Role
Technical Automation Consultant (Junior-Mid / Senior)
Junior/Mid-level and Senior positions available. Senior expected to own project delivery.
Salary
£35-50,000 (Junior-Mid) / £50-70,000 (Senior) + performance bonuses + benefits.
Range based on relevant experience, demonstrated capabilities and, for the senior roles only, location (for client facing aspects), technical leadership, strategic ownership, and/or team management. Pro rata for part-time possible.
Role Type
Permanent
Full-time preferred; part-time possible.
Working Hours
Flexible and family-friendly hours
Split-shifts, and part-time possible but strongly prefer at least 50% overlap with UK working hours and higher due to team collaboration and client-facing requirements).
Location:
Remote - UK
London/South East slightly preferred, particularly for senior roles, due to occasional presence at clients and team gatherings.
IB Boost is a software development and services house based in the UK (previously based in London, but now operating remote-first).
We produce automation tools for enterprises and government for data integration, business intelligence, Robotic Process Automation and testing automation, which are both deployed as standalone products to fully managed Software-as-a-Service style platforms in the cloud.
We have our own software suites that are leaders in their niches and gathering traction in broader markets, so we need motivated, technology-oriented people to help us grow.
We are looking for Automation Consultants to help grow our service-delivery practice in London using our Octane automation software for clients both locally and abroad.
Technologies We Use
The technologies we use throughout our business and products are broad but we primarily work with (in rough order of importance to our business, but not necessarily what you'd work with directly in this role):
Java
JavaScript
Angular
MySQL / MariaDB
Spring
AWS
Groovy
Maven
Git
Ansible
HTML / CSS
NodeJS
Azure
Docker / Podman
Kubernetes
Jenkins
CentOS / Alma / Rocky
Packer
Terraform
Nginx
ElasticSearch
Grafana
Kibana
Telegraf
Ubuntu
Nexus
Windows Server
Hyper-V
Vagrant
Eclipse RCP
Python
Matomo
Sonarqube
Google Suite
As An Automation Consultant You'll Work On
- Implementing Robotic Process Automation solutions for our clients using our software suite
- Working alongside our software client delivery teams to automate testing of the solutions
- Engaging with clients as a consultant in a project team
- Working with our automation software development team to improve and extend our automation capabilities
- Developing automation business cases for our clients and RFP responses
- Developing automated tests for verification of functionality
- Helping the integration and extension of our automation software into our OCTANE platform
- Helping us launch and maintain our SaaS offerings
You will be most suited to these roles if you know:
- Scripting (e.g. Bash/Korn, Groovy, Python, etc.)
- Screen automation technologies (including Selenium, Playwright and Puppeteer)
- Modern DevOps environments, particularly virtualization and containerisation (Docker, Podman, Kubernetes, Open Stack, etc.)
- General concepts of Linux (especially CentOS/Alma/Rocky/RHEL and Ubuntu) and Windows Server
- General concepts of RDBMS (particularly MySQL/MariaDB/Postgres) but also an interest in in-memory persistence and column-oriented/document databases
- Configuration and release management (DevOps tools particular Jenkins, Nexus, Ansible, Packer, Terraform, Vagrant and equivalents)
- AWS or Azure (both ideally but the concepts translate)
- Source control systems (particularly Git)
Skills
Although we're flexible according to experience, you will be most suited for this role if you have at least some of the following skills or experience:
- RPA implementation - particularly in the use of software such as UiPath, Blue Prism, Automation Anywhere and similar
- UI-based Testing Automation - especially exposure to the incumbents in the enterprise space like UFT, Tosca, Test Complete, and Ranorex
- Development Testing Tools - tools and frameworks designed for use in the development cycle like Selenium, Playwright, Puppeteer, Cypress, Karma, Sauce Labs, JMeter, JUnit, Cucumber, and Mockito
- Scripting skills - we use shell scripts, Powershell, VBA, Groovy, Python and others
- DevOps lifecycle management - familiarity with modern DevOps practices and use of CI/CD tools. We use Jenkins, Nexus and SonarQube
- Interfaces and APIs - understanding and ability to converse in requirements and usage of APIs (RESTful, SOAP, RMI, etc.) and other interfacing approaches (MQ, secure file exchange, databases, etc.)
- Design and presentation skills - particularly creating visually-appealing documents for our software and client projects
The Way We Work
While we were originally remote-friendly, since COVID we are now remote-first and do not currently offer a permanent physical space. Our team works well in cyberspace (bringing back that term!) but due to our client work we're only looking for UK-based staff currently
You'll get to work with a close-knit team of amazing people who are passionate about technology. You'll learn lots, and you'll have a good laugh in the process.
If you enjoy automating random tasks just because you can, tinkering with software, arguing about why colleagues should or should not buy an RTX 3090, can tolerate egg-based memes, enjoy watching or participating in eating challenges, and generally want to automate the heck out of everything then we're probably for you. So tell us about it!
Due to our work with government clients, candidates must be able to pass UK Security Clearance for the roles available at the current time.
To apply directly, please email your CV and a cover letter showing why we should work together to
[email protected]Please note: You must already have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this position.