{"id":1488,"date":"2021-11-11T11:10:46","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T11:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recruitireland.com\/advice-centre\/?p=1488"},"modified":"2023-04-14T17:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T16:26:42","slug":"sidero-to-create-75-jobs-in-athlone-as-part-of-e4-5m-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recruitireland.com\/advice-centre\/sidero-to-create-75-jobs-in-athlone-as-part-of-e4-5m-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Sidero to create 75 jobs in Athlone as part of \u20ac4.5m investment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technology company\u00a0Sidero\u00a0is to create 75 jobs at its office in\u00a0Athlone\u00a0as part of a \u20ac4.5 million investment .<\/p>\n

The company, which builds critical software for successful Irish and global companies, said it is hiring for its multi-cloud and software development business across Java and front-end technologies as customer demand for digital transformation services accelerates.<\/p>\n

The new roles will include graduates and more experienced candidates, and will enable the expansion of Sidero\u2019s services in multiple markets including telecoms, fintech and the public sector.<\/p>\n

The jobs are expected to be created over the next two years, but chief executive\u00a0Carmel Owens\u00a0said recruitment was already under way and she expected the roles to be filled in a quicker time frame. The company already employs 150 people here.<\/p>\n

Digital services<\/h4>\n

\u201cThe growth is on the back of the demand from customer for digital transformations, and one of the good news stories out of the pandemic was the increase in adoption for digital services,\u201d she said. \u201cIt proved the business case for the cloud. But it\u2019s also a good news story for the midlands, a regional location outside Dublin. We\u2019re seeing that companies like ourselves are expanding and growing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms Owens said the jobs would enhance Sidero\u2019s capabilities in digital transformation, where the company was seeing an increased demand for services.<\/p>\n

\u201cOverall it will enhance our capability in the cloud area and software development,\u201d she said. \u201cHopefully it will help cement our position as a leader in enterprise-grade, cloud-computing projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

As part of the expansion, Sidero is launching a new consulting division, which will have specialist resources to lead and support new and existing projects.<\/p>\n

Graduate initiative<\/h4>\n

Sidero has invested more than \u20ac1 million in its graduate initiative since 2018, forging links with local third-level institutions, including Technological University of the Shannon (TUS).<\/p>\n

The news of the expansion was welcomed by Minister of State with responsibility for Trade Promotion\u00a0Robert Troy, who described it as a \u201csignificant milestone\u201d for the business. \u201cI am reassured by Sidero\u2019s commitment to playing its part in cultivating the next generation of IT workers, as it extends its graduate programme and cements its relationships with third-level institutions in the region,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The expansion is being supported by\u00a0Enterprise Ireland. \u201cSidero\u2019s growing presence in Athlone will make a very important contribution to prosperity in the region and further highlights the positioning of\u00a0Ireland\u00a0as a key centre of excellence for communications software and cloud technology,\u201d said\u00a0Kevin Sherry, executive director of Enterprise Ireland.<\/p>\n

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