London (City)

Quant Analyst / Developer
Several roles
Day rate contracts. 6 months+
Competitive day rates
Flex to work from home f/t is desired
Global bank

As a long- established tech recruitment partner to this international back we have been asked to assist in the hire of a number of individuals with experience in the Quant space both at Developer and Analyst levels, Over 120 individuals have joined this bank via us over the years. We enjoy a good relationship, and we view this as one of the better banks in terms of working culture.

Benefits of joining this team: You would be joining a smaller Quant team compared to most banks in London and as such your role would be more diverse in terms of touching all areas and you should have the option to work on asset classes you perhaps have an interest in. This has been confirmed to us. Further there is lots of on-going work, so good longevity prospects.

All roles need robust ability in either C++ or C# (at Developer or analyst level) with experience in a quant related technical role. Further some of the following skills are needed for some of these roles:

Common skills across all roles:
Quants
C++
C#

Other skills / experience (not needed for every role)

Pricing theory
FO pricing tools
Vanilla Interest Rate pricing
P and L attrition
Valuation
Risk
Monte Carlo
VBA
Excel
Testing
Continuous Integration

We can pass the detailed role specs to interested parties. Several roles here. These roles were budgeted to give a gross contract day rate (PAYE Umbrella) of c. £750pd, however candidates needing above these figures will be reviewed by the hiring stakeholders on merit.

These roles may suit individuals who have held the following roles: Quant Analyst, Quant Developer, Quant Consultant

Deerfoot IT is one of the UK’s most established, independent IT recruitment specialists. We are keen to foster strong relationships with IT consultants based on providing a transparent and supportive service. Now in our 24th year we pay promptly and are a stable contracting partner in good financial health. Deerfoot IT: Est. 1997. REC member. ISO certified. *Each time we send a CV to a recruiting client we donate £1 to The Born Free Foundation (charity no. 1070906). We never send your CV without your email authorisation.

Deerfoot is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Contract Infrastructure Operations Analyst
Competitive day rate
Initial 2-week contract

As a trusted, approved and preferred recruitment partner to this well-known chartered accountant firm, we have been asked to assist in the recruitment of a contract Infrastructure Operations Analyst to support the infrastructure and operational environments of the business (Network Infrastructure, Network Administration, ITIL Management, Service Desk) for an initial two-week period.

Skills / Environment
- Provide BAU 3rd Line Technical Infrastructure Support
- Act as point of escalation for Infrastructure Incidents given by the Service Desk
- Mentor, Coach and Assist junior members in the Service Desk Team
- Monitor the health of Infrastructure Systems
- Improving the monitoring of systems
- Administer Corporate Infrastructure (Active Directory, LAN, Internet Access Firewalls, Exchange, Office 365)
- Monitor, Troubleshoot and Resolve Server and Network Performance
- Administer and Manage the Backup and Replication Solution
- Maintain Operational Documentation

Technical Experience Required
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows Server 2008/2012R2/2016 including clustering
- Knowledge of PowerShell
- Knowledge of VMware vSphere 6.5+ in an enterprise environment
- Knowledge of Microsoft Exchange Server 2010+\Exchange Online
- Knowledge Citrix Presentation/XenApp/XenDesktop 7.15
- Knowledge/experience of troubleshooting networking protocols and technologies such as TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, routing and vLANs
- Knowledge of backup and replication systems (preferably CommVault and VMWare SRM)
- Knowledge of Office 365\Azure
- Knowledge of Microsoft Windows 7+\Windows 10
- Knowledge of SQL Server 2014+
- Understanding of VOIP
- MSCA/MCSE/MCITP: Enterprise Administrator or Server Administrator or equivalent IT qualifications an advantage

Contract rate: Competitive

This role may suit candidates, who hold the following job titles: BAU Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Support Engineer, Infrastructure Support Analyst, 3rd Line Infrastructure Support, 3rd Line Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Infrastructure Engineer, Senior Infrastructure Analyst, Senior Infrastructure Support Engineer, Senior Infrastructure Support Analyst, Infrastructure Operations Analyst, Infrastructure Operations Engineer, Infrastructure Engineer, Infrastructure Specialist.

Deerfoot IT is one of the UK’s most established, independent IT recruitment specialists. We are keen

Lead Solutions Architect - ECM
Circa £100,000 + Benefits
UK Countrywide

As a trusted, approved and preferred recruitment partner to this prestigious organisation, we have been asked to assist in the recruitment of a Managing Solution Architect. This position will sit within our clients Content Services department and will focus on Information Strategy assessment, business case development and agenda-based selection of new systems, rapid ECM Health Check and implementation of content service platforms. This will be a key Leadership role with a focus on empowering, coaching and developing team members (Team of 40+). The role requires someone who is strategic and critical thinking, possessing problem solving skills and being results driven.

Key Responsibilities / Skills:
• Oversee the relationship with partners - Microsoft, OpenText, Alfresco and BOX and technology enabling vendors for the team to build strategic partnerships to underpin delivery of current and future offers.
• Proven experience in managing a broad range of programmes and projects. You will be able to undertake all tasks relating to programme and project management, including business case preparation, benefits management, reporting, risk management, change management and stakeholder management and communication.
• Ability to communicate technical information effectively to a non-technical audience and vice versa
• Experience in managing multiple engagements with competing priorities
• Able to introduce innovative approaches that can be used to improve performance, reduce costs, increase quality and improve business processes, and provide clear rationale and supporting data to justify solutions
• An understanding of information governance and ECM technologies, with knowledge and practical experience of the following technologies:
o Microsoft Azure
o SharePoint Online
o SharePoint 2019
o OpenText xECM
• Keep up to date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicating confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials you produce.
• Building and maintaining internal and external network.

Candidates may have held the following job titles; Head of Solutions Architect, Lead Solutions Architect, CMS Architect, ECM Architect, Enterprise Architect

Deerfoot IT Resources Ltd is a leading specialist recruitment business for the IT industry. We will always email you a full role specification, name our client and wait f