Technology consultancy business BJSS has announced plans to add 75 jobs with the establishment of a new European business and delivery centre as it embarks on an ambitious international growth strategy.
BJSS offers clients support from service design at early stages to outsourced project delivery and managed services as well as strategic consulting advice in multiple areas, including AI, machine learning, cloud and cybersecurity.
The company employs more than 2,500 people at 26 offices across the UK, US, Australia, Portugal and Denmark.
Its clients include leading cloud vendors, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure, all of are established in Dublin. BJSS said it was "looking forward to strengthening its partnership with these companies even further."
"Dublin is a hotbed of tech talent and one of Europe's leading innovation hubs, so it makes complete sense for us to open an office there," said Amir Soufizadeh, head of international expansion at BJSS.
"Not to mention that many of our key partners have a big presence in Dublin, so we'll be able to work even more closely with them, particularly to develop our Irish cloud and data Centre of Excellence capabilities. We're incredibly excited to establish ourselves in such a vibrant city and help local businesses to realise their digital ambitions."
Commenting on the announcement, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar said it was "another vote of confidence in Ireland’s ability to attract the world’s leading companies.
"BJSS is a global leader in IT and business consultancy, offering expert advice in areas from AI to cyber security. It’s also testament to the talent and skills of our highly-trained and educated workforce.
Mary Buckley, executive director at IDA Ireland, said: “Ireland’s thriving multinational sector, as well as market demand internationally for digital and business transformation consultancy services, the availability of technology talent, and ability to recruit skilled consultants from the EU talent pool, makes Ireland a very attractive location for international professional services companies."
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