Role: Verification Consultant
Location: Manchester (Hybrid)
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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.
Key Accountabilities/Responsibilities:
* 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.
Qualifications and Skills:
* 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
Behaviours:
* Focusing on Clients and Customers: Prioritise customer needs and build strong relationships.
* Working as One NCC: Collaborate effectively with colleagues across the organisation.
* Always Learning: Embrace continuous learning and development.
* Being Inclusive and Respectful: Foster a positive and inclusive work environment.
* Delivering Brilliantly: Strive for excellence in all that you do.
What we offer in return:
* 🌟 Flexible Working: Balance your work and personal life with our flexible working options.
* 🌴 Generous Holiday Allowance: Enjoy 25 days of holiday, plus bank holidays, with the option to buy up to 5 additional days of annual leave.
* 🧠 Medicash & Critical Illness Scheme
* 💼 Financial & Investment Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with our Pension, Life Assurance, and Share Save Scheme.
* 🤝Community & Volunteering Programmes: Make a difference in your community with our volunteering opportunities.
* ⚡ Green Car Scheme: Drive green and save money with our eco-friendly car scheme.
* 🚴 Cycle Scheme: Stay fit and healthy with our cycle-to-work scheme.
* 🎉 Special Time Off: Take time off for those big moments in life, like getting married/entering into a civil partnership, becoming a grandparent, and welcoming home a new pet.
* 👨 👩 👧 👦 Family Planning: Benefit from our generous maternity and paternity leave, as well as time off and support for those undergoing fertility treatments.
About NCC Group
The NCC Group family has over 2,200 members located all around the world, providing a trusted advisory service to 15,000 customers. Born in the UK, we have now have offices in North America, Canada, Europe, Asia- Pacific and United Arab Emirates.
We are passionate about helping our customers to protect their brand, value and reputation against the ever-evolving threat landscape. We fuel that passion with investment in our people and our business.
Our values and code of ethics are at the heart of how we operate – we work together, we are brilliantly creative and we embrace difference. We treat everyone and everything with equal respect.
We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel psychologically, emotionally and physically safe to be authentic, sharing their personal experiences to represent the diversity of the world they live in, and have equal opportunity to achieve their best.
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 global.ta@nccgroup.com. All personal data is held in accordance with the NCC Group Privacy Policy. 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.