careers@OCS
Would you like to join a leading UK IT Consultancy with an enviable track record of delivering successful IT projects?
Would you like to be part of an excellent team that helps our clients to deliver leading edge technology solutions?
OCS Consulting was established in 1984, initially as a one-man operation and has flourished into one of the UK's leading IT consultancies with over 70 full time permanent staff and a current turnover of £5.5M. OCS undertakes a variety of development projects for a multitude of clients, for example: Argos, Barclays, The British Council, Barclaycard, AON Insurance, The Arts Council, G4S and Pfizer to name a few.
The success of OCS Consulting is down to the people we employ. Our people are the key, which is why we demand the highest quality IT professionals. Along with strong technical skills OCS looks for ambitious, enthusiastic and committed people to help OCS make a difference to its clients.
Working for OCS - what to expect
Expect the unexpected!
OCS is a dynamic, fast paced IT Consultancy at the forefront of leading edge technology. OCS has a strategy and operational approach to keep pace with business and technological change. This enables OCS to develop and introduce leading-edge services, functioning in well defined technology areas enhancing your career development. Our specialist approach ensures that when clients call on the services of OCS, they are assured of receiving the highest quality of service and level of commitment.
Values & Ethics
- We are profitable, proven and are here to stay
- We acknowledge that our success is based upon our clients success
- We complete assignments and honour our obligations regardless of the effort or time required
- We are a team and must therefore be mutually supportive at all levels
- We are professional in the way that we work, act and behave
- We are all key to the company's reputation - we employ and develop the best.
Working for an IT consultancy can be demanding and may involve working out of hours and you may be required to travel to client sites. OCS will give you all the support you need and the rewards for success are excellent, both intellectually and financially.
Graduate Recruitment Programme
OCS Consulting's Graduate recruitment programme ensures your chosen career path is mapped out and you are given real projects for real clients within a Managed Service team environment with support from your colleagues.
In addition to academic abilities OCS looks for other qualities that you will need to be successful within OCS. You will need to be able to face the challenges of the constantly changing IT environment. Consultancy demands close liaison with clients as well as colleagues so it is essential that you have excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team. Key attributes include:
- Good team spirit
- Excellent communication skills - written and oral
- Flexibility of thought
- Aptitude for problem solving
- Enthusiasm for hard work
- Technical competence
- A keen intellect
- Desire to make a difference.
One thing is certain. A career at OCS will involve you working alongside people from all IT backgrounds across a wide variety of projects in many different businesses. You will be continuously developing - within your career and on a personal level. You will be working in an encouraging and open environment where everybody is approachable and your voice will be heard.
Your future with OCS is in your hands. We will treat you as an individual with your own unique goals. We will regularly assess your skills, experience, performance and ambitions working with you to ensure you achieve your aspirations.
Meet the people
The key to the success of OCS is the people we employ, we recruit and develop the best. These are some our staff that currently work at OCS.
Junior Analyst Programmer
I completed my Masters degree in Computer Science in 2005. After a span of 2 years I joined OCS Consulting in May 2007 as a Junior Analyst Programmer. OCS has given me the opportunity to work on various web technologies in multiple projects with high profile clients which makes the job very interesting and exciting. After being encouraged and supported to pursue additional Microsoft training and certification, I am progressing technically towards certification goals. OCS provides the kind of environment which allows growth in technical and non-technical areas including guidance with regards to interpersonal skills. At first, I found communicating face to face with the clients slightly intimidating but with encouragement and support from my Team Leader and colleagues I now feel much more confident in this aspect of my role. Although I have only been with OCS for a few months I feel I have settled in well and consider myself lucky to be a part of OCS.
Senior Consultant / Project Manager
Having gained several years of solid IT experience in a number of different roles within the old Home Office, including passing the British Computer Society professional exams, I decided that the time was right to move on in order to progress my career. At the time, I knew that I wanted to try a consultancy type role, primarily to widen my business knowledge in addition to my technical skills and OCS Consulting was able to offer me the opportunities to do that from the moment I accepted my first position with them as an Analyst Programmer in 1996. From the outset, OCSprovided the flexibility of structure and support necessary to enable me to shape my own career path, within the context of working towards mutually beneficial goals. As a result, I rapidly gained experience of working in a wide range of business environments including the automotive, financial, gaming, energy provision and telecommunications sectors and in a variety of roles from developer, tester, business analyst and trainer through to project/programme manager. I am currently a Senior Consultant on a full-time assignment as a Project Manager at a travel services client. Additionally, I am involved with the account development of my current client and have line management responsibilities for a number of staff.
Junior Java Developer
I joined OCS Consulting at the beginning of 2007 with a degree in Electronic Engineering followed by 2 years experience as a Java Developer. Since joining the company the assignments I have undertaken have given me the chance to learn something new every day and broaden my skills at a very fast pace. I am working within a development team and have been provided with real time hands-on coaching. The fact this is also my first job in the UK is making the experience even more exciting, challenging and enriching; I am very thankful for the chance I have been given at OC.
Junior Analyst Programmer
I joined OCS Consulting almost two and half years ago with an honours degree in Artificial Intelligence and having completed further IT qualifications. I joined OCS as a trainee, and whilst I had some IT experience, it was not in the technology areas that I would be working in. I picked up the requisite skills quite quickly through my own initiative and with internal support from my Team Leader and colleagues. The scope of projects and type of work I have been doing is very varied allowing me to gain experience rapidly in all system life cycle areas and being involved in a wide range of interesting projects across multiple clients.
Project Leader
I started my career in IT as a graduate trainee with Cap Gemini. After 3 years I joined OCS Consulting as an Analyst Programmer. Due to my experience with Cap Gemini I was able to earn fees for the company, almost from day 1 and I am still doing that 12 years later. At OCS I have had the opportunity to work in locations abroad. One of these exotic assignments took me to Geneva where I lived and worked for about 12 months. During this time OCS provided for my flights back to the UK on weekends and free phone calls so I wasn't totally isolated from my contacts back home. In effect I had the best of both worlds. My work since joining OCS has allowed me to work for many different clients in many different industries. On some of these assignments I have been trusted with team leading type roles. With my more recent clients I've proven myself to be a capable coach where a new client staff member has joined the project team that I'm part of. At the moment I am relishing the challenge of being a project leader where I'm responsible for risk management, budget monitoring as well as day to day project direction. I'm guessing OCS gave me the opportunity recognising this is an area I want to gain some experience in as well as noting I had the initiative to start my qualifications for PRINCE as well as studying around the area of project management. As the company grows I'm hoping to exploit more opportunities to further my experience in project management.
Trainee Business Analyst
I have a Computer Science degree with eight years experience of coordinating network implementations. I moved to the UK and undertook a management role which was outside of the IT field but it gave me experience of dealing with people at all levels and in a pressurised environment. I joined OCS Consulting in April 2007 initially as a Trainee Technical Support Analyst and within two months was given the opportunity to work at a client site as a Project Coordinator contributing to a large retail solutions project. OCS believes in people skills and has provided me with the support to undertake this assignment. At the moment, OCS are also helping me to develop my IT career by sending me on a Systems Analysis training course. I'm pleased to be part of the OCS team.
Junior Analyst Programmer
After finishing my MSc in Information Systems and prior to working for OCS Consulting, I worked freelance for a property management company where I developed an online property system which was interesting but I wanted to develop a career within IT and I felt OCS could offer me excellent career prospects. I have now been with OCS for over a year and my experience and skills have improved dramatically, from previous application development knowledge and now expanding to Content Management Systems, Collaboration Platform (Sharepoint) and dealing with users at all levels. I feel OCS has encouraged me to develop both my technical skills and my communication skills and have offered me lots of support. In addition with OCS encouragement and support I have already passed my Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist exam and shortly I will be attaining my Microsoft Certified Professional Developer credentials. I feel OCS has already given me the opportunity to develop and more recently, I have been involved with business management for our new clients.
Equal Opportunities Employer Statement
OCS Consulting is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. Our aim is that our workforce will be truly representative of all sections of society and each employee feels respected and able to give their best.
To that end the purpose of this policy is to provide equality and fairness for all in our employment and not to discriminate on grounds of gender, marital status, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or age. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.
All employees, whether part-time, full-time or temporary, will be treated fairly and with respect.
Selection for employment, promotion, training or any other benefit will be on the basis of aptitude and ability. All employees will be helped and encouraged to develop their full potential and the talents and resources of the workforce will be fully utilised to maximise the efficiency of the organisation.
Our commitment:
- To create an environment in which individual differences and the contributions of all our staff are recognised and valued
- Every employee is entitled to a working environment that promotes dignity and respect to all. No form of intimidation, bullying or harassment will be tolerated
- Training, development and progression of opportunities are available to all staff
- Equality in the workplace is good management practice and makes sound business sense
- We will review all of our employment practices and procedures to ensure fairness.
For an informal chat about a career at OCS please contact Linda on 020 8236 7777. Or alternatively send your CV to LindaO@ocs-consulting.com