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    Graphic Designer | CIT Group

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Study design briefs and determine requirementsSchedule projects and define budget constraintsConceptualize visuals based on requirementsPrepare rough drafts and present ideasDevelop illustrations, logos and other designs using software or by handUse the appropriate colors and layouts for each graphicWork with copywriters and creative director to produce final designTest graphics across various mediaAmend designs after feedbackEnsure final graphics and layouts are visually appealing and on-brand

    Salary:
    SAR
    7,000 to 12,000
    per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

    We are looking for a Graphic Designer to create engaging and on-brand graphics for a variety of media.Key requirements we are looking for are as follows; Proven graphic designing experienceA strong portfolio of illustrations or other graphicsFamiliarity with design software and technologies (such as InDesign, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Photoshop)A keen eye for aesthetics and detailsExcellent communication skillsAbility to work methodically and meet deadlinesEnglish SpeakingDegree in Design, Fine Arts or related field is a plus

    CIT is a leading national bank focused on empowering businesses and personal savers with the financial agility to navigate their goals.

    CIT Group is a financial holding company with over a century of experience, approximately $50 billion in assets as of Sept. 30, 2018, and operates a principal bank subsidiary, CIT Bank, N.A. (Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender). The company’s commercial banking segment includes commercial financing, real estate financing, equipment financing, factoring and railcar financing. CIT’s consumer banking segment includes its national online bank, CIT Bank, and a Southern California branch bank, OneWest Bank. More

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    Product Development Head | Propel Consult

    Employment:

    Full Time

    – Leads the unit to enhance existing products and develop new products for the respective customer base- Drives the unit to achieve the approved strategic objectives set out for the unit- Mentor the team to improve customer service quality and technical ability- Ability to see the bigger picture when storyboarding and conceptualizing product viability- Translate processes, procedures, and technology touchpoints into business requirements- Rapidly understand customer requirements and skilfully challenge the business for justifications- Reviews and approves user acceptance testing and testing plans- Support the deployment of the product after successful testing- Analyses department performance- Supports the business and IT to achieve common ground- Reviews and approves test results and defect logs

    – Must be Saudi National- A minimum of 12 years of work experience in a similar environment- Previous IT implementation projects is a must including front-end, back-end, and development stack- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Computer Science or equivalent. A Master’s in Business Administration is an advantage.- A qualification or experience with the following is an advantage (ISTQB Acceptance Testing Certification / TOGAF / SCRUM / ITIL)- Ability to lead a team of skilled individuals and motivate them to achieve excellence- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively- Ability to simplify and break down a problem into easy to understand statements- High-level experience in methodologies and processes- Demonstrated experience in IT systems / solutions / databases- Exceptional level of written and verbal communication skills.

    Propel Consult delivers a service in step with the needs of both our client companies and candidates. Our ability to add value to all levels of recruitment stems from our wholehearted belief in providing a professional service to both parties.
    We have built relationships with many leading indigenous and mulitnational organisations throughout the Middle East and internationally in countries such as UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Egypt and many more.
    Concentrating our resources has created 5 distinct specialist divisions:

    Banking & Finance
    Human Resources
    Oil & Gas
    Construction
    Architecture & Engineering More

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    SAP Programme/Project Manager | Stanley James

    Employment:

    Full Time

    We are currently recruiting a SAP Programme/Project Manager on a permanent basis in Abu Dhabi for a global leader in Enterprise Data Management. This is an excellent opportunity to take charge of a critical project within a matrix environment and lead this through to successful delivery.

    Applications are sought from those with a successful track record of delivery working on complex SAP programs ideally in the public sector. You will be experienced working in a complex matrix environment which will have included managing large teams. It is essential that you have excellent soft skills and ability to work with various stakeholders to achieve the desired end result. Industry certifications (PMP or Prince2) are helpful however they are not essential.

    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 Business Analyst | Saudi Networkers Services (SNS Group)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    • Prepare high quality design based on BRD and SRS• Implement systems and content that leverages the capabilities of existing systems • Contribute to decisions on product, tool and method selection, providing input on industry trends • Ensures accuracy of finished product design, reviewing for completeness, conflict avoidance, and ensuring clients objectives are being met throughout life cycle • Participate on projects during design, bidding and construction administration • Ensures all production adheres to quality Company Standards • Collect business requirements and needs from external and internal stakeholders • Participate in meetings with Engineering and Operations functions in order to enhance the process of business requirements collection • Develop high level business systems requirements specification document (BRDSRS) to enable the development of high/low level designs for building products and solutions • Support the identification of potential products and solutions to be developed while approving new systems and platforms requested to be incorporated in the enterprise architecture blueprint and framework • Mentor a team of systems Analysts to produce high quality SRS

    • Understand department’s Strategical vision and follow the plan and suggest improvements to the plan• Understand and follow Demand and Technical Management Department’s policies, procedures and controls. • Provide suggestion on improvement of Demand and Technical Management Department’s systems • Conduct day-to-day activities to in compliance with stipulated policies and procedures • Follow defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with other functions and constantly work on its improvement• Guide, mentor and develop the Business Support team as part of their continuous improvement of the quality of deliverables • Search and support recruitment of talent for Business Support group• Provide effort for the tasks wherever requested to support the budgeting process

    Saudi Networkers is one of the largest consultancies providing services to ICT, Oil & Energy, Technology, Engineering, Banking, Finance and Healthcare arena across Middle East & Africa, covered by teams, specialized in their assigned industry sector.

    Saudi Networkers founded in 2001 and has excelled ever since in providing cost effective solutions to the biggest multinational companies in MEA region with very high standards of quality whilst adhering business ethics and meeting our clients expectations.

    Today, SNS Group is one of the leading consultancies, with more than 1700+ employees worldwide, ISO 9001:2008 certified and is highly regarded. More

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    Senior Systems Administrator | Saudi Networkers Services (SNS Group)

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Provides technical and operational systems administration. Installs, maintains, develops, and implements policies and procedures for ensuring the security, availability and integrity of the systems, applications and infrastructure which managed by SE. • Responsible for the maintenance, configuration, and reliable operation of computer systems, network servers, and virtualization.• Install and upgrade computer components and software, manage virtual servers, and integrate automation processes.• Troubleshoot systems and application errors by running diagnostics, documenting problems and resolutions, prioritizing problems, and assessing impact of issues • Deploy developed systems and application on targeted environments. • Work with other technical departments (security, computing, networking, and enterprise architecture) to ensure fulfilment of infrastructures and application development related activities. • Managing and support multiple environments (development, testing, staging and production). • Creating and managing system permissions and user accounts. • To respond to service incidents within the times specified in any Service Level Agreement (SLA). • Collaborate with various managers and other SE personnel to improve existing processes, increase automation and meet SE operational goals.• Installing upgrades and patches to existing systems and environments. • Setting up and maintain required documentation and standards. • Mentorship and tutoring for newcomers and/or junior team members. • Be available for on-call support as needed.

    • Experience in managing both Linux (RHEL, Centos) and Windows Servers.• Experience in Server logs management and troubleshooting.• Solid knowledge of protocols such as DNS, HTTP, LDAP, SMTP and SNMP• Expert skill level executing high-availability technologies (replication, mirroring, failover clusters, etc.).• Familiarity with VMWare and SAN management and concepts.• Knowledge in network related concepts (IP networks, subnets, routing)• Experience in security and Firewall configuration and management.• Working knowledge of virtualization, VMWare, or equivalent.• Experience in configuring systems and application environments.• Experience in High Availability and performance requirements (Load Balancer, Clustering)• Understanding of XML, JSON, XSLT, SOAP, XML Schemas, WSDL concepts, and RESTful web services.• Experience in JBoss / Tomcat Application Servers , Version Control Systems (SVN/GIT) and JMS Queues or RabbitMQ.• Knowledge Security protocols (Open id connect , Oath2 , JWT)• Experience in automation and DevOps tools is preferred (Docker, Ansible, Kubernetes).• Scripting language experience (i.e., Shell, Perl, python).• Familiarity with programming languages API.• Knowledge with on-prem and public cloud technologies (AWS, Azure)• Great interpersonal and communication skills.

    Saudi Networkers is one of the largest consultancies providing services to ICT, Oil & Energy, Technology, Engineering, Banking, Finance and Healthcare arena across Middle East & Africa, covered by teams, specialized in their assigned industry sector.

    Saudi Networkers founded in 2001 and has excelled ever since in providing cost effective solutions to the biggest multinational companies in MEA region with very high standards of quality whilst adhering business ethics and meeting our clients expectations.

    Today, SNS Group is one of the leading consultancies, with more than 1700+ employees worldwide, ISO 9001:2008 certified and is highly regarded. More

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    Chief Technology Officer (CTO) | Michael Page

    Employment:

    Full Time

    As the CTO, you will have a greenfield opportunity to create a technology platform to support ambitious growth plans facilitating the launch and growth of an application and website. You will work closely with the CEO to design and implement technology business strategies, plans and procedures.Description* Oversee all aspects of engineering, including technical strategy, technology blueprint and best practices & technology stacks.* Define the company’s technical architecture and ensure technical standards, security, and regulatory best practices are met.* Develop and implement a technology strategy that supports our business strategies.* Create and manage timelines for the development and deployment of all technological services.* Discover and implement new technologies that yield competitive advantage.* Build a team who can further help with launching the product.Job Offer* Opportunity to lead the technology for greenfield product in your own vision to transform an industry.* Equity options of the business.* Freedom to work with your selected technology.

    * We need someone that can collaborate closely with founders and take ownership of the entire tech portfolio of the startup, growing it to a robust, scalable and efficient platform (application and website).* Overall of over 10-12 years of experience, with at least 2-3 years’ leadership experience in engineering, including hands-on leadership and people management.* Experience in building and managing a product from scratch.* Familiarity with software development best practices, including security, testing, source control and deployment.* Hands on knowledge with a diverse set of full-stack technologies.* Comfortable working in uncertain and unstructured start-up environments.* Leadership experience in a Fintech environment would be an ideal background.* Experience with Blockchain would also be an added advantage since the startup is exploring ways to incorporate a public ledger in their product.

    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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    Junior Full Stack Developer | Charterhouse

    Employment:

    Full Time

    Charterhouse are sourcing a Junior Full-Stack Developer for a local start-up, who specialise in the E-Commerce space. Competing with some of the largest online platforms in the region, our client is looking for a young, enthusiastic candidate who can support their continued growth in the UAE. This Junior Role will be responsible for the full-stack development (front-end and back-end) writing, testing efficient code, using best software practices for their clients E-Commerce websites. The selected candidate will develop appropriate code structures to solve specific tasks, while assisting and supporting in the upkeep of the websites. You will closely work with external providers such as graphic designers, to ensure all developments are within the brands guidelines.

    The successful candidate will have 1-3 years (maximum) Full-Stack Developer experience, developing for E-Commerce clients, within an internal or agency environment. Competent knowledge of PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) for backend on Symfony Framework, and VueJS & React for frontend, is essential. Experience of working with a Scraper is also essential. This role is based in Abu Dhabi on a full-time basis. Remote working can be considered.

    The Charterhouse brand and business was launched in Dubai and the Middle East in April 2004 by a team of international recruiters and management consultants, after its inception in Sydney, Australia in September 2003. Charterhouse Middle East is now positioned as the leading regional recruiter within its area of disciplines and functional markets.

    Charterhouse offers professional and bespoke contingency and retained search services to all sectors of the market. Service quality is guaranteed, thanks to a particular focus on flexibility. Charterhouse was the first international search and selection business to establish Dubai as its base. The growth in the Middle East region has been mirrored by Charterhouse globally, with offices now in Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Hong Kong, Singapore, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. More

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    Automation/Integration Technical Solution Architect | IBM Middle East

    Employment:

    Full Time

    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 IBM Cloud Labs delivers expertise in innovative design, implementation, training, and support for IBM Software products. Our team of highly skilled consultants, with broad architectural knowledge and deep technical skills, are the specialists called on to deliver successful outcomes to client projects. IBM Cloud Labs team are the first to use new IBM Software products in the field, enabling our customers to realise expected business benefits sooner. IBM Cloud Labs offer IBM customers a range of skills to ensure their complex projects are a success: Consulting – Our skilled and knowledgeable consultants assist clients with the deployment of IBM software solutions, maximising the value of their investment and achieving or exceeding the business results they seek. Premium Support (AVP) – Whether clients are already using an IBM software solution or planning to implement one, we can help leverage ongoing business value from their investment. Our Premium Support Program covers the entire software infrastructure lifecycle – from planning, through deployment, growth, and optimisation, to management of upgrades and change. Responsibilities This position is to join the IBM Cloud Labs organisation as an Automation/Integration Architect. Its primary purpose is to aid customers in successfully deploying their Automation/integration solutions based on IBM Hybrid Cloud Integration software such as Business Process Management, Case Manager, Enterprise Content Manager, API Connect, App Connect Enterprise (ACE), DataPower, IBM MQ and IBM Integration Bus (IIB). Your day in the role will include… – Practice area responsibilities. This role works extensively in the area of Business Process Management , Case Manager, Enterprise Content Manager , Microservices, Devops as well as integration for Clients. – The mandate of the practice is to continuously monitor the market place for technical trends, look for client points and to formulate a point of view in the technical areas mentioned above. – The practice translates this POV into technical assets and accelerators for implementing cloud natives solutions – In addition, you will also be responsible for: – Install and configure IBM software. – Conduct health check and recommend improvements in architecture or configuration based on IBM best practices. – Perform integration code review based on IBM best practices. – Design and develop process automation for workflows and business processes using IBM software to fulfil customer’s process automation requirements. – Conduct enablement sessions on IBM software. – Troubleshoot and resolve design and configuration issues in the customer’s environment.

    You will come with the following expertise: – Hands on expertise in process automation using IBM Technology including but not limited to Business Process Management , Case Manager, Enterprise Content Manager How we’ll help you grow: – You’ll have access to all the technical and management training courses that will help you – You’ll learn directly from guide developers in the field; our team leads love to mentor – You have the opportunity to work in many different areas to identify what really excites you

    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