About you
Are you a team player who can work well with other consultants and project managers to deliver first class consultancy solutions and software solutions to customers on time and to budget? Are you a self-starter with combined passions of delivering strong customer service and technological innovation? Do you enjoy being presented with complex business problems and writing code to develop bespoke software solutions to accommodate varying customer requirements? Do you thrive from going above and beyond for your clients, delivering implementation projects to the highest standard? Would you be able to mentor and provide guidance to more junior members of the team? This could be the role for you…
The role
Part of a small team of Consultants and Project Managers, as an Implementation Consultant, your role involves delivering and configuring software solutions for our customers, providing UAT support, writing ad-hoc scripts, building bespoke interfaces, ensuring processes and documentation are updated and using a variety of technical skills to deliver strong professional service to customers. You will provide training both internally and externally and perform testing on Heywood’s new product modules as required. In addition, you will provide third line support to Service Desk on an ad hoc basis.
* Managing multiple projects simultaneously to meet customer deadlines
* Advanced SQL coding skills (any version, but we use Oracle)
* Experience coding in at least one dynamic scripting language, such as Python, Node JS, Powershell or Apache Groovy
* Business reporting intelligence experience using tools like BIRT, Tableau or Power BI
* Knowledge of REST APIs and standard HTTP methods
* Data migration; either using in-house tools or scripting migrations
* Experience using SFTP servers to transfer data extracts for migrations
* Third line support, testing and customer training
* Presenting at user groups, webinars and testing parties
About us
Heywood combines a passion for software with Agile methodologies to create modern software and data solutions and services for businesses, pension providers and third parties that help transform how their members and customers manage their lifelong financial journeys.
Working for an expanding established market leader, you will have a real voice to influence our evolution. Continued learning and progression is ingrained in our daily life, encouraged through a variety of forums from e-learning subscriptions and a down-tools day (“Hive Day”) and communities of practice for learning and experimentation. Our open culture encourages wide participation and innovation.
We also reward our hard work through regular socials, organised by our people. Social events include fiercely competitive bake-offs, Pride month office parties, sporting events, games nights and much more!
We are committed to a hybrid working model, combining remote and office-based working.
Discover more at https://www.heywood.co.uk/careers
Equal Opportunity Statement
As an equal opportunities’ employer, Heywood is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Heywood.
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