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Why Scotland, Ireland…and Bournemouth are increasingly desirable locations for financial technologists

With more financial services firms ‘nearshoring’ IT functions, the prospect of a move to Ireland, Scotland or even Bournemouth for technologists seems like an increasingly attractive option. Fidelity Investments has just unveiled plans to create 100 tech jobs in its Dublin and Galway offices – entry to management level positions for Java, .Net and database [...]

By Paul Clarke, 17 February 2011 • 0 comments

Financial services firms in Ireland want techies too

While IDA Ireland has been encouraging a raft of technology companies to either set up shop here or expand their presence, the financial sector has largely been excluded from this recruitment frenzy. Now, however, a number of firms are kick-starting new projects which is creating job opportunities. The likes of IBM, LinkedIn, Citrix, Lumension, RiotGames, [...]

By Paul Clarke, 27 July 2010 • 0 comments