Global Limited, a UK company limited by guarantee, does not provide services to clients. Information about how EY collects and uses personal data and a description of the rights individuals have under data protection legislation are available on our site.

    The MENA practice of EY has been operating in the region since 1923. For over 95 years, we have grown to over 7,500 people united across 21 offices and 16 countries, sharing the same values and an unwavering commitment to quality. As an organization, we continue to develop outstanding leaders who deliver exceptional services to our clients and who contribute to our communities. We are proud of our accomplishments over the years, reaffirming our position as the largest and most established professional services organization in the region More

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    Process Automation Specialist | Nestle Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Position Snapshot Location: Cairo, Egypt Company: Nestl é Business Services Full-time Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or similar experience in process automation modeling and development ideally in DevOps/Agile Teams Position Summary Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment – passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future A day in the life of… – Analyzes automation requirements, ensures scoping, planning and designing end-to-end solutions. – Design business scenarios and use cases, configures, tests, deploys and maintains Robotic Process Automation (RPA) scripts and frameworks with acknowledged RPA technologies, e.g., BluePrism, Automation Anywhere etc.This includes testing and deployment. – Identifies gaps in existing functionalities, options for improvement and opportunities for process automation. – Evaluates technologies and establishes their relevance and feasibility. – Ensures that applications are built or assembled in line with continual delivery/continual integration standards, adherences to release methodology and technical change management procedures for all changes in adherence to Industry and Nestle Security Standards to deliver Security, Compliance & Privacy by design. – Collaborates with colleagues from different disciplines in a cross-functional team to deliver against iteration targets.

    What will make you successful – Development experience ideally in DevOps/agile teams applying RPA or other automation technologies such as BluePrism, Automation Anywhere etc. – Broad experience in translating business and functional requirements into technical specifications and developing the code to create the solutions in cross-functional environment. – Experience in process automation modeling and robotic process automation with VBA/ VB.NET, Python, UI Automation, Power Automate, OCR would be a big competitive advantage. – Educational background in a field requiring strong analytical and quantitative skills, such as Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Information Systems, or similar is an advantage. – Strong communication skills at different levels in the organization and in English. – Readiness to work in a global environment and with virtual teams.

    Nestle with headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland was founded in 1866 by Henri Nestle and is today the world’s biggest food and beverage company. Sales for 2006 were CHF 98.5 bn, with a net profit of CHF 9 bn. We employ around 265,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world.

    The Company’s strategy is guided by several fundamental principles. Nestle’s existing products grow through innovation and renovation while maintaining a balance in geographic activities and product lines. Long-term potential is never sacrificed for short-term performance. The Company’s priority is to bring the best and most relevant products to people, wherever they are, whatever their needs, throughout their lives. More

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    Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer | Tiger Recruitment

    Employment:

    Part Time

    Our client is looking for a Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer.Brief Summary Of RoleThe Marketing Cloud Developer will be part of the Consumer marketing agile team and will be responsible for delivering technology solutions using the Marketing cloud platform. The candidate will be responsible for creating journeys, Automation scripts, Email templates etc in Marketing Cloud.

    – Seasoned developer with skills in cloud development specially Marketing Cloud.- Experience with Marketing cloud administration, especially Content Builder, Automation Studio, AMP Scripts and personalization is preferred.- Proficient in agile methodology.- Good team player with effective communication skills.Salary AED 18,000 – 23,000

    We specialise in matching exceptional support staff to top businesses and private individuals.

    We recruit for a range of positions around the world, including personal assistants, executive assistants, administrative assistants and many more.

    Our expert consultants only work with high-calibre individuals who offer outstanding business and private support. This is what makes us one of the market-leading permanent and temp recruitment agencies in London. More

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    IT Director | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    IT Director for established Middle Eastern retailer that operates globally. Helping activate digital transformation across whole businessClient DetailsAn established retailer, with strong e-commerce platform going through an extensive digital transformation across entire business.Description* Activate Digital Transformation in the group in all departmental aspects* Support online business and sales with logistics support* Ensure that the digital transformation strategy is aligned and supports the holding’s development strategy* Increase organizational profitability through automation and digital transformation* Connect all group businesses together (both international and local)* Activate the ERP system through the whole group and its subsidiaries* Support business development department with new initiativesJob OfferTransformative IT leadership role with a broad remit, within an organisation that is a leading retailer in the products they sell.

    * Bachelor in Computer Science, Information Systems, or any relative field* At least 8-15 years of experience in managerial level* ERP systems implementation background* Background in programming, Customized system development, and implementation* Point of Sales, e-commerce, and* Experience in all IT functions such as networking, support, digital transformation, etc.* Experience in Data Centers and Data analysis

    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