Think big, start small: Tech careers in small businesses
Thursday 16 February, 12–3pm Atrium, School of Computer Science, Jubilee Campus
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Welcome to our
Tech Careers in Small Businesses Fair It’s great to see you at this year’s Tech Careers in Small Businesses Fair. With a range of companies from the information technology sector, you can find out how to have a big career in a small company. Many of the employers visiting us today offer graduate jobs and internship opportunities in a number of business areas. You may be surprised by the range available and it’s great to be open-minded. Through your studies you will be developing the attributes sought after by employers such as problem-solving, logical thinking and the ability to analyse and interpret data. Speak to a range of employers from different sectors to understand the scope of careers open to you.
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We hope you enjoy the day! Your Careers Team
Contents 04 121 Systems Ltd.
08 Onomi
04 Allen and Heath Ltd
08 Orbium Consulting Limited
05 Blenheim Chalcot
09 Red Box Recorders
05 BYG Systems Limited
09 RightIndem
06 Co Fabrico Limited
10 Sumo Digital
06 Datapath Limited
10 Telsis
07 Esendex Ltd
11 True Clarity
07 Exco InTouch
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Careers and Employability Service www.nottingham.ac.uk/careers
Subjects recruited from: Software development and finance Areas recruited to: Development, finance and administration Starting salary: Negotiable Job location(s): Nottingham Benefits: Pension scheme and holiday Application method: CV and covering letter and representative at fair Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: Three Do you offer placements or internships: No
121 Systems a small, fast growing software technology company, that is actively seeking creative technically skilled individuals to join our growing team. We specialise in creative logistical software solutions to help reduce costs, improve productivity, and enhance the overall delivery experience for everyone involved.
Subjects recruited from: Software engineering Areas recruited to: Research and development Starting salary: Negotiable Job location(s): Penryn, Cornwall Benefits: Holiday, discretionary bonus, enhanced annual leave and fringe benefits Application method: Online, CV and covering letter, hard-copy application or representative at fair Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: Six to eight Do you offer placements or internships: Yes
Allen & Heath was in the vanguard of the first wave of great British mixer companies, starting life at the heart of London’s swinging music scene in 1969. In those early days Allen & Heath hand built mixers for the top bands of the era, including Genesis, Pink Floyd and The Who.
www.121systems.com
Today’s Allen & Heath range is used and loved by bands, rental companies, installers, houses of worship, DJs, clubs, broadcasters and studios in virtually every country across the globe and we are now looking for candidates to join our team in Cornwall. www.allen-heath.com
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Subjects recruited from: Computer science, IT, data and analytics, marketing and comms, product management and sales Areas recruited to: Computer science, IT, data and analytics, marketing and comms, product management and sales Starting salary: Competitive Job location(s): Nationwide Benefits: Holiday, private medical, bonus and more Application method: Online, CV and covering letter and representative at fair Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: 20 Do you offer placements or internships: No
Blenheim Chalcot is the UK’s leading venture builder. Our companies have sales of £300m+ and employ over 3,000 people. We continue to create and build digital technology driven businesses from the ground up. A career at BC isn’t like any other career. You’ll be joining a network of people working together to make a difference in their industries. Venture building is challenging: it’s fast-paced, fluid with nowhere to hide. So we expect a lot from our people. In return we give them the opportunity to make a real impact, and take a leading role in growing our ventures. www.blenheimchalcot.com
Subjects recruited from: Computer science Areas recruited to: Technical Starting salary: Competitive Job location(s): Nottingham Benefits: 23 days holiday (plus bank holidays), pension scheme and gym discount Application method: Online Application deadline: July 2017 Employment start date: June–August 2017 Number of opportunities: Two Do you offer placements or internships: No
BYG Systems are a digital learning company based in Nottingham. Using innovation and creativity we’ve developed every training tool imaginable: from learning management systems to digital marketing pieces, learning games to virtual environments. Our talented graduates help us stay ahead of the curve by giving us an insight into the technologies of the future. We offer the chance to work on huge projects for global companies in a relaxed and creative environment. www.bygsystems.com
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Subjects recruited from: Mechanical engineering and computer science Areas recruited to: Software engineering and new product development Starting salary: £19,200 Job location(s): Nationwide and Nottingham Benefits: Share in company Application method: Online, CV and covering letter Application deadline: 30 March 2017 Employment start date: 1 May 2017 Number of opportunities: Two Do you offer placements or internships: Yes
Co-Fabrico is looking for a brilliant graduate from a computing discipline and mechanical engineering to help build a new service for managing collaborative development, manufacture and retailing of highly crafted 3D-designed products and product extensions.
Subjects recruited from: Software engineering, electronics and computer science Areas recruited to: Software development Starting salary: £20,000–£25,000 Job location(s): Derby Benefits: Holiday, pension scheme, flexitime and profit-related Bonus Application method: CV and covering letter and representative at fair Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Flexible Number of opportunities: Two Do you offer placements or internships: To be confirmed
The maxim “excellence by design” describes the philosophy of Datapath, and over the years this reputation has attracted many major blue-chip companies and institutions to use our expertise as the best way to solve their specialised display problems.
www.cofabrico.com
We design, develop and make great products. We strive for excellence in all we do. We care about the performance of our products. Our goal is to engineer the worlds best visual solutions. www.datapath.co.uk
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Subjects recruited from: Computer science, mathematics and gaming Areas recruited to: Technology Starting salary: Competitive Job location(s): Nottingham and Derby Benefits: 25 days holiday, on-site games room, beer o’clock, monthly socials, summer BBQ, Christmas party, annual bonus and cycle to work scheme Application method: CV and covering letter Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Summer 2017 Number of opportunities: Two Do you offer placements or internships: Yes
Esendex is a global business communication provider, delivering reliable SMS, voice, web and multichannel solutions.
Subjects recruited from: Computing, business studies and all areas for our operation roles Areas recruited to: Placement students in technology and in operations (project management, logistics and customer support) Starting salary: £16,000 Job location(s): Edwalton, Nottingham Benefits: Holiday and flexible working Application method: CV and covering letter Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: 8 July 2017 Number of opportunities: Five Do you offer placements or internships: No
Exco InTouch is a fast growing and innovative technology company based in Nottingham. We are a patient engagement organization, delivering mobile applications for Android, iOS and the web and we are growing FAST!
Our powerful yet intuitive products and services allow businesses to effectively engage and interact with customers, staff or suppliers. With direct network connections and a large team of in-house developers to continually develop our messaging technology, we’re able to provide the best business communication solutions on the market. www.esendex.co.uk
We are looking for two penultimate year technology students (ideally computing) and three operations students (any discipline) to join our year-long placement scheme in 2017. Our tech placements involve app development and software testing. Our operations placement is a rotation around our project management, logistics and client support teams over the period of the 12 month placement. excointouch.com 07
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Subjects recruited from: ICT, marketing, business studies and psychology Areas recruited to: Junior database administration (tech) and digital marketing executive Starting salary: ÂŁ16,000 Job location(s): Nottingham Benefits: Mobile, laptop and pension Application method: Representative at fair Application deadline: March 2017 Employment start date: April 2017 Number of opportunities: Two Do you offer placements or internships: To be confirmed
Nottingham’s Tech Start-up of the Year winner Onomi are looking for talented people to help drive their next phase of growth. Onomi specialise in providing services around database technologies and we are recruiting for a junior database administrator and a digital marketing graduate to join the team. Based in the heart of the city, we are a fast paced and agile start-up at the leading edge of data technologies.
Subjects recruited from: Computer science, maths, physics and engineering Areas recruited to: IT consultant Starting salary: Competitive Job location(s): London Benefits: Competitive Application method: CV and covering letter Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: Five Do you offer placements or internships: No
Orbium is a business and IT consulting company focusing exclusively on the financial services industry. Our mission is to help our clients grow the financial and operating performance of their business. By applying our extensive IT and business knowledge and showing how to seamlessly integrate business and organisational strategies with IT implementations, we help our clients achieve a higher return on their investments.
www.onomi.co.uk
We offer you diverse/challenging assignments, possibilities to develop IT/business skills, a structured training path, a competitive compensation package and the unique opportunity of being part of a fast growing and dynamic consulting and IT implementation firm. www.orbium.com 08
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Subjects recruited from: Computer science and software engineering Areas recruited to: Software engineering and development, customer support (helpdesk; first/ second line support) and field engineers Starting salary: ÂŁ18,000 Job location(s): Nottingham Benefits: Holiday, pension, healthcare, childcare vouchers and flexible working Application method: Online, CV and covering letter Application deadline: August 2017 Employment start date: September 2017 Number of opportunities: Three Do you offer placements or internships: No
Red Box Recorders is a global provider of voice and data recording solutions with our head office in Nottingham and other locations in New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore Our dynamic team develop innovative solutions which enable organisations to retain and retrieve valuable information from almost any type of communication, with extensive experience of working with contact centres, financial institutions and public safety organisations. Our 100+ employees are motivated, handson and smart. It’s a great place to work, with a vibrant, friendly culture and a genuine desire to succeed as a team. www.redboxrecorders.com
Subjects recruited from: Computer science and software development Areas recruited to: Software Development and testing Starting salary: Competitive Job location(s): Nottingham Benefits: 25 days holiday plus 8 days bank holiday, bonus, pension, socials, training and modern offices Application method: CV and covering letter Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: Three to five Do you offer placements or internships: Yes
RightIndem are building an online portal to revolutionise insurance claims management for transparency for the claimant and Insurance company. We are currently focusing on vehicle and marine cargo claims in the UK, but will be branching out into different industries and different geographies, including the US over the next year. We are a fun and energetic company that employs a very talented team of developers to build our vision. We offer an engaging work environment with a strong focus on continuous learning and improvement of our skills. www.rightindem.com
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Subjects recruited from: Computer science, maths, physics and game design Areas recruited to: Programmers and game designers Starting salary: To be confirmed Job location(s): Sheffield and Nottingham Benefits: Holidays, life assurance and pensions Application method: Online Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Ongoing Number of opportunities: 10 Do you offer placements or internships: Yes
Sumo is a world class, award winning game development studio based in Sheffield and Nottingham in the UK and Pune in India. As one of the UK’s leading game development studios, Sumo Digital is licensed to develop on all the major gaming platforms: Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PS Vita, Nintendo Wii U, Nintendo Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo DS, as well as mobile and tablet.
Subjects recruited from: Computer science, maths, physics and engineering Areas recruited to: Software engineering Starting salary: £27,000 Job location(s): Hampshire Benefits: Private pension plan, private medical insurance and local gym membership Application method: Online, CV and covering letter, hard-copy application and representative at fair Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: July–September 2017 Number of opportunities: Three Do you offer placements or internships: No
Telsis are a small, innovative software company with a 20-year history of developing nextgeneration voice over IP (VoIP) routing solutions for mobile networks worldwide.
www.sumo-digital.com
Telsis sell software to all of the major (Tier 1) mobile and landline network groups in Europe, and several of the smaller networks too. All of our software engineering work is done in the UK, in Fareham, Hampshire. Telsis has a long history of helping the best students to launch their careers, developing and implementing next-generation telecommunications platforms, and seeing those platforms taken into service with leading mobile network operators. www.telsis.com
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Subjects recruited from: Computer science Areas recruited to: Software developers Starting salary: ÂŁ24,200 Job location(s): Bristol Benefits: 25 days holiday and pension Application method: CV and covering letter Application deadline: Ongoing Employment start date: Summer 2017 Number of opportunities: Three Do you offer placements or internships: No
True Clarity is a Bristol-based software development company building some of the UK’s highest traffic commercial websites. We are recruiting graduate software developers to join us upon graduation in 2017 to be trained on fullstack, full-lifecycle projects. We develop the code that drives websites which are robust enough to process enormous levels of traffic. The systems we develop are real-world, tangible applications that are used by millions of people daily. trueclarity.co.uk
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