Craig Davies
Co Founder & Managing Director
| craig.davies@orbisconsultants.com | 0203 854 0014 |
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I’ve spent over 10 years working in the staffing sector. Initially based in London, helping to grow a recruitment company to a multi-million-pound revenue business, with a team of 20 consultants.
In 2011, I moved companies and continents, setting up home in Hong Kong. During this time, I established the companies brand across AsiaPac, overseeing, opening and growing offices in HK, India, Singapore and Shanghai.
Life in Asia was excellent, but the draw of returning to London to set up a new business, proved too much and after a lot of planning, we made the move back to London in 2013, to set up Orbis Consultants. And so, the journey began…
I’ve now swapped the hustle and bustle of city living, for life by the seaside, where I’ve recently renovated a house with my wife and our 2-year-old son. We’re always out experiencing new things and keeping active. I’m a keen property investor, sports fanatic and am always up for a challenge!
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Infrastructure Architect / Solutions Architect
Guildford, Surrey
£60000 - £80000 per annum
A leading technology consultancy firm who specialise in Aerospace, Maritime, Defence and Cyber sectors are looking for an Infrastructure / Solutions Architect to join one of their growing teams. Responsibilities Prepare infrastructure designs. Improve exisiting clients systems. Play a key role in implementing new designs on clients sites. Complete architecture reviews. Ensure system architecture maps are documented and maintained. Skills and Experience Experience working across networks, including VPNs, OSI models, routing, VLANs and firewalling. Understan Midrange and Enterprise storage solutionsl. Familiar with VMware virtualization solutions. Also HA DR and clustering solutions. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Senior Android Developer - Singapore - FinTech
Singapore, Singapore
US$120000 - US$130000 per annum + (Singapore Dollars)
Senior Android Developer - Singapore - FinTech We're looking for an Android Engineer to work on mobile applications that will be used by tens of millions of customers around the world. We want someone with strong technical skills and creativity; someone who enjoys solving tough problems and working with new technologies. This person should not be shy about sharing their ideas, and be obsessive about user experience and beautiful code. As an Android Engineer, you'll be part of the Mobile Engineering team whose mandate is to develop new products and platforms for customers. Mobile Engineering's aim is to build interactive experiences at all touch points of a consumer's journey whether before, at, or after the time of purchase. Responsibilities: Contribute to the design, architecture, and development of apps that are elegant, efficient, secure, highly available, and maintainable Work closely with other developers and end users to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction Contribute insights into ways to improve the processes and tools used on the Android team Be highly motivated and maintain a positive, "can-do" attitude in a fast moving environment Follow and help cultivate consistent development best practices Collaborate with your project manager and other software developers to plan design, develop, test, and maintain the Android application Provide thought-leadership regarding implementation best practices Assist in estimation and assessment of feasibility of features Foster a collaborative spirit across multiple teams Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems Technology or related field. Knowledge of developing trends and emerging standards in mobile apps (RxJava, MVP, Kotlin, etc), mobile payments, and wearables Minimum of 3 years of experience in Android Development and 7 years of experience in Software Development Excellent interpersonal and communication skills Familiar with the whole software development life cycle (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, etc.) Great knowledge of Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices Excellent technical knowledge of Java for Android, Android SDK and Android Studio Good understanding of RESTful APIs and how to connect Android applications to back-end services Experience working with testing libraries like Espresso and Junit Familiar with Continuous Integration (CI) and its use in testing, building and deploying Android apps Knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks Understanding of code versioning using git, github and gitflow. Understanding of accessibility and security compliance Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application Experience in creation and review of software and architecture designs Basic understanding of Web Technologies like JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5 Experience with Kotlin is a plus Experience with payments technology is a plus
Senior iOS Developer - FinTech - Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Up to US$200000 per annum + Singapore Dollars
Senior iOS Developer - Digital Finance - Singapore We're looking for an iOS Engineer to work on mobile applications that will be used by tens of millions of cardholders around the world. We want someone with strong technical skills and creativity. Should enjoy solving tough problems and working with new technologies. You should not be shy about sharing your ideas and be obsessive about user experience and beautiful code. You'll be part of the Mobile Engineering team whose mandate is to develop new products and platforms for millions of customers. Mobile Engineering's aim is to build interactive experiences at all touch points of a consumer's journey whether before, at, or after the time of purchase. You'll be working in a fast-paced environment with the stability of working for a Fortune 100 company. Your primary responsibilities will be to work on a small team of engineers developing mobile products. You should be familiar with modern software development methodologies and be able to dive deep and rapidly iterate on ideas despite ambiguity. Senior iOS Developer - Required: University degree in Engineering Required Knowledge of developing trends and emerging standards in mobile apps, mobile payments, and wearables. Must have extensive experience focused exclusively on native iOS development. Proven ability to stay highly informed on iOS best practices and latest developments. Experience with financial / banking app development is a must. Building proof of concepts based on latest tech trends such as Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence. Strong knowledge of clean code principles. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Experience working in a large international corporation with multi-billion dollars in revenue. Familiar with the whole software development life cycle (e.g. requirements, analysis, design, implementation, testing, and documentation) and - execution models (e.g. Waterfall, Agile, etc.) Good understanding of RESTful APIs and how to connect iOS applications to back-end services using asynchronous network calls. Basic understanding of Web Technologies (Javascript, CSS, HTML5) Experience working with automated testing on the iOS platform. Familiar with Continuous Integration (CI) and its use in testing, building and deploying iOS apps. Knowledge of the open-source iOS ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks. Experience with Auto Layout required. Understanding of code versioning using git. Understanding of accessibility and security compliance. Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable application. Experience with UI animations a plus. Experience with Swift, objective-C, cocoa touch, UIKit, XCode is required. Experience with payments technology is a plus. Apps published in the Apple App Store is a plus.
UX Designer
City of London, London
Up to £50000.00 per annum
Product / UX Designer - Up to £50,000 + great benefits! A fast-growing internet business operating in a competitive, emerging market is currently growing out and looking for a UX Designer to join their young and dynamic team. They work hard to be the leading live streaming and video on demand platform. The company have recently gone through a merger so your first major responsibility will be for merging the user experience of the two platforms. It's an exciting opportunity to really make an impact on a company that's both new and established. Who you'll be Reporting to: Head of Product and aside Front-End Development, the UI/UX Designer will work throughout the software development lifecycle and be able to manage their time between creating and iterating upon specifications for specific pieces of work as well as self-directed efforts to improve the UI, UX, Design & Usability of the product as a whole. We need you to... Help us deliver a brand new UI that unifies multiple platforms Define our new design system and brand style guide Devise systems and processes for ensuring continual improvement You'll be responsible for... Designing and maintaining a coherent, consistent and amazing experience across the platform Implementing great user experience design at all parts of the software development lifecycle Creating and iterating on designs, wireframes and prototypes Performing quantitative and qualitative user experience research and mapping user journeys Championing a user-centric design process Data-driven design, split testing and identifying red routes Working closely with developers to maintain high standards Design sign-off for new features and improvements Maintaining and policing the brand identity You will have... A pragmatic approach for UI design Strong ability to communicate ideas clearly Demonstrable proficiency with your choice of design software Ability to gather data to help validate design decisions A keenness for keeping up-to-date with trends, tools and technologies An exciting portfolio of things you'd like to show us You might have... Knowledge and experience of video hosting, streaming, encoding, etc. Understanding of HTML, CSS & JS Experience working in a React ecosystem Graphic design and illustration experience
Agile Business Analyst - Leading Investment Bank
London, England
£600 - £750 per day
Key Responsibilities Performing diagnostic analysis on workflows and transformation; application of analytic techniques on large agile transformation engagements. Facilitating workshops to gather requirements, produce functional requirements and design agile transformational processes. Producing and presenting decks on project and programme status to senior stakeholders. Managing work streams through all of the key stages of the project, from diagnostic to implementation. Identifying and mitigating potential risks throughout the entire delivery lifecycle. Develop and continuously improve processes, methodologies and tools to deliver consistent, world-class capability. Continually having sight of delivery across the business, with an ability to predetermine each project's progress. Contributing capability experience to proposals across the business. Key Skills and Experience Demonstrable experience of working on Agile Transformation Projects, or in an Agile Consultant/Coach position within Financial Services. Strong Business Analysis skills including experience in documenting functional requirements, process mapping and conducting client and customer interviews and workshops. Proven track record of producing creative solutions to problems. Experience of working on various projects simultaneously. Ability to understand trends within the banking technology arena to support software delivery lifecycles.
Services Co-ordinator - Leading Global Asset Manager
London, England
£45000 - £55000 per annum + package
Key Responsibilities Provide a focal point to receive critical issues from clients and facilitate their acceptable resolution with the appropriate delivery team. Recognize and adapt working approach to meet the needs of clients with respect to time zone and geographic differences. Work with vendor delivery partners to meet and exceed expectations of services. Manage Vendor Management reviews and propose recommendations on improvements of services Liaise with third-party service providers to agree on service delivery governance and service level assurance processes. Accept input from clients on service gaps or enhancements and articulate these to the wider IT team and Solution Delivery Management for input into tactical and business planning. Ensure vendors and suppliers have a comprehensive understanding of the organisation's services delivery model, process and tools. Assist with communication campaigns for the UK offices. Overall management of the CMDB and Asset management record for Hardware and Software as per IT policies. Key Skills and Experience Experience across all major end user technologies either from use or support of the same. Knowledge of service delivery operational models and processed (ie. ITIL). SLA management and expectation management with customers on same. Experience in working with the other teams such as the PMO team, for visibility / awareness of significant changes to production systems. Experience in dealing with day-to-day delivery of technical support to business clients. Experience working with service delivery and support tools (e.g. ticketing systems, CMDB, asset management, monitoring, remote desktop support, notification systems, etc.) Strong relationship management skills both clients, vendor staff and management. Strong communication (written and oral) skills geared towards customer satisfaction
Senior Blockchain Engineer
Phoenix
Our Client, a leading Global Finance Company, are looking to grow their Blockchain Engineering team to accommodate a number of projects across North America. The position is for a full time employee. Locations: Phoenix, New York City and remote. Role: You will be part of an innovative and fast-growing engineering team responsible for delivering new capabilities developed on Blockchain technology. You will develop innovative ideas and proof of concept to deliver against the existing and future needs of customers across physical, digital, mobile and social media around the globe. Requirements: 5+ years of software development experience using cloud-native architecture. 3+ years of hands-on full-stack development Strong understanding of either; Java, Javascript, Python or Go Knowledgeable in key cryptography, API security and advanced cryptographic concepts. Delivering working prototypes and proof-of-concepts for iterative development with testing and automation framework experience Experience of DApps development leveraging Ethereum or Hyperledger, Corda etc Bachelor's Degree in computer science or related field Technical Environment: Java, Javascript, Python, Go, J2EE, NodeJS, Docker, Ethereum, Hyperledger, Corda, Rally, Scrum, Agile, Kanban, REST API, Jasmine, Chai, Mocha
Algorithmic Fixed Income / Futures Trading Technical Support Analyst
New York City
Our Client, a Global Algorithmic Trading Firm, are looking to grow their global Client Services team to accommodate a growing client base. Responsibilities: The team covers L1 and L2 application support responsibilities from dealing directly with the traders / clients to developing tools and automating process to aid in monitoring and reporting. Key requirements: 1-5 years of Front Office Application Support experience 1+ years of professional experience working within a UNIX / LINUX environment 2+ years of professional experience working with SQL with the ability to write complex queries 1+ years of professional work experience scripting in Shell, Perl or Python (preferred) Experience working within Algorithmic Trading is a plus, across the Fixed Income or Futures and Options space Solid communication skills Ideally have FIX Protocol experience Must have a passion for technology Work Environment: UNIX, LINUX, SQL, Perl, Shell, Python, Java, C#, C++, Windows, XML, FIX, Kdb+/q
Senior Java Microservices Architect
New York City
Our client, a Global Leading Financial Organization utilizing the latest technology, are looking for a Hands On Architect to help design and deliver a cutting edge Global Payments Platform. You will be part of the central Architecture team whose mandate is to help numerous teams across the organization in designing their systems utilizing the latest technologies across Java, Microservices, NoSQL. Responsibilities: Design, architect, and deliver a new Payments Platform. Work with other developers (within the team and outside the team), to ensure technical compatibility and user satisfaction Follow and cultivate consistent Architectural and Development best practices Qualifications and Experience: 8+ years of hands of C++, GoLang or Java development experience 5+ years of experience in designing and implementing large scale platforms with high resiliency and reliability. 2+ years of designing and building microservices architecture and service mesh technologies Experience with orchestration frameworks Strong NoSQL experience, ideally CouchBase or Cassandra Java, Microservices, Go, Vert.x, React, Envoy, ProtoBuf, JASON, CouchBase, Cassandra, Redis, Consul, Jenkins, docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, Drools, Elastic Stack, Kafka
FinTech Algorithmic Trading C++ Developer / Quant
New York City
Our Client, a Global Fintech Algo Startup, are looking to grow their global Development team to accommodate a growing client base across the Fixed Income and Futures market. The team are looking for both Senior and Junior candidates. Responsibilities: The global team is responsible for the full development life cycle, from conception through support and maintenance of all of their applications including new R&D along with their existing Fixed Income and Futures Algo platforms. The primary development language is C++ however the team and organization has a technology agnostic approach. Key requirements: At least 3 years of Application Development experience within any industry 2+ years of professional experience working with C++ Professional experience working within Algorithmic Trading (any asset class) is mandatory for the senior role and preferred for the junior role. Fixed Income / Futures Algo experience is beneficial Experience writing Low Latency Multithreaded code 2+ years of professional experience working with SQL with the ability to write complex queries Must have a passion for technology Work Environment: UNIX, LINUX, SQL, Perl, Shell, Python, Java, C#, WPF, Windows, XML, FIX