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We are on a mission to make society a safer and more secure place. Our people are the ones who make that mission possible; a global community of talented individuals working together towards a safer future. We aim to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential.
We work together, we are brilliantly creative, we embrace difference and we want you to help us in our mission, as a Verification Consultant.
About Escode
Escode, a division of NCC Group, is committed to ensuring operational resilience and peace of mind for both vendors and licensees. Whether vendors are safeguarding code or investors are licensing software, Escode’s comprehensive services provide the necessary protection to safeguard investment in digital assets.
As the foremost provider of escrow services globally, Escode specializes in software and technology escrow, boasting unparalleled expertise in protecting invaluable digital assets. With over 40 years of industry experience, Escode has earned a reputation synonymous with trust and reliability.
Escode’s Escrow Verification Services serve as a crucial quality control mechanism, confirming the completeness and usability of deposited code as stipulated in the escrow agreement. This verification process provides investors with the confidence that their investments are backed by high-quality, usable code, thereby minimizing the risk of financial loss due to software dependencies.
The opportunity
Based out of the Manchester, UK, the role of a Verification Consultant is diverse and challenging with the primary responsibility being to carry out our Verification services in conjunction with an Independent Software Vendor (ISV). These Verification services provide assurance to our customers that the source code we store for their critical software, and crucially the necessary information required to rebuild it, is deposited successfully.
The challenge
As a Verification Consultant you will:
- Work with ISVs, both remotely and where needed (occasionally) on-site, to perform our Verification services on behalf of our Clients.
- Perform audits of the rebuild process required to recreate the software or system being placed into escrow.
- Ensure the safe and secure handling of escrow deposits in line with departmental policies and procedures.
- Ensure the software/system under verification is audited in line with the requirements of the specific service-line being performed.
- Where obstacles are encountered during the verification process, liaise with the ISV, Licensee and NCC Group colleagues (where applicable) to address these to the point of successful conclusion.
- Liaise with the Verification Delivery and Scheduling Management Team with regards to all aspects of the planning, execution and documentation relating to Verification exercises.
- Support the Account Management Team to help to develop the relationship with both Clients and ISVs.
- Produce accurate and clear Verification Test Reports, which document the steps taken in a given Verification exercise, in line with the standards in place within the Escrow division.
Essential skills
At NCC Group we are passionate about passionate people. Therefore your enthusiasm and work ethic are two of the most important aspects that we will look for.
In terms of role specific skills, we would like to speak to candidate who have:
- Experience of modern software development methodologies, languages and associated tools.
- Knowledge and experience of working with common, modern operating systems.
- An understanding of virtualisation/containers.
- An understanding and awareness of alternative public-cloud providers. Furthermore, any formal qualifications in Microsoft Azure and AWS, would be highly beneficial.
- Any experience of providing pre-sales technical support to assist in the sales cycle.
- Able to present information confidently to both technical and non-technical audiences of all levels of seniority
- Experience of report production/writing and great attention detail.
- As a client facing consultant, be confident, articulate and able to represent and promote NCC Group and its core values
About your application
We review every application received and will get in touch if your skills and experience match what we’re looking for. If you don’t hear back from us within 10 days, please don’t be too disappointed – we may keep your CV on our database for any future vacancies and we would encourage you to keep an eye on our career opportunities as there may be other suitable roles.
If you do not want us to retain your details, please email [email protected]. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy (candidate-privacy-notice-261023.pdf (nccgroupplc.com)). We are committed to diversity and flexibility in the workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support you during the application process, please tell us at any stage.
Please note that this role involves mandatory pre-employment background checks due to the nature of the work NCC Group does. To apply, you must be willing and able to undergo the vetting process. This role being advertised will be subject to BS7858 screening as a mandatory requirement.
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What We Do
We assess, develop and manage cyber threats across our increasingly connected society. We advise global technology, manufacturers, financial institutions, critical national infrastructure providers, retailers and governments on the best way to keep businesses, software and personal data safe.
With our knowledge, experience and global footprint, we are best placed to help businesses identify, assess, mitigate & respond to the risks they face.
We are passionate about making the Internet safer and revolutionising the way in which organisations think about cyber security.
Headquartered in Manchester, UK, with over 35 offices across the world, NCC Group employs more than 2,000 people and is a trusted advisor to 15,000 clients worldwide
