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Senior Network Solutions ArchitectLocation: Dublin, Hybrid (3 days per week)Rate: up to €570 per day Duration: Until March 2026SODA has partnered with a leading innovator in IT solutions, seeking a talented and experienced Senior Network Solutions Architect to join their dynamic team. If you are passionate about cloud networking, data center infrastructure, and designing cutting-edge network solutions, this is the opportunity for you! Role Overview: They are looking for an expert in cloud networking for AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP), with a comprehensive understanding of physical data center networks, Software Defined Networking (SDN), SD-WAN, and wireless solutions. As a Senior Network Solutions Architect, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and supporting complex network solutions, while also ensuring optimal performance, security, and scalability across all network platforms. Key Responsibilities:Create architectural artefacts, including Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM), High-Level Designs (HLD), and Business Requirement Documents (BRD), for key programs, projects, and initiatives.Take ownership of end-to-end network solutions, collaborating with Solution Architects, Enterprise Architects, business partners, SMEs, and vendors to ensure the success of the solutions.Identify potential solution risks and dependencies, developing mitigation strategies where necessary.Oversee the technical aspects of solution implementations, ensuring seamless integration across systems.Maintain up-to-date knowledge of the organization’s technologies and network architecture.Design and model logical, conceptual, and physical network architectures.Ensure compliance with IT standards and enterprise architecture governance processes.Review and optimize existing program/project architecture to meet IT standards, policies, and future goals.Design physical data center, office, and manufacturing network infrastructures with a focus on redundancy, high availability, and fault tolerance.Architect and deliver network solutions for cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with an emphasis on performance, security, and scalability.Requirements:Minimum of 8 years of experience in network design, implementation, and support.Expertise in cloud networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP.Deep knowledge of physical data center networks and industry best practices.Experience with Software Defined Networking (SDN) and VMware VeloCloud solutions.Strong experience with Network Access Control (NAC) and Cisco ISE.Solid understanding of network protocols, including routing, switching, and wireless.Expertise in Zero Trust and SASE frameworks.Familiarity with network security principles, tools, and best practices.Industry certifications such as CCIE, VCDX-NV, or equivalent are preferred.

Title: DevOps Engineer Contract: 12 Months Start Date: ASAPSalary: €350 per day - €400 per dayLocation: Galway, Ireland (1 week onsite, per month - candidates must be Ireland based) Key Responsibilities:Design, implement, and enhance CI/CD pipelines to streamline deployment processes.Develop and manage cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, EKS) while ensuring security, scalability, and reliability.Automate infrastructure and application deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and scripting tools.Support and troubleshoot complex distributed systems in a highly concurrent computing environment.Collaborate with development and operations teams to optimize system performance and enhance efficiency.Apply Agile and Scrum methodologies to deliver high-quality solutions in a fast-paced environment.Qualifications and Experience:Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.Strong hands-on experience with AWS services and cloud technologies.Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, automation, and deployment strategies.Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Groovy, Bash, or TypeScript.Experience working with Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized applications.Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Pipeline as Code best practices.Ability to troubleshoot highly concurrent distributed computing systems.Familiarity with Agile and Scrum methodologies.

Title: Data Analyst 3Contract: 12 Months Start date: ASAP Salary: €300 per day - €325 per dayLocation: Galway, Ireland (1 week onsite, per month - candidates must be Ireland based) Key Responsibilities:Design and develop dashboards and reports using Tableau, Power BI, and BI Publisher.Migrate reports efficiently from legacy systems to modern BI platforms.Write complex SQL queries using Analytical and Aggregate functions.Work with Oracle 12c , optimizing performance and data management.Convert VBA macros into SQL for automation.Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business needs and deliver tailored analytics solutions.Ensure compliance with data governance and best practices.Work in an Agile environment, proactively identifying challenges and implementing solutions.Qualifications & Experience:5 years of experience as a Data Analyst or BI Developer.Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.Strong expertise in SQL, Oracle, Tableau, Power BI, and BI Publisher.Experience with Autosys or other scheduling tools (preferred).Familiarity with Snowflake and performance tuning (a plus).Strong problem-solving skills, ability to work independently, and excellent communication skills.

Title: Data Analyst 4Contract: 12 Months Salary: €400 per day - €425 per dayLocation: Galway, Ireland (1 week onsite, per month - candidates must be Ireland based) Key ResponsibilitiesAnalyze, model, and visualize cybersecurity data to support decision-making.Develop dashboards and reports using Tableau, Power BI, SQL, and Python.Work with data management, governance, and quality initiatives to ensure integrity and consistency.Design and maintain data pipelines and ETL solutions for structured and unstructured data.Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into data-driven solutions.Utilize Snowflake, Oracle, and SQL Server for database analysis and optimization.Ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards and best practices.Your Experience & Skills  8 years of experience in data analysis, data warehousing, and visualization.Expertise in SQL, Python, Snowflake, Oracle, and data modeling (3NF, dimensional, relational).Strong knowledge of data lineage, ETL tools (Informatica, SnapLogic), and governance.Proven track record of building Tableau/Power BI dashboards for data insights.Experience in cybersecurity or risk management is a plus.AWS certifications are a bonus.

Head of IT Infrastructure / IT DirectorI'm partnered with a successful business who manage an outstanding portfolio of companies across the financial services space. They're currently looking for a new IT Director/Head of IT to lead the infrastructure and support teams across their group of companies. This is going to take someone very comfortable working in extremely complex and rapidly changing environments. Over the next couple of years there's a huge list of projects to complete across cloud and datacentre migrations, upgrades and a whole host of other complex but very rewarding challenges. We're looking for somebody who is still really well connected to the day to day technical work, but is able to manage and lead at a very senior level. Someone with overall control of IT and Operations but can match the most technical people on the team from a knowledge perspective. This will also need someone who can take these projects and run with them off their own initiative. The CTO has a huge workload and they're looking for someone to help share that. Leading a team of 10 across multiple geographical locations to begin with, but that 10 will grow over time as they do have expansion plans, especially for Dublin.Required Experience: Experience managing on-prem and cloud based infrastructure and applicationsStrong leadership skills managing teams both locally and remotelyStill strong from a hands-on perspective in Microsoft based environmentsManagement of teams, projects and datacentres with IT budget responsibilityExpert in ITILExperience leading an organisation from on-prem to the cloudIf this sounds like the right role for you, send across your CV immediately or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

Machine Learning Engineer – HIRING ASAPStart date: ASAP Duration: 12 Months Location: Monthly Schedule - 1 week in Galway office, 3 weeks working from home Rate: €350-€375 per daySummary: Our client is seeking a Machine learning engineer with experience in AI/ML models, Natural Language Processing/text analytics, search, virtual assistants or chatbots, large language models, various deep learning related technologies, predictive and prescriptive analytics. As a Machine Learning Engineer, your role is to build and maintain large scale ML Infrastructure and ML pipelines. Contribute to building advanced analytics, Gen AI solutions, machine learning platform and tools to enable both prediction and optimization of models. Extend existing ML Platform and frameworks for scaling model training & deployment. Partner closely with various business & engineering teams to drive the adoption and integration of model outputs. Responsibilities:Write high quality code and automated end to end and unit tests.Review pull requests (code reviews) of developers and test engineers and give constructive feedback.Work with project team to clearly understand requirements.Contribute to project schedule on tasks and balances work accordingly to meet timelines.Participate in formal reviews of application designs, business, and functional requirements.Have good communication and interpersonal skills, be motivated, be results oriented, customer-focused, and have strong problem-solving skills.Capable of working independently to resolve issues and/or identify solutions.Ability to escalate technical and functional issues in an effective manner and efficiently resolve these in conjunction with the rest of the team and/or the customer.Follow Agile and TDD for process, architecture, design, code and testing.Key Skills5 years plus of industry experience as a ML EngineerAbility to understand the Research code and convert them into robust, scalable production ML models.Collaborate with Data Scientists to implement model requirements.Optimize ML models for performance and scalability.Regularly monitor model performance metrics (precision, accuracy, recall, F1 score, etc.).Extensive experience in developing and deploying supervised learning models, including classification and regression tasks, to solve real-world problems.Proficient in implementing unsupervised learning techniques such as clustering, dimensionality reduction, and anomaly detection to uncover hidden patterns in data.Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to model performance and data drift.Fine-tune pre-trained NLP models for specific use cases.Apply knowledge of LLM concepts to develop and deploy models.Implement LLMs in production environments, ensuring performance and reliability.Establish and maintain ML Ops pipelines for model deployment and monitoring.Ensure reproducibility and version control of models and datasets.Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate ML workflows with existing CI/CD pipelines.Good to have if you have exposure or worked on tools which aid for continuous model evaluation and alerting.Stay updated with the latest advancements in Machine Learning world and integrate them into projects.Communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

DevOps EngineerWe've been working with this business for quite some time to expand across a number of their engineering teams in Dublin. The current focus is on DevOps and they're looking to add a mid-level engineer to the team. You'll have a lead engineer to mentor you and help you get up to speed quickly whilst also being given the on the job training and freedom to step up to the senior level as quickly as possible. There's a big list of projects to get stuck into so it's certainly not somewhere you're going to be bored. They're looking for an engineer who comes from a systems engineering background and has worked extensively in AWS environments. Desire Tech Skills: - 3-5 years hands-on systems/DevOps engineering experience- Strong commercial experience in AWS environments and with a range of AWS services- Hands-on experience with Terraform and solid scripting skills- Strong systems and networking background- Any exposure to Docker & Kubernetes would be a big plus tooIf you'd like to apply, drop your CV across immediately or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.

DevOps Team Lead (AWS)I'm working with a multinational software company based in North Dublin who are looking for an experienced engineer to come in and lead their DevOps team.You'll join a small team with a lot of potential for growth as the business continues to expand over the coming years. They've opened up 2 new offices in 2024 and have some really ambitious growth targets for the next 12 months.This will be mostly a hands-on role but they are looking for someone to provide guidance and technical leadership as the team expands. It's a role for someone to really get their teeth into. There's a lot of challenges to solve and it'll be a great platform for someone to put their own stamp on the DevOps environment of a company currently expanding across the globe. Required tech stack:Strong Team LeadershipExperience with a range of AWS servicesIn-depth Terraform experience is crucialCI/CD pipelinesExposure to Docker & Kubernetes would be a plusPythonIf you'd like to apply for the role, drop me across your CV or contact Adam Whitehurst at Trust in Soda for more info.