Specific skills and experience are required in ASP.NET/C# and/or Java J2EE, EJB within an Oracle AS environment. Experience of CRM products such as Siebel, Clarify etc will be a distinct advantage.

You will be part of a team developing ground breaking new CRM solutions using the very latest technology. The opportunity to cross train and develop skills in other areas also exists.

Opportunities exist at all levels, from junior developers with a minimum of two years experience in a technically demanding software development role, through to senior developer/designer vacancies.

We are looking for experienced Telecoms Test Consultant with at least 3 years demonstrable test experience of CRM & Billing in a Telecoms environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in Test Automation tools such as TestDirector/WinRunner. Any exposure to Mediation and Interconnect is a bonus.

The Test Consultant will undertake the following key tasks:

- Produce/interpret/execute complex test plans to test the acceptability of the new and changed applications against the defined acceptance criteria

- Support all aspects of the UAT testing projects through the full test life cycle including post deployment and verification activities
Use test plans, systems documentation, business requirements and acceptance criteria to produce test scripts in preparation for test execution

- Responsible for automation of test cases and implementation of test Drivers and their maintenance.

- Responsible for maintaining Test environments to include software updates, patches, configuration for environment variables, system parameters, and database maintenance

- Managing software defects in line with project priorities liaising with Project Managers, development team leaders and Clients.

Technical Knowledge and Skills:

- Full life cycle testing experience within a structured testing environment (ideally V-Model).

- Good knowledge of Unix, Oracle, SQL

- Good knowledge of Test Automation tools (e.g. TestDirector, WinRunner etc.)

- Working knowledge of software Defect Tracking tools

- Strong background in software testing within Unix environments and have a thorough understanding of test tools.

Other:

- Strong analytical skills

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

- Proven experience in client-facing roles

- Performance Testing is an advantage

Qualifications:

- Degree or equivalent

- ISEB (Testing) advantageous

We are looking for Application Support Analysts to perform a variety of tasks. The role involves participation in the complete life cycle of support issues from call logging, initial investigation, recreation, SQL scripting for data solutions, testing and liaison with the clients regarding delivery of fixes. Key tasks include:

Initial investigation:

- Examining relevant log files stored on Unix server

- Recreating issues on a test system

- Running SQL queries against Oracle database to extract data

- Understanding clients business processes

Resolving issues e.g:

- Making configuration amendments

- Writing temporary workaround scripts

- Testing software releases

- Answering technical queries

We are seeking natural problem-solvers, who enjoy customer contact and are good team players, to resolve issues on behalf of our clients that result from their use of Cerillion software.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who enjoys working in a client facing environment investigating and resolving real client issues. Given that Cerillion has a worldwide customer base, a willingness to travel internationally is preferred.

Qualifications:

- Degree or equivalent
- A minimum of 2 years telecoms experience

We seek an individual with relevant experience to carry out the role of network administrator. The candidate should be an outgoing communicator, with the drive to deliver excellent service to Cerillion staff. Our product portfolio includes both retail and wholesale billing solutions utilising a variety of Microsoft, UNIX and Oracle products.

The key tasks that the individual will be expected to undertake:

- Configure & Setup Wintel/Unix servers and networks from new to functional

- Daily user administration in Active Directory / Exchange / Unix / Oracle / SQL / File & Print

- Log, track and resolve issues raised by Cerillion users

- Provide technical resource in ongoing/new projects

- Configure and manage of laptops and desktops

- Demonstrate excellent knowledge of Microsoft based applications

- Creation and maintenance of network admin policies and procedures

- Provide support to product development and delivery activities of the company

- The ideal candidate will have at least 3 years experience within both the Wintel and Unix administration environments and have a desire to progress their career into a more influential role.

Essential Office network setup and administration experience in the following applications:

- Windows 2000/XP

- Windows 2003 Server

- Exchange 2003

- Application Support

- UNIX (various OS’s)

- Switches and Routers

Desirable Applications:

- Anti-virus software

- Backup software

- Firewalls and VPN

- Oracle

- Perforce

- SQL Server

Qualifications:

- Educated to degree level (or equivalent)

- 1 x MCP Windows 2003

The role involves the co-ordination and execution of product builds and releases within the product development group. The Build Engineer also acts as a liaison between the different functional groups with Cerillion including Support Services, QA and Implementation with respect to release versions and environmental configurations.

Responsibilities:

- Build software releases for delivery both to external customers and internal to Cerillion, keeping all parties involved updated with build progress. A build will consist of creating release labels, building code, creating release documentation, supplying database upgrade scripts etc.

- Understand the different supported platforms, operating systems and client requirements with regard to software delivery.
Organise release notes, database upgrade scripts, build requests, and build logs.

- Manage assigned defect fixes for inclusion within releases.

- Understand product branch strategy.

- Escrow deposits.

- Perforce access and monitoring of code submissions, integration and general queries.

- Define, publish, maintain, and communicate release schedules across all of Cerillion’s products.

- Define and maintain the master product release schedule.

- Define and track release milestones.

- Communicate schedules to development, implementation, customers, and other interested parties.

- Coordinate activities with Quality Control, Quality Assurance, Customer Services, Marketing, Sales, Product Development, Product Management, and customers to ensure a smooth and trouble-free roll out of releases.

- Provide new and innovative ideas to create process efficiencies.

- Lead efforts to improve release processes.

Requirements:

- BE or MS in engineering or computer science.

- Minimum 4 years experience in software development with 2 years in release management capacity in a complex environment.

- Detailed knowledge of software release concepts

- Software development process knowledge.

- Software QC process experience or knowledge.

- Excellent leadership, influence, and communication skills

- Creative problem-solving skills.

- Experience working in a software development environment that supports many computer platforms.

- Ability to influence individuals to work to a common goal.

- Strong organizational skills and ability to multitask.

- Ability to quickly acquire an in-depth knowledge of the company’s products and systems.

- Hands on experience managing large releases with Perforce Configuration Management System

- Creating and numbering builds within Perforce

- Basic Windows terminology (e.g. DLL, OCX, Control Panel, etc.)

- Knowledge of OpenRoad, VB, Visual C++, Java, C#, C, .NET, Installshield Professional, Perl, Ant, NAnt, Windows Scripting, Jam and Shell Scripting.

- Basic knowledge of Unix and Oracle.

You should have a minimum of 5 years experience in software development. You should have spent at least the last 2 years in a technical leadership role, preferably within the telecoms industry. You should have progressed into this leadership role from a hands-on software development position on which you should have at least 4 years experience. You should have a good bachelor of engineering (or equivalent) degree.

Fluency in verbal and written English is essential as is the ability to express your thoughts clearly and effectively. The ability to supervise a group of developers and provide technical leadership is essential, as is experience of project management. Other skills should include proven analysis and design experience and some experience in writing code on the following: C, Java, C#, ASP.NET, XML, SQL, Oracle or other RDBMS. Knowledge of CRM and Billing solutions would be to your advantage in the application process.

You role will involve leading, motivating, coaching and mentoring a dynamic team of developers, with responsibility for project planning, daily task allocation, tracking, priority management and reporting of status. To meet the needs of this post you need to be a skilled team leader, able to respond effectively to swiftly changing priorities and the ability to provide clear direction to your team.

Developers you should be:

- Committed to maintaining the highest standards of work at all times.

- Self-motivated and hard working with a keen attention to detail.

- Able to work well within teams.

- Ability to motivate others to achieve and maintain high standards.

- Fluent in English with a strong bachelor of engineering (or equivalent) degree.

- Able to express yourself clearly and effectively.

We are seeking developers within two key areas – Billing & CRM.