

Work at CDL
As you'd expect for a software house, we have a huge number of opportunities within IT, from Java Software Developers to Application Support Engineers, and from Internet Developers to Test Analysts.
But it's not all IT. We also regularly recruit to roles in service management, client relationship management, finance and HR. You can find out more about the opportunities at CDL by browsing the job descriptions below.
But it's not all IT. We also regularly recruit to roles in service management, client relationship management, finance and HR. You can find out more about the opportunities at CDL by browsing the job descriptions below.
Work at CDL
As you'd expect for a software house, we have a huge number of opportunities within IT, from Java Software Developers to Application Support Engineers, and from Internet Developers to Test Analysts.
But it's not all IT. We also regularly recruit to roles in service management, client relationship management, finance and HR. You can find out more about the opportunities at CDL by browsing the job descriptions below.
But it's not all IT. We also regularly recruit to roles in service management, client relationship management, finance and HR. You can find out more about the opportunities at CDL by browsing the job descriptions below.
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Principal Agile QA Are you passionate about quality and testing software with an Agile mindset? Do you care about 'building the right thing' and 'building the thing right'? Does building an innovative culture inspire you? Then we want you! We're looking for a Principal Agile QA to join our ranks. A pivotal role with a strong collaborative focus and a drive for continuous improvement, you'll play a key part in delivering the QA Vision, implementing strategic initiatives which enable better practices for our Delivery Teams to develop features that delight our customers. You'll be an experienced Agile advocate, with a strong testing background and a desire to iterate, innovate, and instigate quality-driven approaches and processes. You'll have a breadth of knowledge in all basic testing techniques, with depth and specialism in one or more advanced areas too! You'll be an inspiring teacher, coaching and mentoring others to improve their skills and acting as a role model to develop the leaders of tomorrow. This is the perfect opportunity to be a part of meaningful change to our flagship and newer products and help drive a culture of excellence in everything we do. What we do: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
Senior Agile Business Analyst - Digital The role of Senior Agile Business Analyst is to deliver a robust analysis service which meets the demands of our business and clients, working with our diverse technology solutions and cross functional development teams, no two days are the same. The role requires collaboration with our Product teams, business stakeholders and technical teams playing a key role in shaping our current and future technology and product delivery. The successful candidate will look to become an expert in the products, be comfortable working with cloud based back-office systems and/or digital platforms within a technical and data driven landscape. By working with the Product and Software Engineering Teams the successful candidate will help to define problems and understand challenges. You will clearly analyse, document, and manage requirements, getting buy-in from stakeholders to identify viable business solutions across the full product lifecycle. This role will operate outside our agile development squads and will be supporting high priority projects and product development activities. This role will need to interact with clients and CDL teams across the business and need you to flex your analysis skills between enterprise level, project and detailed level analysis depending on the piece of work in question. If you're an experienced analyst with good technical understanding and like solving business problems we would love to hear from you! About CDL CDL is one of the UK's leading InsurTech Providers, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. CDL is very much about community, innovation, excellence and collaboration. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative inspiring culture and the CDL Team are the heart of our company. Key Responsibilities Research into feasibility of requests, and elicitation and gathering of requirements and produce documentation including diagrams using relevant modelling tools Work collaboratively with the squads to break down features into user stories and shape these into feasible solutions for delivery Ensure Stories meet the Squad's agreed Definition of Ready/Done Assist the Product Owners with definitions of the Product Roadmap, MVP's and features Assist the Product Owners with providing the data to support more informed prioritisation Facilitate Requirements Capture, Backlog Refinements & Retrospectives Ensure effective written and verbal communication with clients as part of your analysis and with product managers and squad members, raising issues when required Coach and mentor other Business Analysts in both analysis skills and applications knowledge Organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to manage workload and push back where needed. Ability to support multiple pieces of work at once and comfortable to prioritise your workload. Maintain knowledge of design processes, tools & standards, potential customer environment challenges and architecture of the applications. Support Governance of the design processes where needed ensuring alignment to CDL strategy and architectural principles. Support the Business Analysis community of practice, sharing knowledge, skills and experience to improve the Business analysis processes and deliverables **CDL is currently working fully remote but from February 2022 we will move to hybrid working where we will be working in the office 2 days a fortnight**
Intermediate Data Engineer We are looking for a talented Intermediate Data Engineer to join our growing team of BI System and Data Engineers working on our cloud-based data solution product Kingfisher. Our Kingfisher product produces high-speed data management information dashboards, that replicates our core system data or any other complex data within minutes of changes taking place enabling clients and data scientists to make decisions. As a Data Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment to continue to develop and support our data platform solution. Working to a clear vision and roadmap you will be part of a growing team, working collaboratively designing and developing the solution. About us: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company . As part of the Data Services team you will work on CDL's high performance business intelligence (BI) and management information solution that enables customers to derive powerful insight and value from the data that they hold. Built using cloud technology, currently AWS, it provides performance, scalability and flexibility. **CDL are currently working on a fully remote basis until we believe it is safe to return to our campus in Stockport. When we return, we plan to adopt a hybrid working model of a minimum of two days per fortnight in the office**
Integration Engineer Do you possess experience configuring and integrating end user applications? Are you interested in improving efficiency and user experience through better performing applications? Would you like to be part of an inspiring collaborative culture? What you'll do This role exists within the End User Services team, in CDL's Software engineering department. The team is responsible for supporting and improving all areas of IT applications/services for the internal CDL userbase. This role specifically will be focused on making changes to various integrations between applications in the CDL ecosystem. It will be suiting of someone who has perhaps come up through the ranks in support all the way to 3rd line, then taken the next steps to start looking more under the hood of the applications they support, to get a more in-depth view of how they work. That said other backgrounds and experience will be considered. You'll relish the opportunity to improve end user experience and are driven to constantly enhance applications and add efficiencies through integration. Working with the lead application analyst and the rest of the squad to drive forward key business projects. You'll contribute to planning, technical conversations and delivery of these projects. Given the ever-changing business requirements and priorities, what you'll work on will vary greatly from project to project. You'll need to be someone that can take specific direction on requirements but be creative and with enough initiative to technically deliver on those requirements by yourself. General Duties Constant improvement of the application ecosystem, specifically creating new integrations between applications Contributing to the creation of detailed solution design documents with the other analysts Assisting colleagues in the support team to achieve agreed service levels and acting at times as a point of escalation for complex incidents/problems Automating and adding efficiencies in everything we do. This can be automation requests or seeking out automations that will make the business more efficient Development, promotion and implementation of standards and working practices to improve service quality and performance of the applications under our ownership Working with the other analysts and the EUS manager to contribute to project plans and carrying out assigned tasks You'll be expected to help mentor other EUS team members to bring them onboard with any changes we are making or new application deployments, so they are familiar enough to support these Identify and implement research and development projects, so we are constantly making sure we are on the cutting edge of what technology is available to us To ensure all project deliverables meet end user expectations and company quality standards. Take ownership and drive personal development with input from EUS manager Contribution towards continuous improvement of working practices within the team About CDL CDL are one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, we are a privately owned company that has experienced continuous year on year growth and we employ over 600 people at our campus in Stockport. We are a certified UK top employer by the Top Employers Institute and are constantly striving to provide our employees with the best working environment and conditions. We have a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. We have spearheaded development in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled our customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. **Due to the pandemic this role will initially start fully remote with a view to return to our offices in April 2022 to hybrid working in the office 2 days a fortnight**
Agile Delivery Lead (Digital) Are you an Agile Delivery Lead with strong knowledge of agile development practices looking to guide teams into innovative ways of working? Are you a result-driven team lead looking to make an impact and drive the delivery to completion? Our Digital department has an exciting opportunity for an ADL to lead a team focused on delivering best-in-class APIs for our customers. The Role: Promoting and supporting self-organization within the delivery team through coaching and mentoring. Working closely with POs, PMs and stakeholders to define a clear direction for the team with a focus on the impact to the client Assessing the Agile Maturity of the team, assisting and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization Enabling the team to remove impediments and delays Owning flow of delivery, constantly investing in improvements and promoting experimentation with a focus on data-driven decisions Identify and track metrics around the software delivery cycle and other areas for data-driven improvements Promoting a positive and energetic mindset with a focus on ownership, drive and clear outcomes Facilitating workshops and Agile ceremonies, delegating where relevant and overall driving the team to deliver excellence Building and improving a culture of psychological safety within the teams Promoting professional engagement for stakeholder collaboration Striving for a high standard of engineering practices, dynamic response to change and constant collaboration within the department and outside Focused on the prioritised backlog, understanding and sharing the why and providing clear direction towards our strategic objectives Actively address internal/external risks, issues and dependencies inside and outside of Squads Being a strong advocate for quality as a shared responsibility across the teams with a focus on rationalisation and automation Assisting team in defining shared objectives with clear alignment to company strategy Collaborating with colleagues to improve overall ways of working and applying relevant industry standards Driving project delivery alongside PM and applying a shared ownership approach Managing dependencies between squads, teams and - ensuring timely visibility and awareness of blockers & constraints at a wider team level Line management of Squad members, supporting them to achieve their career goals Drive the team towards a cross-functional, DevOps approach About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We're looking for an Agile Delivery Team Lead to join our ranks to drive the delivery forward!
Software Engineer with Cloud Experience This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate software engineer to join one of many agile squads in the Insurance Retail family, we are looking for someone who likes a challenge, wants to embrace a DevOps culture and brings ideas around improved ways of working. We are also looking for someone who is a team player and can collaborate with different people of technical ability. What you'll do: You will be working with a squad responsible for the delivery, maintenance, and support of several CDL products. You will be closely involved in projects to migrate some of those products to the cloud as well as providing support and feature enhancements adhering to a product delivery roadmap. About us: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment, and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company . We like to do the right thing, communicate well, and look after the things we own.
Senior Java Developer - Data Services We are looking for a Senior Java Developer to join our fast-paced Data Services area. Acting as a Technical Lead within the multi-functional, agile based squad you'll be developing some of our new sophisticated solutions for deployment in a microservices-based environment using Java. We are creating an environment and culture of continual learning and we are looking for a Senior Java Developer who has some experience of coaching and mentoring other members of the team. Taking technical ownership, you will maintain a keen awareness of industry and technology breakthroughs, ensuring we are always benefiting from best practice. As a Senior Java Developer, you'll be comfortable talking about system design and architecture and providing mentoring to other team members. Since you are being hired to our Data Services team, your designation would be Senior Data Engineer once you are hired. About us: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company . As part of the Data Services team, you will work on CDL's high performance business intelligence (BI) and management information solution that enables customers to derive powerful insight and value from the data that they hold. Built using cloud technology, currently AWS, it provides performance, scalability and flexibility.
Software Developer in Test Are you passionate about quality and testing software with an automation mindset? Do you care about 'building the right thing' and 'building the thing right'? Does being part of an innovative culture inspire you? Are you all about getting into the guts of pipelines and code? Are you keen to bridge the divide between developers, QA and BA in order to build automation tests which will form part of a continuous integration pipeline? Sounds like you're just the rock star we're searching for - let's talk! THE ROLE We're looking for a Software Developer in Test to join our ranks. You'll have a strong collaborative focus and a drive for continuous improvement - traits that'll see you play a key part in the R&D and implementation of strategic initiatives. We're all about enabling better practices for our delivery teams, so they can develop high quality features that delight our customers. You'll be an experienced Software Developer in Test and a passionate Agile advocate, with a strong QA/Development/DevOps background and a desire to iterate, innovate, and instigate quality-driven approaches and processes from a Left-Shifting perspective. You'll have a breadth of knowledge in modern automation testing techniques and approaches. You'll be an inspiring teacher, coaching and mentoring others to improve their skills and approach. You will be acting as a role model to develop the stars of tomorrow. This is a position of influence, with a strong focus on leading and driving key initiatives and improvements to instil a Quality culture in QA roles and beyond. You will be comfortable working as a self-starting individual, but have a predominantly collaborative approach to implement and influence positive change in people and processes. This is the perfect opportunity to be a part of meaningful change in our company, and help drive a culture of excellence in everything we do. What we do: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
DataOps Engineer We are looking for a talented DataOps Engineer to join our growing team of BI System and Data Engineers working on our cloud-based data solution product Kingfisher. Our Kingfisher product produces high-speed data management information dashboards, that replicates our core system data or any other complex data within minutes of changes taking place enabling clients and data scientists to make decisions. As a DataOps Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment to continue to develop and support our data platform solution. Working to a clear vision and roadmap you will be part of a growing team, working collaboratively designing and developing the solution. About us: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company . As part of the Data Services team you will work on CDL's high performance business intelligence (BI) and management information solution that enables customers to derive powerful insight and value from the data that they hold. Built using cloud technology, currently AWS, it provides performance, scalability and flexibility. **CDL are currently working on a fully remote basis until we believe it is safe to return to our campus in Stockport. When we return, we plan to adopt a hybrid working model of a minimum of two days per fortnight in the office**
DevOps Engineer We are looking for an experienced DevOps Engineer to join us on a permanent basis to work on one of our new digital solutions. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced DevOps Engineer who is looking for an exciting project to work on implementing greenfield Digital solutions including comms platform, mobile app and web tech to large clients. What you'll do: As a DevOps Engineer, you will be working on the support and delivery of Cloud based pipelines for our new flagship digital products. You will be closely involved in projects to deliver our new web and mobile apps, and our state-of-the-art communication platform technology. You will be involved with the deployment and automation of the Cloud based platform, automating application configuration through APIs. About us: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
Experienced Senior Web Developer We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate experienced Senior Web Developer who can lead, coach and mentor a squad of developers, of varying experience. The ideal candidate should have experience and knowledge of most of the following: Minimum of 5 years experience Leads or significantly contributes to medium-to-large feature releases; majority multi-person projects that cross squad boundaries. Familiarity with cloud solutions Drives good practice and builds quality into the development process Regularly contributes to wider Software Engineering conversations Builds relationships with stakeholders including customers, product managers, cross-functional partners, and external partners Works through others. Lifts the skills and expertise of those around them Demonstrates ability to succeed in a wide range of complex situations across multiple axes: e.g. scale, uncertainty, interconnectedness Strong understanding of Agile principles and how they assist with delivery Contributes to defining strategic direction, planning the roadmap, escalating issues, and synthesizing feedback to ensure team success Comfortable coaching and mentoring less experienced engineers Collaborates across teams and disciplines to solve problems and resolve technical debates Estimates and manages project timelines and risk Desirable Strong understanding of Agile principles and how they assist with delivery Contributes to defining strategic direction, planning the roadmap, escalating issues, and synthesizing feedback to ensure team success We are currently balancing delivering client requirements on legacy systems with re-platforming to new technologies such as AWS, React and React Native. A lot of what we are building is cloud based, therefore, you will have significant experience of working on serverless technologies such as AWS. With a strong collaborative focus and a drive for continuous improvement, you'll be a key part of the Feature Squad as they work to implement features to our customers and develop our new products. As a Senior Web Developer, you will provide support to other engineers in the shape of things like lunch and learns, workshops along with providing extensive coaching and mentoring to more junior engineers. Position in Organisation Direct contact with internal and external customers at a technical level Provide technical advice to internal customers at all levels Responsibilities Develop and Maintain Websites - Develop, maintain and support browser-based developments, extending into dynamic solutions & those requiring programming skills Testing & Quality Assurance - To ensure program functionality /application integration meets customer expectations and company quality standards Communication - Ensure a good level of teamwork, highlighting issues in good time and proactively suggesting solutions to resolve problems Support - Assist with resolution of technical problems Work Organisation - Effective prioritisation and meet deadlines Individual Development - Take ownership of personal development Technical/Commercial Knowledge - Maintain knowledge of current development tools, CDL applications, programming standards and company issues User Business Requirements review and recommendation for approval to proceed with the browser based development component About CDL CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company.
Technical Delivery Lead - End User Services Are you an ambitious and driven individual who has experience leading teams supporting and developing IT systems? Are you results driven and people focussed? Does being part of a collaborative culture inspire you? We are looking for a Technical Delivery Lead to work with our End User Services squads which focus on the development, configuration, and support of CDL's various business systems, end user devices and management platforms. The Role: Perform various Agile ceremonies such as daily stand-ups with the squads Assessing and prioritising new work coming in via Jira and ServiceNow Be a point of escalation on management and technical issues in the squads Perform quarterly appraisals, 1-2-1's and performance management activities Assist the Platform Services manager in recruitment and advise on resourcing requirements in the squads Liaising with end users to gather requirements for proposed new systems or changes to existing systems Updating Jira boards and project plans Monitoring of delivery metrics and support ticket SLAs Refinement of team processes and procedures to improve delivery of services Work with the squads to produce various project plans and documents (e.g. solution designs and user guides) Identifying skills gaps in squads and making necessary resource changes to fill gaps Creation and mapping of squad processes with constant refinement of existing processes About CDL: CDL are one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, we are a privately owned company that has experienced continuous year on year growth and we employ over 600 people at our campus in Stockport. We are a certified UK top employer by the Top Employers Institute and are constantly striving to provide our employees with the best working environment and conditions. We have a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. We have spearheaded development in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled our customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with.
Product Owner Are you a Product Owner who is looking to work on core product development within a SaaS environment? What you'll do: We are looking for a passionate Product Owner who will act as an ambassador for the product, you'll have a profound understanding of our customer and end-user needs. Working within an agile environment, you will inspire the software delivery team through high-value deliverables, communicating the vision effectively. You will be taking the product forwards into the marketplace whilst you discover what our market needs. You will need to be open to the market and fully immerse yourself in the world of new product goals, vision and aligned with Company and Lead Product Owner/Family vision. We are looking for someone who has strong commercial awareness and experience working with cloud-based solutions in a Software as a Service environment. As a Product Owner, you will forecast and communicate the product roadmap and release projections whilst owning a P&L account and demonstrate how you can achieve with great development, those goals and targets with the foremost thought of build-once and sell many times. You'll actively provide demonstrations of new ideas and features to stakeholders and sponsors. What we do: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company.
Senior Project Manager We are looking for a Senior Project Manager to manage the delivery of our more complex and challenging projects. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and will be passionate about delivering high quality project management services to take products and services to market. What you will do This is a fantastic opportunity to work on the delivery of innovative software products that are at the forefront of technology in the retail insurance sector. The Senior Project Manager works on a single large programme of work or multiple projects being delivered to our external or internal customers. You will be working within a sizeable and well-established team of project managers, but will matrix manage wider teams of resources from across the business. You will manage the delivery of the projects through the full project lifecycle for which the duration might be a few months to over a year for larger programmes of work. A key measure of our success is the ability to deliver to an agreed go live date so the Senior Project Manager will be expected to employ their experience and expertise to be able to achieve those dates whilst not compromising quality or exceeding agreed budgets. This will require exceptional skills in the areas of planning, financial management, scope management and risk management. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders both internal and external and across all technical and non-technical disciplines to overcome complex challenges. Commercially astute and familiar with working in a technical environment, if you don't already have knowledge of the insurance sector, you will be a quick learner with the ability to rapidly gain that understanding. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
Intermediate Web Developer Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced collaborative environment, where you can play a key role of an agile team to build things right? We're looking for a that has a strong desire to iterate, innovate, and instigate latest development approaches and processes that can be introduced into our current and new tech-stacks. You'll have a strong emphasis that quality is everyone's responsibility. Key Responsibilities: As an Intermediate Developer, you will be developing creative web solutions using HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Driving the product forward through relevant UI enhancements. You will work proactively with the team to instil quality into our products and practices. Incorporating modern front-end approaches as a part of a whole-team responsibility for quality and communicating effectively within an Agile environment. You will be expected to interface with our clients. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
Agile Business Analyst Do you enjoy working within a fast-paced challenging environment, with opportunities to grow? What you'll do We are looking for an Agile Business Analyst to join our Digital product family to deliver a robust analysis service which meets the demands of our business and clients, working with our diverse technology solutions and cross functional development teams. The role requires collaboration with our Product teams, business stakeholders and technical teams, playing a key role in shaping our current and future technology and product delivery. This role sits within an Agile development squad but there is also a requirement to work at a project level based on business demand. The advertised role sits within a digital project squad, and as such, the ideal candidate will have relevant digital experience, in addition to having business analysis capabilities. By working with the Product and Software Engineering Teams, the successful candidate will clearly analyse, document, and manage requirements, help to define problems, and get buy-in from stakeholders to identify viable business solutions across the full product lifecycle. Key Responsibilities Research into feasibility of requests, elicit and gather requirements and produce documentation including diagrams using relevant modelling tools. Work collaboratively with the squad to break down features into user stories and shape these into feasible solutions for delivery. Ensure user stories meet the squad's agreed Definition of Ready/Done. Assist the Product Owners with definition of the Product Roadmap, MVPs, and features. Assist the Product Owners with providing the data to support more informed prioritisation. Take ownership for prioritised analysis of internal and external customer support issues within the squad, collaborating with squad and stakeholders in the support process, to deliver resolutions to incidents and problems. Facilitate analysis and agile ceremonies, such as Requirements Capture, Impact Assessments, Backlog Refinements & Retrospectives. Ensure effective written and verbal communication with clients as part of your analysis, and with Product Owner and squad members, raising issues when necessary. Coach and mentor Junior Analysts in both analysis skills and applications knowledge. Be organised and able to work in a fast-paced environment, ability to manage workload and push back where needed. Maintain knowledge of design processes, tools & standards, analysis best practice. Contribute to initiatives and continuous improvement of working practices within squad and department. Support the Business Analysis community of practice, sharing knowledge, skills, and experience to improve the business analysis processes and deliverables. Take ownership of your personal development, ensuring that your objectives align with the company strategy. About CDL: CDL are one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, we are a privately owned company that has experienced continuous year on year growth, and we employ over 600 people at our campus in Stockport. We are a certified UK top employer by the Top Employers Institute and are constantly striving to provide our employees with the best working environment and conditions. We have a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. We have spearheaded development in the aggregator, web, and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment, and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled our customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you, and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. **Due to the pandemic this role will initially start fully remote with a view to return to our offices in April 2022 to hybrid working in the office 2 days a fortnight**
Principal Software Engineer - Insurance Retail We are looking for a Principal Software Engineer with 10+ years industry experience to provide technical leadership in a fast paced, innovative, market leading Engineering team. The successful candidate will lead by example and be a technical expert in their field. With a proven track record designing, building and deploying solutions to complex problems that delight our customers, they will be able inspire, direct and enable colleagues to grow, thrive and contribute to delivery of complex technical solutions that delight our customers. What you'll do: As a Principal Software Engineer you will contribute to setting the architectural direction within our Software Engineering Department and the definition and execution of technical strategies that improve our products, infrastructure and processes. You will liaise closely with the architects, taking the architectural vision and working with technical leads and the developer community to oversee its application to real life operations. You will influence senior leaders on engineering strategy, work with other leads to set policies and processes and ensure technical designs are properly evaluated for projects that underpin the ongoing success of the business. You will recognise, influence and resolve critical issues that affect company strategic direction and quickly analyse and address tactical issues across a wide range of areas. As a coach and mentor you will create an environment and culture of continual learning, role model the behaviours of a senior technical leader and inspire and guide more junior colleagues to solve problems through example. You will be 'hands on' with the code, both in terms of writing it and interpreting it, and adept at problem solving and continuous improvement through experimentation and iteration. You will bring your industry expertise to bear, share new ideas and industry advances internally and externally, break down knowledge silos and mitigate engineering single points of failure. You will collaborate with senior leaders and others to maintain awareness of internally and externally driven change and anticipate and prevent obstacles from hindering team performance. About us: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company.
Project Manager This is a fantastic opportunity for a Project Manager to work on the delivery of innovative software products that are at the forefront of technology in the retail insurance sector. We are looking for a Project Manager to manage the delivery of our more complex and challenging projects. The successful candidate will be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and will be passionate about delivering high quality project management services to take products and services to market. What you will do The Project Manager works on a single medium sized project or multiple smaller projects being delivered to our external or internal customers. You will be working within a sizeable and well-established team of project managers, but will matrix manage wider teams of resources from across the business. You will manage the delivery of the projects through the full project lifecycle for which the duration might be a few months to a year for the medium sized projects. A key measure of our success is the ability to deliver to an agreed go live date, whilst not compromising quality or exceeding budget, therefore the Project Manager will require skills in the areas of planning, financial management, scope management and risk management. You will work collaboratively with stakeholders both internal and external and across all technical and non-technical disciplines to overcome complex challenges. Commercially astute and familiar with working in a technical environment, if you don't already have knowledge of the insurance sector, you will be a quick learner with the ability to rapidly gain that understanding. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus next to the pyramid in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company. **Due to the pandemic this role will initially start fully remote with a view to return to our offices in April 2022 to hybrid working in the office 2 days a fortnight**
Junior Product Developer Are you a quick learner and looking to expand your existing programming skills? What you'll do Programming software is a foreign language to most people, but to a select few, it's a way of life. If you're one of those people - or you're just starting out in your career as a programmer and you want to nurture that level of passion - then we've got the perfect role for you. Developing, maintaining and supporting insurer products provided by our applications, you'll have extensive contact with clients as you work to solve their dilemmas and come up with high quality solutions. Utilising your technical knowledge in production skill-sets, you will ensure projects are delivered on time, while always keeping relevant parties briefed on progress. About CDL CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company. **CDL are currently working on a fully remote basis until we believe it is safe to return to our campus in Stockport. When we return, we plan to adopt a hybrid working model of a minimum of two days per fortnight in the office**
Intermediate Java Developer Do you enjoy working collaboratively, championing agile best practice, focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving? We are looking for a Mid-level Java Developer who enjoys working in a fast-paced team. What you'll do: You will work in a DevOps Agile environment to develop solutions for our Insurers. Broadly, the role is to implement user stories into features, using your code craftsmanship skills. You will work collaboratively, championing agile best practise focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving. As a Java Developer, you will work on CDL's core quoting products using a variety of technologies including AWS and Docker. You will promote development best practice, and work autonomously in a squad, driving product growth. We're facing exciting growth at CDL, and continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do. This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level Java Developer who is looking to develop new skills. We will support you through formal training using Linux academy, where you can gain AWS certifications. We're looking for enthusiastic, and passionate developers with an attitude to learn, collaborate, aspire, continuously improve, and thoroughly enjoy what they do. If this sounds like you, and you're up for the challenge, then we would love to talk to you. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
Agile QA Are you passionate about quality and testing software with an Agile mindset? Do you care about 'building the right thing' and 'building the thing right'? Does being part of an innovative culture inspire you? Then we want you! We're looking for an Agile QA to join our ranks. With a strong collaborative focus and a drive for continuous improvement, you'll be a key part of the Delivery Team as they work to implement features to delight our customers. You'll be an experienced Agile advocate, with a strong testing background and a desire to iterate, innovate, and instigate quality-driven approaches and processes. You'll know all the basic testing techniques and some of the advanced ones too! You'll get to flex your automation skills and perhaps even teach others what you know. This is the perfect opportunity to be a part of meaningful change to our flagship and newer products, and help drive a culture of excellence in everything we do. About CDL CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company . **CDL are currently working on a fully remote basis until we believe it is safe to return to our campus in Stockport. When we return, we plan to adopt a hybrid working model of a minimum of two days per fortnight in the office** What you'll do To be involved in the entire Software Delivery Lifecycle To drive an automation approach with the Test Pyramid in mind To prevent the creation of defects in our software To work proactively with the team to instil quality into our products and practices To embed modern testing approaches as a part of a whole-team responsibility for quality To communicate and collaborate effectively in an Agile environment
Data Lead Product Owner - Data Services Are you a Product Owner who is looking to work on core product development within a SaaS environment? What you'll do: We are looking for a passionate Product Owner who will act as an ambassador for the product, you'll have a profound understanding of our customer and end user needs. Working within an agile environment, you will inspire the software delivery team through high value deliverables, communicating the vison effectively to ensure you inspire them. You will be taking the product forwards into the marketplace whilst learning what our market needs. You will need to be open to the market and fully immerse yourself in the world of new product goals, vision and in line with Company and Lead Product Owner/Family vision. We are looking for someone who has a strong commercial awareness and experience working with cloud-based solutions in a Software as a service environment. As a Product Owner, you will forecast and communicate the product roadmap and release projections whilst owning a P&L account and demonstrate how you can achieve with great development, those goals and targets with the foremost thought of build once and sell many times. You'll actively provide demonstrations of new ideas and features to stakeholders and sponsors.
Senior Agile QA Are you passionate about quality and testing software with an Agile mindset? Do you care about 'building the right thing' and 'building the thing right? Does being part of an innovative culture inspire you? Then we want you! We're looking for a Senior Agile Test QA to join our ranks. With a strong collaborative focus and a drive for continuous improvement, you'll play a key part in supporting the implementation of strategic initiatives which enable better practices for our Delivery Teams to develop features that delight our customers. You'll be an experienced Agile advocate, with a strong testing background and a desire to iterate, innovate, and instigate quality-driven approaches and processes. You'll have a breadth of knowledge in all basic testing techniques, with depth and specialism in one or more advanced areas too! You'll ideally have some automation skills to flex, and love to advocate for new ways to do things. You'll be an inspiring teacher, coaching and mentoring others to improve their skills and acting as a role model to develop the stars of tomorrow. This is the perfect opportunity to be a part of meaningful change to our flagship and newer products and help drive a culture of excellence in everything we do. The role: This is a position of influence, with a strong focus on supporting delivery of key initiatives and improvements to drive a Quality culture in Testing roles and beyond. You will be comfortable working as a self-starting individual, but have a predominantly collaborative approach to implement and influence positive change in people and processes. With proven expertise and experience in Agile, Quality, and Testing, you will cultivate and strive for a continuous improvement culture and demonstrate a true left-shifted, whole team approach to Quality. As a champion of the Testing Vision, you will provide everyday role modelling for other individuals; motivating, mentoring and helping others to develop their skills and to aspire to better themselves. You will embody CDL's values and be an ambassador for the company both internally and externally, with an active presence in the Testing community which in turn enables you to feed industry advances into our everyday working. You will not be happy with the status quo and will strive passionately to challenge, advance, and refine our collective successes and our people. You will actively advocate for quality being everyone's responsibility, and embed better practices, with a strong 'Test Pyramid' automation focus. Your consideration of quality extends beyond functional behaviour, encompassing non-functional capability such as performance and security. You will be technically competent; able to direct and contribute from a demonstrable position of knowledge. Your pastoral responsibilities will include cultivating an enjoyable, enthusiastic working environment, with a degree of 'just enough' coaching to facilitate independent, positive and proactive staff. What we do: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
Intermediate Java Developer - Squad 11 Do you enjoy working collaboratively, championing agile best practice, focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving? We are looking for a Mid-level Java Developer who enjoys working in a fast-paced team. What you'll do: As an intermediate Java developer, you will primarily be involved in the middle tier development, but also have some involvement with databases and some frontend streams of work. You will work in a DevOps Agile environment to develop solutions for our Insurers. Broadly, the role is to implement user stories into features, using your code craftsmanship skills. You will work collaboratively, championing agile best practise focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving. As a Java Developer, you will work on CDL's core quoting products using a variety of technologies including AWS and Docker. You will promote development best practice, and work autonomously in a squad, driving product growth. We're facing exciting growth at CDL, and continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do. This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level Java Developer who is looking to develop new skills. We will support you through formal training using Cloud Guru Academy and there is dedicated time for personal development, where you can gain AWS certifications. We're looking for enthusiastic, and passionate developers with an attitude to learn, collaborate, aspire, continuously improve, and thoroughly enjoy what they do. If this sounds like you, and you're up for the challenge, then we would love to talk to you. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company.
Senior Product Owner A senior product owner is a passionate ambassador for the portfolio within their family. They possess a profound understanding of our customer and end user needs and have expert awareness of the insurance marketplace, they support directly the product family Lead PO (PFL) in addition to being responsible for their own area of the product array, a key role in the portfolio management within a family. Communication As a senior product owner, they will assist with the creation of a compelling vision for their family portfolio of products and assist with developing a strategy that helps deliver on the vision, enabling software delivery teams to understand how their work enables the execution of the Product Strategy Communicate effectively internally for squad, business and client communication, utilising internal business communication streams wherever possible Offer up information to enable strategic direction to be given to the family as a whole Promote their family by way of communication channels used by CDL Contribute and promote the business Portfolio Roadmap for all CDL Products as a valued member of the team Assist the PFL in the creation and promotion of product roadmaps for internal and external purpose Assess and communicate progress towards a goal or release to their PFL Provide demonstrations of new ideas and features to stakeholders and sponsors Work as a team Own and communicate their backlog effectively feeding into the product family backlog Assist the PFL with reporting out to the business on current developments status's Assist the PFL with supporting any issues that may occur during the development phase's Financial Ownership They will play a supporting role to the PFL offering up information around Budgets set by the business for development and product viability Assist the PFL, by way of feeding information to enable them to report out to the business all aspects of current product P&L raising concerns to the PFL lead as and when discovered Collect interpret and improve objective, verifiable evidence to measure the value delivered through product deliverables. Own drive and contribute initiatives that sit within their family Leadership Take ownership and be accountable as part of a team for the work produced Work directly with PFL, Exec, Software engineering team BDM, CRM Agile Leads, Team Managers and Squad members, building great relationships Be proactive Show leadership skills that their peers want to follow Create collaborative new initiatives within their family and promote them Empower others around them Mentor and coach team PO family members Work with and support the PFL, BDM and CRM teams in bringing revenue into the business Be available and engaged About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with.
Senior DevOps Engineer Are you an experienced DevOps Engineer who is looking to work within a Micro-Services environment on the latest cloud technologies? Would you like to be part of an inspiring collaborative culture? What you'll do We are looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer who can drive the delivery of continuous pipeline and develop and support our AWS cloud environment. This is a technology driven role where your DevOps experience will aid us in designing, supporting, maintaining and configuring CDL products. You will be working with Microservices architecture, based in Amazon Web Services, integrating with Elastic Stack and monitoring tools. As a Platform Engineer, you'll be automating processes using Terraform, scripting in Python and Bash, creating EC2 instances or using Elastic Stack powerful features such as Kibana and Logstash. This is an ideal career opportunity for a Senior DevOps engineer who enjoys working within a collaborative, autonomous environment, whilst applying their wealth of experience. Online training tools are available, and we'd be happy to send you on conferences, training courses, to enhance your knowledge, and experience, where applicable. You will be supporting and improving current DevOps pipelines and working to automate current manual processes. Providing documentation and working with other team members to implement the solutions will be a key part of the role. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company . **CDL are currently working on a fully remote basis until we believe it is safe to return to our campus in Stockport. When we return, we plan to adopt a hybrid working model of a minimum of two days per fortnight in the office**
Service Analyst You will be a key member of the service management team, working alongside Service Managers and the Service Delivery Leaders to make sure that services provided by Service Management are delivered using agreed policy, process and procedures. Reporting into the Service Management Resource Manager, the key focus of your role will be direct contact with internal and external Clients. Working to agreed SLA's you will support the Incident, Problem, and Change management functions. Providing assistance and support to the escalation process you must have experience of managing client expectations with strong customer service focus. Engagement across all CDL support teams and building positive relationships is a key requirement along with excellent communication skills. You will need to keep up to date and have understanding of CDL's changing technologies and services. Other aspects of the role will include problem solving and analytical mindset, ad hoc report creation, following ITIL best practise at all times. We will expect you to hit the ground running, strengthening your CDL product knowledge along the way. If this sounds like you then we would love to hear from you. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent track record in the high volume retail insurance sector, with clients including Ageas Retail, Swinton Insurance, Tesco Bank, iGO4 and John Lewis, to name a few. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative inspiring culture and the employees are the heart of our company. **Due to the pandemic this role will initially start fully remote with a view to return to our offices in April 2022 to hybrid working in the office 2 days a fortnight**
Agile Business Analyst - 12 Months FTC Do you enjoy working within a fast-paced challenging environment, with opportunities to grow? We are looking for an Agile Business Analyst on a 12 Month fixed term basis who will work as part of our agile cross functional software engineering teams. A passionate and enthusiastic forward thinker, you will work closely with Product Owners, analysts and software engineering teams (including an off shore team) to identify and analyse business requirements and support application and process changes through the delivery lifecycle. As part of a growing community of practice you will receive coaching and mentoring from other team members and there will be numerous opportunities to expand and increase your skills within an Analyst role. About CDL Stockport. It has a consistent track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. CDL is very much about community, innovation, excellence and collaboration. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative inspiring culture and the CDL Team are the heart of our company. **Due to the pandemic this role will initially start fully remote with a view to return to our offices in April 2022 to hybrid working in the office 2 days a fortnight**
Product Owner - Data Services Are you a Product Owner who is looking to work on core product development within a SaaS environment? What you'll do: We are looking for a passionate Product Owner who will act as an ambassador for the product, you'll have a profound understanding of our customer and end user needs. Working within an agile environment, you will inspire the software delivery team through high value deliverables, communicating the vison effectively to ensure you inspire them. You will be taking the product forwards into the marketplace whilst learning what our market needs. You will need to be open to the market and fully immerse yourself in the world of new product goals, vision and in line with Company and Lead Product Owner/Family vision. We are looking for someone who has a strong commercial awareness and experience working with cloud-based solutions in a Software as a service environment. As a Product Owner, you will forecast and communicate the product roadmap and release projections whilst owning a P&L account and demonstrate how you can achieve with great development, those goals and targets with the foremost thought of build once and sell many times. You'll actively provide demonstrations of new ideas and features to stakeholders and sponsors.
Agile Delivery Lead Are you an Agile Delivery Lead with strong knowledge of agile development practices looking to guide teams into innovative ways of working? Are you a result driven team lead looking to make an impact and drive the delivery to completion? The Role: Promoting and supporting self-organization within the delivery team through coaching and mentoring. Working closely with POs, PMs and stakeholders to define a clear direction for the team with a focus on impact to the client Assessing the Agile Maturity of the team, assisting and coaching the team to higher levels of maturity, at a pace that is sustainable and comfortable for the team and organization Enabling the team to remove impediments and delays Owning flow of delivery, constantly investing in improvements and promoting experimentation with a focus on data driven decisions Identify and track metrics around the software delivery cycle and other areas for data driven improvements Promoting a positive and energetic mindset with a focus on ownership, drive and clear outcomes Facilitating workshops and Agile ceremonies, delegating where relevant and overall driving the team to delivery excellency Building and improving a culture of psychological safety within the teams Promoting professional engagement for stakeholder collaboration Striving for a high standard of engineering practices, dynamic response to change and constant collaboration within the department and outside Focused on the prioritised backlog, understanding and sharing the why and providing clear direction towards our strategic objectives Actively address internal/external risks, issues and dependencies inside and outside of Squads Being a strong advocate for quality as shared responsibility across the teams with a focus on rationalisation and automation Assisting team in defining shared objectives with clear alignment to company strategy Collaborating with colleagues to improve overall ways of working and applying relevant industry standards Driving project delivery alongside PM and applying shared ownership approach Managing dependencies between squads, teams and - ensuring timely visibility and awareness of blockers & constraints at a wider team level Line management of Squad members, supporting them to achieve their career goals Drive the team towards a cross-functional, DevTestOps approach About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a strong track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We're looking for an Agile Delivery Team Lead to join our ranks to drive the delivery forward!
Senior Java Developer Do you enjoy working collaboratively, championing agile best practice, focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving? We are looking for a Senior-level Java Developer who enjoys working in a fast-paced team. What you'll do: You will work on our flagship product, Strata, mainly within our Accounts & Payments squad, although you will be required to collaborate with colleagues across the department to deliver products and services aligning with the company's goals and priorities. Broadly, the role is to work with colleagues to understand business requirements, translate them into technical designs, then implement these designs, using your excellent code craftsmanship skills. As a Senior Java Developer, you will promote development best practice, and be responsible for knowledge sharing, and coaching and mentoring of other developers. We're facing exciting growth at CDL, and continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do. We will support you through formal training on the latest technologies such as AWS, as well as providing personal development time to encourage learning and growth. We're looking for enthusiastic, and passionate developers with an attitude to learn, collaborate, aspire, continuously improve, and thoroughly enjoy what they do. If this sounds like you, and you're up for the challenge, then we would love to talk to you. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We promote knowledge sharing through lunch and learns and workshops and you will receive coaching and mentoring from more senior members of the team.
IT - Junior Support Technician We are looking for a talented IT Support Technician to join our team in Stockport. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of ?20,000 per annum, plus excellent benefits Are you a someone who enjoys solving problems? Do you have excellent customer service skills and are looking for a move into an IT support role? Do you want to work as part of a highly motivated Service Management team within an exciting fast paced environment? Then we want to hear from you! Reporting into a Team Leader, the focus of your role will be to help resolve CDL application and product incidents reported by our clients. Working to agreed SLA's you will provide thorough triage and investigation to find the root cause of any issues and provide a long-term solution. We are looking for people with excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to understand client problems and the impact it has on their activities. There will be a strong customer service focus to your role and excellent communication skills are essential, to ensure you are building and maintaining excellent customer relationships. You will keep up to date with technology, motivated in your own personal development, including setting goals and objectives aligned with the business values. About CDL CDL is one of the UK's leading insurance software houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent track record in the high-volume retail insurance sector, with clients including Ageas Retail, Swinton Insurance, Tesco Bank, iGO4 and John Lewis, to name a few. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment, and self-service solutions. As a result, the company's robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We like to work in small, focused groups so you're always learning from people around you, and you feel a part of the success of each project you are involved with. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative inspiring culture and the employees are the heart of our company. T
Java Developer Do you enjoy working collaboratively, championing agile best practice, focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving? We are looking for a Mid-level Java Developer who enjoys working in a fast-paced team. What you'll do: You will work in a DevOps Agile environment to develop solutions for our Insurers. Broadly, the role is to implement user stories into features, using your code craftsmanship skills. You will work collaboratively, championing agile best practise focusing on continuous integration and delivery, whilst facilitating problem solving. As a Java Developer, you will work on CDL's core quoting products using a variety of technologies including AWS, Python, Angular and Docker. You will promote development best practice, and work autonomously in a squad, driving product growth. We're facing exciting growth at CDL, and continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do. This is an exciting opportunity for a mid-level Java Developer who is looking to develop new skills. We will support you through formal training using Linux academy, where you can gain AWS certifications. We're looking for enthusiastic, and passionate developers with an attitude to learn, collaborate, aspire, continuously improve, and thoroughly enjoy what they do. If this sounds like you, and you're up for the challenge, then we would love to talk to you. About CDL: CDL is one of the UK's leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport, powering brands such as Swinton and Tesco Bank. The CDL suite of products power all aspects of an insurance provider's needs, from Digital and Price Comparison integration, through to back office, fulfilment and pricing as well as Data products. Several of CDL's applications are prime to break out of the Insurance sector and provide a route to diversification and expansion globally. We've built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on being part of a collaborative, inspiring working environment, with our employees at the heart of our company .
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At CDL, we source candidates directly and on occasion we will, upon invitation, use a specified list of preferred suppliers to help support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.
We don't accept any speculative CVs from recruitment agencies or suppliers who are not part of our preferred supplier list, and we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team.
We don't accept any speculative CVs from recruitment agencies or suppliers who are not part of our preferred supplier list, and we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team.
At CDL, we source candidates directly and on occasion we will, upon invitation, use a specified list of preferred suppliers to help support us in sourcing candidates for particular roles.
We don't accept any speculative CVs from recruitment agencies or suppliers who are not part of our preferred supplier list, and we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team.
We don't accept any speculative CVs from recruitment agencies or suppliers who are not part of our preferred supplier list, and we only pay agency fees where we have a signed agreement in place and that agency has been previously contacted and directed by a member of our recruitment team.
We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to CDL or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, CDL reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and have discussions with them without paying any agency fees.
Thank you for your co-operation. All agency enquires should be directed to the CDL Recruitment Team on hremail@cdl.co.uk
Thank you for your co-operation. All agency enquires should be directed to the CDL Recruitment Team on hremail@cdl.co.uk
We do not pay agency fees when speculative and unsolicited CVs are submitted to CDL or any of our employees other than via our careers website and through our recruitment process. If this is not adhered to, CDL reserve the right to contact these candidates directly and have discussions with them without paying any agency fees.
Thank you for your co-operation. All agency enquires should be directed to the CDL Recruitment Team on hremail@cdl.co.uk
Thank you for your co-operation. All agency enquires should be directed to the CDL Recruitment Team on hremail@cdl.co.uk
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