About Us - Sidero Software Services Company

About Us

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Our Story

Our Story:

Sidero was founded in Athlone in 2013 and today is home to Ireland’s best largest and best skilled team of software developers, consultants, and managed services professionals. Currently employing more than 240 people, we build and modernise mission critical software for our customers

Our-Promise

Our Promise:

We enable customers to scale more quickly, assured ensuring that their software, projects, infrastructure, and cloud services will succeed every time – our Delivering Always promise

our experience

Our Experience:

We have a combined over 1700 person-years of knowledge and experience with large-scale software systems, legacy migration, cloud transformation, and automation to create innovative software solutions

Our Engagment Model

Our Engagement Model

Our engagement model is to listen intently to business needs and challenges while taking full ownership and accountability for the results. Customers choose us for the expert insight and skills they need to change faster, more easily and more profitably

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POC conversion to live projects
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Projects delivered ontime and in budget
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Nationalities

Leadership

Our Team

Carmel Owens linkedin_navy

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

“Delivering always is our mantra at Sidero. I’ve worked in senior roles in both large and small companies so I understand how to marry the sleeves rolled-up mentality of a small business with the scale and ambition of a larger one. I consider myself to be a pretty hands-on CEO. I’m not that far removed from the day-to-day running of the business that I won’t pick up the phone to customers myself! After all, it’s only by listening to them that we know our plans are heading in the right direction. That personal touch is one of the qualities that sets us apart from other software companies.”

  • Over 20 years in the IT industry
  •  BSc in Computer Applications (Hons) DCU
  • Track record in leveraging technology to drive growth in high performance teams
  • Former roles include:
    • Northern Ireland Director, Version 1
    • Head of Public Sector, EMC and General Manager Sungard AS (VP)

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Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

“As a company, we embrace agile methodologies not just in our development but across the company as a whole. We work hard for our customers to enable them to accelerate value while managing cost and increasing return on investment. That’s the approach I apply to my role as CFO. Sidero’s year-on-year growth continues grow at pace, and we’re in a really strong position as we approach our second decade of business.”

  • 20+ years working in various finance roles across Ireland and Australia
  • Strong commercial acumen with focus on strategies for long term company success
  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland
  • BA in Finance
  • Former finance roles include:
    • Finance Manager – JP Morgan (Sydney)
    • Financial Controller – Dalata Hotel Group
    • Senior Finance – Lifestyle Sports

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Chief Operations Officer (COO)

“Sidero delivers solutions to solve organisations’ complex problems, using agile principles and cloud-native technologies. Our delivering always philosophy applies across every aspect of our business and we take pride in helping customers to grow. In my role as COO, I manage development teams on multiple client sites, ensuring all customer objectives and timelines are achieved. I am focused on driving innovation within Sidero’s key markets including telecoms, fintech, public and private sector.”

  • 20 years’ experience working in the Irish tech industry
  • Highly skilled in digital strategy, search engine optimisation (SEO), management and marketing strategies
  • Specialist in e-commerce & web development
  • Masters in E-Commerce (Technical)
  • Former roles include:
    • Line Manager – Sidero
    • IT Operations Manager – MyHome.ie

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Chief Delivery Officer (CDO)

“With over 20 years working in software development, technology services consultancy, and delivery management across domains including financial services and telecoms, I have seen the importance of strong customer focus and collaboration to ensure successful delivery of programmes and projects. At Sidero, we work hard to build trust with our customers and support them on their journey of transformation or delivery – underpinned by our values of courage, commitment and collaboration.”

  • 20+ years working in the tech industry in Ireland
  • Background in software development, leadership, account management, and delivery management
  • Masters in Business Studies from the Irish Management Institute
  • BComm from NUI Galway
  • Former roles include:
    • Senior Software Engineer – Quinn Insurance (now Liberty Insurance)
    • Senior Consultant – Vision Consulting

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Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

“I lead the technology direction for Sidero in order to provide agile digital transformation solutions to customers. Leveraging our cloud-native capabilities, we deliver application migration and modernisation projects at scale, aligned with customers’ evolving needs as the acceleration of the digital workplace continues in earnest.

  • 30 years’ experience in the technology industry
  • A strong background in both technical and leadership roles
  • Experience with international markets
  • Masters in Cloud-Native Computing from Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT), now the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS)
  • Previous roles include:
    • Agile Line Manager – Sidero
    • Technical Research Lead – Georgia Tech Research Institute (Athlone)
    • Senior Researcher and Programme Leader – Georgia Tech Research Institute (Athlone)

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Chief People Officer (CPO)

“At Sidero, people are at the heart of our organisation, that’s why our HR Strategy is focused on talent acquisition, talent development and employee engagement. Our HR Team will continue to turn up the volume of the employee voice so that the personal and professional ambitions of our people are realized, and our growth is accelerated.”

  • Over 20 years’ experience in Strategic HR, Learning and Development and Project Management within the public and private sector.
  • Highly skilled in Strategic HRM and HRIS
  • Master of Employment Law
  • Extended Post Grad Diploma in Strategic Leadership & Management
  • Former roles include:
    • Head of HR Operations – CRH
    • Economic Development Officer – Southern Regional College (SRC)

management

Management

Team

Working alongside the leadership team is our team of managers. As well as direct line management responsibility, each assumes a Project Directorship role on each customer project. They are ably assisted by our Project Managers.

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Our Principles

Our purpose is to bring together Ireland’s best team of software developers, consultants and managed services professionals to enable some of the world’s most successful organisations to access high-performance tech talent. Our product is our people. Underpinned by our delivering always mantra, we are committed to helping customers grow their businesses through agile and cloud native software innovation. We strive to constantly deliver for our customers, teams and local community.

Client Focus

Our customers choose us because we offer the talent and expertise they need to change faster, more easily and more profitably. They stay with us for the long term because we are reliable in our delivery and easy to do business with. Our experienced and hugely diverse team brings a valuable mix of skills, attitude and maturity to solving customers’ unique challenges.

Learning & Development

The growth of our team is integral to the growth of our company and we take continuous professional development seriously. Sidero offers a well-defined career path and several of our team members have taken up postgraduate courses to continue their education. We have a long-established graduate and internship programme which underscores our commitment to developing the next generation of IT workers in Ireland.

Teamwork

Sidero is a truly team-orientated organisation. We have a high-performance environment and an attractive, friendly culture. We encourage open communication across a diverse team of 26 nationalities, gathering varied perspectives, sharing knowledge, and building relationships. Our employees have been instrumental in shaping and adopting our company values of commitment, courage, and collaboration.

Innovation

We are constantly investing in our people, technology, and methodologies. Ours is an innovative and results-driven environment where creativity and problem-solving come as second nature to our cross-skilled teams. Our extensive experience running large scale digital infrastructure, cloud and projects reduces risk and cost for our clients.

Client Focus

Our customers choose us because we offer the talent and expertise they need to change faster, more easily and more profitably. They stay with us for the long term because we are reliable in our delivery and easy to do business with. Our experienced and hugely diverse team brings a valuable mix of skills, attitude and maturity to solving customers’ unique challenges.

Learning & Development

The growth of our team is integral to the growth of our company and we take continuous professional development seriously. Sidero offers a well-defined career path and several of our team members have taken up postgraduate courses to continue their education. We have a long-established graduate and internship programme which underscores our commitment to developing the next generation of IT workers in Ireland.

Teamwork

Sidero is a truly team-orientated organisation. We have a high-performance environment and an attractive, friendly culture. We encourage open communication across a diverse team of 26 nationalities, gathering varied perspectives, sharing knowledge, and building relationships. Our employees have been instrumental in shaping and adopting our company values of commitment, courage, and collaboration.

Innovation

We are constantly investing in our people, technology, and methodologies. Ours is an innovative and results-driven environment where creativity and problem-solving come as second nature to our cross-skilled teams. Our extensive experience running large scale digital infrastructure, cloud and projects reduces risk and cost for our clients.

Community

We are deeply committed to supporting our local community and people-driven initiatives. We do so by encouraging our employees to be active in the community, and by providing financial support to sporting and charitable organisations.

Charity

• Charities chosen for 2021: Bumbleance Children’s Ambulance Service; ad Safer Ireland.
• Support for charities such as the Simon Community, Samaritans and the Movember Foundation.
• Fundraising support such as Pieta House’s Darkness Into Light fundraising and awareness event.
• €5,104 raised for Movember. Our team consisted of 20 Movember fundraisers walking and running a total of 1,108.47 kms hosting numerous events in November raising awareness for men's health.
• To give back to our community, Sidero raised €1,150 for Athlone Chamber of Commerce’s India Covid Appeal in aid of The Hope Foundation in 2021

Support

  • Support of local primary schools through our computer recycling programme.
  • Advocating the work of Destination Athlone (DA), providing time and financial support to help promote the region as a great place to work, play and do business.
  • We are involved with the STEAM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) initiative which inspires children to love STEAM subjects and widen the shortfall of highly skilled graduates in these areas in the future. Sidero introduced 5th and 6th class pupils at a local Athlone primary school to the areas of environmental, mechanical, civil, electrical, and biomedical engineering during weekly interactive sessions

Sponsor

  • Sponsor of the training kit for the NUI Galway Senior footballers for the 2018/2019 season.
  • 2019 season sponsorship of Athlone Cricket Club as they embarked on their first season playing in Leinster Open Competitions.
  • Sponsor of The St Josephs FC, Athlone u-11 Team for the 2019/2020 season.

Charity

• Charities chosen for 2021: Bumbleance Children’s Ambulance Service; ad Safer Ireland.
• Support for charities such as the Simon Community, Samaritans and the Movember Foundation.
• Fundraising support such as Pieta House’s Darkness Into Light fundraising and awareness event.
• €5,104 raised for Movember. Our team consisted of 20 Movember fundraisers walking and running a total of 1,108.47 kms hosting numerous events in November raising awareness for men's health.
• To give back to our community, Sidero raised €1,150 for Athlone Chamber of Commerce’s India Covid Appeal in aid of The Hope Foundation in 2021

Support

  • Support of local primary schools through our computer recycling programme.
  • Advocating the work of Destination Athlone (DA), providing time and financial support to help promote the region as a great place to work, play and do business.
  • We are involved with the STEAM Education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Maths) initiative which inspires children to love STEAM subjects and widen the shortfall of highly skilled graduates in these areas in the future. Sidero introduced 5th and 6th class pupils at a local Athlone primary school to the areas of environmental, mechanical, civil, electrical, and biomedical engineering during weekly interactive sessions

Sponsor

  • Sponsor of the training kit for the NUI Galway Senior footballers for the 2018/2019 season.
  • 2019 season sponsorship of Athlone Cricket Club as they embarked on their first season playing in Leinster Open Competitions.
  • Sponsor of The St Josephs FC, Athlone u-11 Team for the 2019/2020 season.

Sustainability

At Sidero, we are consistently working on new or improved solutions that will reduce the carbon footprint of our business. Emissions reductions are a key consideration for us and for our customers and we have made a commitment to halve our carbon emissions by 2030. We have developed a Climate Carbon Plan as part of that commitment, signed a public commitment through the SME Climate Hub, and will be counted in the United Nations’ Race to Zero campaign.
To enable us to achieve our goal, we are adopting Carbon Reduction Initiatives (CRIs) such as:

Hybrid workingHybrid working

Enabling office-based staff to work remotely for two days per week

Digital ways of workingDigital ways of working

Utilising digital ways of working to reduce the need for face-to-face business meetings

Energy efficient lightingEnergy efficient lighting

Reviewing and replacing lighting in our offices with more efficient LED lighting

WasteWaste

Ensure maximisation of recycling for general waste & end of life H/W

Sourcing energy efficient providersSourcing energy efficient providers

Reviewing current energy providers to see if more efficient alternatives are available

Recycled paperRecyclable paper

Moving to 100% recyclable paper for printing and photocopying

Our Partners

We work closely with a network of local and global partners.

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Why choose Sidero

Life at Sidero is fast-paced and ambitious. We are a dynamic, diverse company operating at the cutting edge of agile and cloud native software. We provide significant development opportunities for ICT engineers who can combine domain knowledge with a strong Software Engineering discipline.