Career Opportunities with MSM

Big companies can't offer the experience we do, but we offer the training benefits of big companies.  New starters tend to say "it's more fun working at MSM" than at their previous job and also comment that we work more intensively than any other company they've worked for but our higher productivity means there's no need for them to work overtime.

Typically packages include:

	Salary:	Tends to be well above average
	Overtime:	On-call & anti-social hours payments plus overtime usually only apply to the support rota, but are available to all
	Bonus:	Everybody shares in our success as a result of our monthly bonus scheme.
	Share Options:	Every member of team team is entitled to share options after 1 year's service.
	Training:	We budget around 12% of salary for training per annum for most members of the team, in contrast to the industry average 3%
	Pension:	You'll qualify for our contributory pension scheme after your probationary period (3% for first 12 months, 5% thereafter)
	Insurances:	Private Medical Insurance (PMI) Life Assurance (Death in service benefit) of 3 times salary Private Health Insurance (PHI) which is a long term disability benefit where we continue to pay 75% of your salary if you are off work long term, until you return or you retire
	Car:	Free parking Generous mileage rate In accordance with best practice we have replaced car allowances with salary increases (when the role requires substantial car use)
	Mobile phone:	If the role requires substantial travel you'll get a fully expensed company mobile phone
	Healthy living:	Free organic fruit all week Free smoothie on Fridays Showers provided to encourage cycling to work Anti-smoking policies Relaxation area in office with sofas and selection of magazines Aim to be carbon neutral in all our activities
	Review:	Regular appraisal (formal six monthly, informal frequently)
	Holiday:	28 days paid holiday (inc. public holidays) Statutory Maternity Rights Statutory Paternity Rights + additional 5 days paid Paternity leave 1 extra day for non-smokers
	Loyalty:	We have a menu of benefits that you can choose one item from for each year of service with the company.  The most popular option is extra holiday.

Our training investment in staff is exceptional: we spend four times more on training each year than the industry average proving our commitment to providing excellent conditions for our staff, allowing you to thrive whilst working on clients' projects.

We are a growing and exciting company with a commitment to making software investment work for our clients.

Who do we need?
To join the team candidates must have the ability to think quickly and demonstrate common sense under pressure. We demand that all our staff are graduates.  If you do not have a degree please do not consider applying unless you are very persuasive!  In addition to protect our clients all staff are subject to Criminal Records Bureau checks.  We are an anti-smoking company.

For technical roles candidates will need some commercial experience in our common technologies: most projects use one or more Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET, VB, ASP, ASP.NET, SQL Server), or Borland Delphi. Knowledge of Javascript & HTML is necessary.

You must be fluent in English and eligible to work in the UK.

If you think we are right for each other, we will welcome your contact even if we are not currently recruiting.  You must be willing to travel to client sites and to stay away if necessary.

We are currently recruiting
Initially, please get an idea of the role(s) by viewing the job spec(s) below. 

Placement Undergraduate 07/08

Ben Webb is providing administrative support to the Support Team and learning new development skills on internal projects. "Working at MSM has been the most valuable part of my degree. Experiencing the company’s day to day activities has given me a real insight into the software development industry and business in general. The team has been really helpful and made it clear that I was part of it from the outset. The thriving student population and mass of things to do in Exeter make it a great place to live. I can only hope I can be as much help for the company as they have been for me."

• 2 × Sales Consultants (by May 2008)
  We require novice sales people to work alongside the Managing Director to successfully deliver our strategic sales and marketing plan which includes building a team of sales consultants.

  Are you a Business Analyst, Team Leader, Consultant, Project Manager, Tester, Developer, Support Developer looking for a change? You might have been in one of the above customer facing roles. Would you consider sales for a software house?

  You must have an IT background and understand clients' structures and technical needs. We will train you how to sell our bespoke solutions as long as you are happy to lead meetings up to Director level in large organisations and have an ability to close deals. Your administration must be perfect to keep our systems up to date. Verbal and written English has got to be second to none to write proposals. You will ideally be a graduate with top A level results.

  Applications from exisiting Sales professionals will only be considered if you come from a technical background and have sold bespoke software.

  A bright, self-motivated individual you will follow up new leads and qualify opportunities. You will meet new prospects and gather requirements in order to sell and write proposals. Working to our internal procedures you will keep our CRM system up to date and ultimately act as an Account Manager for new and existing clients. Induction and as much training and support as you need will be provided by our MD: learn to sell from the most senior person in the company. Working for a successful software house with offices in London & Bristol you will be based out of our head office in Exeter. Sales people travel frequently within the southern half of England. We are a services company and do not sell products so you will need to understand the difference.

  View a detailed job specification for the higher paying role in PDF format. The lower paying role requires similar characteristics.

  In return our packages are:
     1 role basic up to £35,000 with OTE of £80,000 and a City-style benefits package.
     Other role basic up to £15,000 with OTE of £35,000 and a City-style benefits package.
  We will decide which role suits you better based on your application.

  If you wish to discuss this position contact Caroline Coles on 07919 986676.

• Delphi Support Developer
  You will have commercial experience of Delphi and SQL Server. You will be working in our support team, providing a third line support function to our range of clients. The work will be varied and challenging from bug fixing to small developments. Occasionally you will be required to travel to our clients site.

  With the right attitude for support you will easily demonstrate that you are articulate, approachable, confident and have the ability to work on more than one project at any one time.

  Salary £26,000 - £35,000

• .Net Support Developer
  C# .NET, VB.NET, or Delphi you will join our highly successful support team. Any of the following skills are also desirable: Obtree, LiveLink, Flash, PHP. We have a great benefits package, including generous training allowance, pension, monthly bonus, paid overtime, and an annual benefits scheme. We specialise in developing custom software and database design and development. You will be working in our support team, providing a third line support function to our range of clients.

  The work will be varied and challenging from bug fixing to small developments. Occasionally you will be required to travel to our client s sites. With the right attitude for support you will easily demonstrate that you are articulate, approachable, confident and have the ability to work on more than one project at any one time. You must be a good team player and fluent in English. Our team are high calibre and quality. We are entering a period of expansion that will ultimately offer a number of different career directions.

  Salary £28,000 - £35,000

How to apply
Preferably email: recruit@discovermsm.co.uk including a completed application form, a CV and covering letter.  If you cannot email, post your pack to the Recruitment Team at our Exeter address. We will reject applications without a completed application form.

To discuss current vacancies or if you want to make a speculative approach because you think you could successfully join our team, please contact us by phone to 01392 453333 or email: recruit@discovermsm.co.uk.

We have various grades in our team from Developer or Support Developer through to Lead Developer and Technical Consultants. If you have a Delphi or .NET background and would like to work for us, even if there is no suitable vacancy currently posted on our website, please do still send us your CV to recruit@discovermsm.co.uk. Please make sure in your email you reference our website and explain what sort of role you are ultimately looking for and your current salary.

Agencies
We do not use agencies and do not welcome speculative enquiries from any agency. Agencies intending to ignore this clear statement should note that in December 2007 we reached an out of court settlement with Computer Futures Solutions over an infringement of our Copyright by them. We can and will seek legal redress against any agency which infringes our legal rights. Please also note that all our phone numbers are registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and thus we do not accept unsolicited calls.