Online Business Development Manager

Evaluate has built the killer online mortgage comparison service and is looking for an experienced B2C Business Development Professional to help us expand our client base and manage a wide range of existing clients.

Working mainly with online brands you will be responsible for selling and marketing the Evaluate Consumer service to high volume, high quality brands. Experience of this market gained in a similar role or within the business development area of one of the brands is essential.

Evaluate’s proposition provides an opportunity for consumer brands to radically improve their online mortgage offering, enhancing their customer experience whilst driving up revenues.

We are looking for a high achieving, determined, committed, self driven and self motivated individual who has the ability to work on their own initiative, whilst being very much a team player. You will need to have excellent presentation skills and a proven track record in developing online business. Based out of our Central London office, as expected with a sales role there will be an element of travelling to prospective client premises for meetings and presentations.

If you want to put yourself forward for this challenging role and tell us why you are the perfect candidate, email us your CV now so we can arrange a time to find out what sets you apart from the rest.

Two Senior Sales Managers – One permanant and a further one for maternity cover

Evaluate has built the killer online mortgage comparison application and is looking for two senior sales professionals to help us expand our client base.

Based out of our Liverpool Street office, as expected with a sales role there will be an element of travelling to prospective client premises for meetings and presentations.

Working mainly within the mortgage intermediary sector you will be responsible for selling and marketing the Evaluate Consumer service to all channels of the Intermediary market, including networks, larger IFA firms and individual brokers. Experience of the online consumer market would be an advantage.

Evaluate’s proposition provides an opportunity for intermediaries to improve their online presence and create additional income whilst enhancing their proposition to their customers. Initially the roles will be spending 100% of your time prospecting for new potential accounts, which will then lead onto 50/50 account management role and targeting new prospects.

We are looking for high achieving, determined, committed, self driven and self motivated individuals who have the ability to work on their own initiative and are also very much team players which is vital in such a fast moving, agile and flexible technological company. You will need to have excellent presentation skills and good working knowledge of the Microsoft suite.

You need to have a minimum of 5 years sales experience with good presentation and negotiating skills, professional at all times and able to open doors and achieve results whilst working in a tough and challenging market. You will also need to have recent experience of managing relationships within our target market.

If you want to join a team that only recruits ‘best of breed’ then email us your CV now so we can arrange a time to find out what sets you apart from the rest.

Web Developer - ASP.NET C# SQL AJAX

Rapidly expanding top tier I.T. Solutions Provider seek a highly experienced (min 5 years) C# .NET Developer with excellent knowledge of ASP.NET 3.5, C#, SQL Server 2005, OO, XML, AJAX and Javascript. Exposure to continuous integration, build tools such as NAnt and unit testing is advantageous. Working to an Agile methodology you’ll be expected work with the Lead Developers to solve complex and critical issues to deliver high quality solutions. You must commit to deadlines and deliver on time, every time.

You’ll work in a young, dynamic team on a wide variety of exciting projects that will challenge you on a daily basis; the ideal candidate will be passionate about technology and people, and have experience working throughout the full development life cycle. As a senior team member you will be a role model to junior software engineers, have excellent planning abilities, and demonstrate a structured quality approach to software engineering.

In return, we offer a competitive package and the chance to work on the sort of technology that that will keep you at the forefront of the industry. We also offer a young and vibrant environment for you to work, with similarly-minded people who can impress with their skills and make you feel at home from the start. It’s a great working environment in the heart of the City, with enthusiastic bosses that work in the same room as everybody else.

Placement/Pathway Web Developer - ASP.NET C# SQL AJAX

We are currently seeking top class students from the placement or professional pathway schemes. The ideal candidate will be passionate about technology and have some web development and SQL experience and knowledge of the full development life cycle. In addition, the ideal candidate will have exposure or interest in some of the following technologies:- ASP.NET 3.5, C#, SQL Server 2005, OO, XML, AJAX and Javascript.

You’ll work in a young, dynamic team on a wide variety of exciting projects that will challenge you on a daily basis. The team is headed up by two City University graduates who have experience working in the placement scheme, and many of the developers you’ll work aside will be graduates. You will gain exposure to a wide variety of cutting edge technologies and practices such as continuous integration, build tools such as NAnt and unit testing. Working to an Agile methodology you’ll be expected work with the Senior Developers to solve complex and critical issues to deliver high quality solutions. You must commit to deadlines and deliver on time, every time.

In return, we offer a competitive salary and the chance to work on the sort of technology that that will put you at the forefront of the industry. We also offer a young and vibrant environment for you to work, with similarly-minded people who can impress with their skills and make you feel at home from the start. It’s a great working environment in the heart of the City, with enthusiastic bosses that work in the same room as everybody else.

1st/2nd Line Infrastructure Support Engineer

Dynamic city based software house utilising cutting edge Microsoft technology has an exciting opportunity for a 1st/2nd line infrastructure support engineer to support its ever growing user base.

Working to strict SLAs you will deliver top quality, personal, and proactive desktop and Blackberry support to 50+ users running Windows XP Professional and a range of Blackberries. In addition to this you will be expected to perform daily maintenance tasks on the Windows 2003 Server Infrastructure, including Symantec Anti Virus and Backup Exec checks.

You will be heavily involved in upcoming Infrastructure projects.

The successful applicant will have a minimum of two years experience in a similar role.

Essential experience:

• Blackberry Phone support
• Desktop Support
• Local Area Networks
• Microsoft Office 2003/2007 Suite
• PC/Laptop Builds
• Symantec Anti Virus
• Veritas Backup Exec.
• Windows XP Professional

Desirable experience:

• Active Directory
• Avaya Phone System
• Exchange 2003 Server
• Wide Area Networks
• Windows Server 2003

Skills / attributes required – must be:

• Able to own problems to completion
• Able to work under pressure and within rigid time scales
• Capable of dealing with problems and providing accurate, articulate solutions
• Excellent communication skills, both spoken and written
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Highly organized, structured time manager
• Motivated – this is a City organization, we have very high expectations
• Team Player - must thrive in a high pressure team environment

Tester Analyst

Vacancies are available within the Test team of a young cutting edge Technology Provider within the Financial Sector.

The position provides the ideal candidate the opportunity to gain invaluable experience within a growing and increasingly pivotal area of the market. The role will involve working closely with our Development team providing business guidance throughout the entirety of their processes from specification analysis to business signoff, as well as maintaining relationships with our current and forthcoming Lender Panel to ensure our systems are kept fully abreast of all changes to the market.

The successful candidate will have excellent knowledge of all aspects of the underwriting process, having worked in the industry for a minimum of 2 years. They will be motivated self-starters with superlative organisational and time management skills, and will enjoy adapting to the many different demands of the role. They will have an excellent eye for detail and be able to sustain a high standard of accuracy while progressing several projects at a time.

Our candidate is a team player, with a positive attitude even as they work under pressure and to strict deadlines, and will maintain a sense of ownership and pride in their standard of work.

Quality Assurance Analyst

An opportunity is available for a highly experienced Quality Assurance Analyst to play a key part in the continual development of our 15 person City of London based Test team. The job offers an exciting opportunity within a dynamic cutting edge Software House specialising in Financial Services and Social Networking systems looking to expand its range of products to take a lead role in new opportunities in our industry.

The ideal candidate will have a strong software QA background, with a minimum of 2 years' commercial experience and at least Foundation level ISEB Certificate in Software Testing or equivalent. They will be familiar with testing a range of different products and platforms including DotNet applications, and working within an agile development framework. Knowledge of automated testing tools is critical.

As well as involving the design and planning of test activity, the development and execution of test suites scenarios and use cases, and documentation, the position will also entail evaluating, recommending and assisting in the deployment of new test methodologies and imparting knowledge and best practices to the team.

Our candidate will be enthusiastic about developments in this field and as a strong Team player will be excellent at cascading this enthusiasm and knowledge. They will relish the varying challenges of the role and welcome the opportunity to add value across an ever-growing range of applications and ventures.

Support Administrator

A Support Administrator is required for a pivotal role as part of a busy customer support desk. Working to rigid SLAs, to deliver a top quality, personal, and proactive support to our demanding clients within the Finance Sector. Providing an exceptional level of service and maintaining relationships with our clients, you will be working within Evaluate Technologies world class Service Level Agreements.

Liaising with internal Technology Teams to ensure delivery of solutions while managing customers expectations and ensuring that they are always exceeded. You will be required to keep abreast of changes within the finance sector, and will be involved in the testing, sale and deployment of the best of class solutions we provide.

Skills / attributes required – must be:

• Motivated – this is a City organization, we have very high expectations
• Organized – highly organized, structured time manager
• Team Player – must thrive in a high pressure team environment
• Excellent interpersonal skills – and well presented
• Excellent communication skills – both spoken and written
• Computer literate – we expect you to be able to use MS Windows XP, and at least have the basics of MS Office such as being able to create and format Word documents, send emails, track emails etc.
• Able to work under pressure and within rigid time scales
• Capable of dealing with problems and providing accurate, articulate solutions
• Able to own problems to completion

Skills / attributes preferred – nice to have:

• Good degree
• Experience of using Microsoft office
• Financial Services Experience